novelraw Chapter 235 : Who is the Mastermind Behind the Scenes_
Chapter 235 : Who is the Mastermind Behind the Scenes_
Chapter 235: Who is the Mastermind Behind the Scenes?
Su Ruochu eventually left after all.
She is a girl with strong opinions. Even though she had just experienced the happiness of love and became extremely dependent on Chen Fan, she would not easily change her principles.
After Su Ruochu left, Chen Fan looked at the renovated house and the newly changed bedding and smiled.
For the first time, he did not feel unfamiliar with this house. Everything about Teacher Wen had disappeared, and this house completely belonged to him now.
Just as he returned to the study, the phone in his pocket rang again.
Chen Fan took it out and saw the caller ID, his expression quite helpless.
This time, he pressed the answer button.
"Hello."
"Yo, you finally took my call. I thought you were going to avoid me forever."
Fang Ling snorted from the other end of the phone, her tone not very good.
In fact, yesterday she had already called Chen Fan several times in a row, but this guy hung up on her every time.
Upon hearing the other person's voice, Chen Fan had a headache.
"Sister Fang, did you need something from me?"
"Why didn't you answer my calls yesterday?"
"I had something going on yesterday, so I couldn't take calls."
"Oh, were you with your girlfriend?"
Hearing Fang Ling's sour tone from the other end, Chen Fan's mouth twitched.
"Sister Fang, do you need anything? If not, I'll hang up. On my end..."
"Chen Fan, dare to hang up and see what happens? Do you believe I'll go straight to your dorm to find you?" Fang Ling's voice suddenly rose from the other end.
Chen Fan felt helpless.
"Sister Fang, what do you want to do?"
"Are you deliberately avoiding me?"
Fang Ling's tone was a bit annoyed and a bit hurt, "Is it because I said I like you, so you're avoiding me?"
Chen Fan shook his head: "No, that's not it."
"Then why didn't you answer my calls yesterday?"
Chen Fan: "Yesterday was my girlfriend's birthday, so I had to be with her."
There was silence on the other end for a few seconds, then Fang Ling's voice came through again.
"I see. I guess I was being a bit inconsiderate. I didn't ruin your celebration, did I?"
Chen Fan did not want to dwell on this issue, so he asked again: "Sister Fang, did you need something from me?"
Fang Ling retorted, "Do I need a reason to look for you?"
Chen Fan immediately felt a headache coming on.
When women got unreasonable and fussy, it really gave him a headache.
Fortunately, Fang Ling did not linger too much on this issue and finally brought up the real matter.
"I found the people who killed Huang Xiaobo."
Chen Fan's expression changed, and he immediately became serious.
"Who are they? Where are they?"
Fang Ling smiled lightly, "What's in it for me if I tell you?"
"You know, I put in a lot of effort to help you find the killers."
Chen Fan recalled their previous conversation when Fang Ling mentioned using the Fang family's resources to investigate Huang Xiaobo's case, only to coincidentally witness Huang Xiaobo being beaten to death.
Thinking back now, Fang Ling had probably ordered someone to secretly follow those guys back then.
As for why Fang Ling did not say anything at the time, whether it was to deliberately tease him or because she had not found any leads on those people yet, or both, Chen Fan no longer had time to think about these issues.
He just wanted to know who was behind all this.
"What do you want?"
Fang Ling giggled on the other end, "Will you give me whatever I want?"
Chen Fan felt conflicted again, realizing he seemed to never gain the upper hand when talking to Fang Ling.
Fortunately, Fang Ling did not deliberately string Chen Fan along and directly gave him the answer.
"The leader of those guys is called Ah Biao, and he lives at 36 Limin Road."
"This guy is a drug addict, and in that area, he's known as a tough guy feared by many."
Chen Fan nodded: "Thanks."
Fang Ling asked, "Do you need me to help you catch him?"
Chen Fan answered, "No need, I'll handle it myself."
