Meanwhile, the Lan family, which Lan Yao had been thinking about, had experienced a terrifying scream from the Lan couple just a few hours earlier, in the early morning.
The neighbors, terrified by the couple's screams, hurriedly put on their clothes and rushed to their door to knock.
"Lanxiang! Baogui! What happened?"
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"What exactly happened? Why are they screaming so horribly?"
"Lanxiang, open the door quickly. What happened?"
"Alright, stop knocking. Something might really have happened to them. Let's break down the door and go in."
"Why are you banging on the door? Climb over into my yard and open the gate from the inside."
"Alright."
So someone climbed over the wall from the nearest house to the Lan family and opened the Lan family's gate.
After opening the door, the man scratched the back of his head and muttered to himself, "Something feels off."
At this moment, everyone was anxiously checking on the Lan couple, and no one heard what he said.
Someone who knew him well asked, "What's wrong?"
The man scratched his head and shook it: "It's nothing."
He followed the group to the main house where the Lan couple lived. As soon as they opened the door, they saw the Lan couple lying on the ground with their eyes glazed over.
Someone, puzzled, asked, "Lanxiang, it's almost winter, why are you two sleeping on the floor?"
"That's right. You two aren't young anymore. You can't just do anything reckless."
"That's right, that's right."
However, some people realized something was wrong and quietly asked the person next to them, "Don't you think there's something off about the Lan family?"
"What's wrong?"
"It just feels like something's missing."
The next second, they heard Liu Lanxiang let out a shrill scream: "The stuff is gone! We've been robbed!"
Lan Baogui also realized what was happening, and without even putting on his shoes, he rushed out of the house and started wandering around his yard.
Upon seeing his condition, the group exchanged glances and quietly followed him.
Then, they went from room to room looking for Lan Baogui.
Just then they discovered that every room seemed to be empty.
The family's sons and their wives, upon seeing their father/father-in-law, rushed in as if possessed, it was truly terrifying.
The eldest daughter-in-law couldn't help but complain to her husband in a low voice, "What's wrong with my father-in-law? Why did he barge into our room without any regard for others? What kind of behavior is this?"
The eldest son rolled his eyes at his wife: "How can you talk to your father like that?"
That's what he really thought too.
But then, after his gaze fell on the room, he reacted for a moment, then suddenly jumped up, pointing a trembling finger at the room: "Where are my things? Where are my most precious possessions?"
Hearing her husband's question, the eldest daughter-in-law realized what was happening and screamed, "Where are my things? Where are my things?"
Where did all her gold and silver jewelry go?
The same thing happened to the Lan family, and the same thing happened to several other families related to the Lan family.
In particular, the family of the third-in-command of the Red Committee, after discovering that their house had been emptied, hurriedly took their sons to several places where they had hidden their belongings.
Then he discovered that everything he had worked so hard to acquire was gone.
"It's gone."
"They're all gone."
"Dad, what do we do now? Should we call the police?"
"Idiot, what are we supposed to say if they ask us after we call the police?"
"So what do we do now? Are we just supposed to admit to this? That's..."
"What can we do if we don't acknowledge it? But there's plenty of time. As long as we keep going, we can naturally accumulate more savings."
"Damn it, this is the only way."
However, compared to the third-in-command's family, the other families did call the police.
So, another bizarre incident occurred in the capital: these families inexplicably became targets of thieves.
Unfortunately, the police couldn't find any clues after their investigation, and the matter was quickly transferred to a special department in Beijing for handling.
Meanwhile, Gu Zixiao, who was far away in the outskirts of Beijing, led a group of people to search the mountain three times, but they couldn't find any trace of it.
Wang Zhenfeng kicked a stone at his feet angrily: "Damn it, isn't that rat a little too cunning? It's been running away from us for days, and we still let it get away."
Lei Shengrong wiped the sweat from his face: "Then we can only say we're useless. So many of us couldn't catch him."
Li Sangyan: "How can you even insult your own people?"
Lei Shengrong: "You won't let people speak the truth?"
Zhang Hao: "Stop talking nonsense. We've found traces here."
As soon as he called out, everyone swarmed around him. Wang Zhenfeng walked up to Gu Zixiao and asked, "Xiaozi, what do you think?"
Gu Zixiao carefully examined the marks left on the weeds. The murderer was very cautious and careful.
This was the first time Gu Zixiao had encountered such a cunning murderer, apart from Lan Yao.
Gu Zixiao immediately became competitive.
"The other party is very cunning. If we hadn't been careful and attentive enough, we might have missed this important clue."
Zhang Hao nodded in agreement: "That's right. We might not be able to find any information at all, and we'll just be wandering around the capital like headless flies."
"Yes, yes, yes. You two are smart and meticulous. After discovering this mark, did you get directions?" Lei Shengrong couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Hao nodded: "Yes. The other party has already fled to the capital."
"Beijing? I heard there's been a serial killer in Beijing recently... Could you and the others be in cahoots?" Zhao Xiaoguang asked.
"Whether they're a group or not, we don't know. We'll find out if we go after them."
Gu Zixiao frowned as she looked at the mark. Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
Wang Zhenfeng nudged Gu Zixiao: "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm wondering if it's too much of a coincidence? I have a feeling that the other party deliberately led us there."
"Never mind that for now. Let's go take a look first. We'll deal with whatever comes our way," Lei Shengrong said impatiently.
Gu Zixiao nodded and waved for the others to follow.
They met up with Li Hao and his group halfway there. Li Hao greeted Gu Zixiao and the others with a smile, saying, "It's been a long time since we last met. How about coming to my house for dinner after we finish the mission? Grandma Yu and my grandma both miss you."
Gu Zixiao asked, "How is Grandma Yu?"
Li Hao sighed, "It's the same as always. A few days ago, they even brought in a young man who came from out of town looking for his relatives. He's an ordinary-looking guy, but very kind. Grandma Yu took a liking to him and insisted on taking him home."
Wang Zhenfeng curled his lip: "Why are there so many young men looking for their relatives these days?"
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