"Mr. Li, is there sothing you need?"
Yu Wenxuan’s cheerful voice ca through the phone to Li Mu’s ears.
Li Mu instinctively frowned.
He didn’t like Yu Wenxuan, not in any aspect.
After knowing what Yu Wenxuan had done in Fog Gathering, Li Mu had investigated him in real life. This guy was from Ye City, with a decent job—a music teacher.
He didn’t have any criminal record, his over twenty years looked quite ordinary, the only striking event was once during middle school when he encountered a robbery in a convenience store, Yu Wenxuan, still a middle schooler, volunteered to take the place of the hostage female shop owner.
The robber agreed, as controlling a skinny kid was easier than a hefty middle-aged woman.
Later, the robber held him hostage and hid in the store’s warehouse, and the police, to ensure Yu Wenxuan’s safety, agreed to many of the robber’s demands. However, when the robber let his guard down and attempted to escape, sothing happened.
Yu Wenxuan used the key in his pocket to stab the robber’s throat.
The sharp key instantly pierced through the robber’s trachea, and when the police broke in, Yu Wenxuan was pulling the key out.
In the end, he was awarded for his bravery.
When Li Mu saw this part of his story, although he thought Yu Wenxuan’s thods were sowhat extre, overall, he was a good person.
After all, he was willing to voluntarily take on danger for the shop owner, which was an extrely comndable thing to do.
Li Mu didn’t know... why Yu Wenxuan had turned into this. Was it the eerie horror of Fog Gathering that triggered his deeper personality?
Or... were his thoughts and emotions gradually distorted under the stimulation of fear.
But no matter what, now the one asking for help, was him, Li Mu.
"Could you... help with sothing?" Li Mu said.
The other end of the phone was silent for a mont, then ca a light laugh: "Mr. Li, you’re being too polite... let think, is what you need help with related to that dream about the elder head you ntioned last ti?"
Li Mu was stunned, the tone of Yu Wenxuan made him instinctively want to hang up, but before he could do so, Yu Wenxuan’s voice continued:
"If it’s really about that matter, I’m quite interested, Mr. Li, could you tell ... is it that?"
Is he really willing to help?
Li Mu wasn’t very sure of Yu Wenxuan’s reaction. Yu Wenxuan had always left the impression of being soone out of control.
This lack of control was not just about the companions’ control, it even included Fog Gathering.
His actions seed to always challenge Fog Gathering’s rules, yet it was undeniable, it usually worked.
So, before knowing Yu Wenxuan was a music teacher, he always thought Yu Wenxuan was a ntal patient.
This was a mistake by Li Mu, the real ntal patient was another person, and from the surface, they seed quite normal...
"Hehe... If you don’t answer, I’ll take it as a yes. Mr. Li, if you really need my help, then please... co to Ye City, it’s a very interesting place... Haven’t you noticed, more and more people are gathering in Ye City?"
Yu Wenxuan’s voice seed to have an enticing magic, but even if it wasn’t for his voice, the implication of his words was enough to catch Li Mu’s attention.
What he said... was indeed true, according to police intel, not only did "Secret Key" leave Liang City for Ye City.
Several notorious criminals from other cities also left their cities for Ye City.
Li Mu very much wanted to know why the police could track those criminals but not issue arrest orders. He once asked his superiors and got the reply of... indescribable.
It seed... those extre terrorists had connections, and among them, there was a person from the police.
Of course, all of this was just Li Mu’s personal speculation.
But there had to be sothing in Ye City attracting them, attracting these executioners who treated human life like grass, cruel and cold-blooded to the extre.
Speaking of, Bai Yanliang, Yu Sheng were also in Ye City, recently, Xu Zhifei left Liang City and went to Ye City, and recent news showed Feng Xiuxue would also go to Ye City for an advertisent shoot.
It seed like so invisible force was guiding them to converge in Ye City.
This was very obscure, not easily noticed, at least Li Mu did not see it.
And yet... Yu Wenxuan saw it.
"So, is Mr. Li willing to co to ?" Yu Wenxuan’s voice carried no urgency, he seed unbothered by giving Li Mu more ti to consider.
But this ti, Li Mu did not consider anything, he replied:
"I’ll set out this afternoon."
"That... couldn’t be better..."
Yu Wenxuan chuckled twice and hung up the phone.
Li Mu rubbed his temples, leaned by the desk, and filled out a long leave application.
Ye City... what is there exactly?
...
Bai Yanliang had just left the police station when he ran into Xu Zhifei.
This woman, as usual, wore a pitch-black long dress, with a pale face, unsteady steps, and eyes... covered by long bangs.
The biggest difference between her and ordinary people was not the more refined appearance.
But the ever-looming eerie chill around Xu Zhifei, making one frown and difficult to approach.
However, Bai Yanliang didn’t mind, to him, everyone was the sa.
These subtle atmospheres, very sensitive to ordinary people, seed trivial in Bai Yanliang’s emotionless perception.
Just like now, Bai Yanliang just wondered, with Xu Zhifei’s long bangs covering her eyes, wasn’t she afraid of tripping while walking?
In fact, Bai Yanliang had always been strongly curious about Xu Zhifei.
The most crucial part was the precognition dream she once ntioned to him by the river bank.
Bai Yanliang chose to cooperate with her, after all, according to Xu Zhifei’s description of her dream, cooperation between the two was beneficial and harmless.
But... if things really developed as Xu Zhifei’s dream foresaw, Bai Yanliang thought, he would also die unnaturally...
"Off to work?"
Bai Yanliang asked.
"Mm."
Xu Zhifei looked up at him, her cold gaze sent chills down one’s spine.
So nice for a profiler, only starting work in the afternoon.
Bai Yanliang sighed inwardly, then the two passed by each other.
Early morning, Bai Yanliang called Feng Yiru, and sure enough, she had transford into Feng Xiuxue again.
Then, Bai Yanliang asked her to help arrange a eting with Chen Huaiyu.
Thus, today’s eting place changed from Yuanmu Cafe to an advertising company.
Coincidentally, that advertising firm was also in the dia tower.
Upon learning about the shooting location for Chen Huaiyu’s ad, Bai Yanliang couldn’t help but feel:
Indeed, what a coincidence...
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