3637 Under Suspicion The rough hemp bed curtain blocked out the view of the bed, leaving only a faint outline of a person lying still. His heart sank and his body shook slightly. When the two brothers saw this, one helped their mother, and the other planned to pull back the curtain. However, just as he took a step forward, the middle-aged man stopped him. “Father?” The son looked back at him. “I will do it.” The middle-aged man’s voice was hoarse, and if one listened intently, one could hear his voice quivering slightly. Nonetheless, he still prevented his son from approaching. Taking heavy steps, he approached and reached out to pull the curtain back. Yet, the curtain felt as heavy as a thousand catty. “Father?” The son saw this and called out again. The middle-aged man finally pulled back the curtain after taking a deep breath. The sight that met his eyes caused him to stagger back, nearly falling to the ground. “Father!” The son ran over to help him, but when he saw the scene on the bed, he too gasped and cried out in sorrow, “Little Sister!” 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞 “Little sister!” “Wu… my daughter…” The sight caused the woman’s vital energy and blood to become stagnant, and she fainted again. The middle-aged man’s face paled and his eyes seemed to blur as he took in the scene on the bed. For a moment, he thought he was going to pass out from the shock, but he knew he couldn’t. Who had killed his daughter? He would drag that person out! “Investigate! Find the murderer! Tear them to pieces!” With red eyes, the grieving and outraged middle-aged man ordered. As a father, seeing his daughter brutally killed, how could he remain calm? Meanwhile, Feng Jiu was awakened by the noise. She didn’t go back to sleep, but instead got up to freshen herself and stretch a little. She felt rejuvenated after a good night’s sleep. “Master, I’ve made bird’s nest porridge for you.” Leng Shuang placed a bowl of porridge on the table. Feng Jiu walked slowly to the table and sat down. While eating her porridge, she asked, “What’s going on in the village this early in the morning?” She thought that in such a quiet mountain village, nothing should be going on. So why had she heard a sharp, terrified scream so early? “Leng Hua has gone to find out; he should be back soon.” As Leng Shuang spoke, her brother walked in from outside. “Master, ” Leng Hua bowed and greeted her. “Mm, what happened in the village?” Feng Jiu asked. “It’s the people we met yesterday. Apparently, the middle-aged man’s daughter was killed,” said Leng Hua. Feng Jiu raised an eyebrow when she heard this. “Killed? Only her?” “From what I understand, only one person was killed.” “They’re now investigating and have tightened security, even guarding the village exit routes,” Leng Hua added, slightly smiling. So, they were considered suspects? When Feng Jiu heard this, she also smiled. “It seems we’re under suspicion. After all, this remote village mostly consists of commoners. How could they silently kill someone?” “But I’m also curious,” she said as she finished her porridge, wiped her lips, and put her chin on her hand. Who murdered her? Why only the daughter of that family? How did she die, by the way? Was it a single fatal blow?”