Chapter 182: Chapter 139: Redeeming Himself Through Merit

As Li Xiang’s persuasion took hold, a glimmer of light appeared in Deng Yifan’s eyes.

He had also heard that the people inside were all talented, articulate, and he was certain he could learn things inside that couldn’t be learned outside. Once out, armed with such knowledge, he would surely dominate the internet.

“I’m willing to redeem myself by doing meritorious service, I’m willing to help you.”

“That’s the right attitude.”

Afterward, Li Xiang asked Mao Ji to fetch Deng Yifan’s laptop, so he could contact his client immediately.

“He’s not online!”

“Leave him a message.”

“Alright.”

After Deng Yifan left a message for the other party, everyone waited in the interrogation room.

Mao Ji didn’t stay idle; he prepared his own computer, ready to act as soon as the mysterious employer came online.

At 10:23 a.m., Deng Yifan’s computer made a sudden ’ding’, which invigorated everyone present.

“He’s online.”

Li Xiang immediately leaned over and saw the previously dark avatar light up.

At this moment, Mao Ji straightened his posture, quickly started typing on the keyboard, and said, “Chat with him and try to delay as much as possible.”

“Okay.”

With Deng Yifan’s cooperation, Mao Ji infiltrated their chat group very smoothly.

Following the data exchange between the two sides, he continually jumped between various servers, tracking the data path along the way to lock in the real IP address of the other party.

Li Xiang couldn’t help at all during this process and could only accompany Deng Yifan in watching their chat box.

He didn’t understand Mao Ji’s computer at all!

“Found it, the other party’s real IP address is indeed in Jinghai.”

Hearing the target was indeed in Jinghai, Li Xiang immediately said:

“Confirm the exact location, I’ll notify Coach Su to lead a team to apprehend him immediately.”

“Yes, I’m checking now!”

Mao Ji’s hands danced like butterflies, typing rapidly on the keyboard, his eyes focused on the incomprehensible data on the screen, operating tensely.

“Found it, the address is…”

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Jinghai City, Public Security Bureau.

Su Jiayi was investigating Pan Min’s background, including her call records and bank statements, and had indeed discovered some issues.

Pan Min and the executives in her company did indeed have frequent contacts.

This kind of connection obviously exceeded the normal superior-subordinate relationship.

Looking at the investigation results, Su Jiayi confidently remarked, “There’s no smoke without fire, it seems there’s indeed an improper relationship between them.”

“Isn’t this guy terrible? First, he’s with someone’s wife and then wants to kill him. What’s his motive?”

Zhou Man also found it incredible, wondering how such people existed.

“That might be a question for him personally, but currently there’s no evidence proving he’s the one who hired a killer, so whether he can be convicted depends on the outcome of Li Xiang’s investigation.”

At the moment, this possibility is just their speculation. Without evidence, any arrest requires proof of hiring a killer; otherwise, it can’t result in a conviction.

Just because he was with someone else’s wife, does that make him the true culprit behind hiring a killer?

Not necessarily.

So Su Jiayi was waiting for some news.

Ring ring ring~

Right at this moment, Su Jiayi’s phone rang.

“Speak of the devil!”

Seeing the caller ID, Su Jiayi answered, “Hello, Captain Li, do you have any news?”

“That’s right, the mastermind behind the hiring is exposed. You should head out quickly for an arrest, the location is…”

After hearing the familiar address, Su Jiayi’s heart leaped with joy: “It’s really him!”

“I’ll go and make the arrest now.”

After hanging up, Su Jiayi immediately applied for a detention warrant and organized backup from team two and three, taking two police cars to a large enterprise located on Qianjin Road.

Twenty minutes later, the police cars arrived at the entrance of the enterprise.

The security guard didn’t dare to obstruct them and, after letting them in, immediately contacted the on-duty leader inside.

As soon as Su Jiayi got out of the car, an office manager hurried out, “Hello, which department are you from? What’s going on? I don’t think anyone here called the police, right?”

“We’re from the criminal investigation team. Which office is Zhen Guangjun in? We need to gather some information from him.”

“President Zhen just went in for a meeting; could you wait a moment?”

Seeing the criminal investigation team approach with hostility, the office manager felt uneasy, wondering what was happening.

Could it be that the leader is about to be disciplined?

But isn’t this a matter for the disciplinary commission? Why is the criminal investigation team involved?

Is it a criminal case?

Did the leader commit a criminal offense?

As an office manager at a large enterprise, being adaptable is essential, but his heart was in turmoil at the moment.

President Zhen is the top boss here, if something happens to him, his loyal faction is bound to suffer a devastating blow.

And coincidentally, he is one of President Zhen’s loyalists.

Could something really have happened?

Could it be that his relationship with Pan Min was exposed?

But that’s a matter of conduct, no reason for the criminal investigators to interfere!

The leader and subordinate’s ambiguous relationship was obvious to many, but they didn’t dare hold hands in public. Without actual evidence, it was just gossip, chatter over tea and lunch.

People didn’t dare discuss or point fingers openly in the company, because everything was still stable and they all needed their jobs.

“Which meeting room is he in? We’ll wait for him at the door,” said Su Jiayi sternly.

The more serious the police were, the more the office manager’s heart sank.

“Alright, please follow me.”

The office manager led them to the meeting room door and intended to leave and call Zhen to give a heads-up.

But as soon as he turned, Su Jiayi stopped him.

“Wait a moment, this is a secret operation, and you can’t leave until we see Zhen Guangjun, please cooperate with us.”

Su Jiayi’s words made his heart sink completely; he was temporarily restricted.

This was big!

“Alright, alright, I’ll cooperate.”

President Zhen’s meeting dragged on, and Su Jiayi and the others waited for about an hour and a half; had there not been voices in the meeting room, she would have thought the person had fled.

Just when she was getting impatient, the meeting room’s door opened and Zhen Guangjun was the first to come out.

“President Zhen, they’re from the criminal investigation team, they’re here to see you.”

“See me?”

“Yes, we’re from the city’s public security bureau’s criminal investigation team. We have a case that requires your cooperation for investigation. This is the detention warrant, please come with us.”

“Detention warrant?”

Zhen Guangjun was a bit dazed. Having just finished a long meeting, his head felt groggy, and he was planning to take a nap in his office when he unexpectedly saw the police; it seemed like a hallucination.

But upon seeing the bright red stamp on the detention warrant, he promptly sobered up.

“I’ve dined several times with Director Song of your city’s bureau. How about you let me give him a call?”

“This detention warrant requires Director Song’s approval, so you’ll need to come with us.”

“Uh.”

A substantial number of people came out of the meeting room, all curious as to why the company had so many police officers.

It seemed they were looking for President Zhen.

Zhen Guangjun looked back to see everyone gathering to watch the spectacle, knowing the impact was bad, so he said, “Let’s go to my office and discuss whatever’s needed there.”

Su Jiayi nodded. Regardless, Zhen Guangjun was still a significant leader at the so-called enterprise, and in certain respects, he did have certain privileges, such as wanting to go to his office first, which was no problem.

In the office, Zhen Guangjun looked at Su Jiayi and asked, “You said there’s a case requiring my cooperation for investigation; may I ask what case it is?”

“Do you know Qiu Chengguang?”

Upon hearing this name, Zhen Guangjun’s pupils noticeably dilated, but having been a leader for a long time, he had long since cultivated a calm demeanor in the face of disaster.

In an instant, he regained his composure, saying calmly, “No, what does he have to do with me?”

“Not knowing is fine, we excel at the Great Memory Recovery Technique, we’ll help you remember.”

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