Chapter 47: Murder Case

However, Yun Shu was silent for a moment as she thought deeply. Then she looked at the guy as she opened her mouth once again.

“My answer would still be ’No’. I can’t take your conditions, it’s best if you go back.”

“Then, then if you want, I-I’ll offer myself to you, Young Lord Yun!” The guy clutched onto his clothes as he closed his eyes tightly and shouted out the embarrassing words.

“…”

In an instant, the entire room fell into silence.

Originally, as a youth, Feng Haoran had the appearance of a pretty boy that could debut as an idol in the modern world.

However, even if Yun Shu racked her brain, she couldn’t figure out where he got such a ridiculous idea.

“Wait. First, tell me where did you get such an idea from?” Yun Shu pressed her forehead as she felt a headache was coming.

“I-in the Capital, they said that, that you… you like to bring pretty boys back home! And that you always avoided fighting with guys who had a pretty face or a handsome appearance. Young Lord, I may not be as pretty as the ones you took a fancy to, but I’m confident about myself!” Feng Haoran said as his eyes were burning with confidence as he looked up at Yun Shu, only to see Yun Shu withering away.

“Y-young Lord!”

“Shut up! Don’t spout nonsense. Don’t say anything until I give you permission to. And I’m not interested in you either.” Yun Shu shouted out in frustration, and Feng Haoran was wise enough to zip his mouth shut, though he was shocked.

’Back then, the original owner was a reckless human being and liked to chase after pretty boys in a ’dignified manner’. But now, we are two completely different beings, why do I still need to take all the blame for what that human being did?

Yun Shu was angry and frustrated, but there’s nothing she could do about it.

“Whatever had happened, now everything is past. I no longer fight and act crazy, also, I have a wife as pretty as a doll. Why would I still need to look at other people?” Yun Shu looked up as she mumbled under her breath, then shook her head and came back to reality.

Feng Haoran was shocked as he looked at Yun Shu in shock, he didn’t expect to get rejected this time.

“T-then, what is it that would satisfy you properly? Please, just say the condition!”

Feng Haoran almost screamed out loudly, but held it in. However, Yun Shu shook her head as she looked at the young scholar’s frail appearance.

Yun Shu crossed her legs like a lord as she looked at Feng Haoran directly, giving off a sense of intimidation and absolute authority, “Hmm, it’s not like I can’t help you. However, do you think the matter at the border can wait? With each passing day, it’s getting worse, how do you think I should solve the matter at each side together?”

Yun Shu tapped her fingers at the empty table, creating a melodious sound. At the same time, Feng Haoran was sweating profusely as he thought hard for a solution.

It was true no matter how hard you think, the Jiangshi’s are growing at the border with each passing day, and there is no time to spare for such a small county like his.

However…

“The Young Lord can spare one day to look over the case, it won’t be too late to do so.”

After all, no matter how small the county was, he couldn’t overlook the disaster befalling over his own people…

Feng Haoran stubbornly insisted as he looked down at the ground silently while kneeling, but after a while, a sound of sighing was heard.

“Ha! Looks like you are a pretty conceited bastard, huh? Fine, don’t regret it after I make any demand. You can’t go back on your words.”

!

Feng Haoran was surprised to hear the words as he looked up at Yun Shu, who seemed to be pretty irritated as she was mumbling and spouting irrelevant words.

Did he truly… agree to this request?

Really?

Feng Haoran’s eyes teared up as he looked at the man before him.

This man has always been stubborn, head strong and hot headed. However, he always believed that people change, as well as their heart which was once like that of a pure gold, turns into a pit of coals.

However…

’You really… didn’t change at all.’

“Get up and clean your snots. You’re being noisy and disturbing my sleeping hours. How am I supposed to take back this revenge?! My sweet dreams…!”

Yun Shu was literally shooting fireballs from her mouth because she got disturbed during her sleeping hours.

“Then, please do listen, it’s like this…” Feng Haoran stood up as he cleaned the corner of his eyes and sat down, explaining everything from the start.

The night was long and gloomy, as the owls called from time to time, giving off a ominous feeling inside people’s hearts.

***

The next morning,

“Hey, do you think I should get inside and ask the lord? He doesn’t seem to be in a good mood today. What happened last night?” Nine tapped his cheek nervously as he whispered in Thirteen’s ear.

“I don’t know what happened either. But it seems that the lord’s resting time was disrupted.” Thirteen lowered her head as she replied to Nine.

It was particularly their fault for letting that guy interrupt the lord’s resting time, but they didn’t think he would sneak in like that without anyone noticing.

Though Lord Yun said that it was okay since he also had a personal goal to reach, Thirteen felt a cold chill down her spine when she saw the sinister smile creeped up on Yun Shu’s face.

The lord… will truly become a satanic demon when his sleep gets disturbed. That scrawny guy was gonna suffer a lot in the future.

The only thing she could do was to pat on his shoulder and tell him to : Rest in Peace!

While the subordinates were hesitating to enter the room and report, playing rock-paper-scissors to determine who will become today’s sacrifice, Yun Shu was busy thinking about all the information she got from the sneaky guy last night.

There has been a serial murder case going on in the county. What’s more, almost all the victims of this serial murder were a bunch of teenage, rich noble girls.

The murder was done in a cruel way, and none of these unmarried girls had their virginity intact before the murder, which means that the killer somehow lured them into a false fantasy and took their virginity before he killed them by slitting their throats.

What’s more, he killed them little by little, not in one go, so that the girls would feel the pain of dying slowly, but wouldn’t have the power to resist the murderer.

All the murder cases happened in the famous brothel within the county, where both male and female courtesans receive guests. However, all the courtesans were unharmed, and none of them were on the chart of suspicious people, since they always live and have been managed under the manager of the flower brothel.

No one was able to know or understand what grudge the murderer had against these noble girls that he was killing them in such a wretched manner?

’Or, his/her grudge could be pointed towards the noble man’s that lost their daughter’s… ’

Yun Shu thought as she looked outside the window in a trance.

The reason could be found out, but the girls that died won’t come back to life.

’Can I truly find out the killer in three days’ time? I mean, I’m not even a detective, I was only an office slave in my previous world…’

Though Yun Shu was an office slave, she did read a lot of novels, thriller, romance, horror or suspense, none of that genre really mattered if the story was good.

What she lacked was physical training and experience, since she never really worked in this field.

Though, it seems that the heavens were by her side this time…

The former owner’s memories that she received explained how Feng Haoran came to seek her help, because that girl was a genius part time worker at the crime department in the Ministry of Law and Justice.

“Three days’ time, I can’t delay more than this. Let’s just get over it quickly and start the journey again.”

But first, let’s take care of the matter in hand…

Yun Shu thought as she looked at the door, where her subordinates were sneaking around, waiting for permission to enter the room.

“Come in and report.”

Both Nine and Thirteen exchanged glances with each other as they nodded their head, getting prepared to take care of the upcoming storm as they entered the room.

“Subordinates sees the Young Lord.”

“What about the job I gave you? Is it done?”

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