They soon arrived at Zhou An'an's building and, upon seeing a large crowd gathered there, realized something serious had happened.

So they quickly got out of the car and squeezed into the crowd, trying to find Xiao Zhang and Zhou An'an.

"The woman was quite pretty; it's a real shame she died so young."

"Isn't that right? This is the first time I've ever seen anything like this."

"No, it was my neighbor who specifically knocked on the window to tell us. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known that such a terrible thing had happened here."

"What about the housing prices here?" the outsider remarked.

The mood of the people around them plummeted instantly; a dead man's house wouldn't sell.

Everyone knows this, because there's nothing that's not taboo about it.

Each of them cursed inwardly that the person who died had to die somewhere else, of all places.

Just as Lu Zhixia was about to ask them a question, she saw someone carrying a stretcher down from upstairs, covered with a thick white sheet.

Lu Zhixia immediately felt nervous. When she saw Lao Hu come out from behind, she immediately went to greet him.

"Comrade, do you still remember me?"

Old Hu looked at the person carefully and felt that he looked somewhat familiar.

“You’ve eaten the dumplings I made,” Lu Zhixia said again.

"I remember now!" Old Hu exclaimed in sudden realization, "Aren't you surnamed Lu?"

"Yes, it's me. I want to know if An'an is in trouble?" Lu Zhixia asked softly, she was very nervous at the moment.

Old Hu walked to the side and waited for the other person to come over before speaking.

"Something happened, but no one was hurt."

"What exactly happened?" Lu Zhixia continued to press.

Old Hu looked at the man next to Comrade Lu, who also had a buzz cut, and thought of Comrade Xiao Zhang from before.

"Is the comrade next to you also in the military? Is he with that Xiao Zhang?"

"Yes, my name is Gu Lingxiao. I'm here to see Xiao Zhang. Is he alright?"

After understanding the situation, Lao Hu told them, "The gist of it is that Comrade Zhou was attacked by someone hiding in the shadows when he returned home, and then that person committed suicide. It was the person who was just carried out."

Lu Zhixia's heart tightened upon hearing this, "Are An'an and Xiao Zhang alright?"

Old Hu nodded. "They weren't seriously injured, just very frightened."

Hearing that they were unharmed, Lu Zhixia finally felt relieved. "What about the two of them?"

Old Hu thought for a moment and said, "I guess they went to a hotel to get rid of the bloodstains on their bodies!"

Lu Zhixia looked at Gu Lingxiao and asked, "What do we do next?"

Gu Lingxiao immediately said, "I'll take you back first, and then wait for him downstairs in the tenement building. He'll come find me when he's done with his work."

Lu Zhixia thought that this was the only way, after all, their city was neither too big nor too small, and there were several hotels.

If you ask them one by one, you might miss them if you're unlucky.

So she told Lao Hu, "If they come back, tell Xiao Zhang to meet them downstairs in the tenement building."

Old Hu nodded to indicate that he understood, then watched the two of them get into the car and soon drove away.

"Old Hu!"

Hearing someone call his name, he turned around and saw that the people he had sent to look for the child had returned.

One of them was holding a child in her arms; the child had two braids and was clearly a little girl.

He immediately went to meet them, and after they met, he checked on the child's condition. The child's eyes were closed, as if he were asleep.

"This child was found under the overpass, but we don't know if it belongs to that woman," Xiao Wu said.

Old Hu immediately ordered, "Regardless of whether it is or not, take him to the hospital for a check-up to see if he is sick or injured."

Xiao Wu nodded, "Okay, I'll take the child there right away."

Old Hu thought about how exhausting that night had been. He had already gone to sleep when someone came to him and told him that a murder had occurred.

It was almost dawn, but thankfully, after some investigation, it turned out that the woman's death had nothing to do with Zhou An'an. All he needed to do was go back, write a report, and submit it.

Several people present were willing to testify, which made him quite gratified; there are still many good people in the world!

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The car quickly arrived at the tenement building. They got out of the car. There was moonlight tonight, so they could see the road ahead without a flashlight.

Lu Zhixia didn't walk forward but stood facing him.

"When Xiao Zhang meets up with you, ask him what happened and tell me tomorrow."

Gu Lingxiao gently comforted them, "As long as they are not injured, it's not a big problem. Go back, wash your face, and get some rest."

"You too, you came back late today. You can come a little later tomorrow." Lu Zhixia thought about her plans and couldn't help but sigh at the unpredictability of life. Her plans were all set, but it seems she has to change them again.

Gu Lingxiao said, "No need. I'll still come at the agreed time. Let's finish up and then we can go see the doctor tomorrow."

"Then you haven't had enough rest. I'm worried about your health."

"It's just a few hours less sleep, it's no big deal. I once went three days and three nights without closing my eyes. That mission was very tough."

"Was the mission ultimately successful?"

"It has to succeed, or I'll be furious."

"Hahaha, you've got some funny moments now."

"So go back and get some rest, so you'll be in a good mood for tomorrow!"

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

After saying this, they went upstairs in tacit agreement.

They soon arrived at his doorstep, and Lu Zhixia waved to him.

Gu Lingxiao nodded slightly without saying anything, then turned and went downstairs to wait for Xiao Zhang.

Although the person didn't explain it clearly, he could roughly guess that something very dangerous must have happened.

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