Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 87 - 86 Weekend Investigation, Accompanying Xiao Baihe (4 Updates After Going On Sale)

Chapter 87: Chapter 86 Weekend Investigation, Accompanying Xiao Baihe (4 Updates After Going On Sale)

After a night of fitful sleep, Saturday arrived.

Zhang Wei got up early, looked at the somewhat gloomy skies outside, and muttered that he had woken up too early.

He wondered whether to catch a little more sleep.

minutes later.

Thump, thump, thump!

"Second daughter, time for breakfast~"

Outside the room on the second floor, Zhang Wei knocked on the door.

Sadly, there was no response from inside.

"Whats’s going on today? Sleeping in?"

Zhang Wei thought for a moment and knocked on the door again.

Normally, Zhao Xiaoxiao would have immediately started cursing at someone.

But after he knocked for the third time, there was still no response from inside.

"Did she leave early this morning, or is she dead asleep inside, or did she not come home at all?"

Zhang Wei pondered and decided to open the door of the room on the second floor for a peek.

The room was still empty, with snack wrappers littered on the floor and the bedding not made, a messy pile of blankets on the bed.

The most striking feature of the room, the dozen or so monitors, were all off.

This meant something, this meant that Zhao Xiaoxiao hadn’t come back at all last night.

"Whats wrong with my second daughter, to not come home all night?"

Zhang Wei, seeing this scene, became somewhat worried about Zhao Xiaoxiao.

He quickly picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Zhao Xiaoxiao, but there was no reply.

"Maybe she is just still sleeping out somewhere. Before I moved in, this girl seemed to live alone; she should be alright..."

Zhang Wei was worried but felt helpless.

The messy room he was looking at, especially the garbage all over the floor, turned his worry into irritation.

"Sigh, I might as well clean up a bit; I just can’t stand seeing such a mess!"

His compulsion kicked in, and he went downstairs to grab a broom and mop and started cleaning.

That busyness lasted 2 hours.

He tidied up all the garbage and snack crumbs, made the bed, and even took the blankets out to the second-floor balcony to air out. He even wiped down all the monitors, and dusted every corner of the room until it was spotless.

Looking at the finally tidy room lifted his mood somewhat.

Ding—

The notification for a message on his phone went off.

He opened it to see that Zhao Xiaoxiao had actually replied.

WeChat.

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: What’s up, messaging me so early in the morning (angry)]

[Zhang Wei: Where are you? Didn’t you come back last night?]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Isn’t it what you said, for me to go out and socialize, not to stay cooped up at home all the time. Didn’t I just listen to what you said and go out to have some fun with a few friends?]

[Zhang Wei: Oh, that’s good. But as a girl, you should protect yourself when you’re outside, otherwise, Daddy will worry about you (smile)]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: cnmd, I am not your second daughter, stop bothering me or I’ll swear at you (foul language)]

[Zhang Wei: Alright then~]

[Zhang Wei: By the way, I tidied your room a bit; you don’t mind, do you?]

[Zhang Wei: ’Photo’]

[Zhao Xiaoxiao: Hmph, mind your own business, don’t be such a busybody, hmph (turns head away)]

[Zhang Wei: Alright, just come back early, Daddy’s worried about you~]

After sending the last message, Zhang Wei immediately put his phone into his pocket.

As for the continuous vibrations of the phone in his pocket, he pretended to feel nothing.

After all, if he opened the message, all he would see would be Zhao Xiaoxiao’s flowery language and lotus-like tongue.

However, Zhao Xiaoxiao not being at home did make things a bit tricky for Zhang Wei.

Because today he was hoping to have Zhao Xiaoxiao help him obtain some surveillance video and documents.

But with her absence, he couldn’t be sure when she would return.

"What to do? Not to mention that place, I can’t just access the Chengbei District, and if I want to investigate, other people won’t cooperate with me..."

"Isn’t there anyone who can help me with facial recognition?"

Zhang Wei was somewhat troubled, and at this moment, he longed for his past life, where Lawyer Zhang had a team of experienced investigators at his disposal and did not have to handle such cases personally.

But now, he only had himself.

"Let me think, Silly is just an intern in the major case squad and doesn’t have investigative authority, calling her would be pointless... I need to find someone with enforcement powers, preferably not someone from the Martial Association. The public tends to resist their investigations a bit, so it has to be from a different system..."

An idea of a person suddenly flashed through Zhang Wei’s mind.

