At the Gu residence, Wan Yunting, seeing the woman’s emoji reply, smiled and put away his phone, preparing to go over. Gu Luotang, however, brought over a bowl of honey water and shyly said, "Brother Yunting, have some honey water to sober up."
Wan Yunting smiled and nodded, then gulped down the honey water in a few large swallows, letting out a burp. He chuckled sheepishly, "Thank you."
Gu Luotang nodded slightly. Alone with the man, she nervously fiddled with her clothes, unsure of what to say.
"Let's go."
Wan Yunting also felt a bit awkward. Gu Luotang nodded and silently followed him back.
"They're back, they're back…"
Seeing the two of them return together, Qi Miaomiao and Zhang Xiaoyu immediately teased, "Oh, Vice Chairman Wan and Teacher Luotang have good news for us, don't they?"
"Oh dear, I need to start saving for a red envelope…" Wei Renxin quipped with a mischievous grin.
"Haha…"
Everyone burst into laughter.
"What are you talking about…"
Gu Luotang's pretty face turned red with shyness, her heart becoming even more flustered and embarrassed.
"Old Wei, are you looking for a drink?"
Wan Yunting, unfazed, pointed at Wei Renxin and laughed, "How about we have a round?"
"No, I can't outdrink you."
Wei Renxin immediately conceded. This guy had drunk so much earlier and still wasn't flushed, acting like he was on steroids. No one dared to drink with him.
At this moment, Gu Yuanbai from the side stood up and said with a smile, "Everyone, quiet down. I have something to say…"
Knowing that Chairman Gu's upcoming speech was important, everyone turned to look at him, falling silent.
Gu Yuanbai then began to discuss the current state of the Lingnan Traditional Chinese Medicine Association and its future development, so everyone listened very attentively…
Unknowingly, it was past ten in the evening. Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Yuanbai let everyone leave, reminding them to have a meeting tomorrow afternoon to further arrange the association's work…
Wan Yunting and Gu Luotang, Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun stood at the entrance, seeing everyone off one by one. Gu Yuanbai then smiled, "Old Jiang, Little Wan, why don't you stay here tonight? I need to have a good chat with you both."
"Alright."
Jiang Yichun smiled, "We didn't drink enough earlier. Let's continue."
Gu Yuanbai was pleased and said to Wan Yunting with a smile, "What about you, Little Wan? Do you have anything else tonight?"
Wan Yunting wanted to refuse, wanting to go back to accompany Fang Yanxi, but seeing Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun so happy and wanting him to stay and drink and talk, he found it hard to refuse, "It's fine, I'll accompany you elders."
"Wonderful!"
Unexpectedly, Qi Miaomiao next to them exclaimed excitedly, causing Gu Yuanbai, Jiang Yichun, and Wan Yunting to pause and look at the girl. Gu Luotang's pretty face was already flushed, and her heart was pounding with excitement. She tugged at the overexcited Qi Miaomiao, who giggled at Gu Yuanbai, "Master, my sister and I will go in and tidy up the guest room for Elder Jiang…"
"Go quickly."
Gu Yuanbai gave the two girls a look, knowing their little intentions.
However, at this moment, Wan Yunting's phone rang. It was Niu Qiuling. This made him wonder why this girl was calling him at this hour, "Excuse me, Elder Gu, Elder Jiang, I need to take a call."
"Take it…"
So Wan Yunting answered Niu Qiuling's call without avoiding Gu Luotang and the others, asking, "Why are you calling me so late? What happened?"
"Stop the nonsense, where are you now?"
Niu Qiuling's hurried voice came from the phone. Wan Yunting paused and said, "Tell me what it is first."
"We found your two classmates…"
Meanwhile, in the Eastern District, in a three-story villa within an abandoned development project, Zhou Dong was leading a team of criminal investigators, fully securing the area. Niu Qiuling stood beside him, looking at two dead bodies lying on the ground, and said, "They're already dead!"
"What, dead?"
Upon hearing that Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang were dead, Wan Yunting's expression changed.
Gu Yuanbai, Jiang Yichun, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao, who also heard this, were stunned.
"What happened?"
Wan Yunting frowned and immediately asked.
