novelraw Chapter 257: Not Allowed to Refuse (4)
Chapter 257: Not Allowed to Refuse (4)
"But you know my rule, I only accept one client for the same target."Han Zirui nodded, "I understand."
Liu Yi started as a paparazzo, but now no one dares to treat him as just an ordinary paparazzo.
In this industry, he inevitably gets involved with many forces and disputes, thus over the years, he’s established quite a few rules.
For instance, he only accepts one client.
Even if several people simultaneously commission the same matter, he would only inform one person of the investigation results.
This is why Han Zirui brought Qiao Mo today.
Because if Qiao Mo hadn’t come, Liu Yi would have only informed Han Zirui of the news.
And in Han Zirui’s view, Qiao Mo clearly has more right to know about this matter.
"Unfortunately... someone has already beaten you to it, and asked me to investigate this forensic pathologist’s whereabouts," the paparazzo slowly spoke.
Han Zirui was taken aback.
Qiao Mo instinctively turned her head, somehow thinking of Fu Nancheng.
Could it be him?
Did he perhaps also discover that the forensic pathologist had issues?
But he clearly said before that he wouldn’t save Qiao Dehou.
Seeing Qiao Mo’s reaction, Liu Yi chuckled, "Zirui, I’m afraid this time it’s unfortunate."
Han Zirui’s brows knitted tightly, he hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Uncle Liu, I know this might disrupt your rules, but I still want to ask, was the person who hired you the Shen family?"
"No."
Upon hearing this, Han Zirui finally relaxed.
"In consideration of my relationship with your father, I’m not afraid to tell you that the commission came only a few minutes earlier than yours."
Qiao Mo lowered her eyes, feeling a bit vexed.
She had spoken so definitively before, and now she had contradicted herself.
But Han Zirui had said that Liu Yi’s whereabouts were mysterious, and almost no one knew he would be here today.
Liu Yi quickly left, disappearing into the crowd in no time.
"Seems like it was the man earlier, let’s head back, I’ll check out who he is," Han Zirui felt somewhat disappointed, having confidently assured Qiao Mo there wouldn’t be any issues but still ran into trouble.
This embarrassed him.
"Senior, I know that person. I’ll go talk to him."
Han Zirui paused, his gaze falling on Qiao Mo with a trace of inquiry.
No wonder he felt earlier that the man had an inexplicable animosity towards him.
...
After Han Zirui left, Qiao Mo began searching through the crowd.
But the venue was large, and there were many people, so she spent a long time looking but still didn’t see any trace of him.
Even after more searching, she couldn’t find any sign of him.
Qiao Mo went to the second-floor corridor, found a secluded spot, and made a call to him.
The phone rang for a long time before being answered, Qiao Mo let out a light breath, "Where are you?"
"Room 2888."
With that, he directly hung up.
Qiao Mo stood by the railing on the second floor for a long time, feeling uneasy.
Now, every time she hears a hotel room number, she feels anxious, instinctively recalling the suite at Haitang Bay Hotel.
A few minutes later, Qiao Mo took the elevator straight to the twenty-eighth floor.
Stopping in front of room 2888, the door was not closed.
Her slender hand lightly touched the cold doorknob and with a forceful push, she walked in.
The room wasn’t lit, it was dark.
But outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was a neon-lit view; the night in Jiang City was luxurious and radiant, allowing her to easily recognize his figure.
He sat elegantly on the sofa, legs crossed, with the cigarette in his fingers glowing faintly in the dark.