Chapter 133: Accept the Investigation

In the hospital.

Guang Liangjun had his wounds bandaged; the doctor said there might be a mild concussion, but it was nothing serious.

Yu Kai Lang then took him back to the police station for questioning; after the normal procedure was completed, Yu Kai Lang asked him if he had any suspects, if he had any grudges with anyone.

Guang Liangjun immediately shouted: "Yes, yes, yes."

"I just made an enemy today."

"It must be him taking revenge on me; this is certain, hurry up and arrest him."

Yu Kai Lang got a headache from his shouting, and patiently said: "Stay calm."

"Cooperate with me."

"You need to tell me who it is and why you have a grudge, then I can investigate."

"It's Wu An!" Guang Liangjun, touching the gauze on his head, shouted through clenched teeth: "He's from Xixi Village."

Yu Kai Lang was stunned.

Upon hearing it was Xixi Village, he was sure it was the Wu An he knew, and he wouldn't get away.

He asked: "What grudge do you have between you?"

"Um… this… that…" Guang Liangjun stammered, saying: "Don't worry about what grudge we have; anyway, it's definitely him who did it."

"Hurry up and arrest him, lest he flee to avoid punishment."

At this point he started scheming; dragging Wu An into the station didn't matter, the main thing was to take advantage of the situation to extort a sum.

His head was split open; asking for a hundred or eighty thousand wouldn't be a problem, would it?

Anyway, that kid is loaded!

Yu Kai Lang said: "To arrest someone you need evidence; you have to explain clearly."

Guang Liangjun had no choice, he explained the situation.

After hearing it, Yu Kai Lang felt numb, had second thoughts midway, and still tried to squeeze a deposit out of them.

If they don't hit you, who will you hit?

After hearing it, Yu Kai Lang all felt that Wu An was the one who swung the blunt instrument; this was certain.

Just then.

The master, Elder Liu, who had been summoned by temporary notice, walked in and said: "I went to the scene of the incident."

"The murder weapon was a brick and a snake skin bag; there's no way to investigate."

"There are no clues at all."

Yu Kai Lang asked: "What about the surveillance?"

Elder Liu pondered and said: "We can try to look for it."

But he thought the chances were slim, after all it was night, and according to his knowledge, many people's doorstep cameras are just for show, meant to intimidate.

Yu Kai Lang looked at his master's expression and knew what the situation was; he inexplicably let out a sigh of relief.

Guang Liangjun shouted: "Anyway, it's definitely Wu An; why are you just standing there? Go arrest him quickly!"

"If he gets away, it'll be because you let him go."

Elder Liu was taken aback and asked: "Who are you talking about?"

Yu Kai Lang briefed him on the situation; Elder Liu narrowed his eyes, and the image of Wu An appearing simple but actually shrewd came to mind, so he knew this case would probably yield nothing.

But whatever needs to be investigated still must be investigated.

Elder Liu said: "Like this, first we'll conduct a door-to-door inquiry."

"See if there are any eyewitnesses."

Yu Kai Lang nodded.

The two of them went out.

Elder Liu whispered: "You have Wu An's contact information; you can probe indirectly."

"Do you understand what I mean?"

Yu Kai Lang nodded and said: "Master, actually we all already know it's probably him."

"If I ask like this, won't I scare the snake?"

Elder Liu chuckled: "If you don't ask, the snake won't be startled?"

"Also… stay objective."

"When there's no evidence, don't just talk recklessly."

Yu Kai Lang nodded to indicate he understood.

He checked the time; it was nearly twelve, so he thought and sent a message asking Wu An where he was and what he was doing last night.

First, see how Wu An replies.

Guang Liangjun still refused to give up, shouting for an arrest; Elder Liu told him to calm down, everything must follow procedure.

It's not that he thinks whoever he suspects should be arrested.

Even if someone is suspicious, you can't just rush over and arrest them; doing so doesn't guarantee you'll be able to bring them in.

……

The next morning.

Wu An woke up, saw Yu Kai Lang's message, knew Guang Liangjun had called the police, but he wasn't panicked.

He replied, "What's up?"

He also gave a rough account of yesterday's events, but didn't go into too much detail, otherwise it would be too obvious.

