Chapter 13: 第13章 热心市民姜小姐

After Liu Fang left, Jiang Yuan hooked her arm around Fu Xiaoxiao's shoulder and opened the video sent by Li Ailan to watch it together.

Gu Lingling first filmed the surroundings of the villa; the design of the courtyard was indeed identical to the villa they were currently staying in.

Then, the camera flipped to show her face.

On the screen, the girl said with a sweet smile, "Mom, this is Villa No. 6. It looks like so much fun. When you have a holiday, I'll bring you here to play..."

As the video ended, Fu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh, "I really hope she's okay."

Jiang Yuan found Si Heng's number in her call logs and composed a message to send to him.

"Did you send it?" Fu Xiaoxiao asked.

Jiang Yuan nodded. "Sent."

Fu Xiaoxiao stood up from the sofa. "Then let's go change and soak in the hot springs."

After changing into their swimsuits, Jiang Yuan and Fu Xiaoxiao soaked in the floral hot spring pool, while a cat and a dog lay lazily beside them.

"Yuanyuan, make them do somersaults!" Fu Xiaoxiao was still persistent about this.

Unable to do anything about her, Jiang Yuan could only ask Xiaoshu and Tangyuan, "Can you guys do somersaults?"

Xiaoshu and Tangyuan both lifted their heads from the ground at the same time and shook their heads.

Fu Xiaoxiao: "Then do you have any other talents?"

Xiaoshu: "I can sing."

Tangyuan: "I can dance."

Jiang Yuan translated: "They can sing and dance."

Fu Xiaoxiao said enthusiastically, "Come on, show us!"

However, just as Xiaoshu and Tangyuan began their performance, Fu Xiaoxiao immediately regretted it.

She simply couldn't appreciate it at all.

At that moment, Jiang Yuan's phone rang.

She glanced at the number on the screen. "It's Captain Si."

Xiaoshu was still meowing passionately. Jiang Yuan said softly, "Alright, Xiaoshu, stop singing. I have to take a call."

Xiaoshu obediently quieted down.

Jiang Yuan answered the call and pressed the speakerphone. "Hello, Captain Si."

The man's deep voice came through the phone. "Miss Jiang, I've checked. Li Ailan reported her daughter missing on December 30th, but the investigation shows that Gu Lingling never visited the Yunshan Hot Spring Villa Area."

"According to information provided by the villa manager, from December 29th to January 1st, the occupants of Villa No. 6 were two males."

Jiang Yuan frowned. "Are you sure they were two males?"

Si Heng: "That is what the investigation results show."

"Understood. Thank you, Captain Si."

"Do you know them?"

"No," Jiang Yuan explained. "My friend and I just happened to be staying in Villa No. 6 when we ran into Li Ailan."

Si Heng gave a light chuckle. "I see. The helpful citizen, Miss Jiang."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

"I won't disturb you further then." She hung up the phone.

Fu Xiaoxiao said with a grin, "Captain Si's voice is really pleasant."

"I think it's average." Jiang Yuan put down her phone and stared at the darkening sky, her brows furrowing bit by bit.

【System 009: New mission triggered: Find Gu Lingling. Mission reward: Monkey Dictionary. Mission failure: Lightning strike.】

Jiang Yuan sighed.

"What's wrong?" Fu Xiaoxiao tilted her head to look at her.

Jiang Yuan closed her eyes and said distressedly, "Maybe we can't let this matter go."

"You mean Lingling?"

"Yes."

"Then what should we do?"

"Xiaoshu, come here," Jiang Yuan called out.

Xiaoshu trotted over meowing, "Sister Yuanyuan."

Jiang Yuan opened her eyes and looked into those round cat eyes. "Did your sister Loli say anything else after she got sick?"

Xiaoshu answered obediently, "Sister Loli said the guests in Villa No. 6 are very scary. She was always woken up in the middle of the night by strange noises."

"Was that all she said?"

"That's it."

Jiang Yuan looked thoughtful.

