The Devil's Conspiracy

Yue Lanxiu hurried back to the detective agency. It was already dark and there was no light in the house, which showed that there was no one there.

Yue Lanxiu turned on the light and found no signs that anyone had returned.

Although he knew that she might not come back, when he found out that it was true, he was panicked, afraid that she would leave and never come back!

He hated himself for not holding her hand tightly and not letting her leave him!

Feeling restless and uneasy, he drove to her friend April Sakura's place, but when he got there he didn't go in. He couldn't help but wonder if he pushed her too hard, so she ran away from him?

With this question in mind, he smoked in the car all night and finally fell asleep exhausted.

The next day, he woke up after a passerby knocked on his car window.

Passersby left when they saw that he was fine.

Looking at the glaring sun above my head, I realized it was already noon.

He checked his phone and saw many missed calls, all from Xu Rongxuan. He immediately drove to the police station because he also had something to talk to Rongxuan about.

"I received an incredible thing!" Xu Rongxuan couldn't wait to tell Yue Lanxiu as soon as he saw her. He took out a file bag from the drawer and handed it to Yue Lanxiu.

Yue Lanxiu opened the file bag, which contained several photos.

The photos are blurry, not because they were taken blurry, but because they are old photos and look very old.

In addition, the photo was taken in the dark night, so it was even harder to see clearly.

The location seemed to be in some deep mountain forest. There were two people, a man and a woman. The woman was digging the ground with a hoe, while the man was standing aside smoking.

What are they digging?

When I saw the second and third photos, I realized they weren’t digging, they were burying something! What were they burying?

When he saw the fourth photo, Yue Lanxiu was shocked. The faces of the two people could not be seen in the shooting angles of the previous photos, but the photo in his hand captured the man's profile. Although it was not very clear, he thought of one person at a glance, and the more he looked at it, the more similar it was!

Seeing Yue Lanxiu's sudden change in expression, Xu Rongxuan spoke solemnly, "Do you also think that the man in the photo looks a lot like Yue Lanhui?"

Yue Lanxiu nodded. "Although she is much thinner and her clothing style is very different, she looks very much like Yue Lanhui when she was young!"

"Who does that woman look like? Does she look like Xu Yun?"

"Her hairstyle and figure are different, so it's hard to say it's Xu Yun. But this kind of heavy work is done by a woman, which shows that this woman must have great physical strength, not inferior to men at all, or even better than men! This is something that Xu Yun, a sports all-rounder, would do! Obviously, they could find a few workers to do this kind of rough work, but they only let a woman do it. This shows that what they do must be shady, and it also shows that this woman is a confidant of the man, which is also consistent with Xu Yun!" Yue Lanxiu analyzed.

Xu Rongxuan nodded, indicating that he thought the same thing.

"Where did you get these pictures?"

"Someone sent it to me anonymously."

Yue Lanxiu frowned and said, "It seems someone is going to deal with Yue Lanhui." Who could it be? The Luosha gang? Have they finally extended their evil claws to Yue Lanhui?

No, if it was Rakshasa, he would not let the police intervene!

"I'm curious about what they are burying." Xu Rongxuan took the photo and looked at it again, but unfortunately, it only captured the boxes they buried, but not what was inside the boxes.

"It's probably something shameful!" Yue Lanxiu thought. It was no longer surprising that Yue Lanhui would do something shameful.

"Didn't you sleep well last night? Your eyes are red and you look tired. Did you overindulge yourself?" Xu Rongxuan wasn't joking; he reminded him out of genuine concern. Having lost and regained his beloved woman, this guy must be too excited to sleep every night!

Yue Lanxiu said weakly, "I don't have that kind of luck!"

"Did you have a fight?"

"I'm not that lucky!"

"Is it so miserable?" What did that Asahirou do to make him so depressed? "Did you get dumped?"

"Shut up your crow mouth!" Yue Lanxiu glared at him, then got back to the point, "By the way, there's something I want you to help me investigate."

"What's up?"

"Have you heard of Puppet Villa?" Yue Lanzheng asked with a serious face.

