It was already 12 noon when we returned to the hospital.
No one had eaten, so Lan Xi asked Liang Huan to go to the cafeteria to get food. Of course, Qiu Ruoshui and Xu Shasha will not be left behind.
It was not good for Liang Huan to invite them to the hospital cafeteria to eat. If word spread, she could only teach people to fish, which would affect her reputation as the general manager of Maya Group. Said she didn't know how to treat guests. Lan Xi listened to his suggestion, weighed it again and again, and finally decided to take them out to a restaurant for a high-end meal in person. Anyway, money is not a problem, what she lacks most is money.
Xu Shasha happened to be hungry so she ate two soup-filled meat buns for breakfast. I'm already hungry.
So I ate two big bowls and even had a bowl of fresh meat steamed dumplings to myself.
This is a small restaurant on the street outside the hospital. The distance is very close, less than 200 meters from the entrance of the hospital. They came on foot. Due to the superb cooking skills of the chefs hired by the hotel, there are a lot of diners coming here for lunch. There were more than a dozen tables inside filled with people. There are many people drinking and playing guessing games. Crowded.
Liang Huan finally persuaded the hotel owner to set up a table for them in the separated house, otherwise there would really be no room.
Fortunately, there are windows here and the air is okay. Lan Xi's body has not recovered yet. Need quiet. After the food and drinks were served, Liang Huan closed the door leading to the restaurant outside. Therefore, the noise feels much smaller.
Qiu Ruoshui said: "Xu Shasha, how come you don't gain weight after eating so much in one meal? You are still in such good shape."
Lan Xi stared at Xu Shasha without saying anything. Liang Huan helped her put the vegetables in her bowl. I haven’t finished eating yet.
But Xu Shasha had already eaten two big bowls in a row. He also occupied the dumplings that she also liked to eat.
Xu Shasha said: "If you ask me, the food intake of the several of you combined is not as much as mine. As for Dr. Liang, he is a man and eats more than me. This doesn't count. If I didn't eat steamed buns in the morning, I would Eat more. Oh, I said, can you stop staring at me like that? It’s just edible. What’s the big deal?”
After saying that, he put down his bowls and chopsticks and ran to get some water. I ate too much and my stomach was indeed a bit full. I also ate a lot of chili peppers. It would be strange not to have a dry mouth. Lan Xi stared at her and sighed, then lowered his head to eat.
Qiu Ruoshui said: "Xu Shasha, could you please give me a glass of water?"
Xu Shasha didn't say anything, just poured a glass of water and put it in front of Qiu Ruoshui.
Qiu Ruoshui picked it up and drank it all in one breath. Then he put down the bowl and chopsticks and touched his stomach to say he was full. Can't eat anymore. If you eat any more, your belly will burst. She didn't want anyone to carry her out of here.
Liang Huan said: "Since we are all full, let's rest for a while before leaving. Assistant Xu, go outside and see how many people are eating."
Xu Shasha didn't quite understand what he meant, but she didn't refuse and walked over to open the door.
All of a sudden, various sounds floated in from the restaurant, and there were still so many people eating.
Close the door with a bang. Xu Shasha came back and sat down a little disappointed, shaking her head.
Lan Xi took the last bite of rice from the bowl into his mouth, chewed it and swallowed it, and said: "There is no one else here, let's talk about the case in the east of the city. I want to know how Wang Youliang died. This matter is a bit strange. , why did he die suddenly?"
From the moment she heard that Wang Youliang had been kidnapped and died unexpectedly, Lan Xi had listed several suspects in her mind. However, it is not certain that they are the ones who kidnapped Wang Youliang. So I decided to wait until Liang Huan came back. Unexpectedly, as soon as Liang Huan came back, Xu Shasha and Qiu Ruoshui followed. Plus it happened to be lunch time, so I didn’t have time to ask them about the situation. Now there is a chance. So she said what she wanted to say.
Xu Shasha looked at Liang Huan and then at Qiu Ruoshui. She opened her mouth to say something but held back.
Qiu Ruoshui said: "The police are still investigating Wang Youliang's case, and I believe the results of the investigation will be out soon. Mr. Lan, if not, I will talk to you about Wang Youliang's case later. Besides, there are many people here. , is not the place to talk. What do you think, Dr. Liang?"
Liang Huan nodded: "Well, what Mr. Qiu said makes sense. Let's talk about it when we get back."
Lan Xi also felt that he shouldn't act too hastily, so he listened to their opinions.
After calling the boss over to pay the bill, the group quickly left the small restaurant. Unexpectedly, before arriving at the hospital entrance, Lan Xi received a call from Meng Yuxi. When she learned that Meng Yuxi was coming to the hospital to see her, Lan Xi's mood instantly became complicated.
Meng Yuxi came back from the city this morning, why did he arrive now.
She had questions in her mind but didn't dare to say them out, so she had no choice but to promise Meng Yuxi to see her later.
After hanging up the phone, he looked up to see Liang Huan, only to find that Liang Huan was looking at the car parked on the roadside in front of the hospital.
It turned out to be Meng Yuxi’s Lamborghini Gallardo sports car.
It turned out that Meng Yuxi had already seen them in the reflector.
Also sitting in the passenger seat was Liu Yusheng. When a group of people came over, Meng Yuxi was whispering to Liu Yusheng.
"Sister Meng, when did you come? Have you eaten? If you haven't eaten, I'll treat you."
Because Meng Yuxi happened to save her last time, Xu Shasha regarded her as a sister from then on. So I was particularly happy to meet Meng Yuxi. But when she saw Liu Xiaofeng's cousin Liu Yusheng in the car, she immediately shut up and stopped talking.
