A miraculous doctor descended from the heavens.

The three of them searched the villa thoroughly, from top to bottom, but ultimately found nothing else.

With dawn approaching, the three had no choice but to leave the Mao family villa.

As Gu Feng walked outside and was about to leave, his gaze inadvertently swept over the trash cans outside the courtyard wall, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

With the thought of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," he walked over.

Peng Jingpei and Chu Hanliang were both taken aback when they saw Gu Feng rummaging through the trash.

The trash can was indeed a crucial place; they had almost missed it just now—the two quickly followed.

The trash can may contain evidence, but more often it contains real garbage.

Bags of garbage were torn open, and a stench that made people dizzy immediately filled the air.

Leftovers, rotten leaves and scraps, even large band-aids...

The smells mixed together, and Peng Jingpei almost vomited on the spot.

But she still forced herself to suppress her nausea, covering her mouth with one hand and clutching a twig in the other, as she followed behind the two men, searching through their belongings.

This is an extremely painful, disgusting, and even potentially fatal process.

Chu Hanliang acted as if nothing had happened. Having been a criminal investigator for so long, he had seen countless garbage cans and even corpses so rotten they were infested with maggots.

That stench is something no ordinary person could withstand.

His sense of smell had long been honed to an exceptionally strong level. Even when Gu Feng and Peng Liangpei couldn't take it anymore and retreated to the side, he was still like a madman, rummaging through the trash non-stop.

Once Chu Hanliang gets into work mode, he truly seems to have divine assistance.

A person's success is inseparable from diligence, talent, and luck.

If Lady Luck doesn't smile upon you, all your efforts will be in vain.

Although Chu Hanliang's luck wasn't as good as Gu Feng's, it wasn't that bad either.

Just as he emptied the entire trash can and turned to the last trash bag, he finally discovered a clue.

"Quick! Come and see what this is!" Chu Hanliang shouted excitedly.

Gu Feng and Peng Liangpei, who were standing to the side taking a break from their busy work and exchanging glances, quickly went over.

The garbage bag contained a packet of ashes. Perhaps the person burning it was careless, or perhaps they were in too much of a hurry, because at the very bottom, there was still a small piece of something that hadn't completely burned to ash.

You can clearly see that it is a small piece of cloth with some stains that look like juice or red wine.

"This... looks like a piece of clothing." Peng Jingpei said something obvious—anyone with eyesight could tell that it was originally a piece of clothing.

Chu Hanliang held the piece of cloth in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Something's not right."

"What's wrong?" Gu Feng asked.

"The nearest house to the Mao family villa is over 500 meters away. And looking at the contents of this trash can, it's almost entirely leftovers from the Mao family's birthday party today. In other words, this trash can is basically for the Mao family's exclusive use," Chu Hanliang analyzed.

"Even if it's for their own use, what's wrong with that?" Peng Jingpei still didn't understand.

"Look," Chu Hanliang said, pointing to the mess of trash he had dumped all over the floor. "This trash is all from the party. But this burnt-to-ash garment is mixed in there, which doesn't make sense."

"What's so hard to explain?" Peng Jingpei said dismissively. "Someone at the party accidentally spilled red wine or juice on their clothes. Maybe they thought it would be hard to wash, or maybe they're rich and don't care, so they just threw it away."

"Then why not just throw it away directly? Why wait until it's burned to ashes before throwing it out?" Chu Hanliang immediately retorted.

"This..." Peng Jingpei couldn't answer for a moment.

Gu Feng remained silent, staring intently at the torn piece of cloth. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

He clearly remembers that when he was resuscitating He Qiaoqing today, she was wearing a red low-cut dress, so red it was eye-catching, as intense as blood.

Bright red is a color appropriate for festive occasions, but this kind of red is usually reserved for the main character.

The main character today isn't He Qiaoqing, so why did she insist on wearing bright red? Isn't that clearly trying to steal the spotlight?

Of course, there is one possibility—that this Miss He had that kind of mentality and deliberately dressed like that to steal the limelight from Peng Wanxian.

But there's another possibility: He Qiaoqing soiled her original clothes at the banquet and changed into something else. But... why did she have to wear red? And such an exaggeratedly bright and eye-catching red, with such a revealing style?

