I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

He pointed to the young man standing at the door, then left, leaning on his cane.

Lu Ban glanced at the young man, who was probably around thirty years old and meticulous. When he heard the name, he thought he would be an isomer of Li Zijian in this world, but he did not recognize this secretary.

After returning to their rooms, Lu Ban had just taken out a charging cable to charge his phone when he heard a knock on the door.

The door opened, and there stood Drizzt and Sia.

The two entered Lu Ban's room and looked around.

"This is the room you said might have a problem with?"

With great interest, Xia opened the empty cabinet and peered inside.

"Now it seems there's no difference."

Lu Ban replied that the three of them sitting here now gave him a feeling of returning to a quiet place, which made people sigh.

"Zou Changyu's expression and demeanor just now didn't seem like he was lying. Is it possible that this jade pendant wasn't stolen from him, and that we've come to the wrong person?"

Tristan said that he had been a criminal investigator for many years and believed that he was quite good at judging the state of suspects. Zou Changyu’s demeanor and behavior were very natural. Even the most experienced criminal investigator would not have thought that Zou Changyu was hiding anything.

"That's certainly possible. Those two criminals were habitual thieves. After stealing and killing, they might have continued to commit crimes. It's also very possible that they got the jade pendant after that."

Xia nodded, but quickly changed the subject.

"But given how Zou Changyu's child was treated, this possibility is very small. Normal theft and murder would not warrant dismembering the victim; there would be no need for that."

The reason why there are few heinous murder cases is not only because there are indeed few psychopaths who would actually carry them out, but also because these crimes are very troublesome.

Robbery, theft, and murder can be impulsive acts, and many criminals are unaware that they have killed someone, since they may not have committed any crimes before.

The act of murder and dismemberment itself requires a lot of energy, tools, and time.

As a criminal who accidentally killed someone during a theft, he would certainly be very nervous, so there's no reason for him to dismember the body.

"Let's observe for a while and get a feel for the situation around Mr. and Mrs. Zou."

Drizzt concluded, patting Lu Ban on the shoulder.

"It's a rare treat to be here by the sea, so feel free to wander around. We'll handle the investigation."

"Ah."

Lu Ban nodded.

"You too, young lady, don't watch those fighting and killing every day, go and enjoy life."

Trist ruffled Sia's hair again.

"I wonder what special dishes are available here."

Xia muttered something.

After the two left, Lu Ban continued packing his things. His phone couldn't connect to the normal network, so he relied on the villa's Wi-Fi. He checked the weather forecast, worried that it might suddenly change and a typhoon might come, but the weather forecaster was all smiles, telling him that the Pacific Ocean near the equator would be sunny and calm in the coming days, and there was no need to worry about a typhoon.

In fact, there is even a doldrums near the equator, so typhoons are unlikely to occur on ordinary days. Lu Ban's worries are completely unfounded.

He put down his phone and then heard another knock on the door.

"It's us."

Lu Ban heard the voices of Amber and Red Leaves.

He opened the door and saw that the two of them had changed into somewhat revealing dresses and were carrying transparent handbags.

"We're planning to go to town to take a look, shall we come along?"

Amber said with obvious excitement.

Chapter 915 Sunshine, Beach, Sea

Walking behind the two girls, Lu Ban felt the damp sea breeze blowing.

Amber wore a cherry blossom hair accessory and a beige two-piece swimsuit with a light cherry blossom-colored ankle-length skirt decorated with petals. Her long legs were partially visible between the skirt's hem, and she wore brown Roman sandals wrapped with leather straps, revealing her slender ankles and pearl-like, flawless toes.

Hongye, on the other hand, wore a bright red bikini with a white wide-sleeved shirt over it, denim shorts, and flip-flops. Her long hair was tied up at the back of her head. Her figure was much better than Amber's, and the lines outlined by the swimsuit through the thin shirt were captivating.

These two were already at the forefront of human attractiveness, and their attire naturally attracted the attention of all the young people in the town.

Lu Ban observed the people in the town. Most of them were fishermen who frequently went out to sea. In addition, the people's skin was naturally dark, so they all looked dark-skinned. Both men and women had strong muscles.

There are still some tourists in the town. The island is a bit far from the nearest airport, so it's not a popular tourist destination. But the advantage is that it's not crowded. As we all know, popular tourist attractions are packed with people, especially the beaches. This kind of quiet atmosphere is really rare.

