At the beginning, I traveled through the wilderness, and I controlled the beasts to survive...

"The night before it happened, she told me that their project was almost finished, and that she would take me on a cruise after she was done with work."

"Cruise ship?" Han Ning kept these two words in mind.

"Speaking of which, she has been working hard for several months and has very little free time. She can only spare a very limited time on weekends to go shopping with us and go to restaurants. There are not many men she usually interacts with. I think apart from you colleagues, it should be Xu Ping, Lao Yang, Ah Qing and others..."

"It seems that none of the people you mentioned are here, except for Brother Xu Ping?"

"A Qing is on a business trip, and Lao Yang... Lao Yang has been restricted from moving by the authorities..." Zheng Yingping said.

"Restricted actions?" Han Ning was about to ask for details.

But then a shrill cry was heard coming from the side.

"Wow...Lulu, if you leave, what should your dad and I do~~"

The hall on the first floor has been temporarily converted into a mourning hall, with a black-and-white photo of Li Lu hanging in the middle.

Li Lu's mother sat on the floor in front of the coffin, her face haggard and pale, her eyes red from crying.

A middle-aged woman sat beside her, hugging her mother's arm, with her head down and silent.

"Lulu passed away so suddenly. The officials didn't even bring back her body. Damn, every year they advertise how powerful those birdmen are on TV, but when we really go to them to ask for an explanation, they can't even fart."

Uncle Li Lu listened to the miserable sobbing of the woman in the mourning hall and could not help but slammed his fist on the table.

"Brother, be careful with your words. We can't afford to offend those officials. Just say these things at home..." Her second uncle patted her brother on the shoulder and sighed.

"Uncle...is there anything I can help you with?" Xu Ping, who was sitting at the table, heard the noise and walked over.

"Oh? Xiao Xu is here."

As soon as Xu Ping arrived, the elders sitting at the table suddenly stopped talking and remained silent.

"What happened? Why didn't you guys talk about it when I arrived? I just heard you talking about the official, can you tell me what happened?" Xu Ping looked at Li Lu's relatives.

Han Ning, who was watching the scene quietly, discovered that their relationship was unusual.

"Xu Ping's family and Li Lu's family are old friends. The two of them are childhood sweethearts... They were a perfect match made in heaven..." Zheng Yingping sighed softly.

After a few seconds of silence, her uncle spoke up: "Someone from the official side came this afternoon. They said there were special circumstances at the place where Lulu crashed, and they temporarily do not allow our family members to take back the body..."

"What does it mean?" Xu Ping frowned, vaguely guessing something.

"Lulu may have been exploited by some bad people in society." Li Lu's father said painfully.

"How is that possible? Her social circle is very clean... She is also busy with work, how could she know those shady people?" Xu Ping's face turned heavy when he heard this.

Li Lu's uncle shook his head: "The officials didn't say much, but I suspect that some bad elements in the society have targeted Lulu."

“So, the official people are all a group of…” Li Lu’s father said halfway, seemed to have some concerns, and closed his mouth again.

"Sister Li Lu too, tell her not to do those indecent things with Yang Huaiyi..." At this time, a young woman sitting among the family members, with red eyes, cursed in a low voice.

"Xiao Lian, shut up!" Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the stern voice of Li Lu's uncle.

The sobbing sound of Li Lu's mother could be heard faintly from the hall.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire front yard became increasingly depressing and heavy.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. It's getting late. Second brother, younger sister... and in-laws, everyone should go back first. Let our family keep vigil for Lulu today." After a long silence, Li Lu's uncle spoke.

The others glanced at Li Lu's mother in the hall, nodded slightly, went over to comfort her, and then left the villa.

"Mom and Dad, why don't you go back and sleep for a few hours and come back when it's dawn." The girl called Xiaolian couldn't help but suggest when she saw that her parents looked tired.

"You won't be able to sleep if you go back, so just sit here." Uncle shook his head.

"Xiao Lian, and Xiao Xu, are you young people hungry? I'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat." Li Lu's aunt asked.

Han Ning waved his hand: "No, I ate on the way."

The others also waved their hands out of politeness.

But Li Lu's aunt was also polite and went to the kitchen to busy herself.

……

Time passed slowly, and before I knew it, it was past midnight.

Mother Li, who had been sitting in the hall, finally recovered from her sadness. With the help of others, she slowly walked to the yard and sat down.

At this time, her uncle's family was extremely sleepy and were drowsy on the table.

