After Ruan Ruan fell asleep, Huo Haocheng gently laid her down, covered her with a blanket, and then left the room and went downstairs.

"Why are you back so early today?" Huo Haocheng asked as he came downstairs and saw Ruan Shaohong sitting on the sofa.

"I went out today, and since it was getting late, I came straight back."

"How's the investigation going?" Huo Haocheng asked, sitting on the sofa next to him.

Huo Haocheng and Ruan Shaohong are of similar age and hold similar positions. In their eyes, apart from the relationship between brother-in-law and sister-in-law, their camaraderie is even stronger. They are equally capable and have strong personal abilities, and they feel as if they have known each other for a long time.

"A bit melodramatic"

"Um?"

"According to the person monitoring the new bride of the Lin family, last night he followed her into a small courtyard in Mao'er Hutong, and the person who opened the door was Cui Ziqi."

"Cat Alley?" Huo Haocheng asked uncertainly, "So they went to see that mother and child?"

"We don't know yet whether we've seen them or not; there's another courtyard between theirs and the mother and child's courtyard."

"How is that melodramatic?"

"Well...they're having an affair. The person who was following them eavesdropping all night, and they didn't leave until the next morning." At this point, Ruan Shaohong touched his nose sheepishly. He finally understood how the person who gave the report felt; it was really hard to say.

"...Hmm, that woman didn't come home all night, and Lin Qingquan didn't react at all?"

"It's said that when the woman went back, she specially bought Lin Qingquan his favorite pastries. You have to queue up early for that pastry shop. The people who accompanied Lin Qingquan said that he went out drinking with his friends last night and didn't return all night, only returning this morning."

"So, last night they deliberately lured Lin Qingquan out, and then You Jiajia and Cui Ziqi went to meet that mother and son. And You Jiajia and Cui Ziqi have that kind of relationship. What about Lin Qingquan's relationship with You Jiajia? Isn't it the same?"

"Have you investigated this person? Also, the courtyards in Cat Alley need to be thoroughly investigated, especially the courtyards surrounding them."

"I checked. The man's name is Zhao Jingyu. He and Lin Qingquan were junior high school classmates. Later, he moved to Haicheng with his parents and became neighbors with You Jiajia. He only returned in the last two years. After that, You Jiajia and her mother also came to Beijing. I heard that her mother and You Chengyi were introduced by Zhao Jingyu's mother."

"What does You Chengyi do?"

He is the deputy director of the administrative office.

"Was this You Jiajia introduced to Lin Qingquan by Zhao Jingyu?"

"I bumped into him during a meal. Whether he deliberately approached me needs further investigation."

"So what did you discover that you came back so early?"

"I'm thinking, based on the current preliminary assessment, Lin Qingquan has been dragged into this. Whether he knows it or not, before things get serious, should we tell him the truth?"

When I was a child, the Lin family lived in the same compound. Back then, Grandpa Lin treated his brothers very well. However, after Grandpa Lin passed away, Grandma Lin didn't want to continue living there and be reminded of him by the old things, so she moved out. My father was still in the military region's political department, and my eldest brother, Lin Qingyuan, was also my comrade-in-arms, so I didn't want to see the Lin family get involved like this.

Huo Haocheng knew something about the Lin family, and he didn't want to see this happen, but now was not the time to act rashly. Who could be sure that Lin Qingquan really didn't know? If something went wrong, the consequences would be something they couldn't bear.

What did Lin Qingquan do today?

"Just going to work as usual. Oh, by the way, their department had a dinner party today at Youlailou."

"Ask the people monitoring You Jiajia, Cui Ziliang, and Zhao Jingyu, and see who You Jiajia is meeting tonight."

"What do you want?"

"Lin Qingquan is having dinner tonight, and You Jiajia will definitely meet one of them. We should arrange for Lin Qingquan to catch them in the act and see his reaction. What would a normal man do?"

"That's hooliganism! It'll definitely be a divorce plus sending them to a farm—a one-stop service!"

"What if Lin Qingquan has already been turned? In that case, You Jiajia would be his superior. Do you think he would make a big fuss and divorce her? Or would he even dare to bring up divorce?"

Upon hearing Huo Haocheng's words, Ruan Shaohong realized that this way they could find out Lin Qingquan's or the Lin family's reaction without having to show up themselves, and they could also arrest one person for interrogation first, killing two birds with one stone.

"Okay, I'll go arrange it now. Wait for my good news." Ruan Shaohong got up and was about to leave.

"No rush, let someone follow them first, I'll go with you later," Huo Haocheng tugged at him. It was still early, they hadn't finished get off work yet, they would have to wait until dark at least.

Huo Haocheng thought for a moment and went upstairs. 520 was curled up asleep on the sofa.

"Go and keep an eye on Lin Qingquan for me, and see what he's saying to everyone later," Huo Haocheng said as he walked over, picked up 520, and addressed him.

Is there something wrong with him?

"It's not clear yet, so we need you to go and check on him. We all hope he's alright."

"Understood, I'll go right now," 520 said, and then disappeared from Huo Haocheng's sight.