"Is it the horror mansion where someone was killed and hidden in a puppet?" Xu Rongxuan frowned in disgust. Seeing him nod, Xu Rongxuan continued, "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

"I just came back from that villa."

"Why are you going there?" Xu Rongxuan's face was filled with surprise.

"I'll tell you about this later. I discovered something there that made me want to know everything about the owner of the villa. The police archives should have his criminal record. I want a copy."

"That's no problem, but what did you find that made you so interested in him?"

"Because of the explosion there, an unknown basement was blown out. There I saw photos of Tang Zhen, Fu You, Li Ao, Yan Mingchi, and a man named Lin Yu." Yue Lanxiu had no impression of the man named Lin Yu. He knew this man's name because the name was written behind each photo.

These photos are too old and have not been properly preserved, so they have turned yellow and blurred, and are stuck together. When they are torn apart, some damage is inevitable, but fortunately, the faces of the people can still be distinguished.

"The owner of the villa is called Pian Fenghong, a Japanese... I only know about his entanglement with Tang Zhen. He likes Tang Zhen very much, but Tang Zhen's sexual orientation is very normal, so not only does he dislike him, but he is disgusted by him. As a result, he pervertedly killed all the women around Tang Zhen! He also made many corpses into puppets in an attempt to cover up his crimes, but was later exposed by Tang Zhen. With no way out, he was said to have committed suicide by jumping off a cliff! But there are also rumors that Tang Zhen killed him!" Xu Rongxuan said concisely.

Yue Lanxiu nodded, understanding something. "Does this Japanese guy have any family or friends?"

"I remember his family died a long time ago, and he was a very withdrawn person, so he has been alone for a long time." Xu Rongxuan narrowed his eyes and quickly followed his friend's train of thought. "Do you suspect that his relatives and friends killed Tang Zhen in revenge for him?"

"It's not impossible. Perhaps we'll find some unexpected discoveries if we start from this aspect."

Xu Rongxuan frowned. "It's mainly because Pian Fenghong's death and Tang Zhen's death happened so long ago that he almost forgot about Pian Fenghong's existence. Plus, he didn't have many friends or relatives, so he had always ignored this clue."

The two of them fell into deep thought. After a few minutes, Yue Lanxiu muttered to himself, "If Tang Zhen and him have this kind of relationship, then what about the others?"

"Fu You and Li Ao are both Tang Zhen's subordinates. Their boss has such a bad relationship with him, so their relationship with him shouldn't be much better!" Xu Rongxuan expressed his opinion. "As for the relationship between Yan Mingchi and him, it's impossible to speculate. If they have a friendly relationship, then Yan Mingchi is very likely to avenge him..."

Yue Lanxiu interrupted his speculation, "It's probably not a friendly relationship. There's a big red X on Yan Mingchi's photo. It looks like he's someone they want to eliminate! The same goes for the other people!"

"Only Tang Zhen and Fu You died among those people. Whether Lin Yu is dead or alive remains to be verified." Xu Rongxuan suddenly thought of a possibility. "Do you think it's possible that the man's plan to kill Yan Mingchi failed, and he was killed in return?"

"It's possible!" Yue Lanxiu really couldn't think of anyone who was capable enough to kill Yan Mingchi.

"But if that's true, then the real murderer who killed Tang Zhen's family is actually dead?! Killed by Yan Mingchi?!"

"It's too early to draw a definitive conclusion. Perhaps he knew Yan Mingchi was difficult to kill, and while he had the will but not the courage, he never took action! He killed Tang Zhen to avenge Pian Fenghong, so what grudges did he have with the others?" Yue Lanxiu had a feeling these people had some special connection. If he could unravel it, he'd be close to the truth!

After thinking for the time it took to smoke a cigarette, Xu Rongxuan asked, "Did you find anything else?"

"Yes! I brought back a videotape."

"Videotape? It looks so old-fashioned! Do you have a player?"

"Of course I brought it back! But the videotape and player are a little damaged and need to be repaired!" These are not a problem for Yue Lanxiu.