After a while, she asked Fu Xiaoxiao to call the villa manager and specifically ask for the kitten named Loli.

Fu Xiaoxiao hung up the phone, looking disappointed. "Loli is being treated at a pet hospital; she can't come."

Jiang Yuan nodded. "It's fine. There should be another way."

**

At 6:00 PM, Jiang Yuan and Fu Xiaoxiao got out of the hot spring pool and prepared to go to Villa No. 8 for dinner.

By the time they finished showering and stepped outside, it was pitch black, and the breath they exhaled condensed into frost on their eyelashes.

Villa No. 8 was brightly lit, and as soon as they walked in, they could smell the aroma of various foods.

Various ingredients were neatly displayed on wall cabinets, and people of all ages were moving back and forth, carrying plates to pick their favorite foods.

Jiang Yuan and Fu Xiaoxiao did the same.

During the meal, many men approached to strike up conversations.

"Lady, you fit my criteria for a partner perfectly." A man with small eyes and a large nose deliberately flashed his BMW keys. "Want to get to know each other?"

Jiang Yuan glanced at him and said coldly, "Sorry, I'm allergic to ugly people."

"..."

Fu Xiaoxiao commented, "Yuanyuan, you are truly polite yet cruel."

Just as she finished speaking, a shadow fell over them.

Fu Xiaoxiao looked up, her eyes full of disdain.

A bald man said with mysterious confidence, "Beautiful, let's add each other on WeChat. You look a lot like my next girlfriend."

Fu Xiaoxiao: "You look a lot like a bald guy I once killed."

"..."

Jiang Yuan curled her lips. "Cruel, but I like it."

Fu Xiaoxiao chuckled.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two returned to Villa No. 6 with dinner for Xiaoshu and Tangyuan.

The cat and dog wagged their tails and shook their heads vigorously.

Dinner time!

"Yuanyuan, are we sleeping on the first or second floor tonight?" Fu Xiaoxiao rubbed the cat and dog heads and lay lazily on the sofa.

Jiang Yuan had a bit of a germaphobia. "Let's check which rooms are cleaner first."

After comparing the rooms on the first and second floors, they decided to stay on the second floor; it was spacious, well-ventilated, and the rooms had private bathrooms.

"There's even a media room here." Fu Xiaoxiao was very satisfied and snapped her fingers. "I'll have someone send over some snacks. We can eat while watching a movie."

Jiang Yuan held the remote to select a film. "Xiaoxiao, what kind of movie do you want to watch?"

"Something a bit scary and thrilling?" Fu Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow at her.

Jiang Yuan laughed. "I'm afraid you won't dare to go to the bathroom alone after watching it."

"It's fine, I'll have Tangyuan and Xiaoshu accompany me." Fu Xiaoxiao hugged Tangyuan. "With you guys to give me courage, I won't be afraid."

Tangyuan and Xiaoshu cooperated by meowing and barking a few times, and then they began to "chat."

Tangyuan asked, "Xiaoshu, Xiaoshu, have you noticed it smells a lot worse up here than downstairs?"

Xiaoshu sniffed and nodded. "The smell is quite heavy here."

Tangyuan: "My nose is sharper than yours. This smell makes me feel so uncomfortable."

Xiaoshu: "Then why don't you plug your nose?"

"What are they saying?" Fu Xiaoxiao watched them meowing and barking, her curiosity piqued. She quickly turned to Jiang Yuan, who was selecting a movie, for help. "Yuanyuan, can you translate for me?"

Jiang Yuan had been reading the movie descriptions and hadn't been listening. "Say what? I didn't hear."

Tangyuan hurriedly said, "Sister Yuanyuan, Xiaoshu and I think it smells stinky here!"

"Stinky?" Jiang Yuan turned to look at Fu Xiaoxiao. "They said they think it smells stinky here."

"Stinky again?" Fu Xiaoxiao stood up to open the window, looking suspicious. "Is it because there's no ventilation and it smells musty? The hygiene is so poor; we're not coming back here again."