"Third aunt."

Seeing this, Xiaolian hurried forward to support her.

The middle-aged woman who lost her daughter had dull eyes and was distracted, looking like she might faint at any moment.

Xiaolian helped Li's mother sit down on the chair. Then, she walked to the drowsy Xu Ping, gently tugged at his sleeve, and whispered, "Brother Ping, come with me."

Xu Ping glanced at the other people who were playing cards and keeping vigil at the scene, nodded, and followed Xiaolian into the villa and into a quiet study on the second floor.

Not far away, Han Ning, who had been closing his eyes and trying to practice the "Four Symbols Meditation Method" while constantly collecting information from the surroundings, slowly opened his eyes.

After asking others where the toilet was, he quietly followed the two of them.

The Four Symbols Meditation Method is not completely useless in this world, but its practice is also suppressed to the second level by an unknown force.

As soon as the two entered the room, Xiaolian immediately closed the door, then ran to the window sill with a nervous look on her face and closed the curtains with a swish.

In the corridor, Han Ning glanced at the camera above his head, deliberately avoided the shooting range, hid in a secluded corner, and listened to the conversation between the two people in the room.

"Xiao Lian... what are you doing?" Xu Ping was somewhat surprised.

Xiaolian did not answer. She lowered her head and hesitated for a moment before she slowly spoke:

"Brother Ping, how confident are you that you can be admitted to the Foreign Affairs Group?"

"Foreign Affairs?"

Xu Ping opened his mouth, wanting to be more modest, but seeing Xiaolian's expectant eyes, he still said honestly,

"If you try your best, you should be able to pass."

Hearing Xu Ping's answer, Xiaolian's nervous eyes suddenly showed an inexplicable brilliance. She stared at the man's face and said word by word:

"There is something fishy about Sister Lu's death. It may involve a 'sacrifice' by an overseas organization."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ping's expression turned serious.

"Sacrifice?" Han Ning, who was outside the door, showed a changed expression.

“The officials may be hiding something from us.

"Lulu seemed to have a premonition that she would have an accident. The night before she died, she told me some things."

Xiaolian took a deep breath and said,

"She said that if she had an accident and didn't come back this time, let me tell you to stay away from Yang Huaiyi. He might really have a problem."

"She also said that if you are sure you can be admitted to the Foreign Affairs Group, let me give you this thing. Yang Huaiyi has been looking for it. It seems to be related to the 'secret world'."

As she spoke, Xiaolian took out a small bottle of dark brown glass tube the size of a thumb from her pocket and handed it to Xu Ping.

"What is this?" Xu Ping took the small brown tube and shook it gently. It seemed to contain some liquid.

"I don't know." Xiaolian shook her head.

"Xiao Lian, Lulu has told you so much, why don't you report it to the authorities or explain the situation to them?" Xu Ping was holding the small tube, somewhat puzzled.

"I have asked all these questions of yours..."

Xiaolian bit her lip, her voice trembling with fear.

"Sister Lu said that the less I know, the safer I will be. She told me not to ask anything about her. There are some things she has to do. She has been influenced by Yang Huaiyi and has fallen into a quagmire. She doesn't want to implicate more people."

"Also... don't report it to the authorities. She suspects that Yang Huaiyi is in collusion with some officials."

Xiaolian suddenly raised her head and grabbed Xu Ping's clothes with both hands, looking excited.

"Brother Ping, I don't want to die yet. Please don't tell anyone else about what I did to pass on Sister Lulu's message. I don't want to be contaminated by her things."

"I...I know. I won't tell anyone."

"Is there anything else?" After calming himself down, Xu Ping continued to ask.

"No more... I don't know much." Xiaolian shook her head.

"If I can be admitted to the foreign affairs team, I will definitely find out the reason." Xu Ping nodded seriously.

"Does uncle and aunt know about this? I mean... has she discovered anything?"

Xiaolian hesitated and said, "They should only know about Yang Huaiyi's private life. After all, he is a famous playboy in Ludao."

Xu Ping put the glass tube into his pocket and said, "Okay, then only you and I know about this. We will keep in touch regularly in the future."

Hearing the footsteps coming from inside the house, Han Ning, who was lying on the wall outside, returned to the yard first.

……

When the two came down from the second floor, Li Lu's uncle and aunt had already woken up, but Li Lu's mother had fallen asleep on the table due to overwork.

