Five

In the evening Zhou Yu and the others went to the Meihua pavilion. There, they immediately looked for the dancer girl in the white dress that Zhou Yu had followed earlier.

"The girl no longer works here. She has returned to her village," said Mrs. Ma.

"So sudden. Did you tell her to get out of the way to escape?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Escaped from what? He came back to the village to see his parents."

Zhou Yu snorted loudly as he shook his head.

"I know there's something odd about your place. We should have arrested all of you."

Mrs. Ma shook her head with panic and fear in her eyes. Zhou Yu immediately ordered his men to move to investigate.

"What is this?" scolds a girl walking down stairs. Her slender body was clad in red dancer's clothes. The same colored cloth was in her hand. The veil covered part of the girl's face. She was not alone, it seemed several girls were following her.

The soldiers stopped what they do and looked at Zhou Yu for orders. The girl stopped in front of Zhou Yu and glared at that man.

"Miss, we just wanted to check this place out," said Zhou Yu. He looked back at the girl in front of him. For some reason the look in the girl's eyes and voice seemed familiar.

"How dare you act recklessly. Is it because this is a place for people to have fun so you can do anything you want casually?"

"Miss,...."

"You just wait for me to finish dancing. After that I'll talk to you."

The girl then put the key in Zhou Yu's hand.

"You, wait in my room!"

Zhou Yu and the others were stunned to hear that, but the girl seemed unconcerned. Calmly, she walked towards the wide area in the center of the pavilion. Music plays and the girl dances gracefully.

"How could Miss Mei Hua even invite her into the room?" said one to the other. Zhou Yu was stunned at the girl who was now swinging on the cloth that was attached to the ceiling of the place.

'So she's Mei Hua?' he muttered to himself.

***

"Master, please come with me!" said a short middle-aged man to Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu nodded and intended to follow. He was then stunned when he turned around and saw Zheng Wei and the others smiling at him.

"Are you guys out of your mind?" rebuked Zhou Yu. Zheng Wei shook his head then embraced and whispered in his best friend's ear,

"I've heard that Miss Mei Hua is very beautiful and men are fighting to be with her. You're really lucky."

"We're here to handle a case. Not for fun. You have to keep investigating this place," said Zhou Yu who then immediately followed the middle-aged man. Zheng Wei and the others just smiled at their leader.

Zhou Yu walked among the people who were still crowding around watching the dance. For a moment he turned to Mei Hua and saw that girl smiling at him.

***

"Dad, Dad!" exclaimed Xiao Ying who then rushed into Mister Wan's studyroom. The man who was reading the book immediately turned to his daughter who was running a little.

"What's wrong? Did something happen? Why are you being so careless?"

The barrage of questions made the girl who just arrived gasping for breath. She is look to her father with irritated eyes.

"Father, where is Zhou Yu?" said the girl without answering the man's question. That man not answer, so Xiaoying kept asking.

"Is he go to Mei Hua pavilion again?" Her Father shake his head.

"You can't go there."

"Father, he can't go there too!"

"He's gone to investigate cases, not playing games. If you went to see him now, you'd be bothering him for sure," said Mr Wan.

"FATHER!" Xiao Ying exclaimed in annoyance.

***

Zhou Yu had been waiting for quite a while in Mei Hua's room. He had thought she might be toying with him. However, those thoughts vanished as Mei Hua walked in.

"Are you very curious so you want to wait?" asked that girl as she sat in front of Zhou Yu. She then poured the wine in a ceramic teapot into two small cups. The drink had long been served while Zhou Yu was waiting in the room, but that man did not touch it.

Zhou Yu simply accepted and immediately placed the white cup on the table.

"Why don't you drink? Are you didn't dare to drink that? Are you afraid with me?" asked Mei Hua. From the tone of her voice, Zhou Yu felt that girl was teasing him. However, with the veil covering part of the girl's face, he couldn't be too sure.

"I'm on duty, so I won't drink."

"You're very strict with the rules," Mei Hua muttered.

"Why don't you have some fun?"

The girl then grabbed Zhou Yu's hand.

"We can spend a wonderful time together."

Zhou Yu suddenly withdrew his hand.

"This isn't what you promised me when you asked me to meet you here."

"I promise nothing. It's a place to have fun after all. You don't have to take your job too seriously."

"I don't want for having fun now. This case is very important. If you're just playing around, I don't have time for this!" Zhou Yu said as he stood up and walked towards the door.

"Then you won't get anything," Mei Hua said calmly. Zhou Yu's steps stopped and turned around.

"You'd better not play around anymore," he said.

"I'm not playing games, but everything has rules. If you want to get something from me, then you have to accompany me to drink."

***

"Miss, you are not allowed in. This place is not accept guest which is a girl!" said the two men who were standing guard in front of the Mei Hua pavilion.

"I came here to find the man I love. He's in there!" said Xiao Ying, pointing at the bustling Mei Hua pavilion.

The two men in front of her chuckled.

"If he's inside, it means he doesn't really love you," one of them said.

"That's impossible. Brother Zhou Yu isn't like that. He loves me. So if he's inside, there must be business to attend to."

"Bussiness? You mean have fun with women?" another man said mockingly. The two men then laughed again.

"I can't make that really happen. I have to go in!" Xiao Ying exclaimed. However, no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't break through the two men's guard.

***

"What do you want?" Zhou Yu asked frantically as Mei Hua caressed his face. That girl just chuckled and then took the cup which is Zhou Yu still hadn't drink. Mei Hua then sat on Zhou Yu's lap and wrapped her left arm around that man's shoulder.

"Drink!" the girl ordered while holding out the cup she was carrying.

Zhou Yu immediately shook his head.

"You have to drink. You have no choice if you want to get something from me."

Zhou Yu was silent and considered for a moment. He then immediately grabbed the cup and drank the wine in it.

"All right. Now tell me all you know!" he said.

"Games always have rules and the game isn't over yet, so I can't tell you anything," Mei Hua said calmly.