Chapter 851: Chapter 841: Don’t Let Me Down

"What’s up with you today? You seem a bit mysterious, and even when my master asked, you didn’t say a word. Did you find something or not?"

Back in the city, Lin Chengcai had Li Zijun drive him home. While driving, Li Zijun asked.

It’s not that he had labored so much, but since the case involved him, even if it was just a possibility, Lin Chengcai and the others couldn’t afford to be careless, as it was left by the murderer, and no one dared to underestimate it.

Although it wasn’t necessary to have protection around the clock, basic pick-ups and drop-offs were essential. After all, Su Qing still held a title as a criminal investigation consultant, helping the police with their work.

Hearing this, Su Qing, who was sitting in the passenger seat, replied without even opening his eyes: "Nothing, just a bit tired. I need to think about some things myself."

An unexpected flash of inspiration made him feel as if he had grasped a faint clue. He instinctively felt that the clue was essential to the identification of the case, the closest to the truth, yet it wasn’t the result he wanted to see.

If things developed as he imagined, it would be disastrous. To be honest, even though he had prepared himself, he still felt he couldn’t accept such a result.

"Pfft, whatever. It’s this late now, shall I take you back to your neighborhood?"

"No need, take me home!"

"Oh dear, why do you want to go home today? Not going home to accompany your beautiful wife, good sister? Anyway, if I were a man and had such a beauty, I wouldn’t want to go home, I’d be racing back, holding my wife happily!" Upon hearing this, Li Zijun couldn’t help but tease with a smile.

Su Qing: ...

Just saying, women are bolder in their speech than men, especially in private, as is the case with women like Li Zijun, who work as detectives. They’ve seen it all, and now it’s begun.

"Sister Jun, even if you have a wife, you can’t clutch her every day, it’s not like you’re conjoined twins. You’ll know when you have a boyfriend." Su Qing’s mouth twitched slightly upward as he spoke, with a hint of disdain.

Upon hearing this, Li Zijun couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Su Qing immediately noticed that the temperature inside the car had dropped quite a bit. He quickly opened his eyes to see Li Zijun’s knuckles turning slightly white from gripping the steering wheel, a sign of extreme force.

He even heard the vague creak of the steering wheel, feeling as if she might rip it off any second.

"Calm down, calm down, sister, you’re driving!" Su Qing quickly said.

"Fine, it seems like you’ve had a lot happen today, I’ll save it for later and deal with you then!" Li Zijun gave him a side glance and then focused on driving.

Soon, the car stopped at Jiangming District: "Shall we go together tomorrow?"

"No need, I’m just going home for a meal. I’ll go by myself tomorrow!" With that, Su Qing quickly got out of the car and ran toward the house. He was truly scared.

Meanwhile, in the Zhang Family at Qingshu Village, a 20-year-old young man, wearing large shorts, a T-shirt, with a crew cut and a tattooed arm, returned home.

"Mom, what’s for lunch? I’m starving!"

The man was Zhang Family’s second son, Miao Fang’s biological son, Zhang Xiaolei. He dropped out of high school, not because the family couldn’t afford it, but because he didn’t want to study. He’s unemployed at home, idling every day, his only occupation being hanging out with some disreputable friends, playing cards, drinking, and flirting with girls.

Hearing her son’s voice, Miao Fang quickly came out, pulling her son into the house with a firm grasp.

"Mom? What are you doing?"

Smelling the sweat on his mother’s body, Zhang Xiaolei frowned.

"You rascal, the house is on fire, and all you care about is eating, not worried at all!" Miao Fang was instantly infuriated.

"You didn’t say anything on the phone, just told me to hurry back, isn’t there nothing wrong?" Zhang Xiaolei shrugged it off.

Lately, he’s been living quite comfortably, having bought a motorcycle, gotten a new phone, and snagged a girlfriend. Things couldn’t be better.

This is all thanks to his mute and foolish sister, who brought some money to the family, and after she died, they had a big event, which brought in another sum of money. He’s even thinking about whether he can collect gifts on his elder sister’s first anniversary.

As for Zhang Shunzhi, his elder sister, although they grew up together, he felt no affection for her.

After all, his mother had instilled in him the belief that his sister was not a part of the family and was a burden. Even though they were half-siblings, Zhao Xiaolei always spoke harshly to his sister.

As he grew a bit older, he sometimes even resorted to physical violence, taking out his frustrations with punches and kicks.

The rural kids like him had never once worked in the fields, whereas his mute sister did all the chores around the house, highlighting the difference.

"You’re still talking. The police came to our house today!"

"The police? Why?"

"About this morning’s incident at the village entrance, you know about it, right?"

"I know, someone died, what’s there to see? It’s not like we killed them!" Zhang Xiaolei spoke indifferently.

"The person who died was Zhao Dongyang from Yushu Village!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaolei’s expression changed for the first time: "Mom, the police didn’t discover our family’s involvement, did they?"

"What do you think, our issue isn’t a secret anyway. Fortunately, the person is gone now. As long as we don’t admit it, no one can do anything. Anyway, the law doesn’t deal with unreported crimes. I called you back to tell you that if the police ask you anything, keep your mouth shut and say you don’t know. Also, the police said Zhao Dongyang was murdered out of revenge, and it seems related to silencing a witness. Could it possibly..." Miao Fang’s eyes carried a hint of terror.

"Impossible, Mom, don’t scare yourself. This has nothing to do with us. Besides, maybe Zhao Dongyang angered someone else outside, and this is just an accident."

Listening to her son’s reassurance, Miao Fang sighed in relief.

Earlier, when her son hadn’t yet returned, she had imagined all sorts of scenarios - another guy doing it, perhaps revenge for a scam, or even her old mindset considering if her cheap stepdaughter had come back for revenge.

"Mom, what’s for dinner?"

"I haven’t cooked yet, I just can’t bring myself to do it after all this!"

"Ah~~ come on, give me 200 yuan, I’ll go eat out!"

"More money? Didn’t I give you 200 yesterday?" Miao Fang shouted.

"Mom, what can 200 yuan do these days? A meal is more than that!"

"What about the 500 from the day before, was that eaten too?"

"Lost a bit at cards. Mom, I have a girlfriend now, and it costs a lot. You have to understand. Give me another 200, I’ll definitely win it back tonight!"

"I have no money, not a single cent!"

"Nothing? Won’t the family’s money be mine in the future anyway? Besides, who else will spend the money left by that mute but me. Hurry up!!"

In the end, the mother and son had a big argument, and Zhang Xiaolei left home on his motorcycle, with 200 yuan in hand.

As Zhang Xiaolei leisurely rode his bike down the road, he was unaware of a pair of eyes watching him from afar, filled with hatred.

"Scum... you all deserve to rot in hell. Just wait, once I’ve killed that person, if there’s time, I’ll take you down to kneel to your sister."

A figure watched the departing Zhang Xiaolei intently, then sighed and muttered to himself:

"Su Qing, you better not disappoint me!"

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