I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 70, Section 1.5: Threat
"What did you say?" Shu Ming asked, squinting and smiling at Mu Yegui.

"What question would you like to ask me, officer?" Mu Yegui did not repeat what she had said before, but instead stared quietly at the officer who was always smiling and never showed his full pupils with his clear, silver eyes.

This person is more difficult to understand than the other. At least the police officer's emotions were all written on his face, while this person could only laugh and nothing else. No one could guess what he was thinking at that moment.

Could he be one of the people directly involved in the murder of Detective Flaro?

"It's a bit inconvenient to talk here, let's find another place." Shu Ming stood up and said something to his newly arrived subordinate, then took the lead and walked forward.

With her cool, silver eyes fixed on Shu Ming's retreating figure, Mu Yegui slowly followed.

The path the two walked on became increasingly remote, and when they encountered a wall, it seemed they had reached the end.

Shu Ming reached out and touched the rough, simple brick wall. Without turning around, he slowly opened his slightly narrowed eyes, revealing beautiful, jade-like pupils. An ambiguous killing intent flickered in his eyes, but he closed them again in an instant.

"Can we talk here?" Mu Yegui asked, her expression unchanged, still calmly watching his retreating figure.

"Before the wall broke, what kinds of sounds did you hear?" Shu Ming turned to look at Mu Yegui. His handsome face, framed by platinum blonde hair, exuded a gentle aura, just like the faint smile on his face that made people want to believe him.

"Who would notice something like this? Nobody knew this would happen before the wall broke. I was chatting with Fishu at the time," Mu Yegui shook his head, puzzled.

Mu Yegui's hearing sensitivity is unmatched by humans. Just like her inhuman sense of smell and sight, the sensitivity of all five senses is hundreds of times higher than that of humans, and she can even self-regulate to prevent it from affecting her daily life.

Therefore, there is no such thing as her not being able to hear what others are saying; if she denies it, then it's because she doesn't want to say it.

"Try to think about it carefully?" Shu Ming's smile remained unchanged as he reminded him, "Detective Flaro was tapped on the back of the head three times. You should be able to remember if you think about it a little." He casually took his hand out of his pocket and looked down at his palm.

This person was misleading her. If Mu Yegui's hearing wasn't so sharp, she might have really been misled. But she only heard one sound, the sound of the wall breaking. Apart from that, she didn't hear any of Detective Flaro's calls or the sound of being hit on the back of her head.

However, upon reflection, she realized she had misunderstood Fish. While Fish had indeed apprehended the suspect at the crime scene, Detective Flaro should have already been attacked before that, and the suspect's appearance was merely a diversionary tactic.

Just like the police officer in front of her now, who was smiling like a fox, was misleading her and trying to distort the facts.

The blood on the ground could have created that effect with a blood bag, and she hadn't noticed the scab on Detective Flaro's head at the time. However, it's also possible that the attack happened shortly before the suspect arrived.

"Even if I was hit on the back of the head many times, I wouldn't have heard it from behind a wall at the time." It's indeed impossible for a human to hear that way, unless the person has extraordinary hearing abilities, and of course, it would have to actually happen then. "What you say makes sense. So, we still can't find out who the real culprit is?" Shu Ming smiled helplessly, putting the object in his right hand back into his pocket. He took a few steps forward, ending up behind Mu Yegui.

Mu Yegui's eyes flickered slightly. Shu Ming was trying to mislead her into saying that she had heard multiple sounds, but Mu Yegui did not want to do as Shu Ming wished. Therefore, she would rather change the subject than lie and say that she had heard them.

She didn't know what prop Shu Ming had just used, but she could guess that it was either a recording or a lie detector; there was no other prop that would be used in this situation.

Of the 107 items, there will always be a few with duplicate effects; the difference is probably in the number of times they can be used.

"Officer, you probably want to ask me more than just this, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have brought me to such a remote place. Or... do you want to kill me to cover it up?" Her delicate and petite face was calm, yet gave off a very cute and adorable feeling. However, the words spoken in that soft and sweet voice were enough to send chills down one's spine.

"Just call me Shu Ming, little guy, don't overthink it." Shu Ming smiled and squinted, reaching out to pat Mu Yegui's head as he spoke softly.

"Really? But you threatened me with a gun, doesn't that count?" Mu Yegui pursed her pink lips, puzzled.

The cold muzzle of the gun pressed against her temple. Shu Ming's smile remained gentle and polite. He lightly stroked her head with one hand as if to comfort her, while his other hand held the pistol to threaten her. No matter how you looked at the police officer in front of her, he seemed like a typical refined scoundrel. His words and actions were always contradictory.

"Close your eyes, it will be over soon, don't be afraid." Shu Ming gently lowered his hand from her head to cover her eyes and whispered softly in her ear.

"I have a question. You brought me here so openly, and many witnesses saw it. If I really die, how will you clear your name?" Mu Yegui's question sounded like that of an innocent child, but Mu Yin knew that Mu Yegui might have murderous intent, because Mu Yegui only used the honorific "you" in two situations.

First, when dealing with nobles in terms of etiquette; second, when she is being sarcastic or actually wants to kill someone, she will give them enough respect to preserve their dignity and honor before they die.

Some might ask why Mu Yegui could remain calm under such circumstances, given that a gun was pressed against his temple, seemingly indicating that his vital point had been exploited. But what if we told you that Mu Yegui's weakness wasn't in his temple?
Perhaps even she herself didn't know where her weakness lay, but she could tell anyone definitively that it wasn't her neck or her heart, and it certainly wasn't her temple. Because this weapon couldn't cause her any harm, not even a scratch; at most, it would only tickle her.

Therefore, Mu Yegui remained calm. She didn't need to worry about any danger to her life, since the only things that could hurt her were herself and her short sword.

"They saw Connie take you away, not me." Because from the moment he appeared, he used a prop, and the real Connie, who had taken his appearance, is still in the police station's break room.

Regarding the previous episode where the wealthy merchant exhibited the jewels, I didn't intend to include a Kaito Kid reference, nor was it a Conan trope, so don't worry.

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