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! In the evening, Liu Fan stood in front of Gu Han's office desk, reporting in a cold tone: "Meng Yu's parents have confirmed that the deceased is indeed Meng Yu. The hotel's surveillance video also shows that Meng Yu checked in alone this morning, with a gloomy expression at the front desk, indicating that she would only stay for one day. The 18th floor surveillance camera also confirmed that she entered room 1808 and never came out again, nor did anyone else enter. Phone records were also checked, and there were no calls made or received during that time period, including internal lines. Meng Yu also hung a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door. With the suicide note and other evidence, it appears that the deceased likely took her own life.

  Gu Hanhao listened quietly to Liu Fan's report, then muttered to himself, "Them, them."

  Ling Lan's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be, more than one?"

  Liu Fan looked back and forth at Gu Hanhao and Ling Lan, "What are you talking about?"

  Yuan Jun chimed in from the side, "You can't really believe this, can you? I think there's a problem with this will."

  Ling Lan looked at Liu Fan, who still had a vague expression, and explained, "If Meng Yu Si's will is to be believed, then in the city we live in, there really are vampires, and not just one."

  "How is this possible? Weren't the vampires just Jimmy's disguise? And that 'Crimson Sacrifice Alliance' was just a boring organization set up by Shao Hui to cater to Shao Meiyan's interests." Liu Fan cast her doubtful gaze at Gu Hanhao, as if she would only believe it if he said so.

  Gu Hanhao averted his gaze from Liu Fan, "I'm afraid there's another, even more secretive vampire organization. This organization has at least two people, and their deception is even more ingenious, making Meng Yusi believe that vampires can revive the disabled Jimmy. Meng Yusi has been working for this organization all along, and killing Shao Hui was also their intention."

  "Could the motive be industry competition? Did that more secretive organization feel that Shao Rui's establishment of this alliance shook their authority and unique position?" Ling Lan boldly spoke out her own thoughts, even though she herself felt that this idea was absurd.

  Gu Hanhao nodded thoughtfully, "There is such a possibility, on the premise that this more secretive organization has a profitable model, and the competition for interests makes it want to eliminate its competitors."

  Yuan Jun furrowed his brow and shook his head, "I think you may be overcomplicating things. The motive for killing Shao Hui might just be a personal vendetta. I've always thought that Meng Yusi's will was intentionally mysterious, trying to mislead us."

  Gu Hanhao listened to Yuan Jun's words and surprisingly agreed, "This possibility is also very great. I've been thinking all along, what reason does Meng Yusi have to kill Shao Hui? They seem to have no intersection at all. But if Meng Yusi has a behind-the-scenes mastermind, and this person has close ties with Shao Hui, then everything makes sense. This morning, Ling Lan had hypothesized that Meng Yusi's friend in the alliance was Shao Meiyan. Now thinking about it, could it be that Shao Meiyan is actually Meng Yusi's behind-the-scenes mastermind?"

  "Really? Isn't Shao Mei Yun Shao Hui's biological daughter? How could a daughter want her father to die? Besides, Shao Hui has gone to great lengths for this daughter. If it's really as you said, then it's truly tragic." Liu Fan looked somewhat sorrowful, apparently she also agreed with Gu Han Hao's speculation.

  At this point, Ling Lan was the same as Liu Fan, and her mind instinctively resisted the speculation that her daughter had murdered her father. "I do have another idea, but..."

  Yuan Jun's attention shifted from Gu Hanhao to Ling Lan, and he asked in a gentle tone: "What ideas do you have? Don't worry, let's brainstorm together, break through our fixed thinking patterns, and share any ideas you may have."

  Ling Lan looked at Yuan Jun with gratitude, "I think Meng Yu Si is a very clever girl, it's hard for someone to deceive her using Jimmy as an excuse. So, I think we can't completely deny it, I mean there's also this possibility..."

  "Are you saying that vampires really exist?" Gu Hanhao looked at Ling Lan's hesitant expression and directly finished the sentence for her.

  Ling Lan noticed that Liu Fan had been staring at her for a while, and Yuan Jun also looked disappointed. She nodded slightly, feeling embarrassed.

  "Alright, you have the right to keep your thoughts. But for now, we need to start with Shao Meiyan's lead. It's 7:10 now, let's split into two groups. One group will go visit Miss Shao Meiyan at her home, and the other group will find that eagle-nosed boy Cui Qiang from the alliance, who is in charge of network maintenance and spends all day online, maybe he noticed some clues about other vampires on the internet."

  As soon as Gu Hanhao finished speaking, Liu Fan took a step forward and rushed to grab this seemingly more important task. "I'll go with you to the Shao family."

