Ji Lengyue said, "The person was alive last night, and now the corpse smells of decay. This is not logical."
Ji Lengyue looked at Chen Jiuyang, whose expression was calm, and asked, "Jiuyang, what do you think of this matter?"
Chen Jiuyang said, "I have some clues."
Then he said to Liu Xuelian, "Thank you for calling the police. We will notify you immediately if there are any further clues."
Zhong Man'an and Ji Lengyue were stunned. Chen Jiuyang had asked the informant to leave immediately.
At Chen Jiuyang's signal, Zhong Man'an arranged for Liu Xuelian to get into a car and go home.
"Jiuyang?" After everyone left, Ji Lengyue asked Chen Jiuyang.
Chen Jiuyang explained, "This matter is not that simple. I cannot determine whether it was a human or a ghost who committed the crime at this moment."
Zhong Man'an frowned and said, "Then what should we do?"
"What should we do?" Chen Jiuyang said, "We can only wait for the killer to appear on their own."
"Unless we know who the next victim is, the killer won't show themselves," Ji Lengyue stopped mid-sentence, remembering the informant Liu Xuelian, whom Chen Jiuyang had just arranged to go home. "She..."
"That's right," Chen Jiuyang said. "She has an aura that makes me very uncomfortable. If these few murders were all committed by the same killer, and no clues were found on the deceased, then it means that the victims were already under some influence before they died."
"We will likely know who the killer is tonight."
"Officer Zhong, you'd better send a few people to keep an eye on the informant from just now. I will be in Fengcheng tonight. If there's any slightest disturbance, you can contact me immediately."
Zhong Man'an's body trembled visibly, and she quickly instructed other constables to follow Chen Jiuyang's orders.
...
Sitting in the car on the way home, Liu Xuelian's eyes were vacant, and her body felt cold.
She never expected that her best friend, with whom she had watched a concert just last night, would die bizarrely today, and in such a tragic manner.
Last night, her best friend Feng Qingqing had asked her to come over and keep her company. Liu Xuelian had procrastinated for a long time, only arriving at Feng Qingqing's doorstep late at night. However, she couldn't get through to Feng Qingqing on the phone, and Feng Qingqing didn't answer. Liu Xuelian kept knocking on the door for an hour or two, and when Feng Qingqing still showed no response, she finally sensed something was wrong and called the police.
Who knew that when the police opened the door, Feng Qingqing's horribly mangled corpse was lying at the entrance, terrifying Liu Xuelian so much that she lost all composure and her body trembled uncontrollably.
She found it hard to accept that her best friend Feng Qingqing had died so mysteriously.
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Xuelian felt the car stop. She looked out the window and saw that she had arrived outside her residential complex.
Liu Xuelian's gaze was somewhat dazed. As she pulled open the car door and stepped out, she said, "Thank you for taking me home."
The constable in the police car remained silent.
After she had taken only a couple of steps, a chill ran down her spine, and a nameless fear surged through her. She instinctively looked back, towards the police car.
Liu Xuelian turned around and saw the constable in the police car give her a sinister smile and say:
"Xuelian, I miss you."
Although it was a male police officer, the voice that came out was that of her very familiar best friend, Feng Qingqing.
"Boom!"
As if struck by lightning, Liu Xuelian froze on the spot, her face drained of all color.
"Ah!" Liu Xuelian screamed in terror, her body trembling as she ran towards her home.
How could this be? She recalled what Feng Qingqing had said to her at the concert last night, which made her shiver and filled her with extreme fear.
Could it be that ghosts truly exist in this world?
...
A magnificent, opulent grand hotel.
Today, the hotel had been booked by the recently renowned Hu family of Fengcheng. Which Hu family? Of course, it was the Hu family that sold the Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste until it was out of stock.
In just a few months, the Hu family's Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste had sold out, and their production lines couldn't keep up. Orders were booked directly for the following year, with people from all over Longguo placing orders.
The Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste was like a miracle drug for ordinary people's injuries.
Originally, the Hu family could have developed even further. Many people offered money and tempting terms to acquire a stake in the Hu family's company, but all were rejected.
The small Hu family, being ordinary people, really didn't know their place. Some people originally intended to cause trouble for the Hu family, but after investigating and discovering that one of the shareholders of the Hu family's company was Chen Jiuyang, all those who wanted to make things difficult for the Hu family immediately backed down and dared not act rashly.
Today was the engagement banquet for Hu Qijie of the Hu family. Many people in Fengcheng who had dealings with the Hu family came to attend the banquet and bring a suitable monetary gift.
With the miraculous Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste, the Hu family was essentially an inexhaustible source of wealth. The Hu family had only recently stabilized, and their capital was not yet abundant. Once their funds were sufficient, their factories would certainly be expanded, and a visibly emerging affluent family was gradually taking shape.
The bride's family of Hu Qijie was also in the medicinal materials business. Hu Qijie's parents managed the company's internal affairs and oversaw the factories, while Hu Qijie handled external business and procured medicinal materials. Through their interactions, he fell for a woman he did business with.
It was a match made in heaven, with mutual affection.
Hu Qijie and his fiancée Fang Zhengya were in the hotel lobby, receiving guests.
Fang Zhengya and her family were very satisfied with Hu Qijie. After experiencing ups and downs, the Hu family conducted their business with integrity. His parents were not ostentatious like nouveau riche, and they treated people and handled matters with composure. Unlike other rich second-generation individuals, Hu Qijie did not indulge in debauchery; on the contrary, his private life was exemplary.
Although the Hu family was now making a fortune daily, Hu Qijie did not squander money. At most, he bought a Ferrari worth several million, but otherwise, he did not spend lavishly.
As Fang Zhengya and he were receiving guests, she suddenly saw her fiancé take a phone call, then come to her with his parents and say, "Zhengya, come out with us to receive a guest."
Fang Zhengya looked surprised and asked, "What kind of guest requires the entire family to go and receive them?"
Hu Qijie's father smiled and said, "He is a distinguished guest of our Hu family, and also a good brother to Jiuyue."
Hu Qijie smiled and said, "You'll know when you meet him. My brother is truly an extraordinary person."
"Alright." Seeing that both Hu Qijie and his future father-in-law said so, Fang Zhengya nodded and followed the three members of the Hu family to the hotel entrance to wait.
Fang Zhengya was curious about what kind of extraordinary brother Hu Qijie had that warranted their entire family to go and receive him.
Before long, a Porsche Panamera drove up to the hotel entrance. A man and a woman alighted from the car. Fang Zhengya saw Hu Qijie's family of three enthusiastically walk forward, and she followed closely behind.
Chen Jiuyang hugged Hu Qijie, and they walked arm-in-arm, chatting and laughing, "Qijie, you're getting married so quickly."
Hu Qijie chuckled and said, "You'll be next too. This must be my other sister-in-law, right?"
He glanced at Ji Lengyue and thought to himself, it hasn't been long, and his good brother Chen Jiuyang has found another beautiful woman to be his sister-in-law.
People are indeed different. He truly envied him.
Chen Jiuyang's women were all top-notch.