Chapter 46 He walked to the piano and sat down...
He walked over to the piano and sat down. The piano was the same age as the church; it connected the entire hall, and the walls of the hall served as its soundbox.
The person who wanted to question Song Yu was shot between the eyebrows as soon as he stepped onto the stage and lost consciousness.
The crowd erupted into chaos.
Song Yu pressed the first syllable, and then the music filled the entire hall.
Chi Anlan could only see flashes of light in the darkness, while the music completely drowned out the noise in the hall.
Gu Sheng had no knowledge of music, but he felt that Song Yu played quite well.
Gu Sheng exclaimed, "He really is multi-talented."
Chi Anlan could no longer hear Gu Sheng's words. He saw someone run in panic to the emergency light, and then have their throat slit by a fully armed guard behind them. Red liquid gushed out of the wound.
Even after the guests had completely quieted down, the gunfire continued; their final prey was themselves.
Gu Sheng felt a little bored, and he looked at Chi Anlan: "Do you still want to watch?"
Chi Anlan dared not say anything now; he simply shook his head vigorously.
Gu Sheng nodded, as if affirming Chi Anlan's choice, or as if saying to himself, "Okay, let's go then."
The road out was much quieter than the way in. When they returned to the house, it was empty.
As they stepped out of the house, the guards outside had vanished, and everyone was now in the main hall.
Gu Sheng stretched and looked at Chi Anlan, saying earnestly, "Next time, don't run around alone. You've ruined all my plans." If things had gone according to plan, he wouldn't have caused such a commotion.
Chi Anlan lowered his head, not daring to meet Gu Sheng's gaze. He nodded haphazardly, "No, I will definitely be obedient from now on."
Gu Sheng didn't blame Chi Anlan either; he knew that Chi Anlan had done these things out of good intentions.
Gu Sheng said, "Let's go home." They hadn't brought anything with them, so they didn't need to go back to the hotel.
After they came out, they returned to S City overnight.
In the following days, the entire business community, political circles in some cities, and the entire internet were thrown into chaos.
C City initially tried to suppress what happened that night, but later could not withstand the pressure from all sides and had no choice but to open a public trial, posting all the information that was discovered on the website.
This includes some surveillance video footage from the time of the incident.
After returning to S City, Chi Anlan followed the development of the incident day and night, going from being anxious at the beginning to being calm and composed later.
Online posts about that night sprang up like mushrooms after rain, appearing endlessly.
Chi Anlan randomly clicked on a popular post and saw netizens discussing it:
Who is the mastermind behind all of this?
“My friend in City C said that apart from those ‘goods’, no one else survived in that church.”
"It's amazing that those people didn't hurt them."
"And that house near the church, when the sheriff arrived, he only found a mad butcher inside."
"The butcher said he saw the devil."
"Is that butcher really crazy? I don't think so."
"The butcher was convicted so quickly, and sentenced to death with immediate execution."
"When did the C City court become so efficient?"
“I know someone in the police department, and he said that the butcher must have really gone mad.”
"But there must be something fishy going on in getting the conviction so quickly."
"What kind of shady dealings could there be? Look at all the big shots who died. To appease their widows, someone has to be found to take the blame."
"Do you believe that the butcher did all of this?"
"Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant; let's wait for the results of the subsequent investigation."
Chi Anlan exited the post and put down her phone.
He looked in the direction of Gu Sheng's bedroom.
These days, there are all sorts of opinions circulating online.
Some say that what those people did angered God, and God punished them.
Some people say that these were all done by their competitors.
However, regardless of the version of events, it has nothing to do with Gu Sheng and Chi Anlan.
They remained completely hidden during the incident, and no one suspected them.
Chi Anlan had watched the surveillance videos released by City C.
In fact, the videos released by City C were all unimportant, just to appease the public.
One scene shows a patrol of guards walking down a corridor. In the scene, one of the guards suddenly turns to the side, a movement that seems harmless at first glance.
But only Chi Anlan knew that the person had stepped aside to make way for him.
He and Gu Sheng should have been in this surveillance video.
Now, he and Gu Sheng have disappeared from the surveillance footage.
Chi Anlan knew that Gu Sheng must have done this.
However, neither Gu Sheng nor Chi Anlan actually made a move.
So even if we find them, there's nothing we can do about it.
Gu Sheng simply chose a more direct method: he made it impossible for anyone to trace them back to him.
For City C, Gu Sheng and Chi Anlan were just two ordinary tourists. They had their fun and then left, nothing more.
Knowing that she was safe, Chi Anlan's anxiety gradually subsided.
But he still couldn't sleep. Since returning, Chi Anlan hadn't closed his eyes once.
At first, he was worried about being found out about himself; later, he was worried about Gu Sheng.
Even though he knew Gu Sheng wouldn't do anything to him, the deep-seated fear within him prevented him from closing his eyes.
These past few days, every night after Gu Sheng went to bed, Chi Anlan would sit in the living room and stare at Gu Sheng's bedroom door until sunrise.
