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Zhongsun Mou paused at the entryway and glanced back. “And you?”
“I’m going to keep searching around here for additional leads, anyone suspicious,” He Lingchuan replied. “We split the work. You go after the killer; I’ll go after Mr. Mai.”
Zhongsun Mou gave a curt snort. He did not object. He simply opened the door and strode out.
But he had barely taken two steps before he stopped and thrust out a hand toward He Lingchuan.
“Give it to me.”
“What?” He Lingchuan blinked.
“The item you took from the display shelf,” Zhongsun Mou said coolly. “I’m taking it back for inspection.”
He Lingchuan produced the ivory sphere and turned it in his palm a few times, his expression hovering on the edge of reluctance. In the end, he still handed it over.
Zhongsun Mou took it without a second glance and failed to notice that along with the sphere, a tiny spider had also come along for the ride and quietly slipped into the folds of his sleeve.
Back in the courtyard, one of Zhongsun Mou’s guards leaned close and whispered a quick report. Zhongsun Mou flicked his gaze toward the battered study, then turned and left with his entire entourage.
General Ling deliberately stomped back through the study one more time. When it came back out, it looked almost offended on He Lingchuan’s behalf.
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