Chapter 43 - 42: I Want to Die
At this moment, Xu Mo felt his scalp tingling.
Never before had he been so shocked.
Because the woman in the photo was someone he had never expected or even considered.
He had seen this woman before!
To be precise, he had seen her in a photo.
Yes!
She was the other woman in the group photo he had seen in Lin An'an's villa!
What on earth was going on?
Xu Mo's movements suddenly froze.
His unusual behavior didn't escape Yang Jingxuan's notice. As a seasoned police officer, her eyes were sharp. Although Xu Mo quickly regained his composure, that momentary pause was enough for her to catch the detail. She asked, "Do you know this woman?"
Xu Mo handed the photo back to her and didn't hide the truth. "I've seen her before. Why?"
"You've seen her before?"
Yang Jingxuan's expression immediately turned serious. "You've really seen this woman before?"
She took the photo and looked at the information attached to it. It read:
Name: Chen Yuyu
Age: 25
Occupation: Top performer at Red Rose Nightclub
Disappeared around the time of the dismemberment case.
Yang Jingxuan put the information back in the folder and looked at Xu Mo.
Xu Mo then asked, "What's wrong with this woman?"
"Have you seen the news about the recent dismemberment case?" Yang Jingxuan thought for a moment before revealing a bit of information.
Xu Mo nodded. "Yes, I have."
Yang Jingxuan continued, "She might be the victim."
"No way!"
Xu Mo was genuinely shocked.
Half of his reaction was feigned, but the other half was real.
He had never expected the victim to be this woman.
Xu Mo had considered that the dismembered body might be Lin An'an or some other woman, but he had never imagined it would be this woman.
After all, in his speculation, this woman was Gao Liyuan—the one who had disguised herself as Lin An'an and was now living Lin An'an's life.
Now the question arose.
If this woman was dead, then who was Gao Liyuan?
Who was Gao Liyuan, really?
What was the deal with that group photo?
Why would Lin An'an have a photo with a nightclub performer?
The more Xu Mo thought about it, the more something felt off.
Previously, he had thought Gao Liyuan's statement—"As long as that woman is dead, no one will know who I am"—referred to Lin An'an. But now it seemed she was talking about the woman in the photo.
As he pondered, Yang Jingxuan interrupted his thoughts. "It's just a possibility. When did you see this woman?"
"I haven't seen her in person," Xu Mo replied.
Yang Jingxuan frowned.
At that moment, Yang Jingying walked over, curious about the conversation between the two. "Xu Mo, Jingxuan, what's going on with you two?"
From her perspective, the two had bumped into each other and then started chatting, which seemed strange.
Yang Jingxuan, hearing Yang Jingying's words, turned to her. "Sis, who is this?"
Yang Jingying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your brother-in-law."
"So this is him?"
Yang Jingxuan then looked Xu Mo up and down, smiling at Yang Jingying. "Sis, it seems your brother-in-law isn't exactly honest. He even knows the top performer at a nightclub?"
Yang Jingying: "Really? Xu Mo?"
Yang Jingying: Staring intensely!
Under Yang Jingying's intense gaze, Xu Mo remained unfazed. Instead, a flood of thoughts rushed through his mind. He decided not to hide anything and said directly, "I saw this woman in a group photo with our Chairman Lin."
"Your Chairman Lin?"
This piqued Yang Jingxuan's professional curiosity. "Who is your Chairman Lin?"
"Lin An'an from Dingsheng Financial," Xu Mo replied.
Yang Jingxuan noted this down and then asked, "So you haven't seen her in person?"
"No," Xu Mo answered briefly.
"Alright."
Yang Jingxuan responded. Since the victim's identity hadn't been confirmed yet, she didn't know if the victim was indeed this woman. But she made a mental note of Lin An'an's name.
Xu Mo's actions seemed like an attempt to use her to investigate Lin An'an.
But that wasn't the case.
He now had a bold and crazy idea.
The only people who might know Gao Liyuan's true identity were two individuals.
One was the real Lin An'an.
The other was this Chen Yuyu.
Xu Mo didn't know if Lin An'an was dead or alive. Even if she was alive, he had no idea where she might be trapped.
On the other hand, he knew where Chen Yuyu was—Red Rose Nightclub!
Since Gao Liyuan had said that this woman knew her identity, she must have known. Otherwise, Gao Liyuan wouldn't have killed her.
This meant...
If he could find Chen Yuyu, everything would come to light.
But here was the problem: Chen Yuyu was already dead—dismembered, in fact. How could Xu Mo possibly find her?
For anyone else, this would be impossible.
But Xu Mo wasn't just anyone. He had save files.
His most recent save file was from the day before the dismemberment case made the news.
This was why Xu Mo now had a bold and crazy idea.
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Instead of passively investigating and tailing Lin An'an, he would take the initiative.
He would go back to that save point, find Chen Yuyu, and uncover everything about Gao Liyuan!
In other words, Xu Mo wanted to die.
Yes, you heard that right.
Unlike before, when he was passively killed by Gao Liyuan, this time he actively wanted to die.
But here was the problem.
Did Xu Mo have enough money?
Currently, he only had 1.34 million yuan. Based on his experience with the game so far, he had a rough idea that the cost of reloading a save file was likely tied to time. The further back in time he went, the more money it would cost.
If that was the case, he probably didn't have enough.
But...
Since he was going to reload anyway, could he just steal the money?
Xu Mo wasn't sure if he could steal enough, unless he used the [Universal Key] to break into a bank vault.
But that would be too complicated.
In short, it wouldn't be fast enough!
And there was the risk of getting caught, which would prevent him from reloading.
After thinking it over, there was only one simple solution.
Find the "little golden man."
With this in mind, Xu Mo's attention shifted away from Yang Jingying and Yang Jingxuan. After spending the afternoon with the sisters at the hospital, he left and got into his Cadillac. He immediately called Zhou Qiaoqiao.
"Hey, my boyfriend, what made you think of calling me? How rare."
Zhou Qiaoqiao teased from the other end of the line.
Xu Mo didn't beat around the bush. "How much do I owe you?"
"Hmm..." Zhou Qiaoqiao thought for a moment before replying, "I forgot. You insisted on owing me, but I never asked you to pay it back."
"Is that so?"
Xu Mo smiled. "Would you mind if I owed you a few million more?"
"Huh?" Zhou Qiaoqiao laughed. "Do you think my money grows on trees?"
"No?"
Xu Mo wasn't surprised by her reaction. Although she was a "free" girlfriend from the game, money wasn't something people gave away easily.
Was he really going to have to use the [Universal Key]?
As Xu Mo pondered other options, Zhou Qiaoqiao's voice came through the phone.
"It's not impossible, but I have a condition."
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