novelraw Chapter 181 181: Cut the Crap, Run!
Chapter 181 181: Cut the Crap, Run!
Chen Xiao didn't listen to Chen Xianzu's pleas.
After walking out of the criminal investigation team, he happened to meet Li Hui, who was coming in, at the door.
Li Hui was very excited: "Chen Xiao, where is Chen Xianzu? Where is he? Chen Ding confessed everything, that guy Chen Xianzu is done for!"
After saying that, Li Hui was very happy.
However, he noticed that Chen Xiao didn't have a hint of a smile on his face, which made him pause:
"Chen Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
"The evidence has surfaced."
"Huh? Where? Let's go find it right now!"
"It's in Zong Village. Someone is probably starting to destroy the evidence now."
Chen Xiao said unhurriedly. Li Hui's face changed dramatically: "Then why are you so calm? We need to stop them quickly! Damn it, it doesn't matter what village it is, even if the Emperor himself came, if someone dares to destroy evidence, I'll arrest them! If the Xiangdu Police stop me and say I'm not high enough rank, I'll go to the city bureau. If the city bureau fails, I'll go to the provincial!"
"I don't believe Zong Yuanmao can cover the sky with one hand here!"
Seeing Li Hui so anxious, Chen Xiao remained calm and said, "Don't be hasty. You first go coordinate with the Xiangdu Police. I'll head to Zong Village first, and you can bring the official documents to meet me there. Besides, even though you're a police officer, we're outsiders here. I think you understand these things better than I do, right?"
"Alright, alright, I'll go. But be careful. I've heard the clan concept here is very strong; any movement can mobilize the whole village."
"Understood, see you later."
After saying that, Chen Xiao took Xiaoji and drove straight to Zong Village.
On the way, Chen Xiao also informed Xiaoji Knife Man, who brought Lu Yuling along in the car.
In the car, Chen Xiao asked Lu Yuling, "Ms. Lu, from your understanding, how is the relationship between Xu Zaisen and Zong Mei?"
Upon hearing this, a trace of jealousy flashed in Lu Yuling's eyes, but she finally said helplessly:
"If Xu Zaisen puts in the effort, few women wouldn't be deceived by him. He's very gentle, courteous, and capable. But he's too good at deceiving people. I was once completely fooled by him and even questioned myself many times in the past if I would die for Xu Zaisen if necessary."
"Every time, the answer was, I would!"
"So Mr. Chen, you should understand how he captures a woman's heart, right?"
Chen Xiao nodded, "How long has he been involved with Zong Mei?"
"About two years now. Zong Mei has always known about me, but I always thought she didn't know I existed. So when I found out she was with Xu Zaisen, I went to see her. I mistakenly thought Zong Mei would be furious, but she already knew and confidently said Xu Zaisen's true love could only be her, and I was unworthy."
"Haha, whether it's a girl from the countryside like me or a wealthy young lady like Zong Mei, women in love don't use their brains."
"So all the speculations were correct. Zong Yuanmao's timely return is to stabilize the situation, and Zong Mei is likely to make the foolishest decision because of love!"
With that, Chen Xiao couldn't help but have Xiaoji speed up a bit.
However, when they were about to enter Zong Village, Chen Xiao let Lu Yuling get off the car first.
Zong Village wasn't suitable for her.
As for Xiaoji and Xiaoji Knife Man, even if Chen Xiao ordered them to get off, they wouldn't leave.
There was no obstruction from entering Zong Village until reaching Zong Yuanmao's house, and the village wasn't as intimidating as imagined.
Xiaoji immediately got out and rang the doorbell on one side, and soon someone came out asking, "Hello, who are you looking for?"
"We're looking for Ms. Zong Mei. Is she inside?"
"The young lady isn't home; she's out."
Xiaoji turned and glanced back, and Chen Xiao also approached, smiling, "We're from out of town conducting an investigation. I'm Chen Xiao, a criminal investigation consultant with the Dongzhou Hongshan Branch detective team, and I'd like to ask your young lady some questions."
"Police, huh? I said the young lady isn't home; she's out."
With that, the person closed the door directly.
Xiaoji asked, "Brother, what now, break in?"
Xiaoji Knife Man stretched his legs, "I'll try kicking the door and see if it can be kicked open."
Chen Xiao was speechless, "You're a grown man now; don't you use your brain when doing things?"
"Brother, don't be like that; I feel embarrassed." Xiaoji Knife Man blushed deeply.
Chen Xiao couldn't be bothered with him, but the next second, he tensed up as he saw, with the corner of his eye, a large group of people approaching them.
"What are you doing here!"
"We heard you three guys are looking for Zong Mei, for what?"
Chen Xiao squinted, smiled, and said, "We're criminal investigation consultants from out of town. My name is..."
"Here to investigate from out of town? Our Zong Mei is such a delicate girl. Go investigate those hooligans if you're doing a case. Why bother her?"
"Yeah, besides, this is Zong Village. Do you think you can investigate as you wish here? Where's your ID? Show it to us!"
Chen Xiao paused, thinking it was bad.
He felt that once he returned to Dongzhou, he had to sort out these issues immediately.
Seeing that he couldn't produce an ID, the crowd got angry and shouted, "Damn it, I knew it's fake. Pretending to be police without ID, you've got some nerve!"
"Get rid of them! Let them know Zong Village isn't a place for their misconduct!"
Dozens of men rushed towards them.
Chen Xiao pulled Xiaoji and Xiaoji Knife Man, "Why are you standing there, run!"
"Brother, we can take them on. Just those few dozens, not enough for even one of us!"
"Fight, my ass, if I start a fight with them, what's the difference between me and Dali? Stop talking and run!"
The three quickly ran in the opposite direction.
While running, Chen Xiao took out his phone to call Guo Zhengchang.
"Elder Guo, get your friend to send me Zong Yuanmao's phone number. I'll contact him directly; he should have landed by now!"
"Judging by the time, he probably has. I'll send you the number right away. But what are you doing? Why is it so noisy?"
"I just entered Zong Village and was surrounded. I'm running now. But don't worry, I'm fine. Just send me Zong Yuanmao's number."
Guo Zhengchang didn't waste any words and quickly sent over Zong Yuanmao's contact.
Chen Xiao took it and immediately dialed.
"Hello, is this Mr. Zong, Zong Yuanmao? I'm Chen Xiao. I believe you already know who I am, so let's cut to the chase. Is your daughter Zong Mei destroying that box of dominoes?"
"I've never heard of you nor know what you're talking about, and I don't know what these dominoes are."
"Alright, it seems Xu Zaisen is quite something, even getting a newly appointed father-in-law to take risks for him. But Mr. Zong, you've spent a lifetime navigating the business world and you place a high value on family."
"Now, with no sons and only one daughter, Zong Mei, what happens to your company if both of you are convicted of harboring a murderer?"
"Let me ask you again, think carefully after you accepted Xu Zaisen, has he placed his people in your company's senior management?"
"If your company doesn't have his people, consider my call as never made. But I'm sure your company does, right? Those people may be few, but they hold crucial positions. If something happens to you and Zong Mei, what will be the consequences?"
"And most importantly, Xu Zaisen, also known as Chen Xianzu, has no desire to survive. Everything he's doing is to repay a debt, a debt to his brother Chen Ding!"
"Finally, do you think everything your daughter is destroying is the entirety? It isn't! The moment you're caught protecting him, Xu Zaisen will immediately expose the remaining dominoes. At that time, he'll surely die, you'll end up in prison, and the people he's supporting will ultimately take over all your family businesses!"
"You can't save him at all. The moment you try, you'll be risking a lifetime of hard work!"