Chapter 148: The Corpse in the Swimming Pool

Dead bodies meant nothing to Wujue. Looking at the corpse, he thought coldly about who could have done this and whether someone inside the resort was still working against Ren Tiancheng.

However, the beautiful women and handsome men originally gathered around the pool were terrified!

Some retreated to the edge of the pool, huddling together in shock.

Someone even questioned Wujue and his men, saying, "How do you people handle things? Such an incident happens and no one cares, hurry up and pull her out!"

Wujue smiled, unbuttoned his collar, and casually pointed at one of his brothers beside him: "You, and you, lucky you two, go down and fish the woman up!"

The two men had no choice and began to take off their clothes. Wujue turned around pretending not to see, then turned back and kicked them into the water one by one: "The big benefactor is furious, what are you hesitating for? Who was here just now, what on earth happened?"

Two men in swim trunks immediately ran over and said, "Brother Liu, don't worry. It all happened so suddenly. This woman was playing in the pool when she suddenly choked. No one knows how it happened, but she sank to the bottom. By the time we got over there, she was already gone. You can't blame us for this, who could have expected it to happen so fast?"

As soon as Wujue heard this, he knew there must be something strange about the matter. Seeing that the two pool attendants looked quite proficient in swimming, they shouldn't have been so negligent if something really happened.

If their fault was ruled out, then someone must have tampered with things.

By this time, the corpse had been lifted ashore. After inspection, someone identified her as one of Ren Tiancheng's goddaughters, named Lulu. She used to be a junior model who once tried to break into the film industry, but was rejected by Yang Ming'er and failed to get in.

Later, she relied on sensationalizing scandals to make herself popular, and thus attached herself to Ren Tiancheng. After the apocalypse, relying on Ren Tiancheng's protection, she managed things quite comfortably here.

The only exception was that she still didn't get along with Yang Ming'er. The two fought many battles both openly and secretly, neither able to outdo the other.

Wujue thought to himself, how is it always about jealousy and petty rivalries? The apocalypse was already here, and just having a meal to eat was good enough. Weren't they just having too much time on their hands?

With the questioning reaching this point, the result seemed self-evident: either this Lulu was simply unlucky, or she had been plotted against.

Someone pulled up the swimming float she used for diving and, after careful inspection, said it was leaking.

Leaking? Wujue thought to himself, could someone have punctured it?

He picked up the air cushion and inspected it, sure enough spotting a few inconspicuous pinholes at the very bottom. A minion beside him asked, "Brother Liu, did you notice anything?"

Wujue didn't spell it out: "What can you tell from this? Deal with the corpse and see what the boss's opinion is. Dying a person or two in the apocalypse is no big deal."

He then arranged for the others to handle the matters here and went to report to the boss himself. Just as he was heading upstairs, he caught sight of a fat man on the third floor peering down. Seeing Wujue look up, the man quickly closed the window.

Wujue thought to himself, who is this, so plump and heavily built, yet still acting so shy?

Once upstairs, he casually asked someone and found out it was a female screenwriter named Sister Gan. She was quite famous before the apocalypse, nicknamed the Invincible Hitmaker—any film or television drama adapted by her was guaranteed to be a massive success.

However, this woman had a bizarre quirk; she appeared to be a lesbian, specializing in seducing female leads. If you didn't let her court you, she'd never give you a chance. It was said that many actresses who had worked with her cursed her behind her back as a pervert.

And lo and behold, the apocalypse had arrived!

For a perverted female screenwriter, good days were over, and she was basically the kind of person no one bothered with here.

Wujue thought to himself that she was just standing by coldly, waiting to watch a good show about a dead person, and didn't think much more as he continued to look for Ren Tiancheng to report.

Ren Tiancheng had already heard that Lulu was dead and was scratching his head in frustration. Although one could barely manage to cling to life in the apocalypse, for a woman to die on his own turf—wasn't this a direct provocation against him?

He snapped at Wujue: "A-liu, you just took charge, I won't blame you for the previous incident! But Lulu's death cannot just be brushed aside. You must find the mastermind for me. Let's see who is so bold as to run amok here."

Wujue nodded silently, but suddenly asked: "Boss, what if someone is jealous and acting behind our backs? You know, some subordinates are hard to keep in check!"

