However, it doesn't matter whether the money is still there or not.
The most urgent task is to secretly find evidence that can lead to Shi Zhixin's arrest and conviction.
However, during their cautious investigation...
Shi Zhixin still sensed that something was wrong.
Of course, it wasn't that Yan Bin's dispatch was too useless and alerted the suspect.
It was because Xin Chi had disappeared without a trace that he couldn't help but suspect something.
In fact, he sensed something was wrong on the third day after Xin Chi was arrested.
With his refined and scholarly demeanor, Shi Zhixin rushed back to his residence as soon as he got off work.
He hadn't heard from Xin Chi for several days, so he was naturally getting anxious.
However, since he was still unsure of the situation, he did not mobilize any people in the organization.
He was afraid of making too much of a commotion and getting caught red-handed, even though he was safe.
So she simply asked her wife, Wang Anran, to go to the hospital to visit Aunt Xin.
Upon seeing his gentle wife, he handed her his briefcase.
He quickly asked, "How is Xin Chi's mother today?"
His question was obviously not out of genuine concern for Xin Chi's mother's health.
Instead, they wanted to know if Xin Chi had actually returned.
After all, Xin Chi used the excuse that his mother was seriously ill and needed someone to take care of her when he went to deliver goods.
Anyway, his mother suffered too much loss when she was young.
He was chronically frail and sickly, practically a walking pharmacy.
In recent years, he has spent half the year in the hospital.
Therefore, it wouldn't seem abrupt for him to take one or two personal leave days each year under the pretext of taking care of his elderly mother.
In addition, he always took leave during the transition between spring/summer and autumn/winter.
When people are frequently sick, they are even less likely to arouse suspicion.
In the past, some people would consider their colleagues and bring fruit baskets and tonics to visit them.
But after several visits, they also became clear about what kind of health Aunt Xin had.
So when he asked for leave again, no one bothered to bother him.
This makes it easier for him to travel or go on long trips.
As is customary, Xin Chi would not come to see Shi Zhixin immediately after delivering the goods.
Report the transaction details to him, or pay for the goods.
After all, going out during leave is not something that attracts attention.
But it seemed a bit abrupt to come to see his superiors as soon as he returned from his trip.
So in order to prevent others from discovering what they were doing in private, they had already made plans in advance.
Unless something urgent happens, there's no need to meet too early.
Xin Chi only needs to pretend that nothing has happened and go to the hospital to take care of his mother.
Shi Zhixin naturally had ways of knowing that he had returned safely.
Because of their caution, almost no one noticed any other problems between them in the past.
However, this deal shouldn't have been made now.
However, it was because of the information Shen Mu Ning left at the scene after killing Xu Yuan.
With the assistance of the Public Security Bureau and the cooperation of the municipal government.
Pulling out the radish brought out the mud along with it, implicating Qin Mao behind it.
Upon receiving this news, Shi Zhixin's heart skipped a beat.
I'm afraid that the municipal government of Chunshi will have the Public Security Bureau continue to investigate further.
It would be bad if they discovered the goods he had hidden and caught him.
That's why he hurriedly contacted the buyer and disposed of the goods.
Of course, precisely because the trading time was brought forward, he was still paying close attention to Xin Chi's news.
Based on past experience, he should be able to arrive within three days at the latest.
This time, however, four days have passed, and he still hasn't received any news from Xin Chi.
He couldn't help feeling uneasy, and his mouth broke out in blisters from worry.
Only then did he send his wife, Wang Anran, to the hospital to check on her condition.
“Well… I went to the hospital to see her. Aunt Xin said that Xin Chi hasn’t taken care of her for a long time.”
Wang Anran took her husband's briefcase and held it in her arms.
Hesitantly, he then revealed what he had learned that day.
Upon hearing this, Shi Zhixin paused in his steps as he headed towards his study.
The panic in his heart was instantly amplified to its maximum, and his expression changed slightly.
Before Wang Anran discovered it, he resumed his nonchalant demeanor.
He simply shook his head and said calmly:
"I don't know what Xin Chi has been up to. He doesn't even care about his sick and hospitalized mother!"
Because Wang Anran had no idea what her husband and Xin Chi were doing in private.
So when he heard Shi Zhixin say that, he didn't think much of it and just casually replied:
"Something must have been holding him up!"
After all, Xin Chi had been her husband's assistant for several years, and they were quite familiar with each other.
During their interactions, she also discovered that he was an extremely filial person.
When Aunt Xin was sick and hospitalized, he would take care of her every night whenever he wasn't busy.
There was indeed no one more filial to her than Xin Chi.
So, although she found it a little strange that he wasn't there this time, she didn't think much of it.
I assumed he was preoccupied with some personal matter.
Wang Anran didn't think much of it, but Shi Zhixin was worried and absent-minded.
I didn't want to continue discussing this with my wife; all I wanted was to arrange for someone to investigate as soon as possible to find out what was going on.
He just gave a perfunctory reply: "Yeah, maybe!"
Although they were anxious, those who held high positions still managed to control their expressions well.
He entered his study as usual, with an unchanging expression.
Wang Anran knows her husband's habits very well.
His entering the study meant there were still official matters to be dealt with that day.
So they just sent the person in and gave them a glass of water.
She stopped bothering him and went straight to the kitchen to cook.
Shi Zhixin listened as his wife's footsteps faded into the distance.
As if his butt was on fire, he quickly got up from the chair.
Walk to the study door, close the door and lock it.
After all, he still needed to contact useful people in the organization to gather information.
There's a wife at home who doesn't know the truth, so it's best to be careful.
After making sure he had locked the door, Shi Zhixin dialed a phone number he usually called from home.
"Beep—beep—beep—beep—" The call was successfully dialed.
The phone had only been ringing for a few seconds, but to Shi Zhixin it felt like an eternity.
He was genuinely afraid that something might happen to the owner of the phone, which would be the end for him.
Just as he was becoming increasingly anxious and on the verge of losing his composure.
"Hello, this is Crescent Bookstore."
A slightly immature voice came from the other end of the phone.
But this made Shi Zhixin breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hello, I'd like to buy a book. Do you have any in your bookstore?"
"Um...could you please tell me the title of the book?"
"It was recommended to me by my subordinate, and it's called 'Poetry and Dwelling'."
The person on the other end of the phone, who had been nonchalant, was startled when they heard the book title.
But since I didn't know who was on the other end of the phone, I tried to answer in a calm tone:
"I'm sorry, sir, we don't have this book in our bookstore."
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