Gym
"If I remember correctly, you said before that it was your sister who asked you to come and investigate. That Ms. Ye who is famous for her fighting ability is your sister, right?" Lu Yu said.
Ye Jingan: “…”
Lu Yu smiled and continued, "A few days ago, I went to her company to find out what was going on. I happened to see her furiously tearing up documents in the office. She seemed to be saying, 'I already have a brother who likes to make trouble, and now I have a troublesome sister-in-law. What kind of things does she do every day?'"
Liu Muze: "..."
"Hey, what did you do?" Lu Yu asked curiously.
"Officer Lu! You are investigating a case now, please do not be absent-minded." Ye Jing'an said.
"You don't let people rest after get off work? You are more nosy than my dad." Lu Yu retorted.
"No wonder your father beat you up because of your mouth." Ye Jing'an said.
"I won't argue with you anymore." Lu Yu asked Liu Muze, "Has Brother Liu figured out a solution?"
"I roughly guess the reason for the disappearance, but you still have to find where the person is first." Liu Muzhe said.
"Why did they disappear?" Lu Yu asked.
"They are all young and strong men. They must have had their essence sucked away by the fox demon." Liu Muzhe said.
"Spirit? Meeting you guys really opened my eyes." Lu Yu twitched his eyebrows, "So how do I find it?"
"We only know that the fox demon needs young and strong people, but we are not very clear about how these people were chosen by him. The fox tribe will be punished by their leader if they use magic to seduce humans at will in their territory. He should have used something to lure people away before taking action." Liu Muzhe said.
"Oh, I understand. Find out if they have been to the same place or eaten the same thing." Ye Jing'an said.
After hearing the two people's reminder, Lu Yu immediately returned to the police station to check. It was true that several people had gone to the same gym, but the rest had not been there, and he could not find out where they had gone in common. It was not easy to find out what they had eaten in common.
"You can go check out the gym." Liu Muzhe said.
"There are many people who exercise in the police station. I will send someone to check." Lu Yu said.
"The fox clan is very smart. The police are full of murderous and corpse-like aura. It's useless for you to go there. They will have run away long ago." Liu Muzhe said.
"That's right. If we're not dealing with a human being, it's useless to wear plain clothes. We have to find an ordinary person who is young, strong, has big muscles, and will not arouse suspicion..." Lu Yu and Liu Muzhe slowly shifted their gazes to Ye Jing'an.
"Me?" Ye Jingan pointed at himself.
"You have well-developed muscles!" Lu Yu gave him an admiring look.
"If your vital energy is sucked away, you will die, right?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"He probably won't suck you dry directly. You won't die, but you'll just be a little weak at best." Liu Muzhe said.
"A little weaker?" Ye Jing'an snorted and laughed, "It's better to die."
"It's okay, I will guard you in the dark." Liu Muzhe said.
"Okay, you have to keep guard. It won't do you any good if I'm weak." Ye Jing'an said indifferently.
"Ahem, then you guys should have a good rest and take action tomorrow." Lu Yu went out tactfully.
As soon as the door closed, Ye Jing'an pressed Liu Muze onto the bed: "Hurry up and touch his muscles more, otherwise you won't have the chance to touch them later."
"Do you think this outsider can restrain himself?" Liu Muzhe complained.
"I didn't do anything." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muze was too lazy to argue with him. He wondered if Ye Jingan would ever change his rogue ways. He pushed him aside and said, "Hurry up and get some rest. You still have to go to the gym tomorrow."
"No, I have to warm up and do some stretching tonight." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
Liu Muze: "..."
The original plan was to go out for a trip, and the clothes he brought were all casual clothes for daily wear. In order to appear more professional, Ye Jingan even went to the mall to buy a set of sportswear suitable for wearing in the gym.
When he entered the gym, the fitness coach at the front desk came up to him enthusiastically and chatted with him for a while, asking about his well-being. Then they got back to the real topic of whether he wanted to apply for a membership.
Ye Jing'an took a look at the cards here and found that they were no longer cheap. Anyway, there was no need to come to such a place to exercise, so he didn't want to sign up at all. However, this coach was too talkative. She kept nagging him and followed him wherever he went. Ye Jing'an was annoyed and finally bought a monthly card to have some peace and quiet.
Ye Jingan did a quick warm-up, then chose a treadmill that offered a view of most of the gym, and began running slowly. The gym was quite large, and there were quite a few people working out, though most were women. Ye Jingan didn't notice anything unusual about the gym, nor did he see anyone suspicious.
He ran for a while and sat aside to drink water and rest. Then the coach who was selling cards came again. Ye Jingan smiled politely and said, "Beautiful coach, can you please stop arguing with me alone? What do you want to sell me?"
"That's what I'm saying. I'm doing this to give our VIPs a better experience! It's almost time for dinner, and our members can enjoy a free nutritious meal. Here's the meal ticket." The coach said with a smile.
"Are you sure you don't want money?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"Don't worry, we are a regular gym and we won't cheat our customers," said the coach.
