Chapter 363: Hunting Time!
Chen Ye watched as the middle-aged man walked into the residential complex across the street, frowning slightly.
There was no way the secret realm's marker would be mistaken.
Since this guy's color was redder than everyone else's, it definitely meant there was something different about him.
'Could it be that he's stronger than the others?'
Chen Ye was very cautious and didn't rush to follow him.
After all, his main goal right now was to develop steadily and avoid trouble!
After that, Chen Ye walked into the complex where his eldest brother lived.
When he arrived at his brother's house and walked in the door, he immediately heard Chen Mengyao's excited cheer.
"Wow! It's a big teddy bear!!"
Chen Mengyao rushed over, grabbed the doll from Chen Ye's hands, and politely thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle!"
Chen Ye smiled too. "As long as you like it."
"I do!"
Mengyao was still little. If she said she liked it, then she definitely meant it.
"You're always wasting money!" his sister-in-law scolded with a hint of affection, then said, "Sit for a while. Your big brother went to pick up Mom and Dad. They'll be back soon."
"Okay, sis. You go on with your work."
Chen Ye sat down by the sofa, while his sister-in-law went to the kitchen to cook.
A while later.
His big brother returned with their father and mother, and the whole family sat around the table to eat.
Although tonight's dishes were all inexpensive, with his sister-in-law's excellent cooking skills, everything tasted great, and the family was happy.
Chen Ye also liked this kind of lively, warm atmosphere.
After dinner, he hung out at his brother's place for a while, and then everyone went their separate ways.
His parents had to return to the dormitory at the construction site, and Chen Ye had to head back to his company dormitory.
But not long after he left his brother's complex, he got a call from Gao Ming.
"Old place. Come out for a drink!"
With that, Gao Ming hung up.
Chen Ye could tell that Gao Ming didn't seem to be in a good mood. As classmates and brothers, of course, he had to go keep him company.
When Chen Ye arrived, he saw from a distance that Gao Ming was already sitting by the window, eating.
The restaurant was doing well tonight; all the private rooms were occupied.
Suddenly—
Chen Ye's steps paused.
Because he saw that the middle-aged Reincarnator was also in this restaurant having a late-night snack.
He was sitting just a few tables behind Gao Ming.
Chen Ye kept his expression calm and walked into the restaurant.
"You're here?" Gao Ming called out when he saw him. "Hurry up, sit down. Let's have a drink first."
"What's up, Boss Gao?"
Chen Ye sat down and smiled. "You look pretty down. Is there really something out there that could trouble my Boss Gao?"
"Sigh! Life's tough when you're in the business world—so many things out of your control!"
"If you keep pretending, I'm leaving!"
"All right, all right... You heard about that female employee at our company who was killed last night, right?"
Chen Ye nodded. "Heard she died pretty horribly."
"It was awful! She was tortured before she died. Her whole body—stabbed dozens of times with a blunt object..."
Gao Ming couldn't help but complain, "That murderer is seriously disgusting. I bet he's some kind of eunuch who can't do it, so he hates women. Uses a blunt object to make up for his shortcomings and punishes women!"
Chen Ye noticed—
When Gao Ming said that, at the third table behind him, the middle-aged man's hand, which was about to drink, clearly paused.
"Definitely!" Gao Ming added.
Chen Ye thought for a moment and agreed, "Old Gao, I think you're right! That murderer's probably some ball-less eunuch—twisted in the head."
As he spoke, Chen Ye kept an eye on the middle-aged man's movements.
This time, the middle-aged man didn't show any unusual reaction.
"Damn it, why doesn't heaven just send down a bolt of lightning and strike a beast like that dead?" Gao Ming cursed angrily.
Chen Ye asked curiously, "Old Gao, you and this murderer..."
"Sigh! I have nothing to do with him. The higher-ups just want me to help catch this bastard!" Gao Ming sighed and explained honestly, "The killer may be a pervert, but he's also extremely dangerous. Honestly, I really don't want to run into someone like that."
Chen Ye understood.
If someone could make even Gao Ming feel threatened, they had to be an even more powerful Reincarnator.
So, was that middle-aged man behind them really the killer?
"Forget it, let's not talk about this." Gao Ming raised his glass. "Let's drink!"
Chen Ye raised his glass and clinked it with Gao Ming's.
The two of them stayed in the restaurant for more than two hours. During that time, the middle-aged man had already paid and left first.
"Old Gao, that's enough for tonight. Should we call it a day?"
Gao Ming's face was flushed, but he was still fairly clear-headed. He stood up and said, "Yeah, I'll go pay the bill and we'll go."
As they walked out of the restaurant, Chen Ye suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching them from the shadows.
To be precise, they were watching Gao Ming.
"Old Chen, you're heading back to the dorm, right? That's on my way, I'll give you a ride."
Gao Ming took out his car keys as he spoke.
Chen Ye didn't refuse and got into the passenger seat of the Mercedes G-Class.
…
On the road.
Chen Ye noticed in the rearview mirror that a motorcycle had been following them the whole way.
He wanted to warn Gao Ming, but didn't know how to bring it up.
After thinking it over, Chen Ye said, "By the way, Old Gao, you must have changed villas by now, right? If it's convenient, how about letting me check out your new place?"
Gao Ming was surprised. "Now?"
"Yes, right now. I'm not sleepy at all," Chen Ye said deliberately. "What, got a fierce wife at home? Is it inconvenient?"
"What fierce wife!" Gao Ming protested. "What woman would dare to mess with me? You don't have to go back to your dorm tonight—just crash at my place."
Hearing this, Chen Ye smiled.
About ten minutes later.
The car drove into a high-end residential complex and then parked in the villa's garage.
Looking at the villa in front of him, Chen Ye joked, "Wow, I was just kidding, but you really bought a villa?"
"Work hard and you'll have one too in the future!"
"Capitalist! Already drawing a big pie for me?"
The two laughed and walked into the villa.
There was no one else inside.
After showing Chen Ye around, Gao Ming pointed at a room and said, "Old Chen, why don't you just sleep here tonight?"
He originally said it out of politeness.
He didn't expect Chen Ye to agree immediately. "Sure!"
Gao Ming was a little stunned, but quickly covered it up, yawning. "Get some sleep early. Don't be late for work tomorrow!"
With that, he headed to his master bedroom.
Chen Ye also entered the guest room and lay down.
The reason he shamelessly stayed was because he sensed someone was still watching them.
Chen Ye wasn't sure who the target was, but Gao Ming was the more likely one. After all, he'd never made enemies on Earth.
As old classmates and close friends, and since Gao Ming had always been good to him, Chen Ye couldn't just stand by and watch something happen!
So, he chose to stay.
If the enemy didn't show up tonight, he'd warn Gao Ming to be careful tomorrow…
Fortunately,
The enemy didn't let Chen Ye down.
Around 3 a.m., as Chen Ye lay in bed wide awake, he suddenly opened his eyes.
(End of chapter)
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