Dafeng s Night Squad - Chapter 9

The Indignant Aunt

“I…” Xu Lingyue stuttered.

The younger lady’s face turned pink because the household stared at her. The eye introduced tears to her almond-shaped eyes.

‘I like this sister. A softie who cries simply…’ Xu Qian thought.

Xu Lingyue overrated her cheeks and raised her head. She met Xu Qian’s eyes and stated, “I wish to know the way did you remedy the case with simply the scroll?”

The query obtained Xu Xinnian’s consideration. The younger man raised his head barely.

Xu Xinnian usually boasted about his intelligence, but he had not managed to unravel the case. As a substitute, Xu Qian had executed the not possible quickly after receiving the scroll from him.

There was a clean expression on Li Ru’s face however her chopsticks slowed down a fraction and she or he stopped chewing.

“There isn’t a such factor as an ideal crime. Outdoors of the occasional coincidence, any deed executed by man leaves a hint,” Xu Qian stated.

The phrases made Xu Xinnian’s ears perk up.

“Firstly, I went via the trail taken by the cargo. The timing didn’t make sense which led me to suspect one thing was mistaken with the load…”

Xu Qian regaled the investigation course of.

As he spoke, Xu Xinnian listened with rapt consideration as if he was attending a personal class.

He had his palms clenched in fists beneath the desk.

When Xu Qian was executed, Xu Xinnian gave a flat response. “Not dangerous.”

Everybody within the household knew the younger man was stingy with phrases.

The 16-year-old sister lowered her head to cover her admiration.

Xu Pingzhi slammed his hand on the desk and spat a curse phrase in slang. “I can’t imagine I used to be fooled.”

Xu Xinnian shot his father a glance that meant, ‘It could be suspicious when you seen.’

Xu Qian stared at his uncle and a line got here to his thoughts. ‘Uncouth as it could be, f*ck is probably the most versatile phrase one can use in response to any scenario.’

His uncle was a martial artist who had minimal education—he may write his personal identify albeit somewhat crookedly.

In the meantime, his aunt was unimpressed. “You uncultured man! Please thoughts your manners on the dinner desk.”

Xu Qian requested, “After they have been counting the silvers, did they put on gloves?”

Xu Pingzhi recalled the occasions of that day. “Sure, I believe so. How do you know?”

Was it actually sodium? Xu Qian glanced at his uncle and requested, “Why was that element not within the scroll?”

“It was a small matter so I didn’t suppose to say. It’s all that Lu fellow’s fault, he gave me a bottle of osmanthus honey wine. You understand how my alcohol tolerance is, I obtained grasping and had one cup too many. When you didn’t ask, I most likely would have forgotten about that element,” Xu Pingzhi grumbled.

‘If it weren’t for you and your fellow, I might have cracked the case sooner. What a waste of mind energy…’ Xu Qian thought, then sighed.

In Xu Pingzhi’s eyes, the gloves have been simply part of the folks’s outfits which was unrelated to the case at hand.

The additional protecting gear didn’t increase any suspicion.

“Appears like that Lu fellow you talked about is extremely suspicious.” Xu Xinnian reduce straight to the chase.

“My mistake almost ruined our household,” Xu Pingzhi lamented. “Ningyan, when your father and I fought on the Battle of Shanhai Cross, we made a promise to return again alive. We needed to realize a lot. Your father died in that battle as a result of he took a deadly hit that was meant for me. At that second, I swore I might do higher, for us.”

He refused to be cannon fodder.

“It was my plan to ship Little Nian for research whilst you be taught martial arts.”

Li Ru rolled her eyes. “Your coronary heart was at all times together with your organic nephew.”

Greater than 100 silver taels a yr.

“Do you imply to say Xinnian isn’t his?” Xu Qian swore these phrases didn’t come from him. It was a knee-jerk response.

The destructive emotions the host had for the aunt was important.

“You horrible youngster! How dare you are taking that tone with me!” Li Ru slammed her hand on the desk.

The son and the elder daughter stored their heads down—they have been used to the bickering.

Xu Pingzhi spoke up, “Sufficient. I used to be spared the executioner’s block as we speak, don’t make me remorse dwelling.”

Everybody lowered their heads and ate their dinner.

Talking of the Battle of Shanhai Cross, Xu Qian had obscure reminiscences of it.

This world was huge and the Dafeng Dynasty had laid declare to the Central Plains.

Dafeng was shaped via navy may and ruled by erudites. On the peak of its glory, many kingdoms got here forth to pay their respects. The succession was unbroken for 600 years.

20 years in the past, Dafeng had shaped an alliance with the nations of the Western Area to pacify the Northern and Southern barbarians. The decisive battle was at Shanhai Cross.

All of the collaborating nations had contributed their armies—1,000,000 souls have been on that battlefield.

Numerous lives have been misplaced in that battle that carried on for half a yr.

It was a bloody and ferocious battle that went down in historical past, generally known as the Battle of Shanhai Cross.

Xu Qian’s father was one of many many casualties.

‘From my tough calculation based mostly on web information and literature, no dynasty has lasted greater than 300 years,’ Xu Qian thought to himself.

He named the phenomenon, the 300-year curse.

As a historical past buff, he had gone via 5,000 years of historical past and seen a sample. Barring absolutely the monarchs who managed each facet of their nation and the weakening Zhou Dynasty, no dynasty has managed to flee the 300-year curse.

The Tune Dynasty and Han Dynasty needed to undergo reformations to remain in energy.

Xu Qian suspected the paranormal powers of this world had a play within the Dafeng Dynasty’s lengthy reign.

Lu Er reappeared with the little bean in tow. Xu Lingyin was hungry and not crying. She sat in Lu Er’s lap as she was too brief for the desk.

The younger lady abruptly recalled the distress she had gone via. “Mom, why did we now have to remain in the dead of night room? I used to be so hungry there.”

The darkish room was the jail cell.

Nobody on the dinner desk stated a phrase. Li Ru gave her daughter a pitying look.

Xu Pingzhi instructed his daughter, “Father made a mistake.”

The younger lady hummed a response then stated, “I wakened hungry yesterday and caught a bug. It had this on its head.” She put her hand on her head and prolonged two fingers.

Cockroach… The jail cells have been stuffed with cockroaches and rats.

The ambiance within the room was sullen. It was a failure on their half {that a} youngster needed to endure.

“You… You ate it?” Li Ru’s voice trembled as tears sprang to her eyes. She gave delivery to her youngest daughter in her thirties. Regardless of the kid’s questionable psychological capability, she cherished the little lady.

Xu Lingyin’s delicate voice carried via the room. “I needed to, then I heard Mom’s abdomen growling.”

There was a tense silence.

Li Ru’s face paled as she requested, “And?”

“I put the bug in your mouth. You swallowed it actual fast,” the little bean stated with satisfaction.

Li Ru’s physique shuddered.

Xu Xinnian slowly positioned his bowl and chopsticks on the desk. “I’m executed.”

Xu Lingyue adopted go well with. “Me too.”

Xu Qian took that as his cue to depart. “I’m full too.”

Xu Pingzhi was speechless.

A number of seconds later, Li Ru bent to at least one aspect and vomited.

Then, a loud, juvenil cry reduce via the evening.