Chapter 443 Vigil
Chapter 443 Vigil
Li Yin was slightly taken aback by Xiang Yuntian's sudden question.
She pondered for a moment before stammering, "I... I need to go to the restroom now."
Xiang Yuntian immediately turned his head to look at Bai Mengfei sitting beside him. Bai Mengfei understood immediately, stood up from the sofa that exuded a strong Republican-era charm, and said gently, "Then I'll go with you?"
Han Xue quickly stood up and said to the two of them, "I'll go with you. I've been wanting to go to the restroom for a while now."
Upon hearing her say this, Bai Mengfei and Li Yin agreed to take her along.
Afterwards, besides Xiang Yuntian, only He Bin and Miao Xiaoxiao, the couple, remained in the living room. Both were silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
After a while, He Bin saw that the women had all walked away, so he went over and sat down next to Miao Xiaoxiao.
However, Miao Xiaoxiao stood up and sat down next to Xiang Yuntian.
At the same time, she casually asked, "You're a forensic pathologist, can't you determine the cause of his death?"
"Autopsy is a profound and complex discipline, not something to be taken lightly. Determining a person's cause of death usually requires a multifaceted examination. It's not that I can't do the examination, but we don't have any tools right now; we can't even find the most basic white gloves. I'm worried that such a hasty examination might damage the body."
Seeing Miao Xiaoxiao approach, He Bin sat down on the other side of Xiang Yuntian. After sitting down, he said to Xiang Yuntian in a cold tone, "So what other skills do you forensic doctors have?"
"Scene investigation, toxicology testing, and in vivo testing are mainly divided into five categories..."
Before Xiang Yuntian could finish speaking, He Bin had already started yawning repeatedly.
Seeing that He Bin showed no interest, Xiang Yuntian stopped talking. At this moment, He Bin quickly raised his head, looked at Miao Xiaoxiao, and said, "I think there are some things we need to clarify today."
Xiang Yuntian felt rather awkward being sandwiched between the two of them, so he stood up and stretched leisurely.
Miao Xiaoxiao didn't want to talk to He Bin, so she stood up as well.
He Bin immediately stepped forward and said to Miao Xiaoxiao, "Are you out of your mind? What's going on? Even if you don't want to talk to me, there's no need to use another man as a shield!"
Hearing He Bin say this, Miao Xiaoxiao retorted, "Don't you understand yet? I'm not using others as a shield; I just don't want to argue with you and am trying to avoid conflict. What's the point of saying more? The result is still the same; we're over."
He Bin replied, "If you're willing to apologize to me, we still have hope."
Just then, Bai Mengfei and the others returned.
Upon seeing this, He Bin turned his face away and quietly went back. Bai Mengfei understood in her heart that her pride was far more important to He Bin than his love for Miao Xiaoxiao.
Bai Mengfei couldn't help but feel sorry for Miao Xiaoxiao.
So, Bai Mengfei slowly walked over, pulled Miao Xiaoxiao to the sofa, sat down with her, and said softly, "After we leave here, I'll introduce you to a good partner."
She wasn't afraid of offending a scumbag like He Bin. Let alone an online singer, she had never been afraid of even powerful and wealthy second-generation heirs or officials' children.
Miao Xiaoxiao nodded slightly in agreement.
He Bin sat there, looking angrily at Bai Mengfei, but dared not speak out.
Before you know it, it's time to go to sleep.
Xiang Yuntian suggested, "Shall we take turns keeping watch? The person on watch must remember that no matter what they hear or see, they must not act rashly. Can you do that?" At the end, he deliberately glanced at Miao Xiaoxiao.
Miao Xiaoxiao nodded silently, indicating that she could do it.
Xiang Yuntian then organized everyone to rest here for a while.
After 2 a.m., it was Miao Xiaoxiao's turn to keep watch.
With nothing to do and no internet access, Miao Xiaoxiao started playing a simple offline game on her phone. While playing, she suddenly heard a "crackling" sound coming from the second floor, like something was gnawing on something.
Curious, she frowned slightly and looked up.
She really wanted to go up and find out, but remembering Xiang Yuntian's previous instructions, she suppressed her impulse and didn't go up.
But not long after, she saw a figure flash by in the darkness of the second floor. The figure seemed to be wearing a bathrobe and vaguely turned its head to look at her.
Out of curiosity, she immediately stood up, torn between whether or not to go over. After all, there shouldn't be such a mysterious woman in this villa; it was just too eerie.
After some thought, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and quietly woke Bai Mengfei, asking her to keep watch while she went to check.
Upon learning this, Bai Mengfei naturally objected. However, Bai Mengfei was strong-willed and had a strong thirst for knowledge.
So she finally gave in, but then woke Han Xue up and said, "We need to go upstairs to check. There seemed to be some noise upstairs just now. Can you keep watch for us?"
Han Xue, however, planned to wake Xiang Yuntian.
Seeing this, Bai Mengfei quickly grabbed her hand to stop her and said, "Don't do that!"
Han Xue looked up in confusion, frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice, "Why?"
Bai Mengfei lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and said seriously, "For no reason." She didn't want to explain because she understood Xiang Yuntian's personality and knew that he would definitely not agree to what they were doing when he woke up. Explaining it to Han Xue would be too troublesome, so she didn't say anything more.
Seeing that Bai Mengfei was unwilling to say more, Han Xue did not press further, but simply nodded silently, agreeing to their decision.
After the two women left, Han Xue quietly watched their departing figures. She was terrified and sat there, trembling uncontrollably.
Bai Mengfei and Miao Xiaoxiao went upstairs together, walking down the corridor one after the other. Miao Xiaoxiao walked in front, while Bai Mengfei silently followed behind.
Because Miao Xiaoxiao saw what just happened, Bai Mengfei didn't see it at all.
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