Chapter 99
I really want to eat you right now~
Shu Wan's gaze grew increasingly contemptuous as she spoke.
She didn't particularly like Lin Sheng's behavior, but she didn't hate it either. Perhaps it stemmed from her strained relationship with Lin Jin, or perhaps it was due to the profit-driven nature of businessmen that they had reached a cooperation agreement. Apart from that, she didn't want to have much interaction with the man in front of her.
After a brief and frank advice, she walked straight to the door. As soon as she opened the office door, she was blocked by the people outside.
Lin Sheng's secretary was about to knock on the door when a tall figure followed behind, wearing a neatly pressed police uniform, with a stern expression that exuded an aura of unapproachability.
Shu Wan's gaze naturally fell on her. After a brief moment of surprise, she smiled and greeted her politely, "Captain Ji? What a coincidence."
Ji Nanxing pursed her lips and nodded lightly, showing no excessive enthusiasm even when she ran into an old acquaintance in this setting.
Shu Wan knew her temperament was neither too warm nor too cold, so she stepped aside to make way for her, saying, "Catch up when you have time, I won't keep you from your work."
"Hmm." Ji Nanxing nodded sparingly, then followed his secretary inside.
Shu Wan took two steps toward the elevator, puzzled as to why Ji Nanxing was at the Lin Group. She stopped and looked back, noticing that the door to Lin Sheng's office was closed. Then she slowly turned around and left.
However, this unexpected encounter made her more cautious.
The Lin Group is at a critical juncture in its IPO process, and any slight disturbance could affect its opening share price. They don't want any major scandals to spill over and implicate them.
Thinking of this, Shu Wan made a phone call to her subordinates, "Put down what you're doing and find out what Lin Sheng has been doing in the past few months. Also, check his network of relationships, the more detailed the better."
On the other side.
Lin Sheng leaned back in his office chair, smoking a cigar, and listened to Ji Nanxing explain his purpose. His face did not show any panic or doubt.
After exhaling a cloud of smoke, he flicked off his cigarette ash and acted exceptionally cooperative: "Officer Ji, please sit down. Ask me any questions you have, and I will answer them to the best of my knowledge."
Ji Nanxing was a seasoned detective who had seen all sorts of suspects and naturally developed a knack for tracking down the smallest clues.
She excels at discerning a person's micro-expressions and small gestures, which reveal their most authentic psychological state.
She sat down in the guest chair as instructed, subconsciously looking around to get a better feel for the surroundings.
"Would you like something to drink? Coffee or tea, or perhaps a glass of sweet orange juice?" Lin Sheng asked perfunctorily, then turned to his secretary who was standing by and said, "Go and prepare some refreshments to properly entertain this officer, and while you're at it, cancel all of today's arrangements."
After the secretary left, the atmosphere in the office became quiet and deserted.
Ji Nanxing didn't engage in meaningless conversation. He took out his notebook from his briefcase and got straight to the point: "Mr. Lin, I do have a few questions for you. I hope you will answer them truthfully."
Lin Sheng exhaled a smoke ring and said leisurely, "Go on."
When was the last time you met Xu Songheng? Do you remember the exact date and time?
“I remember it was the night my father was first reported to be critically ill. It was very late, probably past midnight. I had just gotten home when Xu Songheng arrived.”
Ji Nanxing was scribbling important notes in her notebook when she glanced up at the other person and continued, "Why did he come to see you so late?"
"He was injured at the time. After his wounds were treated at the hospital, he came to find me. He said he was stabbed by a man named Cheng Sangluo."
As for why he came to see me so late with an injury, it was obviously to discuss an important collaboration.
My company and Mr. Xu's company have always had close business ties, and we often meet and discuss major projects.
Don't be fooled by our glamorous lives; making money is actually very hard work.
Lin Sheng feigned an expression of trying hard to recall, but his tone carried an air of indifference.
When Ji Nanxing heard that Cheng Sangluo had stabbed Xu Songheng, his pen paused on the notebook, and his brows furrowed tightly.
She didn't know how much of Lin Sheng's answer was true and how much was false, but considering the content of Cheng Sangluo's interrogation, there was no ambiguity in their statements.
From a timeline perspective, one comes first, and the other comes later.
After thinking for a moment, Ji Nanxing asked, "When did he leave?"
"It was around three in the morning, I think, but I don't remember exactly." Lin Sheng answered the question cooperatively, knowing that the other party suspected him, so he added, "My house is full of surveillance cameras. If you need them, I can have someone pull them up and send them to you. At least that will prove that he left my house unharmed."
Before obtaining concrete evidence, Ji Nanxing would not make any unreasonable judgments or doubts, so the questions he asked were not sharp.
She suddenly changed the subject: "How long have Mr. Lin and Xu Songheng known each other? They seem to have a pretty good relationship."
“We’ve known each other for many years. Back then, he was a project manager at Lin’s. He was capable, obedient, and pragmatic, and he made a lot of money for me. Later, he had the idea of going solo, so I invested in him to start a company, and we gradually became long-term partners.” Lin Sheng’s expression finally turned regretful as he said this. “You know, how could a perfectly good person just disappear like that? It’s like a ghost.”
Ji Nanxing let out a deep breath, closed his notebook, and stood up. "Thank you for cooperating with my investigation. If the case requires it, I will come to you at any time. Please keep your phone accessible."
