Before long, a hired carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the shop.
The cloth curtain was lifted, and someone stepped down from the carriage.
It was the same familiar oppressive presence from that day.
Wei He stood more than half a head taller than the two girls. Wrapped in a somewhat thick black cloak, he had a rugged, powerful face, long black hair casually draped over his shoulders, and deep eyes carrying traces of danger.
"I saw the letter. Tell me everything that happened." Wei He walked up to Lin Xiaoxiao.
"Alright." Lin Xiaoxiao had long prepared all the records, including the full sequence of events and the testimonies of the shop clerks.
The three entered the shop and sat in the innermost corner, pulling over a screen to block the other clerks' view.
Wei He held the pale-yellow record and carefully read through it bit by bit.
Time slowly passed. Before long, twenty minutes had gone by.
Lin Xiaoxiao was fine and remained still, but Wen Lian was beginning to lose patience.
"Master Wei, are you done reading? Have you figured anything out?" she asked, forcing herself to remain calm.
Wei He did not even look at her and continued reading the record.
In the blink of an eye, another ten minutes passed.
Wen Lian could no longer hold it in.
"Master Wei, can you actually do this or not? It shouldn't take this long to read one record, should it? If you can't, just say so. We can seek someone more capable, but don't waste our time!"
Wei He finished the record, closed the notebook, and shut his eyes.
Wen Lian thought he was about to take action, but after he closed his eyes, another ten minutes passed.
"Can you give us a straight answer