"Don't you find it strange? From what I understand, that villa already has a new owner. Didn't the new owner discover these things? Could it be that these things you found actually belonged to the new owner? The new owner is the one who wants to avenge Pian Fenghong?"

Yue Lanxiu disagreed with his words. "The basement is covered in thick dust. It's obvious that no one has been in there for a long time. If the new owner knew about it, he wouldn't have left it alone. He might not even know it existed! If it hadn't been blown open, I don't think anyone would have found it!"

New owner? If he guessed correctly, it should be Yan Mingchi! That's why Zhao Rirou, his disciple, was ambushing others there. "But the new owner's behavior is indeed strange! I don't know what the villa looked like originally, but judging by its current appearance, it should have been preserved in its original state and has been abandoned for a long time! I wonder why the new owner bought this villa?"

Xu Rongxuan pondered for a moment and said, "If you say so, the new owner is very suspicious! In fact, anyone who would buy a villa where a crime had been committed in the first place is not an ordinary person!"

"You bought a priceless house, but you don't live in it or use it yourself. Why do you just leave it abandoned? What on earth did you buy it for?" Yue Lanxiu was puzzled by this question.

"He would only buy it if he thought it was worth it!"

Yue Lanxiu agreed very much. His intuition told him that there might be a secret in the villa that could not be revealed. As for what the secret was, it seemed that he would have to go back to the villa and dig carefully.

After staying at the police station for the whole afternoon, he had dinner with Xu Rongxuan in the evening. It seemed that he didn't want to go back to the detective agency to face the loneliness. After dinner, he went out for drinks and didn't go back until very late.

The detective agency was still pitch black, and no miracle happened. He took out a few more cans of beer from the refrigerator and walked towards the sofa, with melancholy and loneliness emanating from every pore of his body.

With a click, the light suddenly turned on. "Why don't you turn on the light? Why are you drinking instead of sleeping so late?" Just by hearing the voice, you could tell that the person who spoke was frowning.

He knew who it was just by the sound of her voice! Whose voice could be so beautiful? It was the most moving voice he had ever heard! Yue Lanxiu looked over in surprise and delight. Who else could be standing at the bedroom door if not his wife? She had even changed into pajamas! The way she lazily leaned against the door was damn tempting!

Seeing that his eyes suddenly became moist for some reason, a look of surprise appeared between Chao Rirou's brows.

The beer in his hand was thrown aside, and at this moment he just wanted to hug her tightly.

Before she could even ask "What's wrong with you", he suddenly rushed over and hugged her so tightly that she almost couldn't breathe!

"I thought you left! Never to come back! I don't know where to find you! I'm going crazy when I think I'll never see you again!" He couldn't help but complain, hugging her tighter and tighter, secretly swearing that he would never let her leave him again! "Don't leave me again..."

Chao Rirou felt her heart burn. He had thought she had left. What a fool! She let him hold her, even though he held her too tightly and hurt her.

She also misses this embrace!

She never thought of leaving him. She didn't return home last night because she didn't know how to face him who seemed to have exposed her identity.

In fact, she couldn't help but come back this morning, but she received a call from Xu Jinglin, inviting her to have lunch together. After that, she stayed with Xu Jinglin until after dinner.

Thinking of Xu Jinglin, her expression became serious because she had made another important discovery!

Xu Jinglin always likes to talk about her past, and now her happiness can probably only be found in the past.

Xu Jinglin was looking through the old photo albums with her, and she saw a special item: a rose hairpin that was stuck in her hair! If she remembered correctly, this was the second time she had seen this rose hairpin! The first time she saw it was in a drawer in the home of a man named Mu Sanlang!

Asahirou learned that this hairpin was a gift from her first love! Although it was worthless, she still couldn't bear to throw it away! Asahirou didn't ask her first love's name, but she guessed it was most likely Mu Sanlang!

As long as she showed Xu Jinglin the hairpin she got from Mu Sanlang's house, her guess would be confirmed!

