"No, I must finish telling the Taoist. So, there was a newly recruited constable who didn't believe in such things..."
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Yin Tingxue saw a woman clutching her clothing as she rounded the street corner. There were faint traces of blood staining it.
Her heart jolted with unease.
It is said that the Guhuo Bird, when roaming at night to snatch children, always stains the children's clothing with blood first, as if marking a target. No matter how vigilant the family might be, even guarding day and night, the child will inevitably be stolen.
The bloodstain before her seemed ambiguous, yet Yin Tingxue couldn't quell her rising tension. She clenched her fists, fearing she might miss a clue.
What was this woman planning? Was she disposing of the bloodied clothing, or implicating someone else?