Over the years he's also watched plenty of police‑criminal films, so he knows how to respond.

Most importantly, he's not timid.

He wasn't panicking inside, so naturally he had nothing to fear.

Yu Kai Lang didn't reply.

Wu An waited a moment, thinking this buddy must have been busy all night and is now catching up on sleep.

He had just put down his phone when A Qing ran over.

He got out of bed.

He washed up.

He ate breakfast.

Still not finished eating, A Qing couldn't help asking, "Brother, what are we doing today?"

Wu An glanced at the system—wow, his daily luck value was 65 points.

That's a bit high.

He was even worried he might not be able to use it all today.

Originally, he had planned that if his luck value over the next two days wasn't high, he'd skip gathering seafood and fishing and focus on other things.

Contracting the sea area for fish farms and taking the county exam are also very important matters.

But seeing his luck value so high now, he knew he had to make money first.

He thought: "Fishing, gathering seafood—ask Lao Mai if there's a good spot."

A Qing nodded, but still couldn't help asking, "What about the Guang Liangjun matter—are we just letting it go?"

Wu An smiled: "What else can we do?"

"You can't possibly kill him, can you?"

"Alright, let's leave it at that."

After eating, they soaked the bowls and chopsticks, then the two of them strolled to the seaside to check the situation.

Seeing the tide was in, gathering seafood was impossible, so they headed for the rocky beach.

Just then they saw a person coming down from the rocks—it was Lin Hu.

Their eyes met; Lin Hu instinctively dodged, but they ended up face to face, and Wu An greeted him first.

Lin Hu just walked away.

A Qing looked doubtful: "Brother, why does it feel like this guy is avoiding you?"

Wu An also found it strange, but didn't think much of it, just chalking it up to Lin Hu being petty.

Looking over, there were two other fishermen on the rocks; after watching a while, they had smoked three of his cigarettes and hadn't caught a single fish.

It looks like the fish aren't biting here; even with luck value boosting, you can't conjure fish out of thin air.

So all they could hope for was that Lao Mai knew a good spot.

Just as they were leaving, Yu Kai Lang's phone rang, saying there was a case needing his cooperation in the investigation.

Wu An asked what case it was.

Yu Kai Lang spoke bluntly: "If you don't have an alibi for that time, you'll have to come in for questioning."

He was still polite, since after working all night he had found no leads.

If it weren't for Guang Liangjun causing such a ruckus, making the leadership's job difficult and requiring them to go through the motions, he wouldn't have bothered contacting Wu An at all.

A Qing shouted from the side: "Can I vouch for him?"

Yu Kai Lang shook his head: "No, given your relationship, your testimony can't be accepted."

He muttered to himself: "If it's proven that Wu An is the killer, then A Qing must be an accomplice."

Wu An said: "Fine, I can go."

Yu Kai Lang sighed: "My superiors have already sent people to Xixi Village."

Wu An frowned.

A Qing shouted: "Are you inviting my brother or coming to arrest him?"

Yu Kai Lang hurried to explain: "Of course it's to have him cooperate with the investigation. I'll be frank—Guang Liangjun has a slight connection with our superiors, basically a distant relation."

"My superiors have no choice, so they're just going through the motions."

"You just need to come in and give a statement."

Wu An indicated he understood, told Yu Kai Lang to contact his colleagues, and said he'd be waiting at the old house.

This situation was something he hadn't anticipated.

At the time things were rushed, his considerations weren't thorough enough, but from Yu Kai Lang's attitude he could also be sure the police station had nothing solid.

Then there was nothing to panic about.

Not long after, a police car arrived; he got in voluntarily, watching the villagers standing by the road observing, he couldn't help but wryly chuckle—just a few days of peace, and now he'd become the villagers' after-dinner gossip again.

A Qing also wanted to go along.

But they wouldn't let him, saying there was no spot for him.

A Qing was anxious.

Although Wu An said nothing would happen, he still worried.

He was like an ant on a hot pan, mulling what to do, and couldn't help thinking of his encounter with Gu Anran yesterday.

His relationship was too close to serve as proof, but maybe Gu Anran could.

He didn't dare delay, and hurriedly ran toward the neighboring Village.