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Chapter 457 - 406 Skynet

Chapter 457: 406 Skynet

East Sea City Bureau.

One officer was in charge of questioning, while another scribbled down notes with a pen.

The brightly lit reception room’s door was pushed open.

"Director Yan."

The two officers in charge of questioning turned their heads and then hurriedly scrambled to their feet, standing at attention.

"Is the record complete?"

"Yes, it’s almost done."

"You two go out."

"Yes."

The two officers quickly grabbed their things and left.

In addition to Deputy Director Yan, there was also Shi Qianxi who had hurried over upon receiving the message.

Brought back to the reception room for the record was, obviously, Jiang Chen as well as Li Shuru.

"Qian Qian, you talk."

"Thank you, Uncle Yan."

"No problem."

The amiable Deputy Director Yan, a man with considerable authority, smiled, turned around, and left, simultaneously helping to close the door behind him.

The spacious reception room was suddenly left with only three young men and women.

Miss Shi certainly hadn’t forgotten the girl who had once caused her to lose face, and Li Shuru likewise had a fresh memory of the overbearing heiress.

They say when enemies meet, they burn with animosity, yet strangely, both women remained quite calm.

Li Shuru didn’t mention it, and the impulsive Miss Shi only glanced at Li Shuru once before withdrawing her gaze, pulling out a chair, and sitting down where one of the officers had been seated. She stared at Jiang Chen, seemingly treating Li Shuru as if she were the air.

At this time, she really didn’t have the energy to be jealous or resentful.

"Do you know why she did this?"

She already had a rough understanding of the situation.

Initially, she thought that digging out the other party might take some effort, but who knew the other party would take the initiative to expose herself and then leap from a high altitude.

Irrational.

Incomprehensible.

"I can’t understand it either."

Jiang Chen placed his hands on the table. The police were very polite and had even prepared tea for him; he held the cup of water and said, "Perhaps only she herself knew the answer."

"She really committed suicide?"

Shi Qianxi asked tentatively.

"What else?"

Jiang Chen said, "Do you think I pushed her off?"

"It’s not impossible."

Shi Qianxi spoke bluntly. She understood that he cared quite a bit about this female student from East University. It wasn’t completely out of the question that something accidental like manslaughter could happen in an attempt to save her, especially since there were no other witnesses at the scene.

"She jumped down by herself. And she never intended to harm anyone. When she sent me the text message asking me to go to Zhongtai Plaza, she had probably already decided on suicide."

Jiang Chen explained.

Even now.

Those eyes seemed to still hover in front of him, lingering.

"You mean, she sought death actively?"

Shi Qianxi subconsciously furrowed her brow, "But why would she do that? If she had just hidden, for a short period at least, she might still have had a chance to survive."

"For some people, being alive might be the real ordeal," Jiang Chen said softly.

Shi Qianxi fell silent.

If this were the past, she might not have understood, but just recently, a madman with a bomb had blown himself to pieces.

The thoughts of these madmen can’t be guessed by common sense.

"How is she?"

Jiang Chen asked.

"What do you think?"

Shi Qianxi exhaled, "Zhongtai Plaza is nearly two hundred meters high. Jumping from that height, what could possibly happen? It’s lucky she even left a complete corpse."

Deputy Director Yan had already told her.

The victim died on the spot.

Every bone in her body shattered.

There wasn’t even a chance for resuscitation.

The scene was too gruesome to watch.

In the bombing case, Meiko was considered one of the major suspects, but her death didn’t bring Shi Qianxi any joy.

Setting aside the fact that Meiko had once saved her, Meiko’s death meant they had missed a chance to follow the trail and catch Sagan Nobuo.

Of course.

The dead cannot be brought back to life.

Thinking about this now was pointless.

"Alright, you two go back first."

Shi Qianxi let out a breath.

"What about you?"

"I still need to talk with Uncle Yan."

Jiang Chen nodded, turned to Li Shuru, and said, "Let’s go."

Li Shuru rose silently.

Without moving, Shi Qianxi sat there, completely ignoring them as she let the two leave together.

"Sorry for getting you involved."

Leaving the city bureau building, Jiang Chen said.

"It’s alright."

Li Shuru smiled serenely and only then asked, "That woman, was she from Dongying? Or a spy?"

"Yes."

While descending the steps, Jiang Chen explained, "This group of spies recently engineered an explosion that led to the Chairman of Jinhai Industrial being critically injured. He’s still in a coma in the hospital."

After a pause, Jiang Chen added, "The Chairman of Jinhai Industrial is her father."

Li Shuru, of course, knew who this "she" was.

A spy.

Explosion.

Such words seemed previously confined to movies.

"Why is there nothing about it in the news?"

"It’d be strange if you could find this kind of news there. Only when the country is peaceful and the people are safe can they live and work in contentment."

The explosion was not the only cover-up; tonight the death of Akagi Meiko would certainly be dealt with as a simple case of falling from a building and would not stir up any waves.

