"Qiu Rui?"
Confusion showed in Shen Mu's eyes. "Who is he?"
His opponent had no evidence at all, only guesses to claim that Shen Mu had killed Qiu Rui. How could Shen Mu possibly admit to it?
What's more, he still didn't know why Qiu Mingyuan had come. He had already decided to act as though he knew nothing about any of this.
Looking at Shen Mu's expression, a trace of doubt flickered through Qiu Mingyuan's mind.
Wei Bo had said earlier that their group had gone to the Fragrant Shadow Pavilion last night. Could Qiu Rui's disappearance really have nothing to do with him?
But how could a perfectly fine person suddenly disappear?
"Qiu Rui came to see me a few days ago."
Qiu Mingyuan gave him a long look, then continued, "He said your second uncle had approached him and wanted to use him to kill you. He told me about it."
He deliberately left himself out of the picture as the middleman, hoping to test whether Shen Mu knew anything about the matter.
"Kill me?"
Shen Mu pretended to be startled. "My second uncle and I have no enmity. Why would he do something like that?"
Qiu Mingyuan shook his head. "As for whatever grudge there is between you and your second uncle, he didn't tell Qiu Rui."
"Last night, Qiu Rui disappeared in Emerald Cloud Valley. Your second uncle's entire family of three was found dead at home."
"All of this points to you. Do you dare say you have nothing to do with any of it?"
Shen Mu still looked bewildered. He shook his head. "Deacon Qiu, I spent last night at the Fragrant Shadow Pavilion with several colleagues. You say Qiu Rui disappeared last night and that it has something to do with me.