Muchuan and Xiang Wan

It was rare for Quan Shaoteng to express his views for a case and get taken seriously.

Everyone nodded their heads at what he said. When they gave it a thought, it really was the case.

Even if Zhang Houfa wasn’t the person who gave Xu Siqi the script, he might have some relations with that person.

At the same time, Xie Wanwan, who was mentioned in Xu Siqi’s mobile phone note, had once again become the point of focus for the police as well. Could the ‘Murderer’s Script’, have been passed to Xie Wanwan?

The first one to die according to the script was Xu Siqi.

She had been terrified by this before…

Who was the second person then?

How would the plot continue thereafter?

“We must find that script! It’s very important.”

After the meeting ended, Bai Muchuan gave out tasks to the respective teams to work on the case. Some were told to make a visit to Zhang Houfa’s house, while some were tasked to look into Xu Siqi’s social relations…

Tang Yuanchu’s task was to call up Xie Wanwan.

At that moment, Xie Wanwan was out to meet someone. When she saw the caller ID showed a desk phone number, she was surprised but took the call.

“Hello!”

“Hello!” Tang Yuanchu cleared his throat. “It’s Xie Wanwan, right?”

“…”

It was a familiar voice.

Even though it was through the phone, she could tell who it was right away.

“Yeah.”

She felt a little thirsty and drank some water.

“I’m Detective Tang Yuanchu from Serious Crime Division One. We have a case that requires your cooperation to make a trip down to Serious Crime Division One.”

A case.

She need not ask to know which case he was referring to.

Xie Wanwan paused for a moment. “Is it okay to come in the afternoon? I have something on at noon.”

Tang Yuanchu: “Sure, but don’t come later than three in the afternoon.”

“Noted.”

Dduu, dduu, dduu…

The other party hung up the phone.

He hung up so quickly?

Xie Wanwan took a look at the mobile phone and put it on the table.

“Something cropped up?” The one sitting opposite her was Ye Lun.

“It’s nothing.” Xie Wanwan took a look at him casually. “Why isn’t the guest here yet?”

Ye Lun took a look at the time and smiled indolently with a touch of cynicism. “What’s the hurry? You’re the one who has a favor to ask of him, not the other way round. Just wait.”

Xie Wanwan kept quiet.

Ye Lun turned his cup slowly and glanced at her with a half-smile. “Why are you distracted after getting a call? Don’t tell me you’re serious with that young cop?”

Xie Wanwan’s face turned grim. “Don’t talk nonsense! I’m just not in a good mood. This has nothing to do with him.”

“Is that so?”

Ye Lun raised an eyebrow and laughed. “Hur, I’ve already noticed that. I want to advise you, don’t waste your time! He’s not suitable for you.”

Xie Wanwan looked away without saying anything.

There were some things that she knew very well herself. She did not need anyone to remind her.

Tang Yuanchu and herself were like two parallel lines that could never cross each other’s path. It seemed impossible for them to get together… It was simply fate playing a trick on them that she owed him for saving her life. That was all.

She shouldn’t think of him.

She shouldn’t think of him.

Xie Wanwan’s eyebrows were closely knitted together. She took her wine glass and chugged down the wine in one go.

“Drink lesser,” persuaded Ye Lun, “the guest is not here yet. If you’re drunk, who’s going to keep the guest company?”

“There’s still you.” Xie Wanwan gave him a cold look. “Isn’t ‘The Grey List’ important to you too?”

“You’re the boss. I take my pay and that’s it for me.” Ye Lun smiled as if nothing could interest him. “I’m here today just to introduce you to him. The outcome would really depend on you…”

Xie Wanwan refilled her wine glass slowly.

“I know.”

“You don’t—”

Ye Lun suddenly replied in a low tone.

“Mm?” Xie Wanwan’s eyelids twitched.

“Do you really think these people are after your beauty?” Ye Lun sized her up. “There are a lot of beautiful women in this world. Hur, don’t think of yourself as a peerless beauty or something…”

“…”

Xie Wanwan remained quiet for quite a while.

“Then what is he after?”

“…He just wants to be happy.”

“!”

What did he mean by that?

…

Serious Crime Division One.

A group of detectives were preparing to make a trip to Zhang Houfa’s villa.

Xiang Wan didn’t have anything on in the morning and went along with them.

Sitting by the window, she looked outside, looking at the winter mist that had mostly dissipated. Somehow, she had a feeling – the script that Xu Siqi had flipped through, was similar to the first ‘zombie’ case, and this was just the start.

This might be the work of the same group of people.

“What are you thinking about?”

Bai Muchuan was the first to notice her change in mood.

“Mm?” Xiang Wan turned around and smiled at him. “It’s nothing.”

“Is it about the script?” He asked softly, eyebrows slightly furrowed.

“…”

Fine.

She shouldn’t keep this from him anyway.

His sharp eyes would be able to see through her.

“Yeah.” Xiang Wan nodded her head and told him about her thoughts which she felt a little shy. “I feel that Xu Siqi’s case is rather similar to the ‘zombie’ case…”

“Similar?”

“Yeah, murder and trepidation.”

Bai Muchuan’s eyes were crumpled together into a frown. “Your trepidation refers to the society; public panic, and the Internet would be the media to spread this?”

“Yes. Take, for example, the new drama by Meng Entertainment Group, Xie Wanwan being bashed online by the netizens… She was already in hot news day after day. Xu Siqi, her assistant, was given a role in the new drama under her recommendation. Yet she was found dead when filming has not even started. If news of this script were to get out, how would the public react to it…?”

As Xiang Wan said so, there was a worried frown on her face.

“There’s one more point. When the ‘zombie’ case took place, the blockbuster ‘Before Doomsday’ got banned from screening at the movies. It’s highly possible that ‘The Grey List’ might also receive a ban and now, ‘Life in Chang’an’ seems to be targeted… From another angle, the other party might be trying to deal with Meng Entertainment Group or Xie Wanwan.”

That sounded reasonable.

Bai Muchuan nodded his head as he narrowed his eyes to look at her.

“She’s a key figure in this case.”

Xiang Wan leaned against the seat and propped up her forehead with a hand. “I thought about it carefully earlier. There’s something that I noticed. Xu Siqi only mentioned that she is the first to die in that script. She also mentioned that the other party wanted her to pass the script to Xie Wanwan and ask if she was interested…”

“Yup, is there a problem?”

“Why didn’t she mention the second and the third person who would die?”

“Yeah, why?”

“This is because the script that she received did not contain such information in the first place.”

“Hmm…” Bai Muchuan started to deliberate over this.

This was sure a bold inference!

Xiang Wan looked at Bai Muchuan and told him in a definite tone. “Although I didn’t have much contact with Xu Siqi, from what I saw… I feel this girl was an extrovert, liked attention and was actually impatient… If there were other names in there, when she wrote about the script in her notes, the probability is high that she would mention them, to the extent that she might even tell those who were named about it…”

Bai Muchuan furrowed his eyebrows in contemplation. “So did she tell Xie Wanwan about that script?”

Xiang Wan showed a half-smile. “You’ll have to ask her about this when she comes to Serious Crime Division One later.”

“…”