Who moved her body?

After leaving Ali's place, Guan Jie felt much more relaxed. He had been under a lot of pressure these past few days.

He dialed Zeng Meiqian's number, and soft, elegant, and melodious music came from the other end of the line.

"Meiqian, it's me."

"Honey, you finally called! You know, I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, afraid something might have happened to you. I couldn't get through on the phone, you weren't replying to emails, and Zhuang Buyi said he hadn't heard from you either. Waaah, Guan Jie, you know how scared I was, so scared of losing you."

Guan Jie had originally intended to tell the whole story, but Zeng Meiqian's words made him swallow his words back.

"I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm fine, I'll be back soon."

"Really, darling? My wedding dress, Lisa, is all ready, but you'll have to wait until the wedding to see it. Be sure to come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival! I've learned a few dishes and I'm planning to cook dinner for you myself. Also, my grandfather is ready to meet you on the 16th; he's even written the inscription for our invitations. You'll definitely be back on time, right?"

"Yes, definitely," Guan Jie said.

Guan Jie had no choice but to agree.

He felt that the person he owed the most in his life was Zeng Meiqian. Zeng Meiqian fell in love with him when he was at his lowest point, and he treated her coldly for a time, but Zeng Meiqian never complained.

Looking back on the three years he spent with Zeng Meiqian, she never asked for anything in return. She was always so gentle, kind, and understanding. A pampered young lady who was the heir to the family business, she was a submissive woman in front of Guan Jie. Based on this alone, Guan Jie felt that he could never hurt Zeng Meiqian.

He would risk his life for Song Xiaoxian, but what about Zeng Meiqian? He didn't know how to repay her kindness.

"Perhaps I'll never be able to pay it back in my lifetime," Guan Jie thought.

"I must save Xiaoxian by the Mid-Autumn Festival and then give Meiqian an explanation!" Guan Jie told himself.

Then Guan Jie called Zhuang Buyi.

"I just called Meiqian and told her I would be going back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but I'm not sure."

Zhuang Buyi frowned. "You called Zeng Meiqian? That's too risky. Besides, we still don't know who's behind this. What if Zeng Meiqian is involved? Wouldn't Sister Xiaoxian be in danger?"

"The phone call didn't show my location, and she didn't ask any further questions. I had my suspicions, but Meiqian is definitely not the mastermind behind Xiaoxian's murder. She's kind, and she had no motive."

"Alright." Zhuang Buyi had no choice but to admit that Guan Jie was right.

While the notion that Zeng Meiqian is kind is subjective, she certainly had no motive to commit the murder of Song Xiaoxian.

It's common for a rich young lady to fall for a nobody, but for her to kill his fiancée, meticulously plan her approach to him, and then condescend to make him fall in love with her—that's just too melodramatic. Zhuang Buyi himself began to doubt Zeng Meiqian's idea. If all of this was orchestrated by Zeng Meiqian to get Guan Jie, then this script was even more outlandish than a Korean drama.

"But who is the person who took Xiaoxian's information?" Zhuang asked without question.

Clearly, this person's goal is to protect Guan Jie, but why protect Guan Jie? Who benefits from keeping Guan Jie from being exposed?

Guan Jie couldn't figure out who was helping him, and he couldn't answer that question.

"By the way, two people died mysteriously in Sanghai City last night. One was a person in the city hospital morgue, and the other was a person in the funeral home. The official statement is that they committed suicide by hanging themselves late at night, but the witnesses do not believe this conclusion. Although the matter has been closed, there are still many doubts."

"What suspicious things did you find?" Guan Jie asked.

"I investigated these two people. They were the ones in charge of storing Xiaoxian's body and cremating her after her death. I think their deaths at this time are closely related to the fact that Xiaoxian is still alive. Someone doesn't want what happened to Xiaoxian back then to be revealed."

"The dead can't testify?"

"Yes. I think so," Zhuang Buyi said.

Guan Jie sighed. He did indeed intend to investigate the events of that year thoroughly if he were to return alive, tracing the roots of the matter to find the murderer of Song Xiaoxian. The most important branch was the funeral home and the hospital morgue.

If Song Xiaoxian is still alive, then the person sent to the crematorium back then wasn't Song Xiaoxian at all. Since it wasn't Song Xiaoxian, the person in charge of this matter must know that. However, this person is dead, and the people in the hospital morgue are also dead, which means that Song Xiaoxian's body was switched when it was in the hospital morgue back then.

"Could it have been made by the desolate rock island?" Zhuang asked without a doubt.

"The murder to silence them was most likely done by their people. Someone took Xiao Xian's information first, which made Huangyan Island feel that things had been exposed, so they took the initiative to eliminate the people who knew about it back then. If Huangyan Island wants to be independent, then..."

Zhuang Buyi took a deep breath and said, "Sister Xiaoxian must die!"

"I need to rescue Xiaoxian as soon as possible, there's no time to lose."

……

Xu Haiyang tossed Guan Jie a set of clothes from the Green Plant Company. After changing into the clothes, Guan Jie pulled his baseball cap down until it covered his face.

