readsfreenovel Chapter 1486 - 1485: Searching for Someone at the Tavern
Chapter 1486 - 1485: Searching for Someone at the Tavern
This was also a point that Tang Rao was happy to see.Undeniably, speaking with someone smart, Tang Rao would have fewer troubles.
"You're just a woman being used, also a victim in this game, I don't blame you. But in the future, your life is mine. Whatever I ask you to do, you will do it. And what I can promise you is safety outside the Zhou Residence, which I think you can accept."
It's not that she should accept it, but she definitely would.
With Zhou Jie's death and the shattering of his Soul Jade Plate, Zhou Family members would soon come looking.
Tang Rao knew he came here to certainly commit acts of murder and robbery, so he left no trace of himself along the way. Even if tracked, the Zhou Family wouldn't trace it back to Tang Rao. Yue Er was different; she entered Zhou Jie's courtyard from the main gate, seen by the gatekeepers. Zhou Jie happened to die in the courtyard, if Yue Er couldn't provide a convincing explanation, then the one who would bear the consequences of murder would undoubtedly be Yue Er.
"I agree!"
Yue Er seemed to agree without even thinking.
Anyone with a brain who wants to survive would make the same choice as Yue Er.
"Someone's coming, they must have discovered Zhou Jie's Soul Jade Plate shattered. This place is unsuitable to linger, let's leave first!"
When Tang Rao left, he didn't forget to take Zhou Jie's corpse. The impact of the corpse being left in the courtyard versus being taken away and destroyed was quite different.
With the corpse appearing at the Zhou Family, Yue Er would be pinpointed as the murderer. If the corpse vanished along with Yue Er, even if the Zhou Family came knocking, Yue Er could explain how Zhou Jie died, those explanations would be easily concocted.
Yue Er was taken away by Tang Rao, and Tang Rao erased their scent from the courtyard. Even if someone tracked into Zhou Jie's courtyard, they wouldn't find any clue.
"Damn it, where is the Second Young Master? Didn't you say the Second Young Master and Miss Yue Er were both in the courtyard? Why are neither of them here? What kind of tricks are you playing?"
The gatekeepers at the door shook their heads, they didn't know what was going on.
They only said that after Miss Yue Er entered, she gave some Purple Crystal to the inner guards, asking them to wait outside. But after waiting for so many hours, it wasn't Miss Yue Er who came out, but the Housekeeper hurriedly arriving here.
"Spare us, Housekeeper, spare us! Miss Yue Er and the Second Young Master were really in the courtyard, suddenly disappearing, we don't know what happened either."
The gatekeepers nearly broke their heads from kowtowing, yet couldn't escape the Housekeeper's lethal attack.
Useless things!
The Housekeeper took people inside for a thorough investigation, searched every inch of the Second Young Master's domain, but couldn't find anything.
He knew the Second Young Master was dead and had personally seen the shattered Soul Jade Plate. The only thing he didn't understand was how the Second Young Master, who was clearly in his own courtyard, could just disappear?
The Second Young Master's jade plate shattered, he wasn't at the residence, he was pampered by the family, which made him increasingly unlikable. Now they have to go find the Second Young Master's corpse, both the Housekeeper and gatekeepers were dissatisfied and unwilling.
"You keep looking here for me while I report to the Master and let him think of a solution."
The Housekeeper knew the situation was grave; leaving some people here to search was enough. Finding the Second Young Master's corpse outside had to be done by the Master himself, this burden wasn't for the Housekeeper to bear.
"Yes!"
The gatekeeper was killed, leaving the Housekeeper's people to handle the rest.
When the Housekeeper appeared with a runny nose and tears before Old Master Zhou, Old Master Zhou had a bad feeling.
"Speak, what's the matter?"
Old Master Zhou's eyelids kept twitching until the Housekeeper arrived and it improved somewhat.
"Family Head, the Second Young Master, the Second Young Master is gone!"
After speaking, the Housekeeper knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Old Master Zhou, "When I went to the ancestral hall to deliver things, I found the Second Young Master's Soul Jade Plate shattered, scattered all over. I quickly went to the Second Young Master's courtyard, and the gatekeepers said the Second Young Master and Miss Yue Er were there. When I took people inside, neither the Young Master nor Miss Yue Er were there. Master, what should be done now?"
The Housekeeper's crying annoyed Old Master Zhou. He knew well the kind of person his second son was, offending people outside was normal. But who didn't know the Zhou Family on West Island? Even if Zhou Jie offended people, no one from other households dared to take his life. How did it all change today?
"Impossible, Jie Er has done all sorts of evil deeds among so many people on West Island, and it never went wrong. How did it go wrong today? Investigate thoroughly, immediately!"
After Old Mr. Zhou spoke, he was out of breath and almost suffocated himself.
The Housekeeper, having received orders from Old Mr. Zhou, dared not delay, hurriedly taking people out. Soon, the whole Divine Realm knew that the second son of the Zhou Family had been killed, and the murderer hadn't been found.
"Master, the Zhou Family has begun a thorough investigation. Will they trace it back to us? Will it cause you trouble?"
Tang Rao found a gossip bar, opened a private room, and leisurely listened to gossip with Yue Er.
He ate food, drank wine, cheerfully. Yue Er couldn't sit or stand still, walking around to the point Tang Rao wanted to throw her out.
"No, but could you please stop walking back and forth in front of me? It's making me dizzy."
Upon hearing this, Yue Er realized she had caused trouble for Tang Rao, and she guiltily found a spot to sit, finally stopping her wandering that had made Tang Rao dizzy.
"Don't worry, if they could find the murderer, they wouldn't deliberately release the news that the Zhou Family's Second Young Master was killed, ugly as that reputation is. What was the intention of reporting Zhou Family Second Young Master was killed? To find clues!"
He lifted a cup of tea, sipped, and continued: "Old Mr. Zhou is panicking, unable to find anyone, trying to get the public's help. It's actually a good method."
Tang Rao had to admit, Old Mr. Zhou was far smarter than Zhou Jie. If Zhou Jie inherited half of Old Mr. Zhou's wisdom, he wouldn't have failed to win Wang Han's heart.
"Still, the Master has unique insights."
From the moment Tang Rao saved her life, Yue Er regarded Tang Rao as a living immortal. Wherever Tang Rao was, she believed she was definitely safe.
Yue Er believed her choice at the Second Young Master was the wisest.
The people brought by the Housekeeper quickly searched the bar, changing the originally lively bar to a calm one due to the intrusion, gossipers suddenly became silent for fear of trouble falling upon themselves.