Chapter 1: Sniping

  Welcome to Jiupin Literature, search for "Jiupin Literature" in any search engine to quickly enter this site. This site permanently provides free downloads of high-quality and txt format services without pop-up windows! Ling Lan learned from the doctor that the cup of milk she drank in the morning contained a small amount of toxin, and her abdominal pain was caused by food poisoning. Fortunately, the toxin would not be fatal, and the dose was also small, only causing symptoms of abdominal pain and vomiting. In Ling Lan's own words, it would only cause "delayed effects".

  Ling Lan was certain that the glass of milk was not Yue Tong's masterpiece, because when she thought back to every detail of this morning for the fifth time, she remembered an important key point - when she came down from the upper bunk in a hurry, she directly jumped down by stepping on the table. She recalled that at that moment, she had glanced at the table briefly from the upper bunk, and if she had seen the glass of milk on it, she wouldn't have made such a rough move. Then, without locking the door, she went to the bathroom to wash up, and when she came back, there was the glass of milk.

  Someone wanted her to give up going to Wang's house because of stomach pain, but her strong endurance caused the person's plan to be foiled. In the end, she had no choice but to show up in person and block it herself.

  The door of the ward was pushed open, and a strong aroma of steamed buns wafted in. Gu Hanhao sat down at the bedside, exhausted, and spread out the delicious food, "The doctor said you should eat less, and only vegetarian fillings, after all, your stomach is still very weak."

  Ling Lan nodded, eating while casting her gaze at a stack of drawing papers on the table next to her. They were all portraits of heavily made-up women, most of which were drawn by a professional sketch artist based on descriptions from people in the elevator. Two were drawn by Gu Hanhao, and the top one was done by Ling Lan herself.

  These portraits are all unsatisfactory, not that they don't resemble the subject, but rather because they lack any distinctive features. The woman's thick makeup is like a mask, wrapping up her true face. It might be even harder to find her than to find that "vampire".

  Thinking of the "Vampire" case, Ling Lan felt truly afraid. If there really was a mysterious and powerful criminal organization, it wouldn't pose any threat to her, at least for now this organization was still trying to protect her. But that "Vampire" murderer was different, he really wanted her to disappear from the world.

  "You said, will the murderer think that I also saw his true face and want to kill me to silence me? How reliable is this 24-hour protection you're talking about?"

  Gu Hanhao put down the chopsticks in his hand, somewhat dissatisfied. "If you say that the police protection is not reliable, who can you rely on? Alright, until the murderer is caught, don't live in school for now, your dormitory is not safe at all. You come out and rent a house to live, I will assign a female colleague to protect you 24 hours a day."

  "Shouldn't I pay the rent?" Ling Lan was somewhat dissatisfied with this arrangement. She had subconsciously assumed that Gu Hanyu would personally protect her, but thinking again, he was after all a team leader, and such matters were naturally assigned to his subordinates. "Forget it, forget it, I'll pay the rent myself, anyway I've already graduated and have been planning to move out and live alone for a long time. But I require your male colleague to protect me."

  As Gu Hanhao looked at her with a complex smile, Ling Lan continued to explain awkwardly, "I was thinking that male police officers are stronger than female police officers after all. If there's really any danger..."

  "Is it because of the boy in the video? Your boyfriend?" asked Gu Han Hao calmly.

  Ling Lan's face suddenly turned bright red, "You, you, how did you know he's my boyfriend?"

  Gu Hanhao sighed, "A girl goes to great lengths to secretly follow and take pictures of a boy's sweet interactions with multiple girls. The most likely reason is: you are his girlfriend, gathering evidence of his infidelity. You and the boy in the video, as well as other girls, are all wearing similar couple watches from the same brand. And in the video, he took different girls to different baozi shops, showing how much he loves eating small steamed buns. But you, just now, rejected so many of my suggestions, only insisting on eating small steamed buns. I think your goal is to show these videos to girl A, then show her videos with boy B, and so on, until only the most patient person remains, becoming his one and only girlfriend - which is you."

  Ling Lan smiled wryly and soundlessly, "Indeed, I couldn't escape your notice. You must think I'm very foolish."

  Gu Hanhao shook his head, "On the contrary, you're quite clever, just using it in the wrong place. Do you think if I assign a male colleague to protect you closely, he'll get jealous and stay by your side?"

