The taxi was forced to stop before it reached its destination. The road ahead seemed to be blocked. Many people gathered to watch the excitement, and the sound of a fire truck could be faintly heard.

"Beauty! I can't get over it. Something seems to have happened up ahead. How about you just walk the rest of the way by yourself? There's no other way."

Lu Anning looked out and saw that the road ahead was completely blocked by the crowd. Amidst the bustling crowd, there was a constant noise, and from time to time, the sound of fire trucks could be heard. Lu Anning frowned, paid the fare, and got out of the car.

The road, which could only barely accommodate one car, was now filled with many small stalls and a lot of people watching the fun, making it difficult for Lu Anning to walk through.

There were too many people coming and going, and the surroundings were filled with dilapidated old houses built decades ago. There were not even the most basic road signs, and the navigation was useless. Fortunately, Lu Yunxi left her name.

Lu Anning struggled to make his way through the crowd, but his way was blocked by onlookers who were watching the excitement.

Seeing all the gossip girls running in the direction she was going, Lu An Ning didn't think much about it and asked as she walked. Then she realized that she was walking towards the direction of the fire truck, and a bad idea flashed through her mind.

She consoled herself, thinking it couldn't be such a coincidence. Turning the corner, she found the road ahead blocked by a cordon, with firefighters evacuating onlookers.

Not far away, a fire was engulfing a dilapidated residential building. Some people who were not afraid of death wanted to go and watch the excitement. Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the fire, which scared everyone and made them retreat. They dared not move forward rashly.

"Alas! I've always said this house is too shabby. Something's bound to happen sooner or later. Now it's on fire! Fortunately, everyone who lived there has moved out. It's just that Guifang is unlucky. She's all alone and helpless, living here. With such a big fire, I'm afraid she won't make it out alive."

"That's right! She's really pitiful. She relies on picking up scraps to make a living every day. It's better for her to die. If she lives like this, she will suffer!"

Lu Anning frowned, as if he heard familiar words, and looked down at the name on the note, Peng Guifang.

Could it be...

Lu Anning patted the shoulder of the old lady beside him and asked politely, "Grandma, do you know this person?"

The old man looked at Lu An Ning carefully and asked, "Are you looking for Guifang? Who are you to her?"

"I...she's an old friend of mine. I walked here and can't find her exact location. Does anyone know where she is?"

Another elderly man waved his hand aside, "Don't look! Look! The place you're looking for is the house that caught fire and exploded. It's too late! If you come now, you may not even be able to find the body."

The two old men sighed and shook their heads. Lu An Ning looked in the direction the old men pointed. The fire was everywhere. Even from a long distance away, Lu An Ning could still feel the scorching heat. The thick smoke made her feel a little uncomfortable. She looked for a long time without coming back to her senses.

She rushed here just after getting the address, so how did she encounter a fire?

"It's broad daylight, maybe the person is not at home." She smiled slightly, as if to comfort herself, and clenched the note paper in her hand. She had finally got the address, and she hadn't had the chance to meet the person, so how could... something happen!

Lu Anning stood straight and waited until the fire was completely extinguished. Two firefighters carried out a charred body, loaded it into a truck, and transported it away.

Lu An Ning reacted, bent over and vomited violently. He felt mixed emotions at the moment, and heard his neighbors sighing about the difficulties Peng Guifang had in her life.

She stared at the note in her hand and opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

She thought they could meet.

Lu Anning was dazed and didn't know how she walked out. The crowd dispersed and she breathed in the free air. The charred corpse appeared in her mind from time to time and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

In the car not far away, a pair of eyes stared at Lu An Ning, her red lips slightly raised, and her slender hands took out a wooden plaque from the brocade box beside her and slowly brought it to her nose to sniff. The wooden plaque was stained with her body temperature, and the fragrance became more intense.

If you look closely, you will find that the wooden sign in Lu Yunxi's hand is almost exactly the same as the one given to Lu Anning, except that there is an obvious difference in the quality.

Seeing the police car driving away with the charred body, Lu Yunxi smiled with satisfaction, hid the wooden sign in his collar, and drove away.

Lu Anning wanted to leave by herself, but after taking a few steps, she found her legs were weak. The place was too remote and she couldn't even call a taxi, so she could only ask Tang Jingyuan for help.

When he received the call, Tang Jingyuan noticed that there was something wrong with Lu Anning's voice and the surrounding noises were noisy.

"Where are you?"

"Would it be convenient for you to pick me up? I can't find a car to go back."

Tang Jingyuan didn't ask any more questions: "Send me the location, find a quiet place to sit for a while, I'll come pick you up."

The temperature was over 30 degrees Celsius, and Lu Anning's hands and feet were cold. She ordered a cup of hot pure tea at the milk tea shop. The waiter looked at her in surprise and confirmed again and again before placing the order.

She sat on a high stool by the window, her thoughts drifting away, not even noticing when Tang Jingyuan arrived. An arm fell on her shoulder, startling Lu Anning. Turning around to see it was Tang Jingyuan, she subconsciously hugged his waist.

The familiar smell soothed her restless heart, and Lu An Ning gradually calmed down.

"You look unhappy, what happened?"

Lu Anning let go of him and looked around: "Let's talk after we get in the car!"

In the car, Lu Anning briefly explained what had happened. Tang Jingyuan took the agarwood plate and looked at it carefully several times, but could not see any clues.

"It's real agarwood, but are you sure this agarwood plaque is the one that belongs to you?"

Tang Jingyuan spoke directly to the point and cleared up Lu Anning's doubts.

Lu Yunxi was a thoughtful person, so Lu Anning didn't dare to trust everything she gave her. But she had never seen what the wooden sign looked like, so how could she doubt its authenticity?

What if Lu Yunxi has a change of heart?

"You just got the plaque and followed the address when the person was burned to death. How could there be so many coincidences!"

Anyway, Tang Jingyuan didn't believe it.

Lu Anning suddenly came to his senses and after careful consideration, he decided, "You have to accompany me to the police station again. I want to do a paternity test."