Book 2 Chapter 11 – Water

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　　‘Guo Xiang…’ Li Yiming ignored the mythical beast who had now become addicted to online games. ‘Guo Xiang is a key character in all of this. He wants to build a vacation resort, but the villagers didn’t want to sell their land… So he set fire to the mountain? He’s the culprit?’ Li Yiming drew the link between the several pieces of information he had. ‘But why would he kill Lei San’er? For fear of leaking his secret? I wouldn’t think that he would do something like that. How did he kill him? They said that only pieces of his body remained… Unless he hired someone to do it?’

　　“Why aren’t you going back to your room?” Liu Meng, who had waited inside the lobby for a while, came back out searching for Li Yiming.

　　“I’m thinking about something,” said Li Yiming.

　　“Then I’ll keep you company. The manager’s telling us to stay in the hotel since we’re all potential suspects.” Liu Meng settled right beside Li Yiming.

　　Li Yiming nodded and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket. He was about to light it up until Liu Meng s.n.a.t.c.hed it. “There’s a kid here,” said Liu Meng as she took the pack as well and stuffed it into her own bag. “Also, you probably shouldn’t smoke that much, you might risk erectile dysfunction.”

　　“There’s a kid here,” Li Yiming retorted. Liu Meng grimaced and cast down a guilty glance at Bai Ze, who was still completely absorbed by her game.

　　“Where do you think Guo Xiang is right now?” Li Yiming suddenly asked.

　　“What are you thinking?” Liu Meng asked with alertness.

　　“Stop your wild thoughts, I have a few questions to ask him. It’s not what you’re thinking.” Li Yiming explained.

　　“He’s probably in the suite on the top floor? That one’s the most expensive in the entire city so it wouldn’t be surprising with his character.”

　　“Do you have his number?”

　　“Yes.”

　　“Give him a call.”

　　“Why don’t you do it yourself?” Liu Meng did not want to comply.

　　“You think that he’d pick up his phone if the call came from a guy at this time?” Li Yiming pointed at the sky; it was already past nine.

　　“You really have something to talk about?”

　　“Yes, it’s very important.”

　　“Fine.” Liu Meng took out her cellphone and pushed down a b.u.t.ton.

　　“No answer, seems like he’s putting me in the same category as you.” Liu Meng laughed in self-ridicule.

　　“Can you help me with something else?”

　　“Not if it involves escorting the emperor to bed,” Liu Meng recovered.

　　“There’s a kid here,” Li Yiming reminded her powerlessly.

　　“Shoot. As long as it’s not to d.a.m.n someone else, and it’s not against the law…”

　　“Help me ask for Guo Xiang’s room number at the front desk,” Li Yiming stopped her run-off answer and said directly.

　　“Why don’t you go?”

　　“You think that I’ll be able to get an answer?”

　　“You really do want to see him huh.”

　　“It’s a matter of urgency,” Li Yiming answered very seriously.

　　“I’ll come along,” Liu Meng rarely saw such a look of concern on Li Yiming’s face, so she was worried about something bad happening to him.

　　“Deal,” Li Yiming considered the proposal and nodded.

　　With Lady Liu’s charm, although she did not have the guardian talent Qing Qiaoqiao possessed, the fact that she made her living as a performer on stage made it very easy to convince the clerk at the front desk to tell her what she wanted in a suggestive voice. Li Yiming saw Fang Shui’er car arrive at the hotel, and he quickly pulled Liu Meng into the elevator.

　　“You seem scared of Fang Shui’er?” Liu Meng asked Li Yiming in the elevator.

　　“Beauty brings disaster.” Li Yiming improvised.

　　“Oh? So you mean that I’m ugly?”

　　“You have big… Ow…” Li Yiming received a blow on his chest.

　　“This room, the door isn’t locked.” Liu Meng noticed the door being ajar when they arrived.