After taking the photo, the little girl didn't bother them anymore.
When they got off the plane, she said goodbye to Xu Tingyu and the others, then disappeared into the crowd.
Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan immediately headed to the address Cai Lan had mentioned.
As soon as they got off the plane, Xu Tingyu tried to contact the private detective, but there was no answer.
She then called Cai Lan, but still got no answer.
No one knew what was going on at the moment.
As time ticked by, Xu Tingyu grew increasingly restless.
For some reason, she had a really bad feeling.
Although Shen Yan also looked serious, he kept comforting her.
When they arrived, Xu Tingyu found it was an abandoned factory. The location wasn't actually very remote.
But since she hadn't lived in Kyoto for many years, she didn't know this area was about to be redeveloped.
All the original factories had been relocated. From afar, it looked desolate.
Even the most carefree person could tell this place was unsafe.
Abandoned places were breeding grounds for many "parasites". Maybe right now, they were hiding in the shadows, ready to strike.
"Let's not rush to go in. I've already called someone over," Shen Yan said, grabbing Xu Tingyu's arm to stop her from getting out of the car.
Anyway, it was safer in the car for now.
The driver in the front glanced at them in the rearview mirror and asked, "Are you here to find someone?"
Shen Yan didn't answer directly. Instead, he took out his phone with a smile and transferred 500 yuan to the driver.
"We need to wait for someone here. Could you wait a while for us?"
With the money, and since the driver was in this line of work, he readily agreed.
To be on the safe side, Shen Yan didn't let him turn off the engine. They just waited like that.
After about twenty minutes, a black business van finally drove up. Several men in black got out of it.
Xu Tingyu recognized that the one in the lead often appeared beside Shen Yan.
"They're the security personnel I usually use. They're trustworthy. Let's go," Shen Yan whispered in Xu Tingyu's ear.
Seeing this, the driver in the front was very curious and a bit nervous. He couldn't help but say, "Are you here to fight? Young people shouldn't fight all the time."
He wondered if he would get involved if something really happened.
Shen Yan was getting out of the car. Hearing this, he left a reply, "No, we're just organizing some friends for an adventure."
With the prevalence of self - media, many bloggers became famous for filming outdoor adventures. The driver had heard of this.
But the point was, whether he really believed it or not, he didn't dare to stay here any longer.
As soon as the two got out of the car, he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
"Mr. Shen," the lead bodyguard greeted Shen Yan and nodded at Xu Tingyu.
Xu Tingyu had been in a hurry and didn't even have time to change. She was wearing a dress, but fortunately, she had flat shoes on.
She insisted on going in to find someone with them.
Since Shen Yan was also worried about leaving her alone outside, he kept her in the middle of the group, and they entered the abandoned factory.
This place had been abandoned for a year or two. There was trash and dust everywhere.
After they went in, they found obvious footprints on the ground. They must have been left not long ago.
And it was obvious that there were footprints of more than one person.
Everyone became vigilant and followed the footprints forward.
Xu Tingyu kept calling the private detective's phone, but just like before, there was no answer.
The same was true for Cai Lan's phone.
There was no one on the first floor.
The footprints disappeared at the stairway on the first floor.
Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan glanced at each other and then continued walking.
She called the private detective again. When they reached the second floor, she finally heard a very faint sound.
They stopped. They realized it was the vibration of a phone.
Xu Tingyu was overjoyed, but the light on the second floor was dim, so she didn't move.
After the bodyguards turned on their flashlights and illuminated the surroundings, she saw that there was a person lying not far away.
After making sure there were no hidden dangers around, Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan went to confirm the person's identity.
"He's my detective," she said.
Although the man's face was covered in blood and he was unconscious, she had met this detective before and recognized him.
Hearing her voice trembling, Shen Yan reached out and felt the man's carotid artery.
"He's still alive. Save him first," he said.
Just as he finished speaking, they heard the shrill sound of a police siren downstairs.
At this time, a bodyguard who had just gone to check the third floor suddenly came down. "There's another person here."
He and his companion had found footprints at the second - floor stairway and followed them up to check.
At the third - floor stairway, they found a man lying in a pool of blood.
Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan immediately went over and found that the man lying in the pool of blood was Cai Lan.
His eyes were wide open, full of terror. There was blood at the corner of his mouth. His neck had a big cut, and there was also a big hole in his stomach.
Obviously, he had been dead for a long time.
Looking at the bloody scene, Xu Tingyu felt sick to her stomach.
But she held back the urge to vomit and turned to Shen Yan. "Call the police. Call the police first."
The huge visual impact made her feel dizzy. Her face was completely bloodless.
Just as they were talking, they heard a shout downstairs. "Don't move. Put your hands up."
"It's the police. Someone called the police in advance," Shen Yan frowned and immediately protected Xu Tingyu behind him.
The people coming from downstairs were indeed the policemen from the nearby police station.
They had received a call saying there was a fight here.
After seeing the injured on the ground, they immediately pointed their guns and asked everyone to raise their hands and squat down.
Xu Tingyu and the others knew that explaining now would only make the situation more chaotic and would be bad for evidence collection.
So they obediently did as they were told and then said, "Help save the person first. There's a dead person upstairs, but it has nothing to do with us."
"We found these two people after we came in. And these two people did make an appointment to meet us here, but it wasn't a fight."
As soon as the police heard there was a murder case, they became even more serious. They called for backup and an ambulance.
Xu Tingyu and Shen Yan squatted in the corner, their minds blank.
Why did Cai Lan die?
Why was the detective injured and unconscious?
If she had been the one to meet Cai Lan, would it be her lying on the ground now?
But if someone was really chasing Cai Lan, he should have gone to a crowded place. Why did he make the appointment in such a remote place?
Her head started to hurt. The bloody scene kept reappearing in her mind.
Was it a coincidence? Why were the people related to the Xie family dying one by one?
Were those car accidents really just coincidences?