Chapter 96: Danger Approaches Thank you. Also, I plan to move out...
"Be quiet!"
A very soft growl came from my ear.
Wen Yi:? ?!
She tilted her head sharply, and with the dim moonlight filtering through the shadows of the trees, she could clearly see the face wearing glasses.
It’s Guo Qingyu!
My heart skipped a beat.
Wait, why is he here? Did he follow her in?
Wouldn't that mean she was also dragging Guo Qingyu into danger?
Wen Yi's heart tightened, and she couldn't help but blame herself. She subconsciously lowered her voice and said, "Why are you here? Go! It's dangerous here!"
"I know." He replied in a calm voice.
In the darkness, she couldn't see his expression and could only hear each other's breathing.
Her breathing was rapid, but he was... unusually steady.
After a moment, his voice rang out again, so low that it was almost a whisper:
"Auntie, you came just in time..."
Wen Yi was stunned.
What does this mean? Didn't he appear by chance?
Guo Qingyu tilted his head slightly, his eyes passing over her, locking onto the direction of the bushes ahead.
Something is wrong.
His tone was completely different from the innocent and foolish look he had just had at school. He sounded so calm that he didn't seem like a high school student.
A strange feeling crept into my heart - his appearance was not a coincidence.
And the reason he came here was obviously... not for her.
"You...you knew someone would be here?" Her voice trembled slightly.
He didn't answer immediately. They both leaned their backs against the tree trunk, breathing very quietly.
Guo Qingyu was silent for a moment, then mouthed, "Call the police."
Wen Yi nodded and quickly pulled out her phone. The screen lit up, then instantly went out: no signal. Guo Qingyu tried too, but to no avail.
This small forest seems to be a forgotten corner of the world. Not only is there no surveillance, but even the signal cannot reach it.
The two of them immediately exchanged glances, and without words, the tacit understanding was already reached - leave first, then ask for help.
They slowly retreated, but at this moment——
“Crack.”
A dead branch broke under Wen Yi's feet, and the sound was particularly harsh in the dead silence.
The movement in the bushes ahead suddenly stopped.
In the silence, she heard her own heartbeat, tense and suffocating.
Oh no!
Discovered!
In the darkness, heavy footsteps sounded, crushing the dead leaves on the ground. No one knew where they would land. Fear struck their hearts. Was the murderer coming to kill them?
Wen Yi's heartbeat almost stopped and she even held her breath.
She couldn't implicate anyone anymore - especially Guo Qingyu.
"Run!" She grabbed his wrist and turned to rush out.
But the next second, Guo Qingyu suddenly shook her hand away!
She turned around in surprise and looked at him in shock as he turned on the flashlight on his phone. The beam of light pierced the darkness like a sharp blade.
He actually rushed towards the bushes!
Wen Yi's heart nearly jumped out of her chest. Is this silly kid crazy?!
The flashlight beam flickered wildly back and forth among the shadows of the trees.
Finally, the beam of light stopped and illuminated the man's face.
At that moment, Wen Yi saw clearly.
Guo Qingyu also saw it clearly.
The man raised his hand to block the light, and the next second he turned and ran deep into the woods, his figure quickly disappearing into the darkness.
Wen Yi fell to the ground, his palms covered in cold sweat.
She watched Guo Qingyu slowly walk back, his phone light off, his face expressionless.
"You...what are you doing?!" Her voice trembled. "Do you want to die?!"
Guo Qingyu didn't answer, but lowered his head and asked her: "Auntie, will you come with me to report the case?"
Wen Yi was startled and was about to nod. Then she thought of her current situation and finally shook her head: "...I can't go."
Guo Qingyu said "hmm" softly and didn't ask any further questions.
"The victim has passed out. I'm going to call the police first." He turned to leave, then stopped and turned back to her, "You should leave now."
She looked at his back with a complicated expression, and finally said nothing.
It was late at night when Wen Yi got home.
The moment the door opened, Gu Yifeng saw her dusty face and serious expression, and his brows frowned slightly.
The two of them walked into the living room one after the other, and she went straight to the guest room.
He stood there, and finally couldn't help but asked calmly, "Have you eaten?"
"without."
After saying that, there was silence in the living room for a while.
After a moment, they both spoke at the same time—
"you……"
"I'm going back to the house first."
"Would you like something to eat?" he asked.
"No." Wen Yi shook her head, "I'm not hungry."
“…” Gu Yifeng looked at her without saying anything.
She suddenly stopped, looked back at him for a few seconds, and repeated, "Don't bother, I'm going back to the house."
Gu Yifeng didn't try to persuade him to stay.
"Yi Yi." He followed to the guest bedroom door, lowered his posture, and explained softly, "I came back late today because of the physics competition. You don't have to wait for me to eat in the future, you can eat first."
"Yeah." Her hand paused slightly on the door handle, but she didn't turn around, just responded to him softly.
Gu Yifeng didn't say anything else. He watched her go into the house, with an indescribable joy growing in his heart.
Wen Yi follows the follow-up of the case online every day.
Guo Qingyu acted quickly. A few days later, the local news reported that, based on clues from witnesses, the police had apprehended a suspect surnamed Geng who was suspected of attempted rape.
When she saw the last name, her fingers tightened unconsciously.
Geng, the rape of a woman... The memories of the past slowly awakened, and a name was about to emerge in her mind - Geng Jun.
She remembered that it was one of the victims in the Miaopu Three Corpses Case! She had recalled the memory of that deceased person.
