The Queen's Rise to the Top

Chapter 319

Gu Beihuai went to get a small knife, but Nan Xiangwan had already torn open the delivery with her bare hands.

Gu Beihuai: "..."

Alright, no need.

Gu Beihuai was just about to turn around to put the knife back when he suddenly caught sight of the item in the delivery box, making him narrow his eyes.

Nan Xiangwan was puzzled: "What is this?"

The delivery box wasn't big. Inside was a small tuft of black hair.

It was in shreds, not clumped together, and would easily blow apart and float around the room with just a gust of wind.

Luckily, although Nan Xiangwan had torn open the delivery with her bare hands, her nimble fingers maintained good control so none of it spilled out.

Gu Beihuai reached out his hand and pulled Nan Xiangwan behind him.

"Don't touch it," he said, immediately calling Jie Chou.

Jie Chou had just gotten off overtime and went to get a bite when he answered the call, still chewing on some meat.

Jie Chou: "What do you want? I'm busy! Don't call if there's nothing!"

Gu Beihuai: "I'm calling the cops."

Jie Chou: "Then call 110!"

Gu Beihuai: "Come over in plainclothes. Don't let anyone see you."

Jie Chou: "???"

After hanging up, Gu Beihuai closed the delivery box and left it in the middle of the table.

Nan Xiangwan: "Is that hair?"

Who would be so bored as to send her hair?

Gu Beihuai: "Yeah, it should be real hair. We'll have Jie Chou take it for DNA testing."

Nan Xiangwan: "That complicated?"

Gu Beihuai: "Let's eat first."

He didn't voice his inner speculation for fear of scaring the little one.

The hair could belong to a deceased person.

At the same time, Gu Beihuai also swiftly contacted the property management to strengthen security nearby. The little one's address had already been exposed.

After taking care of this, he turned around.

"Slurp - smack smack smack!"

Nan Xiangwan was eating crayfish, juice all over her hands and face.

Afraid? Scared?

Don't joke around.

She was eating with relish!

Gu Beihuai: "..." Worried for nothing.

As the two were eating crayfish, the doorbell rang. The video intercom showed Jie Chou frantically pressing the button in the first floor lobby.

Gu Beihuai went up and pressed a key, granting Jie Chou one-time elevator access, but he could only press the button for the 22nd floor.

The facilities at Ji Mansion were quite humane while also ensuring safety.

Soon, Jie Chou arrived outside room 2202.

Gu Beihuai closed the door behind him and continued accompanying Nan Xiangwan with eating crayfish.

Jie Chou pushed the door open and started yelling, "You two are pretty awesome! There are only two units total on the 22nd floor, but good gracious, each of you took one! And you combined the rooftop garden on the 23rd floor! Are you trying to build an aerial villa?!"

After yelling, he discovered no one was paying attention to him. Instead, the entire apartment was filled with the rich, garlicy aroma of crayfish.

Jie Chou shouted loudly, "F*ck! Crayfish!"

Without another word, he rushed over to start eating.

Nan Xiangwan warily gathered her portion into her arms. She didn't even have enough to eat herself.

Jie Chou's outstretched hand froze midair, then silently turned to take Gu Beihuai's portion instead.

Who was he a fan of anyway?

He was actually being territorial over food!

Gu Beihuai didn't eat much. Rather, he shelled the crayfish meat and placed it in front of Nan Xiangwan.

Nan Xiangwan also wasn't polite. She picked up piece after piece with her chopsticks, standing there and eating the meat straight from the shells.

Jie Chou: "..."

Dammit, why did eating crayfish make him taste dog food?

At this time, Nan Xiangwan's phone kept vibrating. But as she was busy eating crayfish, she just answered the call on speakerphone.

Cheng Xue: "Boss Nan! You're on CCTV!"

Nan Xiangwan: "Huh?"

Cheng Xue: "Boss Nan, quick, turn on the TV and watch the news broadcast! You're on CCTV!"

On the side came Yaoyao Chen's voice: "Big sis Wan is so amazing!"

Nan Xiangwan was completely confused. Beside her, Gu Beihuai turned on the living room TV.

