Chapter 384: A Corpse with Unclosed Eyes

Chapter 384: A Corpse That Died with Unclosed Eyes

Returning home, his younger brother had transformed into the epitome of a doting ‘daddy’.

In Mu Qingwu’s eyes, you could clearly see two words.

“Happiness!”

“What is happiness?”

It’s holding the hand you long for, strolling through the hustle and bustle with the one you cherish.

It’s that even the monotonous days hold no tedium when each moment feels just right.

No flower ever fails to bloom in gratitude, no tide remains unretreated, no light ever stays dim.

But if you hold onto happiness, its brilliance never fades…

“I’m exhausted,” he sighed.

Carrying a basin of foot bath water to his sister, Xiao Yu began his playful act and carefully dipped her delicate feet into the basin. “Will there be a hundred kisses for me?”

“Haha,” came the reply.

Mu Qingwu grinned teasingly, “Absolutely!”

“That’s wonderful,” Xiao Yu murmured.

While washing her feet, he massaged her slightly swollen calves and said sympathetically, “Have just one child so you won’t have to suffer like this again!”

Mu Qingwu retorted playfully, “What happened to our plan of forming a team to bring honor to the country?”

Xiao Yu laughed at the tease, “Really aiming to be a little pig?”

“Being a pig is nothing,” she shot back.

Reaching out, Mu Qingwu gently stroked her brother’s youthful, handsome cheek, “It’s a pity—your big sister isn’t the maiden she once was.”

“Am I being foolish?” he asked.

His mischievous smile fading, Xiao Yu replied earnestly, “A true maiden isn’t defined by youth and beauty, but by courage, confidence, and kindness!”

Just like me.

Having lived two lives, he resolutely chose the path of law enforcement.

The same boy, never truly changed!

“What about me?”

Mu Qingwu answered with a gentle smile as emotion shimmered in her eyes.

“My little maiden,” she whispered.

Teasing, Xiao Yu added, “Sis, you know there’s always a maiden out there whose only purpose is to trouble a man!”

“I’ll beat you to death!” she retorted.

Laughing, Mu Qingwu said, “What have I done? Before I got pregnant, I attended to you every day. It wasn’t until I married a naughty guy that I realized a bride’s role is to take charge at home and care for the eldest!”

“Hahaha…”

Xiao Yu burst into laughter, nodding, “So you finally realized, my little mom?”

“Shut up!”

Mu Qingwu pouted, her cheeks flushing red.

“Alright, alright,” she conceded.

Xiao Yu’s eyes danced as he added, “Sis, once you have the baby, get a perm and rock denim shorts with a tank top—I bet you’ll be the ultimate goddess of allure!”

“Dream on,” she replied.

Mu Qingwu feigned a slight scowl, determined not to give in to her brother’s mischief.

“It seems we guys have a thing for clean-cut girls,” he mused.

After a pause, Xiao Yu continued, “But we can’t help wanting to get them a little dirty. How about you girls?”

Mu Qingwu’s expression shifted oddly, “Seems like we’re all the same!”

“Hahahaha,” echoed their laughter.

The young couple laughed together heartily.

“Before I met you, I was curious about your name,” Xiao Yu teased.

Smiling, he added, “But now that I’ve met you, I’m dying to know… oh, never mind, too risqué. That mischievous Helpless Crab Deity is everywhere!”

And with that, he left her no chance to retort.

Like a seasoned driver, Xiao Yu grabbed the basin and dashed off.

“Bad little brother, just you wait!”

Mu Qingwu, ever clever, shook her head with a smile.

Tenderly caressing her pregnant belly, she murmured, “Baby, look how naughty Dad is—always teasing Mom. Hurry into this world so you and I can teach bad Dad a lesson, alright?”

It was as if the baby was replying to her.

Her belly moved slightly as the baby kicked her hand.

A warm, maternal glow lit up her flawless, jade-like face.

Mu Qingwu’s smile blossomed like a field of flowers.

Isn’t that wonderful!

……

Midnight.

Xiao Yu opened his eyes.

Even with his phone on silent, he could sense the faint glow of an incoming call.

With Mu Qingwu fast asleep in his arms, Xiao Yu leaned in to kiss her before quietly rising.

He stepped into the Criminal Investigation Team’s office.

There, he noticed a heavy mood among his colleagues.

Upon seeing the boss and the head honcho, Zhao Changshan declared, “Fang Hongding… is dead!”

Xiao Yu: ???

After Fang Hongding was apprehended, he had suffered a broken arm from a car accident along with minor injuries and was hospitalized.

Two veteran detectives were assigned to guard him.

Who could possibly kill him right under the noses of such seasoned detectives?

He probably couldn’t even manage to harm himself, right?

Now you’re saying he’s dead?

“Grassland Wolf!”

Zhou Tinghu smiled wryly, “While setting a cast on the suspect Fang Hongding, the creature smashed through the hospital window, rushed in, and before anyone could react, bit off Fang Hongding’s neck—then fled…”

Xiao Yu was dumbfounded.

Grassland Wolf actually bit off Fang Hongding’s head?

A thought flashed in his mind: Are you kidding me?

Weren’t those wolves trained by Fang Hongding himself?

Could they really turn on their trainer?

Both Zhao Changshan and Zhou Tinghu had shared Xiao Yu’s stunned expression when they first heard the news.

How could this be possible?

But as unbelievable as it seemed, it had happened!

In an instant,

A name flashed through Xiao Yu’s mind.

Jiang Huiying!

That thought made Xiao Yu’s face harden once more.

How did she manage to do this?

……

Hospital, Surgical Department.

Xiao Yu stepped into the scene of the crime, his gaze shifting from the shattered window to the broken glass scattered on the floor, and finally settling on a corpse…

Fang Hongding’s corpse!

It was glaringly evident that the dead man’s face still bore an expression of agony and shock, his eyes staring wide open.

A death without closure!

Yet his neck had been completely torn asunder.

Chunks of raw, blood-soaked flesh hung forlornly beside where his throat had been.

Bloodstains were scattered all around the severed half of his neck.

Slowly, Xiao Yu knelt and calmly examined Fang Hongding’s face.

He observed the lingering look of disbelief and confusion in death.

He noted those once-bright eyes, now utterly devoid of light…

“You were shocked too, weren’t you?”

“Never thought you’d be killed by a wolf you trained yourself?”

“Died with eyes wide open… was it out of anger?”

“Never expected Jiang Huiying to strike you!”

Complex emotions glimmered in Xiao Yu’s eyes as he murmured, “She even despises you for not avenging her sister for over twenty years. As I’ve said before—if you were a real man, you should have acted over twenty years ago… Instead, you’re not even worthy of being called a man. That’s exactly why she killed you, isn’t it?”

Slowly, he rose to his feet, sniffing the lingering scent of a wolf as he moved toward the shattered window.

Pushing it open, he leaped out.

And Xiao Yu walked off into the distance…