The crowded people fell silent for a moment, seeming to search their memories. Then the Brown-haired Man raised his head to look at He Ao. After hesitating, he said, "We didn't see any 'suspicious people,' sir. Is there someone specific you're looking for?"
The surrounding crowd nodded in agreement. One of the lackeys added, "We were all guarding this place during the day. Everyone who came to visit had an appointment, and they were all people we knew. There was no one without an appointment..."
His voice halted there. He swallowed and did not dare continue.
He Ao paid no attention to his words. His gaze swept across the ever-growing crowd outside the door, over several faces still deep in thought, as he continued, "No suspicious visitors came during the day. What about at night?"
"Hardly anyone visits at night,"
someone in the crowd said. "There are fewer people on duty at the manor at night, and everyone gets off work by midnight at the latest."
Kack froze beside him. "Huh?"
Wait, gang members worked normal shifts too?
"What time do you start in the morning?"
He Ao continued asking.
"The earliest group of family members on duty starts at three in the morning,"
someone in the crowd replied.
"So from midnight to three, was anyone stationed in this manor? Did Scar also keep the same working hours as you?"
He Ao asked calmly.
"Scar Sir always lived in the manor,"
someone in the crowd seemed to realize something. "We originally wanted to arrange guards for him between midnight and three, but he refused. He even dismissed the bodyguards assigned to protect him closely. We had no way to disobey his orders."
"In other words, during those three hours from midnight to three,"
He Ao looked at the crowd, his