Chapter 117 Who would stare at a...
After a delightful meal, Zhong Xiaoyu finally calmed down. She happily stuffed her mouth with snacks and said happily, "Another hundred thousand yuan has arrived. I have to say, my uncle has a really good eye. Thanks to him, I'm a wealthy woman now."
Pang Le was peeling an orange and gave Guan Xia half. He said with some envy, "Wow, you made a hundred thousand just doing this little work. Why don't you ask your aunt if she'll take you as her niece? If not, could you please not be so strict about the gender and ask her to consider me? I'm pretty too, with a great figure."
As Pang Le spoke, he stood up and struck several poses, which made everyone laugh.
Zhong Xiaoyu also laughed for a long time before she suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, my aunt also sent you some money. Of course, except for Captain Xu and his team. After all, they are in the system, so my aunt still understands some of the rules. She told me that she donated the money to the Yongquan Branch in the name of thanking Captain Xu and his team. I think you will receive news soon."
When this sentence was uttered, everyone including Guan Xia was shocked.
"What? Your aunt even gave us money?" Pang Le rubbed his hands shyly after being surprised. "That's so embarrassing. After all, we're friends with Sister Ji, and we're friends with you too. How can we accept money for helping a friend? How much did she give?"
Pang Le was trying to hold back his smile at first, but his true colors showed at the end, and he laughed so hard that his white teeth were exposed.
Zhong Xiaoyu waved her hand nonchalantly, "Well, friends are friends, but I still have to accept payment. After all, I was paid for helping my aunt investigate my uncle's case. I don't know the exact amount, but considering my aunt's personality, she doesn't take money seriously, so it must be at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan."
Hearing this figure, even Guan Xia's eyes widened, and he asked tremblingly, "Can you really accept this money?"
Zhong Xiaoyu put her arm around Guan Xia's shoulders and said firmly, "Take it. Captain Xu and the others are police officers. Investigating cases is their job, but you are not. Not to mention my aunt, even I would feel bad if you didn't take this money."
Guan Xia was still a little hesitant. "But this case... wasn't solved by us. We just found some clues and didn't do anything before Wu Xiaozhen killed him. If you think about it, it was Wu Xiaozhen who avenged your uncle."
"We've been up all night for two nights, and we obviously have to stay up all night again tonight. How can we say we haven't done anything?" Zhong Xiaoyu said seriously. "We've done a lot. As for Wu Xiaozhen, since she's a criminal suspect, I guess my aunt hasn't heard about her. But given her personality, I think if she finds out, she'll definitely find a way to take care of her. She'll hire a good lawyer for her and give her parents some money."
Zhong Xiaoyu changed the subject again, "Just take the money without worry. If I can't persuade you, then my aunt will come next. She's much more eloquent than I am. She might even think that the money is too little and ask for more."
After Zhong Xiaoyu's advice, Guan Xia didn't say anything else. She just couldn't help but look at Pang Le, her eyes full of joy for the unexpected wealth.
They were chatting happily while eating fruit. When they were about to leave, Guan Xia suddenly remembered that she had forgotten something. She turned to look at Pang Le and said, "By the way, Pang Le, Zhong Xiaoyu said on the phone that you guys made some discoveries this afternoon, but you have to tell me yourself. What did you find?"
Pang Le just remembered it now, and he said "Oh" in sudden realization. He hurriedly picked up the phone from the table, rummaged through it for a while, and handed it to Guan Xia, "Look."
Guan Xia looked down and found that it was a video of more than ten seconds. After clicking it, she found a room similar to the hideout of Chen Yuanwei that she had searched for before, but after careful observation, she could still find many differences.
First of all, the photos are different. The previous room mostly contained photos of the four deceased, while in this room the four deceased occupied a very small area, and there were more photos of Chen Yuanwei's parents.
Many of the photos were cropped and enlarged, and at first glance, there was only one face, and there were a large number of densely packed small holes on these faces, as if they had been repeatedly poked by some sharp weapon.
Guan Xia quickly made an association and couldn't help but ask Pang Le, "Are these photos... used as targets?"
Pang Le nodded. "Yes, when we went in, there were a lot of darts, chopsticks, and small knives scattered on the ground. There were also some torn pieces of photos in the corner. From these actions, we can see that Chen Yuanwei really hates his parents."
Guan Xia didn't know what expression to make, and couldn't understand Chen Yuanwei's hatred, so she could only make random guesses.
After being a rich second-generation for 24 years, he lost everything overnight. He went from never worrying about money to worrying about money. Maybe at the beginning Chen Yuanwei was just worried about the gap in his living standards, but as time went by, he gradually accepted that he could not return to his previous life on his own, and even had to hide from place to place because of huge debts. He began to resent his father for letting the company go bankrupt, and also resented his mother for leaving him alone to go abroad.
The more unhappy his life was, the stronger the hatred in his heart became. Simple acts of venting his emotions gradually failed to calm him down, so he turned to killing people.
Guan Xia speculated seriously at first, but suddenly burst out laughing later. She felt that she was a little crazy in investigating the case. A murderer with no bottom line was not Wu Xiaozhen. She didn't care what Chen Yuanwei had experienced to want to kill people. She just wondered about his motive for choosing the four victims.
Because of the topic Guan Xia suddenly brought up, the few of them discussed it for a while before finally standing up from their chairs and walking out under the guidance of the receptionist.
There were three of them when they came, but they went back to Tong'an Branch as a group.
However, due to different parking locations, everyone waved to each other at the entrance and split into two groups and walked in different directions.
Guan Xia was in the same car with Pang Lejian and Zhong Xiaoyu as usual, but when she just opened the door, she keenly felt that someone was watching her. She couldn't help but stop and turned around to look around with some caution.
