Chapter 215: Blood-Colored Traces

"Is someone fighting?"

Yun Mu looked toward the gathering crowd with some surprise; although her vision could not see inside, through her Blood Perception ability, she discovered that two ordinary people were indeed brawling together.

"Just an argument or something, I suppose." Yun Mu, who had not sensed anything unusual within her Perception, said with a lack of interest.

Compared to going up and squeezing in with those sweaty workers just to stand on the front lines of the gossip, she felt it was better to continue sitting here and enjoying her lunch.

Hmm. Her lunch was the same as the other workers'.

It was divided into three layers by an iron cylindrical lunch box; the bottom layer held soft, mashed potatoes sprinkled with black pepper grains on the surface, while the second layer was a thick stew made of carrots, barley, and greens.

And in the third layer was a kelp and fish soup with a large amount of kelp and only three or four pieces of fish.

It looked a bit crude, but Yun Mu felt it was fine.

Influenced by her predecessor, she felt everything she ate now was good, and she had no picky eating habits.

Although she had eaten many good things since transmigrating, her palate had not become very picky because of it.

They say it is easy to go from frugal to luxurious, but hard to go from luxurious to frugal.

But for her, this saying did not seem to hold much truth.

No, perhaps it was still quite true, it was just... she was able to endure such changes.

Besides, "Nom!"

"Mmm."

She genuinely felt the taste of this boxed lunch was quite delicious.

Could the skill level of that fat head chef be very high!?

Dunn, sitting beside her, saw her like this and asked, "Not going over there to take a look?"

"No." Shaking her head without hesitation, Yun Mu looked down at the lunch box in her hands: "I want to eat."

"Is that so."

Hearing her answer, Dunn smiled with some helplessness.

"Then I'll go take a look."

He put down the lunch box in his hand and stood up, walking toward the direction of the crowd.

And after Dunn left, Yun Mu looked at the empty lunch box he had put down and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"... Ate so fast!"

"Beat him hard in the face!"

"Don't let him look down on you!"

"Are you a man or not, you damn bastard, didn't you eat enough!?"

"..."

Behind the noisy crowd, Dunn, playing the role of Stanny, reached out and patted a relatively thin worker in front of him.

"Brother, what's happening up ahead?"

"Can't you see for yourself..." The man turned around, his tone somewhat impatient, but halfway through his sentence, he noticed Dunn's somewhat sturdy physique and very wisely swallowed back the words he was originally going to say.

"I actually don't know either, I just saw people fighting and came over to join the fun. The people inside arrived earlier, maybe they would know; why don't you go in and ask?"

"Thanks, brother."

Seeing that this person didn't know the reason either, Dunn didn't continue to ask him, but instead relied on his Transcendental physique to squeeze into the crowd.

"Excuse me, everyone, please make way; the people inside are my friends."

He said the lie without changing his expression and walked to the innermost circle.

At this moment, two bruised and swollen workers appeared in his line of sight.

"I already said, I don't know, are you annoying or what!"

A middle-aged man with a disheveled appearance and short flaxen hair panted slightly as he looked at the young man in front of him, who had freckles on his face and dull, short golden hair.

"Shut up!"

"You shouldn't have said that about her!"

The freckled youth said very angrily, raising both fists to strike at the middle-aged man's face.

"Brother, do you know what's going on with them?"

Dunn ignored how the two were fighting and instead asked a burly man with thinning hair beside him.

"Hmm?"

The burly man glanced at Dunn, feeling he looked unfamiliar, but still explained to him: "See the one with freckles on his face? His name is Kamaier. A few days ago, his younger sister went missing."

"According to other workers' accounts, his sister was last with Qiaosefu, so Kamaier has been frequently going to ask Qiaosefu questions these past few days."

"But Qiaosefu has always said he doesn't know, and today he even said things like his sister was probably dead long ago. Kamaier couldn't take it, so he punched him; that's about it."

"Missing?"

A flash of light crossed Dunn's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he did not interrupt the conflict between the two, but stood quietly to the side to Wait.

