Amber's number.
"Was it you?"
The moment he answered, an angry voice came through from the other side.
"What?" Huai Shi asked, bewildered. "What did I do now? Wait, did someone see Huai Zhisu do something last night?"
He looked down in surprise at his shadow.
Suddenly clueless on how to explain that his vest seemed to have become sentient and gained a halo on top. Who knew what had happened — something incredibly absurd.
He had merely slept after a binge.
Looking on the bright side, at least he didn't wake up beside someone he didn't know, like in the movies.
That would indeed be harder to justify.
"Li Jian Bu Jing is dead."
"Just that?"
Hearing Amber's words, Huai Shi instinctively breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me! I thought you were going to falsely accuse me of something! By the way, Li Jian Bu Jing is dead, what's that got to do with Huai Zhisu?"
"It's really not you?" Amber still sounded deeply suspicious. "Huai Shi, we're in the same boat, I don't need to spell it out, right? If you want to do something, there's no need to hide it from me..."
Huai Shi couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"He's off the stage, yet with me having drunk like that last night, barely able to walk, you expect me to steal chastity from miles away, let alone slay a middle-aged uncle — am I crazy? How did he die? Who did it?"
"Who else could it be?"
Amber sighed, troubled. "Of course, it was the Agleam Murder Demon.
At this juncture, with a retired candidate dead, the situation has blown up. Be careful, Deer's Sing Hall might come looking... If they do find you, say nothing, do nothing unnecessary, I'll come immediately."
"...Are you sure?" Huai Shi asked.
"What else?" Amber was furious. "Do you seriously believe if I ignore it, many people wouldn't be eager to pin this on you?"
"No, I'm not doubting you."
Huai Shi raised his head, looking toward the door. "I mean, if you intend to act as a defense attorney, you might want to prepare now."
At that moment, the door shattered into dust with a loud noise.
A large figure wearing a bamboo hat stormed into the room, roaring in anger: "Surrender, Huai Zhisu, you Murderer!"
Huai Shi sighed and shook his head.
"But this doesn't seem like a situation where we can discuss things calmly..."