Who moved her body?

"What are you getting so worked up about?" Xu Haiyang finished eating the shrimp and licked his fingers as he said, "Zhao Ren, let me tell you, liking women is not a problem, but don't you dare fall for that woman Shanshan."

Xu Haiyang leaned closer to Guan Jie and said, "Today I saw my cousin and Dr. Chen go to the house behind my cousin's villa. I suspect Shanshan is there."

Guan Jie tilted his head slightly, and Mu Gua put down her chopsticks and whispered, "I heard there's an isolation facility behind the boss's villa. Could Shan Shan be there?"

"Where else could it be?" Xu Haiyang shrugged and continued peeling his salt and pepper mantis shrimp.

"What place is that?" Guan Jie asked.

"I don't know, but I heard it's a forbidden area, even more important than the research center, and ordinary people can't get in." Papaya shook her head and didn't say anything more, looking a little frightened.

After finishing his meal, Xu Haiyang handed the keys to Mugua, saying, "Go start my car and turn on the air conditioning to cool it down."

Papaya took the car keys and went out. Xu Haiyang, picking his teeth, said, "Zhao Ren, you know that developing pharmaceuticals requires a series of experiments, right?"

Guan Jie nodded, "I heard that before a drug can be marketed, it needs to be tested on mice and then undergo clinical trials. It will only be released to the market after everything is confirmed to be safe."

"If a drug is illegal, how should clinical trials be conducted? Have you thought about that?"

Guan Jie had a bad feeling; he had never seen Xu Haiyang speak so seriously before.

"What do you want to say, boss?" Guan Jie asked.

"Diro has been secretly developing a drug for years, with an unprecedented level of secrecy." Xu Haiyang handed Guan Jie a cigarette, and continued after Guan Jie lit it, "Five years ago, this drug was successfully developed. To maximize its effectiveness, they found a suitable test subject."

"What is the effect of the drug?" Guan Jie took a drag of his cigarette.

"To raise the dead."

"What did you say?" Guan Jie stubbed out his cigarette in his half-finished teacup, staring into Xu Haiyang's eyes as if trying to see the drug's presence through them.

"Shanshan was their best experimental subject, handpicked by many, so in some ways, Shanshan is already dead." Xu Haiyang stood up, patted Guan Jie on the shoulder, and said, "Don't risk your life for a dead person."

"Why tell me all this?"

"Ali told me everything, just as I suspected. You approached me with ulterior motives, and Shanshan's illness started after you appeared. In Wilderness City, she fell into a coma after you took her back to her room; this is definitely not a coincidence." Xu Haiyang turned to Guan Jie and said, "Now everything is clear. Your purpose in coming here was Shanshan, wasn't it?"

Xu Haiyang was suspicious, but today Guan Jie realized that this was definitely not unfounded.

Guan Jie looked at Xu Haiyang, and for a moment he wondered if he should kill him.

Only the dead can keep secrets forever.

"When did you start to doubt me?"

"From the moment you appeared." Xu Haiyang smiled confidently, raising one corner of his mouth. "For a good-for-nothing like me, a fake rich kid who relies on Situ Feng, having a bunch of shady friends is a given. Mu Gua may not be smart, but he's loyal. Someone like him following me is a windfall. But you, with such top-tier connections, are willing to follow me. It doesn't make sense from a character perspective."

"So you got the answer from Ali?"

"I made her recall every single word you and Ali had ever said. Of course, she's a good girl; she only spoke up after suffering some hardship." Xu Haiyang raised his hand. "Don't get agitated. I showed mercy to your woman; I didn't hurt a single fingernail. I just gave her a little scare. Of course, if I had been injured, your woman's life would have been in danger. Ali has always been grateful to you."

Guan Jie took a deep breath and slowly relaxed his clenched fist.

"What do you want me to do?" Guan Jie asked.

"You saved my life; perhaps I should be the one asking that question."

……

After dinner, Situ Feng and his family sat on the carpet in the living room and read the story of "Robinson Crusoe" to their two children.

"Learn to bake bread with Robinson on Friday, and soon you'll be able to bake bread as deliciously as Robinson himself..."

The children lay on the carpet, their hands supporting their chins as they looked up at Situ Feng, listening intently to the story. Alice sat on the sofa to one side, her eyes filled with love.

Situ Feng and Alice exchanged a glance, and Alice smiled knowingly.

Uncle Zhao gently stepped into Situ Feng's line of sight. Situ Feng closed his book and said, "My darlings, it's bedtime."

"I don't want to sleep, I want Daddy to tell me a story!" The younger brother whined as he climbed up, onto Situ Feng's lap, and opened the closed "Robinson Crusoe" book. "I want to hear more."

"Go to bed on time tonight, and there will be a surprise tomorrow." Situ Feng made a mysterious promise.

Alice smiled and shook her head, then picked up her whining son. "Good boy, go to bed early tonight so there will be a surprise tomorrow, otherwise the surprise will be gone."

The older sister immediately stood up, pulled her younger brother aside, and whispered, "We can hear the story later, but surprises don't happen every day."

The younger brother tilted his head and thought about it, then realized it made sense.

Goodnight, my darlings!

Seeing that the children had been calmed down, Situ Feng kissed each of them on the cheek and then walked towards the reception room.

