Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 1071 - 1067: Target of Public Criticism

In the dark of night, even standing in the middle of the courtyard might not make it possible to see people clearly, let alone Yun Ran and the others hidden behind the pillars.

Those who entered swaggered in and brought out lighting devices.

But their lighting devices were practically useless in this courtyard where even starlight couldn’t penetrate.

It was then that they finally noticed something was amiss.

"Senior brother, is there something wrong with this courtyard?"

Their lighting devices, while not enough to make the courtyard as bright as day, should at least allow them to see everything around them, right?

Yet now, they couldn’t even see their companions beside them.

The light source in front of them could only illuminate an arm’s length distance.

Though they were rookies with little experience, it didn’t mean they had no discernment at all.

One of them suddenly cursed aloud: "Damn it, why didn’t the Zhou Family tell us any of this before!"

If the Zhou Family had told them about these strange occurrences, they would have come with a more detailed plan.

But luckily, none of them came from a wild background. Even though the situation wasn’t great, they soon regained their composure.

"Let’s not speak such words anymore; the Zhou Family are just ordinary people, what could they possibly know!"

Saying this, the leading man walked toward the Zhou Family Mansion.

When the Zhou Family moved away, it wasn’t because they were hurt by those sounds, but because they couldn’t explain it to the neighbors.

Therefore, he boldly guessed that even if there were issues with the Zhou Family Mansion, the harm to people inside was limited.

Seeing this, the others hurriedly followed.

Watching the others enter the Zhou Family Mansion, the Little Paperman whispered: "Master, what should we do now?"

"Let’s watch for now."

Before those strange sounds appeared, this alley where the Zhou Family lived was a moderately affluent area, where things like electric lights were prevalent.

The team quickly found the switch for the power inside the Zhou Family Mansion.

The wattage of the lights wasn’t high, casting a dim glow throughout the house, but at least there was light.

Yun Ran could only see the faint light emerging from the house.

The voice that seemed authoritative sounded once more: "Spread out and investigate, see if there’s anything unusual inside the house."

The few people, already simmering with anger, immediately sprang into action upon hearing this.

There was a clatter of noises, indicating they were venting some frustration.

If they looked closely, they would notice the items inside the house were slightly off from their original positions.

Yun Ran had inspected everything before and put things back where they belonged, but some dust marks were disturbed.

But these guys didn’t consider such details at all, completely missing the oddities in the dust marks.

Naturally, they wouldn’t realize that someone had already been here before them.

Soon, they finished checking everything.

"Senior brother, there’s nothing wrong."

When the Zhou Family moved out, they took most of the usable items with them.

The remaining things were those not often used or were damaged and needed to be discarded, so it didn’t take long to check.

Others who were checking returned one after another from other rooms.

"Senior brother, no problems!"

"Captain, no issues!"

The man leading the team carefully checked the situation in the living room as well, and he found no issues either.

After thinking for a moment, he looked at his junior: "Go outside the Zhou Family Mansion and listen to see if those ghostly wails have stopped."

With the dim light inside the house, the fear of not being able to see clearly in the courtyard had long vanished.

He immediately agreed when hearing the senior’s order.

"Alright, I’ll go right away!"

Yun Ran wasn’t surprised that this small group didn’t uncover anything.

She had personally inspected it and hadn’t found anything useful; it made sense that these rookie soldiers couldn’t find anything.

Watching one of them head toward the courtyard outside, Yun Ran glanced at the Little Paperman.

The Little Paperman immediately flew up and attached itself to the hem of the man’s clothing.

Under the cover of night, no one would be able to detect the Little Paperman.

The man had just stepped one foot outside the Zhou Family Mansion when the ghostly wailing suddenly pierced his ears.

The sound was even more anguished than before; the howling was more exaggerated than any slaughterhouse scene he had ever witnessed.

A dense feeling of dread climbed onto the man’s mind.

Previously, he couldn’t understand why people living here were so angry, even willing to pay such a high price to uncover the situation here.

Nor could he empathize with the Zhou Family’s forced departure.

Now, he thought he might understand what those people felt.

Who, after a busy day, could hear such sounds when going home to sleep, especially in the dead of night, and feel understanding or sympathy?

As for why people unanimously sided against the Zhou Family.

It was probably because all the households in this alley were affected and became haggard.

Yet, only the Zhou Family showed no sign of the sounds, and they were even energetic.

Such a situation made them a target.

Thinking this, the man immediately retracted his foot that stepped out.

Then he hurriedly walked back into the Zhou Family Mansion.

"Senior brother, the sound outside is even more anguished than when we heard it before."

If anyone unaware of the situation were to pass through this alley, they would probably be scared witless.

Thinking of this, the man’s mind suddenly raised a question.

"Senior brother, why do only the households near this alley get affected, could it be that the sound is only present in this alley?"

This was something they hadn’t considered or asked about before.

"Go check outside the alley, if this sound can only be heard by those inside, the problem might not just lie with the Zhou Family!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of amusement flashed in Yun Ran’s eyes.

It seemed these rookie soldiers had some redeeming qualities; at least their brains were functional.

So quickly, they thought of investigating the scope of the sound’s spread.

"Senior brother, I’ll head out."

Yun Ran originally intended to return to the inn and wait until daylight to investigate.

Now, though, she decided it’s better to stay and observe these guys.