Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 697 - 693: Really Been Cut!

Chapter 697: Chapter 693: Really Been Cut!

"So, Director Chen, is Young Master Xiao going to take over the company operations?"

Liu Yuan clenched his teeth and cautiously asked.

"What?"

Chen Jianguo almost thought he was hallucinating, for Liu Yuan had asked such a trivial question that it took him a while to regain his composure, before he replied irritably, "Liu Yuan, that joke isn’t funny at all, and besides, today isn’t April Fool’s Day, is it?"

"Director Chen, do you mean there’s no truth in it?"

Liu Yuan, far from being upset by Chen Jianguo’s remark, actually felt a surge of relief, though his face still showed some uncertainty as he spoke.

"Nonsense, of course there’s no such thing. If there really were, how could I not know about it? Moreover, why wouldn’t I have told you? Liu Yuan, what’s gotten into you today? Did you really hit your head?"

Chen Jianguo couldn’t help but feel puzzled.

"Ah, no, but Director Chen, these past few days Young Master Xiao has been acting strangely. He seems suddenly interested in the company’s operations and keeps asking me to show him the business materials," Liu Yuan hastily explained in a fluster.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing Liu Yuan’s words, Chen Jianguo’s mind stirred, and he quickly adopted a solemn expression, "Liu Yuan, whatever materials Young Master Xiao asks for, prepare them for him, and if he requests any assistance, support him fully, understood?"

"Yes, Director Chen, this is..."

"Don’t ask so many questions. Anyway, it’s not as you think. You’ll know the specifics later!"

Liu Yuan responded, but remained puzzled. Just as he was about to inquire further about what was going on, a phrase from Chen Jianguo effectively cut him off, blocking not just his query but also curbing further questioning.

This...

Listening to the dial tone on the phone, Liu Yuan couldn’t help but wear a frustrated expression. He had called Chen Jianguo hoping to clear up his confusion, but instead of answers, he found himself even more baffled. From Chen Jianguo’s tone, he felt that Director Chen had indeed been unaware of Xiao Yi’s activities, but something in his response suggested he had quickly caught on. What exactly was Young Master Xiao up to?

Liu Yuan’s mind raced as he tried to guess something, anything, but to no avail. Still, through that conversation, he at least knew now that Xiao Yi was not taking over the group, which somewhat relieved him. Though he had a fairly good impression of Xiao Yi and wouldn’t have objected if Xiao Yi had taken charge, he was used to Chen Jianguo’s management and leadership and felt that Chen Jianguo managed the company better as Xiao Yi had no prior management experience.

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"Officer Zeng, I’m really sorry, I truly didn’t know this young man could be so bold..."

Inside the security office of Baohua Daily Chemicals Company, the security manager looked with a mixture of fear and apology at the female officer before him, incessantly apologizing while his gaze, directed at a plainly dressed, honest-looking security guard beside him who appeared worried and terrified, wished he could slap the wretched man away into the clouds.

This wretched man had, on the day Director Chen was attacked, slacked off for a while to play chess with other security guards and wasn’t monitoring the CCTV, allowing the footage to be tampered with undetected. This had made their security department a laughing stock as if they’d lost face all the way to their ancestors’ homes. If not for Officer Zeng and her colleagues uncovering this breach through some hi-tech means, he would still be in the dark about it.

"No need to keep apologizing, it’s not your fault. I know. I want to ask this fellow security officer, on that day when you left, did you really not see any strangers lurking around here?"

Xiaomei waved her hand, cutting off the security manager’s apologies, and immediately directed her gaze towards the frightful security guard.

"Really... really... I didn’t... that day..."

The guard, knowing he had caused a major blunder, began trembling and stuttering, his face betraying a nearly tearful expression.

"It’s fine if you didn’t see anything. Oh, and what about the guy who you played chess with? Where is he?"

Xiaomei observed the guard’s demeanor—her years of experience in criminal investigations allowed her to see that he truly knew nothing about the inside story. She was just disheartened thinking about a clue she had finally found breaking off abruptly but then she remembered another person abruptly asked.

