Lin Bai muttered, “It’s strange that you suddenly appeared there. The night before, I treated you to a big meal, and after that, you went directly to your room, and then you arrived in that time and space. This doesn’t make sense. You shouldn’t have been able to go to that time and space without my authorization.”
Meng Qing sat up from the bed, turned on the terminal, and changed into period clothing. “Stop rambling, just send me over. I’ll know once I go and investigate.”
“How can you speak to your superior like that? I was too good to you before,” Lin Bai complained while sending Meng Qing over.
Meng Qing returned to the time point he had last left, recorded the current time and space coordinates, and then looked around. This was a back alley of a mansion. Judging from the wall’s style, it should be the mansion of the girl he had seen before.
He walked to the front gate and looked at the plaque inscribed with “Zhong Yi Marquis Residence,” raising an eyebrow.
So she was a young lady from a marquis’s household.
He walked around the marquis residence and spotted a household on a certain street that seemed vaguely familiar. He followed the street and unknowingly arrived at the city gate. After walking out of the city, he turned and saw the giant characters “Long Du” on the city wall.
He murmured, “Long Du, Long Du…”
He walked aimlessly along the road and soon reached a beautiful suburban location.
From afar, he saw several constables bending over by the roadside. As Meng Qing passed by, he noticed a chief constable and courteously asked, cupping his hands, “I am Meng Qing. May I ask the chief constable’s name? And what case are you investigating here?”
The chief constable stood up, sizing up Meng Qing. Seeing he was dressed like a scholar, with an open and honest demeanor and polite speech, he cupped his hands in return and said, “My humble surname is Guan, given name Yue. This morning, a murder occurred on this road. I wonder if Young Master Meng knows anything? If you’ve noticed anything unusual, you can tell me. It might help with the investigation.”
Meng Qing observed that Guan Yue had handsome features and a tall, broad-shouldered build, immediately recognizing him as a remarkable person.
