Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 653 The Two Vanished Fathers!
Li Cu's father and Shen Qiong's father were good friends who worked in the same factory back then, and the two families have always had an excellent relationship.

As children, Li Cu and Shen Qiong grew up together and played together; they could be considered childhood sweethearts.

Later, due to various changes, the two families moved to different places, but they still maintained contact.

For Li Chu, he had only seen Shen Qiong a few days ago, but today, in a cramped, rented warehouse, he discovered Shen Qiong's dismembered remains in a package sent by an unknown person!!!
For a boy who has just turned eighteen, even if he has seen many big scenes and many dead people, this scene is really too exciting.

Upon discovering the situation, Li Chu rushed to Shen Qiong's house like a madman.

Unexpectedly, yet also understandably, "Shen Qiong" disappeared.

However, Li Chu knew that the mangled corpse lying in the icy water was not the same person as Shen Qiong, whom he had seen a few days ago!
When Hu Ming arrived at the small warehouse, Li Cu was holding a wet, bluish-black head, his eyes were red, and he looked completely distraught.

His friends, Su Wan and Yang Hao, stood blankly to one side, remaining silent for a long time, creating a deathly still atmosphere in the small warehouse.

Judging from the messy and broken things around them, the three teenagers had already vented their emotions before Hu Ming arrived.

Otherwise, given Li Cu's young and impulsive nature, he wouldn't have been able to see that Hu Ming was still unmoved and was merely staring at Hu Ming blankly.

After all, Li Chu was unaware of the hidden truth behind this. In his mind, all these elaborately designed express delivery packages, including the broken stones, were the work of Wu Xie and Hu Ming.

Even if Hu Ming and Wu Xie didn't do it, they are definitely involved in Shen Qiong's death!
"That Shen Qiong, the Shen Qiong I saw a few days ago... no... a while ago, who exactly is she?"

"Shen Qiong... Why did she die? Why? What does all of this have to do with her???"

Li Chu stared at Hu Ming blankly for several minutes before finally asking in a hoarse voice.

"Are you sure that the Shen Qiong you saw a few days ago wasn't Shen Qiong?"

"Not bad, at least your logical thinking is not bad, which is commendable. As for Shen Qiong who is active now, I can only say that she is in cahoots with the person who sent you these packages."

"To reiterate, these packages have nothing to do with us; they were sent to you by our enemies. All we've done is make our enemies think we're important."

"Of course, you're a smart kid, much like Wu Xie when he was young, with a quick mind. I bet you've already guessed it, haven't you?"

Hu Ming, too lazy to care about the dirty water on the ground, plopped down on the ground, lit a cigarette, and stuffed it into Li Cu's mouth.

It wasn't that Hu Ming wanted to corrupt the newly adult children; it was just that at this moment, he needed something to relieve his anxious and tense nerves.

Cigarettes, while harmful to health, are great for relieving stress!
Li Chu neither refused nor spoke, but silently bit down on the cigarette holder, took a deep drag, and then...
"Cough cough cough!!!"

It's inevitable the first time.

"As for you... believe me, calling the police is not a good option. I'm not bragging, but in Beijing, this little thing can't do anything to me. Besides, this matter has little to do with me. I'm a former soldier and I won't hurt ordinary people."

Hu Ming chuckled, ignoring Li Chu's embarrassment. With a flick of his wrist, a dagger flew out and pinned Su Wan's phone, which was pressing buttons on the back of his hand, to the ground.

"...My phone, I just bought it, it cost several thousand!"

Su Wan broke out in a cold sweat, turned around to look at the black screen of his phone, and muttered something.

Although he was born into wealth and had plenty of money, he never developed a wasteful habit from a young age.

"I'll compensate you later. And you, Yang Hao, put down your phone. Listen to me, if the police find out about this, it won't do you any good."

"As for me, I only need to pay a tiny, small price to extricate myself from this matter; the only ones who will suffer are you."

Hu Ming smiled slightly, not caring about the boy's insignificant resistance.

"Shen Qiong... Shen Qiong... you didn't kill him?" Li Chu asked in a hoarse voice.

The words were a bit awkward to say, but Hu Ming understood them.

"No, I can tell you that with absolute certainty. It's other people, but they're all in cahoots, Su Nan. Remember? They're from the same family..."

Hu Ming explained calmly.

"Also... why would they target Shen Qiong, given the deep-seated connection between him and them?" I think I can explain that to you.

"Your father, and Shen Qiong's father, are not innocent. Decades ago, they worked for a big shot of ours in a top-secret factory. Hmm, the Buddha I mentioned to you before."

"I won't lie to you, the factory's job was to process things brought out from Gutongjing. Later, for various reasons, the project was abandoned and the factory was disbanded."

"All those involved were paid a large sum of severance pay and agreed to keep quiet about the matter. Unfortunately, your father and Shen Qiong's father betrayed Master Zhang."

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"They... perhaps for profit, or perhaps for something else, have joined forces with our enemies and revealed a great deal of information."

"So, your two families were not innocent from the beginning; you were already involved in this matter."

"Of course, Huang Yan choosing you was really just an accident, or perhaps it could be considered destiny?"

Hu Ming calmly recounted some of the secrets behind Li Chu's incredulous gaze.

Of course, the Buddha wouldn't leave such a loophole as being betrayed by his own workers; this was something he tolerated!
The purpose was to subtly reveal some information about Gutongjing to certain individuals.

How can fish lurking underwater possibly take the bait if you don't throw out any?
"I...I...I remember now, Yali, the courier company we went to yesterday said that their boss met with your father, and then they both disappeared!"

Su Wan suddenly remembered some small details, glanced cautiously at Hu Ming, and raised his hand to speak with trembling hands.

It looks just like a primary school student being called on by the teacher.

"The real owner of that courier company is Shen Qiong's father. It seems you've accomplished quite a bit while I was away?"

"Li Chu, your father has disappeared?"

Hu Ming glanced at Su Wan and the others in surprise and said softly.

"Yes, my father left a note and then disappeared. My intuition tells me that my father's disappearance is definitely related to Gutongjing."

"Now, what you've said confirms my suspicions... Hu Ming, I'm going back to Gutongjing! I need to find out everything, I need to find my father!"

Li Cu responded in a deep voice, carefully put away Shen Qiong's head, and looked intently at Hu Ming.

"Of course, it's your prerogative. Even if you don't want to go, I'll do everything I can to get you to go there again."

"However, before that, we must first clean out this warehouse. There are some local specialties from Gutongjing that you seem to have missed..."

Hu Ming smiled noncommittally, making no secret of his plan to get Li Cu to go to Gutongjing again no matter what.

At the same time, Hu Ming smiled mysteriously, stood up, and under the horrified gazes of the others, his pupils narrowed and shimmered with a faint golden light!

The next moment... *rustling*.