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Chapter 176 Aventurine Chips
Chapter 176 Aventurine Chips
after a while.
At Walter Young's insistence, Lin Qiong went to the hair salon to have her hair dyed back to its original color.
Afterwards, Lin Qiong asked Walter Yang for his reasons.
He gave a forced smile and began to lecture: "Dyeing your hair is bad for your health, especially gray hair, it makes you look old."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong was speechless for a moment, and could only shake his head helplessly, deciding not to ask any more questions.
After dealing with this matter, Lin Qiong and his group began to head towards the location of the family's residence.
......
Inside the Chaolu Mansion, in the council hall.
After reaching the deepest part.
Lin Qiong and his team immediately began to peruse the documents and files placed on the bookshelves and round table, hoping to find the information they needed.
But before that, there was one thing that Walter Young was particularly concerned about.
That is, they encountered no obstacles during their infiltration, which was so smooth that it felt unreal.
Apart from the two guards who were knocked unconscious by Lin Qiong with a baseball bat at the entrance, there was no other living person to be found in the entire Chaolu Mansion.
Currently, instead of guards, the mansion is being guarded by a number of wandering meme creatures.
This scene makes it almost impossible to associate this place with a heavily guarded family residence...
Lin Qiong casually flipped through the documents in his hand, which were densely filled with various matters that needed to be prepared for the Harmonious Music Ceremony.
The guest list, stage setup, and the names of the songs to be played are all recorded in detail here.
After quickly reviewing the documents, Lin Qiong put them back in their original positions and then turned his gaze to the round table in the center of the hall.
He noticed some tiny particles scattered along the edge of the table, which were shimmering faintly under the light.
The moment I saw these particles.
Lin Qiong immediately realized what it was—fragments left after the aventurine was broken.
"Mr. Walter, Miss Huangquan, come and see this."
He approached the round table, picked up a few crumbs with his fingertips, and then held them up to show the two men.
Upon hearing the call, Walter Yang and Huang Quan put down the documents in their hands and quickly walked towards Lin Qiong.
Their eyes were drawn to his fingertips as they carefully examined the few emerald green fragments.
"This is... aventurine?"
Walter Young frowned slightly; with his extensive knowledge, he recognized the origin of the object almost immediately.
"Do you know what this is?"
Huang Quan paused for a moment, then turned to Walter Yang and asked.
Walter Young nodded, a complex look flashing in his eyes, and began to explain to the two:
"Yes, this is a hard stone. In my hometown, this stone is often polished into exquisite ornaments because of its unique color."
He took the crumbs from Lin Qiong's hand, examined them closely, and continued:
"Furthermore, judging from the appearance of this fragment, it should also be a polished piece of aventurine. But... how could a polished piece of aventurine break off for no reason?"
Unable to understand, Walter Young shook his head slightly and put the aventurine fragments back on the table.
"Is it possible that someone used this room before we came here?" Lin Qiong pretended to ponder and slowly offered his opinion.
Upon hearing this, Walter Young frowned even more deeply.
"Hmm...we can't rule out that possibility."
As he spoke, he began to look around, his gaze sweeping across every corner of the room, as if searching for signs that the room had been used.
Just then.
A soft footstep suddenly came from outside the council chamber.
Upon hearing the sound, Walter Yang and Huang Quan quickly exchanged a glance and hurriedly put all the documents they had pulled out back in their original positions.
Just as the last book filled the empty shelf, the door to the council chamber was pushed open at the same moment.
A silver-haired man dressed in white, with a halo around his head and two pairs of wings hanging from his ears, slowly walked in from outside.
"The three of you have trespassed into the family's forbidden area without permission. Is this really proper conduct for guests?"
As if timed perfectly, Sunday emerged from the shadows and stood before Lin Qiong and the others.
He maintained a smile on his face, seemingly unsurprised that Lin Qiong and the others would be there.
Upon hearing this, Walter Young, who had just put the books back on the shelf, paused and slowly turned around.
"...I'm sorry, Mr. Sunday, for visiting without prior notice."
Walter Young politely bowed to Sunday as he gave the excuse he had prepared.
"We have come here to inquire about the details of the case so that we can identify any oversights in the subsequent investigation."
At this point, Walter Young paused, then added:
"Unfortunately, we couldn't find anyone here to report to, so we thought something had happened and that's why we entered your residence without permission. Please forgive us."
"Oh?"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Sunday put his right hand behind his back and slowly walked to the edge of the round table.
He gently smoothed out the slightly wrinkled tablecloth with his left hand, and looking at Walter and Lin Qiong, he said:
"It's reasonable for the Starry Sky Train to accept the family's commission and come to investigate the case, but..."
Sunday paused, then turned his gaze to Huang Quan beside him and asked:
"Why would Lady Huang Quan, a sea patrol ranger, be here?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Quan frowned slightly, his lips parted slightly, and he was about to explain when Sunday beat him to it.
He waved to the three of them and said:
"...Alright, since the three of you have no ill intentions, I have no reason to ask you to leave."
The voice just fell.
Sunday immediately stopped smiling, his gaze sweeping over Lin Qiong and the others' faces one by one, and he continued with a serious expression:
"Regarding those two murders, the family hasn't found many clues, but one thing is certain... there's a traitor within the family!!"