DTBS - Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Parenting Show 15: Kitty Territory

"The shrine is dedicated to the past great witches of this island," Zhou Linwan, surrounded by the guests, slowly revealed the information she knew. "It's located in the woods south of my courtyard wall. Normally, none of us go near that area."

"Why?" Mu Kaitai asked, puzzled.

"Because the Great Witch lives in the house behind the shrine. She practices witchcraft and is a messenger of destiny," Zhou Linwan dutifully played the role of an ordinary islander NPC. "If an islander falls ill and Grandpa Bai can't cure them, they are sent to the Great Witch for treatment."

"Can she cure them?" Lü Fangting thought this was feudal superstition.

"Yes," Zhou Linwan nodded. "Everyone respects her and knows she doesn't like interacting with people, so they don't disturb her without reason."

"Can we enter the shrine?" Ming Siwen asked. "We want to see what happened with that islander just now."

"No," the woman shook her head. "The wooden door of the shrine is very heavy, and the key is special. Only the Great Witch has it, and she carries it with her. Without her permission, no one can enter the shrine."

"What if someone steals the key while she's sleeping and enters the shrine?" Mu Kaitai probed, as if considering becoming a burglar tonight if this method was feasible.

"She never sleeps," Zhou Linwan calmly shattered her fantasy.

"How can someone not sleep at night?" Gu Yunfei found it unbelievable.

"She meditates in her house all night. Any sound will startle her. Some islanders say she is no longer mortal; the Great Witch has dedicated herself to heaven."

Ming Siwen: ...Good heavens, so the script they initially arranged for me was that dark!

"Wait," Qin Qingshang keenly spotted a problem and asked, "Sister Zhou, how do you know she meditates all night? Did you hear it? Hearsay isn't reliable."

"I saw it with my own eyes," Zhou Linwan said seriously. "I once had a terrible fever at night. Because the shrine wasn't far from my house, I forced myself to go up the mountain. It was the Great Witch, who was meditating, who saved me."

"She used magic to save you?" Ming Siwen was curious.

"She gave me a cup of black bitter water and said it could cure all illnesses."

"If you patented that, you'd make a fortune!" Mu Kaitai exclaimed in surprise. "Someone like that is hiding in the deep mountains and forests, not seeking fame or fortune!"

"Or maybe it's some kind of evil sorcery," Gu Yunfei disagreed. "After all, a truly benevolent doctor, if they really discovered a medicine that could cure all diseases, would definitely make it public to save the world."

While Ming Siwen got the location of the shrine, Tao Qiuyun also noticed something was off and beckoned everyone over.

"What's wrong, Qiuqiu?" Qin Qingshang squatted beside her.

"Miss Zhou," Tao Qiuyun half-squatted on the ground, looking up at Zhou Linwan. "I heard the islanders talking earlier, and they seemed quite used to the so-called heavenly punishment. Can you tell us what the symptoms of heavenly punishment are?"

"The whole body swells, facial features are hard to distinguish, capillaries rupture, red spots cover the body, and the appearance is very frightening," Zhou Linwan recalled the description in the script while paraphrasing in her own words. "That's why everyone is very afraid of being struck by heavenly punishment."

"What is heavenly punishment?" Gu Yunfei asked her.

Zhou Linwan remained silent. Seeing Ming Siwen look at her, she gave a wry smile: "Siwen, I can't say."

"I wasn't trying to force you, Linwan," Ming Siwen comforted her in turn. "You've helped us enough. We can handle the rest ourselves, but... I want to ask you, do people who suffer heavenly punishment disappear for several days? Or do they die suddenly? Can you say that?"

"Since it's heavenly punishment, it naturally comes unexpectedly," Zhou Linwan recalled. "In my impression, these people all died suddenly, but before they died, they seemed to have a very difficult time. Everyone said their actions angered heaven."

"It might be poisoning," Qin Qingshang guessed, asking, "Did you find any wounds on the deceased's body?"

"According to Grandpa Bai, the deceased had no external injuries on their entire body."

As soon as she finished speaking, Tao Qiuyun spoke up: "No external injuries? Then where did this blood come from?"

"This is... blood!" Lü Fangting looked at the dead leaves on the ground.

The thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground had clearly been searched through by Tao Qiuyun, revealing these blood-stained leaves. It was obvious that these blood-stained dead leaves had been deliberately buried before.

"Blood will coagulate over time, and the color will deepen," Tao Qiuyun held up a blood-stained dead leaf. Seeing the little cat curiously lean in to look, she explained, "This should be an injury sustained before death. According to the islanders, that young lady disappeared this morning, and when she was found, she was also covered with fallen leaves. It should have been some time since the incident. If it were an injury after death, this much blood wouldn't have flowed out."

She paused, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed. "Her clothes were tidy, and there were no signs of struggle. We didn't even see blood when she was carried on the stretcher. This might not be the primary crime scene. Perhaps the culprit moved the deceased here after the act, even changed her into clean clothes, and buried the blood-stained fallen leaves. But if they went through such troublesome steps, why didn't they choose a new location? Was there not enough time?"

"Isn't she a CEO?!" Dai Congxu was dumbfounded. "Does a CEO know forensic pathology?!"

"...Perhaps," Lu Xiaokui chuckled dryly, "Personal interest?"