"He’s Ma... I... he can testify..."

The security guard mistakenly thought that the police were asking his colleague to vouch for him, and he immediately nodded vigorously.

"I know this Old Ma, I’ll go call him!"

The security manager coldly huffed after seeing his subordinate stuttering and nodded at Zeng Xiaomei and the others to acknowledge that he recognized the person, then turned around to go fetch Old Ma.

Soon, Old Ma was brought over, but after Zeng Xiaomei questioned him, she was disappointed again. Just like the security guard next to him, Old Ma was merely a regular security guard. That day he had just wanted to indulge his chess-playing urge, nothing more. Not a single useful clue emerged.

It seemed, they could only wait for the results from the other side to see what could be discovered...

Watching the two security guards standing there meekly, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at her, Zeng Xiaomei sighed helplessly.

Earlier, when she heard a colleague mention a major oversight, she hastily verified it and immediately brought people over, hoping to uncover some clues. On her way, she had thought, could today be an auspicious day as suddenly, there seemed to be many clues? Was it heaven’s way of wanting her to solve the case quickly? But after investigating, she realized that this lead was empty as well, fruitless.

"Let’s go."

Since no useful clues could be found, Zeng Xiaomei didn’t want to waste more time idling here and waved her hand, signaling the couple of policemen behind her to prepare to leave.

"Officer Zeng, have a safe trip."

Upon hearing Zeng Xiaomei was leaving, the security manager finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly bowing as he respectfully saw off the group of policemen.

Having seen Zeng Xiaomei off from the monitoring room and watching as they gradually left, all the security guards felt a significant relief. Although they weren’t suspects and didn’t do anything guilty, merely having cooperated with the police investigation, facing the police, facing that solemn police uniform, not many could feel at ease.

When the security manager returned to the monitoring room and lifted his head, intending to chastise his subordinate who caused the mishap, his eyes caught on the monitor hanging on the wall, and he suddenly remembered something. His expression involuntarily froze.

"This footage has been tampered with..."

In the security manager’s mind, the image of a face that looked overly delicate and slightly pale surfaced, along with that faint smile, and his expression gradually turned to shock.

His judgment at that time was correct!

He was so capable; he had made the right call back then!

Reflecting on the situation at the time, his eyes filled with incredulity, and his own expression couldn’t help but heat up slightly. He remembered how he had completely dismissed those words at that time, thinking he was just talking nonsense.

He took out his phone, wanting to call Officer Zeng Xiaomei to tell her about this, but hesitated a moment, then stopped himself. He felt there was no need to conjure more complications, it wasn’t something that would help the case anyway.

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The night was gradually deepening.

For G City, this international metropolis, the word "night" wasn’t very evident. The nights here were even more beautiful than the days. Some say it’s a city that never sleeps, which was undoubtedly an apt description.

If you wish, this city can always be daytime...

But while the city can be sleepless, people cannot. After all, only a minority can afford to be nocturnal. For most ordinary residents of G City, night is just like any other city. There’s no difference; they can’t change it; they still have to get up early the next day, go to work, hustle for their livelihood...

At three in the morning, most of the city’s population, except for the very few who are night owls, even the most nocturnal, had already started lying in bed, closing their eyes, entering into either sweet or bitter dreams...

Fatty Tang was also a night owl, usually not going to bed before midnight. After meeting his girlfriend, Li Ling, his bad habit had changed quite a bit under her considerable pressure, yet he still couldn’t be considered an early sleeper, not parting with his computer before eleven...

But he was definitely nocturnal, aside from the very few frenzy or insomnia nights, most of the time he maintained a reasonably stable sleep schedule, never going beyond one o’clock to enter sweet slumber...

However, at this moment, he was still sitting in front of the computer, with no sleepiness whatsoever...

For the past two days, he’d barely slept at all, more precisely, he hadn’t left his computer except to use the restroom, almost always sitting in this not-so-comfortable chair, in front of this rather outdated computer...(To be continued. If you like this story, please visit qidian.com to vote and support. Your support is my greatest motivation.)