Under the caring gaze of his brother, the little fat boy timidly picked up the chicken leg and took a bite.
Jiang Meiling was helpless against her youngest son's cowardice. Fang Shan, who happened to be sitting across from him, smiled strangely, "This world is truly fascinating. One moment it can be sunny, and the next it can be a sudden downpour."
The little fat boy looked up at him, and Fang Shan's grin widened. "Follow me and you'll see the world. If you don't believe me, ask your brother."
The little fat man looked over suspiciously, and Wei Sushen's calm expression actually showed a crack.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but believe Fang Shan's lies and asked expectantly, "Really?"
Wei Sushen nodded: "I can definitely make you live a good life."
People often use "stupid as a pig" to insult others. The fat boy is an exception, he is as stupid as a raccoon. For example, at this moment, he asked a stupid question, but one could tell that Wei Sushen was speaking in a sarcastic way.
Wei Ye couldn't bear to watch this anymore, so he frowned and said, "Be quiet."
When the pseudo-head of the family spoke, Wei Sushen and Wei Supei looked at Jiang Meiling's expression. After realizing the warning in her eyes, they kept silent.
Fang Shan ate peanuts while watching this scene, and lamented that it was a miracle that the family could survive into a food chain.
Mr. Du on the stage said something, and the people below laughed and applauded. Fang Shan felt an ominous premonition in his heart that became stronger. He glanced around, but didn't see anyone suspicious.
He was always calm and composed, and his unusual behavior attracted the attention of another table.
Fang Can whispered a few words to Fang Xinghai, and Fang Xinghai couldn't help but glance at Fang Shan.
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
Fang Can nodded: "He must be on guard against something."
Fang Xinghai had dealt with Fang Shan several times and also felt that there were some issues with the latter's current condition.
"Be prepared for the worst." Fang Xinghai quickly made a decision: "Keep a close eye on him. If there's any unusual movement, we can react immediately."
As he spoke, he secretly glanced at the security system. For Mr. Du's birthday, the security was good, but not tight. After all, with the constant comings and goings, plus the waiters delivering the food, there were too many uncertainties.
Fang Xinghai and his son thought they were unlucky. They almost lost their lives in the hotel last time. Looking at Fang Shan and Wei Sushen, it goes without saying that wherever there is trouble, they are there.
Fang Can whispered, "If we gather the four of us, will we summon a psychopathic murderer?"
Fang Xinghai said with a dark face: "Shut up and eat your meal."
This is what it means to live day by day like a year.
Mr. Du was old, but still very energetic. He raised his glass and looked at the guests in the audience, smiling and saying, "Times are changing. I remember..."
As soon as he finished speaking, all the lights went out in an instant.
A small low cry sounded -
"Is there a power outage?" someone asked, subconsciously checking their phone.
About half a minute later, the hotel became bright again.
Although Mr. Du was standing on the stage with a smile on his face, his expression was rather grim. A power outage at a banquet was a very disruptive event.
Considering the overall situation, he did not immediately blame him, but tried to smooth things over by saying, "It was just a minor incident. There's no need to be nervous."
No one was nervous, but everyone's eyes were focused in one direction. Unexpectedly, all the people at the table in the front had disappeared.
Under the table, Fang Shan held his forehead with his hand: "This is so embarrassing."
At that moment, I thought it was an enemy attack and reflexively dived down.
Looking around again, I realized that this was not a choice made by one person.
"One, two..." After counting the number of people, he found two more people. He scanned everyone's face one by one, and finally stopped at the faces of Fang Xinghai and his son: "Why are you here?"
Fang Xinghai remained silent. Fang Can said unhappily, "It's the instinct of survival."
The one who was least afraid of embarrassment here was the little fat boy. He dusted off his hands and was about to get out.
Wei Sushen suddenly reached out and grabbed him, shaking his head and saying, "Wait a little longer."
The little fat man was puzzled... Now they can only wait for others to laugh at them?
No matter how much I think about it, I'd better just stay down there.
Just as he was lost in thought, a piercing scream pierced the air, followed by the sound of a glass falling and shattering. Fang Shan and Wei Sushen exchanged a glance, nodded, and emerged from under the table simultaneously. By this point, no one was paying attention to them; everyone's gaze was fixed on them.
Following their gaze, I saw a person hanging from the ceiling, his hands and feet entangled with strings, in a twisted puppet posture.
Mr. Du is also a capable man. The corpse was only a few steps away from him, but he could still stand there. Most people might be scared to death on the spot.
Fang Shan looked around and found that many people were screaming and retreating, but the order was still stable and no one was clamoring to leave. He raised an eyebrow and said, "Good quality."
