Chang Haojie attached great importance to the current situation, but he did not forget that Zhang Xixi was still by his side. He couldn't ignore her. So, he asked Zhang Xixi to turn her head. Zhang Xixi didn't want to keep looking at the corpses. After all, she was a girl and her psychological resilience was very poor.
Guo Pinming stepped forward and stripped off Yue Hengyi's clothes. He found that Yue Hengyi's body was covered with burn marks. These were injuries sustained earlier in the southern mountains of Yuzhou. It was all the good work of his pig teammate Ke Yiming, who caused a dust explosion, resulting in extensive burns on Yue Hengyi's body.
Seeing the burns all over his body, Chang Haojie frowned. He then reached out and touched Yue Hengyi's face twice. There was no human skin mask.
"It looks fine, could it be real? Yue Hengyi has already died at sea? If that's the case, doesn't that mean my brother-in-law..." Chang Haojie's heart sank to the bottom. He felt uneasy at this moment, and it seemed like something big had gone wrong.
Chang Haojie then began to examine Shen Feng's corpse. First, he looked at the appearance of the corpse, carefully observing its height and features. There was nothing unusual. At this point, he stripped off the corpse's clothes again, focusing on the marks on the buttocks, wanting to see if there were any markings in this area.
Chang Haojie looked closely and found that the skin in this area was very fair, but there was no mole. At this point, Chang Haojie finally breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, "It seems this is also a fake. I was overthinking!"
Thanks to Chang Jianyi's previous instructions, Chang Haojie was finally able to distinguish the real from the fake. Now, the corpse in front of him was not his brother-in-law, but was deliberately impersonated by someone else, most likely a fake intended to deceive the world.
However, just as Chang Haojie was feeling relieved, his vision suddenly blurred. Upon closer inspection, a mole suddenly appeared on the skin.
"Huh? What's going on? Brother Guo, come and see, am I seeing things?" Chang Haojie was surprised to find that a mole had suddenly appeared on the corpse in front of him.
Guo Pinming didn't know what to look at and quickly asked, "What do you want me to look at? This person is indeed dead, and there are no distinguishing features on him!"
Chang Haojie pointed to the corpse and said, "See if there's a mole on his buttocks!"
Guo Pinming quickly looked in the direction Chang Haojie pointed. He hadn't seen anything before, but just as Guo Pinming blinked, there was a change. Wasn't there a mole on the skin?
"Yes, there is!" Guo Pinming replied affirmatively after a moment of hesitation.
Chang Haojie was still unwilling to give up. He refused to accept this bad news and immediately looked at Lu Xian, saying directly, "You come and see too. I'm worried I might be mistaken!"
Lu Xian also stepped forward to take a look and confirmed that he had seen a mole appear in this location.
At this point, Chang Haojie had no choice but to believe that he had really seen his brother-in-law's corpse. But how could he have been so lively just now, managing to send videos back to the country, and now something has happened?
"Brother-in-law, why is it really you?" Chang Haojie knelt on the ground and cried, feeling extremely distressed.
Guo Pinming looked at the people around him and then whispered to Chang Haojie, "Young master, you can't be so hasty. Let's take the corpse back. Only after a DNA test can we determine the true identity of the corpse. A single mole is not enough to confirm the city lord's identity!"
Guo Pinming had some doubts. It seemed that the mole had appeared suddenly, and Lu Xian was by his side, which meant no one could have placed a mole there under his nose. But how did this mole appear? It was too strange. So Guo Pinming proposed a more reliable suggestion, which was to take the corpse back for a DNA test.
Chang Haojie was already in a state of panic and didn't know what to do. He needed someone to help him make a decision. At this moment, Guo Pinming offered this option, so Chang Haojie quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, take it back for a DNA test. This way, we'll know if the other party is real or fake."
Lu Xian pointed to the corpse of Yue Hengyi on the side and said, "I suggest we take Yue Hengyi back as well. Let's examine them together. Even if their appearances are altered, their genes cannot be changed."
Chang Haojie quickly said, "In that case, let's put the corpses away first and keep them safe. We must not let anything happen. Also, find the fishermen who discovered the bodies. We need to interrogate them!"
Upon hearing this reply, the leader quickly found a clean room in the base and had the two fishermen brought up.
Chang Haojie entered the room surrounded by his entourage. Many people saw this scene and couldn't help but praise, "To have so many people protecting him at such a young age, he is truly majestic. It seems Yuzhou is quite powerful!"
Chang Haojie ignored the praise. The most important thing now was to interrogate the truth. At this time, it was Zhang Xixi's turn to play her part. As long as she used her abilities, she could tell if the other party was lying through their brainwaves, which was perfect for interrogation.
Zhang Xixi also quickly entered the interrogation state. The matter was of great importance, and she had to know the truth now, otherwise, the situation in Yuzhou would definitely be affected. She found that the number of prisoners in the prison was increasing, which meant that many people were already restless.
Entering the clean conference room, the four ability users sat down first, with Chang Haojie and Zhang Xixi in the center. The remaining fifty or so soldiers guarded the room and the surrounding corridors. The base leader immediately had the fishermen who discovered the bodies brought in. Lu Xian and Guo Pinming took turns questioning them, while Zhang Xixi discerned the truth.
After some questioning, the four people sitting there were all certain that these two fishermen were not lying and knew nothing. They were completely ordinary people. If such people were sent by someone with ulterior motives, they would not appear so natural.
