Shen Cuilan's hotel room companion turned out to be her ex-husband?

"Good heavens, I mean good heavens, does this stuff only taste good when you're sneaking it?"

Seventeen: ...

"Let's go find her ex-husband! Time is of the essence!"

After finishing speaking, Seventeen put away her notebook, packed her backpack, and prepared to leave.

Su Shiming pressed her down, "What's the rush? I've already sent someone to keep an eye on her ex-husband. Just make a call and have him brought over."

Seventeen felt she couldn't understand Su Shiming anymore. Sometimes she thought he was just a silly little kid, and other times she thought he was a cunning little fox.

"You had already anticipated this?"

Seventeen asked cautiously, "Are all those who practice metaphysics this terrifying?"

"Don't be afraid, little sister. This kind of thing isn't worth me having my fortune told. I just have a wider network of connections and have prepared various contingency plans in advance."

Su Shiming made a phone call, and less than half an hour later, Shen Cuilan's ex-husband, Wang Dafu, brought her into the room.

"Hey, did you guys force him to come up here? There are security cameras here, don't cause me any trouble!"

"Boss, don't worry, I followed your instructions exactly, entered the hotel and booked a room normally."

Su Shiming waved his hand, indicating that they could leave. "Alright, you can rest here tonight. I'll call you if anything comes up."

Wang Dafu was a big, burly man. Seventeen wondered if Su Shiming was getting a little arrogant.

Even if the two of them were combined, they might not be a match for Wang Dafu.

"Sit down, what are you standing there for? Don't be nervous, I just want to ask you something about your ex-wife."

When Wang Dafu heard the words "ex-wife," he was clearly filled with hostility.

"I don't know what you're talking about. What you're doing is kidnapping. I can call the police and have you arrested!"

Taking advantage of his height, Su Shiming put his arm around Wang Dafu's shoulder and led him to the sofa, where they sat down.

"Little sister, go get your Uncle Wang a glass of water."

Seventeen really wanted to give him two flicks on the forehead!

Not knowing what he was up to, I got up and went to the tea room.

"I told you not to be nervous, we just invited you to have a chat. Here, your phone is with you, you can call the police anytime."

A short while later, Seventeen brought the brewed tea into the living room.

Su Shiming patted Wang Dafu on the back, reminding him to drink tea.

Then Wang Dafu paused for a moment, then slowly took the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"Brother Wang, why did you divorce Shen Cuilan back then?"

Although Wang Dafu was looking at Su Shiming, a closer look would reveal that his gaze was completely unfocused.

Then, in a somewhat mechanical voice, he replied, "Because Cuilan can't have children, and my Wang family can't be without an heir."

"After Shen Cuilan was sentenced to death, did you arrange her burial? Did you even hire someone to perform a religious ceremony?"

Wang Dafu mechanically replied, "Yes, she gave me 500,000 yuan before she was arrested, and told me to go to Xuanqing Temple to ask the master there to perform a ritual."

Su Shiming was taken aback. Xuanqing Temple? Why would he go all the way to Xuanqing Temple to ask someone to perform a ritual?

With time limited, Su Shiming quickly asked the crucial questions.

"Does Shen Cuilan have a daughter? Do you know where she is now?"

Wang Dafu had barely uttered the word "she" when a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth, and he collapsed onto the sofa.

Su Shiming rushed forward to check his pulse, preparing to perform first aid, but Seventeen quickly said, "It's no use, he's already dead..."

Because she saw his spirit.

Su Shiming smelled the blood he spat out; he had been poisoned!

Where did you get the tea you served?

Seeing Su Shiming's serious expression, Seventeen replied blankly, "It's in the tea room inside the room..."

Su Shiming picked up the teacup again and smelled it. There was something wrong with the tea!

He hurriedly ran to the tea room to check, and then went to check each of the other rooms, but no one was there.

Who exactly managed to poison someone so quickly and silently, right under their noses?

Could it be an invisibility spell?

Su Shiming quickly took out a talisman from his pocket, pinched his fingers, and the talisman immediately emitted a golden halo that entered Su Shiming's eyes.

The talisman was then completely burned, leaving not a trace.

He searched the room thoroughly, inside and out, then opened the window and looked outside. He could only vaguely see a somewhat familiar person disappearing into the street below the hotel...

It seems things aren't as simple as they seem...

Seventeen followed behind him the whole way without asking any questions, knowing that he must be using some kind of magic, and did not dare to disturb him.

Seeing Su Shiming lying motionless by the window for a long time, Seventeen couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What's wrong, Red Hair? Don't scare me..."

Su Shiming then snapped out of his dejection.

"I'm fine. It seems this matter is not as simple as it seems."

Looking at Seventeen's concerned eyes, Su Shiming felt a little helpless. What a fool she was; she should be the one worrying about herself.

Wang Dafu drank the tea she brewed for him, but before he could say more than a few words, he suddenly passed out.

"Now, put on your bag and go back to your room. Don't come out unless I call you."

Seventeen wasn't stupid; she probably guessed that Su Shiming wanted to help her.

"I do not want!"

She instinctively refused, believing that she hadn't done it and that even if the police came, they wouldn't do anything.

"Believe it or not, when the police come, the only fingerprints on the cup and the break room where Wang Dafu used it are yours. Tell me, what are you going to do next?"

This woman probably doesn't know that there's a secret technique called invisibility.

Seventeen looked at Su Shiming in disbelief. How could this be?

"Listen to me, I guarantee you'll be fine. Go ahead."

Suddenly, Seventeen remembered something and tugged at Su Shiming's sweater: "You're not going to take the blame for me, are you? I don't want to!"

"You really are stupid. Just be a good girl and we'll all be fine. We have other important things to do."

Seventeen left Su Shiming's room with some skepticism.

Su Shiming looked at Wang Dafu's body lying on the sofa and smiled bitterly. "I'm so sorry, I never thought this would cause you harm."

He then picked up his phone and made a call.

"Uncle Chen, I think I've messed something up..."

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