"The greenery can only be delivered to the lobby, and then someone will guide you to replace the plants in each office. You can't go into the medicine storage area," Xu Haiyang said.

"Understood. I'll familiarize myself with the entrances and exits today to prepare for tomorrow."

Xu Haiyang looked at Guan Jie with a half-smile, as if it were none of his business.

"You only get one chance, so remember to save it for when you're most confident."

Guan Jie gestured with his hand to indicate that he understood, and then got into the passenger seat of the plant company's delivery van.

The plant company comes every week to replace the plants delivered the previous week, so when the car passed through the restricted area entrance, the security personnel simply opened the cargo compartment, glanced at it, and then let it pass.

No one noticed Guan Jie in the passenger seat.

The white building of the research center looked much more magnificent up close than from afar, with its white doors almost hidden within the walls. The driver and Guan Jie pushed the cart through the back door, and a woman who appeared to be an office assistant led them into the lobby.

The five-meter-high hall is like a miniature sphere inside, with the ceiling extending to the floor decorated entirely with dotted lights, making you feel as if you are in a futuristic world.

In the middle of the spacious hall was a circular table. A woman wearing black-rimmed glasses and with her hair in a bun sat in the center, with two computers beside her. The content on the screens kept changing, and she would occasionally tap on them.

Guan Jie pushed the cart, while the driver loaded the green plants that were originally placed in the lobby onto the cart, pushed them out and put them back on the cart, and then replaced the original green plants with new ones.

After the greenery in the lobby was replaced, the woman who appeared to be an assistant pressed a button, and a miniature screen disappeared behind the white wall tiles. She placed the card on her chest, and after successful recognition, a section of the wall in front of her changed color, and an invisible elevator door opened.

Guan Jie secretly memorized the location of the protrusion, and then got on the elevator.

The entire research center, except for the lobby, is built underground, so the elevator shows that it is on the fifth floor.

Guan Jie and the driver started replacing the plants from the fourth floor. However, the greenery in the research center was just for decoration, placed either at the entrance or in the restrooms, so there were only a few dozen pots in total from top to bottom.

The fourth floor had the most office staff, not much different from other large companies. The employees in white lab coats were like stock exchange traders, busy but orderly, each doing their own thing.

The third floor has far fewer people, and the offices are mostly small. Different titles are posted outside the offices in the form of nameplates.

The second floor is completely different from the two floors above. The laboratory has replaced the offices that were mainly for clerical work. People wearing white coats, gloves and goggles are busy in the laboratory with glass walls on the outside. Their offices are right next to the laboratory. Compared with the offices above, the offices here seem to be very simple, with very few paper office supplies.

The assistant led the way, and the driver followed skillfully with his head down.

Guan Jie pushed the cart with his head down, not daring to miss any corner out of the corner of his eye, but to his disappointment, he did not see any laboratory related to Song Xiaoxian.

After replacing the plants in the innermost restroom, the assistant said, "You can leave now."

Guan Jie peered inside, hoping to find where the medicine was stored within the limited time available. His assistant noticed something was wrong and immediately became alert.

"How come I've never seen you before?"

The driver immediately pulled Guan Jie over, bowed and explained with a smile, "Xiao Xu is sick today. It's his first time here, and he doesn't know the rules. He's never been before."

The driver gave Guan Jie a wink, then cursed, "Didn't I tell you not to look around before we came? I'll definitely tell the boss when we get back that you're not allowed to come here again."

Guan Jie immediately lowered his head even further and stammered, "Brother, please don't tell the boss, or I'll lose my job. I promise I'll never look at things like that again."

"This isn't something I can decide; those who don't understand the rules should be punished!"

The assistant curled her lip in disdain.

"Alright, stop making a scene. We're a professional research institution. What if people who come here don't follow the rules and our work gets leaked? Can you take responsibility for that?"

The driver repeatedly bowed and nodded.

"Yes, yes, our boss told us that all the research here is classified. But don't worry, he only graduated from elementary school and can't read many words. Even if you show him something technical, he wouldn't understand it."

The assistant raised his hand to cover his mouth, cleared his throat, and said, "I know you wouldn't understand. Alright, get going."

At that moment, a round-faced man wearing a white coat came out of the bathroom.

The assistant immediately stopped and respectfully greeted, "Dr. Qin!"

"Who are they?"

"Oh, they're from the landscaping company; they come every week to change the plants in the restrooms."

The driver nodded quickly, and Guan Jie lowered his head, pulling his hat brim even lower.

The voice sounded familiar. Guan Jie searched his memory, trying to recall where he had heard it before. If he had heard it before, it meant he had most likely seen it before, and if he had, he would have been recognized.

Guan Jie immediately broke out in a cold sweat. If he was recognized as not being from the Green Plant Company, then everything he had would be in vain.

The assistant smiled respectfully again, then turned and left.

Guan Jie followed behind the driver, passing by Dr. Qin. Just as Guan Jie was three meters away, Dr. Qin suddenly called out to him.

"The one in the back."