Zhu Yibiao was standing nearby and chuckled as he said, "Well, women can never stay quiet, and there's no need to keep them around either. Lao Ren, we can't take this lightly. We have external enemies eyeing us hungrily, and A-dan is already injured. We must be careful."

Ren Tiancheng rubbed his head, hardened his heart, and said, "Investigate. No matter who it is, investigate to the very end. Once we drag the culprit out, let the brothers have their fun with her, and then throw her into the zombie horde to feed the dogs."

That remark sounded rather unpleasant. Zhu Yibiao had been brought down by financial audits, and now it was Ren Tiancheng's turn to investigate. Wujue thought to yourself, isn't this the ultimate irony?

A bodyguard in black pulled out a file, handed it to Wujue, and said, "This is the information on everyone in the resort. Take a good look and see if there's any possibility that a spy has mixed in."

Wujue took the file from the other man, noticing that he too was tall and broad-shouldered, the only difference being a fierce expression—probably someone skilled in martial arts.

It seemed Ren and Zhu really had quite a few experts around them.

Accepting the file, he went outside to take a closer look and wondered what kind of gossip these people had. The subordinate waiting outside asked, "Where to next?"

Wujue said, "Find me a quiet room where no one is to disturb me for an hour. I need to read through this carefully."

The subordinate immediately complied. He sat down and started pouring over the documents, thinking to himself that there was nothing special here—just some minor celebrities and wealthy second-generation heirs indulging in boring pre-apocalyptic gossip.

Could reading this actually uncover the mastermind?

Looking at the tangled and complex clues, Wujue only wanted to say one thing: what a mess these social circles were!

Just then, a female comrade walked right up without looking, bumping straight into Wujue's chest, before exclaiming with a gasp, "Oh my, who is this! A-liu, you've been promoted now, walking so arrogantly that you can't even see Sister Zhao in your eyes anymore?"

Wujue looked up and realized it was none other than Director Zhao. From the files he had just read, this woman held a certain amount of power in Ning City. Though young, all the minor actresses listened to her. No wonder Ren Tiancheng kept her here on equal footing—she was said to be extremely resourceful.

He smiled and said, "I didn't see you. Oh, it's Sister Zhao, where are you rushing off to?"

Sister Zhao waved her hand and said, "Where else? I heard Lulu died, and my heart aches. You say, with the apocalypse upon us, why are people's lives so fragile!"

Wujue thought to himself, fragile my foot. When you were living in drunken dreams and floating in gold before, why didn't you think of this? Now you're here putting on a fake display of sympathy. Honestly, it would have been better if that impact had knocked you dead!

Verbally, however, he still had to offer a couple of words of comfort: "Sister Zhao has the heart of a Buddha, which we can't compare to. I have to finish the task the boss gave me right away. By the way, do you have any clues about Lulu's death?"

Seeing this, Sister Zhao leaned in close to Wujue, as if she wanted to whisper a secret in his ear, but instead asked, "I'm wondering the same thing. Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

Damn it, she was trying to fish for information from me while pretending to have a romantic encounter?

Wujue shook his head: "No clues, absolutely no idea! Sister Zhao will just have to help provide more intelligence!"

Sister Zhao stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I'll definitely help with this!" With that, she turned and left first.

Parting ways with Sister Zhao, Wujue hurried to the single room prepared by the bodyguards, thinking to himself that he better not run into anyone else—it was purely looking for trouble and wasting time.

He entered the room, spread out the files, and at the same time had someone fetch the surveillance footage from the past few days so he could examine it carefully.

Going through it like this turned out to be quite an eye-opener.

Through comparing the documents and the video footage, Wujue witnessed some incredible facts.

In this resort that looked like a paradise on earth, countless dark secrets were hidden. Wujue discovered with great interest that those goddaughters kept by Ren Tiancheng had all taken young toy boys on the side, secretly cuckolding him.

Zhu Yibiao was the most ruthless of them all, privately having affairs with Yang Ming'er, Lulu, and Sister Zhao simultaneously. As for Sister Zhao, her lifestyle was also deeply corrupt, maintaining ties with both A-dan and A-wen.

As for the deceased Boss Cheng, he actually used to be a regular here, sneaking off to hook up with Yang Ming'er every time he visited. And Yang Ming'er was a complete slut, even more open in private than Lulu, having had wild trysts with countless bodyguards.

After reading all this, Wujue felt as though every evil cell in his body had