Wei Sushen: "The Du family is the host. If we make trouble at this checkpoint, we will definitely offend the Du family."
No matter how good Mr. Du's attitude was, he couldn't smile anymore at this moment. The Du family was very efficient. In a short while, the security captain quickly called the police and sealed off the venue. Even the waiter who was delivering food could not leave.
The hall was eerily quiet, with most people unconsciously tapping their phones.
Mr. Du closed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Please give me some respect. Before the matter is fully investigated, please do not take photos at will, let alone upload them online."
The people present here are not fools, and of course they would not do such a thing that would harm others and benefit themselves. A few third-tier stars who came with the big shots were eager to make a move and wanted to take advantage of the popularity, but were sternly stopped.
For fear of destroying the crime scene, no one touched the body, and everyone subconsciously avoided looking at it, fearing that it would leave a psychological shadow.
Fang Xinghai, who had been silent all the time, stared abnormally at the dead man hanging in the air for a long time. The man's neck was broken and there was no possibility of survival.
Fang Shan: "What did you find?"
The fact that Fang Xinghai could randomly recognize his son in the face of death was enough to show that he was a real villain. On the other hand, he had a strong ability to observe details, and even Wei Sushen was successfully tricked by him once.
Fang Xinghai did not hide it. Ever since he encountered the perverted murderer last time, it was hard to say who all this was directed at.
Even though he himself might be in danger, he said cooperatively, "It's hard to say whether the dead person is human or not."
Fang Shan was slightly startled and turned his head to look. He found that the skin color of the corpse was quite even, and the expression was in a strangely calm state, as if he had not felt any pain before death.
Even if he was drugged and his body was severely injured, he would not be in such a state.
After making a preliminary judgment, he looked at Fang Xinghai thoughtfully: "You have a very sharp eye."
The police arrived very quickly and the door was pushed open from the outside. The leader was a middle-aged man with a sharp gaze and outstanding temperament. He stood out from the crowd.
Fang Shan approached Wei Sushen and asked, "Are the police's appearance requirements so high nowadays?"
Wei Sushen: "Not as tall as me."
“…”
Fang Shan looked at him deeply. The host actually learned his best topic-ending technique.
Compared to the unreliable two, the fat guy became a rare serious person: "From the aura, he doesn't look like an ordinary policeman."
"Of course he's not ordinary." Wei Ye said calmly, "He once made great contributions."
When he looked down at Mr. Du who came to greet him, the fat boy immediately realized that this matter was unusual and the person must have been specially invited by the Du family.
The visitor was very efficient. He first asked Mr. Du for a list of visitors, and asked his men to register their contact information. After confirming that no one was missed, he allowed the visitor to leave.
This approach is undoubtedly the safest. Even a day of recording the confessions of hundreds of people wouldn't be enough, and it would easily provoke resistance. Furthermore, the body was hanging from the ceiling, making it more likely that someone within the Du family or the hotel was responsible.
Everyone left one after another, and Wei Ye did not stay long.
They were silent all the way until they got in the car. Wei Ye then looked at his son meaningfully and said, "Go out less recently."
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Wei family.
System 333 paced back and forth, like a restless grasshopper after autumn. "What did I say? Something bad is going to happen sooner or later."
While muttering to himself, he looked at Wei Sushen and shook his head: "That person is so unreasonable that he actually invited you to celebrate his birthday."
Wei Sushen didn't even raise his eyelids from beginning to end, as if he was too lazy to pay attention to him.
System 333 was almost worn out from talking so much, but when he realized that it was just a one-man show, he quickly stopped talking.
After returning from the hotel until the next day, no one took the initiative to mention what had happened, as if they were deliberately forgetting it.
During lunch, we discussed current hot topics.
The little fat boy had a blessing in disguise as he had a nightmare last night. Jiang Meiling felt sorry for him and asked Aunt Zhang to braise two chicken legs for him to eat.
Wei Ye disagreed: "Don't spoil him too much."
The naughty kids are so fat that they have no edges on their bodies.
The little fat boy didn't care. He held a chicken leg in his mouth and said, "Home is still the best place. It's safe and stable."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Shan suddenly said, "I have a bad feeling."
With a "pop", the chicken leg fell on the table.
Several eyes fell on Fang Shan, who shrugged nonchalantly, "Just expressing my thoughts."
At the same time, the doorbell rang.
The fat boy had completely learned his lesson this time and quickly devoured the chicken leg. Everyone was busy eating. Wei Ye shook his head and stood up to open the door.
As a policeman, Geng Feng deals with people every day. Most people would feel nervous when they see him, but this is the first time he has seen someone working so hard.
