Chapter 599 - You Won (1/2)

“You won!” She suddenly laughed. “Don’t worry, I won’t become a villain. I will always be your kind, pure and adorable Little Wan…”

Bai Muchuan stroked her shoulders, his lips curving up at the corners, pleased at what he heard.

Maybe that was not enough, for he drew closer and kissed her head gently. “That’s good!”

“Aye!” Tang Yuanchu took a glance at the rearview mirror. “Goodness! What is that? Now my limbs are weak and I don’t think I can drive anymore.”

“I beg to differ.” Xiang Wan bantered with him. “I believe that even if you don’t use your limbs, we can depend on your mouth to blow this car to the destination.”

“…”

The crime scene took place in a neighborhood of luxurious villas.

There was a large artificial lake in the quiet neighborhood. Every villa was quite far apart from each other. The villa where the crime took place was owned by a businessman who also lived there. The entire villa was situated in the middle of well-trimmed greenery and occupied a large area. It looked magnificent, and it was obvious that it was the residence of the rich and wealthy. Even if the ordinary people wanted to buy a toilet here, they would have to work hard for half of their lives.

By the time they arrived, the police officers in-charge of that district were already there.

The area was cordoned off. Besides the police officers from the district, there was also a group of anti-riot officers.

When Bai Muchuan arrived, the head of the district police post came over to him.

“Captain Bai’s here!”

Bai Muchuan nodded his head. “Where’s the corpse?”

“We just retrieved it from the swimming pool. It’s beside the pool now.”

Bai Muchuan strode towards the villa without another word.

The brightly lit hall was full of people who arrived for the party that evening. There were many good-looking men, as well as beautiful women. Their make-up was exquisite and their faces had a reddish hue from alcohol. At one glance, this was simply a party of sheer decadence; the smell of wine, perfume and cologne of men and women filled the atmosphere.

Xiang Wan furrowed her eyebrows inadvertently.

The police gathered everyone in the living room and there were police officers questioning them.

When Quan Shaoteng arrived at the villa, he and his team immediately took charge of the security work there.

Bai Muchuan didn’t stop for a pause. He led the team straight across the main hall to the swimming pool.

“Where’s Zhang Houfa?” he asked as he walked along.

“He’s under control and is assisting in the investigation.”

“Mm.” Bai Muchuan’s strides got larger.

Zhang Houfa was the owner of the villa, who was a famous Internet mogul. He was also the biggest investor of the historical period drama by Meng Entertainment Group, “Life in Chang’an”, of which they had secured the IP of and filming would start once the cast was decided. Prior to reaching the villa, Bai Muchuan told Xiang Wan that the victim this time was Xie Wanwan’s assistant, Xu Siqi.

She was the female assistant that didn’t come back with Xie Wanwan that night. Ever since then, Xiang Wan had not seen her.

Just the day before, she had signed the contract for this new drama.

She would be casted as the second female lead of the drama. It was what the investor, Zhang Houfa, could do for her for their under the table deal.

The first female lead of that drama was Xie Wanwan.

This drama would be a big production with huge amounts of money invested in it. Although Xu Siqi was new to acting, her future was bright.

The private party that evening was one that Zhang Houfa specially held for his new darling – Xu Siqi.

Xiang Wan could see some familiar faces in the enormous hall. Many of them were popular figures in social media and well-known figures in their respective circles. Zhang Houfa hosted this private function so as to introduce Xu Siqi to everyone to pave the way for her new career. It could be said that he really doted on her.

In the end, a joyous occasion became a dreadful event.

…

The swimming pool was special as it was a heated swimming pool.

The people there had been ushered away by the police to the main hall.