I don't know what's going on with Liu Xiaofeng. Is he angry or has he calmed down and is just waiting for an opportunity to launch a new round of attack on her. But everything was beyond her expectation, and no one knew what the final outcome would be between her and Liu Xiaofeng. So Xu Shasha glared at Liu Yusheng and stopped talking.
Meng Yuxi got out of the car, smiled at Xu Shasha, and then turned around to talk to Lan Xi.
Lan Xi said: "Old classmate, you are finally back. You don't know how worried I was when I heard that you left the city this morning and disappeared without a trace. I was relieved to see that you were fine."
Liu Yusheng got out of the car. Qiu Ruoshui quickly called him over.
Liang Huan said: "Let's go in and talk. There are too many people here, and it's not convenient to talk about some things."
Meng Yuxi understood what he meant and nodded.
Liu Yusheng said: "You guys go in first, Mr. Qiu and I have something to do. I'll come see you later."
Meng Yuxi didn't say anything, took Lan Xi's hand and walked into the hospital.
Xu Shasha was stunned for a moment, then understood, and followed Meng Yuxi in a hurry.
Liang Huan said: "Mr. Qiu, let's wait for you inside."
Qiu Ruoshui smiled and nodded. Without saying anything to greet Liu Yusheng, he went to the road with few people.
There is a towering ancient pine with lush branches and leaves, which is said to be thousands of years old. The tree trunk is more than fifty meters high. Looking from the bottom up, it looks like it goes straight into the sky. Because it is a thousand-year-old pine, the county government regards it as a treasure and even hangs a sign on the ancient pine. The sign says it is a national treasure and anyone who damages it will be fined 5,000 to 100,000 yuan. Whoever likes it will be rewarded 500 to 10,000 yuan.
In addition, three cameras were installed on the branches on both sides of the ancient pine. There are dedicated Internet police keeping an eye on this area.
Therefore, over the past few years, not only has no one damaged a single leaf of the ancient pine tree, but plant enthusiasts have also taken the initiative to come regularly to take care of it. It makes sense that during the Spring Festival, there will be special personnel coming to fertilize the ancient pines. The nutrients are complete, so this ancient pine grows extremely lush and shows no signs of decay.
When Qiu Ruoshui and Liu Yusheng walked over, several young people suddenly came to the ancient pine and rushed to take out their mobile phones to take pictures. One girl even took off her shoes and twisted them in her hands. She stood barefoot under the old pine tree with her back pressed against the trunk. The other hand is holding a mobile phone to take a selfie.
Liu Yusheng said: "Mr. Qiu, let's go over there and talk."
After speaking, he pointed to a small camphor tree next to the ancient pine.
The small camphor tree is about ten meters away from the ancient pine, but the crown of the tree is obscured by the branches and leaves of the ancient pine, so it doesn't look like there is enough sunlight. The leaves are not as lush.
....
The girl was still taking selfies while holding the ancient pine tree. Click click click, the phone kept ringing.
Qiu Ruoshui pulled Liu Yusheng under the small camphor tree and said, "Director Liu, tell me what you have learned. I want to know where Lan Tianxing has been in the past two days. There has been no news from him for two days, and I feel uneasy."
Liu Yusheng looked back and saw that no one was paying attention to them, and said: "I'm not particularly sure. I only heard that he went to work elsewhere, but I don't know what he was doing. But don't worry, Mr. Qiu, once there is accurate information about him, Notify you as soon as it happens."
Qiu Ruoshui pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's change the topic. Let's not talk about Lan Tianxing and Maya. Can you help me analyze who is the most likely murderer in Wang Youliang's kidnapping and death case?"
Liu Yusheng also heard about this when he returned from work abroad just now. He frowned and thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, but Wang Youliang has offended too many people. Who knows who has the biggest grudge against him."
"Then have you ever doubted Meng Yuxi?"
Liu Yusheng was startled: "It's impossible to doubt her. As far as I know, when Wang Youliang was kidnapped, she had already accompanied Shang Weiguang to the city. She just came back from the city this morning. Even if she had There was no time to implement the motive for kidnapping Wang Youliang. So I think the person who kidnapped Wang Youliang was definitely not Meng Yuxi."
His analysis was correct. Even if Meng Yuxi had the motive, he would not have the time. So who could be the person who kidnapped Wang Youliang?
Could it be her cousin Xu Yunsong?
Qiu Ruoshui couldn't help but be startled when she thought of her cousin.
There has been no news about Xu Yunsong since he was kidnapped last time and was rescued.
She called several times but no one answered. No one in his family knew where he had gone. Besides, last time Wang Youliang was arrested by the police as a suspect, could it be that the person other than Xu Yunsong who kidnapped him was Wang Youliang, so he came to seek revenge on him. Thinking of this accidentally, Qiu Ruoshui frightened herself.
No, Xu Yunsong's current situation must be determined. She has encountered too many troubles. If her cousin Xu Yunsong is arrested as a suspect again, she will be even more troubled. Thinking of this, he found an excuse to leave Liu Yusheng and took out his mobile phone to call Xu Yunsong. Unexpectedly, it got through this time.
The person who answered the phone was Xu Yunsong.
"Hey, cousin, you're looking for me."
Qiu Ruoshui asked: "Hey, cousin, where have you been? I called you and turned off the phone but no one answered. What do you want?"
Xu Yunsong was confused by her words and asked his cousin what you meant.
Qiu Ruoshui calmed down and said, "Let me ask you, does Wang Youliang's case have anything to do with you."
Xu Yunsong: Cousin, you must have taken the wrong medicine. What happened to Wang Youliang? Was he killed or jumped into the river by himself? "
Qiu Ruoshui was surprised: "You don't know."
Xu Yunsong: "I work in Guangdong, how could I know about my family's affairs?"
"Ah, you went to Guangdong?" Qiu Ruoshui didn't believe it, with a strange expression on her face.
