Genius Detective - Chapter 181

Chapter 181

Chapter 181: How Do We Look Good Together?

Chen Shi was about to leave when Jia Xingyun and a glamorous female secretary came out of the elevator . The two were talking and laughing . Chen Shi glanced at the front desk lady . The lady at the front desk was embarrassed and said, “It was what CEO Jia told me to say . ”

“Have you been well, Mr . Jia?” Chen Shi greeted .

“Officer Chen! What wind brought you here?” Then, Jia Xingyun instructed the female secretary, “Little Hua, go to the car and wait for me . ”

“Are you available to talk?”

“This way, please!”

There was a rest room in the company which looked like a high-end coffee shop . Jia Xingyun poured three cups of coffee from the coffee machine and brought it over . He sat down and looked at Lin Dongxue with a smile . “Miss Lin changed her hairstyle today . You look more and more beautiful the more I look at you . ”

Lin Dongxue brushed her hair in embarrassment .

Chen Shi asked, “How much do you know about the kidnapping of the second son of the Lu family five years ago?”

Jia Xingyun spread his hands out . “I was just an outsider at the time, so I probably don’t know much more than you all . ”

“Do you know someone named Shi Sijin?”

Jia Xingyun poked his temple with his finger as if he was trying to remember . “I know him . He was an employee of our company who misappropriated public funds for investing in stocks and was fired . I didn’t sue him and just told him to show himself out… Is this relevant to the case five years ago?”

Chen Shi stared into his eyes . “Please repeat the last sentence again . ”

“Does this have anything to do with the case five years ago?”

Chen Shi didn't see anything unusual and Jia Xingyun smiled . “I have a wide range of interests and psychology is amongst them . When people lie, they pay too much attention to the sentence itself . They will use the left-side of their brain more, which is the logical side . The right half of the body would unconsciously create a small action . . . Officer Chen, did you suspect that I was lying?”

“You know a lot . ”

“Did I lie?”

Chen Shi smiled, “It seems Mr . Jia is quite innocent . ”

“If it’s convenient to disclose, what case are you investigating this time?” Jia Xingyun looked at Lin Dongxue .

Chen Shi replied, “It can be disclosed, but you must keep it a secret . . . We may catch the killer who killed Lu Zhenjie and the mastermind behind the scenes in the near future!”

The last sentence was like a heavy bombshell that just got chucked out . Even Lin Dongxue was very surprised . Jia Xingyun's expression was still calm, but his pupils narrowed suddenly for a brief moment . Then, he grinned . “I wish you a speedy resolution for the case to make it fair for Zhenjie . ”

After they left, Lin Dongxue couldn't help but ask, “What did you mean by mastermind behind the scenes? Did you make that up just now?”

Chen Shi stopped walking . “I speculate that Ji Chunma has been able to live securely the past five years happily with a surplus of money because there’s someone “sponsoring” him . This person participated in the kidnapping five years ago . Even the police did not know of his existence . He must be very rich . Why didn't he kill him right there and then to tie up loose ends? I think Ji Chunma has something on him, a piece of evidence that would send them both to their dooms!”

“Evidence?”

“Ji Chunma was crazy about withdrawing and depositing money before killing . I’m guessing he was looking for a banknote with a special mark on it . The killing was the next best thing he could do after he didn’t retrieve the evidence . Now Ji Chunma has revealed himself, and he also doesn’t have the evidence to threaten the mastermind . What do you think he’ll do?”

“Drag him to hell with him!”

Chen Shi smiled and shook his head . “That's your God's perspective[1] . The mastermind doesn't know that Ji Chunma's evidence is gone . Ji Chunma may be desperate to find him and ask for protection or help, but Ji Chunma would have to be fast . Once the evidence falls into the hands of the police, he’ll have run out of cards . ”

Lin Dongxue muttered, “I don't understand . That banknote can only condemn Ji Chunma . Why can it threaten the mastermind?”

