Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 416 415 Fish in the Net

Shunzi glanced warily at the closed door of the private room—the nightclub was noisy, and the commotion just now shouldn't have attracted anyone's attention, so no one had come to ask about it yet.

He turned around and asked Xu Liansheng in a deep voice, "These are all easy to handle, but what will you do if I leave, Sister Asheng?"

Xu Liansheng bit her lower lip lightly, her gaze slightly tilted as if she had been thinking for a moment: "I have to stay. Wells' identity is no small matter. If he disappears, it will definitely lead to an investigation. If I stay here, I can act as a witness for you. If someone comes to investigate later, I will say that you were with me all night and did not have any contact with Wells."

Xu Liansheng's willingness to get involved deeply moved Shunzi: "Sister Sheng! You should go back to Shiwuyu. Just pretend that tonight's events have nothing to do with you. Why get involved and sully your clothes?"

Xu Liansheng's eyes were resolute. He shook his head and pushed Shunzi away, saying, "Third Master, stop talking. Time is of the essence. Go quickly."

Shunzi stopped hesitating and carried the body on his back.

Xu Liansheng came over to help, first straightening the corpse's position so that it looked like it was sleeping soundly on his back after getting drunk, then picking up a tall hat from the ground and putting it on the corpse's face.

Sister Asheng is still so thoughtful.

She patted Shunzi's arm: "Be careful on the road."

Shunzi nodded vigorously: "Wait for me to come back."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and left, exiting Wuyoufang without any major incidents—perhaps because they were used to seeing drunkards in nightclubs, no one thought Shunzi's behavior was inappropriate.

Strangely enough, even the waiter that Shunzi had knocked over earlier didn't come back to pursue the matter.

But burying the body was the priority right now, so Shunzi had no time to think about anything else and quickly headed towards the direction Xu Liansheng had indicated under the cover of night.

No sooner had Shunzi left Wuyoufang than Xu Liansheng returned to his private room.

She quickly tidied her disheveled hair, picked up her wine glass, and took a small sip.

The head steward of Wuyoufang quietly entered the room and whispered behind Xu Liansheng, "Master, the private room over there has been prepared and the instructions have been given. Wells did not come to Wuyoufang tonight."

Xu Liansheng nodded silently and waved his hand, signaling the head steward to leave.

A little while later, Zhao Mumu led Ye Liushuang into the private room.

Ye Liushuang was completely covered by a trench coat, gloves, and a hat, with her collar turned up, her skin completely concealed, making it impossible to tell that she was an owl.

Zhao Mumu said to Xu Liansheng, "Ye San didn't suspect anything and obediently followed your instructions to go to Suowuyin."

Xu Liansheng nodded slightly and looked at Ye Liushuang: "How are things on your end?"

Ye Liushuang smiled gently at her: "Don't worry, Madam, I've made all the arrangements. I sent one of my brothers to secretly inform Orenho, and he should be here by now."

Xu Liansheng stared at him for two seconds. She was actually not very confident in the ability of this owl who was not good enough to be trusted. After a moment of consideration, Xu Liansheng said, "Liu Shuang, you should know that the reason why this happened tonight is because you leaked the news before. Ye San came to settle things for us. You can't make any more mistakes and let others down."

Ye Liushuang felt quite guilty about this: "It is indeed my fault... but don't worry, Madam, it will never happen again. The brothers I arranged are trustworthy. I had him go to Orenho under the pretense that he was at odds with me and was eager to go back to work to earn money. Even if that fake foreign priest had suspicions, he would definitely come to check when he heard that it involved Wells."

Xu Liansheng nodded silently. She glanced at her watch and said, "It's about time. Mu Mu, notify Lu Tiefeng and have him lead the police to arrest them."

Lu Tiefeng is the head of the police station in Qianyu City.

……

Night had fallen, and there was no one to be seen on the dark ferry landing.

Seeing this, Shunzi breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the plan could continue.

He glanced at the ink-black water and, to avoid hindering the crossing, first took out the lead weights from the lining and then found a piece of rope to tie the body securely to his back.

After everything was ready, Shunzi silently entered the water and swam towards the faint outline of Suowuyin on the opposite side.

Unbeknownst to Shunzi, someone was watching them closely. At the edge of Mianlupu, an owl and Father Orenho stood on the rocks, gazing in their direction.

The owl pointed to a figure in the distance who was already preparing to go ashore: "Look! Father, that's the man!"

Orenho squinted and stared, but because of the darkness, he couldn't see clearly: "Mr. Wells isn't that burly."

The owl said, "Boss Wells is on his back!"

Oren isn't an owl; he doesn't have such good eyesight.

Seeing that he still had reservations, the owl nudged him further, saying, "Father, I'm sure I didn't see wrong."

“If it weren’t for that guy surnamed Ye holding us hostage, I would have gone to plead with Boss Wells long ago. Tonight, that guy surnamed Ye happened to be away, so I took the opportunity to secretly go to see Boss Wells.”

"On the way there, I saw this strong man carrying Mr. Wells on his back, looking furtive. I had worked in Mr. Wells's factory for so long, but I had never seen this man before. Moreover, Mr. Wells was not moving at all. I thought there was probably something wrong and was worried that something had happened, so I hurried to find the priest to report the news."

As he spoke, the owl kept his eyes fixed on the misty forest opposite him. He shouted anxiously, "Father, the misty forest is dense with grass and trees. If that strong man goes any further, we won't be able to see him anymore!"

"I see."

Oren replied impatiently, "I'll go check. If you're not lying, I'll give you credit for it; but if you dare to lie to me, you'll be in big trouble."

The owl repeatedly bowed and thanked him.

Orenhe silently chanted a spell, his figure slowly transforming into a wisp of mist, drifting towards the distant Locked Mist.

……

Upon reaching the depths of the island, where the vegetation was lush and there was no trace of human activity, Shunzi decided to bury Wells in this auspicious place.

The depression in front of us is a ready-made burial pit.

He threw the body in, then moved stones from the side and piled them into the pit. Just as he was about to dig some more soil to finish the job so that no one could see the traces, a strange voice suddenly came from behind him.

Where is Wells?

The surroundings were silent, and with a guilty conscience, Shunzi was startled and suddenly turned around, shouting, "Who's there!"

Looking closely, he saw a priest in a priest's robe standing not far behind him, frowning and staring at him.

People from the church? Shunzi felt a chill run down her spine, but her face remained impassive.

"It's my turn to ask you this."

Orenhe spoke impatiently, glancing around repeatedly—the environment here was terrible, not only muddy but also swarming with mosquitoes. Orenhe just wanted to find Wells as soon as possible and leave.

"Who are you? And where is Wells?"

Shunzi subconsciously looked down at the pit that had been smoothed out by rubble.

He licked his lips: "Wells... he's up ahead, tell me to wait for him here."

Oren took two steps forward and looked in the direction Shunzi pointed, but all he saw was dark, dense grass.

Just then, Shunzi suddenly made a move—grabbing Orenho's shoulder.

But he caught nothing.

(End of this chapter)