At that moment, Master, Uncle Yu, and I exchanged glances, sensing that there was more to Master's words.
Grandpa merely glanced at us and smiled faintly before continuing.
"As long as the old marshal holds the field, the game cannot be lost. Let's play another round. You can slowly review the game afterward."
With that, Grandpa pressed the old marshal directly onto the chessboard.
Though it was only an action, and he was talking about chess.
I understood what he meant in an instant.
Grandpa's meaning was obvious. As long as he was here, Dog Chicken's matter was secure.
At the same time, he was hinting that Dog Chicken's problem was not as simple as it appeared.
But there was no need to rush. We could investigate it slowly later.
Still, before coming here, I had inspected the place inside and out, yet I truly had not found anything unusual.
It seemed this matter would require a deeper investigation. There had to be something different about it.
Perhaps we could find clues by starting with the two Female Ghosts haunting Dog Chicken.
But we were going to Flying Tiger Bay again tonight, so we could only set this matter aside for now and help Dog Chicken after we dealt with Flying Tiger Bay.
With that in mind, I neither asked nor said anything more.
Grandpa's hint had been clear enough. With the old marshal here, everything was secure.
Master and Uncle Yu also sensibly chose not to ask.
After that, none of us continued discussing the matter.
After dinner that evening, Grandpa went out to patrol the mountains as usual.
Master and I told Grandpa directly that we were going to Flying Tiger Bay to see the night scenery and would not be returning that night.
Grandpa nodded and said