Chapter 49: Chapter 49: Discovery
In the afternoon, Ah Da took a stroll along the cobblestone path that surrounded the villa, having specifically instructed Uncle Wen not to follow her. Every few steps, she would stop for a while.
She closed her eyes to keenly sense the consumption of Spiritual Power within her body.
After two hours of experinting, Ah Da was certain of the fact that the farther she was from the incense burner, the faster her Spiritual Power dissipated.
She hurriedly called Su Qingtong to share the discovery, to which Su Qingtong fell silent for a mont before saying it was within her expectations.
“When can you co out? I’ll take you to a place where soone might be able to help you.”
Ah Da asked, “What place?”
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Su Qingtong laughed, “First, get your buyer to agree to let you out. Not today or tomorrow—I have a business event these two days and am tied up.”
“I understand. I’ll discuss it with Qin Yu. I’ll make sure he agrees,” Ah Da promised.
“Hopefully you can manage it. Don’t wimp out just because he gives you a cold face,” teased Su Qingtong.
Ah Da, feeling a mix of embarrassnt and annoyance, said, “I won’t.”
Su Qingtong replied, “Then I await your good news. I’m busy with sothing right now, so I’ll hang up first.”
After ending the call, Su Qingtong slamd her phone down on the table and looked disdainfully at the man opposite her, faking a smile, “Captain Yao, how much longer will you follow around? I’ve already said I didn’t break the rules that day. If you don’t believe , go check. Co find when you have evidence, ok?”
Captain Yao was twirling a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist, an undisturbed expression on his face, “If you haven’t illegally used Spiritual Power, why are you afraid to co with back to the station? What are you afraid of?”
Su Qingtong rolled her eyes so hard they nearly reached heaven, “Please, big brother, I have to work for a living. Without work, how would I make money? Are you going to support ?”
“I can support you. There are plenty of rooms at Suo Ling Mountain to detain criminals. Besides, you don’t need to eat,” Captain Yao said.
Su Qingtong replied, “…Fine, I admit you’re ruthless, but I can’t go with you today. You heard the phone call. I’ll go the day after tomorrow and bring soone with .”
Unchanged in deanor, Captain Yao deadpanned, “Your friend, is she a Demon? Does she have a household registration?”
“No, she’s not considered a Demon,” Su Qingtong, propping up her chin, “You’re getting so worked up. I’m planning on bringing her, right? Co on, give a break considering I’m adding to your workload. Don’t be so inflexible.”
Captain Yao was unimpressed, “One thing doesn’t relate to the other. Just tell whether you used Spiritual Power last Saturday or not.”
“I did, but so what? I didn’t use it on ordinary people. For ordinary people, I just use my fists. If you don’t believe it, go investigate. Isn’t your staff supposed to be omnipotent and omniscient?” Su Qingtong spoke with a tinge of sarcasm.
Captain Yao was about to say sothing more when his phone suddenly rang. After the call, his face grew serious. As he got up to leave, he didn’t forget to warn Su Qingtong, “Don’t be reckless. We’re not the only ones who know of your existence. I don’t want to see your na on a kill order one day.”
Her gaze turning cold, Su Qingtong countered, “You needn’t remind . Whether I live or die has nothing to do with you.”
The two parted on bad terms.
After hanging up with Su Qingtong, Ah Da didn’t imdiately return to the villa but continued to wander down the path, enjoying the feeling of the wind on her face—it was especially comforting.
After circling the villa, Ah Da returned to the garden, and unintentionally spotted a girl in a red dress, looking panicked as she squatted beside the bushes and buried a diamond-shaped piece of wood into the soil.
After burying it, she seed worried about being discovered and bent down to scatter dry leaves over the fresh earth to conceal it.
Ah Da was puzzled—what was this person doing here?
As the girl left, she turned her head to observe her surroundings. Ah Da quickly sidestepped into a corner to hide. When she erged again, she caught a glimpse of the girl’s profile—it was Uncle Wen’s granddaughter.
It seed to be Wen Min, whom she had seen in the garage when she and Tang Bufan had eloped.
Looking at Wen Min’s back, Ah Da faintly saw a black line grow out of her, with the other end connected to the freshly buried mound, or rather, the diamond-shaped block of wood.
What on earth was this?
Ah Da was puzzled.
anwhile, Fang Yuan received a call from her bestie after leaving Linjiang Villa, her excited friend inquired on the phone,
“How did it go, were they super rich, was it a man or a woman?”
Fang Yuan, helpless, held her forehead, “Calm down, which question do you want to answer first?”
“Stop beating around the bush, one by one, hurry, I’m dying of curiosity,” urged her friend urgently.
Fang Yuan said, “It was a very pretty girl, particularly well-behaved, and she looked younger than .”
“Damn, damn, I knew I wasn’t wrong. When the job posting stated ‘only females,’ I said it must be a girl owner, or maybe her boyfriend, hehehe,” her friend chattered excitedly.
Fang Yuan laughed, “Everything went so smoothly that I don’t even know what to say. Do you know what I taught her in the first lesson?”
“What did you teach, spit it out, don’t leave hanging, or I’ll kill you when you get back.”
Fang Yuan said, “I taught her how to use a phone. You wouldn’t believe it, I was so confused at first. I thought she was joking, but she genuinely didn’t know how to use it. But when you think about it, it’s not strange considering she grew up abroad. Her Mandarin, though, is really good, and her voice is particularly pleasant to hear.”
Her friend, envious, “Don’t sweat these details, Yuanyuan, I’m so jealous of you. When you beco a rich lady, you better not forget about your humble bestie.”
Fang Yuan laughed, “Of course, I won’t forget you. I have to go now, I still need to make money to support you.”
“Hard work, baby, muah, love you.”
After hanging up the phone, the taxi drove off from the city center. Half an hour later, leaving the main road, it followed the winding mountain path to the gate of Yulong Villa. Vehicles from outside were not allowed inside the Villa, so Fang Yuan always got out and walked in.
Speaking of Yulong Villa, Fang Yuan started working there in September of the previous year; her employer was a young boy, and she was responsible for teaching him middle school related knowledge.
Originally, teaching middle school shouldn’t have been a big deal for Fang Yuan, and she was very confident, but things were not as simple as she had imagined; that child… was really too bizarre.
Not only the child, but the entire Yulong Villa inside and out was imbued with a sense of peculiarity.
After scanning through the gate, Fang Yuan walked cautiously along the main road towards the Villa, with osmanthus trees densely planted on both sides of the road.
There was a huge fountain in front of the Villa, with a white statue of a rmaid in the middle of the water. rmaids were always a symbol of elegance and beauty, yet this statue was bound at the neck and hands with ropes, and water poured forth from the heart, like blood, spreading along the scales down to the tail.
Every ti Fang Yuan saw this, she felt a chill down her spine; she couldn’t sense the beauty of art, only cruelty.
On the second floor of the manor, a man in casual clothes stood by the window, slowly blowing smoke rings, with the rising smoke from his fingertips obscuring his handso features.
Soone entered the room.
“Young Master, Witte has sent a ssage from the United States. After inspection, the ‘Heart of the Deep Sea’ they acquired from the Olivia auction is just a common natural pearl.”
The man glanced at Fang Yuan downstairs, turned, and went over to the ashtray to snuff out his cigarette, then said, “As expected. Tell Witte and his team to pull back.”
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