Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The others agreed with Li Xianghuiâs speculation. Then, he said,
âFor the first two possibilities, thereâs no way to confirm them now. We can investigate the latter.â
âIâll go to his company tomorrow and see if there are any problems with the accounts,â Gao Mingjun said.
Li Xianghui nodded. âThis will be the key point. Investigate it carefully.â
âLeave it to me.â
âInspector Li, do you think it has something to do with his wife?â Gu Yiran asked.
âYou mean Liu Fang?â
Gu Yiran nodded, âDuring the interrogation just now, I observed a detail. After learning the news of Song Deyuanâs death, she was very calm. This is a little unusual. Besides, his son was also surprisingly calm, as if he didnât care about his fatherâs life at all.â
âTheir relationship only exists in name. Although they havenât gotten a divorce, it seems like they havenât seen each other for a few months. They donât have feelings for each other anymore.â Zhang Hui said.
âIn addition, his son is usually closer to his mother. Naturally, his feelings for Song Deyuan are very faint. Their attitude is understandable.â
âNo! Actually, they have a motive too.â Lin Yi said.
âSong Zhe is still working in the company, and heâs even a vice president. He must know the companyâs situation like the back of his hand.â
âSong Deyuan had a mistress. The mother and son were afraid that the mistress would cheat them of their money, so they used this method to kill Song Deyuan. This way, they could legitimately inherit the company.â
âLetâs assume theyâre the murderers, but how did they do it?â Mr. Li said.
Everyone fell silent. At this point, the case seemed to have reached a stalemate.
Everyone was suspicious, but their disdain was insufficient.
âItâs a little confusing. Iâm trying to sort it out.â Li Xianghui said.
âThe first possibility is that Song Deyuan might not have taken any drugs. Itâs possible that he committed suicide, but with my many years of experience, the probability of that is very small. Assuming that this is really the case, no one needs to be held responsible for this matter.â
âThe second possibility is that Song Deyuan did engage in substance abuse while video chatting with Du Juan. Du Juan might not have intended it to happen, but Song Deyuan hallucinated and fell from the cliff on his own accord. Assuming this is the case, then Du Juan would bear some responsibility, but it wouldnât be substantial.â
âThe third possibility is that Du Juan did engage in inducement, with the motive of gaining his wealth. If this were true, she would bear the primary responsibility.â
âThe fourth possibility involves Song Zhe and Liu Fang conspiring to kill Song Deyuan, aiming to inherit all of his wealth before it could be transferred elsewhere. However, there is insufficient evidence for this scenario right now.â Gu Yiran nodded and thought for a moment.
âThe forensics team will come up with the results tomorrow. Weâll be able to find out if heâs been taking drugs. That way, we can rule out any inaccurate speculation.â
âThen todayâs meeting will end here. Weâll wait for the results tomorrow.â
Whoosh!
After the meeting, Li Xianghui stretched. âItâs getting late. Letâs go home. You donât have to come so early tomorrow, but donât be too late.â
âSure thing.â
After working for nearly a day, everyone was a little tired and prepared to pack up and go home.
Even so, Lin Yi didnât move. His mind was still on the case.
He felt that something was wrong, but he could not put his finger on it.
After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Yi said to Li Xianghui,
âBrother Li, I want to take the surveillance video back and watch it.â
âAlright.â Li Xianghui didnât refuse. Instead, he felt that this was a good thing. It meant that Lin Yi was motivated.
After talcing the hard drive, Lin Yi looked at his watch. It was almost eleven oâclock.
He could go back at this time, but Lin Yi didnât plan to do that. He was going to stay with Li Chuhan for the night.
âYo, Little Yi, you changed your car. I recall you drove a 570 before.â Zhang Hui laughed and said.
âThe color of this car is really flashy.â
âItâs meant to be low-key to prevent Officer Gu from getting jealous.â
âThereâs nothing to show off about a car someone else bought for you,â Gu Yiran said, âYour skills are only good enough for driving a Civic.â
âWhat, you look down on my Civic?â Lin Yi said with a chuckle:
âHow about a race?â
âKeep it low-key, would you? Donât let the brand fool you; her car is a Volkswagen, but itâs been modified. Your Civic might not stand a chance,â Gao Mingjun interjected.
âHavenât you heard of the Civicâs reputation? Itâs a legendary car.â
âEven if itâs legendary, yours is a Civic thatâs worth just over 100,000. Hers is a Touareg worth over 300,000 and itâs been modified. You might not necessarily win.â
Gu Yiran raised her head proudly.
âI know youâre good at driving, but Iâm not bad either. If I was driving that day, I could easily catch up to you.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThen letâs go for a drive. Itâs been a long night and Iâm not in the mood to sleep. I have nothing to do anyway.â Lin Yi said.
âThe bet will be the same as the other day. Do you dare?â
Gu Yiran rolled her eyes, âIâm fine with it. Just make sure you do it too if you lose.â
âCome on, then.â
âThe destination will be Pisces Wetland Park. Itâs about ten kilometers away. Is there any problem with the route?â
âNo problem. Get in the car.â
After setting the route, both got into their cars. Gu Yiran rummaged through her car and found a black pouch, which she tossed to Lin Yi.
âHere, youâll need this later.â
âYou seem pretty familiar with how to handle this.â
âI guess 1 am.â Gu Yiran gave a confident smile and buckled her seatbelt, âIâm sure to win this time.â
âGood luck to you.â
âGood luck.â
Seeing the commotion, Zhang Hui stood in front of the two cars and said loudly,
âThree, two, one, go!â
Boom, boom, boomâ¦
As soon as he finished speaking, the two cars roared and disappeared from everyoneâs sight in the blink of an eye.
âWhat the f*ck!â Gao Mingjun exclaimed, âThereâs something wrong with this sound.â
Li Xianghui and Zhang Hui could also tell. âIs his car a Civic?â
âIâm also puzzled. No matter how much the Civic is modified, it wonât be able to make such a sound.â
The three of them pondered for a moment before suddenly looking at each other.
âThat kidâs car couldnât be a Type-R, could it?â
At the same time, Gu Yiran also realized that something was wrong. Lin Yiâs car was surprisingly good!
Was this the performance that a Civic should have?
Could he have modified it as well?
âThis is a little slow. Iâll get going first.â
Lin Yi waved at Gu Yiran and stepped on the accelerator!
Gu Yiran gritted her teeth, unwilling to admit defeat. She sped up and tried to catch up to Lin Yi.
However, she realized that she was still dozens of meters away. She could not catch up no matter what!
Ring ring ring!
At this moment, Gu Yiranâs phone rang. It was Gao Mingjun.
However, at that moment, she was no longer in the mood to answer the call!
If she lost again, she would be utterly embarrassed.
Gu Yiran didnât pick up and hung up the phone. However, Gao Mingjun called again after a few seconds.
Gu Yiran frowned at the fact that he had made two consecutive calls. He had a bad feeling.
After thinking about it, she was afraid that something had happened at the police station, so she picked up the call.
âWhat is it?â
âYou must have been left behind.â
âHuh? How did you know?â
âIâve long guessed it.â Gao Mingjun smiled.
âThe car heâs driving isnât a normal Civic. Itâs a Type-R that sells for more than a million yuan. You definitely wonât be able to catch up..â