Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Hook Begins
"Actually, things are starting to become clearer. Now our focus is on where Fenghua's underground processing plant is. Although we already have counterfeit goods supplied by them, it's all for nothing if we can't find the processing plant. Fenghua Foods can withstand the inspection of the industry and commerce bureau. If we only have these counterfeit goods, they can completely deny it," Chu Zhen analyzed. "We still can't let our guard down. Chu Jun can be used as a breakthrough point. The fact that he can become a sales manager shows that Li Guoqiang is not very wary of him. We can follow Chu Jun."
“I’ll go. It’s inconvenient for you and Chen Weiqi to move around,” Song Huai volunteered.
"Alright, you follow up on Chu Jun's side, and I will continue to follow up on Li Guoqiang. I believe that the fox's tail will eventually be revealed."
I firmly believe that Heaven will not let down anyone who wholeheartedly upholds justice, nor will it let go of anyone who commits heinous crimes.
"Sister Lin Dang, I recently saw that Amy seems to be being harassed by a woman." Ling Yiyi sent me a message, along with a photo. The photo was a bit blurry, probably because she was quite far away.
"Be careful, and try to avoid doing things like this next time, in case you get caught."
"It's okay, if I can't even handle this little thing, how am I supposed to make big news in the future?"
They truly are like newborn calves that are not afraid of tigers.
I sent the photo to Wang Sihong, hoping to find the woman in the photo through his network of connections.
"Lin Dang, that woman's name is Lu Hong. She's Zhou Jianguo's wife, and also the wife of the driver who caused the car accident back then." Wang Sihong quickly gave me the woman's information.
"Zhou Jianguo's wife?"
Lu Hong? Amy? Zhou Jianguo?
My mind was a complete mess, and my guesses were being confirmed step by step.
"Lin Dang, what's wrong?" Wang Sihong asked anxiously, perhaps because I hadn't spoken for a long time.
"It's okay. Do you have Lu Hong's information? Could you send it to me?"
"Okay, I'll send it to your email right away, but you must not do anything rash and alert them. The police have already launched an investigation into your car accident."
"Yes, I understand, don't worry~"
According to Ling Yiyi, Lu Hong has been meeting with Amy frequently recently, and Yiyi told me that Amy seems to be entangled with her, and there must be some connection between them.
I don't want to jump to conclusions. Wang Sihong sent me an email that included Lu Hong's address and contact information.
I had too many questions in my mind, so I borrowed a car from Huang Yanyan and went to Lu Hong's current residence. It was a commercial house in a town in City A. Wang Sihong told me that this was the house she rented. The landlord was an old lady who was now living with her son in the city.
When I arrived at the location, I rang the doorbell, and after a while, there was no response from inside.
"Who are you?" the woman inside asked me through the security door. I looked at her and saw that she was the same person as the woman in the ID card that Wang Sihong had sent me, except that she looked much more haggard.
"I'm here to see Grandma Wang. Who are you?"
"Oh, you mean the landlord? I'm the tenant." After learning why I came, and seeing that I looked weak and didn't seem like a bad person, Lu Hong opened the door and let me in.
"What about Grandma Wang?"
"She went to live with her son in the city, and rented the house to me cheaply. Are you Grandma Wang's granddaughter?"
"No, Grandma Wang and my grandma are very close and visit each other often. My grandma's legs haven't been very strong lately, and she said she hasn't seen Grandma Wang in a long time. She asked me to check on my grandma to see if she's lacking anything, since her son lives in the city."
“Your grandma is quite nice, and you’re a good young lady too. Usually, people your age don’t get along with older people.” Lu Hong poured me a glass of water.
"Sister, do you live alone?" I looked around. The house was a bit messy. I remembered Grandma saying that her daughter-in-law was lazy and loved to eat. This kind of house fits the description quite well.
"What sister? You should call me auntie. My life is so hard. My husband died in a car accident, leaving me a widow and son. I sold our house to pay for my son's college education, so now we have to rent a place to live. Sigh, what a miserable life~" If I hadn't known her character beforehand, I would have been really impressed by her acting skills.
I'm so sorry~
"It's okay, I've already moved on. Life goes on, and you have to look forward." Lu Hong was really optimistic. "By the way, where do you live? Is it far from here? I don't know anyone here, so I just wanted to find someone to talk to and chat with. I think you and I get along really well. Come visit me anytime you have time."
"Okay, okay~"
"Why don't you add me on WeChat and we can keep in touch?"
Lu Hong directly opened her WeChat QR code. Luckily, I have two WeChat accounts, so I added her as a friend using the secondary account. We chatted casually for a while, and then I made an excuse that it was getting late and I had to go home, but she insisted on walking me downstairs.
"Hey girl, your car looks pretty nice today, it must be expensive!" I received a message from Lu Hong after I got home.
"It wasn't much money; it was a coming-of-age gift from my parents."
Lu Hong is a greedy person, so I deliberately created the impression that she came from a well-off family.
Lu Hong sends me messages almost every day, and I always reply to her patiently.
"Hey girl, I have an urgent matter to attend to outside right now. Could you transfer me a few thousand yuan? I need it urgently. I'll give it to you shortly."
Finally, Lu Hong started targeting me with money, and I knew my chance had come. Without hesitation, I transferred money to her, hoping it would make her open up to me more.
"Sis, I've transferred 10,000 yuan to you. Use it in case of emergency."
"Thanks, I'll return it to you in a couple of days."
"It's okay, no rush. By the way, I'm going to see my grandma tomorrow, I'll come see you while I'm there~"
"Okay~ I'm home, just come over~"
Sure enough, Lu Hong did not refuse me.
I still borrowed the car from Huang Yanyan. This guy said, "I might as well give it to you, so you don't have to run back and forth every time." But the price was too high, so I really didn't dare to accept it.
Lu Hong was even more enthusiastic about my visit this time. I specially went to the fruit shop to buy some imported fruit for her. For someone as profit-driven as her, this is the only way to get her to open up to me without any reservations.
"Lin Yan, what do you do?"
I didn't tell her my real name, so I just named myself "Lin Yan". Later, Song Ji-hyo got angry, asking why I didn't choose "Lin Ji-hyo". It was obvious that I cared more about Huang Yan Yan. I told her it was because "Lin Yan" was easy to remember.
"I'm a freelancer, and I enjoy things like photography."
"Not bad, your family is well-off, which allows you to do what you love. My family was also well-off back then, but who would have thought that our fortunes would decline."
“I haven’t relied on my parents much. My photography works are often published in newspapers and magazines, and I can get prize money and royalties. I can support myself.”
"Newspaper? Do you know anyone at the newspaper?" Sure enough, Lu Hong took the bait.
"It's alright, I know a few people. Do you know anyone?"
"Do you know a woman named Amy? She's quite alluring."
"Yes, I know her. She's quite pretty, so almost everyone knows her. Are you close to her?"
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