I put you in charge of the child, and you raised a monster!

The copper ring stopped at Shen Ling'er's feet.

No one moved inside the ancestral hall.

The incense in front of the Chen family ancestral tablet was half-burned, and the smoke rose straight up.

The white banners outside were still swaying, their soft rustling sending a chill down my spine.

He Chuan held the microphone, his throat dry.

He felt he was no longer a host.

He was just a random passerby who stumbled into the instance.

Chen Li looked at the bronze ring, then at Shen Ling'er.

"Young Master Shen, this thing... you really need to drive it?"

Shen Ling'er squatted down but did not touch the copper ring.

She looked at Yang Mi first.

"Mom, can I pick it up?"

Yang Mi did not answer immediately.

She looked at Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng, wearing gloves, squatted down next to the copper ring.

"Test first."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"The police officer finally got smart for once."

Qin Zheng paused for a moment.

Zhao Lei was trying to suppress his laughter at the door, so much so that his shoulders were shaking.

The comments section was already packed with messages.

"Captain Qin: Thank you."

"Her praise sounds like an insult."

"Stop laughing, this copper ring looks really unusual."

The police officers took out the testing equipment.

There was no toxic powder or pinholes on the surface of the copper ring.

Qin Zheng then used tweezers to pick it up.

The brass ring is very old.

The inner circle is engraved with fine characters.

Qin Zheng squinted and stared for a long time.

"I can't see clearly."

Shen Ling'er reached out her hand.

Qin Zheng did not give it to her.

Shen Ling'er frowned.

"You've got it upside down."

Qin Zheng: "..."

He turned the brass ring over.

When the small characters in the inner circle were held up to the light, a line finally appeared.

It is not modern simplified Chinese.

Like the old engraving method.

Old Wu took a closer look, and his expression changed.

"This is the introductory text."

Qin Zheng asked, "What do you mean?"

Old Wu shook his head.

"I've only heard of it, I can't read it."

Chen Hui, who had been pinned to the side, suddenly shrieked, "You can't read!"

Everyone looked at him.

Chen Hui's face turned pale.

He also realized that he had let something slip.

Qin Zheng stood up.

"You know?"

Chen Hui's lips trembled.

"I have no idea."

Shen Ling'er looked at him.

"You were looking at the beams of the ancestral hall just now."

Everyone instinctively looked up.

The beams of the ancestral hall are very tall.

A string of old copper bells hung from the beam.

The copper bell was covered in dust and no one would have noticed it before.

Qin Zheng immediately signaled the police officers to come up the ladder.

Chen Hui struggled to get up.

"Don't touch it!"

Chen Li kicked him in the back of the knee.

Chen Hui knelt down.

"What else are you trying to hide?"

The police officer removed the copper bell.

A rolled-up piece of paper was stuffed into the bell's opening.

Qin Zheng unfolded.

The paper still contained those familiar words.

The lock is open, and the door is at the door.

There's an extra sentence below.

The child's blood led the way, and the copper ring returned to the door.

The ancestral hall fell silent.

Yang Mi's expression changed, and he reached out to pull Shen Ling'er behind him.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Li was also furious.

"Child's blood?"

Chen Hui lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Qin Zheng's voice turned serious.

"Did someone ask you to hurt the child?"

Chen Hui hurriedly shook his head.

"It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"

"The man only said that if the Shen family's child came, he would find a way to let her touch the copper ring."

"The door will open as soon as her hand is cut."

Yang Mi's hand tightened instantly.

Shen Ling'er blinked as she was pinched.

"Mother, it hurts."

Yang loosened up a little, but didn't let go.

She looked at Chen Hui, her voice very low.

"You just asked Ling'er to get the box because you wanted to hurt her?"

Chen Hui panicked.

"I didn't really mean it! I just took the money!"

Shen Ling'er peeked out from behind Yang Mi.

"You're quite convincing about taking the money."

Zhao Lei said in a low voice, "This phrase is like killing someone by destroying their spirit."

Chen Doudou hid behind Lin Jia and whispered, "Mom, he's worse than a bad guy."

Lin Jia didn't scold him this time.

