The puppets' stage play

Chapter 157 Engagement, corpse, ‘found’

Yan Wudao was shocked and couldn't help blurting out.

"I thought your personality suddenly changed and you had the time to ask me out. It turns out..." He glanced at the direction where Qi Xiu left and swallowed his next words.

"I also told you that I have been tracking down the real culprit who killed Gong Shoucheng. The other party is one of the suspects. Now it seems..." Lin Dao looked over there with solemn eyes and shook his head.

"No wonder you suddenly invited him to come with you. I thought you wanted to get in touch with him..." Yan Wudao stopped talking, his expression a little embarrassed.

"How could it be possible? I'm not like this. I can't look down on an ordinary top student."

"Speaking of what's going on between you and Kong Leling, I feel like... you're still not very close." Lin Dao refuted the other party's thoughts again and asked the other party curiously.

Yan Wudao was silent for a moment, with some contemplation in his eyes.

"...It's still the same as before, neither close nor far away, but she and Yiyi..." He frowned, "There seems to be something wrong."

"What do you mean?" Lin Dao raised his brows, "Didn't Kong Leling accept Yiyi just for your father's sake? What's going on?"

Yan Wudao sighed.

"You and I both know that Le Ling's rumor was leaked by her on her own initiative. She does hate men, but she doesn't like women. But when I'm with her, I feel that the rumor may not be what she has in mind..."

"What about Liang Bailian? That guy who pretends all day long?" Lin Dao suddenly became excited, his expression a little narrow.

"No, she is normal to Bai Lian." Yan Wudao looked at the other party helplessly. "Bai Lian didn't do it on purpose. She is in an awkward position now. If it weren't for the support of her family ancestors, she would have been eaten alive. She had to act like an heir." "

"Oh, she's the one who's been sarcastic and sarcastic about me all day long, bah!" Lin Dao flattened his mouth in a disdainful manner.

"Forget it, no matter what Kong Leling thinks, she is the heir of the Kong family, and so am I." Yan Wudao forced a smile, his eyes relieved.

"...Speaking of which, she still keeps that hairstyle even now." Lin Dao suddenly said something, staring at the other party closely.

"Um......"

"By the way, the engagement date has been set. In three years' time, Le Ling and I will get married after graduation. You must come then, so that we can have a nice get-together!" Yan Wudao looked at him The sky is full of stars, and the tone is like whispering.

"...Ah, I will definitely go," Lindao said with certainty after being silent for a moment.

"Well, speaking of, the New Year is coming soon, how many people will we have this time?" Yan Wudao's lips squirmed, and the topic changed.

"I'm sure...huh?" Lin Dao took out the round communicator that was as smooth as new, glanced at the information on it, and sighed.

"Kang Tainian really didn't let me rest for a while, so here comes another mission. Fortunately, the location is not far away. Anyway, I will go to your house during the New Year. Don't forget it."

He stood up, turned around, and disappeared.

"...Sometimes, I also feel that Dean Kang's worries may not be wrong, Lin Dao..." Yan Wudao looked at the place where the other party disappeared, with some worry on his face. He simply lay down on the ground, Quietly watching the starry night scene.

Just like Haizhou City during the day, it is raining now.

Under the rain curtain, the pedestrians were a little quiet and walked on the road silently.

Lin Dao appeared here in a flash, attracting shocked looks from passers-by. He looked around and walked again according to the location described in the message.

This is 6th Street in the Fuguang District, so we have to go further in. As the forest road leaves, several men walk out of the shadows. They surround the passers-by who saw this scene and took out the device in their hands.

While clearing their memories, they looked at Lindao leaving with disgust.

Somewhere on 5th Street in Fuguang District.

People in academic uniforms, wealthy businessmen with big bellies, and foreign merchants watching the excitement gathered around, pointing at something with a somewhat frightened expression.

Lin Dao's eyes narrowed and he walked over. At this moment, the safety team also hurried over and stood in front of everyone. With a polite smile on his face, he silently blocked everyone from moving forward.

He walked past the members of the safety team calmly, with the school badge of Qingjing College on his body proving his identity. When he got inside, his expression couldn't help but be stunned.

A man in a black coat with chains hanging on one side was originally inspecting the corpses on the ground. When he heard the movement, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Lindao.

"What a coincidence, Dude." He raised a smile and walked towards the other party.

Du De glanced at him indifferently, lowered his head and continued to check. Although in Lindao's opinion, there was nothing to check. After all, a normal person would not survive with a big hole in his chest.

He lamented, the same was true for Gong Shoucheng. No matter how outstanding he was during his lifetime, he was still just an ordinary human being.

Lindao suppressed the irritation in his heart. He also squatted down and looked at the dead people underground, but... the more he looked at it, the more familiar it became. He frowned tightly and recalled it in his mind.

"This is...the head of the Liu family?!" He suddenly recalled it, and after thinking about it carefully, his expression became a little ugly.

The Liu family is not a big family, and can only be considered a middle-class family in the entire Haizhou City, but... it has become a bit conspicuous recently. Lin Dao gritted his teeth and felt a little gloomy in his heart.

Qingjing Academy has recently adjusted its admissions rules. It has no impact on the wealthy families in the upper class of Haizhou City, but it is not very friendly to the middle and lower classes, as well as civilians.

