Wanted
When Chen Ling followed Li Qingshan walking to the house doorway, it was already evening.
The rain clouds had already dissipated. The sky was reflected fiery red by the sunset glow. Along with the lamplight lightly flashing, the streetlamps beside the bluestone slab road had already lit up. A two-story white-walled Manor House appeared in front of Chen Ling.
"Grandmother, I'm back."
Li Qingshan first pushed the firewood to the corner, then fished out the key opening the house door, shouting a sound towards the inside.
A white-haired old person walked out from the house, hands leaning on a Walking Stick, staggering footsteps; Her one eyeball was like broken, slanting glancing towards one direction, the other eye then sizing up the red-clad Chen Ling behind Li Qingshan.
She trembling unsteadily opened her mouth, vaguely saying something. Li Qingshan leaned close continuously listening twice, only then shouting loudly towards her ear:
"Grandmother! This is a friend I encountered when picking up firewood! Also likes to sing opera!! I brought him back to eat a meal!"
"What?"
"Singing opera?? What opera!"
"Clown!!"
Grandmother half-understandingly nodded her head. After sizing up Chen Ling for a long time, leaning on the Walking Stick turning around returning to the house.
"My grandmother's age is big, ears are not too good." Li Qingshan apologetically smiled at Chen Ling, "Brother Lin, you sit for a while first, I'll go cook."
Li Qingshan rolled up his sleeves, then carrying a bundle of firewood, walking into the Kitchen behind the low door.
Li Qingshan looked like a frail scholar, but in life instead was like a giant. One person chopping firewood, washing clothes, cooking meals, supporting himself and the old person in the house... Along with bursts of coughing sounding from the Kitchen, a wisp of cooking smoke slowly floated out from the dirt chimney.
Woof woof woof——
A black and thin local dog seeing Chen Ling, immediately barked crazily,
But along with Chen Ling sending a gaze looking over, the black dog immediately whimpered two sounds, silently shrinking in the corner, not daring to look one more glance at Chen Ling again.
Curling cooking smoke, flying swallows hovering. The poultry in the pen curiously sized up that unfamiliar visitor outside. Chen Ling wearing a suit of red clothes, lonely standing in the courtyard, exactly like two paintings with completely different styles, incompatible with the surroundings...
Chen Ling's gaze swept across the four surroundings. Like discovering something, walked to a corner seemingly used for piling garbage.
He took out a Radio covered in dust from within.
Chen Ling fumbled on the Radio for a moment, discovering over half of the buttons were all broken. He casually patted the Radio's surface, immediately having sizzling electric current sounds resounding.
"Here is FM101.1, welcome to listen to 'Your Moon His Heart'..."
"Zz zz zz..."
"...The next song, is a song requested by Mister Li from Anhe Town for Miss Dong. The 'What Kind of Woman Are You' sung by the Red Dust Domain's rising star singer Zhou Ze..."
"Zz zz zz..."
"Every night at five thirty, lock onto 'Red Dust Evening News', big matters and small matters all known... According to relevant investigation, currently it is already confirmed the Aurora Domain has been reduced to ruins. Its main reason lies in Aurora City's internal corruption and chaos. Internal spies coordinating inside and outside with the Dusk Society, destroying outer defenses leading to a massive Calamity Invasion.
According to survivor descriptions, Dusk Society members wantonly massacred civilians, taking pleasure in creating panic and arson. At least hundreds of people were buried in the sea of fire, Aurora City reduced to ruins.
Here, 'Red Dust Evening News' reminds all listeners, summer is approaching, pay attention to electricity and fire safety... If you discover sneaky suspicious people suspected of being Dusk Society members existing in your surroundings, please immediately notify local Police Officers..."
Chen Ling's both eyes slightly narrowed.
The Nine Great Realms' higher-ups, framing everything onto the Dusk Society's head. This point didn't exceed Chen Ling's expectations... After all they couldn't possibly admit, the Nine Monarchs' lives had already entered the countdown. Otherwise the remaining seven Realms will all stir up unprecedented panic, the order built up until now will all completely collapse.
And the Dusk Society, an organization that will forever appear at the "crime scene", undoubtedly is the best object to frame. Transferring everyone's hatred onto the Dusk Society's body, not only can facilitate their own unity, but also can to a certain extent obstruct the Dusk Society's "Reboot" plan. One arrow many birds.
"...Among the Dusk Society members, currently have already locked onto a few main suspects,
Among them, Six of Hearts Chen Ling as the main arsonist, simultaneously penetrating deep into the Aurora Base, assassinating the slumbering Lord of the Aurora. Is one of the chief culprits leading to the Aurora Domain's annihilation. Currently listed by all Realms as the highest-level wanted criminal..."
Chen Ling: ???
Chen Ling's heart thumped a sound. Absolutely didn't expect, he himself was actually rolled into it?!
However carefully thinking about it, this is also within reason. After all he himself back then so ostentatiously barged into Aurora City. Photos had long been circulating everywhere. Since those escaped Enforcers wanted to frame, naturally must find a clear candidate... And Six of Hearts Chen Ling with an "illustrious reputation" inside Aurora City, naturally was exactly the best target.
Of course, speaking from a certain meaning, Aurora City truly was destroyed by him, he also truly committed arson... But assassinating the Lord of the Aurora??
These people of the Nine Great Realms, are truly too highly regarding himself.
Hearing there were sounds outside, Li Qingshan who cooked halfway hurriedly walked out. Seeing the Radio currently making sounds, his eyes lit up.
"Brother Lin, you actually fixed it well?"
Chen Ling silently changed the Radio to a channel, "En."
"This Radio has been bought for many years. Before no matter how it was repaired it couldn't be repaired well, I also have no money to buy a new one... Didn't expect, Brother Lin actually is also proficient in repairing?" Li Qingshan took over the Radio, cupping it in his hands like a supreme treasure, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"It originally wasn't broken, patting it then is fine."
"Brother Lin, you sit for a bit first, still have a few minutes then can eat."
Li Qingshan holding the Radio returned into the house. Spoke a few sentences loudly with Grandmother. Along with the sizzling frequency tuning sound switching, ultimately sounded a burst of melodious opera sound, placed beside Grandmother.
The Radio's sound had already been tuned to the maximum. Big enough that outside the Courtyard could all clearly hear. That old person blankly sitting by the window like rotten wood hearing the sound, slightly turned her head looking towards the Radio. Both eyes unconsciously closing up, head lightly swaying, like intoxicated within.
Li Qingshan seeing this, the corners of his mouth surfaced a smear of faint smile. Subsequently like thinking of something, hurriedly ran back to the Kitchen...
Chen Ling stood alone in the courtyard, looking at the busy Li Qingshan. In his expression flashed past a smear of complexity.
In his mind, once again surfaced that figure of the woman kneeling and crying downstairs in the residential area... The hand holding the USB Drive in his pocket, unconsciously gripped tightly.
The flames under the stove burned. The stir-frying of vegetables and oil seemed like cheerful accompaniment. Not long after, Li Qingshan's Singing sound then leisurely sounded from the Kitchen, overlapping with the Radio's musical sounds, echoing under the dusk.