Inspector Luo sat opposite Zou Weijun, with only half of his butt seated, his body leaning forward, looking very reserved.
Zou Weijun used very few words to tell a story that spanned a long time. Inspector Luo summarized it and extracted three important messages:
First, her husband Xie Jinghu cheated on her during their marriage.
Second, Xie Jinghu and his lover have a son and a daughter.
Third, Xie Jinghu raised his lover and illegitimate children abroad.
Zou Weijun also had three demands: to let Inspector Luo obtain the definitive evidence of Xie Jinghu's infidelity; to confirm the parent-child relationship between Xie Jinghu and his illegitimate children; and to let Inspector Luo investigate as much as he could about the financial relationship between Xie Jinghu and his lover and illegitimate children.
Honestly speaking, Inspector Luo is quite experienced in catching cheating. He knows that some men's cheating partners may not be as beautiful and outstanding as their wives at home. It's simply that a flower at home is not as fragrant as a wild flower... But Inspector Luo has never seen a man who cheated on his wife even though his wife was as beautiful as Zou Weijun!
Poor Inspector Luo had never done the business of catching an adulterer across borders. He was unfamiliar with the place and couldn't speak the language. How could he track his target with Zhang Hua's Chinese face?
This business is beyond the scope.
Inspector Luo moved his butt forward a little more. "To be honest, I've never been abroad. I might not be able to take on your commission..."
Zou Weijun still smiled gently. "It may be a bit impolite of me to ask this, but would you mind telling me the highest compensation you've ever received for a commission?"
How do you say this?
There are actually only a few clients like Wen Ying who offer a reward of several thousand yuan at once. Most of the commissions are trivial matters. Helping people find dogs and cats was once Inspector Luo's daily business.
For example, Inspector Luo once helped an elderly lady in Chengdu find her lost pet dog. The elderly lady was willing to pay 50 yuan for this. Inspector Luo tried hard to increase the reward to 100 yuan and negotiated with the elderly lady several times but failed. If he had the ability to bargain with the elderly lady, he would not have failed so many times in his "entrepreneurship".
In short, Inspector Luo spent a full three days to help the old lady find the dog. If the total remuneration was spread out over each day, he would only earn less than 20 yuan a day. Working as a waiter in a restaurant would earn more than this.
The worst thing was that when he was snatching the dog from the dog dealer, the dog got scared and bit Inspector Luo... Seeing the client's old lady crying with joy while holding the lost dog, Inspector Luo was embarrassed to say that he was bitten by the dog.
The old lady didn't owe Inspector Luo the 50 yuan reward, but Inspector Luo still had to spend a lot of money on rabies vaccination afterwards!
Commissions like this, which require paying out of pocket, are common in Inspector Luo's career.
Zou Weijun asked Inspector Luo which commission paid the highest fee. Inspector Luo thought about it carefully and realized that his biggest financial sponsor was actually Zou Weijun’s son Xie Qian!
This was a bit embarrassing. Inspector Luo was fidgeting so much that his butt was almost hanging off the chair.
Zou Weijun's original intention was not to embarrass Inspector Luo. She wanted Inspector Luo to make his own judgment. Before Inspector Luo could answer, Zou Weijun led Inspector Luo to another thinking channel:
"Inspector Luo, I believe everyone has their own talents. Since you know Wen Ying, let me use her as an example. Wen Ying's talent lies in her creativity. She's published her work in magazines, participated in the New Concept Essay Competition, released her own novel, and then went on to become a screenwriter... Although it's vulgar to judge Wen Ying's creative talent based on her income, you can't deny that Wen Ying has indeed monetized her talent, right?"
"Of course!"
As Zou Weijun spoke, Inspector Luo nodded frequently.
Inspector Luo didn't know how much royalties Wen Ying had received, but the media had publicized the income of other best-selling authors, so he thought Wen Ying must have made a lot of money.
Zou Weijun continued, "Wen Ying's talent lies in her writing, while Inspector Luo's is as a detective. Wen Ying's talent can be monetized, but hasn't Inspector Luo ever considered maximizing his own? If you can secure a commission with exceptionally high pay, with that reward as a foundation, you'll have the freedom to choose what commissions to accept and what not to accept based on your mood. Such a life should be very happy."
Of course I am happy!
Inspector Luo dreamed happily for a while and almost laughed out loud. His butt, half hanging in the air, fell onto the chair, waking Inspector Luo up.
What Zou Weijun said sounds a bit familiar.
Inspector Luo had a complicated expression. As Zou Weijun said, everyone has his or her own talent. Wen Ying's talent is creation, and his own talent is detective work. Then, Ms. Zou and Xie Qian in front of him are indeed mother and son. Both of their talents are "persuasiveness"!
"You mean, if I accept your commission, I can earn enough to live comfortably for the rest of my life?"
Inspector Luo was not greedy. He was just interested and wanted to hear how Zou Weijun could convince him.
Zou Weijun did not disappoint Inspector Luo. Instead of asking for a specific commission fee, she added a few more details to the story she had just told:
"Before I married Xie Jinghu, his business venture failed and his personal savings were negative. After I married him, he relied on the technical support provided by my father to turn a loss-making business into a profitable one, and developed from a physical manufacturing business to the current comprehensive investment group. Every penny he earned was a marital property, and I own half of it. I looked it up and found that Article 17 of the "Judicial Interpretation of the Marriage Law (I)" issued in 2001 clearly states that "husband and wife have equal rights to deal with property jointly owned by the husband and wife." This means that during the period of our marriage, I have the right to recover all the property that Xie Jinghu gave to his mistress and illegitimate children without my knowledge."
Zou Weijun was obviously well prepared and had some ideas.
Inspector Luo believes that Zou Weijun's purpose in investigating her husband Xie Jinghu is not only to divorce her, nor is it just to get more property. Zou Weijun also wants to recover the property that Xie Jinghu gave to his lover and illegitimate children!
Inspector Luo has caught cheating so many times. Many men dare to cheat because they control the family finances. The wives have no idea how much money the men can earn in a year, nor do they understand their men's business outside. Even if they have evidence of cheating, they have no initiative in divorce. Apart from morally condemning the cheating men, they cannot help their wives get more property.
So what if there is evidence that the other party is cheating?
Because they know nothing about their husband's business outside, the original wife will sometimes give in when the other party transfers property or threatens with child custody.
Not to mention recovering the property that their husbands gave to their mistresses during marriage, these wives who were cheated on would be secretly happy if they could fairly divide the common property during marriage.
If wives who have been cheated on could have as clear-minded a mind as Zou Weijun, it would be a great deterrent to the cheating men!
While Inspector Luo was still sighing, Zou Weijun stood up. "The money Xie Jinghu gave to his cheating partner and illegitimate children was a substantial sum. It won't be easy for me to recover, but I will do my best. I will generously thank every friend who can help me achieve my wish—high rewards naturally come with high costs, isn't that right, Inspector Luo?"
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