Li Lu's father was sitting in the yard smoking a cigarette. Through the wisps of green smoke, he stared blankly at the photo of his daughter in the living room.

People from Li Lu's grandmother's family and several distant relatives were carrying bowls of prepared noodles and distributing them to the people playing cards.

Xu Ping and Xiao Lian sat back at the table as if nothing had happened.

time flies.

Before I knew it, the night had deepened.

Most of the people who were keeping vigil at the scene had dispersed, and even the middle-aged people who were playing cards were lying on the table, falling into a light sleep.

Only a few energetic young people were left sitting in the yard, chatting idly.

Han Ning was pretending to play with his cell phone, wondering what exactly Xiaolian had given Xu Ping.

Suddenly, a cold breath blew from his back.

In an instant, the hairs all over his body suddenly stood up, an inexplicable sense of tension appeared in his heart, and the mental power in his mind automatically overflowed to the outside.

"who!"

He suddenly sensed something and turned his head abruptly, his eyes swept to the left rear, a hint of red light flashing in his pupils.

Above the gray-white courtyard wall, the space rippled slightly, and there seemed to be a breath of energy fluctuation.

"Psychic warning, there is something!"

Han Ning frowned and walked over quickly.

Walk out of the gate of Li’s villa and go to a secluded corner where no one is.

The air around him twisted and Frost Jade leaped out from the soul beast space.

His mental power radiated, and a faint elemental fluctuation remained on the wall. He transmitted with his mental power: "It's in front! Shuangyu, chase after it!"

"Woof"

Shuangyu shook his pale hair, his eyes lit up with a faint blue light, and he ran wildly in the direction Han Ning was commanding.

Han Ning followed quickly behind.

Outside Li Lu's three-story villa is a scenic villa area. At this time, Han Ning was running quickly on the path between the villas.

Ever since he heard the conversation between Xiaolian and Xu Ping, he had been on guard. Along the way, relying on his extraordinary mental strength, he consciously avoided the cameras on the road.

He stopped suddenly when he ran to a quiet artificial lake.

Not far away, Frost Jade was glowing with intense flames all over, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

A calico cat with mottled hair grasped the ground with its four paws, its eyes flashing with a faint green light, staring at Shuangyu.

Han Ning sensed the familiar elemental fluctuations from the cat.

"Take it!"

Frost Jade obeyed the order, sparks burning violently on her body, and in an instant, a dark blue fireball the size of an egg was formed.

The fireball flew across the air.

Unexpectedly, the cat on the opposite side didn't even try to dodge and instead hit the fireball.

boom!

Black and ashes flew everywhere, and the cat was burned into powder by the strange fireball.

at the same time.

In a remote rental house far outside the villa area.

A cat-like creature with black fur slowly opened its eyes.

"What's the situation?" A voice sounded in the dark rental house.

"Meow..." The black cat's pupils flashed green and it let out a low call.

"Are there other extraordinary people? Didn't they say that they had been cleared out long ago... Fortunately, I was careful and cautious." The man muttered to himself and stopped talking.

The dark rental house fell into deathly silence again.

...

"It doesn't look like a soul beast, but just an ordinary wild cat. Could it be some soul skill?"

Han Ning looked at the charred residue on the floor, frowning, and became more and more confused.

I didn’t expect that there were so many complicated things behind Li Lu, this rich second-generation kid.

No matter what, get out of here first.

He just moved his front foot.

The mental power deep in the brain automatically triggers a warning again.

A vague shadow emerged in my mind, and it quickly came from the shadow of the villa area in front.

"Is there anyone else?!"

Han Ning narrowed his eyes, gathered wind energy, and leaped back.

boom!

In an instant, a deep scratch appeared where he had just stood.

The moonlight shines.

A dark shadow was approaching.

"hiss!"

The pancake popped out from under his collar, baring its tiny fangs in helpless fury.

After all, Shuangyu is a little guy who has just become a soul beast, and his sense of danger is far less acute than that of Danbing and the others.

It wasn't until now that it reacted, and with a roar, it crashed into the black shadow.

Whoosh whoosh!

Three blue fireballs, in a spiral shape, came crashing down simultaneously.

The black shadow seemed to be extremely afraid of the fireball. It suddenly stopped, jumped backwards several times, and stood firmly.

Under the perspective of mental analysis.

A woman wearing a white T-shirt and half-length hot pants, revealing a pair of long white legs, and with a cold face, stood quietly in the shadows, looming.