Her gaze towards Chen Hui turned cold.

The barrage of comments exploded.

"Holy crap, a child's blood leading the way?"

"This isn't the martial arts world, this is some kind of evil sect!"

"Yang Mi's face just changed."

"Where's Shen Fei? Your wife and kids are really being targeted!"

Qin Zheng put the note away.

"Chen Hui, you are suspected of endangering the safety of minors. Come with us."

Chen Hui's legs went weak.

"I really didn't lay a hand on him!"

Shen Ling'er looked at him.

"My dad said that the person who carries the knife is bad, and the person who hands it to you is also bad."

Qin Zheng nodded.

"That makes sense."

When Chen Hui was taken away, no one from the Chen family stopped him.

Chen Li stood in front of the memorial tablet, his face drained of color.

"How could such a thing come from my Chen family?"

Shen Ling'er looked at him.

"Your father isn't refusing to leave."

Chen Li looked up.

Shen Ling'er pointed to the wooden box.

"He's waiting for someone to dig out the dirty stuff."

Chen Li's lips moved slightly, but he finally lowered his head.

"dad."

This time, he didn't cry.

He simply knelt down.

Qin Zheng put the copper ring back into the evidence box.

"This item will be kept by the police for now."

Shen Ling'er shook her head.

"no."

Qin Zheng looked at her.

Why?

Shen Ling'er said, "It's not evidence."

Qin Zheng frowned.

"What is that?"

Shen Ling'er thought for a moment.

"Half of the key."

The ancestral hall is quiet again.

Old Wu's voice was hoarse.

"What about your other half?"

Shen Ling'er looked down at the sheepskin map.

She spread out half of the picture.

The map shows several streets and alleys, as well as a marker that looks like both a gate and a platform.

Next to the marker, there is a very small bird.

When Old Wu saw the bird, his hand trembled.

"Theatrical stage".

Chen Li was also stunned.

"Is this the old opera house on East Street?"

Old Wu nodded.

"Twenty years ago, the day Mr. Shen came to the Chen family, he came from the old opera house."

Qin Zheng immediately asked, "Where is the old opera house now?"

Chen Li said, "Half of it was demolished, but the remaining back building is still standing."

He Chuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard "theater".

He looked at the director.

The director's face turned pale.

The program's third career experience segment for tomorrow has already been scheduled.

Helper backstage at folk opera performances.

The location is the old opera house on East Street.

He Chuan spoke with difficulty.

"Um... Officer Qin."

Qin Zheng looked at him.

He Chuan swallowed.

"Our crew's task location for tomorrow seems to be there."

Everyone in the ancestral hall looked at him at the same time.

Zhao Lei opened his mouth.

"Teacher He, when your program team assigns tasks, did you ask the person who locks the door to be the planner?"

Bai Sisi stomped on his foot hard.

But no one laughed.

The live stream chat exploded with comments.

"The production team is really something else!"

"Yesterday it was a locksmith job, today it's a funeral, tomorrow it's an old opera house—is this what you call a normal life challenge?"

"Let's rename this show to 'Wherever Shen Ling'er Goes, the Case Goes There'."

Qin Zheng looked at the production team staff.

Who assigned the task?

The staff quickly offered an explanation.

"It was booked a month in advance."

"The old opera house is a site for cooperation on intangible cultural heritage, and all the procedures have been registered."

Qin Zheng's expression remained serious.

"Give me the filing documents."

Shen Ling'er stared at the sheepskin map.

She suddenly said, "It wasn't chosen by the production team."

He Chuan was taken aback.

"What do you mean?"

Shen Ling'er looked up.

"Someone made you choose."

The director's expression changed.

"That's impossible."

Shen Ling'er pointed to the edge of the sheepskin map.

"The missing half of this picture shows the route taken by the production team."

The director was stunned.

Qin Zheng immediately took the program team's schedule for tomorrow.

The itinerary includes the old opera house, East Street, Chen Family Old Residence, and Sanqing Temple in the west of the city. Connecting these points together completes half of the circle on the map.

Qin Zheng's gaze darkened.

"Someone knew the show's route in advance."

He Chuan's scalp tingled.

