Zeng Anmin looked at the portrait.
His brows drew tightly together.
His eyes fixed squarely on the portrait in his hands.
"What?"
Seeing Zeng Anmin's expression,
Bai Ziqing's eyes immediately lit up.
He stared hard at Zeng Anmin.
"What? Have you already found a clue?!"
There was even a trace of delight in his voice.
Good heavens!
I knew it—Brother Quanfu's skill at solving cases was unmatched beneath heaven. Who could contend with him?!
"I can't quite put my finger on it."
Zeng Anmin looked at the somewhat effeminate man in the picture.
Then he glanced at Bai Ziqing.
"I feel like this Hat Guest looks rather like you."
Bai Ziqing was stunned at first.
Then he waved his hand at once. "Impossible!"
"Your elder brother here is handsome and imposing, majestic and awe-inspiring."
"How could I possibly be like this..."
He cast a disdainful glance at the effeminate portrait on the scroll.
"Thin lips and narrow eyes, like a woman."
Zeng Anmin froze.
He blinked at Bai Ziqing, his tone carrying even a little disbelief.
"You don't actually think you're very manly, do you?!"
With that look of yours, a little makeup would have made you Thailand's top courtesan in his previous life!
"Hmph!" Bai Ziqing sneered.
"In all the world today, few can rival your elder brother in appearance. You are one of them."
Fine.
Zeng Anmin rolled his eyes and turned his gaze back to the scroll, speaking thoughtfully.
"Other than you, I feel like I've seen a man with this sort of face somewhere before..."
"But I can't recall where at the moment."
Zeng Anmin sighed.
He gently placed the scroll on the table.
On the scroll,
a man drawn in black charcoal wore a calm expression.
Thin lips, narrow eyes, and a straight,