The little flower girl who was just speaking in a sweet, childlike voice on stage has become a tiny corpse in the blink of an eye.
This left Bazai somewhat dazed.
The wedding guests were still in shock.
The current boss of the South District, the bride's father, staggered out of the crowd.
He didn't manage the South District well, and the people there had long harbored resentment towards him. He wasn't a good manager, nor was he a particularly good husband or father.
But when he saw his newlywed eldest daughter die in front of him, his lips trembled and he could barely speak.
"dad."
Wen Rong had changed his words. He called out to the old man in front of him, his hoarse voice sounding desperate and sorrowful: "Luo Luo is not breathing."
Wen Rong's words made Lin Nan take a step back, almost falling to the ground.
Fortunately, Xie Chiyuan, who was relatively close to him, helped him up in time.
Xie Chiyuan supported his arm to help him stand up.
"Mr. Lin, please accept my condolences."
Lin Nan gripped Xie Chiyuan's hand tightly, and just as Yu An was about to step forward, he finally released Xie Chiyuan.
The captured mutant was still struggling. Lin Nan, his eyes bloodshot, approached him step by step.
"Why? Why would you do this?!"
His daughter had never wronged anyone, and today was her big day. Why did this mutant kill her?
The mutant who had assassinated two people looked back at him without saying a word.
Lin Nan drew his knife and plunged it into the deformed creature's chest.
Blood flowed from the mutant's chest, and the mutant that had been stabbed hissed in pain.
But he didn't die.
Such an ordinary knife couldn't kill him.
Lin Nan stabbed her several times in a fit of rage, tears streaming down his face as he did so: "If you want to kill someone, kill me! Why don't you kill me? Why did you have to kill her!"
He knew he was a decrepit old man, incompetent and senile, and the people of the South District had long hoped for his death.
Although he valued his life, he was willing to give his own life for his daughter.
His eldest daughter, who always scolds, reprimands, and orders him around, is only twenty-eight years old this year. She clearly has many years ahead of her to live with her husband.
Lin Nan's act of venting his anger was stopped by Xie Chiyuan.
"Check it out. He couldn't have infiltrated here alone."
The killing of the heir of the South District and the younger brother of the North District boss in one fell swoop is not something that a mutant could have planned.
Xie Chiyuan rationally outlined the arrangements, and although Wen Rong's face was filled with grief, she gradually became more resolute.
"Men, take him away for interrogation and make him confess how many accomplices he has!"
"No one present is allowed to leave until he has been thoroughly investigated."
Wen Rong's actions amounted to restricting the freedom of all of them.
However, given the tragedy that had occurred, no one present raised any objections.
The security camera that was still mounted in the corridor was finally taken down.
Everything that just happened has been posted online.
As we are currently in the post-disaster reconstruction phase, there are no timely online reviewers available.
Such a bloody video has survived.
In the past, even a little bit of ketchup in the footage would get your account banned.
Night falls.
Xie Chiyuan, Yu An, and the others were all left here.
The babies were also given rooms, living right next to theirs.
Yu An sat on the sofa in the living room, still talking to Xie Chiyuan: "Xie Chiyuan, should we bring the baby over?"
Having just witnessed such a bloody scene, he was a little worried that the kids wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Xie Chiyuan pinched the back of his neck, trying to make him relax.
“Our kids aren’t afraid of this. If you’re worried about them, you can go check on them before bed.”
If we just bring them over to live here, their rooms definitely won't be able to accommodate so many kids.
Yu An was somewhat uneasy, which is why she was worried about the children.
Seeing Xie Chiyuan say this, he calmed down a little.
"I've already seen them, there's no need to go see them again."
After the rooms were arranged, Yu An took the children back to their rooms.
When we sent them back, they all looked fine.
Xie Chiyuan was still massaging him, trying to ease his tension.
"An'an, let's not think about what happened tonight anymore, okay?"
Yu An is the type of person who tends to overthink things, and Xie Chiyuan understands him, so he doesn't want him to dwell on it any longer.
Yu An couldn't stop himself from thinking about it; every time he closed his eyes, he felt like he saw the bride and flower girl's corpses again.
Those two bloody corpses, which were clearly alive just moments before.
"Xie Chiyuan."
Yu An called out to Xie Chiyuan, who looked up and said, "I suddenly have a very bad feeling."
He couldn't quite put his finger on what this premonition meant, but he had a vague feeling—
Very bad things are going to continue to happen.
"With me here, your bad premonition won't come true."
Xie Chiyuan leaned over and kissed Yu An's forehead to comfort her: "Even if something bad happens, I'll still be here to protect you. Not only me, but also the babies."
Xie Chiyuan's words of comfort were simple and unpretentious, but very practical.
With his reassurance, Yu An's emotions gradually stabilized.
Almost no one slept well that night. Of course, this didn't include the little fox who slept in late.
Having witnessed many life-and-death situations, the little fox was not particularly moved by what happened tonight, even though it was unfortunate.
Seeing that everyone else was downcast, he lowered his head as well and didn't say anything more.
While others are suffering from insomnia, he's sleeping soundly.
The long, dark night will eventually pass.
Wen Rong didn't sleep all night. He was still wearing his wedding clothes. Together with Lin Nan, they interrogated the mutant who came to assassinate him. They interrogated him all night long.
The next day.
When Yu An woke up, he wasn't even dazed for a moment.
He sat up in bed and the first thing he asked was, "Did they find anything out about the mutant we caught yesterday?"
Xie Chiyuan had been by his side the whole time, so naturally he was unaware of the progress.
"Let's go see it after we get up."
Xie Chiyuan was also concerned about this matter. This time, the people involved, as well as the time and place of the incident, were all too sensitive.
If this isn't resolved properly, nobody knows what might happen next.
Upon hearing his words, Yu An immediately began to change her clothes.
"I'll get up now, let's go check the situation."
"OK."
They woke up earlier than the kids usually do.
Yu An passed by the other children's rooms, and after hesitating, he did not knock on the door.
"Call them later."
Yu An withdrew his hand from the door and said, "I guess they went to bed late last night too. Let them continue sleeping for now."
Anyway, waking them up wouldn't make much of a difference.
"Okay, let's go find Wen Rong now."
On his way to find Wen Rong, Yu An saw Zhai Man from the East District.
Zhai Man was walking alone, and it was unclear whether Da Zai was wrapped around his wrist.
When they met, Zhai Man asked first, "Are you going to see Wen Rong?"
"Yes, you too?"
"Okay, let's go together."
They were going the same way, so naturally they ended up together. As the heads of their respective districts, they had a lot to consider. With such a major event unfolding, they all had to keep a close eye on it.
On the road.
Yu An still asked about her eldest child, "Is our eldest child with you?"
"No, he's still in his room."
Zhai Man then explained, "He felt that coming to find out information in person would be a waste of time. So he told me to just tell him the result."
Yu An: "..."
That's really typical of his eldest son.
As they spoke, they quickly arrived at where Wen Rong was.
Wen Rong and Lin Nan were both there, and the two of them stayed up all night. Lin Nan's hair turned completely white overnight.