"Don't ask so many questions for now. I'm sending you an address. Come over immediately." After saying that, Niu Qiuling hung up and sent the address to Wan Yunting via WeChat.
Receiving the address, Wan Yunting could only apologize to Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun, "I'm sorry, Elder Gu, Elder Jiang. The police have something they need me for. I can't stay with you tonight."
"It's alright, important matters come first. Go quickly."
Hearing that people had died, Gu Yuanbai and Jiang Yichun naturally did not insist on him staying. Gu Luotang, however, looked worried and reminded Wan Yunting, "Brother Yunting, be careful."
"Don't worry, I'm leaving now."
Wan Yunting nodded, said no more, and immediately left the Gu residence. He hailed a taxi on the street outside and headed to the address Niu Qiuling had sent…
Gu Yuanbai, Jiang Yichun, Gu Luotang, and Qi Miaomiao were left standing at the entrance. Finally, Gu Yuanbai sighed, "Let's go inside."
Jiang Yichun nodded, and the two elders turned to go in. Qi Miaomiao and Gu Luotang followed, sighing, "Alas, we had an opportunity, and it slipped away again."
Even Gu Luotang felt a sense of loss in her heart…
At this moment, Wan Yunting was in the taxi. He was not far from the address Niu Qiuling had sent. Half an hour later, the car stopped at an abandoned development in the Southern District. Wan Yunting paid and got out. He saw several police cars parked at the entrance, with a cordon already set up.
However, this place was in the desolate outskirts of the Southern District, and no one usually came here, unless it was some criminals seeking drugs or shelter for the night in such deserted abandoned developments…
"Brother Wan, you're here."
Seeing Wan Yunting arrive, the police officers guarding the entrance saluted him. After all, he was now a celebrity in the Huadu City police force, recognized by everyone.
"Captain Zhou asked me to come. What's the situation inside?" Wan Yunting nodded to the officer and immediately asked.
"I'll take you inside."
The officer then led him into the scene, saying, "At 8:20 PM, we received a report of a dead person here, so we rushed over. Captain Zhou and the others are currently investigating inside. I don't know the exact situation."
Wan Yunting nodded and followed the officer to the abandoned villa where the crime occurred. He went directly to the second floor and saw Zhou Dong and Niu Qiuling with a group of police officers gathered there. Several forensic doctors in white coats were examining the two bodies on the ground…
"Yunting, you're here."
When Zhou Dong saw the officer leading Wan Yunting up, he immediately went to greet him. Niu Qiuling also walked over after a glance. Seeing Wan Yunting lift the isolation tape to enter, she immediately shouted, "Stop! Put on shoe covers to avoid contaminating the scene."
Chided sternly by this girl, Wan Yunting shot her a glare before putting on the shoe covers handed to him by the officer. Ignoring Niu Qiuling, he asked Zhou Dong, "Captain Zhou, what's the situation?"
"Hey, have you been drinking?"
Unexpectedly, Niu Qiuling beside him sniffed Wan Yunting a few times and detected a strong smell of alcohol, causing Wan Yunting to turn and glance at her, "Do you have to manage whether I'm drinking?"
Seeing him retort, Niu Qiuling's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she snorted, "Don't you know that drinking can impair your judgment…"
"Alright, Qiuling. I asked Yunting to come here not for you to argue. If you want to argue, do it when we get back."
Zhou Dong helplessly stopped the two of them, pulled Wan Yunting over, and pointed to the two bodies on the ground that were already emitting a putrid odor, "Yunting, take a look. Are these two your classmates, Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang?"
Looking at the two bodies on the ground, they were completely naked, and their bodies were covered in bizarre runes, making anyone who saw them feel a chill.
Especially between the foreheads of Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang, there was a very peculiar symbol! This symbol was a circle containing a five-pointed star, with a vertical eye in the center!
However, this eye was impaled by a cone-shaped nail, and the nail was carved with strange runes. Clearly, this was the fatal weapon that killed Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang!
What was even more puzzling was that the surrounding area was also drawn with runes in blood. Although they had already dried into a brown color, the bodies of Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang lay in the center.
It seemed their deaths were part of a ritualistic murder with a strong sense of ceremony!