An Ling provided clues to Captain Wang Yixiao and guessed that the dead should be acquaintances of Ouyang Yu.

Watching Wang Yixiao's figure going away, An Ling stood there thinking for a while, always feeling that this matter was quite strange, why did Ouyang Yu suddenly kill people? Even if he was controlled by the prototype of "Desire Realm Red Dust", he should have collected materials and found a way to throw them into "Desire Realm Red Dust", right? Why did he do this?

After much thought, An Ling still felt that the matter was related to Ouyang Yu's sister Ouyang Qian, who was suffering from a strange disease, and she had to find a way to collect some information.

She came to the underground machine workshop, but found that Old Feng was gone. In his original place was another middle-aged man, who was hammering metal with sweat pouring down his face. After hammering for a while, he clamped the metal sheet with pliers and put it into the furnace at the back.

An Ling watched the craftsman's actions and found them quite interesting, so she kept silent and watched quietly from the side until the middle-aged craftsman couldn't help but asked directly, "Who are you? Why are you looking at me?"

An Ling smiled and said, "I am a subordinate of Captain Wang Yixiao, and I came here to ask about Ouyang Yu."

Hearing the name "Ouyang Yu", the middle-aged craftsman's face changed drastically, "Don't ask me, I haven't seen him for a long time."

"Don't be nervous. I just want to know about his past experiences. For example, what is the situation of his sister Ouyang Qian?"

The middle-aged craftsman put down his work and thought for a long time before answering, "I have watched the brother and sister grow up since they were young. They are both very good children. As you know, Ouyang Yu was very smart since he was young. Later, he entered the academy to become a scholar, which brought honor to our mechanical workshop. But the sister is average in talent and not in good health, so she can only stay underground with us."

"She is kind-hearted and often helps us men sew clothes and stuff. We all like them very much. Qianqian fell ill around the time when Ouyang Yu first entered the academy. I don't know why, but she suddenly fainted and couldn't be woken up no matter how hard we called her. After an hour or two, she woke up on her own. When we asked her what happened, she just said that she fell asleep and had a dream."

"and then?"

The middle-aged craftsman shook his head. "Nothing happened. Her condition became more and more serious. It lasted from one hour to one day... Until now, she has not woken up. Ouyang Yu is getting more and more anxious because of his sister's condition."

"Has Ouyang Yu ever hated anyone in the Machinery Workshop?" An Ling suddenly asked.

The middle-aged craftsman paused and turned his head away. "How is it possible? We raised both of them. How could he hate us?"

An Ling looked at the middle-aged craftsman and said with a smile: "Well, what is your name?"

"Feng Wu."

"What is your relationship with Old Feng?"

"He's my father, what else could that be?" Feng Wu suddenly became a little irritable and waved his hand in disgust. "Okay, stop asking questions here. It's annoying. Get out of here."

An Ling frowned imperceptibly, but soon relaxed her brows, put on a business smile, and asked gently, "Brother Feng, I have one last question, and I will leave immediately after asking it. Where is Ouyang Qian now?"

……

An Ling got Ouyang Qian's location from Feng Wu, and rushed there without stopping.

"It's so strange. Why would Ouyang Yu entrust Ouyang Qian's body to a laundry woman who makes a living?" An Ling hurried to the residential area by the river, thinking non-stop, "If it's true as Feng Wu said, they have a very good relationship with Ouyang Yu, there is no reason for Ouyang Yu not to entrust his sister to the machinery workshop that is like a family member, but to a completely unrelated laundry woman..."

"Oh no, I forgot to ask the identity of the deceased. If the deceased is the craftsman of the mechanical workshop, then all the questions have been answered."

"Well, forget it. Now let's go find the washerwoman."

An Ling hurried and finally found the family before it got completely dark. Coincidentally, the laundry woman had just finished a day's work and returned home.

An Ling was standing at the door, looking around. The washerwoman was startled by An Ling and shouted, "Who are you? Help!"

An Ling quickly explained, "I'm sorry, I'm not a bad person. I'm a detective from the government, and I'm here to investigate a case."

The washerwoman looked at An Ling suspiciously and asked, "When did the government have female detectives?"

An Ling took a step back, drew out the Xiangzhu Sword, and performed a set of sword techniques on the washerwoman that was extremely impressive, but actually had no practical use. She then confidently replied, "Because I'm really powerful."

"Uh, what do you want from me?"

"Hello, I heard that you are taking care of a teenage girl. Can I take a look at her?"

The washerwoman looked An Ling up and down. "You have to be like this to investigate a case? I think you are not a decent person. Get out of here right now! Or I will call for help!"

An Ling was frustrated and left in a huff, but she was a cultivator who could cast spells after all, and a mere door could not stop her. She cast an invisibility spell on herself, then followed the washerwoman and slipped into her house.

The washerwoman's home was very ordinary, with nothing noteworthy about it. But An Ling discovered that the whole house was empty, with no signs of life. The washerwoman had no husband or children. After she entered the house, she lit the candles and went into the inner room.

An Ling followed in and finally saw the legendary Ouyang Qian on the bed.

Ouyang Qian's face was pale as she lay on her back on the bed, revealing only her thin cheeks. The laundry woman looked at her with pity and fetched some clean water to wipe her face and body. An Ling noticed that Ouyang Qian's hands and feet were covered with bruises and scars, some of which were even bleeding, which was shocking to see.

Just as An Ling was about to take another step forward, she heard a sound of someone breaking through the air from the left! She quickly dodged and discovered that the person was actually going to attack the laundry woman and Ouyang Qian!

The situation was urgent and there was no time for careful thinking. An Ling threw the scabbard at the man, successfully deflecting his attack. Then the invisibility spell was automatically lifted. In the horrified gaze of the washerwoman, she kicked the man to the ground.

An Ling placed the Xiangzhu sword across the man's neck and pulled off his mask. This man turned out to be Ouyang Yu!

"Xiao Yu? Why is it you!" the laundry woman shouted.

Just as An Ling was about to say something, she smelled a strange fragrance and her vision became dazed. When she came to her senses, Ouyang Yu had already broken free from her control and escaped through the window!

An Ling also chased out through the window. When she was about to draw her sword, a pale hand grabbed her. Even with her strength, An Ling couldn't break free!

An Ling looked over and saw that the owner of the hand was exactly the same as Ouyang Qian on the bed! In other words, she was "Ouyang Qian".

While An Ling and Ouyang Qian were fighting, Ouyang Yu had already escaped far away. This time, An Ling failed to catch him!

Seeing that Ouyang Yu had already escaped, Ouyang Qian let go of An Ling's hand. Then, An Ling became dazed again, and the brother and sister had completely disappeared.

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