"But why do I feel like that female spy didn’t seem like a bad person?"

Li Shuru mumbled, "Right, her name was Meiko, wasn’t it?"

"Yes, Akagi Meiko."

Jiang Chen nodded and provided the full name of the other party.

"There are no clear lines between good and evil; right and wrong are also determined by the choices made in different contexts. The most wicked criminal might be the most filial son at home, while the charitable philanthropist might be a twisted abuser of his wife. There are no purely good people or utterly bad people in this world; different choices determine different identities. It’s just that some people do not get the chance to make their own choices in life."

Li Shuru fell silent for a while.

"Were you and her very close?"

Jiang Chen was briefly taken aback, then quickly shook his head.

"No."

It wasn’t a lie.

At most,

he and Meiko had met no more than three times.

"Then why was she so strange around you?"

"Strange?"

Jiang Chen echoed back the question.

Li Shuru turned her head, blinked, "Isn’t it strange? I felt like if it weren’t for you, she probably wouldn’t have let me go. Although I don’t know her, don’t underestimate a woman’s intuition."

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but smile wryly.

"You’re not jealous over that also, are you?"

"I wouldn’t dare."

Li Shuru looked at the police station’s gate and sighed softly, "If the heiress to Jinhai Industries isn’t jealous, what right do I have?"

Jiang Chen coughed lightly, wisely changing the subject.

"Akagi Meiko capturing you might not have been an accident. These spies could be targeting me."

"Why would they target you?"

As expected, Li Shuru was distracted by the change in topic.

"That’s what I’d like to know as well."

Jiang Chen indeed could not solve the mystery.

Could it be because of his ambiguous relationship with Shi Qianxi?

"If Akagi Meiko had survived, she might have been able to enlighten us."

As a spy, Akagi Meiko’s death might seem insignificant, but this was indeed the first time he had watched a living soul wither away before his eyes.

"However, there isn’t just one spy from Dongying; there’s another key conspirator still at large. You need to be careful in the coming days."

"Got it."

Li Shuru nodded seriously.

This time was frightening but safe, but no one could guarantee such luck every time.

"Do you regret being with me? It’s gotten you frightened and worried."

Jiang Chen turned his head.

"What’s the use of regretting?"

Li Shuru gazed ahead, letting out a helpless sigh, "It’s still the same old story: follow your husband no matter what."

The heavy atmosphere suddenly lightened.

Jiang Chen laughed, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn’t know how to explain his relationship with Shi Qianxi, but fortunately, she didn’t pursue it further.

After hailing a taxi with Li Shuru, Jiang Chen took out his phone and made a call.

"Brother Liao."

Before he could speak, the person on the other end said, "Back to East Sea?"

Jiang Chen was surprised.

How did the other party know he had not been in East Sea recently?

But what surprised him even more was what followed.

"You’re calling about the Dongying spies, aren’t you?"

The voice on the phone, Liao Xiangdong, seemed to have an insight into human hearts.

"How did Brother Liao know?"

"Who doesn’t know about it now? Don’t worry, Miss Lan has taken charge, and the whole of East Sea is searching every nook and cranny for them."

Jiang Chen was speechless.

He had indeed intended to ask Liao Xiangdong for help with this call.

The matter seemed unrelated to him at first, but Akagi Meiko’s actions had sounded an alarm for him.

Regardless of why Akagi Meiko captured Li Shuru, it at least proved that he was by no means an outsider and was most likely within these spies’ sights. Even if Akagi Meiko hadn’t harmed Li Shuru, there was no guarantee that others would be so merciful.

Akagi Meiko had committed suicide, but the most important Sagan Nobuo remained unaccounted for.

This man, while still at large, was a constant thorn in the side, making rest and peace impossible.

The police had issued a warrant, but when it came to finding people, they weren’t necessarily more professional than "Jianghu" folks.

Each to his own trade.

The police have to work within too many rules, making many things inconvenient. However, "Jianghu" folks don’t have such scruples.

The various characters from all walks of life make the richest and most natural sentinels.

But now, it seemed he had underestimated the reach of the matter.

"It seems my call was somewhat superfluous."

"I never thought these Dongying people would be so bold, to reach so far. As long as they’re still in East Sea, they certainly won’t be able to fly away."

Liao Xiangdong’s voice came through the phone.

Pei Yunxi must have learned about it, perhaps through his channel.

After a brief chat, Jiang Chen hung up, feeling slightly relieved.

With the combined forces of the underworld and officials searching, even if Sagan Nobuo was clever, he’d likely have no escape.

Perhaps knowing there was no way out, that’s why Akagi Meiko chose to commit suicide?

"Where to, you two?"

The taxi driver asked,

As Jiang Chen was about to speak, Li Shuru already said, "To the Walmart opposite Spring and Autumn Plaza. My groceries are still there."