Gu Sheng acted as if nothing had happened, spending his days playing games.
Chi Anlan stopped nagging Gu Sheng to take him out. He just sat quietly in the place furthest away from Gu Sheng, staring at him.
Gu Sheng had no idea what Chi Anlan was thinking, but Chi Anlan's gaze made him a little irritated.
Gu Sheng turned to look at Chi Anlan, who was huddled in the corner. He wanted to say something, but after seeing the pitiful Chi Anlan, he sighed.
Gu Sheng walked up to Chi Anlan and asked, "Why do you look so unhappy? Haven't you done everything you wanted to do?"
Chi Anlan's body stiffened instantly when Gu Sheng stood up.
As Gu Sheng approached, he instinctively tried to back away, but there was a wall behind him, leaving him nowhere to retreat.
When Gu Sheng asked him a question, he forced a smile and said, "I'm so happy to see those victims saved."
Gu Sheng could tell that Chi Anlan was afraid of him, but he didn't expose her. He simply said, "Your butler is here to pick you up today."
"Butler?" Chi Anlan was taken aback for a moment before realizing that today was his last day at Gu Sheng's house.
Chi Anlan suddenly stood up: "Yes, the housekeeper is coming to pick me up today, I'll wait for him outside."
Gu Sheng didn't understand why Chi Anlan was reacting so strongly: "Huh?" Why did she have to go outside?
Chi Anlan clearly misunderstood Gu Sheng's meaning. After hearing Gu Sheng's "Hmm?", he immediately sat back down.
He chuckled twice and said, "I'll just wait here."
It wasn't until evening that the Chi family's butler arrived. Upon seeing the butler, Chi Anlan felt as if he had seen his savior and went straight to greet him.
The butler felt flattered as he looked at Chi Anlan, who stood obediently by his outstretched hand.
The butler thanked Gu Sheng and then left with Chi Anlan.
It is said that Chi Anlan became exceptionally obedient after returning home, and even his two friends became much quieter.
Chi Anlan never spoke of those naive dreams again. He joined the Chi family's company, started from the bottom, and slowly began to take over the family business. He seemed to mature overnight.
Not long after, Gu Sheng received a thank-you gift from Old Master Chi. He even wanted to hold a thank-you banquet for Gu Sheng, but Gu Sheng declined.
Gu Sheng was about to leave when he received the thank-you gift.
He was going to see Li Qingyue. He originally planned to report directly to the Public Security Bureau after returning, but Li Qingyue encountered some issues and postponed it. Unexpectedly, he had another urgent matter to attend to, which delayed him until now.
Same old place, same fast food restaurant.
When Gu Sheng arrived, Li Qingyue had already arrived at t.
He looked haggard and exhausted.
Gu Sheng asked, "What's wrong with you? What could have made you so tired?"
Li Qingyue looked at Gu Sheng and sighed deeply: "You've really done something big."
Looking at the dark circles under Li Qingyue's eyes, Gu Sheng felt inexplicably guilty: "Is it because of the incident in City C?"
Li Qingyue sighed again: "Back then, I should have asked you to give me the list. So many important people, and you dealt with them all?" He paused, "Although they deserved to die, they should have been dealt with in batches. How could you have wiped them all out with one click? This could have caused a huge problem."
Gu Sheng nodded obediently: "I'm sorry, is there a problem?"
Li Qingyue said, "It was almost over, but it's all resolved now. It was a close call."
Gu Sheng nodded, relieved that everything was alright.
Li Qingyue said, "Tell me, how did you find out about that gathering, and what did you do afterward?"
When facing Li Qingyue, Gu Sheng was always open and honest. He told Li Qingyue the whole story in great detail. Of course, he made some changes. For example, he didn't say that he had hypnotized everyone in the house. Instead, he said that he used some methods to make them fight amongst themselves.
He didn't say that he had tampered with the surveillance footage; he only said that he was very careful and was not caught on camera.
Li Qingyue paid no attention to these details; what he cared about was: "The Development Bank of City A? No wonder."
Gu Sheng looked at Li Qingyue.
Li Qingyue explained, "The biggest loser in this incident is the Development Bank of City A, because those who died were major shareholders of the Development Bank of City A."
Gu Sheng nodded: "Is that so?" That makes sense. After all, what normal person would organize a gathering like this? Isn't this just a pledge of allegiance?
Li Qingyue looked at Gu Sheng and asked, "Are you... alright?"
Gu Sheng looked puzzled; what was wrong with him?
Others may not know the details, but Li Qingyue does.
It must be said that he was shocked when he saw the photos from the scene.
Just thinking about what some of the facilities in that house were used for makes one's scalp crawl.
The house has now been emptied, but when Gu Sheng went there, it was still functioning normally, and no one could imagine what he saw.
Gu Sheng, who hadn't actually seen anything, said, "I'm fine."
Li Qingyue patted Gu Sheng on the shoulder: "Don't push yourself. If you feel unwell anywhere, be sure to tell me."
Gu Sheng felt a little confused, but he still nodded to indicate that he understood.
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