Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies-Chapter 1258: Suspicion Appears

Chapter 1258: Suspicion Appears

The screams from outside instantly caught everyone's attention.

This was the courtyard for honored guests, currently occupied only by Zhang Yi and his group.

Therefore, any incident here would immediately draw the attention of the Pagyi Family.

Zhang Yi frowned, quickly stood up, rinsed his body clean with water, and then put on his clothes.

His attire was simple: underwear, a close-fitting black combat suit, then the Hidden Dragon exoskeleton armor, and finally the combat suit worn over the armor for disguise.

It didn't look bulky on him, especially in such cold weather where wearing extra layers was perfectly normal.

Zhang Yi soon stepped outside, where Liang Yue was already waiting in the courtyard.

Old You and Fatty Xu arrived a bit later.

As soon as he stepped out, Zhang Yi saw the situation in the yard.

A corpse lay on its side on the ground, a large pool of blood staining the snow, the body clearly lifeless.

Several maidservants stared at the body with terrified expressions, not daring to approach.

When Zhang Yi saw the corpse, his heart gave a jolt.

Because the deceased was none other than the beautiful woman who had just tried to enter his room to attend to his bath.

But now, her throat was slit, a large amount of blood mixing with the white snow on the ground, forming a red, icy slush.

It looked like a crimson plum blossom blooming on the snowy ground, eerily beautiful.

Zhang Yi frowned, saying nothing.

If anyone had appeared in the courtyard just now, he would have sensed them.

But he hadn't detected anyone's presence, which meant only two possibilities.

First, the person who killed her had the ability to conceal their presence, evading detection by Zhang Yi's Mind Domain. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Second, the killer was already in the courtyard and someone the beautiful woman trusted implicitly.

Only then could they have killed her so quickly and quietly without causing any disturbance.

Zhang Yi remained silent. Fatty Xu and Old You exchanged confused glances, unsure what had happened.

But the Pagyi Family maidservants were stealing suspicious glances at Zhang Yi and his companions.

Zhang Yi remained calm. If this was a trap aimed at him, it was rather laughable.

Before long, Lhobu arrived with his men.

Seeing the woman on the ground, his expression immediately changed.

But his first action was to walk over and bow respectfully to Zhang Yi.

"Honored guest, I sincerely apologize for disturbing you. Please do not take this to heart!"

With that, he immediately ordered his men to remove the body and clean up the courtyard.

Zhang Yi said coolly, "Was this woman sent by you?"

Lhobu looked surprised at the question.

"Sir, might there be some misunderstanding?"

His expression was odd, and even the private soldiers beside him had strange looks in their eyes.

Zhang Yi frowned and scoffed, "She just came to my room, wanting to attend to my bath. Are you saying she wasn't someone you arranged?"

Things needed to be clarified. Zhang Yi wasn't afraid of the Pagyi Family, but there was no need to leave conflicts unresolved.

Lhobu opened his mouth, "How could that be! She is our family head's twenty-seventh concubine!"

This time, Zhang Yi was left speechless again.

He rubbed his nose. "Pagyi Gesang is certainly generous."

Having his own concubine come to attend to Zhang Yi's bath—that was truly top-tier treatment.

Lhobu hurriedly said, "There must be some misunderstanding here. Regardless of the reason, everything must wait until my lord returns. Please, do not concern yourself with this!"

He bowed deeply again, then quickly had his men carry the body away.

She was just a twenty-seventh concubine. Though she had some status, she was ultimately just one of Pagyi Gesang's playthings.

There were plenty of neglected women in the harem; they were only slightly higher in status than ordinary servants.

However, Lhobu would have to provide a thorough explanation to Pagyi Gesang about this incident.

Because this particular twenty-seventh concubine was a recent favorite, quite beloved by Pagyi Gesang lately.

But even so, Lhobu understood priorities.

Though he didn't know Zhang Yi's true identity, he understood the weight of Pagyi Gesang's instruction to "respect him as you would respect me."

Therefore, he didn't take any action against Zhang Yi, nor did he utter a single harsh word, simply handling the matter and moving on.

Zhang Yi just felt bewildered. Unintentionally, he recalled the strange expression on the woman's face when she entered his room, and a sour taste rose in his mouth.

He couldn't shake the feeling that he had just arrived in Lhasa City and was already being dragged into some troublesome affair.

Old You said, "A, what exactly happened? Did she go to your room just now?"

Old You's eyes held a trace of confusion and a hint of something suggestive.

It was a look that all men would understand.

Zhang Yi glanced at Liang Yue. At this moment, Mu Yan was attached to her shadow, meaning everyone was present.

Zhang Yi said, "Don't talk nonsense. You know me. If I had actually done something, you'd only see me at least two hours later. I have no idea what was up with that woman."

"But how did she suddenly die, and right here?"

Liang Yue was full of confusion.

Zhang Yi shook his head. "Who knows?"

Just then, Yang Xinxin's voice came through the communication channel.

"Brother, didn't you sense anything unusual at all? With your abilities, a murder happening at such close range—you should have sensed something."

Zhang Yi shook his head. "Yet the fact is, I truly didn't detect anything."

At that moment, Yang Xinxin uploaded several images to the communication channel.

They were clear shots of the woman's death scene.

"I've observed her corpse. The fatal wound is on her neck, her throat slit by something sharp. The wound is small, not matching ordinary weapons. But didn't you notice the object left on the ground?"

After zooming in on the image, everyone saw it—a sharp hairpin lying in the blood.

Soaked in blood and due to the suddenness of the event, even Zhang Yi hadn't noticed it.

"That hairpin... seems to be hers," Zhang Yi said.

Yang Xinxin said calmly, "So I believe the most likely possibility is suicide. Only that would explain why even you couldn't detect it."

Zhang Yi's mind grew even more muddled.

"But why would she commit suicide? What's the reason? Just because I rejected her, her self-esteem was so wounded she didn't want to live anymore? Is that even possible?"

Yang Xinxin said thoughtfully, "Perhaps she came with a mission. Someone ordered her to attend to you, but you refused. So she had no choice but to die."

Zhang Yi laughed, putting his hands in his pockets. "What, so it's my fault now?"

"Of course it's not your fault, brother!"

"However, there must be something interesting hidden behind this incident."

"Pagyi Gesang's concubine actively comes to offer herself to you, and after failing, commits suicide. No matter how you look at it, there's a conspiracy hidden here."

Yang Xinxin analyzed it all with such calm detachment.

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