"Forensic Doctor Qin, take the body back first, and you can conduct further autopsies."
Zhou Dong said to Qin Bo and the other team members, then turned to Wan Yunting and said, "Yunting, let's go back."
"Okay."
Wan Yunting, frowning, nodded, his mind occupied by who the murderer of Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang could be.
"Hey, are you sure you didn't do it?"
Niu Qiuling, who had followed them out, looked at Wan Yunting askance.
"What did I do?"
Wan Yunting came back to his senses, knowing that Niu Qiuling was deliberately picking a fight. "Don't talk nonsense."
Zhou Dong said, "Yunting, you had a conflict with Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang at Deyue Tower that night. Did anything else happen, like seeing anyone suspicious who might have harmed Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang?"
"No."
Wan Yunting shook his head and said, "That night, Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang came into our private room and deliberately provoked us, so a small conflict ensued. We just taught them a lesson. After they left, we never saw them again."
"Could it be that one of your classmates was unhappy with them and killed them?" Niu Qiuling, using her sharp mind, began to guess wildly.
Wan Yunting turned and looked at her with a helpless sigh, saying, "You'd better stop working with Zhou Dong on cases."
Niu Qiuling blinked her bright eyes and asked, "Why?"
Wan Yunting couldn't help it any longer and pointed at Niu Qiuling's forehead with his finger, "Because you're too stupid."
"You..."
Infuriated by being poked on the forehead by a man, Niu Qiuling's bright eyes widened. She raised her hand and hit Wan Yunting hard on the shoulder, retaliating, "You're the idiot."
Wan Yunting shrugged his shoulders, which had been hit forcefully by her, and he no longer bothered with her. He turned to Zhou Dong and said, "Perhaps it's true as you said, the killer was a random target, only for sacrificial purposes."
Zhou Dong nodded and sighed, "If that's the case, this case will be difficult to investigate. We'll have to start by investigating organizations in our city that believe in that faith. This is a massive undertaking."
The group walked out of the abandoned building and onto the roadside. Forensic Doctor Qin Bo and the police officers had already packed and carried out the bodies of Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang and loaded them into the cars, preparing to return.
"As long as we can decipher the runes on their bodies and the organization's emblem, the clues can be narrowed down," Wan Yunting said.
Zhou Dong and the others nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, he said, "Alright, Yunting, let's go back. I'll investigate the people around Zhao Fuyang and Fei Xiang tomorrow. If I find any leads, I'll tell you. Thank you for coming tonight."
Wan Yunting waved his hand and sighed, "Although Zhao Fuyang and I were not on good terms, they were still my classmates. So, I also want to find the killer as soon as possible, so they can rest in peace."
"Well, get in the car. We can chat on the way."
Zhou Dong patted him on the shoulder. Niu Qiuling had already gotten into the driver's seat of the police car. Zhou Dong and Wan Yunting sat in the back, and the group analyzed the details of the case along the way...
The crime scene was naturally left to a few police officers to guard. Zhou Dong and the others would return to the scene tomorrow to investigate and see if they could find any useful clues...
Meanwhile, Fang Yanxi, on the other side, was wearing a helmet and sitting behind Guan Hongyu's motorcycle, slowly returning to her home. She immediately got off the motorcycle once they reached her door. However, due to her haste, Fang Yanxi almost fell. Fortunately, Guan Hongyu was quick-witted and grabbed her arm, "Careful, are you okay?"
After standing firm, Fang Yanxi awkwardly withdrew her arm and smiled at Guan Hongyu, shaking her head slightly, "I'm fine, thank you for giving me a ride."
Guan Hongyu also got off the motorcycle. Looking very handsome, he smiled and said, "It's nothing."
After finishing dinner, they had a drink at a quiet bar because they were discussing the contract...
Originally, she had called Wan Yunting to pick her up, but he said he had an urgent matter and couldn't come. That's why Fang Yanxi rode Guan Hongyu's motorcycle back.
"Do you live alone?"
Seeing that the villa was not lit, Guan Hongyu asked.
Fang Yanxi smiled, "No, it's just that my parents are staying at my grandfather's place for now, so I'm living alone temporarily."