Xiao Baihe!

She was conveniently focusing on this case these past few days, and as a procurator from the Procuratorate Headquarters, her ’face value’ was nearly unbeatable!

After considering, Zhang Wei quickly took out his phone to search the official website of the Procuratorate Headquarters, and within a list of names, he found Xiao Baihe.

He saved the number and immediately made a call.

"Hello, who is this?"

From the other end of the phone, Xiao Baihe’s voice sounded somewhat impatient.

"It’s me, Zhang Wei."

"Beep beep beep..."

As soon as Zhang Wei spoke, Xiao Baihe hung up the call.

"This woman, I refuse to believe I can’t handle you!"

Zhang Wei was not afraid of Xiao Baihe hanging up and quickly composed a text message to send her.

[Dear Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, ever since I closed my eyes last night, all I can think about is you. This morning, the first thing I thought of was also you. However, I know that our statuses destine us not to be together, so I dare not confess all the feelings in my heart to you, for they are all about you, and saying them out loud would be like making a declaration of love to you. Now when I close my eyes, even though I can’t see myself, I can see you...]

Zhang Wei spent a full 5 minutes composing the message, nearly reaching the character limit for a single text.

He looked at the message, which even he found a bit cheesy, and with a hint of a smile on his lips, he sent it off.

"Heh heh heh, I wasn’t lying, though, because right now all I can think about is her... the identity of a procurator from the Procuratorate Headquarters... I want to work with her... on a case, there’s nothing wrong with that, right?"

Zhang Wei muttered to himself and started staring at his phone, waiting.

One minute passed...

Two minutes passed...

Five minutes passed...

Eventually, the phone rang.

[What do you want to do? Be clear, or I will forward this message to Xia Qianyue, and then you can just wait for death!]

[Meet me at Dongfang Capital International Airport in 1 hour!]

Zhang Wei immediately sent the prepared message, then headed out straight for the subway to make his way to Dongfang Capital International Airport.

As one of Dragon Country’s major hubs for international traffic, Dongfang Capital International Airport was only about 15 kilometers from the city center, with a direct subway line making transportation very convenient.

An hour was enough time to reach the airport.

Zhang Wei waited for over ten minutes at the subway exit until his phone finally chimed.

But this time, it was a messaging app notification.

[Xiao Baihe has requested to add you as a friend. Accept?]

Seeing the notification, Zhang Wei smiled.

This Xiao Baihe really was like him, a practical person, even using her real name for her messaging app nickname.

Zhang Wei naturally accepted.

[Xiao Baihe: Where are you? Hurry up and roll over here (angry)]

[Xiao Baihe: "Location: Waiting Hall"]

"That was quick!"

Upon seeing the location Xiao Baihe sent, Zhang Wei immediately ran into the waiting hall.

In the midst of the crowd, Zhang Wei spotted Xiao Baihe.

She was wearing a black mid-length down jacket that day, and because of the cinched waist, her tall figure didn’t look bulky in her down jacket, she still stood slim and graceful.

"Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, you got here pretty fast!" Zhang Wei hurriedly went to greet her.

"Put away your sycophantic eyes. Tell me what you want, or I’ll tell Xia Hanhan to break your dog legs!"

Xiao Baihe naturally did not mince words with Zhang Wei, directly threatening and intimidating him.

But Zhang Wei didn’t care about the threats at all and explained, "I’m here today for serious business!"

"Serious business, who are you trying to fool!" Xiao Baihe obviously didn’t believe him, and her mouth curled into a cold smile.

"It is serious business; what else would you think, that I want to ditch you?"

Zhang Wei countered, "Even if I wanted to ditch you, why would I choose the airport as a meeting place? I should have just asked you out to a coffee shop directly."

"So you really do want to ditch me!" Xiao Baihe’s eyes widened as she cursed in her heart, womanizer.

"Alright, alright, just get to your point, I’m really busy!"

"But today is the weekend, and your Procuratorate Headquarters isn’t working, right?"

"Are you going to talk or not? If you don’t, I’m leaving, and I’ll text Xia Hanhan as soon as I get back. Maybe I could even see you at the dead girl’s workstation on Monday!"

The so-called dead girl was none other than Mo Yuzhu.

Where else could her workstation be? Of course, it was in the forensics morgue of the Martial Association!

Zhang Wei muttered to himself, damn, this woman really wants me dead!

"Fine, come with me!"

