Mingyue was very efficient. Less than an hour after Long Xiao made the call, Luo Tianshui drove and brought Mingyue to the Lu family villa.
The process of extracting the Gu worms with medication was very tedious. With the help of Mingyue and Luo Tianshui, it took Long Xiao over two hours to remove the Gu worms from everyone except Luan Jiping.
A row of glass bottles was placed on the table, each containing a worm and some eggs.
These worms were not dead, but were merely anesthetized by Long Xiao's medication and lay still in the bottles.
"Take your respective Gu worms and investigate the people around you carefully. I suspect those who planted them are among those closest to you."
Looking at the worms and eggs in the bottles, everyone felt a chill. They all knew what the consequences would be if the Gu worms were not removed.
"Investigate thoroughly. We must find out who wants to control us and who is plotting against Donghai City," Zheng Dongyang said, looking at the pale red worms in the bottle.
Although everyone was thinking about who had set them up, their tense hearts relaxed considerably once the Gu worms were removed.
Some people lost their appetites, took their small bottles, and began to eat and drink happily. Others were still holding their bottles, contemplating who might have wronged them.
Only Lu Tianxing remained worried. Although he did not have any Gu worms in his body, he was concerned that his father might have been infected.
Donghai had Three Dragons, Two Tigers, and One God of Wealth. Tianlong was Lu Tianxing's father, and he was the most mysterious of the Three Dragons. In the past, he was the boss of Donghai City and managed the entire city.
After retiring, although he rarely appeared in public, his family's influence was immense, extending throughout China. In Donghai, he was still the undisputed boss.
Tianlong, Lu Yuan, lived in the capital for a long time and rarely returned to Donghai. No matter how big the events in Donghai were, he never appeared.
When Lu Tianxing summoned everyone for a meeting, everyone guessed that Lu Tianxing was convening it on behalf of Lu Yuan, so no one dared to refuse.
Lu Tianxing looked at Long Xiao, hesitant to speak. He excused himself to the restroom and called his father, informing him that these people had been infected with Gu worms.
"Tianxing, are you worried that I might also be infected?" Lu Yuan asked.
Lu Tianxing grunted and said, "Father, it's better to be cautious. Sun Sizu is in the capital. Shall I call him to come and check on you?"
"You don't need to worry about this. Find out as soon as possible who is plotting against Donghai. I suspect foreign forces are involved. Be careful."
"Don't worry, Father. I'll investigate and find out soon."
After ending the call and returning to the living room, Lu Tianxing also joined everyone in eating and drinking, his worried expression completely gone.
Long Xiao ate a little and, seeing that it was getting late, prepared to leave.
Everyone saw Long Xiao off from the Lu family villa. After getting into the car, Luo Tianshui whispered, "Brother Long, this villa is being monitored."
Long Xiao looked around but saw no one near the villa.
"Brother Long, don't look. They can see our every move clearly."
As the car drove away, Long Xiao sent a message to Lu Tianxing on his phone, informing him that the Lu family villa was being monitored and to be careful.
Luo Tianshui was shocked to receive Long Xiao's message. He was the director of the Donghai Municipal Public Security Bureau, and even his villa was being monitored without his knowledge, which showed the immense power of the other party.
Worried that the interior of the villa was also being monitored, Luo Tianshui directly messaged everyone, informing them of the situation.
Upon learning that they were being monitored, everyone lost their appetite and soon bid farewell and left the Lu family villa one after another.
It was not appropriate to arrange for people to inspect the villa now, as it would alert the other party. Lu Tianxing decided to first find the people monitoring the villa and then inspect the interior.
With a phone call, the best investigation experts from the Donghai Public Security Bureau were dispatched. They quietly approached the Lu family villa, preparing to find the people monitoring it.
Long Xiao and Luo Tianshui did not go far. They parked the car in a spot about a kilometer away.
"Tianshui, how many people did you see monitoring the Lu family villa?"
Luo Tianshui told Long Xiao that there were a total of four people monitoring the Lu family villa, hidden in different locations. To avoid alerting them, Long Xiao decided to observe the four people from a distance without disturbing them.
Mingyue stayed in the car. Long Xiao followed Luo Tianshui, and they walked back along the same route, soon approaching the Lu family villa again.
Under Luo Tianshui's guidance, Long Xiao finally found the four people monitoring the Lu family villa.
These four men wore identical suits, looked very similar, and even had almost the same facial expressions, but were devoid of any life.
Long Xiao sensed something unusual and said in a low voice, "Tianshui, I feel like these four people are too unreal. Look around, are there any others nearby?"
The two retreated a distance and began to search. Half an hour later, they found a middle-aged man in a patch of grass, meditating with his eyes closed.
After observing the middle-aged man, Long Xiao finally realized that this person was using magic to monitor the Lu family villa. The four people monitoring the villa were not real.
The "Dragon Treasury" contained a lot of Xuanxue. Although Long Xiao had read some of it, he could not explain it with his familiar modern science.
"He's casting a spell. The four people monitoring the villa are not real," Long Xiao said in a low voice.
Luo Tianshui nodded and said, "It looks like he's casting a spell. His magic power is higher than mine. I'm no match for him."
"It's okay. You have 'Blood Blade.' Those four fake people are no match for you," Long Xiao said with a smile.
The two retreated to the car and were about to get in when they noticed a car approaching the Lu family villa and stopping.
"Someone's here. Let's not leave yet and watch."
The three of them sat in the car and soon saw people getting out of the car and starting to inspect around the villa.
"People from the police station. They're in trouble," Luo Tianshui said.
Long Xiao nodded, took a large hat from the car, put it on his head, and wore a large mask.
"Brother Long, are you going to make a move?"
Long Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, I'll do it. If you use 'Blood Blade,' you'll be easily recognized."
The police officers were quickly discovered. Two people observing the Lu family villa emerged from their hiding places and walked directly towards the police officers.
When the police officers saw the two approaching them, they no longer hid and walked towards the two.
One police officer took out his identification and said, "We are investigating criminals. Who are you? Show your ID and submit to inspection."
The two men walking towards the police officers did not reply, nor did they stop.
They walked at a leisurely pace, their eyes hollow, their pale faces expressionless, as if they saw nothing.
"Back off. They're not human," said a relatively older police officer nervously.
The attack came suddenly. With a gust of wind, two people suddenly produced long swords in their hands and pounced on the police officers with light, ethereal movements.
The swords flashed with cold light and sinister sword energy. One police officer, unable to dodge, had his clothes torn with a ripping sound, and blood gushed from his wounded arm.