After Uncle Zhao entered the room, he closed the door, opened the folder, and took out two reports.

"We've received a message from Senhai; they want to contact you directly."

Situ Feng glanced at the phone number on the first sheet of paper, said nothing, and then took the second sheet of paper and placed it on top.

"Young Master accompanied Madam, Young Master, and Miss to the amusement park. When Young Master went to buy juice for Madam, he met Chen Kaipiao." Uncle Zhao placed a photo in the folder in front of Situ Feng. "This was taken when Young Master met Chen Kaipiao. They were very cautious."

The photo does indeed show Chen Kaipiao and Xu Haiyang. The two are standing next to a fresh juice shop. Judging from their expressions, they seem to be nervous about something. However, the photo was taken from a distance, so their specific expressions are not clear.

Situ Feng looked up. "The meeting lasted two minutes. Why do you think they met?"

"Chen Kaipiao almost killed the young master, and the young master is a man who always seeks revenge. They met in private... I can't guess why they met."

Situ Feng nodded. "I understand."

As Uncle Zhao left, Situ Feng kept watching his back until the door to the reception room blocked his view.

Situ Feng dialed the number on the paper. After the phone rang three times, Situ Feng picked up the phone.

"Maybe there's no rush, I should wait a bit longer," Situ Feng thought. Just as he was about to hang up, a woman's voice came through the receiver.

"Boss Situ, I've been waiting for your call for so long."

Situ Feng smiled. He liked smart and straightforward women, especially when it came to important matters; he didn't like beating around the bush.

The other party was a woman of action. Situ Feng was completely outmatched by her finding Shan Shan's true identity before he could.

Men in positions of power often possess a strange tolerance for decisive and intelligent women. Situ Feng was no exception.

"You know who I am, but I don't know who you are. Can I trust you?" Situ Feng asked.

"What other choice do you have but to believe?" The other person chuckled.

"Tell me, what do you want?"

"I want your woman dead."

Situ Feng was mentally prepared for negotiations, but he did not expect the other party to make such a request.

The fact that the other party found and erased Shanshan's identity before he could do so was, in Situ Feng's view, definitely for the purpose of protecting someone. Since the goal had already been achieved, the only answer Situ Feng could think of was that this person wanted to use Shanshan's real identity to make a deal.

Shanshan's true identity is an excellent bargaining chip.

The secret of the desolate island is that Shan Shan's true identity cannot be revealed to the public; this is both the island's secret and Situ Feng's Achilles' heel.

Now that he had discovered the secret of the desolate rock island, Situ Feng had no choice but to comply with whatever price the other party offered. At least he wouldn't refuse over the phone.

However, the other party's request was for Shanshan to die, a demand that was completely unexpected by Situ Feng.

With Shanshan dead, the other party loses its bargaining chip, and the secret of being controlled by others on Huangyan Island is gone. This is a failed outcome for any negotiator.

Situ Feng composed himself. "Do you know what you're saying?"

"I understand perfectly. Isn't that what you think too? I'm just stating what you're thinking. With one woman dead, your Desolate Rock Island will be completely free of any ties. Isn't that the best option for you?"

"Who exactly are you?"

"Me? You don't need to know. Just remember, once your woman dies, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. Otherwise, it won't be just a matter of a dead woman helping you solve the problem. I'm afraid the entire Diruodi Kingdom will be... boom..."

"You couldn't possibly know about Shanshan's existence."

"Trying to trick me into revealing anything?" The other person chuckled. "Don't worry, I know everything, but how I know is none of your concern. Mr. Situ, you're a smart man. I don't think you'll let Di Ruo be ruined by you, will you? Of course, if this matter becomes public, you and your family will lose more than just money and power. Think about your two lovely daughters; they will be left to wander the streets, destitute and starving because of you..."

"That's enough!"

Situ Feng clenched his back teeth; he couldn't imagine his child living a wretched life like a beggar on the street.

The other party laughed happily, as if declaring the negotiations over in victory.

"Shanshan will die," Situ Feng said.

"Very good. Our call was very pleasant. I wish Mr. Situ all the best in achieving his grand ambitions. Farewell!"

Situ Feng hung up the phone, stood up, and took out half a bottle of whiskey from the liquor cabinet in the corner.

He hadn't drunk alcohol in a long time, but at this moment only a glass of wine could calm him down.

His tongue felt hot and numb, followed by a dry and burning throat. But as the whiskey flowed into his stomach, everything vanished abruptly. A sweet and tempting sensation washed over him, and the previous discomfort felt like a fleeting dream. This made Situ Feng wonder if alcohol was ever truly an unpleasant thing to drink.

Half an hour later, the whiskey calmed his nerves, and Situ Feng returned to the living room, just as Alice came downstairs.

"Are the children asleep?" Situ Feng stepped forward, standing at the top of the stairs with his arms outstretched, waiting for Alice.

"They just went to sleep. Before they went to sleep, they kept guessing what the surprise you mentioned was."

Before Alice had even finished going down the stairs, Situ Feng reached out and picked her up, carrying her all the way to the sofa before putting her down.

Alice blushed, like an innocent young girl.

"What if the children see this..."

"Do you want to know what the surprise is?" Situ Feng asked.

Alice looked at Situ Feng with curiosity.

"That means giving them a younger brother or sister."

……