She received photos and information about the original owner's so-called relatives from the private investigator, just as scheduled.
Private investigators usually destroy their own copy after completing their investigations, so what she has is the only evidence.
As she watched the private investigator uncover the details of the money she had transferred to her so-called relatives, she slowly frowned.
Things were worse than she had imagined.
She originally thought they were just squandering the original owner's money, but now she sees that their ambitions are much greater.
The mountain village where the original owner came from is called Yongning Village. Apart from the film crew that went there five years ago, very few outsiders have been able to go in. In recent years, nine out of ten households have been abandoned.
Now, only three families with the surname Li remain in the village.
If they were just greedy and asked for money under various pretexts, that would be one thing. But a private investigator reported seeing them transporting two girls to the village on a tractor about two weeks ago, suggesting it might be a shady business.
As Xia Yixin was looking at the investigation results and considering whether to call the police directly, her phone rang unexpectedly; it was the community manager.
"Hello, are you Miss Xia? There's a woman here who says she's your third aunt..."
at the same time.
Diancheng.
This is a small county town built against the mountainside. Most of the houses are still single-story, because the young people have gone out to work. The majority of the residents here are middle-aged and elderly people and children, so it looks somewhat desolate.
K is at a clinic in the county.
It's hard to believe that a seemingly polite and well-mannered man in a white coat is actually K.
He saw the two men enter, put down his teacup and newspaper, and said, “I find it strange that neither of you seems to have any medical expertise, yet you were able to cure my poison.”
During these past few days of cat-and-mouse games, K set a trap for Shao Lin, using a potent neurotoxin.
In his plan, the other party would be half-dead even if they didn't die.
However, the two of them found him unharmed.
Although Shao Lin's aura was also strong, it was far less powerful than that of the man behind him.
K's gaze also fell on the man behind him.
powerful.
This is a powerful man, but unlike the one portrayed on television, he is faking it.
K found it extremely interesting; his opponent was even more interesting than he had imagined, and what was even more interesting was that he sensed a sense of familiarity about him.
In fact, K wasn't the only one who thought this absurd idea.
Lu Yan's initial suspicions eventually turned into conviction and conjecture.
The week-long chase between the two sides, with all the fog and traps he set up, felt familiar, especially the neurotoxin he administered to Shao Lin.
Another poor imitation.
Both sides took action at the same time.
Peng!
The gunshot was deafening.
Two shots rang out, and K, who was a step slower, fell into a pool of blood.
Shao Lin remained in the gun-raising position, unable to express anything but shock. He was confident in his speed, but before he fired, he couldn't even see how Lu Yan made his move.
A scalpel became a flying knife, ending K's life.
"You can handle the body. I'll look for something here," Lu Yan said in a deep voice.
Shao Lin nodded and ordered his subordinates to dispose of the body. He still had a question in his mind: shouldn't they have given him a long talk and interrogated him about his motives for the crime first? Why was he killed so hastily with just one blow?
However, Shao Lin trusted Lu Yan, and since this person was good at controlling people's minds, it was better not to let him talk too much.
In fact, the interrogation here has just begun.
K itself is very weak, but now the black evil spirit is bound by Lu Yan's spiritual power.
Just like Li Sanjin before, only Lu Yan and Xia Yixin can see them in their spirit form.
Of course, unlike Li Sanjin, who is weak, K's spirit is entangled with a stronger resentment. Even though he is bound in a "cage" by golden spiritual power, he still has a strong killing intent and aggression.
As Lu Yan had anticipated, K did not struggle, as if this was a special meeting he had arranged.
He calmly met Lu Yan's gaze.
“This is amazing. This form feels so familiar to me. We are the same.” K paused, then doubted himself.
"No, that's not right. We're different. I've always known I'm a despicable counterfeit, and you're the real one. But it's a pity you've hidden the beast. Hahahaha, how pathetic. The hunter has actually developed a fear. I can smell it—your fear."
As he spoke, the killing intent in Lu Yan's eyes grew stronger, the golden cage suddenly tightened, and the black spirit was stimulated and burned, hissing.
"You also have a hidden ability. What is it?" Lu Yan's voice was deep and cold.
The soul being burned by golden spiritual power is an extremely irreversible pain.
K was nothing but a bootlegger, and he finally couldn't take it anymore and let out a low growl.
The sound then became exhilarating, sending chills down one's spine.
"Come on! Hahahaha..."
On the other side, at this very moment.
The person who ran into the residential area was named Li Guifen. She was one of Xia Yixin's so-called relatives. Her husband had passed away three years ago, and she had a mentally disabled son.
She was tall and burly, with rosy cheeks from the high altitude, and dressed in brightly colored clothes, wearing a floral headscarf.
Five or six days ago, her eldest nephew came back from the county town with the news that "the Xia family girl seems to have really become famous and made a lot of money," and also revealed that she owns an apartment in the capital.
There are now fewer than three households and a dozen or so people left in the village, but there is still gossip.
They said Xia Yixin got the money because she "slept with a rich man" and was "not clean."
Li Guifen's eldest son is mentally challenged. Years ago, the villagers joked that Li Guifen was taking such good care of the original owner of the body because she wanted to make her her daughter-in-law. She felt she wouldn't be at a disadvantage, so she acquiesced.
Now, rumors are circulating all over the village that "Li's stupid son has a green hat on his head." Her eldest son got into a fight with someone because of this and was injured.
Just then, Li Guifang saw that several other people who were doing "business" had made a lot of money. Because she was a woman, they were unwilling to take her along. So, she had a wicked idea and wanted to get some money from Xia Yixin, at least to transfer the house to her son's name!
Anyway, she'll be their daughter-in-law sooner or later.
A phone call from the property management company granted Li Guifang the right to enter the apartment building.
Li Guifang had seen this magnificent apartment on TV. It was clean, tidy, and even had an elevator. Moreover, it was located in the capital city. She had heard people say that if she sold it, she could earn more money than she could ever spend in a lifetime.
The thought that this would be their Li family's house made her incredibly happy.
But before she could enjoy her happiness for long, the elevator doors opened and she saw a slender, tall girl.
It is Xia Yixin.
Looking at the girl opposite her, Li Guifen suddenly felt that she seemed different, but then she thought that she was just overthinking it.
"It's not convenient at my home. If you want to talk, we can go over there. Otherwise, get out."
Xia Yixin didn't want to bring her to her and Lu Yan's home.
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