"Let me go first, I remember I have something very important to tell you!" She raised her head in his arms, her eyes and voice inadvertently releasing tenderness.

He lowered his head and stared at her, his dark eyes filled with deep affection moved her and made her forget what she was going to say for a moment.

And at this moment, he only has her in his eyes and heart, and there is no room for anything else.

"Nothing is more important to me than you right now!" He confessed that this moment belonged to him and her, and he didn't want anything else to disturb them.

Zhao Rirou's heart was suddenly filled with sweetness, her eyes were firmly captured by him, and her heart? I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape!

Looking at the handsome face that was gradually getting bigger in front of her eyes, Asahiro wanted to escape, but she couldn't help but close her eyes.

Suddenly there was a noise from the window, breaking this sweet moment and waking up the two people who were in love.

"What's that sound?" Chao Rirou turned her head to look at the window, but saw nothing.

Yue Lanxiu saw a white figure flash by, sneaking around. He assured her, but his dark eyes were filled with seriousness as he instructed, "I'll go out and take a look. You just stay here and wait for me!"

As soon as he walked out of the door, Yue Lanxiu was shocked to find that the white figure was actually staying under the street light in front of him. Although the person was facing him, the street light was broken and there was insufficient light around, so he could not see the person's face clearly.

But the feeling that person gave him was not unfamiliar, but also not familiar. It was like he had met him once before and he had left a deep impression on him!

So profound that even if I met him for the second time, even if I only saw his figure, I could still recognize him! Because the mysterious and mysterious aura emanating from him is unique!

Yue Lanxiu's heartbeat was accelerating. There were only two people in this world who could make his heartbeat lose its rhythm. One was in the house, and the other was the white figure outside the house.

Why is he here? Who is his target?

Yue Lanxiu took a long step, and the man continued to run. When Yue Lanxiu stopped, the man also stopped. Obviously, the man's target was him, Yue Lanxiu! The man was deliberately luring him to a certain place!

Yue Lanxiu knew that if he came to her, she would not be able to hide away and would have to face him! So Yue Lanxiu followed him.

I followed him until we reached a deserted riverbank and stopped there.

The street lights by the river were particularly bright, and Yue Lanxiu could see his face clearly.

Yue Lanxiu took a deep breath secretly, as if to relieve his tension.

You have to be mentally prepared before meeting this kind of person, otherwise you will be really scared, because you don’t know what tricks he will use on you or the people around you!

What Yue Lanxiu feared most was that he would plot against the people around him, especially Chao Rirou!

Although he was Zhao Rirou's master, he had made her his murder tool! Yue Lanxiu secretly vowed to free his beloved woman from his clutches!

"It's been a long time since we last met. You're still as smart as ever, but why do you do such stupid things? Your eyes are still as bright and sharp as ever, but why do you do things that only a blind person would do?" Yan Mingchi's words were confusing.

Yue Lanxiu raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Did you come here specifically to scold me?"

"I originally wanted to come and kill you! Because you hurt my apprentice, but my apprentice didn't want you to die and hoped that I would let you go! After thinking it over again and again, I decided to come and see if you can still be saved!" Every word of Yan Mingchi is so intriguing.

Yue Lanxiu wasn't stupid, but this time he really didn't understand. "I remember you were the one pushing your disciples into the fire!" He knew Yan Mingchi had many disciples, but he only recognized Chao Rirou. So was the disciple Yan Mingchi was referring to Chao Rirou? Since he didn't have one, how could he have done anything to hurt Chao Rirou?

Yan Mingchi laughed wildly towards the sky, "It seems you haven't realized how hurtful your actions are!"

Yue Lanxiu sighed helplessly, "I'd like to hear more details!" Let him speak frankly and don't keep him in suspense.

Yan Mingchi snorted coldly, walked a few steps with his back to him, then suddenly turned around and glanced at him from the corner of his eye and said, "Aren't you afraid of hurting your ex-wife by marrying the woman who almost killed her?"