He wasn't the only one with questions. The bullet comments were also full of question marks:

【CEO Tao is a CEO, right? Isn't this a forensic doctor's job?!】

【It's common sense, is it weird to know?】

【You call this common sense?】

【Most people wouldn't deliberately learn about this kind of stuff!】

【Sister Qiu's logic is naturally clear~ You should have seen it during the romance show】

【But, honestly, the production team is quite detailed too】

【Ahhhhh, Sister Qiu and Sister Qin, your daughter has been captured, hurry down the mountain!】

"Qiuqiu," Qin Qingshang looked at her, not stingy with praise for her wife. "You know so much~"

"Not really," Tao Qiuyun shook her head, smiling. "When chatting with friends, I heard them talk about some things and just remembered them."

Fang Yu liked to share some of his experiences solving cases. He would talk, and Tao Qiuyun would listen quietly, not spreading it around, just treating it as helping her friend with psychological counseling.

"Several little friends are here for the first time," the person in black wearing a rabbit mask led the babies to a specially made children's kitchen and introduced them. "You are all good friends, and we know you don't want to be separated, so let's help our friends complete their learning tasks together first, okay?"

Before entering the kitchen, the person in black gave each child an animal plush toy, instantly winning the children's favor. Hearing his words now, they all said okay.

Tao Aiqin held a giraffe plush in her left hand and squeezed the soft palm of the little girl next to her with her right, feeling that the touch here was significantly better. She perfunctorily followed with a "Okay~"

【LOL, little cat, at least pretend! Hahahahahaha, that look of disdain, she really is like Sister Qin 】

【Qin Zai: I rolled all this way, and the production team actually ambushed me! I came all this way!】

【A bunch of old guys, trying to trick! Trying to ambush! Me, a five-year-old child】

【Ehehehehehe, I think Qin Zai will remember this until adulthood】

【Adult CEO Tao: Dai Congxu, right? (Evil smile) It's getting cold...】

【No no no, please Qin Zai, don't be a CEO, enter the entertainment industry! Bring your best friend Mengmeng with you, you two can star as dual female leads, conquer the film industry together, both win Best Actress, then thank each other at the awards ceremony, and finally, under the gaze of the entire internet, exchange diamond rings and go to the civil affairs bureau together! I'll pay (emphatic tone—!】

【Exchange what?】

【Good heavens! You've finally revealed your Yan Kingdom map】

【They're only five years old! At least wait until they're fifteen before saying something like this! You guys aren't even hiding it, you're just showing the dagger】

【Hehehehe... Qinqin, hehehe, Mengmeng... I've already thought of the CP name】

【Taohua (Tao Flower)?】

【Love Story! Their names are Love Story!】

【Tao Aiqin takes care of Meng Huashi, if this were a painting, the title would be "Aiqin Looks After Shishi"! Come on, type "Perfect Match" in the public chat】

【Famous Painting "Aiqin Looks After Shishi"】

【Don't be too ridiculous with shipping! You're even shipping five-year-olds!!!?】

【I can ship fifty-year-olds too (eating melon)】

Startled by the bullet comment about shipping fifty-year-olds, the live stream fell silent for a moment, then became even more lively. Dai Congxu in the observation room simply turned his head away, refusing to look at the antics in the bullet comments.

Speaking of which, "Love Story," "Aspirin," these netizens are quite creative. So why didn't they come up with a four-character name for Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang?

Thinking this, he voiced his question, "Why is the CP name for Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang called 'Qiuqing' (Seek Forgiveness/Plead)? Why didn't netizens come up with a four-character one?"

"They did at first," Lu Xiaokui munched on melon seeds. "Things like 'Yunqing Yuyi' (Cloud Love Rain Intent) and so on, but everyone felt that CEO Tao and Qin Qingshang weren't suited for such a mushy CP name, so they finally settled on 'Qiuqing,' hoping Qin Qingshang could accept the uniquely-minded CEO Tao."

Yunqing Yuyi?

Dai Congxu was speechless...

Isn't that implying intimacy between lovers? Good heavens, the person who suggested that must really want the CP they ship to be lovey-dovey all the time.

The production team brought the children to the children's kitchen with a clear purpose: they wanted the babies to make some food for the adults to eat.

Of course, the victims—ah, no, the lucky taste testers were guests Kong Fangshu and He Shanyan.

Since they were children, the production team didn't let them use fire. They provided many prepared ingredients, colorful and spread out on a large table, letting the babies mix and match themselves...

Gu Jingyou didn't know what mayonnaise was, only that squeezing it out felt like squeezing toothpaste. So she held it with her little hand and gave it a fierce squeeze, letting it fall onto the red tomatoes.

Little cat, with her hands behind her back, seemed to be patrolling her territory. Seeing Gu Jingyou's "mayonnaise mixed with tomatoes" operation, the System also fell silent for a moment, unable to resist asking her what she thought.

Tao Aiqin: "...Very good, very sensitive to color. Maybe she can be a designer in the future."

System: "...Are you serious?"

Tao Aiqin stood beside Gu Jingyou. Seeing the little girl turn to look at her, seemingly seeking encouragement, she clapped her little paws and said loudly, "Red matches yellow, happy sheep!"

"Happy Sheep!" Gu Jingyou clapped along. It seemed she was also a loyal viewer of Sheep Village.

Seeing the little girl's happy and energetic look, the cat nodded and walked to the next spot.

Next was He Ruotang. Seeing Tao Aiqin walk towards him, he couldn't help but puff out his chest, looking like he was waiting for a general's inspection.

Person in black: ...

This batch of babies isn't right!

No, it's this little leader holding the giraffe that's the problem!

Directors of kid variety shows outside were all making notes about Qin Zai...

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