She opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at Yan Zheng's flat belly. Could there really be a little life there?
There is no reason. They are both very cautious and have never done anything risky. How could someone die?
Sang Tianen didn't quite believe that something like a collision between Mars and the Earth would happen to her. After some thought, she felt that this was most likely Yan Zheng's excuse for wanting to sleep in.
"Alright, hurry up and get up. Don't stay in bed. What time is it?" Sang Tianen pulled the man up. "Let's go book a hotel before it rains."
Seeing that his trickery failed, Yan Zheng had no choice but to walk towards the bathroom dejectedly.
Sang Tianen walked into the study and opened his mailbox, which contained an investigation report sent by detective Wu Xuan about the incident that happened more than ten years ago.
She picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, quickly scanning the document. The content was roughly the same as what Yan Zheng had said to her.
Yan Zheng, who was only 18 years old at the time, was dragged into an alley and molested by five young women on his way home from cram school. He was later discovered by a woman passing by and called the police.
Among these five people, two are Yan Zheng’s classmates, namely Xia Chun and Zhang Han, and the other three are unemployed hooligans at home, and they all know Zhang Han.
Afterwards, all five were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment.
Xia Chun was released six months early because of her good behavior. She later started a barbecue business and found a man to marry a few years later.
My husband is now more than six months pregnant. He lives a normal life and has not committed any crime.
As Zhang Han was the eldest sister who took the lead, she often fought with other prisoners in prison and was released three years after Xia Chun.
After being released, Zhang Han found a job as a community security guard with the help of her family.
Unexpectedly, she was recognized by the residents of the community not long after she did it. For a time, everyone was in panic, especially the residents with male family members, who avoided Zhang Han like the plague.
Under tremendous pressure from public opinion, Zhang Han was eventually dismissed by the property company.
Later, she found several jobs in succession, but she was either quarreled with colleagues or fired for disobeying her superiors' management. She lived a very depressed and painful life.
By chance, Zhang Han came into contact with gambling and became addicted to it. He owed a huge sum of money. After his mother sold her only house to pay off his debts, she broke off relations with Zhang Han.
Perhaps it was because her parents' disgust made Zhang Han feel completely desperate that she started to give up.
He spent all day gambling and drinking. Later, he found out the address of Xia Chun's store and started blackmailing Xia Chun.
The bank's transfer records showed that Xia Chun transferred no less than 200,000 yuan to Zhang Han.
Of the other three women, one died in a car accident a few years ago, one is still in prison sewing on a sewing machine after killing someone, and the last one smuggled into a neighboring country. There has been no sound or image since then, and it is unknown whether she is alive or dead.
That is to say, only two of the five criminals from that year are left, Xia Chun and Zhang Han.
Sang Tianen looked at the bank statement, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes. Logically speaking, when faced with the extortion of a gambler like Zhang Han, a normal person should directly choose to call the police instead of transferring money to the other party again and again.
If someone is willing to transfer money to someone who is not related by blood, it is either because the two of them have a close relationship, or because the other person has some leverage over them and they have no choice but to do so.
There must have been some affection between them when they committed the crime together, but after so many years, Xia Chun has obviously lived an ordinary life. There is really no need to continue to associate with such a person who is rotten in the quagmire.
If it was Sang Tianen, she would definitely want to stay away from this person, and it would be best if she never had any contact with him again, so as to avoid her ugly deeds being exposed.
So she felt that the latter was more likely.
So the question is, what leverage did Zhang Han have on Xia Chun that made her so subservient to Zhang Han for so many years, acting like a victim?
The mouse button continued to slide, and Sang Tianen continued to browse the report written by Wu Xuan for her. Suddenly, a line of small bold words caught her attention.
She muttered silently, "We also discovered that shortly after Xia Chun was released from prison, an additional two million yuan in overseas remittances suddenly appeared in his account."
"After our team's tireless efforts, visits and investigations, we discovered that the owner of this account is a woman named Cecilia Rose, a senior partner of a well-known law firm in Hillland."
"But we searched through the family tree of both families and found no connection between the two. So I guess this woman either transferred the money to the wrong person, or was instructed by someone else to transfer the money to Xia Chun's account."
"Dear Miss Z, this matter is truly extremely confusing. On the surface, it appears to be an ordinary criminal case, but based on my many years of experience as a detective, I believe your friend has offended some very important person."
"Would you like to continue your inquiry, or stop here?"
"If you want to continue your inquiry, I'm afraid you'll have to pay more. I know it's excessive, but I believe you should also know how expensive hotel accommodation is in Hillland. The money you paid previously has been spent."
"Earlier, while trying to find the whereabouts of that smuggled woman, we were attacked by a group of foreign bandits and nearly died. Thinking about it still scares me."
"It's not that I, Wu Xuan, am dishonest. It's simply that the consumption level in Hillland is very different from that in China, and the scope of the investigation is too broad. So if you require the investigation to continue, please pay more."
The investigation report ended here, and Sang Tianen typed a reply email: "How much money does Ms. Wu want in order to thoroughly investigate this matter?"
Wu Xuan quickly replied: "Two million."
Sang Tianen immediately revealed a hint of a cold smile: "Miss Wu is really asking for too much. Four million for the investigation fee. Do you think I have a good temper?"
Wu Xuan: "Ms. Z, this is a free trade. If you are unwilling to continue paying the fees, we can terminate the transaction."
Sang Tianen: "Ms. Wu, we agreed at the beginning that I would pay you a deposit of one million yuan, half of which was a deposit, and you would investigate the matter thoroughly. Now I have transferred one million yuan to you as promised, but you quit halfway through the investigation. Do you think this is appropriate?"
Wu Xuan: "At first I thought this was just an investigation that could be completed domestically, but I didn't expect I would have to go abroad."
Sang Tianen: "There are always unexpected things in life, but this is not an excuse for you to be greedy."
Wu Xuan: "Miss Z, if you insist on being so stingy, then I, Wu Xuan, can only forgive you for being unable to do anything."
Sang Tianen: "No problem, it's your freedom, but I also need to protect my rights."
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