The more Ji Li thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He had no time left to wait for the recording of Fang Shao's death, so he told Wei Guang:
"Your car stays here to investigate the cause of death. Everyone else, come with me to find Ye Ping. Hurry."
The moment he finished speaking, Ji Li turned around, tugged the dazed Xue Tingtao along, and jogged toward the car ahead.
Seeing this, Xue Tingtao and Mei Sheng wasted no more words. They glanced at the human skin in Wei Guang's hands and hurried after him.
Ji Li rarely acted in such haste, but he believed that if his guess was right, Ye Ping mattered even more than he had imagined.
Ye Ping was Tian Xiaolian's homeroom teacher.
Originally, the employees had only intended to visit her to learn more about the secrets surrounding Tian Xiaolian, hoping that information might help them later.
But if the ghost had killed Fang Shao so it could go silence Ye Ping, then the information this homeroom teacher possessed was far too important to ignore.
That meant she knew something crucial to this mission, while also confirming that there really was more to Tian Xiaolian than met the eye.
Tian Xiaolian was merely one victim in this series of murders, yet her secret could drive a ghost to silence someone. That alone proved how valuable it was.
Perhaps obtaining this clue would bring them a major breakthrough in the mission.
The three got into the car and sped toward Guiyuan Residential Area. Throughout the drive, Ji Li's brow remained furrowed as he explained quietly:
"If Fang Shao's cause of death really was that bizarre, then the ghost may well have diverted our attention so it could go to Ye Ping's home and silence