The person was wearing a deerstalker hat, a double-breasted coat, draped in a long cloak, with shiny leather shoes, and holding a heather-root pipe, dressed just like Cui Siter.
But this was not Cui Siter.
Lu Ban recognized him at first glance. It was Stone, the young man who once stirred up blood and violence in the Gangs of Abandoned Capital.
Only now he was close to Cui Siter's age and looked even more mature and efficient, much like the former Cui Siter.
Stone's gaze swept over the room and quickly landed on Lu Ban and Shia. His expression unchanged, he walked into the room, lit the tobacco in his pipe, took a deep breath, and then spoke up.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have been commissioned by Mr. Bronning to conduct an investigation after his death."
Upon hearing Stone's words, the flamboyant lady of the house was the first to speak.
