Seeing Ling Yi's puzzled expression, Zhang Huai explained, " Qing'er doesn't take her father's surname, she takes her mother's!"
Ling Yi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."
Taking one's mother's surname is not a strange thing these days!
That doesn't make sense either. The Gao Clan seems to have only one child. Even the richest man in the family, Gao Jiancheng, only has one daughter.
However, this is their family matter, and Ling Yi is not suitable to be in the deep hall.
Zhang Huai only gave a brief explanation and didn't go into detail; there were probably quite a few hidden details involved.
"In that case, let's go together. We have enough ingredients airlifted this time!" Zheng Feng said from the side.
Since Zheng Feng had said so, no one had any objections.
Ling Yi glanced at the system interface.
The system happens to have one more chance to generate a script. Since it would be a waste not to use it after today, I might as well use it on Guan Qing'er.
Ling Yi was quite curious about who gave Guan Qing'er this necklace and what its purpose was.
In addition, Ling Yi also wanted to know if the power of divination existed in this world.
However, Guan Qing'er's necklace seems to be gone now; it seems she took my suggestion and removed it.
She's a cautious girl, though.
Zheng Feng led everyone directly to the top floor of the Dihao Cloud Court Hotel.
This is a private room, not usually open to the public. It is a place used by Dihao Cloud Court to entertain top-tier guests.
Gold-plated tables and chairs, carpets of unknown material, various landscape paintings hanging on the walls, wine cabinets filled with all kinds of expensive wines, and ornaments and antiques of unknown authenticity!
Ling Yi was dazzled by what he saw.
Ling Yi wasn't very knowledgeable and didn't know the level of the decoration, but his first impression could be summed up in two words: luxurious.
But that's all. Besides, Ling Yi's attention isn't on the decoration of the private room right now.
Right now, Ling Yi is Guan Qing'er's script!
{Time: 7:22:35 AM, June 5, 2025!}
This initial time point was specially chosen by Ling Yi!
The script is only ten minutes long, so choosing to release it today is pointless. It would be better to release it tomorrow; perhaps then there will be a summary of today's bidding meeting or something, adding some surprises.
Guan Qing'er's body was already cold and stiff, lying on the bed. Two forensic doctors were comparing data using data sheets, while two inspectors were waiting for the examination results.
Ling Yi stood up abruptly. "Wo Cao, is he dead?"
"What? Dead?" Liu Yunxiang was startled and couldn't help but punch Ling Yi's shoulder.
"Uh, it's nothing. The novel I was reading just updated, and the Protagonist died, so I'm a little excited."
"What? What kind of novel are you reading? How can the Protagonist be killed off?" Guan Qing'er next to her said in disbelief.
"Ahem, these days, authors are all a bit off their minds. Um, I need to go to the restroom."
As Ling Yi spoke, he walked out of the private room.
Otherwise, if he were questioned further about his offhand fabrication, he wouldn't know how to explain it back.
Besides, he's in a hurry to read the script right now. What if some shocking news appears in the script later, and he startles someone again?
Following the signs, Ling Yi quickly found the restroom.
As soon as I opened the bathroom door, I felt a soft figure bump into me.
Despite Ling Yi's current Battle Power attributes, he was unharmed by the collision, remaining completely unmoved, while his opponent was bounced back by the immense force.
He groaned and collapsed to the floor.
Ling Yi looked down and saw a woman wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, and a mask.
"I'm sorry, are you alright?" Ling Yi quickly apologized.
The other person looked up, gave Ling Yi a deep look with eyes behind sunglasses, then got up, staggered around Ling Yi, and walked out of the bathroom.
"What's going on? They're gone already?" Ling Yi murmured.
Based on the feeling just now, the girl's light was very big. Uh oh, that's not the point. The point is, that impact just now was quite forceful.
Even if a person isn't injured after being hit like that, they would probably feel pain for a while.
At the very least, the headlights and the eight ditches will definitely not fare well.
But this woman just gave a soft hum, got up and left; something just didn't seem right.
However, now is not the time to study these things.
Let's take a look at the script first to see how Guan Qing'er died.
Because Guan Qing'er's parents did not want Guan Qing'er body to be disturbed, the forensic doctor only collected some tissue and blood samples for testing.
" Guan Qing'er's cause of death was cyanide poisoning. The time of death was around 11:30 a. m. yesterday. From the time of poisoning to death, it took only five or six seconds," said forensic doctor Qin Ming, looking at the documents in his hand.
"It's similar to what we found in our investigation. Around 10 a. m. yesterday, Guan Qing'er, along with Governor Zhang, Zheng Feng, Ling Yi, Liu Yunxiang, went to a private room on the 22nd floor of the Dihao Cloud Court Hotel for dinner," another inspector said.
"The ingredients are all top-quality, imported from abroad. We've tested all of them, and apart from the sashimi Guan Qing'er ate, everything else is fine."
"Clearly, the criminals' target is very specific: Guan Qing'er. Furthermore, they have no intention of harming innocent people," the inspector continued his analysis.
Ling Yi checked the time; it was a little past 10 a. m.
In other words, in another hour and a half, Guan Qing'er will die from poisoning?
Is it really necessary to be this exciting?
"Unfortunately, the surveillance footage from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM yesterday is blank; it's clearly been tampered with," another inspector added, glancing at the documents in his hand.
"I checked the surveillance footage from the timeframes before and after yesterday. Between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM, besides Governor Zhang and his group of five, there were 27 other people on the 22nd floor."
"Of these, 26 were hotel chefs and staff; only one person had no information found."
"Between 11:30 and 12:00, before our people arrived, all 26 people at the hotel were there, but the person who wasn't on the hotel staff list was missing."
As he spoke, the inspector produced several photos. The photos showed a woman wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses, a mask, and white jeans.
Ling Yi was completely dumbfounded. Wasn't this the woman described in the script the same woman he had just bumped into?
Without saying a word, Ling Yi turned around and rushed out of the toilet.
But the woman was nowhere to be seen in the corridor.
Ling Yi took a deep breath, instantly amplified his Perception, closed his eyes, and carefully Perception everything within a radius of one kilometer.
Ling Yi had already memorized the woman's scent and Aura Field.
As long as the other person is within his Perception range, Ling Yi can find them.
Everyone has a different Aura Field frequency.
Differences in blood flow and breathing frequency can lead to completely different Aura Field frequencies in different people.
"Found you!" Just a few seconds later, Ling Yi pinpointed the other person's location.
And coincidentally, this woman was located not far from the private room where Zhang Huai and his group were.
Ling Yi locked onto the person's Aura Field and immediately tracked after him.