"You, Hongyu, what are you doing…?"
Fang Yanxi was startled by his actions, her gaze fixed nervously on Guan Hongyu. Angrily, she demanded, "Aren't you afraid I'll tell Yunting?"
Guan Hongyu firmly grasped her wrist, raising it with a laugh. "Speaking of Yunting, Yanxi, I really want to ask you, why did you reject my confession back then and choose Yunting?"
"Because I like him."
Fang Yanxi forcefully wrenched her wrist, but Guan Hongyu's large hand was like a vise. No matter how much she struggled, it was no use, causing her pretty face to darken with anger. "Hongyu, let go of me. I'm really angry now."
"Yanxi, don't you understand yet that I deliberately led you here tonight?"
Guan Hongyu's eyes fixated on Fang Yanxi, then he sighed softly and said, "Actually, I didn't want to do this, but your birth chart matches Zhuoma's, so I had no choice!"
Fang Yanxi's eyes widened. Although she didn't know what he was talking about, she had a vague premonition of what Guan Hongyu was about to do to her. This made her heart tremble with nervousness. Her left hand quickly reached into her bag, preparing to call Wan Yunting…
But how could Guan Hongyu let her succeed? He stepped forward, snatched her phone, and then tapped her on the back of her left ear. Instantly, her expression froze, and she collapsed to the ground…
Then, Guan Hongyu's phone rang. It was Wan Yunting calling…
At Gu Yuanbai's house, Wan Yunting suddenly thought of something and frowned. He immediately called Fang Yanshan's grandfather, Fang Shoushan, because Fang Yanxi had mentioned at noon that she would visit her grandfather that evening…
"Old Fang, is Yanxi with you?"
After getting Fang Shoushan's number, Wan Yunting asked directly.
He felt a inexplicable sense of unease!
"Yanxi, she's not here. That girl said she was coming to my place this afternoon, but she hasn't arrived yet."
Fang Shoushan, at home, was having tea and chatting with some old friends. He found Wan Yunting's call asking about his granddaughter strange. "What's wrong, Yunting? Can't you get through to Yanxi?"
"Yes, I called her just now, but she didn't answer."
Upon hearing that Fang Yanxi was not with Fang Shoushan, Wan Yunting's heart sank. Knowing something might have happened, he said, "Okay for now, Old Fang. I'll call her secretary to ask."
Without waiting for Fang Shoushan to reply, Wan Yunting hung up and directly found Fang Yanxi's secretary, Lin Xiaoqi's, phone number and called her. He had asked for Lin Xiaoqi's contact number earlier, in case he couldn't find Fang Yanxi.
"Oh, Mr. Wan…"
Lin Xiaoqi, who was shopping with some young ladies, was surprised to see Wan Yunting's name displayed on her caller ID. She immediately answered, saying, "Hello, Mr. Wan…"
"Mm, Xiaoqi, is your boss still at the company?" Wan Yunting asked directly.
Lin Xiaoqi paused and replied, "No, Ms. Fang left work around seven o'clock."
Now Wan Yunting frowned and asked, "Do you know where she went?"
Lin Xiaoqi's expression faltered. She couldn't help but wonder if Ms. Fang was out on a date with her male classmate, and Mr. Wan was calling her to catch them in the act?
What nonsense! Lin Xiaoqi dismissed the thought and said, "Ms. Fang left work early because her male classmate asked her out for dinner tonight."
"Classmate!"
Wan Yunting's eyes widened, his heart tightening. He said excitedly, "Is it the one who rides a motorcycle?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that's him. He's been here several times," Lin Xiaoqi replied.
Now Wan Yunting's heart sank. He recalled that Guan Hongyu was a key suspect in this case!
Being unable to contact Fang Yanxi now made Wan Yunting suspect the worst…
"Mr. Wan, did something happen?" Lin Xiaoqi asked curiously.
"Nothing, that's all for now. I'm hanging up."
After speaking, Wan Yunting hung up and immediately called Guan Hongyu. The call showed that the line was switched off.
"Damn it…"
Now Wan Yunting was completely panicked. He knew that Fang Yanxi was definitely in Guan Hongyu's hands.
"Brother Yunting, did something happen?"
Gu Luotang noticed Wan Yunting's unusual demeanor and came over to ask.
Wan Yunting, worried about Fang Yanxi, quickly waved his hand and said, "Yes, something has happened. I have to go back now. Old Gu, Old Jiang, please enjoy your drinks. I'm leaving."
"Hey, you're leaving already?"
Before Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun could say anything, Wan Yunting turned and ran out in a hurry, leaving Gu Luotang and Qi Miaomiao looking at each other. Gu Yuanbai and the others had no idea what was wrong with him…
At this moment, Wan Yunting didn't care about drunk driving. He drove away from Gu Yuanbai's house and called Zhou Dong on his phone. "Captain Zhou, something's happened!"
At the police station, Zhou Dong, who was outside the interrogation room, heard Wan Yunting's urgent voice and immediately asked, "What is it?"
"My girlfriend Yanxi was asked out by Guan Hongyu tonight, and now I can't reach her. I called Guan Hongyu, but his phone is off. I suspect Yanxi is being held by him!" Wan Yunting voiced his possible speculation.
"There's such a thing…"
Zhou Dong was also surprised and immediately asked, "But why would Guan Hongyu capture your girlfriend?"
"I can't figure that out either."
Wan Yunting frowned, as he also couldn't understand why Guan Hongyu would control Yanxi.
If Guan Hongyu was indeed the murderer, then based on these cases, besides Zhao Fuyang, Fei Xiang, and the Tian Guofu family, Guan Hongyu was related to them. The victims in other cases were all passers-by.
This meant that Guan Hongyu's later murders were random and purposeless, likely to feed the puppets and evil spirits he refined!
However, why would Guan Hongyu target Fang Yanxi?
Could it be that Guan Hongyu was still unwilling to give up on Fang Yanxi?
After all, Wan Yunting knew that Guan Hongyu had confessed his feelings for Fang Yanxi back then.
Therefore, he now believed that Guan Hongyu asked Fang Yanxi out tonight because of this and was controlling her!
"I've already sent Niu Qiuling and Wu Lei to Guan Hongyu's place," Zhou Dong said.
Just then, a police officer came over and said, "Captain Zhou, Qiuling just called saying Guan Hongyu isn't at home. Someone saw him riding out on a motorcycle this afternoon."
Zhou Dong nodded and then told Wan Yunting, "Guan Hongyu is not at his home!"
Now Wan Yunting was burning with anxiety. Where on earth had Guan Hongyu taken Yanxi?
"Yunting, don't be anxious. I'll send people out to search immediately, and also interrogate Ba Qiang as soon as possible. Maybe we can find out Guan Hongyu's whereabouts from him!" Zhou Dong knew he must be very anxious and said to comfort him.
"Okay, that's all for now."
Wan Yunting hung up. His eyes were sharp, and he slammed the steering wheel with his right hand. Sure enough, Guan Hongyu wasn't at his house, but where could he have gone?
"Motorcycle shop!"
Suddenly, Wan Yunting thought of Guan Hongyu's motorcycle shop. His eyes widened, and he immediately turned the car towards his shop.
Wan Yunting didn't know why, but he had a feeling that Guan Hongyu might be at his motorcycle shop right now!