  Ling Lan smiled wryly and shook her head, "No, this time you really got it wrong. I'm afraid that when he comes to see me, he won't even spare the female police officer who's protecting me, that's just what he's like."

  Gu Hanhao didn't say another word and silently took out the DV from his backpack and returned it to Ling Lan.

  Ling Lan opened it and checked the files inside, only to find that they were all empty. She asked uncertainly, "Do you have the right to delete?"

  Gu Hanhao didn't confirm or deny it, "What do you think?"

  Ling Lan decided to let it go, although she felt that all her efforts had been in vain. The disappearance of those videos also made her feel like she had put down a burden. The previous stalking and sneaking shots were like an obsessive-compulsive disorder that haunted her, and she didn't want it, but couldn't control it. Now, compared to being involved in such a terrible case, her promiscuous boyfriend seemed so insignificant.

  The next morning, after the observation period was over, Ling Lan left the hospital with a female police officer. Gu Hanhao did not show up, which made Ling Lan feel a little disappointed, and then she immediately felt surprised at this disappointment. What's going on? Someone gave her some warmth, accompanied her for half a day, and she forgot herself? Ling Lan told herself in her heart that the reason why Gu Hanhao was willing to spend time and energy on her was because he had an ulterior motive. He put on a gentle and friendly attitude towards her, taking good care of her, not because he cherished her!

  As soon as he got into the taxi, Ling Lan carefully looked at the female police officer beside him. She had just introduced herself, her name was Liu Fan, and she seemed to be a bit old-fashioned, probably around 35 or 36 years old. Her appearance was very ordinary, with hard facial features and not a hint of feminine beauty. Ling Lan didn't know if this was arranged by Gu Hanhao on purpose, indeed, such a married woman, her boyfriend Peng Ze should not be interested in her. This Gu Hanhao is still considerate of others' feelings.

  Liu Fan first accompanied Ling Lan back to school to collect her luggage, and then left. Finally, the taxi drove into the famous high-end community in Jingjiang District - 101 Gongguan, stopping in front of a low-rise garden villa closest to the entrance of the community.

  "After getting off the car, Ling Lan hurriedly shook her head, 'I can't afford a place like this!'"

  Liu Fan remained calm and composed, "Don't worry, you don't need to worry about the rent."

  Looking at Liu Fan's appearance, she couldn't refuse, and she had already walked into the unit door by herself. Ling Lan could only follow her in.

  "It's this one," Liu Fan opened the door of room 102 on the first floor to the right. "For safety, I'll sleep in the same bedroom as you, do you have any objections?"

  Ling Lan had an opinion, she didn't want to sleep in the same room as such a cold and rigid woman, but she couldn't think of a way to refuse. After all, this house was quite luxurious for a "safe house" provided by the police. Ling Lan looked around the over 100 square meter three-bedroom apartment, feeling a bit bewildered, and finally concluded that Gu Han must have had his reasons for arranging things this way.

  Others let you live in such a great place for free, and also provide 24-hour protection, but you still complain and make demands. Isn't that too much? Ling Lan thought to herself, so she suppressed her thoughts and decided to just accept the room as it was, hoping that Liu Fan wouldn't snore or talk in his sleep.

  Dinner was takeout ordered by Liu Fan. To be honest, it was cheap but not good quality. Ling Lan was secretly blaming Liu Fan for being so stingy with the company's money.

  After dinner, Liu Fan sat alone in the corner of the living room, lost in thought. Ling Lan felt that Gu Hanhao was already not likable enough, and Liu Fan was even more so, as if she was venting her anger on herself. Ling Lan thought to herself, it must be because of this 24-hour protection task that made her unable to stay at home with her husband and child, so she was projecting her resentment onto herself.

  Just then, the phone received a text message from Gu Hanhao: How's the new environment adapting? Liu Fan is an excellent and experienced detective who can be trusted completely. By the way, since you're new here, don't forget to get along with your neighbors, you can go knock on the door across from yours.

  Ling Lan rolled her eyes, but she really stood up, "Officer Liu, I'll go knock on the door opposite, are you coming?"

  I didn't expect Liu Fan to turn his head away, shaking it in annoyance. Ling Lan really wished that the person living next door was a girl about her age, so she would have someone to talk to, and even if it was just Liu Fan, it wouldn't be boring to death.