Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 198 Hua Rongchang

Wei Qingsong chuckled and nodded, "Yes."

She and Bai Rushuang hit it off immediately.

When she first heard about Bai Rushuang's intense pursuit of Lu Jingming, she was quite apprehensive and unsure how to handle the situation.

Unexpectedly, Bai Rushuang is so clear-headed and insightful, able to take things in stride and let them go, and capable of both love and hate.

Now, all that remains between her and Bai Rushuang is mutual admiration.

Zheng Xun, on the other hand, is a troublemaker who has always disliked Wei Qingsong and Lu Jingming. He didn't treat them well back in Quyang, and he's not much better now.

He wouldn't have bothered to help me the first two times I asked him for assistance, unless Bai Rushuang and Director Wang had intervened.

Beside him, Song Zhiyuan yawned lazily.

Wei Qingsong glanced at him thoughtfully.

Compared to last time, his hair was longer, probably because he hadn't cut it in a while, making it look even more sloppy and messy.

His clothes were loose and baggy, his hands were in his pockets, and he looked listless and drowsy.

She glanced at Song Guifan again.

He remained in the corner, not drawing attention, so it's likely that Song Zhiyuan didn't even notice him.

At this moment, he stared intently at Song Zhiyuan.

Those eyes held so many complex emotions.

He just watched quietly, seemingly unwilling to take the initiative to greet them.

The complex relationship between these two is difficult to comprehend.

Although Wei Qingsong was very curious, she also knew that it was more important to investigate the case at the moment.

Only three people came from Quyang County, and Bai Rushuang was the only one who seemed to care about the case. After exchanging pleasantries, she took the initiative to ask, "How can we help?"

Wei Qingsong turned to look at Lu Jingming.

After a moment's thought, he said, "The case of Liyang Hotel involves a wide range of factors and is very complicated. The Economic Crime Investigation Department and the Manitoba Police are also following up on it."

“We cannot deviate from the focus of the investigation and ignore the original case itself. The Hua family father and son must be hiding something. Since they are unwilling to talk, let's start from another angle and dig out their secrets.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jin asked, completely bewildered, "Are we still investigating Guan Wenhan?"

Lu Jingming's gaze swept over Zheng Xun's arrogant face, and he said calmly, "Guan Wenhan's identity is complicated and special, and it is not easy to investigate her. However, this is not the focus of our investigation, so we will ask our colleagues at the branch office to follow up on it for us."

Both he and Wei Qingsong realized that Guan Wenhan was the smokescreen, constantly obscuring the police's vision and causing their investigation to stray from the case itself.

But Chen Jin and the others didn't seem to have realized what was happening yet.

This clearly demonstrates how shrewd and resourceful the person behind it is.

Zheng Xun, who was always arrogant, was naturally unhappy to hear this: "Heh, Captain Lu knows how to handle people. You city bureaus can't crack the tough nuts, so you throw them to us to crack."

"Zheng Xun!" Bai Rushuang said angrily, her face flushed. "Say less, nobody thinks you're mute!"

Lu Jingming's expression remained calm, his eyes slightly unfathomable: "This is indeed a tough nut to crack. It's not a bad thing to back down when faced with difficulties. If you have any objections, I can arrange an easier job for you."

These few words put Zheng Xun in an awkward position.

After all, their purpose in coming to the Municipal Bureau was to exchange and learn from each other.

Lu Jingming's words made it sound as if he was implying that Lu Jingming was afraid of difficulties and only wanted to slack off.

After his expression changed several times, he said stiffly, "No need. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Just tell me what you want to do."

That attitude clearly showed: You think I can't do it? I'll show you I can.

Wei Qingsong lowered his brows and smiled quietly without making a sound.

Knew it.

Beneath the mature exterior of the man with the buzz cut lies the stubborn soul of a naive young man.

They were so easily manipulated.

Bai Rushuang sighed helplessly, pressing her forehead: "When will you ever give me a break?"

Zheng Xun paused slightly, his eyes dimmed instantly, and his expression was very dejected. But if you looked closely, you could see that there was still a hint of resentment between his brows.

Wei Qingsong took in his expression and raised an eyebrow.

Being treated like a child by the person you admire must be a very unpleasant experience.

He thought that by combing his hair like an adult, he could change Bai Rushuang's opinion of him.

How naive.

According to her observation, Bai Rushuang currently has no romantic feelings for Zheng Xun and only regards him as a younger brother.

If he doesn't change his temperament, he'll probably never get what he wants.

Song Zhiyuan, on the other hand, looked indifferent and bored.

He stretched, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Song Guifan standing like a sculpture in the corner of the wall, and his movements froze.

But it was only for a moment.

He quickly looked away, as if he hadn't seen anything.

Song Guifan got angry, turned around and walked out, slamming the door shut.

It startled Xiao Song, who was dozing off at the door.

Seeing the puzzled looks from everyone, Xiao Song was completely baffled.

"What's going on?"

Wei Qingsong kindly came to his rescue: "It's alright, don't worry about it, he probably has something urgent to take care of."

Xiao Song finally felt relieved.

……

After going around in circles, the police traced the matter back to the Hua family father and son.

Starting with the exposure of the inside story of Liyang Hotel, a chain of cases was unearthed, involving more than a dozen related cases.

Corruption, human trafficking, border gangs...

The sheer scale of the operation caused people to overlook the case itself, which was initially presented as a whole.

After several days of extensive interviews and investigations, the things that the Hua family father and son had tried to hide finally came to light.

Chen Jin and Xiao Song went to Hua Rongchang's hometown.

Hua Rongchang, the illustrious CEO of Liyang Hotel, was born in a small mountain village.

From their neighbors, they learned more about Hua Rongchang's untold stories.

Xiao Song took a sip of water and began to explain: "This Hua Rongchang was clever and quick-witted from a young age, but his family was too poor to afford school."

"His innate shrewdness was all used for swindling and cheating. He was so skilled at deception that almost everyone in the village had been fooled by him."

"Even his wife was someone he tricked into coming back to the village."

More than 30 years ago, Hua Rongchang's seriously ill father passed away, and he lost his only relative in the world.

At that time, Hua Rongchang, who was still young and strong, decided to leave this poor and backward mountain village and go to the city to work.

The villagers all thought he would never come back.

Unexpectedly, a year later, Hua Rongchang returned to the mountain village, bringing back a beautiful woman with him.

He may have made a lot of money and returned in glory.

Upon returning, he razed the mud house to the ground and built a three-story building instead.

Of course, nobody knows where this money came from.

The villagers always felt that Hua Rongchang was not a person who would walk the straight path.

His eyes, from a young age, were full of cunning and scheming; his pupils were always darting around, clearly indicating that he was plotting something bad.

His mouth is so eloquent that it can confuse people and make them lose their bearings.

Otherwise, such a beautiful woman wouldn't have willingly followed him back to live in this small mountain village.

Later, Hua Rongchang married a beautiful woman, but for some reason, they didn't have a wedding ceremony.

Not long after, the beautiful woman became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter.

They enjoyed several years of peaceful and quiet life.

The change occurred when their eldest daughter was three years old.

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