Chapter 531 - Chapter 531: Chapter 518: Heartache (1/2)

Chapter 531: Chapter 518: Heartache

Playing chess?

Zhuang Qingsui and Zhuang Mingli glanced at each other, then pursed their lips in laughter.

Without a doubt, Chu Jinzhou’s arm was home to at least five small turtles by now.

“This is great, my sister and I specifically brought some nice things for Mr. Fan and Jinzhou, they can be put to good use now.” Zhuang Qingsui wiggled the neatly wrapped paper package in her hand and pulled Zhuang Mingli along, “Let’s go quickly.”

If they were too late, they might miss the wonderful moment of drawing small turtles.

“Okay.” Zhuang Mingli nodded in excitement.

“Miss Sui, Young Master Mingli, follow me.” Banqing led the way, escorting them to Chu Jinzhou’s study.

For a time, only Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning were left in the flower hall.

“Miss Zhuang, please have some tea.” Chu Jinnian sat down and explained, “I just returned to Qingzhuyuan, I haven’t even changed my clothes yet, my apologies.”

“I was planning on tidying up a bit, then going to visit Miss Zhuang.”

I didn’t expect Zhuang Qingning to come first.

Couldn’t it be said that the two of us are quite fatefully connected?

Zhuang Qingning took Chu Jinnian’s politeness at face value and didn’t think too much about it. Sipping on her tea, she laughed, “I heard from Jinzhou that usually, Master Chu wouldn’t be able to return until the twenty-seventh or twenty-eighth at the earliest. You arrived quite early this year.”

In a few days, it will be the small New Year. It seems that Chu Jinnian truly loves Chu Jinzhou deeply, coming home so early.

“I’m embarrassed to say.”

Chu Jinnian smiled and said, “This year, I returned so early due to official duties.”

“A horrific homicide happened near the village of the Ma family in the county. Master Ding and Mr. Xu have been investigating without a result for a long time, so they reported the matter. Also, many people were brutally murdered in this case, including the young children at home. Even the Emperor was furious about this. Therefore, I was instructed to investigate.”

“We should solve this case as soon as possible, apprehend the murderer, so as to appease the souls of the deceased and let the common people feel at ease.”

“I see.” Zhuang Qingning nodded slightly.

She had indeed heard about this case. Since the whole family was silenced and we are at the end of the year, rumors started and got more ridiculous as they spread.

Some say it was ghosts seeking life, some say it was gangsters seeking money, and some else say it was a bloodthirsty maniac …

Regardless of the rumor, it all led to unease among the public. As soon as the sky darkened, no one would venture out. People would keep their lights on at night for fear of being left in the dark. From the sound of recent water leak issues, caused by the constant light, there have been two or three such incidents in just a few days.

If this goes on, I’m afraid we’ll have bigger problems.

It is reasonable that the higher authorities sent someone to investigate this case.