Chapter 955: Chapter 7 As ordinary citizens, when encountering trouble, you should… Chapter 955: Chapter 7 As ordinary citizens, when encountering trouble, you should… Jason turned around and what met his eyes was the gigantic painting.

With the curtains pulled back, the windows opened.

This massive oil painting, thus exposed in the sunlight.

The light made the painting even more colorful.

But Jason wasn’t focusing on that.

What he was more interested in was the content of the painting.

He remembered clearly that the previous painting was of three Hunters returning from the hunt with despondent expressions due to scarce game, accompanied by four or five hounds; essentially nothing had changed.

Except, the gaze of one of the Hunters seemed different.

And upon closer inspection by Jason, some subtle changes appeared in the snowy forest landscape.

Rabbit footprints!

A trail of rabbit footprints emerged next to the shrubs.

Jason was certain that just moments before, there were no rabbit footprints.

And then there was the Hunter’s gaze!

It was different too.

The Hunter was looking at the rabbit tracks!

When did the change occur?

Jason took a step back to view the painting as a whole.

When he saw the open window and the sunlight, he suddenly realized.

A special pigment?

In Nightless City, Jason had encountered similar pigments.

However, those pigments would vanish with heat.

It was a scam concocted by a group of ‘con artists’.

Of course, eventually, these ‘con artists’ became the butt of jokes in Nightless City.

Because they had expected the lenders of Nightless City to honor their promises.

“This is a secret pigment that appears in response to air currents and sunlight… it was left by Hui Lixiang for Hui Lijing!”

Jason’s gaze followed the Hunter’s in the painting, looking towards the rabbit footprints, and then, he glanced up at the ceiling of the room.

There was no doubt that Hui Lijing had left something for Hui Lixiang.

Because besides Hui Lijing, nobody else could possibly come into this room.

And when Hui Lijing would enter this room, it would necessarily be at a time when she had run out of patience, thus, compared with the enormous wealth visible in the room, these items must be the top priority.

“What’s the matter?”

Hui Lijing might be a bottom-tier detective, but after all, she’s still a detective.

Jason’s sequence of actions had alerted her to the disparity.

“Should there be something there?”

Jason looked toward the ceiling, gesturing to Hui Lijing.

Since it was something left for Hui Lijing by Hui Lixiang, he thought it was only proper to get Hui Lijing’s consent before taking the item down.

“I’ll do it!”

Hui Lijing valiantly moved a chair from across the room and stood on it.

With a push at that corner of the ceiling, a hatch opened.

Hui Lijing reached in and took down a tightly wrapped pouch.

Though called a pouch, it was actually palm-sized.

Wrapped layer upon layer with oil paper and then further wrapped with several layers of clear tape–obviously intended to prevent moisture and mold.

Without a doubt, Hui Lixiang knew her sister well and had made ‘long-term preparations’.

Or rather, made preparations for the ‘one time’ when Hui Lijing would fail to discover it,
And it would only be found when ‘thoroughly cleaning the house’.

After all, who could expect more from someone whose dream was to be a barista but ended up a mercenary detective?

Without using any scissors, Hui Lijing began to tear open the wrapping with her hands.

Rip!

The sturdy tape and oil paper were torn apart in a few motions, revealing the small box inside.

The small box resembled an exquisite jewelry case.

Upon opening it, Hui Lijing’s face showed disappointment.

Because there was no immediately visible text information inside.

There was just a white business card and a photograph.

Hui Lijing picked up the business card and unconsciously read it aloud.

“Master Tongshou Temple?”

This female owner was understandably perplexed about why her sister would hide such a business card so cautiously and secretly in the ceiling.

But Jason’s eyes narrowed!

Master Tongshou Temple!

This was the second time he had heard this name or title.

The first time was from Ichiro Sakajo’s mouth, who claimed that he came to the ‘Mask X Machete X Meat’ law firm guided by ‘Master Tongshou Temple’.

And this time, it was Hui Lijing’s missing sister who left behind ‘Master Tongshou Temple’s business card.

Originally, Jason had thought of ‘Ichiro Sakajo’s commission case’ and ‘Hui Lijing’s sister’s disappearance case’ as two separate matters, seen as ‘his own’ arrangements before his arrival.

However, it now seemed that they could be combined into one.

But this did not bring Jason any joy.

It seemed like there was more time left, but in reality, it reduced the amount of useful information.

And moreover…

When everything pointed towards ‘Master Tongshou Temple’, Jason, already wary, grew even more cautious.

The other party was so eager to lead him on that it was likely a trap.

Even if not a trap, there must be some unspeakable motive involved.

“Do you know this person?”

Seeing Jason deep in thought, Hui Lijing asked.

“Heard of it once.”

“Previously, ‘Ichiro Sakajo’ said it was under the other party’s guidance that he came to me for exorcism.”

“Then… he died.”

Jason replied.

This response seemed a bit humorous, but Hui Lijing’s frown deepened.

“Based on my detective intuition, there must be a problem here!”

Hui Lijing asserted confidently.

In the face of such certainty, Jason was almost inclined to roll his eyes.

Anyone could see there was a problem here.

“Detectives talk about evidence, not intuition.”

“You’re not a medium!”

Jason corrected her.

As Jason finished speaking, Hui Lijing stared intently at him, sizing him up once more.