Chapter 113
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After taking a comfortable bath in his luxurious bathtub, and changing into a brand new, comfortable black silk pajamas, Lou Yan swept away his previous fatigue. He was now full of energy, reverting back to the wealthy and elegant Chief Lou.
Little Yu was sent to bed, and the other four gathered in the living room. The living room had a row of liquor cabinets and a bar counter. Li Sanxin made cocktails for Lou Yan and Duan Zege, and seeing Lu Haoxiu eagerly writing “I want to drink” with his eyes, he also chuckled and made a drink for him.
Lou Yan took a sip of the drink, squinted comfortably, his face showing a faint blush from the bath, exuding a sharp and charming aura. Li Sanxin shook the cocktail glass and casually said, “Little Lu, we ran into your classmate at the amusement park.”
Lu Haoxiu was puzzled, “My classmate? Who?”
“Ke Buyan, but he now goes by the name Ye Buyan,” Lou Yan said leisurely.
“Really him!” Lu Haoxiu was surprised, suddenly nervous, “Is he alive then?”
“He’s alive. We have quite a fate with him. By coincidence, we formed a team and helped each other through each level. Everyone helped each other until the end,” Li Sanxin briefly explained the dangers on each level of the amusement park, praising, “Your classmate is quite clever, calm, and has a strong mentality.”
Lu Haoxiu listened, feeling anxious for them, nodding repeatedly, “Yes, Ke, Ye Buyan has excellent grades, he’s the top student in our class. Although many people say he’s a bit arrogant and aloof, I think he’s a good person.”
After speaking, Lu Haoxiu scratched his cheek somewhat confusedly and tried to remember, “I didn’t expect him to change his surname. I remember Ye seems to be his mother’s surname.”
As soon as Ye Buyan was mentioned, Lou Yan thought of Ye Buyan’s wish for “hope that Taikang Village will never be plagued by anomaly occurrences.” Lou Yan was considering calling Lin You to ask for details, and his phone rang.
He looked down and saw the three words “Wen Yian” flashing on the screen.
Lou Yan directly hung up, and Wen Yian called again but was mercilessly hung up on by him. Wen Yian seemed to understand Lou Yan’s intention and didn’t choose to call Lou Yan again but sent him a lot of text messages in one breath.
Although Lou Yan’s phone vibrated from time to time, he had no intention of reading them. With a faint smile, he leisurely sipped his drink.
Li Sanxin noticed the activity on his phone, sat next to him with a glass of wine, and asked, “Who’s calling?”
“Wen Yian,” Lou Yan lazily replied, “She’s here to explain and apologize.”
Li Sanxin sneered a few times, but couldn’t help but admire this woman’s thick skin. Knowing that they dislike her, she still behaves as if nothing happened, calling and texting as soon as she comes out to the amusement park, trying to seek forgiveness from the betrayers. After one or two unsuccessful calls, an ordinary person would give up, but Wen Yian still persevered, bending over backwards. No wonder she’s successful!
“Not answering to see what she has to say?”
Lou Yan chuckled, “I won’t answer her calls or give her any response in the next few days. If she tries to approach you, don’t respond either, just ignore her.”
Li Sanxin raised an eyebrow, understanding that this was Lou Yan’s lesson for Wen Yian.
No matter how they respond or trouble Wen Yian, she was prepared to face difficulties. But if they choose to ignore Wen Yian, ignore all her explanations and actions, then Wen Yian’s previous preparations would be in vain, and she would start to feel anxious and paranoid.
She would worry that Lou Yan and others are preparing to retaliate against her, and she would wonder if they intend to kill her directly. The “suture thread” that Li Sanxin placed in her mind is like a time bomb that explodes at any moment, making Wen Yian worry about when Li Sanxin would take control of her. Day after day, Wen Yian would become more and more paranoid, constantly worried and afraid. This is a psychological torture, much more painful than physical injury.
Li Sanxin understood, but he had no sympathy for Wen Yian at all. He smirked a couple of times, raised his glass, and clinked it with Lou Yan’s, “I understand. I won’t pay any attention to her from now on.”
Halfway through his drink, Lin You also happened to call.
“The people in the villages around Taikang Village have already been evacuated. Fortunately, our people arrived in time. When evacuating the crowd, two of the five villages around were already plagued by anomaly occurrences,” Lin You sounded tired, “The villagers in Taikang Village were scared by the strange phenomena in the surrounding villages, so for their safety, we also evacuated them from Taikang Village. We are currently monitoring Taikang Village. If Taikang Village can really be free from anomaly occurrences forever, it might become a new safe point.”
“The bodies of the anomalies have been sent to the research institute, including the body of the Anomaly Lord. The people in the research institute are going crazy. The old dean kept asking me to thank you guys for providing the bodies of the anomalies. He is very grateful for what you did and also to Fu Xuezhou for killing the Anomaly Lord… Hopefully, they can find out something. I heard from the bureau that the country is contacting various countries, preparing to classify the anomalies like they classify disasters. Now that the matter of Taikang Village has affected too many villagers, I predict that soon, the Anomaly Resurgence will not be able to be concealed anymore. You need to be prepared for social unrest, remember to stock up on food at home.”
Lu Haoxiu subconsciously looked at Lou Yan, admiring Lou Yan greatly.
On the first night of the Anomaly Resurgence, Brother Lou told him that they would classify anomalies in the future, and now the country is indeed planning to classify anomalies!
He’s truly Brother Lou, awesome!
“Okay, thank you for telling us this information,” Lou Yan said with a smile.