Yue Lanxiu's mouth dropped open in surprise. Was the woman who killed his ex-wife referring to Yatang? But Yatang was Chao Rirou! Could it be that Yan Mingchi didn't know that Chao Rirou's soul was in Yatang's body? He had a feeling that this demon knew!

"I have only one wife from beginning to end! It doesn't matter if others don't understand, as long as my wife understands it." Yue Lanxiu said earnestly, as long as Zhao Rirou could understand his feelings.

"But you clearly have two wives. One is called Yatang, Luosha's apprentice! Now she lives under the same roof with you; the other is called Zhao Rirou, my apprentice, now she is recuperating in her own villa! How come there is only one?" Yan Mingchi said shockingly.

Yue Lanxiu was stunned, unable to process what he had just heard. Yatang was also Luosha's disciple? That was quite a hidden secret. While he was a little surprised, he wasn't completely stunned.

What shocked him immensely, and what he couldn't understand was that the person living under the same roof with him was clearly Asahirou, and now Yatang was Asahirou! How could there be another Asahirou recuperating in his own villa?! Doesn't that mean there are two Asahirou?

"You said that Zhao Rirou is now in her own residence?" Yue Lanxiu confirmed again in disbelief whether he had heard it wrong.

"Don't you believe it? I'll give you the address and you can go and see for yourself, but even if you see her, you may not recognize her!" There was evil in Yan Mingchi's unfathomable eyes, but it was difficult for others to detect.

"Why?" Yue Lanxiu always felt that his eyes were strange and had bad intentions!

"Because she has returned to her own body! You haven't seen her true self, so naturally you wouldn't recognize her."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like thunder hitting his ears, and Yue Lanxiu was stunned again.

He always seemed calm and composed, like he wouldn't change his expression even if the sky fell. But now, seeing his stunned expression, Yan Mingchi really wanted to take a picture and frame it! Even that brat has his moments that you can't figure out!

After a long time, Yue Lanxiu finally questioned, "Are you sure that Chao Rirou has returned to her body? Are you sure that the person in Chao Rirou's body is Chao Rirou?!"

"You may not believe this, but with my help, her soul can be restored to its rightful place."

Yue Lanxiu's eyes flashed with disbelief. Yan Mingchi actually had such a skill? But then he thought again, what was so strange about this? He was a devilish being to begin with!

The key point now was that he had definitely given the answer: Chao Rirou had returned to her own body! So who was in Yatang's body? Could it not be Chao Rirou? Did he recognize the wrong person?!

Seeing his expected expression of shock, confusion, and pain, Yan Mingchi was extremely satisfied. It was rare for this kid to be so frightened and at a loss!

It can be seen that Zhao Rirou is really his Achilles' heel! Yan Mingchi is excited that he has accurately grasped his Achilles' heel!

"Logically speaking, you should be happy that your wife Zhao Rirou is not dead and has returned to her own body. Why do you look so painful? Is it because you don't know how to explain to your current wife Yatang? You really betrayed Zhao Rirou and fell in love with Yatang who betrayed her!" Yan Mingchi continued to add to his frustration.

"I didn't!" Yue Lanxiu said without hesitation. Although his thoughts were confused, he knew very well that he only loved Zhao Rirou and didn't love Yatang at all! But was Yatang really not Zhao Rirou? Had he really mistakenly recognized the wrong person?

No no no! He needs to calm down...

After an unknown amount of time, he looked at Yan Mingchi's secretive face and asked, "Why should I believe you?"

Yan Mingchi sneered and said, "You can choose not to believe it, you can pretend I never said it, you can continue to be an intimate husband and wife with Yatang, if your conscience is not bothered and it doesn't hurt! If you can leave Zhao Rirou alone!"

Yue Lanxiu was completely under his control! However, he never wanted Yue Lanxiu to die, he just wanted Yue Lanxiu to suffer!

"If she is Zhao Rirou, why doesn't she come to me?" Yue Lanxiu told himself that this might be a trick of Yan Mingchi, but his bleak expression showed that his heart was disturbed and shaken.

