"He is dead?" Mo Qiang muttered while staring at the hologram. She raised her head and looked at Xie Jie before saying, "How could he be dead? He was fine this morning!"
She hadn't even taken her revenge yet and the mer was already dead? Mo Qiang refused to accept it!
"It is certainly weird," admitted Xie Jie as he stopped the report that was playing on his monitor. He dropped his hand to his side and rubbed the tips of his fingers relishing the lingering warmth of his wife. "Though I do not know what kind of person Master Yin was, I do know that he was extremely selfish and rotten to his core."
"He wouldn't do anything that would put his life on the line, much less his reputation. For him, his reputation meant a lot more than his life — so why would he do something as foolish as playing until his life was taken away? That too along with his reputation?"
Shao Hui however took another take. He said, "What if he did not think about the poison of the Rue that he applied on his skin? Maybe that's why — he ended up losing his life in such an unexpected and ugly way?"
"You are too naive, Hui Hui," Xie Jie shook his head and explained, "I have heard a lot about Master Yin from Brother Fu. A mer like him would never do something as foolish as this, from what I heard—he is the kind of mer who would safeguard his safety first and not anyone else's."
"The very thought of him going to the hotel with his lovers without taking an antidote to the poison is laughable."
Xie Jie had wanted to investigate the origin of the poison but with Master Yin dead, he could not do anything. After all, the dead did not dream, did they?
Shao Hui frowned and so did Mo Qiang.
Though Shao Hui still felt that it was a mistake on Master Yin's part, Mo Qiang agreed with Xie Jie's take. How could a mer like Master Yin who cared so much about his position and face do something so foolish as this?
Not to mention —even if he was meeting with his lovers, why would he call them to a hotel? A mer of his identity and power must have a lot of properties, right?
"We need to find the person who purchased the poison," a new voice joined them.
Mo Qiang raised her head and looked at Fu Qi Hong who was standing at the threshold of the ward.
"Your Highness?" Mo Qiang went to bow her head but Fu Qi Hong stopped her. With a light smile on his lips, he said to Mo Qiang, "There is no need to go through the formalities at the moment."
Neither Shao Hui nor Xie Jie were happy with Fu Qi Hong's appearance. But the two of them knew the importance of time and place which was why they kept mum while looking at Fu Qi Hong with a sharp and disgruntled look on their faces.
"What are you doing here, your highness?" Shao Hui asked in a fake sweet voice. If Fu Qi Hong did not know better, he would have thought that Shao Hui was a cute, little mer. But as he had talked and seen Shao Hui overthrowing a woman with a swift move, he knew that this mer had major anger issues.
He might be wearing a cute face but he was no less than a devil.
"I heard about the child," Fu Qi Hong answered honestly. He turned to look at Mo Qiang before explaining, "I was on the seventh floor regarding a case. The victim of the Zerg explosion that took place a few days ago is admitted here as well."
He paused and added, "There is another case which I need to investigate — but then…"
"A few of the doctors were discussing your situation and I heard them talking, so I came here."
Mo Qiang felt a bit annoyed and angry at the fact that the doctors and nurses were making their family's grief a gossiping topic. But she did not show any signs of anger on her face before saying, "Thank you for coming, your highness."
"There is no need to thank me, instead…." Fu Qi Hong's eyes glittered as he asked, "If you don't mind, can you show me the ultrasound reports? The ones that the doctor gave to you."
Upon hearing his request, Mo Qiang frowned but she still handed the report to Fu Qi Hong.
The mer took the report from her without saying anything and started looking through it carefully.
"Why are you looking at it so keenly?" Xie Jie asked with a sense of foreboding. "Your Highness," he added when Fu Qi Hong raised his gaze at Xie Jie.
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