"You let me take charge, and I'll help."
"As expected."
Da Bao chuckled, having gotten a good understanding of Li Chonglou by now.
He wasn't exactly a great person, but he did have a helpful nature. If it weren't for the fact that he was being controlled by poison to do things, he would have been completely convinced of his sincerity.
"Then let's go."
Li Chonglou stood up directly, the complex emotions from before completely gone, replaced by clear-headedness.
Da Bao asked curiously, "Where are we going now?"
"To find the person, of course. Shouldn't we ask for their side of the story first?"
Well, who would actually admit to something like that? Even if they did, they'd probably say no.
The only two witnesses were now dead. Yu Yan would deliberately build her persona in Zhi Wei's mouth. Actually, thinking about it now, even if this matter needed to be handled, it wouldn't be that simple.
As the saying goes, good people fear bad people, and bad people fear shrewish women. Now, it was an upgraded version of a shrew – a poisonous woman. Without concrete evidence, trying to reason with such a person was basically impossible.
Seeing that Li Chonglou was resolute, Da Bao didn't say anything more.
Before heading back, the two of them buried Zhi Wei and the woman's bodies together. After a simple disposal, they left the abandoned school building.
Outside, the moon was already high. Li Chonglou took out his phone.
Yu Yan had been calling him constantly since dusk, but Li Chonglou had ignored her. Now, as soon as he called back, he heard her anxious voice.
"How is it, did you find my friend?"
This reaction was normal. If she were an outsider, she wouldn't have thought of anything else. However, Li Chonglou still caught a loophole.
After being unable to contact him for so long, her first question wasn't about his situation, but about Zhi Wei and the other person. But if she really cared that much, why didn't she do anything at the police station?
Or rather, was she not concerned about their safety, but whether they were still alive, or if they could still be found?
"Where are you now? I'll come find you."
Li Chonglou didn't say much. Although Yu Yan was confused, she reported her location first. It was still near the residential area.
"I'm coming right over."
*Bang*, Li Chonglou hung up the phone. Da Bao, standing beside him, frowned and said, "Doesn't this feel a bit off?"
"Of course it's off."
Li Chonglou grinned. He had the phone on speaker earlier, and Da Bao had heard everything Yu Yan said.
"There was gunshots, people died, and there were several children. Do you think she wouldn't know about something this big?"
A single sentence revealed it all. Da Bao was instantly startled.
"You mean she might have already called the police and is waiting for us to walk into a trap?"
Li Chonglou shook his head.
"No?"
"Think about her first sentence again."
Da Bao fell silent in thought.
Li Chonglou didn't move immediately, standing there, lost in thought.
After a while, Da Bao asked confusedly, "That's strange. If she had already called the police or intended to, after receiving our call, her first reaction should have been to ask where we are."
"You thought of that too, didn't you?"
Li Chonglou looked up at the sky. It was so late. If she were a normal young woman alone in a foreign place, she would have found a place to stay long ago. But the location Yu Yan gave him was a park plaza.
From Yu Yan's perspective, everything she did made sense. Both her reaction and actions could be considered overly concerned about her friend. As for the police station, perhaps the local police there were indeed special.
But Zhi Wei had paid with his life to prove his words. A dying person, unless they had deep hatred, wouldn't attack an ordinary woman.
And he explicitly wanted her to face legal consequences!
Overall, if you thought about it from everyone's perspective, it all seemed genuine. At most, Yu Yan seemed to be hiding something, which made her a bit suspicious. m..oΓg
Elder An's reminder was also correct. Although the possibility of Zhi Wei lying was very small, it couldn't be completely ruled out. For a moment, Li Chonglou didn't know which was true and which was false.
Da Bao was also confused, especially after hearing Li Chonglou's words.
"So, are we going or not?"
He was also unsure. If Yu Yan was telling the truth, then going there should be fine. But if she was lying, going there could lead to big trouble!
Let alone being involved in a murder case, he wouldn't normally interact with official personnel. People in his line of work usually turned away as soon as they saw official people on the street.
Li Chonglou grinned, "Of course we're going. If we don't go, how will we confirm whether she's telling the truth or lying?"
Da Bao's brow furrowed slightly.
"Of course, we won't just go like this. Let's change our outfits first. I understand the importance of caution."
Only then did Da Bao breathe a sigh of relief.
An hour later, the two parted ways and arrived at the park plaza where Yu Yan had specified.
It was nearly ten o'clock at night. The elderly who came out for activities had already gone home. The nights in Shangjing were still quite cool, but that was for young people. Elderly people would automatically associate the word "cool" with rheumatism.
Yu Yan's location was easy to find, right under a streetlamp, next to a public bench. However, she wasn't sitting but was constantly looking around.
Although there were no elderly people in the park, there were still young people.
Conversely, without the liveliness of the elderly, this quietness was also one of the best atmospheres for dating. Looking around, there were more than ten couples. So, even being alone here was relatively safe.
Li Chonglou and Da Bao tacitly did not approach immediately. Instead, they circled around. Da Bao, in particular, took out his phone and used a special software to scan the surrounding signals before finding Li Chonglou.
"No problems. No police equipment reactions nearby either."
"Then it seems we misunderstood her."
Da Bao remained silent, not yet daring to confirm this.
"Let's go."
Taking off the unexpectedly acquired jacket, the two walked directly towards Yu Yan.
"Here!"
She waved from a distance. Li Chonglou nodded slightly.
"Where did you go? Did you find anyone?"
This kind of question was normal. Li Chonglou shook his head and said, "We thought we had a clue, so we ran a long way, but it turned out to be fake. Someone wanted to scam money."
"Ah, so they didn't manage to scam you, did they?"
Yu Yan's face was full of worry, and a hint of self-blame could even be seen.
At this moment, Da Bao suddenly interjected, "Do you have any clues on your end?"
Speaking of which, Yu Yan suddenly exclaimed again.
"Right, do you guys know about what happened this afternoon? I suspect it's related to my friend!"
Yu Yan recounted the previous events from a third-party perspective.