“There should be something else on the banknote . Something that can reveal the identity of the mastermind!”

“So, do you doubt Jia Xingyun?”

“Jia Xingyun is the most suspicious person in our sight at present . I’m just making a guess right now . ”

Chen Shi did not leave immediately but played the same tricks yet again . He and Lin Dongxue monitored Jia Xingyun from an alley near the company . Five minutes later, Jia Xingyun drove away and got to a crosswalk where the female secretary who accompanied him got out of the car and he drove away alone .

“Suspicious!” Lin Dongxue remarked .

“Yes, the level of suspicion has risen . ”

It wasn't early so Chen Shi sent Lin Dongxue home . On the way, Lin Dongxue said, “Let’s go and see Old Lady Liu!”

“Sure!”

Lin Dongxue called Xu Xiaodong and asked about the progress of the task force . Xu Xiaodong responded, “Don't even talk about it . The Bank of China said that the manager is off work and the vault can’t be opened . We have to go again tomorrow . Oh yes, the wanted order has arrived . I’ll send you two a copy . ”

The two phones rang together and Chen Shi picked it up . “Why is this Ji Chunma so young?”

Xu Xiaodong said through the phone, “The face captured in the surveillance footage is too blurry . There was no other way about it but to use his previous ID photo to print the wanted order . ”

Chen Shi said “Oh” thoughtfully as if he thought of something .

“How’s progress over there on your end?” Xu Xiaodong asked .

Chen Shi made a motion with his finger towards himself to gesture for Lin Dongxue to hand the phone over to him . “Ask Captain Lin to send someone to monitor Jia Xingyun . Where he’s been and who he’s met with all need to be noted . I want to know everything!”

After hanging up the phone, Lin Dongxue queried, “We’ve just greeted him but he needs to be monitored already?”

“This time we're catching a wanted man . Of course we need to put in extra effort!”

Back at home, Old Lady Liu had already cooked and cleaned up the house, making it shine as if it were new . This surprised Chen Shi . Old Lady Liu rubbed her hands together and smiled . “This is our thanks to Master Chen for taking us in . We made some common dishes today, but I don’t know if it’ll be to your liking . ”

Looking at a table of food, Chen Shi said, “It looks delicious . ”

“Hungry, right? Eat quickly!”

Dog Egg was playing games in the bedroom . From time to time, he would slap the keyboard and yell, “Kill you! I’ll kill you!” He seemed very drawn to the game .

Chen Shi whispered to Tao Yueyue, “How are you two getting along?”

“He’s just an ordinary boy . ” Tao Yueyue pointed to herself . “But this sister here acted properly . ”

“Did he speak?”

“No!”

Old Lady Liu took a long time before she was able to drag Dog Egg over to eat . Dog Egg sat on her lap and Old Lady Liu fed him spoonful by spoonful . When he noticed everyone’s line of sight, he felt embarrassed and started feeding himself .

Old Lady Liu explained, “Dog Egg’s parents are working out of town, so he follows me all year round . I give him whatever he wants, so he’s already very spoiled . ”

Dog Egg kicked Old Lady Liu's feet underneath and seemed a little unhappy about her exposing his bad qualities . Old Lady Liu soothed, “Okay, okay . Grandma won't say anything more . ”

“Children should still be a bit more independent,” Chen Shi said .

“That's easier said than done . I only have this precious grandson at home . How could he not be more treasured?” As she was saying this, Old Lady Liu grabbed a piece of seaweed with her chopsticks and fed it to Dog Egg .

Old Lady Liu asked, “Are Master Chen and Miss Lin dating right now?”

The two immediately denied, “No, no . ”

“I think the two of you look quite good together . I’ve seen many people in my life . I shouldn’t be wrong . ”

Lin Dongxue glanced at Chen Shi subconsciously, wondering how on earth they looked good together .

1 . Feeling like she can see everything in the world in a glance .