“What?” Liu Xiaofan and Rong Jian blurted in unison.
“The trash!”
“The trash?!”
While Rong Jian was thoroughly dumbfounded, Liu Xiaofan loudly scoffed and said, “We asked if you saw anything odd, and you say it’s the trash?”
The slightly frantic Jiao answered, “Yeah! The trash’s different!”
Rong Jian realized something was odd about this and swiftly interrogated, “Are you saying that somebody came and messed with the trash at your apartment’s door?”
In response, Jiao furiously corrected him by saying, “It’s not my apartment. It’s Qian Dacheng’s apartment!”
“Okay, fine! It’s not your apartment, but Qian Dacheng’s,” said Rong Jian as he patiently amended his words. “You’re saying it’s weird that someone went to Qian Dacheng’s apartment and meddled with the garbage, right?”
“That’s right.” Jiao nodded her head and continued to explain, “We ordered some takeout for dinner, and
Mu Yu asked very seriously, “Is Qian Dacheng a native of An City?”Rong Jian nodded. “Yeah, he’s from East City District of An City.”“Was he born and raised locally there? Did he move here halfway like Li Jianyun—”“Nope. I checked his household registration information, and he was born and raised in An City. Besides, unlike Li Jianyun, he has a sister in An City.”“Oh. In that case, has he been to Huacheng before?”“I asked his sister about it, and she said that he hasn’t.”“I see.” Mu Yu looked disappointed, but she was somewhat unwilling to reconcile herself to this answer. “Is his sister sure that he has never been to Huacheng before?”“She is very sure of that. She said that her younger brother had always been in An City without ever going anywhere else, though this has yet to be verified.” Obviously, Rong Jian was also skeptical about Qian Xiaoyu’s statement. “I have to make some
Once she realized that something was wrong with Qin Jinhuan’s tone of voice, Mu Yu immediately stopped and turned to look at him.“I’ll go to you right away,” Qin Jinhuan said as he walked outside.“Hey! Huan!” Mu Yu hurriedly grabbed him. “What happened?”“Nothing. Zeyu called me.”“Why did he call you at such a late hour?”“He wants to work at Hui Ming Group.”“What?! He wants to quit his job at Qing Tian Group?”Qin Jinhuan nodded with a grave expression. “I’ll go talk to him. You should rest early.”Upon hearing his words, Mu Yu merely nodded without saying anything else. Then, she watched him leave with a look of worry on her face before turning around and slowly walking back into the house.Qin Xiaozhi preferred quietness and had always been early to bed and early to rise. The house was usually quiet at night because of this, and Mu Yu was not surprised b
Mu Yu was startled by Qin Chengxi’s demeanor, and her heart clenched instantly. “What’s the matter?”“Look! Take a look at this!” Qin Chengxi showed Mu Yu her cell phone with an anxious expression. “Someone is talking nonsense on the Internet!”Mu Yu fixed her eyes on the phone’s screen and saw a big headline displayed on it. The headline read, ‘Another New Victim in Serial Homicides—Who Has Qing Tian Group Offended?’ She hurriedly grabbed the phone and read along the lines.The lengthy post was loaded with many contents, including the four murder cases’ victims, the murderer, the current status of Qing Tian Group’s development, and the group’s competitor. Finally, it focused on speculations about similar cases that might happen next.As Mu Yu read the post, she couldn’t help but gasp. In particular, she was shocked and enraged by the last sentence which wrote, ‘Now that four vicious murders have happened in a row, which of
Qin Jinhuan didn’t even have time to put on his shoes. He rushed to the door and yelled angrily, “What are you shouting for?!”Knowing what his boss was nervous about, Bian Zijun hurriedly pointed to the door opposite the one to Qin Jinhuan’s room and explained, “Old Master Qin just went out.” Only then did Qin Jinhuan’s expression ease slightly. He immediately gave Bian Zijun a sidelong glance and asked, “What happened?”“The property owners of Xinyue Estates headed to the sales center early in the morning, and they’re asking for refunds and withdrawals of their ownership!”“Refunds and withdrawals of their ownership?”“That’s right! They said that many more will die in Xinyue Estates, and they’re afraid of becoming the next victim. As such, they’re asking for refunds and withdrawals of their ownership en masse!”A surprised Mu Yu interjected as she questioned, “Who said that many more will die in
“No, you’ve misunderstood me!” Rong Jian explained hastily. “I meant to say that there were a few deaths, and even Zeyu got hurt!” “Ah, I see!” Even though it was good news, Mu Yu, who had already calmed down slightly, couldn’t relax completely as soon as he mentioned the deaths. Instead, she followed up nervously and asked, “How many deaths were there, exactly?” “They’re still confirming the number, but the situation doesn’t look too good. Ah, Zeyu’s here! He’ll tell you the details, so I’ll be leaving to take care of some other things.” With those words, Rong Jian left in a hurry. When Mu Yu turned her head around, Wen Zeyu was heading over in their direction, covering one side of his face with his hand. She could see smears of dark red blood on his face through the slits between his fingers. “How’s your injury?” Qin Jinhuan asked him in a rush, having gone up ahead to check up on him. “I’m fine. It’s jus
When Mu Yu and Qin Jinhuan arrived at the sales office, Bian Zijun was directing the clean-up process. He came up to them as soon as he noticed the couple and pointed toward one of the office rooms. “That office has been cleaned up, boss. Let’s talk inside.” Qin Jinhuan gave him a slight nod and went into the office with Mu Yu. From the looks of it, what he meant by that was they’d simply rearranged the tables and chairs and placed them back to an upright position. Just then, Mu Yu noticed a chair with a broken leg at the corner of the room and thought that it was strange. “Has this place been ransacked as well?” “Yeah.” Bian Zijun brought each of them a glass of warm water. “At least the water dispenser is still working fine.” “Did the same property owners do this?” “We’re not so sure at the moment since we’re still in the middle of investigating.” Bian Zijun quickly went up to Qin Jinhuan’s
“Mr. Qin!” Qin Jinhuan turned around in surprise when he heard a familiar voice calling him, but he didn’t expect the person standing behind him to be Yin Anran whom he hadn’t seen in a long time. After Yin Anran was slashed in the face by Dong Wanqing, he made her rest at home with the excuse that she needed time to recuperate. Since then, he hadn’t seen her up until now. The woman in front of him was dressed neatly as always. She had on a face of elegant makeup and styled her hair in her favorite big, loose curls—she looked just like old times. The only difference was there were now two scars on her face, and even the foundation she had on couldn’t erase their existence. They weren’t exactly hideous, but the presence of them on such a beautiful face formed a contrast, making them look especially ugly. Naturally, Qin Jinhuan knew the story behind the scars—Yin Anran had gotten them from Dong Wanqing when the latter slashed her face w
Rong Jian grabbed the person who spoke and asked for confirmation, “Is Qian Xiaoyu the person you’re referring to?”“Y-Yeah!” The person looked somewhat nervous as he answered because Rong Jian was wearing his uniform. As such, the latter could understand this; now was the time of emergency, and anyone would be afraid of being questioned. Therefore, he wasn’t surprised and merely continued to ask, “Does she often pass out?”“I don’t know that. It’s the first time I have seen her pass out, anyway.” The person appeared cautious as he answered.Just then, Mu Yu interjected, “Are there medical staff here?”“Yes, there are. We have an infirmary.”Rong Jian continued to ask, “Is Mr. Tian’s relationship with Miss Qian good? They—”“I have to work!” the person interrupted him with an apologetic smile. “Just ask Mr. Tian if you have any questions,” he said. After finishing his sentence, he ran away in a flas