HPDBC Chapter 277: Enough
Chapter 277: Enough
Chapter 277: Enough
Finally, they heard the seventh drum beat. The fog on the lake faded away. The moonlight shone on the surface. The lake was incredibly quiet. Everything disappeared like they had never been there in the first place. The only change was Tang Shirou was gone.
“It’s over.” Zuo Qing’s tone was filled with regret. She turned to inform An Xuan’s group. “Come... and see what we found.”
They moved away the bundles of firewood at the corner. An Xuan walked over. Thanks to the moonlight, he saw a person curled up in the corner. The person’s limbs were bound. Something was stuffed in his mouth. When he saw the travellers, he wiggled his body to crawl deeper into the corner.
“This is...” Qin Jian was confused.
“We just caught him.” Zuo Qing stared at the man and explained, “Not long after you left, the door was locked. Just as we were discussing how to escape, we heard noises. We followed the noises and caught him.” Zuo Qing glanced at Fatty, “If not for Brother Wang’s agility, he would have slipped away.”
An Xuan turned to look at Fatty. He scanned his large body. Fatty puffed up his chest like he was very proud. “Thank you, Brother Wang,” An Xuan said.
“You’re welcome.”
“Was it... him who locked the door?” It was You Qi who spoke. He was frightened by the paper doll inside the sedan chair. He had just recovered. His voice was flimsy.
“It shouldn’t be him.” Xia Meng answered. She pointed at the lake, which was opposite the door. “We found him in the bush near the lake.”
“Have you interrogated him?” An Xuan asked.
Zuo Qing frowned. “This man... appears to have some mental issues. He refuses to speak and, based on his appearance, has been homeless for quite some time already.”
Everything happened so quickly that no one had the chance to react. Xia Meng chased after the kid. Underneath the old yard wall, she found a doggy hole. That should be where the kid had slipped through.
An Xuan held his finger. Blood dripped to the ground. The wound should be quite deep. His face shook from pain. His eyes looked like they wanted to murder someone.
Fatty was thankful, but he didn’t dare show it.
“Why did you do that?” Shi Liaozhi grumbled loudly, “Do you know how much...” Before he could say anything else, he was held back by the others.
Even though the play was over, if they made too much noise, who knew what would happen?
There was a play at night, but other than them, no one came to support the show. Butler Zhou, the middle-aged woman, the muscular man, the young maid, and even Elder Huang didn’t show up. The place was deathly still.
After everyone calmed up, they cleaned up the yard. They didn’t dawdle and returned to their rooms. After closing the door, Fatty sighed in relief. Even though they were still in the nightmare mission, it was a temporary reprieve.
After Xia Meng returned, she rushed to the table and poured herself a large glass of water. She gurgled it down as if to wash down the fear.
“Leave me some!” Jiang Cheng glared at her.
“Doctor,” Fatty turned to Jiang Cheng with a question in his eyes. Before he could ask, Jiang Cheng turned to him seriously, “Fail to figure out why An Xuan purposely let that kid go?”