"Could he have gone aboard the Siren's ship?"
After suddenly hearing the bad news, Fu Qian didn't question Brother Shulan's account. When he saw Laurie fall silent, he even casually offered a guess to help.
Going to great lengths to find someone only to come up empty was practically a classic plotline. And with work this dangerous, it wasn't strange for something to go wrong.
In fact, that was why Fu Qian had earlier remarked that hiding here was merely a "theoretically reasonable" choice.
Everything looked ideal, but there was one thing to remember: Lady Selena had even gone aboard the Siren's ship to look for someone.
She had tracked him here because she was searching for someone named Ji Yin, and the area around the docks had to be one of her main search zones.
The ship they were on might seem crowded and full of places to hide, but that was only under ordinary circumstances.
It was hard to imagine that a little trick like this would be of much use against a demigod who was actively searching.
And yet last night, Lady Selena still seemed to have searched in vain.
Had Ji Yin actually evaded her?
That astonishing feat was the real reason Fu Qian had been so surprised.
Even if Ji Yin really was missing now, the mismatch in timing did nothing to resolve the implausibility.
"Impossible. I repeatedly warned him that he absolutely must not act on his own."
As they spoke, Laurie sternly dismissed the suggestion that Ji Yin had gone aboard the target ship.
"Understood. Then when was the last time you were in contact?"
Still not questioning him, Fu Qian nodded and glanced at the object in Brother Shulan's hand as he asked casually.
"Hmm..."
The other man furrowed his brow, but