After understanding animal language, the villainous girl is guaranteed to become a heartthrob.

Chapter 244 This woman killed my brother

"Ding--"

The elevator doors slowly opened to both sides.

Jiang Yuan lifted her foot to step out of the elevator car, but when she saw the person standing at the elevator entrance, she paused, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Fu Jinxing never expected to see her here.

Fu Xiaoxiao looked at her best friend, then at him, and blinked in surprise.

Jiang Yuan looked away, intending to brush past him like a stranger, when Fu Jinxing suddenly spoke.

You've come to see my grandma?

“No,” Jiang Yuan said calmly, “find someone else.”

Fu Jinxing nodded slightly. "Take care."

Jiang Yuan stepped out of the sedan chair with a calm and composed gait.

A few steps later, Chen Ziqi approached her and asked curiously, "Who was that handsome guy just now?"

Jiang Yuan: "Is he handsome?"

Chen Ziqi: "Handsome!"

Jiang Yuan: "My fake ex-boyfriend."

"That sounds rather complicated," Chen Ziqi said, puzzled. "Then who is the man we're looking for now?"

Jiang Yuan pursed her lips but did not answer.

She didn't speak, so Chen Ziqi guessed for himself: "Real ex-boyfriend?"

Fu Xiaoxiao raised her hand and slapped him, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's Yuan Yuan's dog."

Chen Ziqi gave him an "I understand" look and said two words: "Simp."

Jiang Yuan: "..."

Fu Xiaoxiao: "..."

However, the truth is cruel: more than half a year ago, Jiang Yuan was the one who was a simp.

"Ding-dong-"

Jiang Yuan rang the doorbell several times, but no one answered.

She took out her phone and dialed Xie Yuchen's number. She was already there, so she wasn't worried about him running away.

But the phone call couldn't get through.

Xie Yuchen blocked her number again.

Jiang Yuan pressed the doorbell a few more times, getting a little impatient. She looked at the combination lock on the door, thought for a moment, and entered a few numbers.

"Incorrect password, please re-enter—"

"Wrong password..."

"..."

Jiang Yuan tried four times in a row, and only had one last chance left. If she entered the wrong number again, she would be locked out.

"Incorrect password, please re-enter—"

The door lock has been locked for 90 seconds.

At the same time, a system notification sounded in Jiang Yuan's mind.

【系统009：触发LV3新任务：破解；任务奖励：蚯蚓字典、100积分、100万现金；失败惩罚：随机投放。时限：72小时。】

Crack?

Could it be that we've cracked the code to this door?
Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up slightly. Could there really be such a good thing?
"Why don't you go back first?" She turned to look at Si Heng and Chen Ziqi. "Xiaoxiao and I will continue to wait here."

Chen Ziqi looked at Si Heng, and seeing that he didn't speak, he replied, "We're also worried about leaving the two of you here."

“But it’s still uncertain how long we’ll have to wait.” Jiang Yuan didn’t want them to waste their time here.

Si Heng said calmly, "Ninety seconds is very fast, try again."

"How much money did he swindle from you?" Chen Ziqi asked again, becoming gossipy.

Jiang Yuan: "Three million."

Chen Ziqi looked at her with bright eyes: "Sister Fu, is the event still going on?"

Jiang Yuan: "..." Si Heng regretted bringing him out; he was really unreliable.

Ninety seconds passed quickly, and Jiang Yuan tried five more times, this time being locked for five minutes.

She pursed her lips, looking somewhat embarrassed, "How about you..."

Si Heng: "Five minutes is very short, try again."

Five minutes later, Jiang Yuan tried again, and on the second try—"The door is open, welcome home."

Fu Xiaoxiao exclaimed excitedly, "Yuan Yuan, you're amazing!"

Jiang Yuan had mixed feelings; she hadn't expected Xie Yuchen's password to be: 123123.

The group entered the house and found Xie Yuchen lying on the bed in the bedroom with his eyes closed.

Jiang Yuan leaned against the doorframe and called out, "Xie Yuchen, stop pretending to be asleep! The three-day deadline is up. Pay up!"

Xie Yuchen lay on the bed unresponsive.

"Xie Yuchen!" Jiang Yuan called out again, her tone tinged with annoyance, "If you keep pretending, believe me, I'll beat you up?"

Si Heng looked at her, a faint ripple flashing in his unfathomable black eyes.

The next second, those bright eyes suddenly looked over.

Si Heng didn't have time to look away and met her gaze somewhat awkwardly.

Jiang Yuan frowned, her tone becoming more serious, "Si Heng, I have a feeling something's not right."

"What's wrong?" Si Heng walked over to her.

Jiang Yuan pointed at Xie Yuchen on the bed, "He looks a little off."

Si Heng looked in the direction she pointed, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Ziqi, shoe covers."

"Okay." Chen Ziqi quickly took out shoe covers and handed them over.

The air in the room froze instantly, and the atmosphere became heavy with those words.

Chen Ziqi also gave shoe covers to Jiang Yuan and Fu Xiaoxiao.

"What's wrong?" Fu Xiaoxiao asked while putting on shoe covers.

Si Heng came to the bedside and looked at Xie Yuchen's lifeless face, his brows furrowing little by little.

He put on gloves, checked Xie Yuchen's breath with his fingers, then felt his pulse in his neck, and said in a deep voice, "He's dead!"

"What?" Fu Xiaoxiao asked incredulously, her voice trembling slightly. "Xie Yuchen is dead?"

Jiang Yuan's face paled slightly as she murmured, "How could he be dead?"

**
The scene was cordoned off, and uniformed staff conducted an orderly investigation and testing at Xie Yuchen's home.

"How could this have happened?" Fu Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yuan stood in the passageway outside, their faces filled with anxiety and unease. "Will the police suspect you?"

Thinking that Fu Xiaoxiao was so anxious because she was worried about her, Jiang Yuan's heart softened, and she said softly, "Xiaoxiao, don't worry, if you're upright, you have nothing to fear."

Not long after, a mournful wail came from the direction of the elevator, "Yu Chen, how could you die... You were so young, you weren't even married or had children yet, how could you be gone..."

Jiang Yuan felt the voice was somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, she whispered, "It must be Xie Yuchen's sister."

At the beginning of last year, Xie Yuchen made empty promises to her and introduced her to his family, including his sister, Xie Meichen, a 38-year-old housewife.

Xie Meichen tried to rush into the crime scene, but Xiao Xu stopped her at the door.

"I need to see my brother!" Xie Meichen choked out. "How did my brother die? How could he die?"

"Ms. Xie, please accept my condolences." Xiao Xu comforted her softly. "The police are investigating."

Xie Meichen cried with tears streaming down her face: "My brother was a sunny and cheerful boy. He would never commit suicide. Someone must have killed him!"

Xiao Xu comforted her for a few more minutes and handed her a tissue to wipe her tears.

As Xie Meichen was crying, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye, and it seemed somewhat familiar.

She turned her head to look, and the more she looked, the more familiar it seemed. Her eyes suddenly widened, and she cried out in a shrill voice, "Jiang Yuan!"

Xiao Xu looked surprised: "You know Jiang Yuan?"

"Of course I know her!" Xie Meichen pointed at Jiang Yuan and said excitedly to Xiao Xu, "Comrade, this woman must have killed my brother. I heard from my brother that this woman came to our house and beat him a couple of days ago!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Fu Xiaoxiao pointed at her and said fiercely, "Who are you pointing at? Do you have any manners? Put your hand down!"

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