ebookland Chapter 282 Clues
Chapter 282 Clues
Xiang Yuntian had a different idea, because he longed to have dinner alone with Bai Mengfei, so he said, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate? I'm worried that the food we choose might not suit your taste."
Wang Tian walked up to him, getting very close, and said, "Is that so? Then I'd like to try it even more."
Xiang Yuntian looked somewhat helpless, turned his face away, and forced a smile.
Afterwards, as the three were about to have dinner, Bai Mengfei called Jiang Shuai, inviting him to dine with her and hoping he could help solve the case.
At that moment, Jiang Shuai was playing League of Legends with his new friends at an internet cafe. However, upon hearing Bai Mengfei's call, he knew that this girl had an extraordinary temperament and a close relationship with Xiang Yuntian, so he immediately shut down his computer and rushed over.
Bai Mengfei and the others began their meal after Jiang Shuai arrived at the restaurant.
Upon seeing Jiang Shuai, Wang Tian, recognizing him, asked, "What are you doing here?"
“It was me all along!” Jiang Shuai smiled slightly, then walked over, sat down next to Xiang Yuntian, put his arm around Xiang Yuntian’s shoulder, and said things like “I’ve missed you so much.”
Seeing the interaction between the two, even Bai Mengfei couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Bai Mengfei didn't want to interrupt them, but she couldn't help herself. She gently tapped the table with her right hand and said, "Alright, we've called you here today because we need your help with something important."
Jiang Shuai immediately stopped smiling, put on a wronged expression, and complained, "Sigh, when have you ever contacted me if it's not for important business? You two are such workaholics, you never even think of inviting me out to have fun."
Bai Mengfei smiled and said, "Let's talk about it when we have time! Getting back to the point, we've been investigating a murder case recently, the one that caused such a stir in the city."
"What case is it?" Jiang Shuai asked curiously.
Bai Mengfei pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and then said, "You should have heard of Li Tie's case, right? But now I suspect we've prosecuted the wrong person. The real murderer should be Li Tie's cousin, Zheng Yueru."
"Zheng Yueru, wow! Is she that medium? I heard she's really accurate with psychic abilities!" Jiang Shuai seemed to be a fan of hers, suddenly becoming gossipy and excited. "But are you sure you're not mistaken? Is it really possible for her to kill someone?"
Bai Mengfei looked at him coldly, thinking that she would speak after he finished.
Jiang Shuai immediately shut his mouth and remained silent, staring at Bai Mengfei with expectant eyes.
"Alright, you can speak now," Jiang Shuai said somewhat rashly.
Bai Mengfei rolled her eyes at him, then said, "Here's what happened. We learned from one of the arrested murderers that Zheng Yueru is likely the mastermind behind this case. She might have done this for fame and fortune, or to vent her anger. After all, her family has always had a strong preference for sons over daughters, you understand?"
"Okay, I understand. And then?" In order to learn more, Jiang Shuai quickly put on a well-behaved look and placed his hands on the table.
Bai Mengfei pondered for a while, then, after organizing her thoughts, said, "Also, it won't be easy to investigate her now. You know her identity; she's not someone we can easily deal with."
"Yes, that's true."
"And she still won't admit it, so we decided to start by investigating the money she transferred to Fan Tian. But we checked her transfer records and couldn't prove that the account belonged to her, so we were wondering if you could help us with this?"
"Help you guys?" Jiang Shuai thought for a moment. "That might be a bit difficult, and infiltrating a bank to investigate is a serious crime. Besides, if she doesn't use cryptocurrency, we won't find any clues at all."
Bai Mengfei understood his concerns, but still said, "It's okay, just do your best, I'll take care of everything else."
Hearing Bai Mengfei say that, Jiang Shuai laughed and said, "Haha, that's more like it!"
Afterwards, they finished their meal and the four of them went to an internet cafe to conduct their investigation.
However, they only found some IP addresses that only Jiang Shuai could understand. These only confirmed that Zheng Yueru transferred the money overseas, and through a private bank abroad.
"This is going to be a huge hassle to investigate!" Jiang Shuai said somewhat evasively. "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. But this place is probably somewhere near England! I'll have to check the exact location myself. And if you want to investigate, you'll have to buy a plane ticket and fly there."
Upon hearing this, Bai Mengfei and Xiang Yuntian both felt that this was indeed very troublesome, as they had to leave their hometown to investigate.
Bai Mengfei immediately placed her left hand on the table, looked down at the computer screen, and asked Jiang Shuai, "Isn't there any other way?"
“Other ways? There are still ways, but I need to think about them carefully.” After saying that, Jiang Shuai raised his head and began to think seriously.
As he pondered this, he pulled over the notebook and glanced at Wang Tian's notes. But with only this information, it was virtually impossible to find anything.
So after a quick glance, he said in a responsible manner, "Following this lead is too difficult; we won't find anything. You see, they clearly used cryptocurrency, which can be used without registering an identity!"
Xiang Yuntian was well aware of this. So he stood silently at the back, habitually crossing his arms, and nodded slightly, agreeing with Jiang Shuai's point of view and understanding his difficulties.
Before they knew it, dawn was approaching, but the clue had made no progress, so the four of them had no choice but to give up.
Just as they were about to leave, Jiang Shuai suddenly asked, "Isn't there any other way to investigate?"
Bai Mengfei, who was walking ahead, answered without turning her head: "There definitely is, it's just that we haven't thought of it yet, after all, that Zheng Yueru is too cunning."
Xiang Yuntian couldn't think of any good ideas either, so he silently followed behind.
As they were about to leave the internet cafe, Bai Mengfei suddenly remembered something, stopped, looked at the three of them, and said, "But there's another clue we can investigate!"
"What clue?" Wang Tian asked, puzzled.
Bai Mengfei glanced at her, then answered seriously, "I heard from Fan Tian before that Zheng Yueru would also hire someone to kill her cousin Li Tie in prison. Because if she doesn't do that, the family fortune will still belong to Li Tie. Also, she'll probably hire someone to kill the lawyer in charge of this case!"
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