Extremely Unlucky

Lu Li paused, slightly surprised, as he reached for his chopsticks. "They're all dead?"

"They're all dead, and they died horribly."

Fang Yuebai began to explain, "The task assigned to me was to investigate her family situation and the legal issues related to her inheritance. To be precise, the community told me about her family situation, and I went to verify it."

"If the news is true, we will temporarily arrange for her to be taken care of by a female police officer at the local police station, and then investigate her family situation to help her get the house and inheritance back."

"After that, when she turned eighteen, he handed over the inheritance left by his parents to her to manage herself. It consisted of 70,000 yuan in savings, an old house of more than 50 square meters, and a car accident compensation of more than 1.6 million yuan."

"I went to her uncle and aunt's house this time to observe the situation. Even if they hide it very well, it will be obvious if there is a problem."

She shrugged. "When I got there, no one answered the door, and all the phones were switched off. But when I checked the security footage at the property management office, I found that the family had been returning home since around 6 p.m. yesterday and hadn't come out since."

"Then I called the police, and the police station contacted a locksmith to open the door. After I went in... the whole family of four was dead."

After taking a sip of water, Fang Yuebai's already fair cheeks became even paler.

It's clear she's still shaken by what she saw that morning.

"Among the four family members, one was electrocuted, another had a sharp blade pierce his throat, another had a pen pierce his eye and brain, and yet another had a sharp blade pierce his chest."

She paused, her expression a little strange, "Afterwards, the police investigation team and the forensic doctor came and examined us, and they said... they said..."

Lu Li grew anxious, "Tell me what they're saying..."

You're only halfway through your story, just getting me hooked, and then you stop! Are you trying to hold back like a storyteller?!

Fang Yuebai rolled her eyes.

She had already gotten into character and even set the mood.

In the end, it was all destroyed by a single sentence from Lu Li...

No wonder he's been single since graduating from university, even though he's quite handsome and comes from a good family.

Every time she felt even slightly moved, Li Ge would slap her away.

She said weakly, "The forensic doctor told the identification department that the entire family of four died in an accident."

"They all died in accidents?" Lu Li opened his mouth, "Final Destination?"

"Pretty much, except there wasn't that omnipresent Grim Reaper from the movies. It was all just a coincidence. They even reconstructed what happened."

Fang Yuebai shrugged. "The lady of the house was taking a shower in the bathroom when the electric water heater leaked electricity and electrocuted her."

"The male homeowner was probably chopping vegetables in the kitchen when he may have used too much force, causing the knife to fly off at one corner. That corner then bounced off and shattered his throat bone, also severing his trachea."

"The eldest daughter was peeling an apple in the living room when she accidentally spilled water on the table. When she got up to go to the bathroom to get a mop, she slipped on the water and fell. The knife in her hand pierced her chest and heart."

"My younger daughter was doing her homework in her bedroom. She must have heard her older sister making noise outside, so she got up to go out and check. But she tripped over a chair leg and fell. As she fell, she instinctively grabbed the table and knocked her pen to the ground. Just as the pen hit the ground, she was still upside down when she fell. The pen tip pierced her eye and went into her brain."

"The entire family of four died just like that. And..."

Fang Yuebai took another sip of water and continued to lower her voice, "According to the forensic doctor's assessment, the time of death of the four family members was approximately one minute apart."

In other words... the family of four died almost simultaneously in four separate locations: the bedroom, the living room, the bathroom, and the kitchen.

Lu Li was stunned. "Is this too much of a coincidence?"

"But it's just such a coincidence. We're talking about materialism, which may seem far-fetched, but it's the only explanation." Fang Yuebai rested her chin on her hand. "The problem now is where did that girl go? According to the surveillance footage and what her school teachers said, she didn't go home at all after school last night."

"However, this completely cleared her of suspicion. We only contacted her to continue discussing her parents' inheritance, and also..."

Fang Yuebai smirked, "There's also the matter of inheriting her uncle and aunt's estate."

Lu Li: "..."