"Did our internal data get leaked?"

Shen Ling'er shook her head.

"uncertain."

She looked at the camera.

"You guys stream yourselves every day."

He Chuan: "..."

That makes a lot of sense.

That cannot be refuted.

Zhao Lei said in a low voice, "Modern fishing emphasizes openness and transparency."

Qin Zheng said in a deep voice, "From now on, the Old Opera House mission for tomorrow is canceled."

The director nodded immediately.

"Cancel! Cancel immediately!"

Shen Ling'er replied, "It cannot be canceled."

Yang Mi lowered his head.

"Ling'er".

Shen Ling'er looked at the little bird mark.

"They're waiting for their father to come."

"If Dad doesn't come, they'll wait somewhere else."

Qin Zheng asked, "You want to go?"

Shen Ling'er shook her head.

"I don't want to."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shen Ling'er added, "But they want me to go."

He caught his breath again.

Yang Mi squatted down and looked at her.

"You don't have to go."

"Mommy will take you home."

After those words were spoken, the activity space fell silent.

Shen Ling'er looked at Yang Mi.

She is rarely this quiet.

A few seconds later, she reached out her little hand and touched Yang Mi's face.

"Mother, are you scared?"

Yang Mi did not deny it.

"Um."

Shen Ling'er blinked.

"I'm scared too."

The entire audience was stunned.

The live stream chat paused for a moment.

The little devil who has been arguing with everyone, catching thieves, picking locks, and playing the suona to give away since the show started, is admitting to being scared for the first time.

Yang Mi's eyes immediately reddened.

Shen Ling'er then added another sentence.

"But I'm more afraid that my dad will come back and scold me for being useless."

Yang Mi: "..."

The heartache that had just begun to rise was interrupted again by Shen Fei from afar.

Zhao Lei murmured, "Even though Mr. Shen isn't here, the oppressive feeling is still there."

Qin Zheng remained silent for a moment.

"If they go, the police must set up a cordon."

Shen Ling'er nodded.

"We also need to bring Grandpa Wu."

Old Wu was taken aback.

"Take me with you?"

Shen Ling'er pointed to the old whistle.

"There's the sound of my father blowing his horn there."

"You've heard the old rules."

Old Wu looked at her and slowly nodded.

"I'll go."

Qin Zheng then asked, "Where's the bronze ring?"

Shen Ling'er reached out her hand.

"I won't let you go."

Qin Zheng frowned.

"This is not in compliance with regulations."

Shen Ling'er said, "If you leave it there, they'll snatch it."

Qin Zheng asked, "Can't you even do this?"

Shen Ling'er raised her chin.

"They can't beat me."

Qin Zheng: "..."

That's an arrogant reason.

Surprisingly, no one at the scene objected.

Chen Doudou added in a low voice.

I believe you.

Lin Jia covered his mouth.

Qin Zheng ultimately compromised.

"The brass ring was placed in an evidence bag and temporarily kept by Ms. Yang. The police recorded the entire process."

Yang Mi took the evidence bag.

The bag is very light.

But she felt her palms were heavy.

Shen Ling'er looked at the bronze ring.

Suddenly, the copper coin on her wrist jingled softly again.

Ding.

This time, everyone heard it.

The copper ring rotated half a circle inside the evidence bag.

When it stopped, the small print in the inner circle, which was originally difficult to see, was now facing the camera.

Qin Zheng shone the lamp on it.

The text was finally fully revealed.

The door is under the stage.

The phoenix cries out three times.

Old Wu's face turned pale instantly.

He Chuan looked at him.

"Mr. Wu, what does it mean when the phoenix cries three times?"

Old Wu's throat moved.

"The last three cries of 'A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'".

He looked at Shen Ling'er.

"In other words, to open that door, someone has to finish playing the 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' tune in the old opera house."

Inside the ancestral hall, all eyes were on Shen Ling'er.

Yang Mi gripped the evidence bag tightly.

"You can't blow it."

Shen Ling'er didn't speak.

She simply looked down at the old whistle.

After a moment, she whispered, "Mother."

Yang Mi lowered his head.

Shen Ling'er said, "My father probably broke it right there back then."