"Gu Yanwei was raped. Have you seen the news? It is all over the news and on Weibo. She was with Yang Ziyu when she was discovered."
The news was all over the media. The adopted daughter of the Ning family and the adopted son of the Yang family had been kidnapped and tortured.
Gu Ruochu fell silent. She did not know how to react.
"I'll go take a look."
Gu Ruochu hung up the phone and subconsciously combed her long hair with her fingers. She opened her tablet and saw the news about Gu Yanwei's kidnapping.
Yang Ziyu and Gu Yanwei had been discovered in an abandoned building. Even though many of the pictures had been edited, one could still see how terrible the scene was. In one of the photographs, Yang Ziyu sat naked in a cage like a dog.
Gu Yanwei was Zhang Yuan's goddaughter. Because of the Ning family's connection to the First Lady, the media had given her some face and did not display her naked body.
Everyone in Nan Cheng had seen the news.
The Internet was filled with embarrassing comments and discussions about the incident.
Gu Yanwei and Yang Ziyu had been kidnapped and tortured even though they belonged to some of the most powerful families in Nan Cheng.
Gu Ruochu was not happy when she saw the news. Even though she had her fair share of grudges with Gu Yanwei, she would never want her to go through such a terrible ordeal.
'Who did this?'
Gu Ruochu immediately suspected that Huo Nanchen was the person responsible for the kidnapping. However, Yang Ziyu was not their enemy. It was difficult to understand what Huo Nanchen would gain from humiliating him.
However, on second thought, Yang Ziyu seemed to like Ning Tangxi and had not hidden his admiration for her.
It made sense.
Huo Nanchen was jealous of Yang Ziyu for pestering Ning Tangxi and had decided to humiliate him.
Gu Ruochu picked up the phone and called Chu Xinlan. She knew that she might have had the same suspicion when she called the first time, but she had not said it out loud.
Chu Xinlan could tell that Gu Ruochu did not know much about the incident. "I don't know who did it. The other party did a very clean job. They did not leave any evidence behind."
Gu Ruochu took a deep breath. She felt that it was a good thing that there was no information about the culprits. Even if Huo Nanchen turned out not to be the main culprit, he might have known the people responsible.
It was difficult for her not to suspect him since the job had been done so cleanly.
"Ruochu, don't think about it too much." Chu Xinlan knew that Ruochu suspected Huo Nanchen. "Come over tomorrow, and we'll talk about it. You should rest well."
"All right," Gu Ruochu agreed. She tried to remain calm. "Don't worry. I'll hang up now."
Not long after she hung up, Huo Nanchen came out of the bathroom.
"Hubby."
Gu Ruochu did not use the word 'hubby' that often, but every time she did, Huo Nanchen felt that she was up to something.
Especially when he saw her smiling.
"What's wrong?"
"Come here."
He sat down and leaned forward slightly. Gu Ruochu's hand instinctively pressed against his chest.
"I just saw the news. Gu Yanwei was beaten up, and Yang Ziyu was blindfolded and locked in an iron cage without a single piece of clothing."
Gu Ruochu paid attention to his expression as she talked to him and realized that his calm expression did not change much.
"Do you suspect me?"
"Did you do it?" Gu Ruochu's hand slid down his chest, and her beautiful eyes stared at him seductively.
It was the only way she would succeed in interrogating him.
"I don't know much about it."
Huo Nanchen endured the sweet torture and lowered his head. "Someone asked me to lend him my subordinates, so I did. As for what they did, I don't care."