Therefore, some middle-level families took the initiative to stand up and denounce Qingjing Academy, targeting Kang, and the Liu family was also one of them.

"Kang Tainian..." Lin Dao's face was tense and his eyes were confused. Kang Tainian couldn't be so irrational. So who did it? Was it self-directed or self-directed, or was there interference from outsiders, or was it really...

His heart felt a little heavy. Although he said that Kang Tainian was not good and that was not good, in fact, it was not that he did not understand the other party's actions. In his opinion, Kang Tainian just acted a little too much and his true intention was for mankind. .

But if it was really him... Lin Dao's eyes turned cold, this would have touched his bottom line. Anyone who kills without any presumption will die!

Qi Xiu glanced at Lin Dao, who suddenly became indifferent, shook his head and stood up. Although they had been talking to each other before, it did not mean that they had become friendly, especially since he was the one who killed Gong Shoucheng.

He glanced at the corpse on the ground with an indifferent expression. If conventional methods were used, the murderer would probably not be found, and he would also be questioned, which would affect his future.

This incident was full of urgency and strangeness from the beginning. It was sent to him directly without going through the regular task process. When he tried to ask, he only got excuses and asked him to find the murderer quickly.

I'm afraid that although he was regarded as a victim in the secret struggle among the upper levels, in that case, don't blame him for playing tricks. Determination flashed in Qi Xiu's heart.

"Unknown, voices coexist, my remaining soul guides me, who is the murderer, tell me the truth." He murmured in his heart, and with the help of the blood that had been stuck to his fingers before, footprints appeared in front of him.

He glanced at Lin Dao, who had a gloomy look, and nodded imperceptibly. Well, he didn't notice it, and the tracking method he deliberately used was in vain.

The tracking method and other tracking methods are of course weak in effectiveness, and have many weaknesses such as being only useful shortly after death, and being distorted and cut off if they are around a powerful person.

But it only requires a little introduction to be used, and its breath is so weak that it is difficult for others to detect it.

Qi Xiu followed the footsteps and left with a cold look in his eyes, let him use this to climb up!

Lin Dao's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Qi Xiu who was leaving. His nose moved, and there seemed to be some strange smell in the air. He looked carefully but found nothing. He shook his head and stood up, and left at the same time.

He planned to go to the Liu family to take a look. First, he would find the Liu family's travel schedule for today to find the murderer. He hoped it was not the worst possibility.

"Brother Lin Dao, I finally found you" came a joyful voice, and someone strode over and took Lin Dao's hand.

Lin Dao looked at the visitor with an indifferent expression, and got rid of him with a little effort.

"Gong Shouze, why are you looking for me?" He said to the visitor coldly. In the past, he would have been pleasant, but after hearing the other person's words in front of Gong Shoucheng's mourning hall, he understood a fact.

Gong Shouze is also evil. He is just temporarily busy with other things and has no time to deal with the other party. It is also because the other party has not made a big mistake yet. For the sake of Brother Gong's face, he is temporarily ignoring him, but it does not mean that he can still be polite to him.

Gong Shouze withdrew his hand with a calm expression, no embarrassment on his face.

"Brother Lin Dao, I don't know where I have offended you, but for my brother's sake, can you please listen to my request?" He lowered his head deeply and begged him.

Lin Dao's eyes fluctuated, he thought several times in his mind, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Just for a moment, remember, I have nothing to do with you, I'm just doing it for Brother Gong's sake!" He emphasized again, his tone solemn.

"That's enough." Gong Shouze raised his head and smiled, his eyes shining with light. That familiar gesture made Lin Dao's eyes change, and then he turned his head. After all, he was not that person.

So, Gong Shouze looked around and pulled Lin Dao to go somewhere.

Lin Dao wanted to break away, but unexpectedly found that the other person's hands were full of sweat and his body was still shaking slightly. His face was silent for a moment, but he still let him pull him forward.

Qi Xiu continued to move forward, passing through the Fuguang District and heading outside Haizhou City.

With a cold expression, he recorded the results of his findings on his schedule. In a sense, he was just working backwards while knowing the results.

Outside Haizhou City, the sky was still dark. He glanced at the starry sky, looked at the light cyan footprints in front of him, and continued to move forward.

In front of a barren ground, the ground was full of vast cracks. There was a bright light flickering in one of the cracks. Qi Xiu narrowed his eyes, kicked his feet, and ink-colored parts appeared.

He jumped up and fell straight down. When he reached the light, he stretched out his hands, and the black finger parts were instantly inserted into the wall on one side. He alternated his hands and slowly descended.

Ta, he swayed inward and landed in a deliberately opened cave. A certain man was waving his hand and looking at this side with an indifferent expression.

"It came so fast. I thought it would take a few more days with your efficiency." The man was obviously not surprised that people from the college could find him. He sat there with a leisurely expression.

"Come and drink the tea I made. Don't worry, I will follow you back. After all, I haven't seen the teacher for a long time. I wonder how his health is?" The man then felt worried and sighed.

Qi Xiu remained silent for a moment and sat across from the man with a wary expression.

"Well, that's right. Let me introduce myself. I am Zhang Qian, the past student council president of Qingjing College." Zhang Qian looked at Qi Xiu with an extremely gentle attitude.

"Speaking of which, I'm still your senior, Dude." Then he revealed Qi Xiu's outside name.