More friends, more paths

After inquiring about Yan Ming, Luo Yuwen asked about Zhu Zhi's current address. The male secretary said that the last time they contacted each other, it seemed they were on a film set in City A. As for whether Zhu Zhi left later, he really didn't know, but he still told Luo Yuwen the specific address.

Luo Yuwen was taking notes on the table. Seeing this, the male secretary stood up and prepared to walk out the door.

"I've said everything I need to say, I'm leaving now..."

But before his hand touched the door of the conference room, he was startled by Luo Yuwen's sudden voice.

"Wait, don't leave yet,"

"Besides Zhu Zhi, does Yan Ming have any other lovers?"

The male secretary turned back in surprise, "This..."

"I can't tell you this... What if Madam..."

Luo Yuwen said solemnly, "If it is subsequently discovered that Zhu Zhi is not a suspect, then the previous one will be the next subject of investigation."

"I believe Miss Jiang would also like to know."

The male secretary hesitated for a moment, looked at Luo Yuwen, then looked outside the door, and finally sat back in his chair. He told Luo Yuwen that before Zhu Zhi, Yan Ming had another lover named Qu Qing, who was the owner of a small bookstore.

The two maintained a romantic relationship for almost two years. This relationship was also kept very secret, and almost only the secretary knew about it. However, after meeting Zhu Zhi, Yan Ming quickly cut off contact with Qu Qing.

But there is one thing that is special. Qu Qing’s bookstore is very close to the Yan Group’s building, and it only takes about ten minutes to drive there.

Hearing this, Luo Yuwen couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "So close?"

He thought that the boss of Yan Group really had no taboos and was not afraid of being seen by employees going to and from get off work.

"Anything else? Do you know anyone before her?"

Unexpectedly, the male secretary shook his head and said that he had just joined Yan's before Yan Ming and Qu Qing met, and he didn't know anything about earlier events.

Luo Yuwen leaned back in his chair and looked the male secretary up and down. "You are so young and you can join Yan's and become the general assistant."

"It seems you are quite capable."

Luo Yuwen's words directly angered the male secretary. He slammed the table and stood up, his voice becoming sharp:

"What do you mean? I came here in a formal manner! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll sue you for defamation!"

"You're a detective, not a police officer! Why are you showing off like that?"

The male secretary's words were like a long, sharp needle, accurately piercing Luo Yuwen's heart, and his expression was no longer as polite as before.

Probably because the noise was a bit loud, Jiang Shuiying pushed the door open and walked in before the two of them could argue, and raised her chin towards the male secretary.

"Okay, get back to work."

The male secretary stormed out of the meeting room, his eyes wide open behind his round-frame glasses.

Jiang Shuiying leaned against the door frame with a playful expression.

"Luo Yuwen, if you bully my employees like this, I'll make you get out."

Luo Yuwen lowered his eyes and returned to his previous expression. "Miss Jiang, you're joking. I just asked what I should ask."

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Luo Yuwen put the notebook into his chest pocket, stood up and prepared to go out, but he stopped in front of the door.

Because Jiang Shuiying was still leaning against the door frame, staring at him.

"Miss Jiang?"

"I said you can go now? I gave you permission?"

Luo Yuwen raised his eyebrows: "Miss Jiang, this is..."

Jiang Shuiying's tone suddenly became cold, and she spoke expressionlessly:

"Go in."

"I..."

"Go in, and don't make me say it a third time."

Although Jiang Shuiying was half a head shorter than Luo Yuwen, and the air pressure was extremely low, Luo Yuwen had no choice but to sit back in the chair he had just sat in. Jiang Shuiying followed him and closed the door of the conference room.

The conference room was silent and had one-way glass, so one couldn't see who was inside or what they were doing from the outside.

Jiang Shuiying sat at the table, and Luo Yuwen sat quietly on the chair. Their eyes switched, and Jiang Shuiying looked down at Luo Yuwen.

Luo Yuwen didn't know what Jiang Shuiying was going to do.

But Jiang Shuiying did not get angry or lose her temper. The low pressure just now disappeared in an instant. She asked Luo Yuwen in a kind voice what his next plan was. After all, the two of them were now allies.

Luo Yuwen calculated the time and found that the surveillance footage would be sent back probably tomorrow. He planned to watch the surveillance footage first and then go directly to City A to find Zhu Zhi.

He originally thought Jiang Shuiying just wanted to know his whereabouts, but he didn't expect the next words to make him almost drop his jaw in shock.

"You're going to City A?"

"Okay, I'll go with you then."

Jiang Shuiying touched her nails, looking as if she was thinking about what to eat tonight.

Luo Yuwen couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Ms. Jiang Shuiying, I'm going to check on your husband's cheating partner, not to go on a trip."

"I've never seen a wife follow a detective to find a mistress."

Jiang Shuiying supported her hands on both sides of her body and leaned a little towards Luo Yuwen. "What's the big deal? I've never seen her before. I might as well go get to know her and make friends."

"My husband is dead anyway, so having more friends means having more options."

"Or," Jiang Shuiying leaned forward even more, her breath as fragrant as orchid, all over Luo Yuwen's face, "Mr. Detective doesn't want to take me with you, because you think I'm a burden to you?"

Luo Yuwen leaned back, increasing the distance between them. "But, everyone knows you, Miss Jiang."

"Not to mention Zhu Zhi, who's already in the entertainment industry. If she saw it was you, she probably wouldn't even meet you."

After all, in Luo Yuwen's mind, it is almost impossible for his wife and mistress to exist in the same space at the same time.

