Shattered happiness

Everyone else heard what Shen Shixu said to 011. Jiang Bin could not help shuddering. His cold-faced cousin was cute? There had to be something wrong with his master's eyes.

Xiao Jinyi felt a little shy. Though his face betrayed nothing, his ears had turned bright red, and joy shone in his eyes.

After saying that to 011, Shen Shixu wondered whether something had gone wrong with his brain. How could he have said such a thing? Thankfully, he had only said it in his mind, so no one else knew. Otherwise, how could he ever face Xiao Jinyi?

While Shen Shixu was regretting his words, they arrived at Springwater Alley. Seeing their destination, he grew serious and led the others inside.

"Zhang Ming, lead the way. We're going to the home of the only butcher in Springwater Alley."

Zhang Ming and Jiang Bin were not complete fools. When they heard that he wanted to find the butcher, they suddenly remembered what the coroner had said during the autopsy: the wound on the victim's back had been made by a pig-slaughtering knife.

And Guo Yongshun had offended a butcher before. Thinking about it that way, the butcher was the most likely killer.

Zhang Ming led them around turn after turn until they reached a courtyard at the far end of Springwater Alley. It stood some distance from the neighboring homes, but that made sense.

Pigs were bound to squeal when they were slaughtered, and it was an unpleasant sound. On top of that, the pigs they raised would stink to high heaven. Naturally, they would choose somewhere farther away from other people.

Shen Shixu walked over and raised his hand to knock, but the moment his hand touched the gate, it swung open on its own. Clearly, the owner had