The idiot

Xue Jiang Cheng and Li Wei Jian stared at each other in shock. The person was obviously mocking them.

"How did the person manage to write up there?" Li Wei Jian wondered.

"Stools, ladders" Xue Jiang Cheng replied dryly.

Li Wei Jian side eyed Xue Jiang Cheng. "I know that much."

"Oh?" Xue Jiang Cheng acted as if he was surprised.

"I meant when. If Madam Xu was the culprit she would have written only your name. But the person knows I'm an investigator-"

Xue Jiang Cheng stared at Li Wei Jian.

"I-I'm the one investigating," Li Wei Jian corrected.

"Maybe you were lured here just like I was," Xue Jiang Cheng said as he looked around for a stool.

He found a tiny footstool under the bed.

"I was not 'lured' here. I-uh came here on my own for some work," Li Wei Jian said watching Xue Jiang Cheng climb up to take a closer look at the writing.

"Get Madam Xu here."

"I'm not your servant," Li Wei Jian protested.

All the still he went out to fetch her. Xue Jiang Cheng noticed that the writing was more dry in the first half and just as he suspected. This Li guy's name was added late on.

Madam Xu leaned onto Li Wei Jian as she entered the room, covering her nose with a handkerchief. Li Wei Jian turned back to the door and called out to CiCi who had tagged along on her own to get Madam Xu's smelling salts.

Xue Jiang Cheng got straight to the point. "Madam Xu, why did you call me tonight?" he asked.

"I just wanted to ask you to look into a person for me, my son," Madam Xu said wiping her tears.

"Liar" Li Wei Jian whispered to himself walking to the footstool to inspect the writing.

"He says you're a liar," Xue Jiang Cheng just said bluntly.

"What-!" Li Wei Jian looked in disbelief.

"He said you relaxed knowing I wouldn't be able to investigate this but were devastated that he could," Xue Jiang Cheng continued.

"Madam Xu, do you know the person who did this?" Li Wei Jian asked.

Madam Xu looked up and down at the two guys speechless. CiCi came in with the salts.

 Madam Xu composed herself and dismissed CiCi "Go check on the other girls."

She turned back to the two men, the look in her eyes filled with no emotion. "I knew the victim, my son. Or that's what he claimed to be."

"You have a son?" Li Wei Jian asked in awe.

"Had. I was very young, but the father demanded custody, and being in this line of work, the kid will be just a hurdle, so I gave him up."

"He returned?" Xue Jiang Cheng continued for her when she didn't.

"A week ago."

"Why do you - did you feel this person was not your son?" Li Wei Jian asked curiously.

"A mother knows her child."

Xue Jiang Cheng confirmed "So you wanted me to find out if he was actually your son." Madam Xu nodded.

Once Madam Xu left, Xue Jiang Cheng closed the doors.

"Do you have to? The room is getting stinkier" Li Wei Jian complained.

"This place has lots of eyes prying. And this is not a great sight for drunk customers." Xue Jiang Cheng shut him up.

"Why do I feel like you are pissed at me?" Li Wei Jian asked grabbing his sword as Xue Jiang Cheng walked past him.

"I am not." Xue Jiang Cheng brushed him off.

"You were the one who called me here"

"Keeping suspects close"

"I see. Wait what?! Why am I a suspect?"

Xue Jiang Cheng just sighed covering the heart in the food tray with a cloth.

"I am not okay?"

"Yes yes yes" Xue Jiang Cheng replied blandly.

Li Wei Jian was getting angrier by the second with this attitude. Sure the man looked like he walked out of a portrait, but his social skills were zero.

"Fine, how should I clear my name?" Li Wei Jian gave in, sitting down on the bed.

Xue Jiang Cheng didn't reply to anything, and walked across the room walls tapping them with the hilt of his sword.

Li Wei Jian covered his eyes frustrated and spoke softly, "I- I have some problem with me. I don't seem to like girls the way a guy should normally do. And my heart flutters when I see hot guys like you..."

Li Wei Jian was shocked at what he said out loud and clapped his mouth shut. Xue Jiang Cheng looked at him shocked.

"I-uh shit," Li Wei Jian facepalmed "I'll leave you alone."

Li Wei Jian left and returned to his room. The ladies had all left.

"You're an idiot, Wei Jian" he murmured lying down on the bed eyes closed.

"Yes"

Li Wei Jian's eyes shot open, looking into the dark brown ones starting down at him.

"How did you-?" he began and realized he was looking at Xue Jiang Cheng upside down who was peeping in through the wall and a bloody panel open into his room just above his bed.

"I'm guessing you remember the ladies who were in here with you tonight." Xue Jiang Cheng said with a smirk.

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