Chapter 40: Chapter 40: Everyone Wanted Him Dead, So He Died

The New Year festivities quickly dwindled, and people reluctantly returned to work mode.

The festive atmosphere on the streets also began to be dismantled, and everything returned to its usual calm.

Faced with this scene, everyone felt a certain illusion, as if the New Year had been a sham.

“Mom, I really can’t come back for a while, I’m on a business trip!”

“What kind of business trip would a police assistant like you have? If you ask me, you should change jobs. You’re not getting any younger, do you really plan on never getting married? While your mother is still young and can help you raise a child for a couple of years, if you wait until I’m old, I won’t be able to do it.”

This morning, Li Xiang received another call from his mom urging him to get married. Now that the New Year had passed, his mom’s suggestion was for him to return to his hometown, stop idling in Jinghai, as there’s no future being a police assistant, and instead find a good job back in their county, earn a higher income, pay a down payment for a house, go on blind dates, and get married.

Before having this external opportunity, Li Xiang might have seriously considered it. After all, he had been a police assistant for three years and was slowly losing faith in the job. His mother’s persuasion could’ve actually convinced him to go back.

But now, his future was no longer a dream.

“I’m on a business trip right now. I’ve joined a special task force, and soon I’ll become a full-fledged police officer.”

“Oh dear, my son is still not awake. I’ll call you again later.”

Beep~ Beep~ Beep~

Li Xiang looked at the phone, wanting to cry but without tears, thinking to himself, this truly is my real mom.

Even his own son’s words wouldn’t be believed.

Walking out of the dormitory, Li Xiang met up with Mao Ji. Their task today was to go to the insurance company and retrieve all of Yue Zheng’s insurance details to see if there were any other clues.

At the insurance company, Mao Ji presented his badge. The company’s staff warmly received them: “Oh, you’re here about Yue Zheng’s case. Before the New Year, someone came in with a policy to inquire about compensation, but because Yue Zheng’s case is criminal in nature, the settlement process is postponed until the case is solved, so they left.”

“Was it a woman?” Mao Ji inquired further.

“Yes, a very beautiful woman.”

Hearing this, both men thought it was He Qian’Er. To confirm, Li Xiang pulled out a photo of He Qian’Er from his bag for the staff member to verify: “Was it her?”

“Uh, I don’t think it’s her.”

“Not her?”

Their eyes lit up, immediately reviving their spirits.

There’s a second person?

“Then who was it?”

“Let me check.”

Skillfully, the staff opened the computer and began searching. After a flurry of keystrokes, he had the answer: “The beneficiary on Yue Zheng’s policy is named Song Xiaowen.”

“Wasn’t it He Qian’Er?”

“Song Xiaowen? Yue Zheng’s assistant?”

Li Xiang and Mao Ji were a bit confused. Wasn’t Yue Zheng’s policy beneficiary supposed to be his wife, He Qian’Er?

How did it become Song Xiaowen?

Even with Mao Ji’s rich experience in solving cases, he felt like his CPU was about to overheat.

“Let me check… Yes, the policy had a beneficiary change last October. The previous beneficiary was indeed He Qian’Er.”

The staff carefully checked the system, and it clearly showed a change recorded last October.

“Alright, thank you for the information. Can we get a printed copy of this policy to take back?”

“I’ll need to consult our manager for that, as it’s a matter of client privacy.”

Fortunately, after consulting with the business manager, they were able to print a copy of the policy to take back.

“This case is really full of twists and turns.”

On the way back, Mao Ji exclaimed, “No wonder people say the entertainment industry is messy. Now even Yue Zheng’s assistant is involved, and we don’t even know what kind of relationship they had.”

Although there were no leads from Wu Jie’s surveillance, what was dim in the east is bright in the west. They gained a new lead, and Assistant Xiaowen came back into the police’s view.

In the meeting room, Feng Yonglin convened a brief meeting:

“It appears that He Qian’Er still doesn’t know that the beneficiary status on the large insurance policy has been changed.”

From previous inquiries with He Qian’Er, she clearly was unaware. She might still be dreaming of receiving that large insurance payout, not realizing Yue Zheng had anticipated her move.

“Perhaps Yue Zheng found out about some affair between the manager and his own wife, which led to his preparation.”

With Yue Zheng now dead, no one can answer this question, but whatever the case, Yue Zheng must have had some reason for suddenly changing the beneficiary.

“What exactly happened last October?”

“Could there be something going on between Yue Zheng and Xiaowen too?”

“Wu Jie, as his manager, handled many affairs for him. Maybe he knows something.”

“Right, we need to talk to him more about this. Looks like he didn’t tell us everything before.”

The meeting concluded, setting the tone for their next actions. Mao Ji began a deeper investigation into Xiaowen. Although they had previously investigated her, due to a lack of motive and other clues, the police hadn’t flagged her as a main suspect, just conducted a routine check.

Now it seems Xiaowen is not so simple.

Wu Jie was summoned again to the Public Security Bureau.

“Wu Jie, I have a feeling you haven’t been entirely honest with us!”

“I’m wronged, I’ve said everything I should have. I really don’t have the guts to commit murder.”

“If you’ve said everything you should, then say some things you shouldn’t.”

“…” Wu Jie was momentarily speechless, unsure of what he should or shouldn’t say.

“You’ve been by Yue Zheng’s side for a long time, you ought to know something about his situation, right? What happened around him last October?”

Feng Yonglin directly asked about last October, not wanting to beat around the bush.

“Last October? Let me think, let me think.”

Wu Jie’s eyes rolled, as if trying to recall what happened last October.

“I remember now.”

Suddenly, Wu Jie’s eyes brightened, recalling some details:

“On October 1st during the National Day holiday, Yue Zheng attended a banquet and got drunk, accidentally walking into the wrong room and ending up in Xiaowen’s room. The next day, Xiaowen wanted to report Yue Zheng for attempted sexual assault. I tried to mediate, but it didn’t work much. It wasn’t until Yue Zheng sobered up, personally kneeled in front of Xiaowen and admitted his mistake, and promised compensation, that things were finally settled.”

Everyone understood, that so-called promise was likely the designation of a massive insurance beneficiary.

As long as someone is alive, that huge policy is just a worthless piece of paper, but if the person dies?

Then the check turns into fifty million in cash.

It’s the same old story, money moves people’s hearts, and the best Yue Zheng is a dead Yue Zheng.

Yue Zheng betrayed Lin Feifei and her mother, and she hated him enough to want him dead.

Though Yue Zheng is dead, and He Qian’Er lost out on the enormous insurance payout, she could still inherit a sizeable sum, and then remarry Wu Jie.

And Song Xiaowen, directly receives fifty million from the insurance policy, turning from an assistant into a wealthy person.

Everyone wanted him dead, so he died.

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