Seeing that nothing could be learned from the fishermen, Chang Haojie finally gave up. Since the fishermen were not problematic, their discovery of the bodies was likely a coincidence. It was not ruled out that someone deliberately used them, and keeping them would not yield any more information, so he had to give up.
Chang Haojie then said to the leader, "Prepare two large freezers. We will take the people away immediately. As for this matter, do not spread any rumors. The truth of the bodies has not yet been determined. If you spread rumors carelessly, you'll be careful about your head!"
"Yes! I definitely won't spread rumors outside. Please rest assured, young master. Also, I'll go prepare the freezers immediately." The leader couldn't wait for these troublesome guests to leave quickly. If they stayed any longer, they would eventually bring trouble and danger to him. As for the two corpses, whether they were real or fake, if they wanted to take them away, then let them take them. Leaving them behind would only occupy the freezer space.
Chang Haojie did not intend to linger. The matter was of great importance. The corpses might be real. If his brother-in-law had really died, it would be a great disaster for Yuzhou. Therefore, he had to take the two corpses back to Yuzhou before the news spread. Once the genetic testing was done, the truth could be determined.
Chang Haojie's idea was simple, and it was indeed the most suitable choice. However, on the way back, he encountered trouble. Because on the way back, he saw many people kneeling by the Yangtze River, especially in the Jingxiang area, where the banks of the Yangtze River were almost entirely filled with people. These people had heard the news that Lord Fengshen had died from somewhere, so they were constantly praying by the Yangtze River, and countless people were burning paper money.
At this point, Shen Feng had completely died in the hearts of ordinary people. Those who had been helped by Shen Feng spontaneously mourned him. After all, Shen Feng had participated in disaster relief last year and helped millions of people. These people had not forgotten Shen Feng's kindness and began to mourn him on a large scale.
Seeing this scene, Chang Haojie immediately felt that something was wrong. Although they had not yet confirmed the authenticity of the bodies, ordinary people already believed that Shen Feng was dead. Seeing this scene, he could only stand there stunned and mutter to himself, "It seems I've made another mistake!"
Guo Pinming quickly comforted him, "These people know nothing. They believe whatever others tell them. But as long as we do the gene testing, we will know the truth. If the corpse is not the city lord, we can refute the rumors!"
Chang Haojie nodded, his heart filled with fear and unease.
However, at this moment, Lu Xian sensed something wrong on the shore and immediately reminded them, "Everyone be careful, there are ability users among the crowd on the shore! These ability users are mixed in with the crowd, and they probably have malicious intentions!"
The soldiers immediately became tense, holding their guns ready to fire. At this time, a boat drifted down the Yangtze River. Regardless of the consequences, the soldiers aimed at the small boat and began to fire. There was no one on the boat, but there might be bombs. If the bombs got close to them, the young master would be in danger.
When the soldiers started firing, the small boat was riddled with holes. Unexpectedly, there was an explosion on the boat: "Boom."
After the explosion, thick smoke billowed from the boat, and a white mist directly obscured the view of the river surface. The people on the boat were blinded by the mist, and even the people next to them could not see clearly.
The only one on the boat whose eyes were not obscured was Lu Xian. As long as he used his abilities, everyone around him emitting infrared heat was within his perception. Lu Xian discovered that someone on the north bank of the Yangtze River was approaching the cruise ship by stepping on the water. He quickly issued a warning, "Enemies are coming from the north, everyone aim and fire towards the north!"
The soldiers quickly fired into the smoke on the north bank of the Yangtze River. Although they couldn't see the enemy's whereabouts, it was definitely right to follow Lu Xian's orders. Firing was always the correct action. Under the dense firepower, even ability users would be killed by bullets!
When Chang Haojie saw the smoke, he knew he couldn't stay on the boat any longer. He summoned the clouds and said to Zhang Xixi, "Sister Xixi, come to me. I'll take you to the sky!"
Zhang Xixi quickly said, "I'll stay on the boat and fight alongside everyone!"
"Stop talking nonsense! They all have combat capabilities, but you don't. If you stay on the boat, you'll definitely be killed. Come up with me!" Chang Haojie was anxious and couldn't help but roar. They were being assassinated now, and he and Zhang Xixi were the weakest people on the boat. Staying on the boat would only drag them down. They could only fly to the sky temporarily.
Zhang Xixi was reprimanded by Chang Haojie and understood the current situation. She quickly stepped onto the clouds, and the two of them quickly flew into the sky.
After reaching the sky, Chang Haojie couldn't help but look down at the river surface, but he could only see figures moving in the mist. He couldn't see anything clearly. Gunshots and shouts of killing continued to be heard, but the people on the boat were temporarily safe.
Suddenly, Chang Haojie thought of something, and his expression changed. He said, "Not good, their target might not be me, but the corpses on the boat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard splashing sounds from below: "Plop, plop."
Then, three figures quickly left the smoke. These three people were all wearing masks. They stepped on the water to the north bank of the Yangtze River and quickly disappeared into the crowd. 138 Reading Network
Chang Haojie landed on the boat and found that the freezers on the boat had been thrown into the water. The smoke gradually dissipated, and the personnel on the boat suffered some injuries, but no one died. It seemed that the purpose of these three ability users was indeed not to kill, but to destroy the evidence!
"Now there is no evidence, and rumors are spreading. This is bad!" Chang Haojie muttered.
As the saying goes, gossip can melt gold and ruin bones. Lies repeated ten thousand times become truth. No one dares to underestimate the power of rumors. Chang Haojie's worst fear has come true. If the news of Shen Feng's death is allowed to spread, wouldn't that confirm it?