Chapter 16 An Encounter

An Xuan, as if he didn't understand the meaning behind Jiang Cheng's words, still smiled naturally and said, "Miss Tang was such a kind person, I believe she will bless each and every one of us."

"No, no, she'll mainly bless you," Jiang Cheng said, stiffening his neck. "She remembers all the good you've done for her!"

"Mr. Hao, you shouldn't say that."

Xia Meng felt like her head was about to explode. She turned her head, wanting Fatty to stop this meaningless pleasantry, but then she realized that Fatty was blinking his eyes on the side, watching with great interest.

She suddenly understood why Jiang Cheng brought this Fatty with him.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Xia Meng interrupted and said, "Mr. An, what exactly happened to Qin Jian's body?"

"Let me... let me tell you." Shi Liaozhi, who was sitting on the side, stood up with a pale face. "Just now, Miss Zuo and I were walking by the lake, and we passed the place where we boarded the boat yesterday. I suddenly thought of what You Qi had said before."

Xia Meng looked at him, guessing that he was referring to seeing a ghost in the reflection of the lake.

"And then?" Fatty asked, seemingly possessed.

He wasn't interested in Shi Liaozhi as a person; he was interested in the process of discovering the body. After all, this represented a line of thought that he could be careful about in the future.

"And then... then I went to the lakeside and looked down..." At this point, Shi Liaozhi began to tremble all over again. "As a result... as a result, I saw him squatting down there, with his two skinless hands gripping the cracks, looking up at me like that!"

As if recalling the tragic scene at that time, Shi Liaozhi was so frightened that he couldn't speak fluently, and his lips trembled non-stop.

Finding a person without skin hiding under the rocks piled up on the shore, staring at himself with bulging eyes without any preparation, was a feeling that ordinary people could not imagine at all.

But this was not the most terrifying thing. What really made Shi Liaozhi collapse was why he, of all people... discovered the body?

Moreover, Qin Jian's body was hidden there, and why was it him, who had the idea to go and take a look at that moment, and put it into action.

And last night's incident...

That painting...

He had been targeted by a ghost.

If he didn't find a way out as soon as possible, he would be the next to die.

"It seems your situation is already very dangerous." Xia Meng said without any euphemism, shrugging her shoulders, "You have been targeted by a ghost, the next one to die will be you."

Although it was harsh, it was the truth. Shi Liaozhi didn't show any special reaction except for his increasingly rapid breathing. He stared at Xia Meng, as if waiting for her to continue.

"You saw the pavilion in the painting, right? There must be clues inside." Xia Meng said, "There should be a play to be performed tonight, this may be your last chance."

Shi Liaozhi gritted his teeth. Although he knew that Xia Meng was right, he was not willing to give in so easily. "You want me to clear the way for you?"

"Don't put it so harshly."

"Heh." Shi Liaozhi changed his previous appearance, and his whole person suddenly became deep. At the critical moment of life and death, he was too lazy to pretend anymore, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat little by little, "That pavilion of Young Master Huang's may not be safer than performing a play, you can't fool me on this."

Shi Liaozhi knew in his heart that he had no other choice now. With the risk already determined, he hoped to win more benefits for himself.

For example, pulling someone along...

"I'll go with you." A hand patted Shi Liaozhi's shoulder. Turning his head, Shi Liaozhi's eyes reflected Jiang Cheng's very upright and gentlemanly face.

"You?" Shi Liaozhi was stunned for a moment.

"And me." An Xuan also stretched out his hand and patted Shi Liaozhi on the other shoulder, saying in a firm tone, "I will also go with you, Mr. Shi."

He looked at Shi Liaozhi, and Jiang Cheng beside him, paused, and said in a very serious tone, "I can't rest assured about you two."

"Tsk." Jiang Cheng put his hands on his hips, looked up and down at An Xuan with a very disdainful expression, and then glanced at Shi Liaozhi, saying in a strange tone, "Brother Shi, be careful, the last person who Mr. An couldn't rest assured about is already busy blessing us in heaven."

But obviously, from Shi Liaozhi's point of view, he very much hoped that someone would accompany him, as this would share some of the risk.

Although he also knew that these two guys had no good intentions.

This matter required a lot of effort. First of all, how to deal with the servants of the Huang family.

Butler Zhou, and the middle-aged woman and the others seemed very strange.

After returning, everyone gathered together and discussed it briefly. Finally, it was decided that Shi Liaozhi, Jiang Cheng, and An Xuan would go to Young Master Huang's pavilion to look for clues, and the others would be responsible for covering them.

Rest in the morning, reconnaissance separately, and unified action in the afternoon.

After lunch, when the sun was scorching in the sky, the three of Shi Liaozhi had already arrived near Young Master Huang's pavilion, hiding in a dense thicket, observing the movement of the pavilion through the gaps.

The pavilion was very quiet, the door was tightly closed, and it seemed that there was no one inside.

Shi Liaozhi also knew that after all, he was the child chosen by the ghost, so he had to explore the way. These two seemingly cunning guys beside him were just coming along to pick up the bargains.

Without choosing the door, Shi Liaozhi quietly pushed open a window. After discovering that there was nothing unusual inside, he directly flipped in.

"Brother An." Jiang Cheng, who was hiding under the window to listen to the movement, mouthed to An Xuan beside him, "You go to the other side and flip in, let's give Young Master Huang a surprise."

An Xuan acted as if he didn't hear it.

After about half a minute, Jiang Cheng and An Xuan flipped in one after the other. After landing, the two separated immediately, as if they were both wary of each other.

They had been to the first floor before. The area was not large, and it was full of costumes, but at the moment, only semi-finished products remained. Bypassing a few large clothes racks, the conspicuous big red costume was placed in the middle.

Even in such light, the costume was still as red as blood. Looking at it for a long time, there was actually a feeling of a sea of blood surging in front of them.

Shi Liaozhi was really desperate to survive. He actually went upstairs before the two of them. After searching around, he came down again, "There's no one upstairs." He said in a low voice, "Young Master Huang is not there."

An Xuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

"Do... do you want to come up and take a look?" Shi Liaozhi's throat rolled a few times. "There are... there are some strange things upstairs."

The last time, Jiang Cheng slipped away after staying for less than ten seconds.

Young Master Huang's room was decorated in a quaint style, with a very luxurious dressing table, on which were placed many jewelry and some opera costumes.

A carved wooden bed was as beautiful as a work of art, covered with a layer of curtains, but it could be seen through the curtains that it was empty inside, with only a mandarin duck quilt and a black pillow.