Ye Jingan looked at the meal ticket in his hand and thought of the missing people he talked about last night. Could they have been infected after eating here? Ye Jingan asked, "Thank you. Can I take the food away?"
"Of course." The coach nodded.
Ye Jing'an smiled with satisfaction, but he didn't dare to eat the meal yet. If there was really something wrong with the food, or if it was some evil spell, he would be doomed if Brother Liu couldn't break it. It would be a good opportunity to bring it back for Brother Liu to check.
Ye Jingan continued to exercise and chatted with a few boys who were training next to him.
These guys didn't look too strong, so Ye Jing'an asked, "How long have you been working out here? Is this one good? The coach keeps recommending me to buy a membership, but I'm quite hesitant. What do you recommend?"
"We both just finished the college entrance examination and want to exercise. I don't know how this place is, but it's close to home and convenient. Anyway, the requirements are not high, so we can practice casually. Sitting and doing papers every day in high school made us tired." said a boy.
"Brother, I see you have well-developed muscles. Where did you train them before?" Another high school boy ran over and pinched his biceps.
"It's in my hometown. We just moved here and are not familiar with this area." Ye Jing'an said.
"I feel pretty good here." said the man on the treadmill.
Ye Jing'an took a look at him. The man was about forty or fifty years old, tall and thin. Although he did not have natural muscles like the one he had trained, the energy and spirit that radiated from his inner heat should not be underestimated.
Ye Jingan felt that this man was a bit strange. Judging from his temperament, he should be a retired cadre. However, he always felt that he had an indescribable emotion. Ye Jingan also felt that he was somewhat familiar. He asked curiously, "Have you been training here for a long time?"
"Not very long, maybe more than a year," said the man.
"Oh, more than a year is indeed enough to get to know a gym. Then I'll train here too." Ye Jingan stopped talking to him and chatted enthusiastically with the two high school students next to him. After all, they were of the same age and had plenty of topics to talk about.
He glanced at the middle-aged man from time to time. He was always jogging on the treadmill. He had never seen him use other fitness equipment. He just sat aside to drink water and wipe the sweat when he was tired, and then continued running after a short rest.
Ye Jingan thought, fortunately this guy didn't train his muscles much, probably because he was old and the Fox Clan looked down on him, so he escaped. He trained until lunchtime, packed a meal from the gym and returned to the hotel: "Brother Liu, I'm back! Did you miss me?"
Liu Muze pushed him away in disgust: "Stop hugging me, you're all sweaty."
"You dislike me? I was thinking about coming back to see you soon. I came back directly after practice without even taking a shower." Ye Jingan took a set of clean clothes and said, "I'm going to take a shower. Can you check if there's anything wrong with the food I packed?"
When Ye Jingan came out of the shower, Liu Muze had already started eating. Ye Jingan snatched his chopsticks away: "Why are you eating? What if something goes wrong and you get sick from eating it!"
"What's the problem? I won't die from eating it anyway." Liu Muzhe took back the chopsticks and continued eating.
"What if there is some undetectable drug in it, and after taking it you run to the fox demon like a lost soul? Where can I find you then?" Ye Jing'an said.
"There's nothing wrong with this food. I've tried it, but it still tastes very good." Liu Muzhe fed him a piece of meat, "Try it."
Ye Jing'an shook his head, saying that he would never eat it, and he wanted to avoid anything that might cause him to become seriously ill.
"Since there is nothing wrong with the food, then someone must have been targeting them." Ye Jing'an guessed.
"Have you found anyone suspicious?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"Yes, the coach who sells cards has been pestering me to apply for a card. There is also a middle-aged man. He didn't do anything, but I feel that he is a little strange. Maybe he knows the inside story and is too vigilant. He looks at everyone as strange." Ye Jing'an said.
"It's better to be vigilant. Try practicing for a few more days." Liu Muzhe said.
"Okay." For a while, Ye Jing'an didn't notice anyone strange. The card sales coaches, regardless of gender or age, were all enthusiastic about their sales and were off duty as usual, not staying a minute longer. The middle-aged man didn't come to the gym every day, but whenever he did, he was always on the treadmill.
However, this man never took the initiative to talk to anyone, and always ran on his own. Ye Jingan took advantage of the fact that he was not here to exercise and asked the coach who was pushing the card: "Beautiful coach, can I ask you something?"
"Want to upgrade your annual card?" the coach asked with a smile.
"...Your boss must have been very lucky in his previous life to have hired an employee like you." Ye Jing'an sighed helplessly, "The card I opened before hasn't expired yet. I'll consider applying for another card after it expires."
"Okay, then handsome boy, you must come to me when the time comes." The coach said with a smile.
"That's for sure." Ye Jing'an asked quietly, "Do you know that uncle who comes here to run every day?"
"I know. I was the one who opened his card. That uncle is very rich. He got our most expensive card without any hesitation. But he doesn't like to talk and won't chat with others much." said the coach.
"You get the most expensive card and then come here to run?" Ye Jing'an asked puzzledly.
"Why do you care about others? Our uncle has money and he can do whatever he wants." said the coach.
Ye Jingan: “…”
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