Chapter 678: Chapter 681 New Discovery
“Is Qingqing here?” Ye Xingbei’s spirits lifted, “Did any news about Shi Muqiao come in?”
“No,” the housekeeper shook his head: “Miss Chi Qing suddenly fell ill with a high fever. Young Masters Chi did not feel safe and brought Miss Chi Qing here to have Dr. Yue check on her.”
“Oh,” Ye Xingbei was disappointed yet worried: “Is Qingqing alright?”
The housekeeper responded: “Dr. Yue has already checked on Miss Chi Qing. It is just a plain flu. Dr. Yue prescribed some medicinal bath herbs and said that if Miss Chi Qing took several of these medicinal baths, she would be fine.”
“Oh,” Ye Xingbei was somewhat relieved, “that’s good.”
While talking with the housekeeper, Ye Xingbei and Gu Junzhu walked into the living room with the two little ones.
Chi Yu, Chi Zhan and Yue Yaer all stood up to greet them.
“Sit.” Gu Junzhu signaled them to be at ease.
Yue Yaer said to Chi Yu and Chi Zhan: “You two chat with the Fifth Master. I’ll take Qingqing to the massage room to help her bring the fever down.”
Chi Yu and Chi Zhan both expressed their appreciation.
After bowing to Gu Junzhu and Ye Xingbei, Yue Yaer left with Chi Qing.
Gu Junzhu asked Chi Yu, “How is it? Any progress?”
“Not yet,” Chi Yu’s face was gloomy: “I made attempts to test Chi Zhen, but did not detect anything unusual.”
“Oh?” Gu Junzhu raised an eyebrow: “How did you probe him?”
Chi Yu said:” I deliberately made my subordinates report to me, right in front of him, that they found Shi Muqiao’s tracks. I installed a hidden camera in the room to record his every move. When he heard this, his expression was very calm, no fluctuations at all, no signs of nervousness. I didn’t see anything wrong with him, nor did he show any interest in our operation to catch Shi Muqiao, and he didn’t make any private moves.”
Gu Junzhu chuckled,” Have you ever thought that if Shi Muqiao is already dead, and he is the one who killed him, he would of course not be nervous when he heard this and wouldn’t be interested in your capture operation. Because he knows that you will never find Shi Muqiao in your lifetime. If your subordinates ‘discovered’ Shi Muqiao, it’s either false, or a test to see his reaction. Even if he is not calm, he would pretend to be.”
Only after a long while did he let out a long sigh, pinched the bridge of his nose, “I was too impatient and did not think it through.”
“I understand how you feel,” Gu Junzhu said: “To have concern is to be confused, those involved can’t see clearly. I can empathize with your feelings.”
“Yes,” Chi Yu said tiredly: “Ever since Qingqing had her accident, I have been unable to sleep night after night. These past few days, it’s like my mind has rusted over and I am exhausted.”
“I can see you’re not looking well, nor is Chi Zhan,” Ye Xingbei looked at Chi Zhan: “You both look pale. I know you’re both worried about Qingqing, but you need to take care of yourselves too. Otherwise, if Qingqing hasn’t recovered yet, and you two collapse, what would happen to her?”
Gu Junzhu looked at Chi Yu and Chi Zhan carefully and said, “I’ll have Dr. Yue take a look at you two in a while.”
Chi Yu raised his eyebrows, “Fifth Brother, do you suspect that there’s something wrong with our health?”
“Always guard against potential dangers,” Gu Junzhu said: “Chi Zhen, to me, is the prime suspect in Qingqing’s incident. If he is bold enough to harm her, he could harm you and Chi Zhan too. You must stay vigilant. Since you two are here already, let Dr. Yue examine you. It’ll just be for peace of mind.”
“Indeed,” Ye Xingbei nodded: “To prevent illness if you are sick, and to strengthen your body if you are not.”