Before long, the foreman in the vicinity arrived, and even though they were somewhat reluctant, the workers present still went up one after another to pull the two brawling men apart.

And after the people nearby had mostly dispersed, Dunn took the initiative to come to the side of the youth, that is, Kamaier, and sat down.

"I heard you're looking for your sister?"

"..."

Kamaier, whose face was covered in bruises, was silent for a moment, then looked at him and said: "If there's nothing important, please don't bother me."

Clearly, having just experienced such a thing, his mood at this moment was not very good.

"Heh." Dunn was not affected in the slightest by the other party's cold tone. He chuckled and introduced himself: "My name is Stanny, I just started working here today."

"I also have a younger sister, named Lilith. Look, she's right over there."

As Dunn spoke, he pointed his hand toward the distance at Yun Mu, who had finished her lunch and was sitting casually on the steps, her hands supporting her cheeks, her body swaying left and right to an unknown rhythm.

Seemingly stimulated by the word "sister," Kamaier looked in the direction of Dunn's finger.

After staring at Yun Mu for about half a minute, he withdrew his gaze and looked at him, saying, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Dunn lowered his voice: "I can help you."

"Why?"

"Just because you also have a sister?" Kamaier asked in return.

"Yes." Dunn nodded without hesitation: "Is this reason not good enough?"

"No."

Kamaier laughed with a hint of self-mockery: "It's always a good thing that someone is willing to help, after all, I don't have any leads or clues right now."

"Regardless of what your purpose is, if this can really bring me some help, I am willing to take a gamble."

This guy doesn't look like an ordinary worker with no education.

Dunn gave him a somewhat surprised look.

"Rest assured, there will be progress." He patted the young man on the shoulder, then stood up and walked toward where Yun Mu was: "Let's meet again next time; I think I will bring some good news."

"I have a slight direction for the investigation, although I don't know if the result is correct."

Dunn found Yun Mu, and these were the first words he said.

"That sister of Kamaier who went missing?"

"How did you..." Dunn looked at her with some surprise; could Yun Mu hear their conversation from such a distance? "After things were over, I just found a few workers and asked them," Yun Mu explained to him, seemingly seeing through Dunn's confusion.

"I see."

"So, where should we start the investigation?" Yun Mu looked at Dunn and waved her hand: "From that Qiaosefu?"

"I feel that the probability of him really knowing nothing might be higher."

"Why?" A smile of keen interest appeared on Dunn's face as he asked her in return.

"Does that even need to be asked?" Yun Mu rested her cheek on one hand and said as a matter of course: "I cannot sense the aura of a Bloodline on that Qiaosefu, so he is just an ordinary person."

"If the disappearance of Kamaier's sister is indeed related to the Scarlet, then I think if Qiaosefu knew anything, he would likely have been silenced."

"You are assuming that Qiaosefu has no connection to the mastermind behind the disappearance of Kamaier's sister; what if they are in cahoots?"

"Impossible." Yun Mu retorted without hesitation.

"That would be too imprudent."

"Yes, that would be too imprudent." Dunn lowered his head as if agreeing with her words, but then his tone shifted sharply: "But, have you forgotten the name of this society?"

"The Scarlet Relief Society; they never intended to hide from the very beginning."

"Since they have already displayed their name so high-profilely, is there any need for them to be hidden or cautious?"

"This..." Yun Mu felt there was some logic to what Dunn said.

"Could it be a trap?" She thought of something and guessed with a serious expression.

"Probably." Dunn crossed his arms over his chest and leaned his back against the wall: "The mastermind behind the Scarlet Relief Society knows very well that regardless of whether this is a trap, we need to come here to investigate."

"And the act of investigating is something they have already anticipated, but we cannot afford not to investigate."

"If so, what would the enemy's goal be?"

"Is it hoping that we obtain some misleading information through the investigation, or is it simply to waste our energy, or perhaps a means to divert our attention?"

Ah, so troublesome, I feel like my brain is going to grow.