Zhang Wei said, grabbing Xiao Baihe’s hand, ignoring her resistance, and dragging her straight to the service desk.

"Hello, we would like to review the boarding information from the last two weeks, and it would be best if we could take a look at the surveillance footage from the waiting hall. Please cooperate with us!"

As he spoke, Zhang Wei pushed Xiao Baihe forward and whispered in her ear, "Hurry up, did you bring your ID?"

Of course, Xiao Baihe had her ID with her.

But she didn’t like how Zhang Wei got close to her ear to speak. It felt too intimate.

She pushed Zhang Wei away before handing over her ID.

The ground staff at the service desk were initially perplexed by Zhang Wei’s request, and they were about to refuse.

But upon seeing Prosecutor Xiao Baihe’s Procuratorate Headquarters ID, they immediately changed their tune.

"Please wait a moment, I’ll notify our security supervisor!"

minutes later, at the airport security department.

"Prosecutor Xiao, these are the registration details from that day. The flight information you’re looking for is here. May I ask which case this is for?"

The airport’s security supervisor stood behind Xiao Baihe with a servile smile, pointing to a stack of documents in front of him, respectfully reporting.

"It’s for a criminal case. We cannot disclose specific details of the investigation!" Zhang Wei promptly intervened.

"I understand, I won’t bother you with your investigation then..."

The security supervisor didn’t suspect anything and quickly stepped back to leave.

Before leaving, however, he still instructed the security staff inside the room to fully cooperate with the Procuratorate Headquarters’ prosecutors and not to slack off in any way.

Xiao Baihe, watching Zhang Wei flipping through boarding information, wore a look of speechlessness.

You yanked me out of bed so early in the morning, sent such a disgusting, nauseating text, and it was actually for a case?

But Zhang Wei was unfazed, at this moment, his entire focus was on the case.

"Found it!"

Soon enough, he located the flight information.

It was from over two weeks ago, the flight that defendants Kong Hang and Wang Xi took to Nandao.

"Hey, big guy, could you help me find the surveillance for this flight during boarding time?"

After locating the flight information, he immediately instructed the security staff to get to work.

The security officer didn’t delay and started retrieving the footage. It wasn’t long before he found the video Zhang Wei needed.

It showed Kong Hang and Wang Xi, carrying their suitcases, boarding a plane at the airport terminal over two weeks earlier.

"Guys, could you please copy all the surveillance footage for me, from the start of boarding this plane to the very end? Make sure to include any cameras that capture the boarding gate. Thanks a lot!"

The security staff, though puzzled why the prosecutor was so interested in this particular flight, followed through nonetheless.

Since the security supervisor had given the order, they copied all the videos for Zhang Wei.

"Done!"

With the information he needed in hand, Zhang Wei was pleased.

"So, what good are these videos of two defendants boarding? To prove they weren’t lying and really went on a trip to Nandao?"

Xiao Baihe looked at Zhang Wei, who was satisfied with himself, with full skepticism.

"Heh, the two individuals I’m investigating are not them, but other people on that flight!"

"Let’s go. We’ve got another place to visit. Join me one more time, will you?"

Seeing that Zhang Wei had another request, Xiao Baihe immediately refused, "Get lost, I don’t want to. I feel like I’ve become your underling!"

However, Zhang Wei wasn’t surprised by her reaction.

With a chuckle, he recited, "Dear Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, my mind is filled with you right now. Every time I close my eyes, although I cannot see myself, I can see you very clearly, you..."

"Alright, alright, I’ll go with you, just stop it, it’s so creepy!"

Hearing Zhang Wei’s "holy chant," Xiao Baihe turned crimson from the shame gnawing at her heart.

She felt utterly frustrated; why was it that Zhang Wei sent the text, but she was the one blushing?

Her skin was simply too thin.

Not like someone whose skin was thick as a city wall, who didn’t fear embarrassment.

"Little darling, I’ll cure you yet!" Zhang Wei chuckled to himself and quickly set off with Xiao Baihe again.

This time, they headed to Fuyu Road in Chengbei District, the street where Fugui Jewelry Store had been robbed.

Zhang Wei scanned the street for a moment and located a convenience store.

"Hello, can we have a copy of the surveillance footage from your store, preferably for the last three months? I don’t mind if it’s longer!"

"Who are you, kid, asking for our surveillance footage just like that? Don’t you know the rules?"

