The police quickly arrived at the banquet hotel and sealed off the scene.
"What? Mr. Yan is dead?"
"No way! How is that possible?"
"Oh my God, they actually killed Chairman Yan at the banquet hosted by the Yan family! Are... are these criminals not afraid of death?"
The guests in the banquet hall turned pale, finding this shocking news utterly surreal.
How could Yan Huang, the mighty owner of Yan Xing Group, be dead?
A large group of police officers surrounded the area and began questioning people.
At the hotel entrance.
Leng Ling'er held Gu Yan's hand, saying worriedly: "Brother-in-law, please be careful."
Gu Yan nodded: "Don't worry too much, this has nothing to do with us."
Then, Gu Yan turned to his family bodyguard and said: "Take Ling'er home."
"Yes!"
After sending Leng Ling'er away, Gu Yan returned to the hotel.
In the first-floor lobby.
Long Zaitian had just finished being interrogated.
Although he had no particular emotional attachment to Yan Huang.
When he actually saw his adoptive father's corpse, he still felt quite unsettled.
He wondered if this death was too sudden. After all, being the leader of the King of Hell Palace, how could he meet such an end?
Shaking his head, Long Zaitian saw Gu Yan and hurried over.
He felt that he was in great danger, and those people might come after him next.
So he placed his hopes on Gu Yan: "Gu Yan, what should we do next?"
Gu Yan glanced at him. The police had already checked all the hotel's surveillance footage but found no trace of the perpetrator.
Long Zaitian could see Leng Qingqiu's subordinates; it seemed they had done this deliberately.
Although he didn't know why Leng Qingqiu ultimately chose to kill Yan Huang, there clearly wasn't enough time in reality to wait for him to think it through.
It seemed they could only proceed according to his original plan.
Thinking about this, Gu Yan inwardly sighed - the plot had become completely unrecognizable.
Looking at Long Zaitian's uneasy expression, Gu Yan thought this fool had become even more foolish.
He remembered there was supposedly some dragon energy within him.
Since it was useless staying with him, might as well absorb it himself.
With this in mind, Gu Yan kindly said: "Brother Long, don't worry."
"Everyone knows you're the most talented one, the most qualified heir."
"I'll help you secure your position as chairman of Yan Xing Group."
"But you must agree to one thing for me first."
Hearing Gu Yan's words, Long Zaitian felt somewhat more at ease.
With the help of Gu Yan, the Gu family, and the master cultivator by his side, he believed his safety would be guaranteed.
"What is it? Do you need money?"
Long Zaitian asked eagerly.
Gu Yan hadn't planned to discuss it here, so he smiled mysteriously and said: "No, no, no, we'll talk later. Let's discuss this properly after your adoptive father's funeral."
"Oh, okay."
Long Zaitian nodded. Now that the King of Hell Palace had lost its leader and was much weaker than before, he was afraid those men in black would come for him again, so he could only rely on Gu Yan.
At this moment, a familiar voice spoke up: "Gu Yan, who do you think did this?"
Gu Yan and Long Zaitian looked over.
They saw Bai Jun walking over with a grave expression. He had just sent his sister away.
He had immediately checked all the personnel present in the banquet hall.
His conclusion made his heart sink.
Several bodyguards from each family and hotel staff who should have been in the banquet hall were missing.
In other words, these missing people could very well be the culprits behind Yan Huang's death.
Gu Yan shrugged: "Who knows? Perhaps one of Chairman Yan's enemies?"
Then he looked at Long Zaitian: "What do you think, Brother Long?"
What do I think? I saw it clear as day - it was a group of men in black who killed my adoptive father.
However, this obviously couldn't be said out loud.
So Long Zaitian choked up with grief and said: "I don't know, but I must avenge my adoptive father!"
As Yan Huang's adopted son, it was supposedly going to be announced today that he would become the heir.
Bai Jun glanced at Long Zaitian, surprised that he was friends with Gu Yan.
Just then.
An irritated, overbearing voice came from nearby.
"I've already said I don't know! I was in the banquet hall the whole time!!"
Gu Yan and Bai Jun looked over.
The latter's eyes narrowed.
The speaker was the woman who had been with that man who gave him a terrifying sense of pressure.
"We have witnesses who can prove we were in the banquet hall the whole time! Ask them if you don't believe me!"
Bai Lian pointed at the business owners, looking indignant as if wrongly accused.
The police looked where she pointed.
All the business owners nodded in agreement.
"That's right, Miss Bai was with us the whole time."
"Yes, and Mr. Murong too, we were all in the banquet hall."
"Exactly, officer, don't wrongly accuse innocent people. How could we be murderers??"
"Can you let us leave now??"
The young police officer closed his notebook and said seriously: "This is all necessary procedure. Please remain calm, everyone. Those cleared of suspicion will be allowed to leave once the investigation is complete."
Throughout all this, Murong Ci hadn't said a word.
Bai Jun withdrew his gaze, his suspicions about them dispelled.
With so many people testifying together, and given that Bai Lian and the others were indeed in the banquet hall when the incident occurred.
It seemed they weren't the culprits.
Gu Yan admired Bai Lian's acting skills as he looked at those business owners.
They were all looking at Bai Lian with adoring eyes.
They had all been enchanted, hadn't they??
Gu Yan's eye twitched. Good grief, seeing this natural charm ability in reality really was quite shocking.
Could this ability really be like in the original story?
When she reaches grand master level, could she really influence and control an entire country's people's minds just by batting her eyes??
No way, right??
After pondering for a moment, Gu Yan chuckled and shook his head. Don't scare yourself, how could it be that extreme?
Yes, it surely wouldn't be like that.
Gu Yan didn't dwell on this question any further.
At the crime scene on the hotel's top floor, police tape had been put up.
Chen Yingyin stood frowning inside the police line, watching as the forensic examiner checked the body.
After some hesitation, she came to a conclusion.
This... was done by a martial artist.
Chen Yingyin was certain this was the work of a martial artist.
Leaving no traces on any surveillance cameras, killing Yan Huang like a shadow.
This was clearly not something an ordinary person could do. Thinking of the dark martial artist Tian Fang whom she had seen with Gu Yan.
She frowned - this murder was also committed by a dark martial artist.
Dark martial artists...
Chen Yingyin clenched her fists. Were all dark martial artists such indiscriminate killers?
She took a deep breath. This case was beyond what ordinary authorities could handle.
She needed to report this to her father quickly so he could notify the Martial Arts Department to come investigate.
After Gu Yan's guidance, Chen Yingyin had come to understand.
Sometimes many things can't be accomplished with just passion alone - professional matters should be left to professionals.
To solve the case quickly, they needed to get the Martial Arts Department involved in the investigation as soon as possible.
Oh right, Chen Yingyin suddenly remembered something. After telling the police to secure the scene, she took the elevator downstairs.