Passing by hotels, bars, and restaurants, and following the downhill path, we soon arrived at the beach.

The island was clearly formed from volcanic rock from a volcanic eruption. The reefs near the sea are mostly black, and the sand on the beach is fine and becomes dark under the pounding of the sea.

Under the bright sunshine, there were fewer than ten tourists on the beach, each far apart, enjoying their own summer.

Lu Ban arrived at the beach hut, which had changing rooms, showers, lockers, and also offered rentals of parasols, lounge chairs, and food and water. As for the prices, well, that's how it is at tourist attractions.

"Stepping on Stars"

He rented parasols and deck chairs, and bought some chilled drinks. By the time he set them up on the beach, the girls had already changed into their swimsuits in the changing room.

Is it pretty?

Amber approached Lu Ban and asked expectantly.

"not bad."

Lu Ban spoke the truth.

"what about me?"

Hongye asked casually.

"is acceptable."

Lu Ban continued to speak the truth.

"Tsk, so clueless about romance!"

Hongye seemed somewhat displeased and took Amber's arm.

"Let's go, I'll help you apply sunscreen."

"Ah, um."

Amber seemed to want to say something more to Lu Ban, but was pulled away by Hongye.

Watching the two of them applying sunscreen to each other on the deck chairs, the alluring sight of the pale cream spreading across their fair skin, Lu Ban decided to go to the beach.

Holding a bottle of chilled drink, he walked to the beach submerged by the sea, feeling the cool water repeatedly lapped against the shore by the waves. The environment here looked quite nice, no wonder Mr. and Mrs. Zou Changyu chose to recuperate here.

On the other side, the two girls had already waded into the sea and were splashing and playing with each other, a scene that would never happen in the real world.

He looked to the other side, beyond the beach were reefs and hills. Many islands have caves that are submerged at high tide and revealed at low tide, becoming the setting for some comic works. However, it was obviously high tide now, and no such caves could be seen.

However, Lu Ban saw several local children playing in the rocks.

The waves kept crashing, and Lu Ban felt there was some danger, so he went over to try and dissuade them.

"It's dangerous here, it's best not to play there."

After thinking about the language used by the people here, Lu Ban spoke in his somewhat limited English.

The children noticed Lu Ban, stopped what they were doing, and muttered a few words, which Lu Ban couldn't hear.

He took two steps closer.

"die!"

The group of children suddenly cried out, as if they had seen some kind of monster.

Lu Ban was puzzled, but they quickly scattered, nimbly flipping over the rocks and disappearing in no time.

Of course, as a seasoned Chosen One, Lu Ban knew very well that such suspicious circumstances could not be dismissed as mere coincidence.

He silently recalled and memorized the children's appearances before returning to the vicinity of the deck chair.

The two girls were still in the water, while Lu Ban lay down on a chair, enjoying this rare moment of leisure.

After a while, Lu Ban felt someone walking towards his head, and he looked up.

Sia was wearing a dark halter-neck bikini swimsuit, paired with a midi skirt made of a beach towel with tropical prints, and strappy sandals. Her figure wasn't considered perfect for a twenty-year-old girl, but her long legs and slender waist still had a captivating charm. The only thing that somewhat disrupted the overall look was that Sia was holding half a watermelon and was scooping out the flesh with a plastic spoon, without the slightest bit of elegance.

Do you want some?

Xia noticed Lu Ban's gaze and pushed the watermelon three centimeters towards him.

"Need not."

Lu Ban declined Xi Ya's offer.

"Oh, you said it."

Xia hurriedly took the watermelon back and immediately ate a large piece, as if worried that Lu Ban would change his mind.

Aren't you going to play in the water?

She asked.

"I have an instinctive fear of the sea."

Lu Ban replied.

"Have you ever drowned?"

Xia guessed that she knew some people who had drowned or experienced floods as children, so they had a near-PTSD-like aversion to water.

"It's not exactly drowning, but the things in the sea can make you feel dangerous."

Lu Ban thought that the three girls present had all lost their lives on that island in the vast sea, and that their gathering here now was a kind of fate.

What do you think of this island?

Xia asked again, then sat down on a recliner and took another bite of watermelon.

“That’s great, but I just ran into a group of kids who were yelling ‘die’ at me.”

Lu Ban recounted what he had just witnessed.

"You find this suspicious?"

Xia smiled.