Chapter 469 - The Dreadful Drug (1/2)
After he ended the call, a moment of silence permeated around them.
Xiang Wan asked, “Is he talking about Xuan Yue?”
“Yup,” answered Bai Muchuan, “you’re the one who wanted me to find out more about her situation, right?”
Xuan Yue had been messaging Xiang Wan all these creepy messages which also affected her to become nervous while worrying that something might happen to Xuan Yue, so she asked Bai Muchuan to help her out. However, it turned out that Xuan Yue was fine, whereas the one who also felt the same threat as her—Hu Bandao, had died.
“I don’t feel right!” Xiang Wan looked at Bai Muchuan when she thought of this. “You see, she’s living by herself. Will she be safe? Do you think we should…”
“Little Xiang Wan.” Bai Muchuan turned to her. “There are billions of people out there. If every such person requires police protection, how would the police cope?”
“…”
She knew that his words made sense.
However, Xuan Yue was kind of involved in a case right now.
She was now the deceased Hu Bandao’s girlfriend…
“Captain Zeng knows how to deal with this.” Bai Muchuan added another sentence while he looked at her seriously, “This case belonged to them. We can only see how things turn out.”
Since they did not classify the case as a major case, Bai Muchuan shouldn’t be interfering with their work.
Xiang Wan nodded. “Alright.”
…
Although she said that, she was still feeling uneasy.
When they arrived at the shopping mall where the incident occurred to pick up Fang Yuanyuan, Qing Dai and the rest had also left. However, there was still a huge crowd at the shopping mall. They formed smaller groups while talking about the “zombie” case.
Fang Yuanyuan could recognize Bai Muchuan’s car and wave at them.
“My cousin-in-law is soooo nice—”
When she hopped into the car, she winked at Xiang Wan and flattered Bai Muchuan.
“My dear cousin is so lucky to have found someone like you…”
“Don’t worry about it, we’re on the way anyway!” Bai Muchuan’s tone was indifferent as usual.
Eh? Did he mean that if they were not on the way, they wouldn’t come and pick her up?
To think that she was flattering him earlier.
“Aye, I treated my cousin really well though.” Fang Yuan puffed a sigh while looking glum. “Back in Jin City, no matter the location or how late it was, I will definitely go pick her up.”
“…”
What else could she say?
She had stated the truth.
“So, my cousin-in-law, how will you repay me for taking care of your wife for so many years?”
Xiang Wan shot a half-disapproving, half-bantering glare at Fang Yuanyuan, while the latter started to giggle.
She was always a cheerful one.
Bai Muchuan did not show any reaction. “Haven’t I repaid you already?”
“When was that?” Fang Yuanyuan looked stunned.
“Huang He ah! I gave him to you for free.”
“… Does that count?” Fang Yuanyuan howled in protest.
For a good while, Bai Muchuan did not say a word.
After they passed through another junction, he suddenly asked a question. “Have you got everything ready?”
“Huh?” Fang Yuanyuan used a couple of seconds before she understood what he was asking. “Oh, oh, I’ve got everything ready, my cousin-in-law. When will I be able to see my Huanghuang?”
Although she seemed unbothered about it all, she was really anxious and eager to meet Huang He.
“Next Monday.” Finally, Bai Muchuan could give her a definite reply. “Get everything ready in these two days.”
Eh? What else must she do before then?
Fang Yuanyuan looked confused. Xiang Wan couldn’t understand what he meant too.
Bai Muchuan squinted his eyes a little while seemingly finding it a little difficult to put his point across.
However, after some consideration, he told her the truth.
“The meeting this time is to get legally married. I don’t know when will be the next time you two can meet each other. If there’s anything you want to give him or things that you wanted to say, get all of it done.”
“…”
“…”
There was a long period of silence inside the car.
Nobody spoke.
There was only a melancholic ballad song playing in the background…
“Fleeting lives are like drama
“A lifetime pass by like the wind
“Who is the one in white waiting for
“Who has heard the number of times she pass by this place…
“Why meet when there is only yearning left
“How many times did the moon rise in the sky? Her tears akin to falling petals
“When sadness brought her happiness away, who could complement her smiling face?”
…
Unknowingly, Fang Yuanyuan’s cheerfulness had flushed away.
She was in tears.
The tear-inducing song accompanied her sobbing.
“I will. I will wait for him… no matter how long it takes, but do you think Huanghuang, will change? That one day, he might not love me… Or when we meet again, he might have become the type of person I hate the most?”
No one answered her question.
Xiang Wan could only hold her hand tightly.
…
The “zombie” homicide case became a hot topic.
The netizens seemed to be very busy staying online every day.
Jumping from one topic to another, they were worried about other people’s business.
They described the perpetrator as the “doomsday female zombie”. Her case immediately took the limelight from the case “female author who jumped to her death”. Since the case was one that could attract eyeballs, it certainly was more appealing to some people. The netizens lost interest to discuss human nature. Now, “attack of the female zombie” took the top trending spot.
Xiang Wan checked out various social platforms for a moment.
All kinds of group chats, forums, and media, were talking about it.
The panic that the “female zombie” brought was far greater than the death of the female author.