Chapter 196 196 The Place Where They Hold Great Hopes...
After a few more busy days, Guan Xia and the others quickly set the departure date. Coincidentally, it was the day of Meng Lan's classmate reunion. She went to the party in the evening, and Guan Xia and the others left for the airport early in the morning.
For safety reasons on the morning of the 22nd, Guan Xia did not let Meng Lan go to the airport to see him off, but instead hugged her goodbye at the doorstep.
Compared to Guan Xia's ease, Meng Lan was very anxious and worried, with her brows almost wrinkled into a "川" shape. She looked at Guan Xia with an expression as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.
Without Meng Lan saying anything, Guan Xia knew what she was going to say. She raised her hand and stroked her forehead, smiling, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to us this time. I promise you, I'll leave healthy and come back healthy. I can't say for sure if I won't lose a single hair, but I'm sure I won't lose any limbs."
The more Guan Xia assured her, the more worried Meng Lan became. But in the end, she didn't say anything else. She just hugged Guan Xia tightly again and whispered several times, "I'll wait for you to come back." Then she let go of her hand and watched her, Pang Le, and Zhong Xiaoyu walk into the elevator with their suitcases.
Speaking of it, it was Guan Xia who saw Meng Lan off every time they met, but this was the first time Meng Lan saw her off. It felt a bit strange.
After pressing the button for the underground parking lot, the elevator began to descend smoothly. Pang Le glanced at Guan Xia and couldn't help asking, "Speaking of which, Guan Xia, do you really not need me to call my brother over? Apart from anything else, it's true that he can fight. Although he's not as good as me, a few people can't get close to him. With him protecting Meng Lan, Meng Lan will definitely not get a single hair hurt. We've just set out, and it's still not too late for me to call now."
Guan Xia smiled and said, "Really, that's not necessary. Xu Nian and I have already discussed Meng Lan's safety. The Pingjiang District Branch will be responsible for it. They were arranged by Director Ren himself. There haven't been many cases recently, so several of Xu Nian's colleagues will take turns tracking and protecting Meng Lan. I believe that with them around, Meng Lan won't be afraid of anything."
Pang Le didn't say anything else, just said, "Okay."
After arriving at the airport and meeting up with the others, Guan Xia felt mixed emotions after boarding the plane. He was nervous about what he would face, but also excited about unveiling the mystery of the criminal organization. So he didn't feel sleepy at all. He simply closed his eyes and rested, reviewing in his mind the latest news that Xu Nian and the others had found out in the past few days and had given them.
After the last meeting, Guan Xia and the others were fine, but Xu Nian and the others were extremely busy. Although they were on vacation on the surface, it was actually no different from being at work. They left home early and came back late every day, and occasionally they would gather at Xu Nian's house to hold an analysis meeting with them. They were extremely busy.
But despite being busy, they did gain some real results. First of all, Wang Yu quickly found out the situation in Wu Yang and the others' hometown, and also designed a disguised identity for each of them.
The good news is that the village is not as backward as they imagined. On the contrary, because of Wu Yang, the other people who came out of the orphanage are also not poor, so the hometown is well developed.
After Li Feng returned, he not only built six houses, but also led the villagers to get rich together. He dug fish ponds to raise fish and crabs, and contracted the mountains near the village for planting. Because it was only a dozen kilometers away from the nearest scenic spot, he also built several large-scale holiday villas and farmhouses. The number of tourists who went there was not huge, but it was definitely not uncommon. And the weather happened to be neither cold nor hot. In the past, as long as Guan Xia and the others did not behave particularly eccentrically, it would not be conspicuous at all to join them.
When Wang Yu told them this information, everyone, including Zhong Xiaoyu, breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the more inconspicuous they were, the more information they could find out. This also protected them to a certain extent, allowing them to avoid being exposed to the criminal organization for as long as possible.