  Gu Hanhao was clearly taken aback by Liu Fan's actions, "Your top priority is to protect Ling Lan..."

  "The case has been solved to this point, and there is no need to protect Ling Lan anymore, right? Meng Yu Si is already dead, and no one will pose a threat to Ling Lan." Liu Fan's words were straightforward and reasonable.

  Ling Lan finally reacted, yes, with Meng Yu Si's death, she was indeed safe and could leave the close protection of Liu Fan. Although she still had to live in the house opposite due to her agreement with Gu Han Hao, she didn't have to share a roof with Liu Fan anymore.

  Gu Hanhao hesitated, and Ling Lan could see that he didn't want to partner with Liu Fan. Just then, Yuan Jun spoke up: "Captain Gu, how about this? I'll send Ling Lan home and then go find Cui Qiang, you and Liu Fan can go to the Shao's place."

  Gu Hanhao suddenly put on a dull and stupid expression, he took out his ID card and looked at it for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Wait, I'm the captain, shouldn't I be the one deciding how to arrange things?"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Hanhao's stern gaze turned to Liu Fan and Yuan Jun, making them feel embarrassed and lower their heads in silence. Ninth-grade literature welcomes your visit, any search engine searches for "Ninth-grade Literature" can quickly enter this site, this site permanently provides free pop-up windows and txt format download services!

  Gu Hanhao stood up, looking serious and intimidating. "I'll send Ling Lan home later and go to the Shao's house. You two go find Cui Qiang."

  Ling Lan followed behind Gu Huanhao, she was also intimidated by Gu Huanhao's aura, but it wasn't until now that Ling Lan felt this young captain had some of the prestige a captain should have.

  Ling Lan carefully observed Gu HanHao sitting in the passenger seat, unsure of whether to say something to ease the awkward atmosphere.

  Lost in thought about how to break the news, it wasn't until ten minutes later that Ling Lan realized they weren't even on the road back to the 101st dormitory, but were instead headed in the direction of the Shao family villa.

  Gu Hanhao saw Ling Lan's concerns, "Time is pressing, no time to send you home, since your danger has been lifted, I'll stop the car by the roadside, you take a taxi back yourself."

  Ling Lan's temper flared up suddenly, "What kind of joke is this? If it was like that, why didn't you say so at the police station entrance just now? Why did you let me get on your car?"

  "Did I say you could get in?" Gu Hanhao slapped the steering wheel in frustration.

  Ling Lan's haughty expression immediately subsided, and she smiled as she said: "I know why you're angry. It's because your subordinates have brought their personal feelings into work and have forgotten themselves to the point of giving orders on behalf of their captain."

  Gu Hanhao turned his head and glanced at Ling Lan, "You've noticed this too? So you can see that Yuan Jun has some... feelings for you?"

  "Not only that, I can also see how much Lǚ Fán cares about you..."

  "Stop it, don't say any more. This thing is already giving me a headache, I don't want to think about it." Gu Hanhao rubbed his temples with one hand.

  Ling Lan was puzzled, "Must it be so difficult? Can't you just directly refuse her?"

  "You say you're a kid and you still don't admit it, we are colleagues who work together, have been through life and death together, and..."

  Ling Lan slapped her thigh, "It can't be that cliché, did Liu Fang ever save your life or something?"

  Gu Hanhao stared at Ling Lan incredulously, "You can guess this too? However, it's not that you saved my life or anything, just that in a critical moment, you blocked a bullet for me and there's still a scar on your left shoulder."

  Ling Lan understood that a woman had taken a bullet for him, although it wasn't fatal. The choice made in the split second was an instinctive reaction, and at that time, Liu Fan didn't know if the bullet would pierce his heart or not. This favor did move people, but dislike is dislike, and Gu Han Hao couldn't force himself to accept her, which would be irresponsible to Liu Fan as well. Directly refusing her wasn't something Gu Han Hao could say out loud either. So these two people could only stay like this.

  "I still think you should make things clear with her as soon as possible, otherwise she'll keep holding on and it's quite pitiful. For the first time, Ling Lan felt that Liu Fan was actually quite pitiful too, beneath her tough exterior lay a delicate woman's heart."

  "Why didn't you make it clear to Yuan Jun earlier that you already have a boyfriend and tell him to give up? Do you know that your ambiguous attitude will affect the work of my subordinates?"

  "I've made up my mind, someone like Peng Ze isn't worth my lingering affection." Although she said so, Ling Ran also genuinely thought that way on a rational level. But can two years of emotions be easily let go? If they could, she wouldn't have been meticulously gathering evidence, like a stalker, recording those piercing scenes with her DV.

  Gu Hanhao let out a cold hum and stepped on the brakes, the car had already stopped in front of the Sha family villa's gate.