'Strength between the mid and late stages of the Earth Soul Realm, or even higher.'
'Odd habits.'
'More than one person.'
Lu Feng sorted through the scattered clues Ji Zhi had provided. Aside from the behavioral quirk of "odd habits," which might offer some trail to follow, the rest was utterly useless. Trying to investigate based on that alone, without the murderer taking the initiative to reveal themselves, was undoubtedly unrealistic.
After all, they could hardly go door to door, grabbing people off every street and asking whether they had a habit of washing other people's feet.
After some thought, Lin Bairu asked Ji Zhi, "You said you investigated before. Did you find anything?"
Ji Zhi shook his head shamefully. "I found nothing."
Lu Feng asked doubtfully, "Did Xiaojin show any unusual behavior before something happened to her? Or had she offended or provoked anyone?"
Ji Zhi shook his head again. "During that period, I met with her every day during the daytime. If anything had happened, I would definitely have noticed."
Lu Feng frowned and asked again, "Then what about Xiao Wan's delusion?"
Ji Zhi replied, "I'm not too sure what specifically caused it. It was probably brought on by her grief and heartbreak upon suddenly learning of Miss Jin's death. After Miss Jin was buried, I never saw Xiao Wan again. The Lin Family said she had gone traveling across the continent alone. By the time I saw her again, she had reopened that Soy Juice Hall."
"When I first suddenly saw her, I thought Miss Jin had come back from the dead. Only after asking Lin Wanshan and the others did I learn that Xiao Wan could not bear her sister's death and was unable to accept that reality, which triggered this peculiar delusion of living as