Chapter 33.2 (2/2)
It was only the size of a small thumb, a tiny, delicate golden axe that was covered in blood.
White-collar Woman was very excited, “Look! He was punished for stealing from others!”
Xiao Tangqiu looked around and found a puppet in the cupboard not far away. It was also crudely made but seemed to have slightly better craftsmanship than the puppet before. He suspected that the person who created the puppet had improved his skills.
The puppet looked like a little girl, with two side braids and a cute little dress. Its face was more delicate than that of the previous puppet. Its eyes were two blue stones, which appeared even more lifelike and gleamed in the flickering candlelight. Just by looking at it, he could tell it was just as strange as the previous puppet.
The others had also noticed the puppet. The middle-aged man looked at it a few times and laughed at White-collar Woman, “This little puppet is clearly made to look like a little girl. Why would it carry an axe? Did you make a mistake?”
“I didn’t! When I first entered the room, I clearly saw her holding an axe!” White-collar Woman retorted.
“This little doll is even wearing a cute dress, how could it carry an axe? Why would someone design it like that?” The elite-looking man echoed as well, “And just by looking at her hands you can see that there isn’t a hole in her hand to hold an axe.”
When they all looked at the puppet’s hands, they found that its hand hung down by the side naturally. It didn’t show a gesture of holding something at all.
“How is that possible?” White-collar Woman burst out in disbelief. “But I clearly saw it holding an axe! The axe was just in its hand!”
“How dare you frame me, you bitch!” Short and Skinny gave White-collar Woman a fierce look, “I didn’t steal anything! This golden axe is my family heirloom! Are you trying to frame me and rob me of it?”
“You!” White-collar Woman was left speechless, her face turning red with anger.
At this moment, Xiao Tangqiu suddenly noticed something. His brow wrinkled, “Wait a minute…… look at the puppet’s shoes!”
“What’s wrong with its shoes?” The middle-aged men scowled disapprovingly.
Tang Mianmian leaned in to take a closer look. His expression changed drastically, “Blood! It’s blood!”
The puppet was wearing a pair of small, red leather shoes. If they hadn’t looked carefully, they wouldn’t have seen the blood. Xiao Tangqiu had only found traces of different shades of red on its shoes after careful observation.
“How is that possible? The paint must be uneven.” The middle-aged man wiped the puppet’s shoe with his hand, then froze in shock. His fingertips were stained with blood!
“The blood isn’t dry yet, indicating that it had just gotten on the shoe.” Xiao Tangqiu looked at Short and Skinny and asked, “You’re the only one bleeding in this room. Would you like to explain why your blood is on it?”
Short and Skinny paused, then cried out with vehemently, “How can you tell it’s my blood? Do you have any evidence?”
Before Xiao Tangqiu could speak, the mysterious housekeeper suddenly appeared at the door to the room. She gave Short and Skinny a cold look, “You have damaged the Master’s puppet. For that, you will be punished!”
Short and Skinny’s expression suddenly changed, and he shouted back angrily, “What’s so special about this shitty puppet? Who cares if it’s broken?! It’s not like it’s some treasure!”
The housekeeper merely stared at Short and Skinny, not saying another word. Short and Skinny was pale with fright, but he still tried to argue his way out. “It’s just a shitty puppet! Don’t tell me you’re planning to extort money out of me just because of this! Let me tell you, I have no money! There’s no way you’ll ever cheat me of my money!”
Just then, several maids appeared from behind the housekeeper. Short and Skinny jumped in shock and watched them with vigilance. However, they only cleaned up the mess, just like an ordinary maid would. In the face of this bloody scene, their expressions remained unchanged as they wiped off the blood on the floor, then calmly picked up the broken-off hand.
“Give me back my hand”
Seeing that the maids were about to throw away his hand, Short and Skinny rushed over and snatched it back.
The maids merely continued to wipe up the blood. Although their movements were a little stiff, they were very quick and soon the room was clean again.
The housekeeper carefully picked up the small golden axe, then walked to the puppet. Suddenly, the strangest thing happened – the puppet’s naturally drooping hands raised up by themselves and moved into a posture of holding the axe. After the housekeeper put the golden axe back in place, she gave Short and Skinny another cold look and left with the maids.
“That’s what the puppet looked like just now!” White-collar Woman immediately cried out, “When I first entered the room, that was how the puppet held the axe!”
Right now, the puppet on the table looked completely different than it did earlier. Although its hair was tied up in braids and it was still wearing the same cute dress, the addition of the golden axe in both its hands made it appear really creepy, especially since the small axe was still stained with blood.