Chapter 64
The "difficult to evaluate" mentioned by the young man is of course referring to the talented couple Wu Yugang and Lu Yue.
Even though he was an outsider, he could tell from Lin Jiafan's brief description that the problem was not that simple. How could those two people not feel that there was anything wrong?
There's no such thing as a guaranteed win when it comes to gambling. Giving you a taste of early success is just a way to lure you into a deeper, deeper abyss.
"So you're now suspecting Cheng Yinan of having connections to this club that runs underground tournaments and online betting?" Pang Guang smacked his lips and rubbed his chin. "It seems to me that the deceased Cheng Yinan initially had some genuine feelings for his good brother, Wu Yugang. He knew what he was doing wasn't acceptable, so he didn't want to drag him down with it."
"Someone just wanted to cause trouble. It seems Wu Yugang went through so much trouble, not only did Cheng Yinan sleep with his girlfriend for nothing, but he also got dragged into a trap."
This is because Cheng Yinan died unexpectedly, otherwise Wu Yugang would have lost everything in the club.
Lin Jiafan didn't offer any further judgment, simply continuing, "As for Fan Shixia, he did have a motive for murder, but he also had a strong alibi for the night of the crime. Pan Chang, who stayed in Beijing, obtained the surveillance footage from the private gym he ran that night."
"Afterwards, I communicated with the traffic police and checked the license plate number provided by Fan Shixia. They confirmed that he had indeed arrived in the city by car yesterday morning, three days after the incident, by exiting the Jinbei Expressway."
The reason why he came to Jinshi was very simple. Ever since Cheng Yinan took Wu Yugang to the club run by Eric, Wu Yugang had been planning to expose the other party online.
As a big blogger with so many fans, Cheng Yinan would be doomed if he was exposed for participating in online lottery.
So Wu Yugang contacted Fan Shixia and invited him to complete this task with him. Although they had to share the risks in the process, Wu Yugang also guaranteed that the traffic obtained after the task was completed would be divided equally.
It would be a lie to say that he had no scruples, but the temptation of revenge on Cheng Yinan was too great for Fan Shixia, and after a little hesitation, the man agreed.
But what the two of them didn't expect was that before they could take any action, Cheng Yinan suddenly died.
Logically, the matter should have ended there. Unfortunately, a family member of Wu Yugang's family suddenly fell ill, and with his finances severely strained, he naturally considered the club again.
Even without Cheng Yinan, this kind of social news will still have a certain amount of traffic, and at present, network traffic equals money.
In addition, he could also take advantage of the loopholes in the competition system to make some money from the club. Thinking of this, Wu Yugang asked Fan Shixia for help again, and the three of them showed up at the club yesterday afternoon.
"So, if you look at the whole thing this way, it has very little to do with Fan Shixia. He was purely motivated by justice and was unaware of Wu Yugang's attempt to exploit capitalism." Pang Guang concluded, "As for Wu Yugang, aside from participating in illegal online gambling and match-fixing, it seems there's nothing else wrong with him."
"Yeah." Lin Jiafan nodded slightly: "At least so far, no evidence has been found that connects them to Cheng Yinan's death."
"So what should we do next?" the young man asked again.
"Since we suspect there's something fishy going on between Cheng Yinan and the club run by Eric and Liu Pinsen, let's start with him," Lin Jiafan said, glancing sideways at the person across the table. "Coach Luo and Liu Pinsen have known each other for many years. Does he have any concrete suggestions for the interrogation we're about to begin?"
Luo Jingyao slowly pulled out a tissue and wiped the bread crumbs hanging from the corner of her mouth. Then she raised her chin towards the man and said, "Tear off your collar and see."
What responded to her was Lin Jiafan's gradually narrowed eyes.
Pang Guang, who was standing not far away, yelled as if he was hoping for chaos: "Coach Luo, this... isn't a good thing, is it? After all, Brother Guo and I are still here!"
Pursing her lips speechlessly, Luo Jingyao simply turned her head to look at the two people who were gossiping at the moment: "Why don't you two try unbuttoning three buttons of your shirts? Eric will like it better that way."
"ah?"
Just as Pang Guang and Guo Zhen half-believed and half-doubted, lowering their heads and gesturing at their collars, she stood up, took the backpack from the chair beside her, and politely nodded to the man at the table: "If there is nothing else, I will go back to the store first."
After she finished speaking, Luo Jingyao left the lounge without looking back.