In order to conceal their identities, they went there under the name of tourism this time. However, unlike the last company team-building, this time they were a small tour group. Wang Yu was the tour guide and Jiang Yingyao was the driver, which just reasonably concealed the smell of being marinated in the system. The rest of the people were tourists. Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu pretended to be a couple. They were both physical education teachers in the same school. Guan Xia and Pang Le were best friends and colleagues. They took their annual leave to find a niche scenic spot to play. Xu Nian was an elite who came alone to relax after being ill. His cold personality and always calm face were very consistent with this character setting.
Only Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu's disguised identities were a bit difficult. After all, although the two had investigated cases together, they had not known each other for long, let alone pretending to be close.
When Wang Yu finished introducing the characters she envisioned for everyone, only Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu had objections.
Qi Bai was fine. Zhong Xiaoyu asked in confusion, "Why do we have to pretend to be a couple? Why can't we pretend to be siblings? Don't get me wrong, I don't have a problem with Qi Bai. I'm just afraid that we won't be that familiar with each other and it will be exposed."
Wang Yu smiled and replied, "You can pretend to be siblings, but I'm afraid you'll be exposed if I don't use your real names. Also, it's okay if you two aren't familiar with each other. You can add some information to your character settings, like saying you two broke up and haven't gotten back together yet, or maybe you just had an argument at the last scenic spot and neither of you wants to give in, so you're still in the awkward stage. In short, you can adapt as long as it's not too outrageous."
Pang Le, who was listening, actively came to Zhong Xiaoyu's rescue. "No, I'll pretend to be a couple for Zhong Xiaoyu and Qi Bai. They don't know each other well, but I can act. I'm very good at acting. Don't worry, no one will tell that we're a fake couple."
Qi Bai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the corners of his mouth curled up involuntarily.
Wang Yu cruelly refused, "No, you and Guan Xia have such a good relationship. I think it will be hard for you to overcome your instinct to stand by Qi Bai first no matter what happens. So, it's better to put an end to it from the beginning. Just play yourselves with Guan Xia."
Pang Le glanced at Guan Xia and said nothing. Wang Yu was right. In her heart, Guan Xia was indeed the most important. Not to mention anything big happened, even if a snake appeared nearby, she would subconsciously stand in front of Guan Xia to prevent her from being scared.
Wang Yu made a detailed strategy and each person's personality, while Qi Bai and Jiang Yingyao also found some in-depth information.
In order to investigate the two missing cases, Qi Bai's dark circles became heavier, but his expression was always excited because he did find some information.
He contacted the deputy chief of the criminal investigation detachment who was in charge of the missing case at that time but has now been promoted to the municipal bureau.
Although more than 20 years have passed, the deputy captain still has an impression of this missing case. He emphasized the missing woman's daughter Li Miao. According to him, the missing person's husband Li Feng did not bring his daughter with him when he reported the case, but when he visited the house later, he casually asked the girl a few questions. The girl told him clearly that her mother could not have eloped with someone, and she had repeatedly mentioned it to her in the days before she disappeared. Li Feng often went out early and came back late recently, sometimes in the middle of the night, and she suspected that he had someone else outside.
In response to this situation, Li Feng explained that his friend had some problems with his business and he had been helping out recently, so he went out early and came back late.
Afterwards, the deputy captain went to verify and questioned the several people mentioned by Li Feng at the time. It was indeed that Li Feng had been with them during that period of time. In addition, on the day the missing person disappeared, someone testified that Li Feng had been with them from morning to night and had not left. Therefore, when the investigation later found that there were eyewitnesses who saw the missing person leaving with a man, the case was left unresolved.
There was no doubt in these testimonies at the time, but looking back now, it is easy to notice the problem, because there are several familiar names among these eyewitnesses, namely Wu Yang, Wu Xingxian, Li Huai, and Li Wei, four of the six people who entered the orphanage due to the fire.
The other names are unfamiliar, but after investigation, they all have more or less contact with Wu Yang or several other people among the six people. This is a coincidence, and the coincidence is a bit scary when you think about it carefully.