Zhang Wei looked at Xiao Baihe with a pleading face, and the latter had no choice but to take out her credentials.

"Oh, it turns out you’re a bigwig prosecutor from the Procuratorate Headquarters. You want the surveillance for a case, right? Good heavens, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ll definitely cooperate with your investigation; I love helping others the most..."

Zhang Wei managed to get the surveillance footage from the convenience store and immediately moved on to the next one.

Each time he asked for footage, the other parties were reluctant to oblige and it was always up to Prosecutor Xiao to exercise her authority.

After running up and down the entire Fuyu Road, they managed to get a dozen or so pieces of surveillance footage.

Watching Zhang Wei bustling about, Xiao Baihe felt like she was watching someone play a monkey show.

"What do you need all this footage for? Do you watch surveillance for fun when you’re bored at night?"

"I’m investigating," Zhang Wei said, pointing to his final target.

Xiao Baihe followed the direction of his finger and saw that Zhang Wei’s last target was none other than the Fugui Jewelry Store.

"Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, this is the last stop. Please bear with me one more time."

Seeing Zhang Wei’s mischievous and smiling face, Xiao Baihe really felt like giving him a beating.

But she didn’t have Xia Qianyue’s fighting capabilities, so she had to suppress her frustration and follow Zhang Wei towards the cordoned jewelry store.

This time, the field agent from the Martial Association didn’t stop them because of Xiao Baihe’s presence.

The duty agent was simply curious as to why a prosecutor from the Procuratorate Headquarters would be investigating a case in Chengbei District.

Zhang Wei entered the jewelry store and headed straight for the back office, where he got a copy of the surveillance footage.

"Doesn’t the evidence investigation department already have backups of this? Why do you need to get it here?"

Watching Zhang Wei copy the footage, Xiao Baihe was full of doubt.

"Because the robbery happened at 11:30 last Thursday night, the investigation department won’t look at old footage, and investigators might analyze the footage at the time of the robbery frame by frame, but they won’t pay close attention to earlier footage. Besides, I’m not sure if their copies are complete, so it’s more reassuring to get it here!"

As Zhang Wei spoke, he had already finished copying all the surveillance footage.

*Gurgle*~

Just then, someone’s stomach growled.

Xiao Baihe’s face turned red, then she saw Zhang Wei’s gaze fixed on her belly.

The look made her cheeks burn.

All thanks to Zhang Wei. If it weren’t for his early morning text asking her to come out, she wouldn’t have forgotten to eat breakfast and wouldn’t be hungry now.

"Almost forgot, it’s time for a meal. I’m starving~"

Zhang Wei rubbed his belly, pretending he hadn’t heard someone else’s stomach rumble, and suggested:

"Prosecutor Xiao Baihe, let’s have a meal together. You’ve helped me so much; I definitely owe you a meal."

Xiao Baihe intended to refuse, but if she went back now, it would probably take more than an hour to get home.

After a brief inner struggle, Xiao Baihe reluctantly agreed.

The two found a roadside restaurant, ordered a few simple dishes, and started their meal.

"Speaking of which, why are you looking into this so much? What are you trying to find in all that surveillance footage?"

"Of course I’m looking for the criminal!"

"The criminal?"

Xiao Baihe was surprised. Was Zhang Wei actually looking for the criminal? Wasn’t the criminal Kong Hang and his ex-girlfriend?

"You don’t think my client is the real criminal, do you?"

"Isn’t he?"

"Of course not. I’ve found the issue. Next, I just need to catch the real criminal."

"You talk as if you can really find the murderer. But with dozens of pieces of surveillance and months of footage, can you really see it all?"

"Of course I can see it all, don’t you know? The one thing I’m not short of is time!"

Zhang Wei said this while biting into a piece of meat and chewing vigorously.

But a few seconds later, he spat the meat out.

"The taste is off, not even as good as my own cooking!"

"This dish has enough seasoning, but it overpowers the original flavor of the ingredients!"

"And with this one, the chef used heavy spiciness and numbness to cover up the deficiencies of the ingredients. This restaurant must be using leftover food from the night before. Definitely needs a good inspection!"

Xiao Baihe was initially surprised to see Zhang Wei being so serious.

But after listening to his criticism of the bad food, she could no longer hold back.

"Cut it out. You’re not the health department, so stop poking your nose where it doesn’t belong. Hurry up and eat. I need to rest after we’re done!"

"Okay then!"