Pang Le had already gotten into the car, but when he saw this, he got out again. Noticing Guan Xia's expression, he began to look around and asked, "What's wrong? Have you spotted anyone suspicious again?"
Hearing this, Zhong Xiaoyu and Ji An also got out of the car, their expressions somewhat solemn. They also looked around and asked, "What's going on? Has Guan Xia discovered another case?"
Guan Xia didn't answer. At first, she thought it was the system's keen intuition that was reminding her, but after looking for a long time, she found nothing.
The entire parking lot was quiet. Apart from the noise made by Xu Nian and his companions' car, other vehicles were leaving the parking lot normally. Not to mention any suspicious people, there wasn't even a single person in sight.
When Guan Xia heard Ji An speak, she hoped that the system interface would pop up, but after several minutes, the system was as quiet as a chicken.
Guan Xia could only shake her head and said, "No, I just felt like someone was watching me. Maybe I've been investigating too many cases, so I'm a little sensitive."
Although Guan Xia said this, Pang Le and the others still did not relax. They looked around carefully and seriously, and found no danger. They got back into the car after Guan Xia got in.
Zhong Xiaoyu started the car but didn't drive out. Instead, after confirming the door was locked, she turned around and said, "Guan Xia, think back. Is the feeling of being watched just now the same as when we were at the crime scene?"
Guan Xia didn't expect Zhong Xiaoyu to ask this. She was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's a little different... I can't really explain it. I can only say that I didn't sense any malice in that gaze just now, but he was definitely looking at me, and most likely for quite a while. After all, I felt it very clearly."
"Who would stare at a stranger in a parking lot for so long?" Pang Le rubbed his chin and thought, "Could it be someone who knows you?"
Guan Xia shook her head subconsciously, but paused when she was about to speak. She indeed had no acquaintances in Jianyang City, but that did not mean that she had no acquaintances who had come to Jianyang City.
Guan Xia’s first reaction was to think of Meng Lan. Among her friends, Meng Lan was the only one who traveled around for work.
After hesitating for three seconds, Guan Xia was about to send a message to Meng Lan to ask, but coincidentally, Meng Lan called.
Guan Xia answered the call immediately. Before she could say anything, she heard Meng Lan's surprised voice, "Guan Xia, you went to Jianyang City?"
It seemed that it was indeed Meng Lan. Guan Xia immediately relaxed and said with a smile, "Yes, I came to Jianyang City to do something. What about you? Are you also in Jianyang City?"
Meng Lan said, "I'm not in Jianyang City. I just returned to Linshan City a few days ago. It was Mr. Wu Yang. He just called me and said he saw a figure in the parking lot that looked a bit like you, but he had only seen your photo, not the real person. He was a little unsure, so he called to ask me."
"Mr. Wu Yang?" Guan Xia was very shocked. "He is in Jianyang City?"
Guan Xia recalled the portrait of Wu Yang that he had seen in the orphanage last time. It described in great detail his achievements so far, but it did not mention that the company he founded from scratch was in Jianyang City.
Meng Lan asked doubtfully, "Yes, his company is in Jianyang City. Didn't I tell you? I went to Jianyang City on several business trips before to discuss cooperation with Mr. Wu. Although his company's main business is not in construction, because he and I are from the same orphanage, he used his own assets to invest in my company. He mentioned you when we were having dinner last time. He said he read your best comic and it was very interesting. His game team is evaluating the possibility of adapting your comic into a game and the profits it can bring. Maybe you will get good news soon."
This was double joy. Guan Xia was overjoyed and said, "Really? That's fantastic news! If I can really sell the copyright, I'll definitely treat you to a feast."
Because of this unexpected good news, Guan Xia completely forgot what happened just now and excitedly discussed it with Meng Lan for a while before hanging up the phone.
When Guan Xia calmed down from her excitement, she found that she had returned to the Tong'an Branch. Even the car was parked, but three people were waiting for her and had not gotten out.
When she finally finished the call, Pang Le couldn't wait to ask, "Was that Meng Lan who called just now? I heard Wu Yang's name, and he wanted to buy your copyright?"
Thinking about the possibility of becoming rich, Guan Xia couldn't help but get excited again, nodding repeatedly, "Yes, it was Meng Lan calling. She told me that Mr. Wu saw me in the parking lot just now, but because he had never met me in person, he wasn't sure, so he called Meng Lan to ask. Meng Lan also said that Mr. Wu was very interested in adapting my comics into a game, and he was evaluating it. Maybe there will be a result soon."
Pang Le also became excited after hearing this. He put his arm around Guan Xia's shoulders and said, "Don't forget each other when you become rich, sister. Today is such a good day. I just made a fortune a few hours ago, and now I have such great news. No, I must buy a scratch-off lottery ticket later. Maybe I can win a hundred thousand or eighty thousand."
Pang Le said this and turned to Ji An very seriously, "Sister Ji, do you know where to buy scratch tickets around here?"
Ji An shook his head in amusement, but still took out his phone and checked the map seriously. "The nearest one is in a shopping mall two kilometers away. What? Do you want to go scratch now?"
Pang Le glanced at the time and found that it was not yet eight o'clock, so he said excitedly: "Go, go, while the mall is still open, I must take advantage of this favorable situation to make some more money."
So the four of them didn't get out of the car and went to the mall instead. Unfortunately, not only did they not win the prize, they also lost two hundred yuan. As a result, Pang Le couldn't help but mutter a few words of heartache every time he watched the surveillance video at night.
However, although he lost some money, after thinking it over, he found out that it was Pang Le who first discovered the problem while watching the surveillance video at night.
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