Lin You said seriously, “No need to thank me.”
“Oh, Lin You, how is Ye Buyan? Has he woken up?” Li Sanxin asked with concern.
“He’s awake, he’s right beside me,” there was movement on Lin You’s end of the call, and the person on the phone changed, Ye Buyan’s voice came through, tired but still steady, “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
Lu Haoxiu couldn’t help but lean closer to Lou Yan’s phone, “Ye Buyan, are you really okay? Why did you go to the amusement park? It was really scary. Luckily, you all came out alive. I heard from Brother Lou and Brother Li that you were in a life-threatening situation many times inside. I’m not blaming you, Ye Buyan, although the rewards in the amusement park are good, we should also pay attention to our safety. Life is the most important thing! We shouldn’t be greedy, although the rewards in the amusement park are not considered wealth, but you know what I mean. Eeriness wants to lure people in and then exploit them. The greed
When Lu Haoxiu heard that Ye Buyan was not speaking, he couldn’t help but lean closer to Lou Yan’s phone and said, “Ye Buyan, are you really okay? Why did you run to the amusement park? It was really scary. Luckily, you all came out alive. I heard from Brother Lou and Brother Li that you were on the brink of death several times inside. I’m not blaming you, Ye Buyan, although the rewards at the amusement park are good, we also need to pay attention to our safety. Life comes first! We shouldn’t be greedy, although the rewards at the amusement park may not be considered wealth, but you know what I mean. It’s all about luring people in and then taking advantage of them. The greedier you are, the more likely you are to be deceived. You need to be more careful next time. It’s very dangerous now. If you encounter any trouble, don’t try to be brave. If you can’t win, just run!”
He blabbered on, leaving Ye Buyan speechless for a while. After a long silence, Ye Buyan squeezed out three words, “Lu Haoxiu?”
Lu Haoxiu happily exclaimed, “It’s me, it’s me.”
Ye Buyan said, “…Long time no see.”
Lu Haoxiu responded, “Yeah, it’s been a while since we last met at the supermarket. Let me tell you… Oh, do you know about our class monitor…”
Perhaps because he hadn’t spoken to someone his age in a long time, Lu Haoxiu couldn’t stop once he started talking. He became more and more excited as he spoke, not giving Ye Buyan a chance to refuse to listen to his nonsense.
Ye Buyan, “…”
After finally finding an opportunity to interrupt Lu Haoxiu, twenty minutes had passed. Ye Buyan didn’t hesitate to say, “Let’s talk next time,” and handed the phone to Lin You as if passing a hot potato. Lin You couldn’t help but smile and picked up the phone, saying, “It’s getting late, should I hang up too?”
“Wait,” Lou Yan said, “Has there been any unusual activity in Chengjiang City recently according to your bureau?”
In the past life, Chengjiang City Library, as part of the amusement park, collapsed directly after the park. But in this life, the library still stood intact in the city center. Lou Yan didn’t know the reason for this difference, but he was worried that the collapse of the library might have been caused by the anomalies in the amusement park. Now, the escaping shadowy figures and other anomalies that acted as spectators in the amusement park might still be lingering in Chengjiang City. They might cause the city, which accommodates millions of people, to collapse just like the library did in the past life.
Lin You pondered for a few seconds. “The team leader did mention something to me. He said that in the past two days, the police station has received twice as many reports of missing persons as usual.”
“Twice as many? How many cases per day is that?”
“Over thirty cases per day.”
Over thirty cases…
Lou Yan frowned. This number was abnormally high.
Lin You whispered, “The police suspect that these disappearances are related to the anomalies, and the bureau has already started an investigation.”
After hanging up the phone, Lou Yan absentmindedly took a sip of his drink, still thinking about the matter. Duan Zege leaned on the bar counter, supporting his chin with one hand, looking at Lou Yan. Suddenly, he said, “By the way, on the second day you guys went into the amusement park, oh, that would be the morning of the day before yesterday, someone came to your company looking for you.”
“Looking for me?” Lou Yan turned to look at him. “Who?”
“I don’t know her, but your assistant said she was a girl named ‘Song Yuran.’ After not finding you at the company, she handed a letter to your assistant. Two days ago, your assistant delivered the letter to your doorstep, and I took it for you.” Duan Zege slowly stood up, walked to the cabinet under the TV, and pulled out a letter from the middle drawer, handing it to Lou Yan. “When that girl gave the letter to your assistant, she requested that we give you the letter as soon as you return. She seemed to have something urgent to tell you.”
Song Yuran, didn’t he fire this bold and somewhat reckless girl? Why would she write him a letter?
And why couldn’t she just call or email him? Writing letters to communicate such things was really rare nowadays.
Lou Yan took the letter and glanced at both sides of the envelope. On it, hastily written in black ink, were the words “To Chief Lou.”
He rubbed the contents of the envelope with his fingers. The object inside felt slightly hard, and he could tell it was a paper photograph.
Lou Yan couldn’t help but think of what Song Yuran had mentioned before about the moving plastic mannequins. He opened the envelope and poured out the contents onto the bar counter. A bunch of photos immediately slid onto the counter. Lou Yan fixed his gaze on them. Before he could see the contents clearly, the last blank piece of paper from the envelope lightly floated to the top of the pile of photos, catching Lou Yan’s eye first.
The letter contained only one hastily written sentence, each word revealing the extreme panic and fear of the writer at the time.
“Mr. Lou! Save me!!! Please save me!!! I’m going to die!!!”
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