New Clues

"It's you!" Ash gasped in a low voice.

Chen Miemie smiled. "I came in a hurry and didn't bring a gift, but it's the thought that counts. I'm sure you don't mind, right?"

Acting like an old friend, Chen Miemie slowly pushed Ash's wheelchair.

"I haven't found anything yet. Give me a little more time."

Ash stated the current situation right off the bat, afraid that if she spoke too slowly, the hands pushing her wheelchair from behind would snap her neck.

"I ask, you answer."

"Okay," Ash answered quickly.

"That night, how did you know my whereabouts, and pinpoint exactly that I was in Room 1803 of the South District Building?"

"Actually, I didn't know who you were. The mission I received was to kill whoever was in Room 1803 of the South District Building, no matter who it was."

"So, before you went, you didn't know the target was me, Chen Miemie, but anyone who happened to be in 1803 at the time?"

"Yes."

"How did you get in?"

"The person who issued the mission gave me the key."

"What state was I in when you entered?"

"You were unconscious in that small bedroom."

"Did you pour the water on the table?"

"No, I wouldn't do something so unnecessary."

"So you didn't know the water was poisoned either?"

"I knew there was something wrong with the water, but I assumed it was a knockout drug or something similar, considering you were passed out right next to it."

"Why did you use a nail to kill me? Where did the nail come from?"

"It was the employer's request, and the nail was provided by them too. When I took the job, I said I couldn't guarantee I'd use it, but the employer assured me you would be unconscious, so I reluctantly agreed."

"After killing me the first time, why didn't you leave immediately? What were you doing in the other room?"

"I was replying to a message. Just as I was about to leave, I received a text from the employer asking how things went and about the scene, so we exchanged a few words."

"You're lying to me! Why would you go to another room just to reply to a message?" Chen Miemie's hands gently pressed down on Ash's shoulders.

"Why would I lie to you? It's a personal habit of mine. I prefer to communicate with people in empty rooms. Your room was connected to the living room, and even though you were 'dead,' you were still a human figure, so I subconsciously went to the other room."

Chen Miemie thought about it. The explanation didn't seem entirely bulletproof, but it wasn't too outlandish either.

In the world before his transmigration, some people would subconsciously seek out secluded spots to answer their phones, even if the call wasn't private.

Of course, Chen Miemie wouldn't completely trust an assassin who had killed him before.

"Why were you wearing the uniform of an intercity logistics delivery worker?"

"That's just how assassins operate. It makes moving around easier, and bumping into people in the stairwells wouldn't raise any suspicion."

At this point, Chen Miemie's previous questions were basically answered.

This assassin, Ash, was nothing more than a pawn.

But a new question arose: since the real mastermind could knock Chen Miemie out and move him, why go through the unnecessary trouble of hiring an assassin to do the deed?

Was this mastermind the same mysterious person who signed for the package at the Paradise Building?

"It's been over ten days. How far have you gotten in your investigation?"

"The person who issued the mission and handed me the key and the nail was a patient in this clinic. That patient is already dead."

"How did they die?" Chen Miemie frowned. Had the trail gone cold again?

"The cause of death was officially 'incurable,' not an accident. I think there's something wrong with the attending physician who made that diagnosis. Even if he didn't do it himself, he might be an insider, so I'm investigating him."

Chen Miemie was a bit puzzled. "If it's that doctor, and he's the mastermind, he should recognize you. Sneaking in like this right under his nose, what could you possibly find out?"

"I didn't fake an illness to sneak in. My leg is genuinely severely injured. I was also assassinated; they probably wanted to silence me."

"That doesn't make sense. If it really is that doctor, aren't you just walking right into the lion's den?"

"Mr. Chen Miemie, I assassinated you, and I am sorry for that. It's just my line of work; if I hadn't gone that night, someone else would have. But please believe me, I have sworn an oath under the moon, and we are truly on the same side now.

I am just an ordinary person who once graduated, with my [Mystery] stuck at 0.99. I only take missions to kill ordinary people. Now, someone is hunting me down too. If I can't find the mastermind soon and provide the clues to you, a graduated mystic, to help you take them out, I will eventually be silenced.

So, I came here using myself as bait. If it really is that doctor, and he fails to kill me, I can follow the trail and investigate further.

Of course, if I am unlucky and get killed, then there's nothing I can do. What happens after death is none of my concern."

Chen Miemie temporarily believed Ash.

He had done his homework on this.

The oath under the moon that Ash swore the night of the assassination was inviolable.

It wasn't that swearing under the moon was always this effective, but that Chen Miemie had authenticated it on behalf of the Eternal Moon.

The blood vessels of Ash's heart were entangled with threads woven from moonlight; breaking the oath meant seeking her own death.

Although the oath didn't explicitly stipulate a time limit to uncover the truth, its validity was definitely not indefinite.

Since he temporarily trusted Ash, Chen Miemie didn't plan to stay long.

If Ash's suspicions were correct, then this clinic was enemy territory.

It wasn't wise for him to have too much contact with Ash here; being discovered could compromise Ash's investigation.

Just as Chen Miemie was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something. "Who is this doctor you mentioned?"

"Dr. Hua."

"How many doctors surnamed Hua are in this clinic?"

"Only one. He's very famous."

"Famous how?"

"He is currently running for the position of the clinic's next director, and he is also the private physician for the Jiang family, a renowned family of collectors."