Chapter 437: Walking Too Much at Night
As it turns out, this person was overthinking things.
Everyone's attention was focused on Qi Yanjiao, the culprit, and even Ye Wanxi was briefly forgotten, let alone this insignificant troll.
In the internet age, if netizens are willing to investigate, there is no such thing as privacy.
Even though the official announcement tried its best to obscure Qi Yanjiao's identity, only revealing her surname, netizens still managed to trace the clues from several specific cases, pieced together the information, and finally confirmed Qi Yanjiao's identity.
Once her identity was confirmed, her family background, relatives and friends, and even what she had experienced in her many years of life, who she had conflicts with, and what noteworthy deeds she had all were thoroughly investigated.
At the same time, the news media, like hyenas that have smelled the fragrance of their prey, rushed to Qi Yanjiao's hometown and even her junior high school, high school, and university to interview her teachers, classmates, relatives, and friends.
Subsequently, a large number of so-called insiders claiming to be family members, friends, or classmates of the victims came forward to reveal information, giving everyone a comprehensive "understanding" of what kind of people Qi Yanjiao and the victims were.
With so many people involved, some genuine and some fake, it's impossible to tell who's real and who's just trying to ride the wave of popularity and profit from others' misfortune.
The internet is in an uproar. Ye Wanxi, who was previously a key figure in the discussion, has already faded into obscurity, but the frenzy of digging into Qi Yanjiao remains high and is unlikely to cool down anytime soon.
Meanwhile, in Gao Min's hometown, thousands of miles away, things were just as lively.
Qi Yanjiao's father, Uncle Qi, naturally knew beforehand that Qi Yanjiao had taken the man in black to find Qi Xiaolian; in fact, it could be said that he encouraged his daughter to go.
He originally wanted to go with them, but he was worried that Qi Xiaolian would become suspicious if he went with her, so he stayed at home to wait for news from his daughter.
Although he didn't go with her, Uncle Qi was still very reassured about his daughter's trip. After all, he had gone to great lengths and offered many generous terms to persuade the master to accompany his daughter.
Uncle Qi was confident that as long as the master was there, this trip would surely be a success.
However, things clearly didn't go as Uncle Qi expected.
My daughter left at noon, and by nightfall there was still no news of her, and we couldn't reach her by phone either.
Only then did Uncle Qi realize the seriousness of the matter. He wrote down the address Qi Xiaolian had given him the day before and rushed to City A to find his daughter, only to be told that a murder had occurred there and the place had been sealed off.
The residents involved in the incident had already moved out by the afternoon, and they didn't know where they had moved to.
When Uncle Qi heard about the murder, his heart skipped a beat, and the fact that his daughter had lost contact with him made him extremely anxious.
He spent the entire night using countless connections to investigate what exactly happened in this so-called murder case, only to be told that the matter was too serious for any of them to handle, and that Uncle Qi should seek someone more capable. After saying that, he hung up.
When Uncle Qi tried to call back to find out what happened, he discovered that he had been blocked.
Left with no other option, he sent people to look for Qi Xiaolian and called her parents to try to find out where she was, only to discover that he had been blocked again.
With everything going wrong, Uncle Qi's panic over losing contact with his daughter and his resentment towards Qi Xiaolian's family reached their peak.
Upon learning that Qi Xiaolian had returned home, he immediately led a large group of bodyguards to her house.
When Uncle Qi arrived, Qi Xiaolian and the others were having lunch, and Gao Qiang and his parents were also there.
When the two families heard the knocking, they opened the door to find Uncle Qi, looking like a bandit leader, leading a large group of people in.
"Qi Xiaolian, where is Yan Jiao? Where is my daughter?"
Uncle Qi looked very unwell, and his tone of voice carried the arrogance that Qi Xiaolian's family was all too familiar with.
Mr. Qi's face darkened instantly. He slammed his chopsticks on the table and, unusually, yelled at his brother, "Your daughter is missing, why don't you go look for her yourself? What are you yelling at my daughter for?"
Qi's mother also chimed in with a cold face, "That's right, if your daughter is missing, go look for her. Why come to my house and cause trouble? You're crazy."
Uncle Qi was stunned. Ever since he got into university, became successful in his career, and married a city woman, he was always treated with kindness and coaxing whenever he returned to his hometown.
Caught off guard by the shout, Uncle Qi was stunned for a while before he reacted, his face growing increasingly grim: "Who are you calling a lunatic?"
"Whoever is right, that's who it is." Gao's mother had always disliked how Uncle Qi looked down on everyone just because he had a little money.
However, he had previously considered that since the other party was related to Qi Xiaolian's family, it would be bad for him to be gossiped about, and he was worried that it would affect the young couple's relationship.
But ever since she learned what this family had done to Qi Xiaolian, Gao's mother's worries had vanished. She wanted nothing more than to rush to this person and tear him apart in an instant, to show him why the flowers were so red.
She never expected that before she could even take any action, this person would come to her door on his own.
"I thought you city folks were well-educated, cultured, and rich, and that you were all high-class! But now it seems you're nothing special. Without permission, you barge into people's homes like a gangster, leading a group of vicious and dangerous thugs. The moment you see them, you start yelling and screaming at the homeowner. If you knew better, you'd just think they were ill-mannered, but if you didn't, you'd think they were there to kill someone!"
Gao's mother's words caused Uncle Qi's expression to change again. He was about to get angry, but then he seemed to remember something. He glanced at Qi Xiaolian's family, unsure whether they already knew the truth.
Having no choice but to suppress her anger, she said coldly, "Yan Jiao learned that Xiao Lian was hospitalized due to illness, and yesterday she specially made time to go to City A to visit Xiao Lian. But she never came back. On the other hand, Xiao Lian, didn't you say you were still recuperating? Why did you come back so quickly? What about Yan Jiao? She went to find you, why didn't she come back? What did you do to her?"
Qi Xiaolian looked at the elder she had once admired, her expression colder and more sarcastic than ever before: "Why is it that we are the ones who did something to her, and not the other way around?"
Uncle Qi paused, his expression flickering for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "What nonsense are you spouting? What could she possibly do to you? You're right here, while Yan Jiao is nowhere to be seen. How dare you turn the tables on her? Are you trying to take advantage of her absence and prevent her from refutating you?"
Qi Xiaolian was amused by his argument: "Who is the one who is turning the tables? Don't you have any idea why she won't see Uncle? Uncle, haven't you heard the saying, 'If you walk the dark road too often, you'll eventually encounter a ghost'?"
(End of this chapter)
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