Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 655 - 651: Discouraged

Chapter 655: Chapter 651: Discouraged

So, after investigating for a long time, besides becoming more certain of the assassin’s cunning and that the attack was not a sudden event, but a meticulously planned assassination, he basically gained nothing.

Chen Jianguo and Wang Dawei both woke up around eight o’clock that evening. Seeing them come to, Chen Xue and Li Xiumei were both so overwhelmed with emotion that they shed tears. Though neither of them could speak yet, they were awake, able to see and move, and what comforted them even further was that their minds were very clear. Upon waking and seeing the two women, they both showed concern in their eyes, signaling with their looks that there was no need to worry.

Xiao Yi was informed as soon as the two men woke up; the hospital doctors called him and he rushed over immediately, observing their condition. Only after seeing that they were both progressing in a positive direction was he able to relax.

Under the full care of the hospital’s doctors and Xiao Yi’s superb medical skills, both men’s conditions recovered at an astonishingly fast speed, which amazed the hospital’s doctors and experts. Particularly those doctors who had never witnessed the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine were incredibly astonished.

By the third day, both of them were able to speak. Unfortunately, what they knew about the situation at the time and the appearance of the assassins was almost the same as what Liu Yuan had described; they could not provide too much additional information.

With the statements from Chen Jianguo and the others, Xiao Yi had checked everything he possibly could, but in the end, he still didn’t find any clue.

If only Situ Qingfeng were here.

Even Xiao Yi, after several days of fruitless searching, couldn’t help but feel an indescribable sense of defeat.

If it weren’t for the fact that he knew Situ Qingfeng was currently on a mission and he didn’t want to disturb him, he would have even considered calling him directly to summon him back to G City to work on the case.

Without cracking this case, he just couldn’t calm down.

Especially after confirming that the group of killers had planned so meticulously and were so cautious and powerful, it felt like a thorn in his throat, unbearably irritating. Although he also knew that the Jianguo Group’s security company and the police had laid a Heavenly Net around the hospital for layers of protection for Chen Jianguo, the thought of such a formidable organization targeting Chen Jianguo made him lose his peace of mind.

He really couldn’t be certain, nor did he dare to hope, that in the face of such killers, the Jianguo Group’s security guards and the police officers would be of any help, and he couldn’t possibly stay by Chen Jianguo’s side forever.

The only best and most fundamental solution was to root out the opposition.

Situ Qingfeng had said that in this world, there is no crime that can be perfect and traceless; as long as anyone has done anything, even if they are the only one who knows, with the right method, it is always possible to find a way in!

Simply put, no case is unbreakable!

I refuse to believe that I can’t dig you out!

Xiao Yi was never someone to admit defeat easily, and giving up halfway was not his style. To this point, he had never failed in anything he set out to do. After briefly feeling disheartened, Xiao Yi quickly remembered something Situ Qingfeng had once said to him. Recalling the absolute confidence and pride in Situ Qingfeng’s eyes as he spoke, a more intense fighting spirit rekindled in Xiao Yi’s heart, and a resolute glint appeared in his eyes.

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The news that Chen Jianguo had survived an assassination attempt and had been rescued by specialists at the First Affiliated Hospital finally spread far and wide through the reports of the most authoritative television programming in G Province.

This program recorded the scene of Chen Jianguo lying on the hospital bed in its entirety, and, moreover, it recorded the sound of Jianguo’s own speech, capturing his views on the assassination attempt he had just experienced.

At the same time, the program presented a complete biographical portrayal of Chen Jianguo’s life, including his arrival in G City, a southern city in the limelight, last century. It described how he started from scratch, how he began to dig for his first pot of gold, how he encountered many difficulties, and eventually overcame each one and broke through.

It also covered how he later leveraged his business acumen and far-sighted vision to continually invest in one field after another, achieving success after success, ultimately building the business empire that is Jianguo Group today.

With the broadcast of this program, all previous rumors about Chen Jianguo having been assassinated came to a rest.

The stocks of Jianguo Group began to soar rapidly, soon returning to their original positions. Everything related to Jianguo Group also quickly got back on track under the leadership of Liu Yuan.

After this round of events, Jianguo Group weathered the storm with certain losses, but with the help of this program, those losses were ultimately minimized to a relatively low level, and Chen Jianguo’s personal reputation reached an unprecedented height, greatly enhancing his influence in the national business community.

Additionally, for Jianguo Group, it weeded out some disorganized partners and clients, so to speak, and underwent a certain consolidation, which was also to the benefit of the group’s subsequent development.

Zeng Xiaomei, the head of the Municipal Criminal Police Team in G City, even felt, for the first time, that she was almost suffocating, struggling to catch her breath.

But compared to the suffocating pressure from her superiors and the criticism from the public, what made her feel even more exhausted and helpless, even powerless, was the case itself.

Since taking on the case, she had been working relentlessly without sleep, utilizing every conceivable method.

Yet, after so many days and such a long time, she hadn’t found a single clue. The killer seemed like a ghost, as if they had vanished into thin air since the assassination attempt.

Not a single piece of evidence was left behind, including fingerprints or hair, not the tiniest flaw in the entire criminal process.

She and Situ Qingfeng had always believed that there was no case in the world without a trace, and no case that was unsolvable.

She was extremely confident in this belief and her persistence. In fact, since taking up criminal investigation work, she had solved many difficult cases, no matter how perplexing or traceless they seemed on the surface. Thanks to her meticulousness, patience, and trained professional skills, she had solved each one, further reinforcing her viewpoint.

Even with the child trafficking ring, the toughest case she had ever encountered, she managed to solve it despite facing enormous difficulties. Although it was not solved by her hand directly, it proved that all cases could be solved!

But facing this particular case, she felt truly disheartened.

For the first time, she doubted her own investigative abilities and her capacity to work.

At first, she thought the main problem was Liu Yuan’s lack of cooperation, which made her investigation particularly challenging. But when Chen Jianguo woke up, and with Chen’s cooperation, as well as that of another, Wang Dawei, even Liu Yuan began to cooperate with her fully, under Chen’s directive.

However, the case remained without any clues.

All they had from their testimonies were descriptions of the assailant and their brutal actions, but that person never appeared in Baohua Daily Chemical’s surveillance footage. They could only sketch the suspect based on the descriptions, issuing warrants for arrest far and wide, but to no avail until now. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at qịdian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)