But Jiang Shuiying shrugged nonchalantly, "What's so difficult about this? I can just pretend to be your assistant."

"I have plenty of clothes anyway, so I'm more than enough to play assistant."

"Put on some makeup, and she won't recognize me."

Luo Yuwen couldn't persuade her and finally agreed, but Luo Yuwen put forward a condition to Jiang Shuiying.

"I want to see Yan Ming's autopsy report."

"And as his family member, I want to know everything you heard and encountered at the police station."

Jiang Shuiying jumped off the table upon hearing this and curled her lips at Luo Yuwen.

"make a deal,"

"Come here tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 to view the surveillance footage and get the autopsy report for you."

Jiang Shuiying stretched out her finger and stroked Luo Yuwen's sturdy arm from top to bottom. "Don't break your promise, Mr. Detective."

Jiang Shuiying then left the meeting room without looking back, leaving Luo Yuwen behind who turned his head away.

***

The next day at 2:00 p.m., Yan.

It was still the same conference room. Jiang Shuiying and Luo Yuwen sat on the same side. In the notebooks in front of them were the surveillance footage of that day.

Luo Yuwen was watching seriously, which made Jiang Shuiying seem a little bored.

Yan's surveillance only covered the office area, public areas, corridors, and the tea room. There was no surveillance in Yan Ming's office.

The surveillance footage showed Yan Ming walking into the company with his head down and into his office. Then, a male secretary came in with takeout and came out empty-handed. Yan Ming then appeared, first going to the terrace, then returning to his office with a serious expression.

A long silence followed. It seemed that if Yan Ming hadn't called the male secretary, he wouldn't have come to Yan Ming's office, not even to hand over work. It wasn't until noon that the male secretary knocked on Yan Ming's door with lunch, but no one answered.

What happened next was just as the male secretary had said. After the door was forced open, there was chaos on the screen. Then the police and medical staff appeared one after another and carried Yan Ming out of the office. The surveillance footage showed that Yan Ming was already stiff at this time and there was no way he could be saved.

The farce did not calm down until the evening.

There were no flaws in the surveillance footage. Yan Ming had indeed died suddenly in the office, and he had asked his secretary to order the fruit and vegetable juice.

It is also unlikely that the secretary poisoned the fruit and vegetable juice, otherwise it would be too obvious, and it is impossible for the secretary to get out of the police station so easily.

Could it be that... Yan Ming really committed suicide? But what about Yan Ying's previous words...

There were many doubts. Luo Yuwen thought for a while and decided to read the autopsy report before making a conclusion.

The report indicated that Yan Ming died of asphyxiation caused by an allergic reaction, with no residual medication in his system and only undigested fruit and vegetable juice in his stomach. A folded suicide note was found in the inside pocket of his suit, leading police to rule Yan Ming's death a suicide.

Luo Yuwen raised his head from the file and asked:

"Ms. Jiang, how did the police question you before? Why were you summoned as a suspect and then acquitted in court?"

Jiang Shuiying told him that in the folded suicide note, Yan Ming transferred all the shares to Jiang Shuiying, as well as all the cars and houses. The entire suicide note only mentioned Jiang Shuiying, and even his younger brother Yan Ying did not get a single cent.

The suicide note was typed, but it was indeed signed by Yan Ming himself, with his fingerprints pressed. Police investigation revealed that the signature was signed a month ago, meaning that if Yan Ming had committed suicide, he had planned it a month in advance.

After seeing the suicide note, Yan Ying became furious, claiming that her brother would not be so heartless and would not leave all his property to Jiang Shuiying. She then accused Jiang Shuiying of murder and sued her.

But Yan Ying had no evidence at all, and Jiang Shuiying was not in the company that day, so she had no time to commit the crime, so Jiang Shuiying went to the court for a formality and then came out.

After hearing this, Luo Yuwen looked a little funny.

No wonder Yan Ying said before that the police were useless. It turned out that he was furious because he had no evidence.

After much thought, although all the evidence showed that Yan Ming committed suicide, Luo Yuwen still had a doubt in his heart.

How can a man who wants to commit suicide write a suicide note, arrange his property, and then order milk tea for his lover as if nothing had happened?

He wrote it down in a notebook while Jiang Shuiying put away her computer and waited for him with her chin propped up.

Jiang Shuiying was wearing a black suit and skirt today, which reached her calves. She wore a pair of black high heels with red soles. Her hair was casually combed to one side, and she looked like a boss.

She was a little tired of waiting, so she leaned back in the chair and raised her feet. The tip of her high heels accidentally scraped Luo Yuwen's calf.

Luo Yuwen quickly retracted his legs as if he had been electrocuted, and stared straight at the information on the notebook.

Jiang Shuiying laughed twice, then said, "Mr. Detective, have you finished memorizing? I'm so sleepy waiting..."

"Okay, Miss Jiang."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Yuwen stood up and walked towards the door. Jiang Shuiying was holding a computer behind him. The panicked man in front of her made Jiang Shuiying look teased.

It's really funny.

As the two walked out of the conference room, they saw the male secretary from yesterday running towards them in a panic.

"Madam, Madam! The Second Young Master has arrived unexpectedly! He's even making a scene downstairs!"

"He's coming upstairs to ask you for an explanation, ma'am..."

Jiang Shuiying walked around Luo Yuwen and raised her eyebrows at the male secretary.

"He was released so soon?"

"My brother-in-law is really difficult to deal with," Jiang Shuiying turned around and threw the computer at Luo Yuwen. "You can hide in my office. Don't come out unless I tell you to."