Guan Hongyu nodded, and then they fell silent, standing at the main entrance of the courtyard. Fang Yanxi clearly had no intention of inviting him in, so the atmosphere became a bit awkward. After a moment, Guan Hongyu got back on his motorcycle and said with a smile, "It's getting late, I should go. You should get some rest."
"Oh, okay, you get back and rest early too." Seeing this, Fang Yanxi finally breathed a sigh of relief and nodded and smiled at Guan Hongyu.
Guan Hongyu sat on the motorcycle and waved at her, "You should go in quickly."
Seeing that he wanted to watch her enter her house, Fang Yanxi smiled uncomfortably, nodded, took out her key, opened the iron gate of the courtyard, and finally turned to wave her jade hand at Guan Hongyu, "You should go back quickly."
Guan Hongyu smiled and nodded. He didn't start his motorcycle and leave until Fang Yanxi closed the door. His smile instantly disappeared from his face. He looked up at the villa inside, showing no intention of leaving.
Fang Yanxi, who was in the courtyard, had stopped to listen for Guan Hongyu's motorcycle, but she didn't hear any movement. This made her eyebrows furrow, and she felt a little nervous, thinking that Guan Hongyu was acting a bit strange tonight!
After about a minute passed, hearing that Guan Hongyu outside still hadn't started his motorcycle, Fang Yanxi knew he hadn't left yet. So, she quickened her pace into the villa living room and turned on the main light in the living room, instantly illuminating the lights in the first and second-floor living rooms.
Guan Hongyu, who was at the entrance, saw the lights turn on on the second floor. Through the balcony curtains, he vaguely saw a shadow moving. Guan Hongyu smiled at the corner of his mouth, started the motorcycle, and slowly drove away.
Only after hearing the motorcycle sound fading away did Fang Yanxi pull back the curtains and look at Guan Hongyu's receding figure. Her tense heart finally relaxed.
For some reason, Fang Yanxi felt an inexplicable fear when she was with Guan Hongyu. She always felt that he approached her with a purpose!
Especially when they were chatting tonight, Guan Hongyu kept bringing up strange topics, making Fang Yanxi feel increasingly that he was a stranger, completely unlike the gentle and sunny big boy she remembered from college.
The current Guan Hongyu always felt like he was wrapped in a dark cloak, instilling fear in people!
Fang Yanxi immediately took out her phone to call Wan Yunting. At this time, he had already returned to the police station with Zhou Dong and Niu Qiuling. "Yunting, it's getting late. You should go back and rest. We'll find you at noon tomorrow."
It was almost one o'clock. Wan Yunting nodded and smiled, "Okay, then I'll take you to ask Uncle Chang tomorrow."
Zhou Dong nodded and said to Niu Qiuling, "Qiuling, why don't you give Yunting a ride back?"
Niu Qiuling, who was riding her own motorcycle, turned her head and glanced at Wan Yunting, putting on a reluctant expression, "Aren't you going to get on? Don't say I'm stingy and not giving you a ride."
"Hehe."
Wan Yunting smiled and walked over, preparing to ride Niu Qiuling's motorcycle back to his second brother's house. Just then, his phone rang. Seeing that it was Fang Yanxi, Wan Yunting smiled apologetically at Niu Qiuling before pressing the answer button, "Yanxi, you're not asleep yet?"
As soon as Niu Qiuling heard him call Yanxi, her heart sank. Without a word, she started her motorcycle, engaged the clutch and gears, and left directly...
"Qiuling, hey, you girl..."
Seeing Niu Qiuling leave inexplicably, Zhou Dong shook his head speechlessly.
"Okay, I'm going back now."
Wan Yunting finished speaking, hung up the phone, and looked at Niu Qiuling, who had already driven away, leaving only the taillights. Wan Yunting didn't bother with her sudden tantrum. He said to Zhou Dong, "Captain Zhou, I won't trouble you brothers anymore. I'll take a taxi back. Bye."
"Oh, okay."
Zhou Dong had intended to have a team member drive Wan Yunting back, but as soon as he finished speaking, he quickly walked outside. Seeing no taxis, he called for a ride-hailing service and headed directly to Fang Yanxi's house...