After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 313 Taking the bait

However, when the two finally arrived in Luochuan County, Chizhou, they found that their aunt's house was already deserted. After asking around with their neighbors, they found out that their aunt and her family had moved to Suzhou half a year ago.

Because they did not have enough money to go and find their relatives, the two of them had to stay here temporarily.

After moving into the courtyard, the two sisters began to go in and out of the embroidery workshop in the name of earning money for the family.

I don’t know if it was because the noise from the county government office disturbed the murderer, but there was nothing unusual near the embroidery workshop in the next few days, and no new victims appeared.

The city was as bustling as usual, and the customers chatting in restaurants and teahouses had already been talking about new things instead of the murder case of the previous few days.

That afternoon, Qinghe collected the money she earned from selling the embroidered handkerchiefs and walked out of the embroidery workshop as usual. As soon as she reached the door, she immediately noticed someone was secretly watching her.

She was slightly startled, then focused her mind to sense the source of the gaze. At the same time, she kept her steps steady and her expression unchanged, only her pace slowed down a little.

After a while, when the burning gaze disappeared, she calmly glanced in the direction of the source of the gaze.

The direction of sight was the second floor of the teahouse opposite the embroidery workshop. A man's figure flashed by the window of the only private room with an open window on the second floor.

Qinghe withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes, and left as usual.

When I returned to the small courtyard, I happened to meet Qingzhi who had just returned from the inn. I immediately took her back to the room and told her what had just happened.

Qingzhi's eyebrows immediately lit up after hearing this, "Sister Qinghe, could that person be the murderer?"

"I can't be sure at the moment. I just took a quick glance and didn't see the person clearly." Qinghe shook her head.

After all, there was a little progress, and the sisters agreed that Qinghe would continue to go in and out of the embroidery workshop to see whether what happened today was a coincidence or the fish had really taken the bait.

Qingzhi pretended to be sick and stayed at home, providing a reasonable explanation for Qinghe's frequent selling of embroidery.

In order not to arouse suspicion, Qinghe hurried to the pharmacy early the next morning to get a prescription for medicine. The whole courtyard was filled with a bitter smell of medicine.

Another day passed. Qinghe took the embroidered handkerchief and walked out of the door to the embroidery workshop with red eyes. As soon as she walked out of the door after selling the embroidery, the familiar gaze stared at her again.

She pretended not to notice and walked back anxiously. Halfway through, she seemed to suddenly remember something and turned into a quiet, deserted alley.

Not long after entering the alley, Qinghe immediately realized that someone was following her.

The man kept a certain distance from her. If her hearing had not become extremely sensitive after practicing martial arts, she might not have been able to detect him.

Qinghe pinched her fingers, her heartbeat quickened slightly, but she still looked anxious on the surface.

When she reached the middle of the alley, she calmly slowed down her pace and quietly paid attention to the movements behind her.

However, the situation was different from what she expected. As she was about to walk out of the alley, the person behind her never made a move.

Qing He pursed her lips, feeling a little disappointed. Why are you dithering? If you want to do something, just do it right away...

The alley came to an end, so she had no choice but to walk out of it. There was another street outside, where there was a pharmacy. She went into the pharmacy, got a prescription, and hurried home.

When I returned to the courtyard gate and was about to push it open, Aunt Ma, the neighbor who lived on the left, heard the commotion and came out of the house. She asked with concern, "Xiao He, are you back with the medicine? Is your sister feeling better?"

Hearing Aunt Ma's words, Qing He turned her head and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "It's still the same. Thank you for your concern."

"Alas, it's not easy for you to take care of your sister alone. If you need any help, just tell your aunt."

Aunt Ma sighed, how pitiful! How could such a good girl have such a miserable life?

Qing He forced a wry smile, "Okay, thank you, auntie."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Qinghe entered the yard, turned around and closed the gate, isolating the prying eyes outside the door before she relaxed her brows.

In order to lure the man out, she deliberately walked through the deserted alley. Unexpectedly, the thief did not attack her, but followed her all the way back here. Was he being cautious, or did he have other intentions?

Qinghe shook her head, shook off her complicated thoughts, and walked into the house with the medicine.

Qingzhi, who had been drugged at home all morning, came over immediately after hearing the noise. "Sister Qinghe, what's going on? Is there any movement?"

"Let's talk after we go in."

Qinghe pulled her into the room, put down the medicine, drank a sip of water, and then told her the story.

After hearing what Qing He said, Qing Zhi couldn't help but sigh, "What on earth does this guy mean? He didn't take action when he had such a good opportunity.

Isn't he the murderer? If not, why is he following you? "

She looked at Qinghe's delicate and beautiful face and had a new guess.

"Sister Qinghe, could it be that that person noticed you were pretty and had feelings for you, so he's following you? But this behavior is too despicable."

After saying this, he puffed up his cheeks angrily, but the next second he was hit on the forehead.

Qing He withdrew her hand, looking a little helpless, "Don't make random guesses, no matter what that person's purpose is, we must deal with it carefully.

Judging from the man's footsteps, he must be a martial artist. Be alert when you sleep at night and don't let your guard down."

The man already knew their address, and combined with the information revealed in the conversation with Aunt Ma outside the door just now, it depends on whether he will take the bait.

"Oh, I see..." Qingzhi rubbed his forehead and nodded angrily.

At night, just after the first watch, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed by a loud thunder that broke the tranquility of the alley, and a moment later, heavy rain poured down.

Lights were turned on in several houses in the alley. After a brief commotion, the alley returned to silence, with only the sound of raindrops.

At three o'clock in the morning, the rain gradually stopped, a crescent moon peeked out, and an uninvited guest came to the sleepy alley.

In front of the courtyard gate, the man in black stared at the closed gate for a moment, then walked to the wall, took a deep breath and jumped onto the top of the wall.

Standing on the top of the wall, the layout of the courtyard is clearly visible. The courtyard is small, and there is a small open space after the gate. A few steps forward are three houses side by side and a kitchen against the wall.

In the darkness of night, the man in black fixed his eyes on the house in the yard. The beautiful figure and delicate little face from the daytime appeared in his mind. Suddenly, his heart was burning with excitement, and a determined look appeared on his face.

After landing lightly in the yard, he quickly approached the house, stopped outside the middle house, and sniffed again, as if to confirm something.

After a moment, he walked straight to the window of the room on the left, listened carefully, then moistened his fingers with saliva and carefully poked a small hole in the window paper.

The man in black licked his lips, took out a finger-long incense stick from his bosom, lit it with his breath, and then threw the incense into the house through the small hole.