Gu Yifeng later told her that the deceased was a habitual criminal with a criminal record. He had raped and killed women many times, but always escaped legal punishment due to insufficient evidence.
It turned out that he was the suspect that night.
She stared at the screen, her heartbeat erratic. She still remembered that in the original timeline, it was Guo Qingyu who killed him, and the method was quite cruel.
Why? Why did he have such a strong hatred towards Geng Jun?
Is it to avenge a personal vendetta or to eliminate harm to the people?
She looked out the window towards the school. Night slowly fell and the lights of thousands of houses gradually lit up.
Guo Qingyu in high school was different from what she imagined. But will he really walk into the darkness with a knife in his hand in the future?
The original case was based on insufficient evidence, but what about this time? With eyewitnesses, the victim's testimony, and DNA evidence, will Geng Jun be convicted?
Wen Yi picked up her phone and opened the chat box with Guo Qingyu. That was the contact information he had silently left for her before they parted in the grove.
She didn't say anything, just sent a "thumbs-up" emoticon.
***
At school, Gu Yifeng handed in his test paper early and returned home just before dinner time. He figured Wen Yi probably hadn't eaten dinner yet since he came home early today.
He hadn't eaten with her for many days.
The last time she said, "Don't wait for me, eat first," it was meant to be polite, but also a little tentative. But since then, she really hasn't waited for him again. He didn't mind her avoiding him. The previous misunderstanding hadn't been resolved yet. If she was upset, didn't it just mean that she cared about him?
Instead of being annoyed, he felt a hint of secret joy.
But these past few days, she always looked distracted and her face looked bad. He regretted deliberately letting her misunderstand him before, and even felt a little distressed. He desperately wanted to talk it out and stop making her feel bad.
The moment Gu Yifeng pushed open the door, the aroma of food hit him. Wen Yi was preparing dinner.
She heard the noise and turned back in surprise: "So early today?"
"Yeah. I handed in the paper early."
"oh."
"Have you got a meal yet?"
"Just about to eat."
"Let's go together."
“…”
As she picked up a dish, Gu Yifeng quickly stepped forward and took it from her. He glanced at her casually and frowned, saying, "We haven't eaten together for the past few days. Why do you look thinner? Didn't you eat well?"
Wen Yi didn't say anything, but moved to the side calmly, putting some distance between them.
After the two sat down, the atmosphere at the dinner table became a little subtle.
Gu Yifeng wanted to speak, but he didn't know where to begin. Finally, he broke the silence: "Yiyi, the girl you saw last time only came to ask me physics questions, don't misunderstand."
He was about to explain the relationship between Cui Ziying and him again, but was interrupted by Wen Yi:
"You still have to study hard in your senior year."
She did not doubt his words, nor did she care who the girl was. Instead, she gave him earnest advice.
Gu Yifeng: ...
The corner of his eye twitched violently; this was completely different from the reaction he expected.
"One by one..." He was about to say something else, but he saw Wen Yi looking down at her phone.
The next second, her expression changed suddenly and she even put down her chopsticks.
"What's wrong?"
"I... am not hungry." Wen Yi put down the bowl and stood up, nodding at him, "You eat."
Gu Yifeng also stood up with her, walked around the table and stood in front of her, his eyes fixed on her: "You don't even want to eat with me?"
He originally thought that tonight was an opportunity to break the ice, and was thinking about how to coax her back, when he heard Yi suddenly say seriously:
"I've always wanted to thank your family for taking care of me."
"Although I saved your father, what you did for me was not an obligation. Apart from a thank you, I have nothing else to say..." She paused and continued,
"Anyway, thank you. Also, I'm planning on moving out."
Gu Yifeng was stunned when he heard this, his mind went blank and he even forgot what he wanted to say.
"Move out?" he heard himself repeating her words.
Wen Yi didn't say where she was going, but just said lightly: "Don't worry, I can handle it."
Gu Yifeng came back to his senses from the huge shock, and suddenly grabbed her hand, with an unconcealable panic on his face.
"Why?"
"It's not appropriate for me to live here after all." She gently pulled her hand back, "You study hard, I don't want to disturb you."
He watched her pull her hand away, staring blankly into her eyes, muttering repeatedly: "Why, I've already explained, she and I have nothing to do with each other, why..."
"Take care of yourself."
***
Wen Yi knew that he would find it difficult to accept this decision, but she had to cut the Gordian knot. She said this and turned to walk towards the guest bedroom.
She clutched her phone tightly, and on the screen was a message from Guo Qingyu:
"Auntie, he was released."
"It's not over yet."
Just two lines of text made her almost unable to hold the phone.
Geng Jun was released? How is that possible?
She closed the door and typed with trembling fingers:
"Why?"
After a few seconds, the reply popped up:
"The DNA of the biological samples extracted at the scene did not match that of Geng Jun."
Wen Yi felt like her heart was hit by a heavy hammer.
This is impossible!
They had seen his face; he was the one who had committed the crime. How could the DNA be inconsistent? Could there be a mistake?
She stared at the screen, her fingertips cold.
The law failed to punish him and instead sent him back to the streets unharmed.
What’s even more terrifying is that Guo Qingyu is an eyewitness to the case.
That night, when they saw Geng Jun clearly, he also saw Guo Qingyu and his own face clearly.
If he wanted revenge, they would be the first ones he would look for.
She couldn't involve Gu Yifeng, and she couldn't watch Guo Qingyu fall into danger.
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Author's Note: Regarding the Case, Guidance Chapter 13 [Sunglasses]
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