He suddenly showed a proud figure while patting his chest.
Ji Yunshu could see his pride, and her mouth curled into a faint smile as she maintained her silence. She stopped stroking his head and retracted her hand into her sleeve. With that action, a piece of paper fell out from her sleeve. Upon seeing that, Wei Yi bent down and picked her paper before Ji Yunshu had the time to react. He promptly unfolded the piece of paper with curiosity.
“What is this? Is it something you drew for me?” He held the paper with great joy and looked at her with bright eyes.
“Give it back.” She wanted to take back the clue for the headless case.
However, Wei Yi hid it behind him and retreated a few steps. “Shu’er is stingy. Let me look at it.”
Ji Yunshu was speechless.
Wei Yi looked at the paper, then rotated it clockwise and counter-clockwise. With his full attention, he observed the drawing. Suddenly, his eyes flashed in understanding. He let out a shout. “It’s a footprint!”
When Ji Yunshu heard him, she froze before excitement washed over her. She grabbed back the paper and looked at it with new understanding. Those disorderly strokes within the semi-circle now made sense.
Wei Yi poked her with excitement. “Am I right? Shu’er drew a footprint, right?”
“How do you know it’s a footprint? What makes you think it’s a footprint?” Ji Yunshu inquired.
In order to show that he had not guessed wrong, Wei Yi took the paper and placed it on the ground. Then, he raised his leg and stepped on it. The once white sheet was now imprinted with the trace of his shoe, showing a similar half-circle to the one Ji Yunshu had drawn. Then, he picked up the paper and gave it to Ji Yunshu.
“Quick, look at it, Shu’er! This is my footprint. When I was bullied, they always left footprints all over my clothes.”
‘This has truly been enlightening!’ Ji Yunshu felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted. Her brain quickly activated and started processing the new information at full speed. She examined her painting and the more she looked at it, the more she was convinced of Wei Yi’s words. “You are right! This really is a footprint.”
She compared it to Wei Yi’s footprint. After a moment of contemplation, she muttered, “Both are footprints, but the differences are great. So, this footprint should belong to someone who is smaller.”
After she spoke the words, she immediately stored away the painting, then looked at Wei Yi. “Thank you very much, Wei Yi.”
“What?”
Ji Yunshu did not waste time to reply to him as she was already leaving in a hurry. She needed to find the capital governor at the relay station.
It didn’t take her long to arrive at the relay station. The governor asked her, “Teacher Ji, why did you return so soon? Did you find a new lead?”
“Milord, do you have a way to make the Qujiang soldiers take off their shoes?”
“Ah?”