Smoke filled Wen Jialiang's office.
The man on the sofa was snoring loudly, one long leg draped over the back of the sofa, and the other trouser leg dangling beside the sofa.
A prosthetic limb lay on the ground, and the coffee table next to it was piled high with various takeout boxes.
Old Ma pushed open the door, glanced at the scene inside, and couldn't help but step back out, looking up at the large characters on the lintel.
"He's still not awake? Okay, let's talk in the conference room!"
Wen Jialiang glanced inside and then closed the door again.
"I'm working myself to the bone at the brigade over there, and he's been lying here like a king these past few days?"
Old Ma shook his head, grumbling irritably.
In his eyes, Huo Jingxi was just a typical rich kid.
He even suspected that the eldest son of the Huo family might be the Huo family's "protector," and he had brought up that person's name at the group meeting yesterday.
Unfortunately, everyone seemed to be maintaining a tacit understanding and had no intention of investigating that person.
"Old Ma, you're too impetuous!"
Wen Jialiang was the first to enter the conference room. He filled a glass with water from the water dispenser, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and looked up at Lao Ma.
Old Ma was slightly taken aback.
He didn't understand whether the "frivolity" his leader mentioned referred to his work, his life, or both.
After finding a seat at random, he took a deep breath and stared at Wen Jialiang for a few moments.
"Boss, we had already received several reports before the Huo family case happened."
"Although nothing was found in the goods imported by the Huo family back then, this time, the evidence is laid out in full before us."
"Our overseas colleagues' investigation isn't over yet... Let's make a bold assumption that Daniel is the recipient. Does that make sense?"
“I also don’t want this to happen in Jiangzhou, after all, it involves your retirement benefits…”
Wen Jialiang stood by the window.
The city was ablaze with dazzling neon lights, while the night sky was so dark it seemed about to fall.
After a long silence, he slowly withdrew his gaze.
“Once I step down, this position will be yours, Lao Ma. This isn’t a coveted position; you should understand what I mean.”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and stared at Old Ma for a long time.
Finally, he sat down next to Lao Ma and said, "Do you need to let your results speak for themselves? This is an opportunity!"
Old Ma's eyes gleamed.
Before this, he had never thought about the issue of "promotion".
Seemingly seeing through his thoughts, Wen Jialiang changed the subject and asked, "What did you find out?"
Old Ma immediately remembered the purpose of his hasty return, and pulled a crumpled notebook from his pocket, unfolding it on the table.
"The deceased was named Gao Wei, and his parents used to work for the Huo family..."
...
After Lu Yi finished what he needed to do, news came from Du Guanglong.
"Third brother, the fish bit the hook once, but got away again!"
He slapped his forehead and said through gritted teeth.
Lu Yi was looking through the information sent back from abroad. The information that Huo Jingxi's people had found was far more detailed than what Lao Ma had revealed.
After reading about Daniel's life, his thoughts were in turmoil.
Lu Yi closed his laptop and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"Is it related to the Lin family?"
Du Guanglong spat, "That guy did work for the Lin family, that's true, but his money has absolutely nothing to do with the Lin family."
"He didn't even know if the other person was male or female. Isn't that infuriating?"
Lu Yi didn't expect to find any clues so quickly. He rested his long fingers on his temples and placed his laptop on the passenger seat.
"Brother, people who do this kind of thing don't confess easily. I was prepared."
"But it's still a bit outrageous that he doesn't even know if the other person is male or female. How did the money end up in his hands?"
Even if other clues are extremely well hidden, no matter how careful the accounting is, traces will still be left.
Now that someone has taken the lead, it's impossible that we're completely clueless.
"cash."
Du Guanglong said with distress, "This guy named Shi Fan said that the money was taken from a locker in a bathhouse."
He said this was just a deposit; there would be a final payment after the deal was done, which should arrive in the next couple of days!
Oh!
For something like this, they even have to split the payment into a deposit and a final payment.
What should I say about them?
Wait a minute, a locker?
"Which bathhouse's lockers are they? When is the final payment due? Did you alert them?"
A flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly felt that this "transaction" method was very familiar.
This is exactly what Lu Han did when he bribed Fan Tong.
By placing money and valuables in lockers at supermarkets or public places, you can perfectly avoid being tracked.
Du Guanglong stammered when he heard how excited he was: "Not yet, not yet!"
Lu Yi quickly said, "The lockers in the bathhouse all have sensor bracelets or keys. We just need to check the surveillance footage..."
Having understood his line of thought, Du Guanglong interrupted him.
"I asked, and the bracelet was placed under the doormat at Liu Xiaohong's door. The place where they live is a slated demolition area where migrant workers gather."
"Only two families live in the entire building. There are no surveillance cameras. The surrounding area has been demolished. The brothers have checked, but they found nothing."
That's what's giving him a headache.
He wanted to stir up trouble, but there wasn't a single blade of grass to be found, let alone a snake.
Lu Yi quickly calmed down.
It seems the other side has a strong counter-surveillance awareness.
They anticipated their actions.
But I always feel like something's missing...
"Put it under the floor mat?"
Lu Yi's expression darkened. "So, that person is in Jiangzhou, and might be familiar with that area?"
Du Guanglong was somewhat discouraged.
"This area is quite large. There's a construction site nearby, as well as a small private supermarket. There are at least 800 to 1,000 people passing by every day."
Lu Yi could tell he was tired, so he didn't waste any more time on the matter.
"You should take a nap first. Even if this person is in Jiangzhou, they are probably observing the situation and won't easily reappear."
Du Guanglong gave a vague reply and fell asleep before the call ended.
...
Lu Han saw Qin Fengying's call and hung up immediately.
This woman nags about all sorts of things every day; it's really tiresome.
Fan Tong's case is still unresolved, and it's unclear what she's busy with at home every day.
The condition for Lu Han's mother to obediently do things was that she could persuade the Lu family to stand up for Fan Tong and get the shortest possible sentence.
But Qin Fengying never mentioned this matter, and he didn't know how to explain it to his own mother!
"Young Master Lu, who called you? Your ex-girlfriend?"
A baby-faced girl with a ponytail wrapped her arms around Lu Han's neck from behind the sofa and kissed him on the ear.
"What ex-girlfriend? You're my first girlfriend."
Feng Anna, a part-time worker at the convenience store downstairs, has snow-white skin, a voluptuous figure, and alluring eyes. Lu Han was captivated by her at first glance.
That evening, after she got off work, he invited her to his home.
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