Yan Mingchi had anticipated his question. "Although she didn't come to look for you, I know she's been missing you and can't forget you! So I guess the reason she didn't look for you is because she knew I wouldn't allow you to be together. Last time I asked her to kill you, she pretended to set you on fire, but she was actually trying to find another way for you to live! She didn't look for you after that because she was afraid that I would be unhappy and order you to die again. As her master, how could I not see through her thoughts!"

This statement is so convincing that it leaves no room for doubt.

Yue Lanxiu's eyes trembled upon hearing this. He closed his eyes, calmed himself, and continued, "Since you don't allow us to be together, why are you telling me all this now? Do you agree with us being together now?" Regardless of the truth, he was certain that the man before him had ulterior motives.

"If you make me happy, I might not stop you two from being together!" Yan Mingchi smiled, but the smile was short-lived, and his expression quickly turned cold. "But this is not the point I want to make. The reason I came to you today is that I really can't stand the fact that you married Luosha's apprentice! You were actually bewitched by that little hoof. How is my apprentice, Yan Mingchi, worse than his apprentice? And do you know that Chao Rirou suffered this disaster because of her! She framed Chao Rirou more than once! And you married the enemy who killed your wife! Are you worthy of Chao Rirou? Are you going to listen to her and deal with me, Yan Mingchi? Have you joined Luosha's gang now?"

Yan Mingchi is also a good actor. Yue Lanxiu almost believes that this is the main reason why Yan Mingchi came to him, to confirm his relationship with Luosha!

"I didn't, and I couldn't possibly join them!"

Facing his firm answer, Yan Mingchi curled his lips. Although there was a hint of smile on his face, his eyes were still very cold. "You'd better tell the truth. I don't want to kill you, but if you stand on Luosha's side, I will kill you first!"

"Whether it's you or Rakshasa, I dare not get involved with either side!" Yue Lanxiu sighed.

"You don't want to have anything to do with us, right? But how can you have nothing to do with us? Luosha's apprentice has killed your wife many times. Shouldn't you be enemies? Why don't you take revenge just because Luosha's apprentice has become your wife, the woman you like? I feel so sorry for my apprentice Zhao Rirou! Not only did her husband betray her, he also got involved with the enemy who killed her! If I were her, I would be depressed to death sooner or later!" Yan Mingchi said aggressively.

Yue Lanxiu pursed his lips tightly, saying nothing, only the muscles at the corners of his eyes twitched slightly. He still believed that he would not recognize the wrong person, but he could not remain indifferent to Yan Mingchi's words! If what Yan Mingchi said was true... then he really deserved to die!

He took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is she?" He had to go and confirm some things in person.

Yan Mingchi laughed again, and his expression seemed to say that the fish was finally caught!

Yue Lanxiu knew that his smile was poisonous, but he still went to the address he gave him. He had to find out where Yan Mingchi had poisoned him and what kind of poison he had put in there!

Since Yan Mingchi has made a move, he can only accept it!

Before leaving, Yan Mingchi said something that really concerned him. He said, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "At first, I thought that Zhao Rirou had possessed Yatang's body, because sometimes her words and actions were too similar to Zhao Rirou's, but I later realized that she was just imitating her!"

When Yue Lanxiu heard this, his whole body froze.

"Her imitation is really similar. No wonder, she has been with Chao Rirou for quite a while, which is enough for her to understand what kind of person Chao Rirou is! And Chao Rirou has been pretty good to her, treating her like a younger sister. Sometimes she tells her a lot of her secrets and even teaches her martial arts for self-defense..." Yan Mingchi said so much just to tell Yue Lanxiu that no matter how much Yatang beside him looks like Chao Rirou, she is fake!

Glancing at Yue Lanxiu, who was in a trance and fell into the clouds, Yan Mingchi knew that his words had worked.

"I didn't know why she imitated Asahirou before, but now I understand. She probably wanted to attract your attention! So, do you like her because she looks like Asahirou?" Yan Mingchi left with a mocking smile and a mysterious look.

Yue Lanxiu was left standing alone in the night for who knows how long.