How could he be alright! Fu Yuansheng sneered, "Lin Shu, are you scared? You weren't there at the time but I personally witnessed the skeletal remains being fished from the well. Though I'm a scaredy cat, I wasn't really scared. But it's pretty rare for you to actually be so frightened. Aren't you normally quite bold?"

　　"What are you blabbering on about? I'm… not scared!" he firmly denied. "I'm just thinking, how did Guo He die? Didn't he leave the Academy… a year ago? He was fine then, so how did he reappear in the well?"

　　His voice got smaller and smaller as he spoke. He clenched his fists tightly, his palms full of sweat.

　　Fu Yuansheng was also confused. He rested his elbows on the table, supporting his chin. "I too find it strange. Say, do you think that the skeleton really belongs to Guo He? I don't think they're similar. After all it's only a portrait, who knows if she painted it on a whim."

　　"Portrait?"

　　"Right, apparently, it seems that a portrait of the deceased can be drawn from its remains. The result was a painting. Honestly, it actually does look similar to Guo He. But it doesn't matter whether it is him or not because the Teacher believes so. We can't do anything about it."

　　"Last night, when we competed in painting, her painting skills were below that of a three-year-old. How could she possibly paint a portrait?" Lin Shu doubted this. Who would believe that someone who could only draw disarrayed lines can paint portraits?

　　Faced with his questions, Fu Yuansheng leaned in. "Lin Shu, I'm not lying. It's true. She painted right in front of everyone. Although it does not completely resemble Guo He, the portrait conveyed his manner; though the painting wasn't fully accurate due to the speed it was drawn, the skill is obvious!"

　　Lin Shu thought, so did that person purposefully yield to him last night?

　　d.a.m.n it! However, he was not worried about Ji Yunshu's painting but rather the skeletal remains from the well. He grabbed onto Fu Yuansheng and asked, "Are you sure that the remains are Guo He's? Then, are there any clues to the murderer?"

　　"There's none at the moment!"

　　"Then, what else did the person named Ji say?"

　　"She didn't say anything, and had us leave first so that she could investigate. But in my view, the investigation probably will be for naught. It's still better to wait for the officials to come."

　　Lin Shu felt the stuffiness in his chest loosen with these words.

　　Fu Yuansheng felt his reaction was excessive, so he carefully asked, "Lin Shu, about Guo He's death… do you happen to know something about it?"

　　He suddenly rebuked, "What nonsense! Why would I know anything about it when we still don't even know if the remains does belong to Guo He?"