Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 175 175: She's Simple

Xiaoji was driving the car.

Chen Xiao remained silent the whole way.

He was thinking, Xu Zaisen got married recently, could this marriage be some kind of coincidence?

According to the timing Xiaoji mentioned, it should have been when Chen Xiao was heading to Qingxi.

Chen Xiao didn't want to overestimate himself, but he had already figured out some of Xu Zaisen's personality traits from the case details.

His crisis awareness is extremely strong!

So strong that it's absurd!

The appearance of someone like Han Zai could scare him into faking his own death.

This type of person, as long as he feels a little crisis, will definitely take immediate action.

The reason Chen Xiao also involved himself was that on the way to Qingxi, he had already gained some fame in Dongzhou.

At that time, he had just cracked the Swallow Lane fishbone case, and Guo Qing's two-million-yuan reward put him on the front page of the headlines.

If Xu Zaisen were Chen Xianzu, he might not come back himself, but would he ignore the news from Dongzhou?

Thinking about it, Chen Xiao consoled himself: "Maybe I'm overthinking it. If his crisis awareness was that strong, Lu Yuling should not still be alive."

Chen Xiao thought this, then flipped to Guo Zhengchang's phone number and called him.

"Chen Xiao, how come you have time to call me? Didn't that snotty guy say you've taken over a big case?" Guo Zhengchang asked with a laugh.

Chen Xiao paused: "Snotty guy?"

"It's Han Zai. When he came to arrest me, he sat on my sofa and blew his nose. I still feel disgusted when I see him now."

Chen Xiao laughed: "So that's it, hmm… I am indeed investigating a case, but I wanted to ask you about someone."

"Who?"

"Do you know Zong Yuanmao from Xiangdu?"

"The village chief of Xiangdu Zong Village?"

"Yes, him."

"Did you get into trouble with him?" Guo Zhengchang's tone was a bit serious.

From this tone, Chen Xiao already got a sense of Zong Yuanmao's influence.

After all, it was rare for Guo Zhengchang to speak of someone with such weight.

"Not exactly trouble, but I need to investigate someone, and that someone is Zong Yuanmao's son-in-law."

"Ah… then it's probably a business marriage? Is the person you're investigating doing well over there?"

"Yes, he's the owner of a large hotel."

"Hmm, I've come into contact with Zong Yuanmao, but I'm not very familiar. But if you want to do something to his son-in-law, he definitely won't stand by. You know how it is over there; their village chiefs aren't like what we consider a village chief. Things are very complicated."

"I understand, that's why I wanted to know the situation from you first." Chen Xiao replied earnestly.

Guo Zhengchang thought for a moment, then said: "Tell me honestly, you're going to find Zong Yuanmao's son-in-law, do you intend to arrest him?"

"Yes and no, mainly because I can't confirm if he's the person I'm looking for. If he is, I'll have to arrest him."

"Got it, wait for my news, I'll call someone else."

With that, Guo Zhengchang hung up.

He didn't mention who the other person was, but Chen Xiao knew that person must be someone significant.

After putting away his phone, Xiaoji conveniently parked the car in front of a hotel.

Chen Xiao glanced at it and said: "This hotel is quite large, is Knife Man still entangled with Lu Yuling?"

Xiaoji smiled wryly and nodded: "Yes, who knows what kind of magic Knife Man used on Lu Yuling. After a night, I thought they'd go their separate ways once they sobered up. But when I saw Lu Yuling the next day, she was radiant and clingy!"

"Even Knife Man's demeanor seemed to change inexplicably!"

Chen Xiao was baffled, but in the end, he could only say: "Maybe he grew up, became a real man."

Xiaoji seemed not to understand.

Chen Xiao didn't bother to explain either, and followed along to the room where Xiaoji was staying.

Before long, Knife Man also arrived.

Upon seeing Chen Xiao, Knife Man looked sheepish and forced a smile:

"Bro, um…."

"We're all on the same side; why are you being so coy? I know all about what you've been up to. Tell me about Lu Yuling."

Knife Man nodded: "She's had a tough time…."

Chen Xiao was immediately speechless, quickly interrupting: "Why are you using Dali's lines, always going on about this sister's hard life, that one's terrible fate."

Knife Man scratched his head: "Okay, I won't preamble then. I feel she knows what we're up to. I didn't say it outright, and she didn't ask. But she gives me the impression she wants to use me. I even suspect she knew who I was when I approached her!"

Chen Xiao's eyes instantly became alert.

What Knife Man said seemed to confirm Chen Xiao's earlier suspicion in the car.

"When did she completely sever ties with Xu Zaisen?"

"From the day Xu Zaisen decided to get married. She said it herself. Although she didn't mention Xu Zaisen's name directly, she said when that man decided to marry someone other than her, she gave up."

"Did you find out when Lu Yuling and Xu Zaisen met?"

"In 1993, they were working in the same factory at that time, but later Xu Zaisen ventured out on his own and started a small workshop."

"Did she ever mention anything about that 200,000?"

"She didn't mention the specific amount, but said in 1995, Xu Zaisen suddenly had someone transfer a large sum of money to her, which I assume is the 200,000! Xu Zaisen used that 200,000 to earn his first fortune in Xiangdu, and then rose rapidly!"

After hearing this, everything seemed to align perfectly.

But Chen Xiao didn't quite understand why Lu Yuling was so open with Knife Man.

It was as if she was spilling all her secrets!

And with Chen Xianzu's strong crisis awareness, wouldn't he be restless with Lu Yuling's loose ends?

As he thought this, Chen Xiao also became more vigilant, looking at Xiaoji and Knife Man and said:

"Don't you think everything is going too smoothly?"

Xiaoji nodded without hesitation: "Yes, that's why I haven't been able to make up my mind here, I always feel like we've stumbled into a trap."

But Knife Man thought seriously for a while, then hesitated.

Chen Xiao, seeing this, said: "Just say it."

"Well, if I say it, don't call me naive or silly."

Chen Xiao and Xiaoji both nodded, so Knife Man spoke: "I think Sister Yu's thinking is simple, although she's quite wealthy now, it's mostly from Xu Zaisen. She didn't go to school, and started working young. She's not that calculating. She's simple enough to just want revenge."

"But she knows she's surely incapable of taking revenge on Xu Zaisen, so she'd want to find help. Among the people she knows, no one can help, so she'd look among strangers. If someone deliberately approaches her, she'd definitely suspect we're after Xu Zaisen."

"Since we dare to go after Xu Zaisen, doesn't that suggest we might be able to handle him? So, that's why the outrageous things between us happened!"

After saying this, Knife Man looked at Chen Xiao: "Bro, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Does Knife Man's analysis make sense?

Chen Xiao didn't know if it made sense, but he was stunned.

He was questioning himself if he'd been around too many smart people recently and thought of too many schemes, so much so that he instinctively treated everyone he met as someone calculative?

But apart from such people, is there no one else in this world?

There are many, countless!

Just as Chen Xiao was contemplating whether to meet Lu Yuling personally, Knife Man suddenly received a call.

The call was from Lu Yuling!

"Xiaodao, where are you? The person who arranged for you to come is already there, right? Can I come to your room for a chat?"