This is absolutely outrageous! It's outrageous to open the door for something so outrageous!

Lu Li has really learned a lot today – it's like a small knife pulling a big hole!

However, upon comparison, it seems that the girl in the hotel might actually be the missing niece/sister/younger sister of the deceased's family in this incident.

After all, Lu Li first saw her yesterday at night, around 12:30.

Just then, the bottom of the pot was served.

Also served were the meat and vegetables they ordered, as well as those given to them by the owner.

"By the way, do you have a picture of that girl?" Lu Li handed the chopsticks to Fang Yuebai. "If you do, could you let me see it? I want to confirm if it's her."

"Yes, Brother Li, please wait a moment."

Fang Yuebai put down the mutton she was holding with her chopsticks, then put the chopsticks in her mouth to suck off the broth before putting them down.

Then she turned around, took out her phone from her bag, opened the photo album, and showed the phone to everyone, saying, "Brother Li, take a look and see if it's her."

Lu Li narrowed his eyes.

The girl on the phone had shoulder-length short hair and wore a wrinkled, oversized green and white school uniform that looked like a tracksuit. Her delicate little face looked pitiful and endearing.

"It's her." Lu Li was quite certain. "This girl sat outside my house all night last night. I guess she might know something, otherwise there's no reason why she suddenly didn't go home after school yesterday."

"Are you sure it's her?"

"Sure!"

"Okay, then hurry up and eat! After you finish eating, I'll go with you to the hotel to find her!"

Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

He's a kind-hearted person; if he hadn't seen it, it wouldn't have mattered. But since he saw it and didn't do anything about it, he felt a little uneasy.

Besides, it doesn't affect him much.

Now that the person can be handed over to the authorities for processing, it's a relief.

His chopsticks flew as he and Fang Yuebai finished their hot pot meal while scrambling for meat.

Then the two of them, arm in arm, picked their teeth with dental floss and swayed out of the hot pot restaurant, supporting their backs.

Lu Li then ignored the car window issue and drove Fang Yuebai directly to the hotel.

"Welcome... huh?"

As soon as they entered the lobby, the receptionist was stunned.

This man...didn't he just bring a female student to a hotel room this morning?

Why are you bringing a woman with you now?

And that schoolgirl is still up there!

This... this...

The receptionist was completely flustered and could only sigh that this scumbag really knew how to play the game, while giving him a disdainful look.

Lu Li: "..."

What the hell does that look mean?!

He hesitated for a moment before glaring back.

He has a clear conscience!

He was perfectly justified!

He pulled Fang Yuebai along, and with his head held high, they entered the elevator and went upstairs.

But when they opened the door, they both frowned.

The girl was no longer in the room.

This also includes the schoolbag she was carrying and the two hundred yuan that Lu Li left her.

Lu Li grabbed the cleaning lady who was cleaning a short distance away outside, "Auntie, do you know where the girl from my room went?"

"I don't know." The cleaning lady shook her head. "I didn't see anyone when I went in to clean half an hour ago."

Lu Li was out of options.

Fang Yuebai patted him on the shoulder, "Forget it, Brother Li, let the police station handle the search. Don't worry about it too much."

"I know," Lu Li clicked his tongue. "By the way, what's that girl's name?"

"Ji Mo, Ji as in era, Mo as in ink."

"Ji Mo... Okay, I understand."

They remained silent the rest of the way. After dropping her off at the courthouse, Lu Li went to work at his studio.

After getting off work in the evening, he drove his car to the 4S shop for repairs and then took a taxi home.

When he got downstairs, he hesitated for a moment before pressing the elevator button.

It's funny to think about it now; he actually thought that girl named Ji Mo would be waiting for him at his doorstep.

It's not a doujinshi plot.

Lu Li chuckled to himself and got on the elevator.

When the elevator doors opened on his floor, he stepped out, turned a corner, and casually pulled out his spare home key, which he kept at the company.

Then... he froze.

The girl named Ji Mo was sitting with her knees drawn up at his doorstep, just like yesterday.

Like a poor little cat waiting for him to come home.