There are traitors among us.

  Yuan Rui really pretended to swallow saliva, staring at the chair in front of him with wide eyes, but the obvious doubt in his bright black eyes was clearer than ever.

  I secretly smiled in relief, because Ming Yan's return was indeed timely. Otherwise, facing this little fox, I really didn't know how to explain myself.

  "In the flames of darkness, he hesitated and glanced at me before speaking: 'Sorry, Young Master Yuan. I can only appear in front of my little Yue. If you were trying to test whether I exist or not, I think my words have already proven the truth of what Little Yue said.'"

  In my opinion, there's nothing special about it, because I'm different from others, I can hear and see the language of ghosts and their movements, I didn't think this conversation was any different, but I could tell that Yuan Rui really heard it, otherwise he wouldn't have stared with his eyes wide open almost popping out.

  Suppressing a smile, I really have to reevaluate Ming Yan. I didn't even tell him my thoughts, but he somehow figured it all out. And he directly pointed it out, making Yuan Rui uncomfortable in the process. That move was truly brilliant.

  Yuan Rui's Western-style mirror was smashed by Ming Yan, and he just smiled awkwardly, feeling embarrassed, and sat down. After all, since Ming Yan had spoken up, Yuan Rui didn't continue to pretend anymore.

  I won't say much more and continue eating my delicious sundae, but the expression on my face is very obvious that I'm watching him make a fool of himself, waiting for him to open his mouth and ask the question in his heart.

  That guy's forehead was slightly sweaty, and he subconsciously wiped it off, holding the cup to take a sip of cold drink before looking at me: "Your friend is really not ordinary, even my little thoughts were seen through."

  "He's a ghost, but not an idiot. To think that even someone like me can tell you have ulterior motives today, it doesn't make sense that Ming Yan, such a clever ghost, can't see through it. Tell me, is this your own doing or did your dad question me?" Now that things are out in the open, there's no need to beat around the bush anymore.

  I don't want to make more enemies, because I'm not capable of it. Moreover, the Yuans shouldn't be my enemies either, we should have a cooperative relationship, we should be allies. If an ally has doubts, then this cooperation can't continue.

  "Hey, don't misunderstand my dad, this is just my personal thought." Yuan Rui immediately apologized and explained, "That day my dad met you alone, without letting me go. I felt he had a secret, and I always thought he was hiding something from us. After Xiaoxue's incident, my mom cried every day, and my dad was always self-blaming, staying in the study room. But I wanted to ask my dad why he said my sister died unjustly, but he wouldn't say anything and even scolded me. I had no choice but to decide to probe you, fearing that you might have grasped something about our family and were threatening him."

  I snorted in disdain and rolled my eyes, and he glanced at me with a sideways glance, pointing to his own nose and saying: "Young Master Yuan Rui, you really think I'm worthy of your attention. I'm just an intern at the funeral home, to put it bluntly, I do makeup for dead people. What kind of handle can I possibly have on your family? If it weren't for your sister and this dead guy sticking around me, I wouldn't bother muddying the waters!"

  Because of the excitement, my voice was a bit loud, and even people around me were startled, they couldn't help but look at me with strange eyes. Probably because of some fear of my profession, they all lowered their heads and continued their conversation.

  He glanced at me with a faintly cold gaze, lowered his head and didn't dare to make a sound, probably knowing that I was still unwilling and had anger in my heart.

  I gave him a look of appreciation, he's not bad, knowing how to keep a low profile, otherwise he would still be my punching bag today.

  Yuan Rui blinked his big eyes, not knowing what to say either. He also knew that he had hit a snag today and didn't dare to be too overbearing. With some restraint, he asked: "So, how's your progress now? Have you found out anything?"

  "Why should I tell you? You're not my agent." His old man had connections with the underworld, and who knows if he knew about this matter or how much he knew. I couldn't afford to let my guard down easily, after all, I had vouched for him.

  Yuan Rui didn't expect that after digging for half a day, he would dig out the existence of Ming Yan from me, but couldn't get his hands on anything else valuable, and was left with a bit of a sore finger.

  I still have my guard up against both the father and son, this guy has always been smooth-talking, and today's performance makes me think that his cunning is not much shallower than his old man's. People like him are really scary, so when interacting with them, I need to be extra careful.

  I didn't bother to chat with him, so I stood up and said: "Thanks for helping me out of this situation, but today you've been told everything I know. You've seen how different I am. Mr. Yuan didn't tell you, I think it's because he didn't want to drag you in, after all, you're his only child. Don't come looking for me again unless necessary, I have work to do. Your sister is already dead, the dead have plenty of time, I'm not in a hurry, and slowly investigating will yield answers. Go back and tell Mr. Yuan to be careful around the people by his side, 88."

  Now the only thing I can be sure of is that something happened to the Yuan family because someone around them intentionally betrayed them, otherwise how could they have been followed by Liu Sheng? It seems that there is another suspicious person this time, but who is it?