Wei Ye had crossed paths with Geng Feng in his early years due to business, so Geng Feng didn't hesitate and said directly, "Excuse me, I need to consult you about something."
Wei Ye nodded. Aunt Zhang brewed a pot of tea and brought it to the living room. Geng Feng thanked her and got straight to the point: "It's about yesterday's incident."
Fang Shan, who was sitting at the edge, raised his eyebrows. It was an "incident" rather than a "case". It seemed that Fang Xinghai was right.
Wei Ye had no expression on his face. "There were quite a few people at the birthday party. Why did Officer Geng come to question us first?"
Geng Feng didn't say much, but played them a short edited surveillance video on his mobile phone, which was the scene of the hotel a few minutes before the power outage.
At that time, all the visitors' attention was focused on Mr. Du on the stage, and few even played with their mobile phones. In contrast, Fang Shan's looking around was particularly conspicuous.
Geng Feng put away his phone with a blank expression: "I heard that the moment the power went out, your family all hid under the table."
The little fat boy was the only one on the sofa who shook his head violently and winked at him. Fang Shan was a demon who had sneaked into their family and was not a member of the family.
Unfortunately, Geng Feng never looked at him from beginning to end.
Wei Ye said calmly, "It's just a video. It can't prove anything."
Geng Feng: "I'm not here because of this video. What you saw wasn't a real corpse, it was just a realistic prop."
I was observing his expression while speaking, but Wei Ye was a cold person to the core. Not to mention an expression, he didn't even give me a glance.
Wei Ye stood up when he heard this: "Since no lives are involved, there is no need for us to waste each other's time."
Geng Feng had anticipated his attitude and turned to look at Fang Shan: "Actually, the main reason I came here today is because of this gentleman."
It's rare for a system to remain silent and act as an invisible person, but I never expected it to be called out: "I already have someone in my heart, and the age is not right."
Geng Feng's eyelids twitched. "Although the body was fake, a severed finger and a piece of paper were found in its mouth."
After saying that, he placed two photos on the table. One showed a bloody severed finger, while the other was more interesting. A note read: "Dedicated to the most beautiful person in the room." There were also some strange characters drawn below, which looked like some kind of text.
Fang Shan picked up the photo, fixed his gaze on it for a few seconds, and said with a smile, "Beautiful is usually used to describe women."
Geng Feng: "The women who came here all wore heavy makeup, so it was hard to judge."
“…”
This was said somewhat jokingly. Fang Shan's looks were indeed the most outstanding among all the people. Even the police were amazed at first sight when they watched the surveillance video. However, the biggest reason that prompted Geng Feng to notice him was Fang Shan's unusual behavior in the video.
Fang Shan's eyes rolled, and he suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Am I the first one to be questioned?"
Geng Feng shook his head and told the truth: "I went to Fang's house yesterday afternoon."
Fang Shan's behavior in the video was just weird, but Fang Xinghai and his son could be described as sneaky.
Fang Shan felt relieved knowing that there were people who were more unlucky than him.
Geng Feng pointed at the characters below and asked, "Do you know what these mean?"
Fang Shan shook his head. "It looks like a code. Deciphering it is the domain of intelligence experts."
Geng Feng had a hunch that he wasn't telling the truth, but he didn't argue any further. He simply stood up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he reminded him, "Pay attention to your personal safety recently."
There are too few clues at the moment, and the more critical ones all point directly to Fang Shan. It seems that someone in the dark is emitting a faint malice towards him.
Fang Shan thanked him, and after Geng Feng left, the smile on his face gradually faded.
The living room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. It was Wei Ye who broke the silence first. He treated Fang Shan and Wei Sushen equally and said coldly, "You two, stop causing trouble outside."
The two people who were criticized sat with their knees together and in a proper posture, and both denied the allegations.
Wei Sushen had a feeling that Wei Ye wasn't going to let this go today, so he opened his mouth to say something. Fang Shan shook his head, motioning for him to leave it alone. He said in a serious tone, "The person pointed at on that note wasn't me."
Wei Ye's expression couldn't be colder: "Do you think I'm blind?"
Unexpectedly, it was Jiang Meiling who took over the conversation: "You are not only blind, but also blind in heart."
After saying that, he went straight upstairs. Wei Ye wanted to follow him, but was forced back by his gaze.
Wei Sushen, who was watching the whole process, said calmly: "No matter what the truth is, you should say that the most beautiful person is mom."
Fang Shan nodded, and the little fat boy followed suit. At the end, he added very considerately, "Dad, I'll go help you pack your luggage."
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