"I am very happy to provide assistance to the People's Police." Lin Sheng, with a cigar in his mouth, made no attempt to get up to see him off, but uttered high-sounding words.
Ji Nanxing didn't linger; he packed his briefcase and quickly left the office.
Upon arriving at the Lin Group's parking garage, she got into the police car and immediately took out her phone to contact Cheng Sangluo.
Her expression was unpleasant, as if she was annoyed that Cheng Sangluo had concealed the fact that she had stabbed Xu Songheng, but as she flipped through her contacts, she gave up the idea of making a call.
Ji Nanxing is very good at regulating his emotions so that he can always maintain an absolutely rational state.
She kept clapping her hands with her phone, quickly drawing out Xu Songheng's activities that night in her mind.
Ji Nanxing belatedly realized that Lin Sheng was even more cunning than he had imagined.
The man subtly hinted at something in the conversation. On the surface, he indicated that he had a good relationship with Xu Songheng, implying that he wouldn't harm such an important business partner. Yet, he unintentionally pointed the finger at Cheng Sangluo. What a clever way to shift the blame!
Fortunately, Ji Nanxing was not misled.
She was initially very concerned about Cheng Sangluo hurting someone, but then she thought that if Xu Songheng really kidnapped Lin Jin, Cheng Sangluo would inevitably have some friction while trying to save her. This could be considered an act of self-defense, and there was no need to pursue it too much.
Ji Nanxing shifted his suspicions back to Lin Sheng. It was very strange that Xu Songheng would go to find him after being injured. No matter how important the cooperation was, there was no need for him to go there injured in the middle of the night.
However, according to Cheng Sangluo's confession, everything makes sense. The person who really wanted to kidnap Lin Jin should be Lin Sheng, whose motive was to fight for the family property. However, the kidnapping was exposed, and Xu Songheng went to Lin Sheng immediately to discuss countermeasures.
When something is exposed, of course, the traces must be erased, so Lin Sheng silenced Xu Songheng.
After careful consideration, Ji Nanxing arrived at a very coherent and reasonable motive, but new problems arose one after another.
Logically speaking, even if Lin Sheng was feigning cooperation when he was suddenly questioned, he shouldn't have voluntarily offered to hand over the surveillance footage from his home.
Ji Nanxing obtained the motive, but had no evidence pointing to Lin Sheng killing Xu Songheng.
She knew all too well that an overly calm or overly excited attitude would arouse suspicion; this man was like a deep pool of water, truly unfathomable.
She pinched the bridge of her nose, looking distressed, and muttered to herself, "So where is he? Where is Xu Songheng? Nothing can just disappear into thin air."
'Knock knock knock—'
A few soft noises came from outside the car, catching Ji Nanxing's attention.
She looked up at the front of the car. Shu Wan finished tapping on the hood, smiled at her, and mouthed, "Do you need my help?"
*
Lin Jin deliberately left all her entourage behind, even granting Secretary Zhou a day off, so that she could spend all her time with her obedient puppy.
The two had no intention of going to the center of Zehai City. They tacitly got into the van, wanting only to get back to the hotel as soon as possible to satisfy their pent-up cravings.
Cheng Sangluo struggled to suppress the increasingly burning flames in her heart. Her driving skills were not as steady as usual today. She blamed it on some seductive person who was interfering, making her want to step on the gas and speed all the way back to the hotel.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Jin's expression was calm and composed as she leisurely gazed at the street scene outside the windshield, but her hands were secretly making trouble.
Her hands, like nimble little pets, stealthily slipped into the dog's casual pants pockets, and through the thin lining, intentionally or unintentionally traced circles on its legs.
When they finally encountered a red light at the intersection, Cheng Sangluo slammed on the brakes in a panic.
She hastily turned her head and impatiently kissed her wife's lips, grumbling, "Don't bother me while I'm driving, that's dangerous driving."
Lin Jin withdrew his hand, cupped her face, and returned the kiss deeply, shushing her, "But I can't wait any longer, it's so unbearable... How about we start some fun foreplay now..."
"It's dangerous, be good, okay?" Cheng Sangluo was almost losing her mind from the kiss, so she had to grab onto the last bit of her sanity and coax her gently, "Once we get to the hotel, we can take it slow...be patient...be good..."
She glanced at the red light countdown, seized the opportunity to grab Lin Jin's slender nape, pried open his loose teeth, and began to tease him with her tongue, probably trying to kill the agony of waiting for each other.
Before the puppy's lips had even left its mouth, Lin Jin mischievously gave it a hard bite, scolding, "Do you think you can make me behave by doing this? You're playing with fire!"
Cheng Sangluo hissed in pain, reached out and pinched her waist, complaining softly, "Aren't you playing with fire too? Wait till we get to the hotel, see how I bully you."
"Oh~ You're bullying me~" Lin Jin retaliated by biting the puppy's mouth again, hissing enticingly, "I'd like to see how you bully me~"
The young couple were so engrossed in their romance that they didn't even notice when the light turned green.
The impatient honking of the cars behind them finally pulled them out of their little world of two.
Lin Jin lazily propped her head up with one hand, turning her head to admire the puppy's focused driving. She was so engrossed in watching it that she couldn't help but click her tongue and say, "Cheng Sangluo, you're so beautiful."
As she spoke, she restlessly moved closer, whispering in the puppy's ear with a soft laugh, "Drive faster, I really want to eat you right now~"
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