"But..." Chai Yanyu said, a worried expression returning to his face, "we have already investigated the reason for its closure, and it's not that simple."
Hearing this, Wei Yumeng immediately became anxious again, and she even looked at Chai Yanyu reproachfully, as if to say why he didn't finish speaking all at once.
"Sister, don't look at me like that. The reason I said that is just because I don't think these two matters are necessarily related."
Chai Yanyu spread his hands helplessly. "Since you're like this, Sister, I won't say anything more."
With that, Chai Yanyu truly intended to stop talking, leaving Wei Yumeng glaring at him.
Finally, Wei Yumeng couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Ah Yu, what is it?"
Chai Yanyu then smiled and continued, "The reason it was closed, it is said that a strange incident suddenly occurred recently, and many locals inexplicably died. However, the specific details are still unclear."
Wei Yumeng couldn't help but fall into thought. Could this matter be related to Zhan Mohan's disappearance?
But there was no way to know for sure now.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhan Yangyi also received similar clues, although his investigation yielded more information than Chai Yanyu's.
"Okay, I understand." Zhan Yangyi hung up the phone and then noticed Chen Yutong standing behind him.
"I'm sorry, Yangyi. I saw you on the phone when I came in, so I didn't want to disturb you. I didn't intentionally eavesdrop," Chen Yutong explained hastily.
Zhan Yangyi shook his head. "You don't need to be like this. I was going to tell you about this anyway."
Chen Yutong thought for a moment, her expression turning grim. "What you heard on the phone just now, is it true?"
Zhan Yangyi nodded. "Yes, my contacts wouldn't make up such a story to deceive us. Although I also find the situation somewhat unbelievable, we can't yet determine if there's a real connection between the two."
However, Wei Yumeng found it incredibly hard to believe.
Thinking about what she had vaguely overheard, she could barely believe it.
Earlier on the phone, she had heard the person on the other end say that something had happened in that area recently, possibly related to urban supernatural legends.
It was said that many locals had died there recently from accidents, and they didn't even know the cause.
So, the people there believed that the incident might be related to local customs.
It was said that a long time ago, it was a village that refused contact with outsiders.
Anyone who violated this rule would die mysteriously at home.
But as time passed, many locals forgot these customs, and the situation changed.
So, the people there simply linked the incident to the old customs and killed outsiders who went there without permission through sacrifices.
Chen Yutong felt that such a story could only be seen in horror movies, yet it was happening in reality.
It felt somewhat unreal.
Zhan Yangyi saw Chen Yutong's expression and knew that she felt the same way he did.
When Zhan Yangyi first heard about it, he also found it too far-fetched.
But he believed even more that everything had a reason. If the origin of this incident coincided with the time of Zhan Mohan's disappearance, could there be a connection?
And what was being hidden behind all this?
Chen Yutong and Zhan Yangyi fell into deep thought, but after a long time, neither could figure anything out.
It was Chen Yutong who spoke first. "Yangyi, should we tell Yumeng about this?"
Zhan Yangyi shook his head. "We haven't fully investigated this matter yet, and the results we got are too bizarre. It won't be too late to tell her after we figure things out."
Chen Yutong nodded in agreement. In their current situation, she too found the investigation results hard to believe.
However, Zhan Yangyi was still worried. Although he could keep it from Wei Yumeng for now, given her relationship with Chai Yanyu, she would eventually find out.
Therefore, he could only speed up his investigation.
Chai Yanyu had indeed already investigated the incident, and he shared the same thought as Zhan Yangyi.
The incident seemed unbelievable no matter how you looked at it. Moreover, if Wei Yumeng found out, she would likely start to worry in a bad direction.
After all, in that incident, outsiders were killed, and Zhan Mohan and Zhan Yichen were also outsiders.
Wei Yumeng saw Chai Yanyu staring blankly and waved her hand in front of him.
Chai Yanyu snapped back to attention. "Sister, what are you doing?"
Wei Yumeng sighed. "You were the one lost in thought."
Chai Yanyu smiled, but he secretly vowed that no matter what, he would find an answer for Wei Yumeng.
Wei Yumeng looked at Chai Yanyu beside her and knew how much he was worried about her. Otherwise, he wouldn't have put everything else aside to accompany her.
He had even specifically chosen this dessert shop, likely for her sake.
She felt she already owed Chai Yanyu so much and didn't know when she could start repaying him.
Next, Chai Yanyu deliberately pestered Wei Yumeng to go out and relax in various places.
At first, Wei Yumeng didn't want to go, but perhaps the outings did have some effect, and she indeed visited many places with Chai Yanyu.
By evening, Chai Yanyu finally took Wei Yumeng home.
"Sister, go back and get some rest. If anything happens, remember to call me, okay?"
Wei Yumeng nodded. "Don't worry, the house is always safe."
Although Chai Yanyu was still a little uneasy, he left.
The first thing Wei Yumeng did upon returning home was to sort through everything in her mind.
If what Chai Yanyu said today was true, then Zhan Mohan and Zhan Yichen were likely still there and not in immediate danger.
But all this was uncertain and didn't put her mind at ease.
Moreover, Wei Yumeng had a feeling that Chai Yanyu was still hiding something from her.
For example, the reason that area was sealed off. Wei Yumeng suspected that the reason might be the key to the whole matter.
But Chai Yanyu wasn't telling her, perhaps due to other considerations.
Wei Yumeng thought for a while but couldn't come up with anything, so she could only sigh.
Just then, her phone rang.
When she saw the caller ID, she couldn't help but frown again.
"Miss Wei, I wanted to meet you earlier today, but Mr. Chai was with you the whole time, and I missed my chance. Do you have time to chat now?"
Zoe's voice was still as arrogant as ever, so arrogant it made one angry.