The video is about eighteen minutes long, which is not short.
Meng Sheng's curiosity and doubts about Gu Ci grew stronger, and her speculation that Gu Ci might have been reborn deepened.
She had previously thought that Gu Ci might have received some kind of precognitive text message guidance, but this guess was overturned when she learned that Gu Ci had a number that could send text messages and make calls but could not find any information.
She felt more inclined to believe in rebirth, given Gu Ci's ability to control certain things, as if she knew everything.
In particular, she recalled that last year when Qiu Yi's painting was suspected of plagiarism and caused a great uproar online, Gu Ci said something to her after she and Qiu Yi quickly calmed down the storm.
"Director Meng, you have amazed me once again."
At the time, she didn't understand what it meant and even found it a bit strange.
But after so much time, and considering all the clashes she's had with Gu Ci, she probably understands Gu Ci's thought process back then.
He was probably testing her, since she had easily quelled many risks thanks to the guidance of the text messages that could predict the future.
So, at the time, Gu Ci thought she was reborn like her?!
After opening up this line of thought, Meng Sheng felt that she had figured out the truth.
That must be it!
But then again, it all seemed so absurd.
She thought she was ridiculous enough with her cheat code of sending text messages that could foresee the future, but Gu Ci was even more ridiculous than her.
It's a complete rebirth!
Meng Sheng raised her hand to her forehead, trying to calm her racing heart.
So, she knew the cause of her mother's death in her previous life and was clear about the key evidence that led to the case. After being reborn, she obtained this evidence first and wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to make a deal with her?
Thinking about it this way... she still felt that Li Liyuan was just a licentious person!
It took her a while to pull her wandering thoughts back and focus on the video Gu Ci had sent her.
The video was very clear. After one minute and forty seconds, a person dressed in all black, wearing a mask and hat, appeared in the frame. The person in black slowly approached Xu Li's car, looked around, and then spent a few minutes opening the car door.
At the eight-and-a-half-minute mark, the scene shows the man in black leaving.
About six minutes later, Xu Li appeared in the frame. She was carrying a bag in one hand, unlocking and locking the car. After the car drove out of the parking lot, the black figure that had appeared in the parking lot earlier hailed a taxi on the roadside.
Unlike his furtive behavior in the parking lot, Cheng Jie didn't cover himself up too much when taking a taxi. His clothes were the same, but he took off his hat and mask, making him indistinguishable from any other passerby.
Xu Li's car had been gone for less than a minute when Cheng Jie's taxi caught up.
The video paused and ended within half a minute after the car left.
After reading it, Meng Sheng felt as if he had been submerged in icy water, his whole body was chilled and radiating cold air.
My fingers, gripping the phone, started trembling uncontrollably.
Gu Ci was not lying; this video could indeed directly convict Cheng Jie, and no matter how much he recanted his testimony, it would be useless.
However... before that, we need to test whether the video has been digitally manipulated or edited.
She doesn't need to worry about that. As long as she gives the video to Chen Ye, Chen Ye will definitely test it. But how should she explain the source of the video?
Tell the truth?
If they say that Gu Ci gave it to them, given the police's cautious nature, there's a very high chance they'll go to Gu Ci and ask her how she got the video.
She didn't know what Gu Ci would say then, but she was certain that Gu Ci would never be foolish enough to reveal that she had been reborn.
As for whether Gu Ci will tell the police that Ning Weiwei is very likely in her hands... she probably will.
However, she didn't have direct evidence, and logically, it didn't make sense.
After clarifying her thoughts, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly made a phone call to Chen Ye.
The phone rang for a full half minute before Chen Ye answered it. The sound on the other end was very noisy, with a DJ vibe. Chen Ye yelled in a drawn-out voice, "Hello?"
Even though the sound was already quite loud, it was still a bit muffled and hard to hear clearly because of the music.
Meng Sheng asked suspiciously, "Where are you?"
"What?" Chen Ye continued to yell, "Wait for me, it's too noisy here, I can't hear you!"
Meng Sheng remained silent, waiting for about a minute. The music on the other end did indeed quiet down considerably, and Chen Ye's voice became clearer. "What did you just say?"
"What are you doing?" Meng Sheng asked curiously.
Chen Ye suppressed his impatience, but still couldn't help but swear, "We're catching that bastard Cheng Jie. He tried to get rid of our police tracking him, stabbed the officer following him and ran away. He also threw away the phone with the tracking device. An informant just said he saw him at the bar. He was like an eel. He ran away as soon as we arrived."
Cheng Jie ran away?
Meng Sheng was taken aback. "When did this happen?"
Chen Ye: "The night before last, the team had several cases recently and was short-handed. The person who took over the surveillance of Cheng Jie from Xiao Du that day was a recent graduate intern. He had been watching Cheng Jie with Xiao Du for several days. Originally, all that was needed that night was for him to help keep watch for three hours so that Xiao Du, who hadn't slept much for two days, could have a chance to rest. But Cheng Jie was aware of counter-surveillance and probably guessed that the person had been replaced. He took advantage of this gap and did something sneaky. The intern didn't react in time and was stabbed in the abdomen. Fortunately, Xiao Du was quick-witted and noticed in time, saving his life."
Meng Sheng was taken aback. "Is that trainee police officer alright? Is his injury serious?"
Chen Ye seemed to take out a cigarette, light it, and exhale a smoke ring. "There's no danger to his life. He just needs to rest for a while and he'll be fine."
Meng Sheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's good."
"Is there something you need on the phone?" Chen Ye asked.
"Yes, I got the surveillance video of Cheng Jie messing with my mom's car brakes back then."
Chen Ye paused, "Really? Then send it to me quickly."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Sheng sent the video to Chen Ye's WeChat.
About half an hour later, Chen Ye called again, "Where did you get this video?"
"It was a deal with Gu Ci," Meng Sheng said calmly. "She used this video as leverage to get me to take it down from today's trending topics."
Chen Ye was silent for a moment after hearing this. "How did she get this video?"
She knew Gu Ci, and she had also seen the video of Gu Qinglian and Meng Sheng confronting each other that was trending on social media today.
"I don't know. Our relationship has reached a point of no return, so she's unlikely to tell me. However, you'd better get this video tested to see if there are any signs of editing or compositing."
"You don't trust Gu Ci?"
"Of course, how could I possibly trust her?"
Chen Ye thought that made sense; these two were mortal enemies among rivals in love.
He replied, "Okay, I'll have someone test him. As for Cheng Jie, you don't need to worry about him; he can't leave Beijing."
"good."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Sheng leaned back and stared at the ceiling, looking somewhat dazed.
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