Mu Qi and Zhang Zhao's faces turned deathly pale the moment they finished listening, fine beads of sweat seeping from their foreheads.
Only then did they realize how dangerous their hasty desire to leave had been.
The cordon outside was still in place, just as Liu Dou had said.
If they left recklessly, they would very likely fall into the investigators' ambush.
Liu Dou continued, "For everyone's safety, let's wait a while and see when the cordon outside is removed... Once it's gone, you can leave then."
Seeing the terror on their faces and knowing that his explanation had worked, he offered this suggestion.
Mu Qi drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his fear, and said with a smile, "Fine, we'll do as you say. We'll leave once the cordon is removed."
Zhang Zhao hurriedly echoed him. "Then we'll have to trouble you for a while longer."
Liu Dou smiled. "We're all in the same boat now. There's no need to stand on ceremony.
"You two must not have rested well after hiding here and there in the wilderness.
"Go lie down in the guest room and get a good sleep. Recover your strength.
"If anything happens again afterward, you'll at least have the energy to deal with it."
Mu Qi and Zhang Zhao had initially wanted to refuse. After all, sleeping in someone else's home was bound to feel somewhat uncomfortable.
But after hearing Liu Dou's words, they found them perfectly reasonable and stopped refusing.
They entered the guest room and saw the spacious, soft bed. A warm feeling welled up in their hearts.
In the caves of the wilderness, they had had bonfires to keep warm, but compared to this comfortable bed, their resting conditions had been worlds apart.
The two lay down on the bed, and the