This whole thing seems incredibly strange. But first, we need to confirm whether these clothes burned to ashes really belong to He Qiaoqing.

Without further delay, the three got into the car and headed straight for the hospital.

Gu Feng found He Qiaoqing's mother, Zhong Yufen, and first showed her the shoe.

Zhong Yufen recognized them almost immediately—these were her daughter's shoes.

To onlookers, it was just an ordinary pair of black high heels, with some sparkling embellishments on the surface that looked like diamonds.

Yes, anyone would assume those are fake diamonds.

But only Zhong Yufen knew that they were all real, diamonds even more real than pearls.

Ordinary people would never embellish their shoes with real diamonds, and He Qiaoqing herself wouldn't either. But her mother, Zhong Yufen, was an exception.

He Qiaoqing is Zhong Yufen's only daughter, and they are blood relatives. This daughter has always been the apple of her eye, the apple of her eye—she is afraid of breaking her if she holds her in her hands, and afraid of melting her if she keeps her in her mouth.

Having such a talented, beautiful, and elegant daughter has always been Zhong Yufen's pride.

She wished she could give her daughter everything she had. It's no exaggeration to say that if she could, she would even rip out her own heart and cook it into soup for her daughter.

However, such methods were too extreme and perverse, so all she could do was to give her daughter the best material comforts in the world to the best of her ability.

Everything He Qiaoqing ate, wore, and used was of the highest quality. Even the style of these shoes was personally designed by Zhong Yufen and specially made by someone else.

Gu Feng has a fervent love for gold, but he knows nothing about diamonds.

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, he casually tossed the shoe to Chu Hanliang.

However, if he had known beforehand that the glittering thing on the shoe was worth hundreds of taels of gold, he would definitely have... taken it off before throwing it away.

After confirming the shoes, Gu Feng handed over the piece of cloth. Zhong Yufen took out her glasses from her handbag, examined them carefully for a while, and then nodded very confidently.

This piece of fabric was from the clothes her daughter wore when she went out today.

The suit that He Qiaoqing is wearing today is a professional suit that Zhong Yufen specially commissioned a well-known designer in Paris to tailor-make for her daughter.

Both the style and the fabric are unique.

Therefore, Zhong Yufen confirmed it completely without much effort.

Gu Feng brought two items, both of which belonged to his daughter. Zhong Yufen had been harboring doubts all along—her daughter had clearly been wearing a white business suit when she went out today, so why was she seen wearing a bright red long dress? Full of suspicion, she was about to pull Gu Feng aside to ask him for clarification when she saw the three of them already leaving in a hurry, as if their pants were on fire.

Without further hesitation, she immediately took out her phone and called her husband.

After she told her husband, He Tiansheng, everything about Gu Feng bringing her the items to identify, He Tiansheng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise on the other end of the phone, "I didn't have high hopes when I asked the municipal party secretary to specifically request him to investigate this case. I only heard that this detective had a particularly fiery temper and wasn't afraid to offend powerful people. I didn't expect that he would actually find something. On my side, I've just assembled another team and are still secretly carrying out the investigation."

"No, Lao He," Zhong Yufen said. "I think that detective surnamed Chu is indeed quite capable, but what's even more unusual is that young doctor named Gu Feng."

"This young man is definitely not simple." He Tiansheng pondered for a moment on the other end of the phone. "But you don't need to worry too much. He has no ill intentions towards us. Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved our daughter, let alone kindly come to warn us."

"I know this child has a kind heart. I just asked Dr. Liu, our daughter's current attending physician, and he said that if it weren't for Dr. Gu's frantic efforts to save her today in the operating room, our daughter probably wouldn't have survived. Now he's so enthusiastically helping us find out the truth... Don't you think we should do something for him?"

"You mean we should go thank him?"

"Thank you, of course. But only on the premise of ensuring his safety." Zhong Yufen's tone turned serious. "My intuition tells me that my daughter's drowning is not a simple matter. Now, more and more doubts are emerging."

"Yes, I feel the same way. I'm afraid their real target isn't our daughter, but us."

"The taller the tree, the more the wind will blow against it, what can we do about it? But let me tell you this, Dr. Gu is our daughter's savior, you must guarantee his safety."

"I know. I'll handle this, don't worry."

"..."