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[holbydelboy]

"Hey, this is Fletch. You know what to do."

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[holbydelboy]

Well, at least I'm right about something.

[It's a relief, actually.]

So, that's my reasoning. Think of me how you want, to be honest, I'm kinda done with how your guys think of me, so...

Accept my help, or don't. It's fine by me. I'm going to keep looking for Milyn's killer myself.

[ironrule]

[It's almost touching.]

In that case, I'll tell you the same thing I told another Foreigner in your position. The night I returned home after Milyn's death, Meisheng was missing. I haven't heard from her since then, nor have I been able to find her.

[Which is perplexing, but not quite for the reasons Yunxu is letting Fletch assume.]

Yunxu, you tease.

[holbydelboy]

O-Oh, really?

[He's not hiding his surprise quite as well as he should.]

A-Any reason you can think of why she'd go missing?

[Besides... murder?!]

Always.

[ironrule]

[Yunxu notices that surprise. Frowns. Tucks it away for future examination.]

Until this occurred, I would have said she was loyal to me without fault. I can't fathom where she might have vanished to.

[holbydelboy]

No one who might, I dunno... wanna kidnap or.. otherwise?

[Or pretend to be her and murder someone?]

[ironrule]

[There's a pause.]

Kidnap... Meisheng?

[Yunxu sounds completely and utterly baffled. What. What. Where are you going with this, Foreigner.]

[holbydelboy]

I, uh, well, I dunno... It could happen, right? I mean, you said it yourself, there's no reason why she'd disappear, right?

[Floundering a bit here.]

[ironrule]

[There's another pause while Yunxu considers this. He honestly hasn't thought of it before, because the idea of someone wanting to kidnap Meisheng -- let alone being capable of doing so -- is so utterly alien as to be inconceivable.

But really? Fletch has a point.]

If you believe someone kidnapped Meisheng, who do you believe killed Milyn?

[holbydelboy]

I didn't say the two were related.

[Because he didn't. Although, now he's a bit suspicious.]

And I have no idea. I don't claim to be an expert in Keelial politics. I've only been here a couple months.

[ironrule]

For someone who isn't an expert in Keeliai politics, you have seemed to worm your way right into the middle of an interesting dilemma, haven't you?

[Not that Yunxu's saying Fletch is putting on the innocent act, but.]

I'll be interested to see how you resolve it.

[holbydelboy]

[A soft snort.]

Yeah, now I wished I'd stayed in bed...

I probably won't. Knowing my luck, it'll get ten times worse and I'll have a price on my head by the end of it.