It was time for the news. A segment of an air force promotional video was playing. The anchor even introduced it for a full two minutes.

The news showed Nan Xiangwan wearing a righteous air force uniform, saluting.

Her gaze was firm as she quietly looked at the national flag before her.

So cool!

The promotional snippet on the news was just a small segment. The full video was released on major online platforms.

Jie Chou: "F*ck, quick, let's watch the full video. The promo is out?"

Nan Xiangwan was also shocked: "That fast?"

It was filmed this morning and aired on the evening news tonight?

That's crazy!

Gu Beihuai opened Weibo and found the official account for Lingshan Military Region. Sure enough, they had released a 10-minute air force promotional video not long ago.

It was shot like a blockbuster film. The scenes were quite shocking, even recording the deafening roar of fighter jets.

The protagonist of the entire promo was Nan Xiangwan. She appeared wearing various military uniforms, either piloting a fighter jet or leaping out of a helicopter!

Mantou also made an appearance, showing his face.

Though the promo had just been released, it had already topped the hot search charts.

Likes, comments, and reshares were in the millions!

Seeing these stats, even Nan Xiangwan was stunned speechless. She and Jie Chou gaped at each other, eyes wide open and mouths forming O shapes.

Gu Beihuai changed his sitting posture and handed his phone to the two fools before taking out a spare to swiftly log into his alt Weibo account.

【Nan Xiangwan large brick exclusive group】

'Group owner: @everyone Notify all group members to top the hot search for two full days!'

'Group owner: @everyone Nan Xiangwan air force promotional video!'

'Received!'

'Received!'

'Already topping it! Too excited!'

'Nan Xiangwan yyds!'

After arranging the frenzied push to keep trending, Gu Beihuai put away his spare phone and continued watching the promo video with the two fools beside him.

Jie Chou was already clutching his phone, watching it over and over. The more he watched, the more excited he became.

Jie Chou: "Ahhhh! Wan is so cool! So cool!"

Nan Xiangwan: "???"

Jie Chou: "Wanbaby ahhhh!"

Nan Xiangwan was baffled as she looked at him shouting loudly. She was right next to him! Yet he was yelling at his phone?

What the heck!

Gu Beihuai smiled faintly as he continued peeling shrimp for the little one.

The filming of the promo had already caused a stir yesterday, but no one expected it would air on the news broadcast.

This was huge!

At this moment, Nan Xiangwan was not only a celebrity idol. Her entire existence and value had undergone a qualitative change!

However, no matter how wildly searches were trending or how many congratulatory messages flooded in, Nan Xiangwan soon slipped back into the seductive trap of crayfish.

20 jin (10 kg) of crayfish - Nan Xiangwan ate over 10 jin, Jie Chou ate over 6 jin, while Gu Beihuai barely ate.

Finally full, Jie Chou suddenly remembered why he had come: "Why'd you call me over again?"

Gu Beihuai pointed at the delivery on the table: "Take it back to examine. Be careful, it might be important evidence."

Jie Chou: "???"

Why was he being so vague?

At this time, Nan Xiangwan said, "It's the deceased Xiaochen's hair. Someone sent it to me."

Jie Chou: "!!!"

Gu Beihuai: "..."

He had tried to talk in circles. Yet the little one had already guessed?

Nan Xiangwan wiped her mouth: "It was sent last week, but I left it by the door unopened."

Jie Chou asked solemnly: "Which day last week?"

Nan Xiangwan: "Friday."

Jie Chou checked the slip on the delivery box: "Mailed out on Thursday. Unknown sender. Little Chen died on Thursday too."

Gu Beihuai: "Nan Xiangwan, don't get involved. Stand farther away."

Nan Xiangwan moved back to sit on the sofa: "I don't want to get involved either, but the stuff was delivered to my home."

Jie Chou sneered: "This hair is shredded debris too! If you had been even a little rough opening the package, the deceased's hair would have flown all over your apartment!"

Gu Beihuai: "At that time, no matter what Nan Xiangwan said, she would have faced some suspicion."

Jie Chou: "Brilliant move! Ruthless!"