Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 307 - 179: Me, the Little Mouse

Chapter 307: Chapter 179: Me, the Little Mouse

The bloody head rolled across the deck as the merchant’s eyes were wide open with rage, staring intently at Mr. Yu.

Mr. Yu was stunned for a moment, his throat seemingly breaking free from its restraints, and he let out a scream that tore through the night, panicking, "Ghost... ghost... there’s a ghost! There’s a ghost!"

Mr. Yu staggered backward uncontrollably, and with a heavy thud, he fell to the ground, his back sticking to the cold deck, trembling.

The guests resting in the cabin were awakened and came out to check.

Upon seeing the head on the deck, some of the faint-hearted turned pale, and even some vomited on the spot.

And with Mr. Yu shouting wildly, some of the others started to yell nonsensically as well.

For a moment, the ship was thrown into chaos.

"Quiet! Everyone quiet down!"

Just as Jiang Shouzhong was about to step forward to examine, a burly, angular-faced man suddenly spoke out.

The big man moved swiftly, stepping forward to the head, took out an Identity Token, and shouted, "I am an official from Qingzhou’s Liushan Division, everyone, don’t panic! Quiet down! Don’t panic!"

Under the authoritative intimidation of the Liushan Division official, the previously noisy and chaotic ship gradually returned to calm.

"Where’s the manager!?"

The big man turned around and barked the question.

The ship’s manager, wiping sweat off his brow and hurryingly yet respectfully approached, said, "Master, I am the manager of this passenger ship."

The big man pulled out the Token and said, "My name is Chu, an official from Qingzhou’s Liushan Division, from now on, get some crew members to lock down the scene, and allow no one to come close."

"Yes, yes."

The ship’s manager hastily responded, directing the crew to hold back guests who tried to crowd around the scene.

The big man pointed to the head on the ground and asked, "Do you know this man’s identity?"

The manager nodded with a pale face, "I know, he is the owner of Baotuo Trade Company from Fengcheng, his surname is Mo. He was on his way to Qingzhou to attend a friend’s funeral. I heard that not long ago there was a murder at a brothel in Qingzhou, and one of the deceased was his friend."

"He was alone?"

"Yes, he used to bring his family, but this time he was alone," the manager promptly said.

The official named Chu crouched down and closely examined the cut on the neck of the head, noticing that the wound was clean and caused by a sharp weapon, silently pondering the possible type of weapon and the strength of the killer’s blow.

The official named Chu stood up and asked, "Which room is his, take me there."

"Right, follow me, Master," said the manager.

He took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead and led the official named Chu to a room on the third floor.

The third-floor rooms were quite luxurious, with red sandalwood furniture, Yunjin drapes, and celadon vases...a stark contrast from the common rooms on the second floor, clearly delineating the difference between the upper echelons and others.

However, what was surprising was that in the room, besides a pool of blood, the merchant’s body was nowhere to be seen.

"Where’s the body?"

The official named Chu asked in confusion.

The manager was also baffled, hastily instructing the crew to search around.

But even after searching the entire lower deck, no body could be found. There was only that lone head, lying abandoned on the deck.

When they asked the guests in the neighboring rooms, all said they had not seen the body.

Nor had they heard any sounds of a struggle.

The manager whispered a guess, "Master, could the body have been thrown into the river by the killer?"

The official named Chu countered, "Then why did the killer leave the head on the deck?"

The manager had no answer.

The official named Chu recalled Mr. Yu, the first to find the head, and approached him to ask, "What is your name?"

At this point, Mr. Yu was still terrified, his face ashen. After being asked several times, he finally collected himself, his legs still shaking, and he said with a quivering voice, "I... I am Yu Wuwei."

Some name he had.

The official named Chu curled his lip and continued to ask, "You’re the first one to see the head. Tell me, did you see where the rest of his body went? Did you see who the killer was?"

"I... I didn’t see who the killer was," Mr. Yu shook his head.

The official named Chu frowned, "But why did you start shouting ’ghost’ at the beginning?"

"I only saw a woman... a woman," Mr. Yu’s eyes filled with fear as he pointed toward his neighbor’s room, "I was returning from the latrine when I saw a woman in white standing in front of a door. She... she was floating."

"A floating woman?"

Upon hearing Mr. Yu’s words, the official named Chu felt a surge of doubt.

Could it be a Demon?

He went to investigate the room that Mr. Yu had pointed to.

Inside the room, there was no one.

The following manager said, "Master, this room has not been sold yet, no guests have stayed here. I can guarantee that since the ship set sail, this place has been unoccupied."

The official named Chu looked around once more, confirming again that there were no signs of anyone having stayed in the room, and he asked Mr. Yu, "Describe the woman for me."

Mr. Yu swallowed and said with a still trembling voice, "I didn’t see her face clearly, all I remember is that she was wearing white clothes. I glanced over unintentionally and saw her feet off the ground, which scared me into tumbling down to the second floor."

The official named Chu stroked his chin, pondering for a moment, and decided to ask other guests for information.

Upon reaching the deck, he saw a handsome young man squatting in front of the merchant’s head examining it. The official named Chu’s expression turned stern as he approached and demanded, "Who allowed you to tamper with the scene——"

But before he could finish his rebuke, he saw the other man pull out an intricately carved, elaborately designed Token.

The "Liushan Division" characters etched on it were clearly visible.

"You’re from the Capital’s Liushan Division?"

The official named Chu was surprised.

Jiang Shou rose to his feet, smiling and said, "If Chu is not convinced, you can verify it yourself after the ship docks."

After examining the Token and seeing the name on it, the official named Chu cupped his fist and said, "I apologize for the laughter, Master Jiang, I was not expecting to meet a colleague from the Capital’s Liushan Division on this ship. I am Chu Qi of Qingzhou’s Liushan Division. Would Master Jiang be taking over this case?"