Chapter 43: Bitten

After about twenty minutes, Long Yu’s emotions finally settled. Shao Bin wiped away Long Yu’s tears, and then the two walked out of the room together.

“Mr. Long, please accept my condolences. We will do our utmost to catch the murderer and bring justice for your son,” Fang Wenxuan said, looking at Long Yu as he emerged.

“Thank you, Officer Fang,” Long Yu replied, his voice once again composed.

Once Long Yu and Shao Bin had departed, Fang Wenxuan returned to his desk. He stared at the documents in his hand, deep in thought. Looking at the smiling face of the little boy radiating sunshine from the file, Fang Wenxuan found himself unable to fathom who could be so cruel as to harm such a child.

“What are you thinking about?” Lin Hui approached Fang Wenxuan, watching him intently.

“No, Brother Qin, please don’t!” Even he, himself, didn’t want Brother Qin to stand up for him. That would only deepen Qin’s misunderstanding of her.

Fang Jinghao led her again and again to the crest of towering waves, only to plunge swiftly into the depths below.

“Brother Yu, you should eat too. Ling’er can eat by herself.” Watching Xiao Yu repeatedly serve her food, Shi Ling’er felt awkward inside.

If the hospital weren’t so stifling, if it didn’t always give her a sense of unease, she wouldn’t cling so desperately to Su Bei, making him feel annoyed. She admitted she was at fault, but Su Bei—Su Bei was the only person she could rely on now. She didn’t want to lose him.

Ling Shaotang chuckled, shaking his head. He picked up his phone, found the number for the “silly girl” in his contacts, and dialed. Sometimes, worry becomes a feeling that follows like a shadow.

Qin Jian felt a wave of panic. He had clearly decided to leave her, clearly resolved to let her return to Xiao Lang’s side, clearly determined to quit her for good. Yet he couldn’t help but miss her, long for her, wish to possess her.

She kept trying to get out of the car, slapping Tang Shaoxuan without restraint. Her clothes were in disarray, her hair utterly messy.

Originally, the members of the King Mercenary Guild had come to eliminate the forces of darkness, but unexpectedly, they encountered the awakening of the Evil Emperor, who had slept for millennia. Corrupted by the Evil Emperor’s dark aura, they were transformed into undead creatures, becoming his loyal guardians.

“I’m fine. I just had a nightmare, and I dreamed of my mother again,” Li Xiaoyun said in a daze. This was the most fragile and painful part of her heart.

Lan Mo blinked blankly, then said with a foolish innocence, “Then I’ll go find some water to help you wash it off!” With that, she tried to get out of bed to fetch water.

“Profound-grade cultivation technique!” Chen Ye’s heart trembled. With this, Yan Yangtian’s power would be even more formidable.

After hanging up Hu Zhijun’s call, Guan Zhifeng leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes halfway, and began to ponder.

Those special medicines truly worked wonders; their efficacy in alleviating illness was far superior to common drugs on the market.

Some perhaps had died in seclusion, their paths extinguished; others, perhaps, had survived for millennia, their bodies buried beneath desolate wastelands.

Moreover, she had always wanted to become siblings with Guan Zhifeng. Although he hadn’t expressly agreed, he had begun to call her “Sister Zhan Yan.”

When he investigated the Tang Group earlier, he discovered that Yang Kuan from the legal department spent money extravagantly, completely at odds with his circumstances.

He had originally assumed Zhu Wan was just a pretty face planted by Tang He, but unexpectedly, she proved to be quite capable.

Zhu Dahai wasn’t anxious; he simply waited by the elevator, planning to ask the hotel manager when he arrived.

Although An July didn’t recognize all these items, she had recently seen and tasted some—starfish, shells, clams, oysters, sea snails, swimming crabs, sea cucumber, shrimp, and so on.

“Forget it. After all, the Prime Minister is a powerful figure in the Kingdom of Ye. He likely won’t do anything to me.” Chen Ye tried to calm himself and followed in the footsteps of the man ahead.

Seeing Qifeng’s hand gesture, Wei Qingcheng inexplicably felt comforted. She nodded to Qifeng and stepped back. She knew that protecting herself at this moment was the greatest support she could offer him.

It wasn’t that the players didn’t want to leave the hotel, but there was no supermarket nearby; shopping required a long walk, and the internet was mediocre. So, after breakfast, everyone naturally gathered at the outdoor pool.