Embroidery Girl
chapter 33 murder investigation
When everyone turned to look at what was happening, a girl was in front of three horses while tightly hugging the ball in her chest.
“Backed! Don't you know who's coming!”
One of the three men approached and scolded him.
“M-sorry I accidentally.”
“Where is your brain! Stand!”
Xin Mei slowly stood up and lowered her head.
“I'll give you..”.
“Stop!”
Just as the man wanted to give the punishment, suddenly the crown prince stopped him and approached the two of them.
“Nona, are you okay?”
“A-I'm fine.”
The crown prince caressed her cheeks, making xin Mei's face flushed and frightened.
The man beside her, never expected that the crown prince would be nice to the girl who was blocking his way.
“Bless your head.”
Xin Mei nodded and did so.
“What's your name?”
“Li Xin May.”
“Alright, now go.”
“Tu-wait, what's your name?”
“Business!”
The man wanted to get angry again, but was held back by the crown prince.
“I am the crown prince of this empire. Now leave. You must not be from this place.”
Xin mei nodded. “well. But you're very handsome.”
Xin Mei then hurriedly left from there.
The crown prince looked at Xin Mei leaving with a smile.
“his highness, why don't you give him a punishment? It was very dangerous.”
“Love sees no danger. Let's go.”
The prince returned to his horse, with the man beside him earlier, then left from there.
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In a shabby room, decorated with a very painful sound of severe coughing, a middle-aged woman was in bed. He coughed while looking at his blood-stained palm.
His face was very pale and his body was thin dry.
He then sighed after seeing the blood on his hand. He closed his eyes and laid his body.
“my wife! My wife! I brought you medicine!”
A man appeared from behind the door carrying herbs in his hands.
The woman opened her eyes and woke up.
“My wife?”
The man held the woman's cold hand, and felt sad to see her pale face and disheveled hair.
“A-I will boil this first.”
“Where did you get this medicine?” ask the woman after taking the medicine. His tone was very soft and gentle.
After asking, he then laid his body on the bed.
The man was silent for a long time, like he was thinking about something. Not long after he replied, “I bought it.”
The woman did not respond, but she asked while her eyes were still closed, “Where did you get the money?”
The man fell silent. He had a hard time opening his mouth to answer that question. Until a while, he sighed, and said, “I can't answer. You better rest in peace.”
The man then went out and closed the door.
As the man walked, the woman stared at him until she closed the door, and closed her eyes again.
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“Quickly report how it developed?” tang Li asked without turning to the two people behind him who were bowing. He was now in one of the taverns enjoying the late night.
Xin Mei went to play around with her new ball. He will be back when he is done with his fun activities.
While waiting for her, it was good for Tang Li to call her two men to relay the information she had gathered all along. Either way, he had to get his money back. The amount of money was enormous, even though it belonged to the Li family, he could not let go. He had to get it to travel again.
Fortunately back then, the thief did not steal everything, otherwise, Tang Li himself had to work. And, in this world a knight was highly respected for being able to help everyone, so he and xin Mei declared that they would arrest the criminal and punish him. Therefore, they were finally given a house and some money to support their needs for days.
One nodded and replied, “Master, I've investigated all the murders and thefts he's committed. From all the events that I found, I found hair that was not so long, so it made me suspicious between men and women. Therefore, I immediately searched the data of the people who came and settled in this village to search the list of people who have martial arts experts and visited them one by one in disguise.”
“From all of them, I have not been able to find anyone who has hair of the same length. And, if that person, if I'm not mistaken, has very strong sword skills, must have a rough hand full of scars. Therefore, I told the healers and my men to investigate this, but to obtain no results either.
I have also investigated the list of names and information of the people who live here, but there is also no information and no residents have left and come recently. So, I concluded, that this person has a very great disguise ability and has high knowledge as well. Maybe comparable to you. And most importantly, this person is able to hide his own aura just like you.”
“Master,” the other said, “I also have the same information. I began to investigate, if this person has such a terrifying ability, surely he can easily get a job, and destroy this village with youth if he wants to rob all the villagers of this, he said, but why did he hide and choose to rob the population, instead of being an imperial knight who earned a large and harmless salary. With some of those statements, I concluded, this person has a bad relationship with the empire, there might be a bad incident that befalls him related to this empire, or maybe this village. Second, this person was definitely not a money enthusiast, there was another intent he committed theft and murder many times. Third, this person was very mysterious, whether male or female. But, to which I am very sure, this person is very talented.”
“Or maybe the opposite?” ask Tang Li.
The two people who were behind Tang Li became confused, but Tang Li started to continue again.
“I think you guys are speculating too much. I'd argue, if this guy has special abilities that we don't know about. He was very smart and intelligent, but, he had nothing else. Therefore, he moved in silently. The problem is now, why can't any of us catch him, even steal my money?”
“both of you, investigate old people, small children and other weak people. I want to get information from you guys right away. But, you must be careful, lest he know.”
“Good sir.”
They disappeared as fast as lightning.
Tang Li then looked down, Xin Mei finally came back. Coincidentally, he was eager to rest.
Tang Li then paid and opened the door, and said, “Let's go.”
Xin Mei nodded and held back.
“Can you walk alone?”
“No.”
They then walk. After a while, Xin Mei finally opened the conversation, “Tang Li, have you ever been in love?”
“Are you in love?”
“M-maybe.”
“Enter.”
“Eh? Really? A man like you who doesn't understand women ever fell in love? You lied!”
“whatever you are. I really don't want to fall in love. But all human bodies are designed that way. If I could design it myself, I would choose no.”
“Is the heart beating faster when staring at men are the traits of people falling in love?” xin Mei's face met red like a rose, signaling she was ashamed to question him.
“One of them.”
“Means I am now.... Uh! What I think, it's impossible! Forever is impossible!”
“Nona, we meet again.” Suddenly a voice came from behind them.