Then came the information Jiang Yingyao found. He and Xu Nian dug deep into Wu Yang's experiences from childhood to adulthood, and then discovered that he suspected of having a physique similar to Guan Xia. No matter where he went, he was always surrounded by homicides. There were cases around him when he was working, at school, and even in high school and junior high school. Some of the deceased were the fathers of his classmates, and some of the deceased were the husbands of his teachers. They seemed to have nothing to do with him, but upon closer inspection, they seemed to be inextricably linked.
Guan Xia and the others weren't surprised when they heard the news, but after pondering it, they couldn't help but feel a little horrified. Guan Xia, in particular, was special because her soul aura was so different. Even with the system shielding her, she would unconsciously attract criminals with similarly different soul auras. So what about Wu Yang? Or perhaps there was no reason at all, and the deceased had simply been murdered.
But whether it is true or not, we will have to wait until Guan Xia and the others investigate to find out.
The flight was at 9am, and it was already past 11am when we landed. The others looked energetic, but Guan Xia, who knew them quite well, could tell at a glance that they were already on alert. This meant that everyone on the plane was similar, and although they had their eyes closed, they hadn't slept.
Wang Yu had communicated with the task force in advance and the minibus they needed was already parked in the airport parking lot. Everyone followed her with their suitcases and found and got on the bus smoothly.
As soon as they got on the bus, Wang Yu took out a luggage bag from the corner and started distributing things.
Each of them had a very conspicuous red hat, Qi Bai and Zhong Xiaoyu had the same couple sunglasses, Guan Xia and Pang Le had the same best friend bracelet and pendant, but Xu Nian and Jiang Yingyao's were more special, Xu Nian had a few medicine bottles, and Jiang Yingyao had a few pieces of clothing.
Xu Nian looked at the medicine bottle in his hand without any surprise. He just paused for a moment, unscrewed the cap and smelled it, as if trying to determine what medicine was inside.
Wang Yu was busy with his work when he noticed it and explained, "Captain Xu, these are all vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, and calcium tablets. They are harmless to the body anyway. If we stay outside for too long, it doesn't matter if you take a few tablets to maintain your image."
Xu Nian said ok and put it in the backpack he was carrying. Pang Le couldn't help but ask, "Why did you specially prepare the medicine bottle? Can't you just travel after recovering from a serious illness?"
Before Wang Yu could speak, Xu Nian said, "This is to reduce our threat. According to our speculation, Li Feng and others killed someone, most likely two people, and then brought the remains back to their hometown a long way. Even though more than 20 years have passed, because the body is right next to them, they will definitely be very vigilant and alert. As long as we get close, they will definitely observe and test us, especially since there are several strong men in our small tour group. Wang Yu set it up like this, and if we are old, stupid, or sick, he will relax a little, and we will have more opportunities to get close."
Now everyone understood and nodded in sudden realization.
But after a few seconds, Qi Bai suddenly realized something and asked angrily, "Forget about the old illness, but what do you mean by stupid? Are you talking about me?"
Wang Yu glanced at him without saying anything. He just took out his red hat and put it on his head, and then took out a small red flag and held it in his hand.
Guan Xia looked at Qi Bai and then at Wang Yu, and she couldn't help wanting to laugh, but she was afraid that Qi Bai would get angry and turn his attention to her, so she quickly controlled the corners of her mouth that wanted to curl up, and subconsciously played with the bracelet she had just put on her hand, as if she suddenly found it particularly beautiful.
Fortunately, Jiang Yingyao did have a driver's license to drive this car. After everyone had reconciled their statements and done their disguises, they started the car and drove out of the parking lot.
I have to say that Wang Yu was very thoughtful. Jiang Yingyao's overly calm and classy temperament stood out among them, but now sitting in the driver's seat, he looked very inconspicuous.
In order to make it look more realistic, Guan Xia and her friends did not rush to their destination immediately after checking into the hotel. Instead, they actually visited the nearby scenic spots and even exchanged a few paper tickets and stamp albums. Then, early the next morning, they drove to Wu Yang's hometown, a place they had great expectations for.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