Fang Ling continued, "However, I suspect this Ah Biao is just a small-time thug, and there's likely someone behind the scenes pulling the strings."
Chen Fan nodded, "Thank you for the reminder, I will investigate thoroughly."
Silence.
For a moment, the two seemed to have nothing to say.
Chen Fan tried to say, "You helped me a great deal. I owe you a favor, if you..."
"Treat me to a meal."
"Ah?" Chen Fan was a bit confused.
"You owe me a meal. Whenever I want to eat, you'll have to treat me at any time." Fang Ling smiled and asked, "Is this request too much?"
"Not at all." Chen Fan nodded.
"Good. Goodbye."
This time, Fang Ling hung up the phone quite decisively.
Chen Fan didn't bother guessing Fang Ling's thoughts and immediately called Feng Pojun.
"Old Feng, help me do something."
"We found the people who killed Huang Xiaobo. They live at 36 Limin Road. His name is Ah Biao, a drug addict."
Old Feng had no unnecessary words, only one word.
"Got it."
Chen Fan reminded him, "I suspect there's a mastermind behind the scenes."
"First, observe this Ah Biao. If you can find the mastermind, that's best. If not, just capture this guy."
Feng Pojun's voice was laced with a chilling tone.
"Boss, rest assured, I'll handle this personally."
"Be careful."
After hanging up, Chen Fan sat in the chair and carefully considered the entire incident.
To be honest, he wasn't sure if someone was trying to frame him or not.
Although he didn't go to see Huang Xiaobo's wife in person, according to Ding Dian's judgment, that woman was terrified and insisted it was Chen Fan who did it.
Whether it was someone's instruction or just her randomly accusing someone, it was unknown.
However, as long as they caught this Ah Biao, they should be able to find out some information.
Chen Fan shook his head, no longer thinking about these things.
Glancing at the computer screen, Chen Fan took a deep breath.
The next few days would likely be very busy.
Summer vacation was about to start, he had to prepare for exams, build the website navigation, pay attention to the antivirus software development, each task was not easy.
...
Ever since knowing that Chen Fan had a suite in the faculty apartment, Su Ruochu would come over and sit whenever she had time.
Chen Fan was mostly busy constructing the website, occasionally needing to call Liang Shichu to discuss the antivirus software under development.
The software development had reached a critical stage, and Liang Shichu was often unsure about many issues, so he frequently called Chen Fan for advice.
Whenever Su Ruochu came over, she didn't want to disturb Chen Fan.
Each time, she would clean first, then sit quietly on the couch in the living room to read a book for a while.
Or she would sit on the couch eating snacks and watching TV for a bit.
These few days were the term exams, so no major classes were held. She had plenty of time to lounge around here.
Sometimes Chen Fan would come out to accompany her, and sometimes the two would cuddle on the couch and chat about the future, about love...
Such days were calm and warm, like a newly married couple.
In fact, Su Ruochu had secretly envisioned her future married life with Chen Fan several times recently.
Lately, Su Ruochu had become obsessed with cooking and had specially bought several bags of vegetables today.
She wanted to show off her skills to Chen Fan.
However, when this girl nearly burned down the kitchen, Chen Fan watched in horror as Su Ruochu finally brought out three dishes from the kitchen.
This girl took off her apron, her fair face smeared with several streaks of grease.
Without bothering to wipe her face, Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan with anticipation.
"Taste it, is it good or not?"
Chen Fan gazed at the three dishes in front of him, his mouth twitching slightly.
One of the dishes was completely burned, charred black, and unidentifiable.
"This dish is..."
"Sauteed beef with onions!" Su Ruochu was a bit embarrassed, "First time making it, I didn't control the heat well."
Chen Fan picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a blackened charcoal piece.
"This... seems to be more than just not controlling the heat well, right?"
Su Ruochu glared at him, "Hey, are you going to eat it or not?"