5-6-5-3-7.
The same familiar voice came from the other end of the phone, "Ms. Chuanliu, it's so nice to hear your voice again. I didn't expect to hear from you again so soon after our last call."
Chuanliu sat in his room, looking up at the sky through the terrace.
She knew the WD investigator was referring to the phone call she made and then hung up at the Qianchuan residence a couple of days ago.
"That was an unexpected situation before, but now I know who the 'Joker' you're looking for is."
The person on the other end of the phone chuckled, their expression unreadable, "Oh? You're really sure this time?"
Chuanliu grunted in agreement and presented his evidence, "I found a document, a signed document from four years ago, which bears the signature of 'Joker'."
She paused, then continued, "Therefore, I'm certain that 'Joker' is the current lord of the City of Plum Blossoms—'Ace of Plums' Wu Lide."
For a moment, there was silence on the other end of the phone.
Chuanliu's heart tightened, and his brows furrowed as time went on.
WD's reaction was completely different from what she had expected; there was not a trace of tension or doubt. Instead of immediately investigating as before, the person on the other end of the phone hesitated.
hesitate?
What is he hesitating about?
After a long while, the WD investigator suddenly laughed, a wrinkled laugh that seemed to be forced out of his throat.
“…Ms. Chuanliu, I hope you will be more careful when you conduct your investigation.”
Chuanliu's hand holding the phone froze, a sense of foreboding flashing through her mind. "You don't believe me?"
The WD investigator continued, "Wu Lide cannot be the 'Joker' we are looking for, and I don't think it's necessary to continue investigating along this line."
A deep sense of loss welled up within me.
Her hope of leaving Paradise Island was shattered once again!
The clues she worked so hard to get were actually not true?
So what is real?
WD investigators said that Wu Lide was not the "Joker" they were looking for. Could it be that the key point is not "not" but "whom they are looking for"?
A guess formed in the girl's mind.
Chuanliu was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly asked, "Do you know Wu Lide?"
The WD investigator quickly denied it, saying, "No, of course not, it's just... we've investigated all the 'Aces' of every suit, and none of them are the person we're looking for."
Chuanliu was skeptical of what the man said.
She persisted, "You told me to find the 'Joker,' but you didn't give me any clues. Now I've found the most likely person, and you're telling me you already investigated that. Are you playing me?"
The WD investigator calmly reassured her, "Ms. Chuanliu, please don't be anxious. If this were such a simple matter, we wouldn't have chosen to cooperate with you among so many people."
Chuanliu gripped the landline phone tightly with one hand, wishing he could crush the person on the other end.
She tried to be patient and said, "Well... at least I can know why you're looking for the 'Joker,' right? Otherwise, how will I have anything to hold onto?"
The WD investigator sensed Chuanliu's emotional state. After a moment's thought, he said, "I will report your question to my superiors. As long as they approve, I will contact you by phone. The method of contact will be the same as when you contacted us. Call this landline, right?"
"Hmm." Chuanliu rubbed his temples and grunted.
"in addition."
The WD investigator's tone suddenly turned cold, and he paused deliberately for a long time to draw Chuanliu's attention.
Knowing that he had achieved his goal, he continued, "WD Investigation Bureau has always strictly adhered to the rules of cooperation. Regarding your previous request, once the suspect was found, we responded to it immediately."
But...our manpower can't support your repeated suspicions. If we can conduct an in-depth investigation, why not investigate every single resident who landed on the island?
"What do you mean?"
Chuanliu's breath hitched, her eyes trembled slightly, and a violent sense of unease washed over her again.
The WD investigator spoke again, "Therefore, the WD Investigation Bureau can only give you one last chance."
Last chance...
You only have one chance...
One chance...
The man's cold voice lingered in Chuanliu's mind, and she stood there, stunned.
Until the other end said "goodbye" without any hesitation, and then the phone went dead.
The river was like a fish in the sea when suddenly a storm and huge waves swept her into the water.
I can't breathe, and I can't break free.
She wanted to resist, but had no way to exert her strength and could only let the waves roll around her.
She could call back, but what would be the result? Just as the WD Investigation Bureau had told her before she landed on the island, she had no right to negotiate.
So, she really... only has one chance.
She hung up the noisy phone, stared blankly at the table, and forced herself to quickly get her mind working.
The WD researcher's answer seemed watertight, but when she mentioned Wu Lide, there was a long pause.
This pause, coupled with what followed, led the WD investigators to tell her without any hesitation that they had investigated all of "A's" secrets.
These two reactions combined gave her a feeling that the WD Investigation Bureau knew Wu Lide, and even knew him very well.
Could it be that there is some shady relationship between the WD Investigation Bureau and "Ace of Clubs"?
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