Luo An and Xing Youqing followed the address to Liu Jiali's residence.
One leaf of the front gate stood open. They could glimpse only a few green plants inside, not a single person. Luo An called from outside, "Excuse me, is this Steward Liu's home?"
Before long, a middle-aged woman emerged from the courtyard. It was Aunt Li.
Under Aunt Li's puzzled gaze, Luo An and Xing Youqing introduced themselves and explained why they had come. Unable to decide on her own, Aunt Li went back inside to find Liu Yuanzhou.
Before long, the two saw Liu Yuanzhou come out at a half-run, half-walk, and hurried forward to greet him.
The three met, and a round of pleasantries was unavoidable. All of them were overjoyed.
The front gate was no place for conversation, so Liu Yuanzhou led Luo An and Xing Youqing to the room where he lived.
After briefly introducing both sides, Liu Yuanzhou invited Luo An and Xing Youqing to sit on his bed and talk.
With an extra bed added to the room, there was no space for chairs besides a table.
Once they were settled, Liu Yuanzhou was about to get up and pour tea when Aunt Li arrived with tea, having been ordered by the mistress of the residence. She also brought words of greeting.
Liu Yuanzhou poured tea for them, then first asked how they had been doing. Though he already knew where they had gone, he still could not help asking.
Luo An smiled. "Let's not talk about us first. How are you? Your injuries are mostly healed, right? How did you get tangled up in a murder case? And tell us about what happened in prison." Seeing that Liu Yuanzhou and the other two were safe and sound now, he assumed they