Behind her, Pang Guang and Guo Zhen were still struggling over whether to unbutton three or two buttons. The key point was that three buttons seemed a bit too much. They only earned so little each month, so they really shouldn't sell out their pride like that, right?!
No matter how conflicted the men in the special case investigation team were at the moment, Luo Jingyao had already dragged her tired body back to the flower shop.
In response to the shop assistant's inquiries, she was able to respond with a few words at first, but soon fell silent.
When the shop assistant noticed something was wrong and went to check, she found that she had fallen asleep curled up in the lazy chair by the floor-to-ceiling window. Her slightly swollen right cheek had turned purple, which looked quite shocking.
Feeling a little distressed, he pulled a blanket over her and put it on her. The shop girl got up and went back to her work, but her movements were much lighter.
Finally, Luo Jingyao was awakened by the feeling of hunger in her stomach. The moment she opened her eyes, she was still a little dazed as she stared at the solid wooden ceiling of her flower shop. After a few seconds, she slowly moved her numb arms and legs and turned around to look for the shop assistant.
Unfortunately, the store was empty at this time, with only light music flowing in the air.
She subconsciously raised her head to check the time, 5:13 in the afternoon.
Suddenly I remembered that the shop assistant had greeted her in advance yesterday. It seemed that she had some personal matters to attend to this afternoon and wanted to ask for leave, and she also took the time to agree during the break of the game.
After stretching hard, Luo Jingyao climbed up from the lazy chair and noticed her right cheek in front of a mirror.
He opened his mouth and the pulling sensation when moving was much weaker. It seemed that the "secret recipe handed down from ancestors" that the female doctor mentioned was really something she had.
After thinking about it, she took out the bottle of medicine from her backpack and carefully applied it to the entire right half of her face with a cotton swab in front of the mirror.
The 'secret recipe passed down from generation to generation' is good in every way, except that it turns your skin brown, a very brown color.
I only applied it once in the infirmary, and it didn't seem so obvious. I didn't expect that when I applied it twice together, it would be more than just one plus one equals two.
Looking at the yin-yang face in the mirror, Luo Jingyao grinned, hummed a song, and planned to check the food delivery app to get her dinner.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he bumped into Lin Jiafan who had just opened the shop door and was about to come in. At this time, the wind chime hanging above the door also rang belatedly.
As if shocked by her current appearance, Lin Jiafan's eyes widened for a moment, but he soon regained his composure. "We were just about to go out for dinner, and I haven't thanked you for what happened at the club yesterday. Do you want to come with us?"
"Are you sure?" The muscles at the corners of Luo Jingyao's eyes twitched, and she waved her hand to refuse.
"I heard that a new seafood buffet has opened in the city center. The price is 1,288 per person, and they supply unlimited lobsters, king crabs, and golden abalone..." Lin Jiafan deliberately dragged out the ending.
Taking a deep breath, Luo Jingyao walked to the workbench, casually threw her bag over one shoulder, then walked past the man without looking back and came to the door of the store.
"Didn't Officer Lin say he would treat me to a meal? I'm going to lock the door now, so please come out of the store." She raised the key to the rolling door in her hand with a forced smile.
Obviously, in front of the self-service worth 1,288, all the yin and yang faces are nothing.
Sitting in the familiar jeep again, Luo Jingyao's face naturally attracted the attention of the others in the car. Looking at Pang Guang and Guo Zhen, who were obviously trying hard to suppress their laughter, she spoke coldly and ruthlessly: "Officer Pang, Officer Guo, did the interrogation of Liu Pinsen go smoothly this morning? How many buttons did you unbutton?"
"No solution! Not a single one!" Pang Guang looked a little exasperated. "Coach Luo, what kind of crappy method is this? It's useless."
"It's useless?" Luo Jingyao raised an eyebrow. "How do you know it's useless when you haven't even tried it?"
"Because... because..." The young man stammered, his earlobes turned red but he still couldn't explain the reason.
You can't tell the woman that the fat guy disliked them because they don't have muscles? That's too embarrassing!
Besides, they're technical personnel! They're professional talent! When they first joined, the Jinshi Public Security Bureau promised them they wouldn't have to go on field missions. If it weren't for the sheer lack of manpower... so what if they don't have muscles?!
As if seeing through Pang Guang's pretense, Luo Jingyao's expression suddenly became meaningful, and her eyes fell on Lin Jiafan who was driving.
"So it was Captain Lin who took it off?"
puff!
Guo Zhen, who was sitting in the back seat and drinking water, couldn't help but choked and started coughing violently.
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