This place was temporarily closed by the police, who were preparing to carefully investigate the clues left here, while Qiu Xichen and others took people back to the town first.

The town's medical resources were limited, and the heavy rain in the dark night made it impossible for them to leave for the time being. And because Qiu's mother was afraid of the outside environment and other people, Shi Yue stayed with her for a moment.

She opened another room in the B&B and stayed with Qiu's mother. The bathtub in the bathroom was filled with hot water, and the steam was rising.

Shi Yue helped her take off the clothes that were stained with rain and cement. According to her age, she should be in her fifties now, but her skin was still smooth and delicate. Because she had been in the basement for many years, it was so white that the blood was almost invisible.

No one knows what she has gone through over the years, and anyone who looks at her feels a little distressed.

Thinking that she only had that white skirt and no other clothes, Shi Yue wanted to go next door to find some of her own clothes for her to put on first.

Mother Qiu's expression was innocent, but there was nothing wrong with her face.

Shi Yue said softly: "I'm going to go out for a while. Can you... be alone here?"

The other person was sitting in the bathtub, feeling unknown fear of everything around him. The only person he could trust seemed to be the person in front of him.

She held Shi Yue's hand directly and could only shake her head instinctively, not wanting her to leave.

Shi Yue had no choice but to send a message to Qiu Xichen on his mobile phone, asking him to send some clothes over later.

It was already early in the morning, the heavy rain outside the window gradually stopped, and the wind blew in through the window, bringing a chill.

There was a knock on the door. Qiu's mother, wearing a bathrobe, suddenly shrank behind the curtain like a frightened chicken.

Shi Yue first went to close the window tightly and comforted her for a while before she was less scared.

She went to open the door, and Qiu Xichen was standing outside the door, holding clothes for Qiu's mother. He looked inside and saw no mother.

"How...is she?" Qiu Xichen's voice was dry and hoarse, and her voice was not quite right.

"Auntie is still a little scared of people, don't worry," Shi Yue said, touching his forehead with her hand, and it was indeed hot.

She became anxious: "You have a fever now!"

The weather tonight was too bad, and after so many experiences, the body would inevitably be overwhelmed after being exposed to the rain. Shi Yue took the clothes and put them in the room, then pushed him to go to the room.

"You go back and rest first. The boss should have antipyretic medicine."

Qiu Xichen immediately stopped her movement: "You stay here and don't move around. She... needs your company. I will ask someone to get the medicine."

Shi Yue turned around and looked at the place where Qiu's mother was hiding. She really couldn't live without people here.

"Then you go back to the room first, and my contact person will send it to you," Shi Yue was full of worry. At this time, he must not collapse.

Qiu Xichen's breath was filled with heat. He kissed the corner of Shi Yue's mouth with a scorching heat: "You only need to help me take good care of her. You don't need to worry about the rest."

Shi Yue had no choice but to watch him go back to the room. When she turned back, she saw Qiu's mother still timidly hiding behind the curtain, with only a pair of eyes exposed. She did not dare to come out after a long time.

Shi Yue slowly stepped forward and asked gently: "Auntie, have you forgotten that that person just now was your son? Can't you remember it at all?"

But Qiu's mother didn't seem to understand what she said. She just stared at her blankly, and then made a strange sound from her mouth, as soft and thin as a cat.

It must be that she has been locked in the basement for so many years, with no contact with outsiders, and now she can't even speak.

Shen Zexi is really a beast.

She put her own pure cotton pajamas on Qiu's mother. Qiu's mother was too thin and the clothes were a little too big. They were so light that they could be blown away by the wind.

The sky gradually became brighter, and Shi Yue lay beside her, coaxing her to sleep.

Seeing Qiu's mother with her eyes closed, her breathing weak but long, and still clutching her arm tightly after falling asleep, it was obvious that she had no sense of security at all.

There were too many things going on this night, and Shi Yue's mind was in chaos. Only now did he have time to sort it all out, and the doubts in his heart became deeper and deeper.

Why does the aunt have no impression of her son at all and treats him like a stranger, but she is so dependent on herself?

Is it because I am also a woman?

But there was also a female police officer present who extended a helping hand to her, but was rejected like everyone else.

It was daylight, and the police's search at the scene had come to an end. All that was left now was analysis and testing.

Shi Yue looked at the progress sent by Jiang Zhou. He also found the earrings left by Meng Meng in the basement. She only hoped to find out the relationship between this house and Shen Zexi as soon as possible so that he could be convicted as soon as possible.

Even though her body felt tired and sleepy, Shi Yue still couldn't sleep. Thinking of Qiu Xichen, she carefully took her arm out of Qiu's mother's hands and walked lightly to the next door.

Before she even knocked on the door, Zheng Shen pushed the door open and walked out.

Seeing her appear, Zheng Shen seemed to have seen a savior and pulled the person in, "Come in quickly and take a look. Xi Chen has a fever and is about to faint. There is no way he can continue like this."

The air in the room was extremely stuffy. Qiu Xi was lying on the bed with an abnormal flush on his face. Shi Yue touched his forehead again, and it seemed that he was even more feverish than before.

"Did you give him medicine?"

Zheng Shen nodded and said, "I gave it to him, but it had no effect at all."

This small and broken town has been catching up with tourism, but it lacks medical resources, and there is not even a 24-hour pharmacy. For the injuries on his face, he asked the B&B owner for alcohol-iodine povidone, which was only used for disinfection.

There was still half a bottle of alcohol left on the table, so Shi Yue immediately found a towel, dipped it in alcohol and wiped his forehead and back of neck.

He was almost unconscious, which made Shi Yue very worried, but he also thought that Qiu's mother was inseparable from people, so Shi Yue could not stay here for too long.

"You may need to take care of him here next," she turned to Zheng Shen and asked for help.

Zheng Shen didn't refuse. They didn't have enough manpower in Yao Town, so they would try to help those who could.

"Looking at this, we won't be able to go back to Kyoto for a while. Mr. Qiu called me this morning. Should we tell him about the situation here?"

The old man probably heard something. Shi Yue shook his head and said: "Grandpa is getting older now. It's better not to let him know about some things, so as not to let him think too much."

It was probably the sound of their talking that woke Qiu Xichen. He opened his eyes slightly and saw Shi Yue sitting by the bed, constantly wiping his body with a towel.

"Didn't I say that you don't need to worry?"
Chapter completed!