Listening to Dunn's murmuring words, Yun Mu only felt a massive headache, completely unsure of what to do.

"Let's just work honestly for now; when we get off work, we'll go talk to that Qiaosefu."

Seeing that it was almost time for work to start, Dunn stood up and said to Yun Mu.

"Oh."

Watching Dunn's retreating back, she sighed suddenly and turned to walk toward the public kitchen.

The lunch break was over, and it was time for her to wash dishes.

Time passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, it was eight o'clock in the evening.

At this time, Frost Bank should already be holding their meeting.

However, Yun Mu and Dunn had only just finished their shift.

It was definitely too late to rush to the meeting now, and besides, they had more pressing matters to attend to.

"I have already explained it to the Princess via the public communicator; now, we must keep a close watch on Qiaosefu."

After getting off work, Dunn found Yun Mu immediately and explained to her.

"Mm."

Yun Mu nodded in understanding. Without further conversation, she took Dunn to find the middle-aged man who had been beaten earlier.

She had previously memorized the scent of his blood using her Blood Perception ability, so even with the large number of people at the port terminal, she could precisely locate his position.

"Over there."

Keeping a certain distance from the target, Yun Mu pointed her finger to indicate the direction to Dunn, just in case he hadn't seen him.

"I see him." Dunn signaled for her to lower her finger and directed: "We will just follow behind him like this, and when he gets home, we will take the next step."

"Mm."

Relying on her Blood Perception ability, Yun Mu led Dunn, keeping a distance of almost an entire street from the target, trailing far behind him.

It was almost impossible to be discovered doing this, and with it being nighttime, although there were streetlights, the visibility on the street was far less than during the day.

It was even more impossible to be detected by the other party.

And so, she and Dunn successfully followed him all the way to the building where Qiaosefu lived.

"It's around the 5th floor; the target has stopped moving."

Yun Mu opened her eyes and reported the results she had detected using Blood Perception to Dunn.

"Very well, next, change into a set of clothes, and then cooperate with me to perform."

Taking two sets of Police Guard Uniforms from his portable Storage space, Dunn waved his hand, and the Masks on both their faces changed once again.

This time, Yun Mu did not check what Dunn had turned her face into.

She simply took the Police Guard Uniform from him, and without the slightest hesitation, ducked into the Painted World of the painting 【Cold Crow】 to change her clothes.

As for Dunn?

It was nighttime anyway, and there weren't many people on the streets.

Just finding any corner would probably do, right?

Even if someone caught a glimpse, they would likely just be taken for a pervert.

Yun Mu thought to herself with some silent criticism.

Come to think of it, this Police Guard Uniform felt unexpectedly well-fitting; she wondered when Dunn had prepared it.

Could it be that he had long anticipated such a situation would arise? After carefully checking the Police Guard Uniform on her body and confirming there were no mistakes in how she wore it, Yun Mu stepped out from the Painted World of the painting 【Cold Crow】.

Just as she stepped out of the Painted World, she saw a young man with short, purplish hair, somewhat resembling obsidian, standing before her wearing a Police Guard Uniform.

"You are..." Although she knew there was a high probability this was Dunn, out of caution, she still asked tentatively.

"I am Guard Dunn, and you are my colleague, Guard Duo Li, understand?" The young man pressed the brim of the Guard Hat on his head and said in a low voice.

It seemed this young man was indeed Dunn without a doubt; he was even too lazy to make up a new name for himself.

However, come to think of it, why did she have yet another name! Was this person not afraid she wouldn't remember or would get them mixed up?

Yun Mu complained in her heart, but in reality, she immediately nodded to indicate she understood.

The two climbed the stairs all the way to the fifth floor, and before they had even entered Qiaosefu's room, Yun Mu's expression changed abruptly.

"There is the scent of a Bloodline!" She whispered to Dunn with a tense expression.

It was not the Scarlet Curse, it was a Bloodline! It was a Bloodline the same as her! It was right inside the room Qiaosefu had just entered!

(End of this chapter)