Father is a villainous Buddhist disciple? He'll just be beaten into the light of the righteous

Shen Jiyuan, too lazy to waste time with his nonsense, frowned and asked, "So, you suspect Bai Xi is lying?"

Shen Ji spread his hands and shrugged. "I don't know, but I think he's definitely hiding something."

Shen Jiyuan thought for a moment and asked, "Do you still remember the Ultraman code at the toy store near the entrance of Shaoyao School?"

Shen Ji nodded. "LD-260401-W3."

"You're something else, kid." Shen Jiyuan was genuinely surprised. Did this kid have such a good memory? He had been recognized as a prodigy since childhood, but he wasn't this smart.

Hiss... Shen Jiyuan suddenly recalled the plot of various melodramatic novels where the female protagonist runs away while pregnant, and returns a few years later with a genius child to slap everyone in the face.

Could it be that he's really acting out melodramatic scenes all the time, just like that brat Shen Ji said?

The previous love-struck Buddhist monk was already enough to make this brat laugh for a lifetime. If there's another "chasing after his wife" plot, he'll be ridiculed even if he's reincarnated as a chicken or a dog in his next life.

Shen Jiyuan shuddered, goosebumps rising all over his body. No, he couldn't lose to his own offspring!

He frowned as he looked at the string of numbers. The numbers seemed to have no pattern at all, but anyone who knew about this matter could see the pattern at a glance.

LD is clearly an abbreviation for Lamando.

The middle number is most likely the date the "thing" was manufactured, while the final "W" series might be the product serial number.

Shen Ji said that the toys given to them by the owner of the toy store were numbered W1, which means that... it is very likely that the W1 series are mostly harmless products.

It was probably produced by Lamando as a cover to conceal its true purpose.

The products in Zheng Nan's toy store... the toy store next to Shaoyao School, are from the W3 series, so this series is the most likely to contain "something".

There is another W2 among W1 and W3. What is this W2?

Shen Jiyuan lowered his eyes and pondered for a while, then suddenly remembered his conversation with Zheng Nan when they were "buying" toys at the toy store.

What did they say again?

—As usual, desserts are 3,200, spicy dishes are 15,000…

In other words, within the Lingdu, goods are divided into two types: one is codenamed "dessert" and the other is codenamed "spicy".

Desserts are relatively much cheaper, while spicy dishes are much more expensive.

The W3 series is spicy, so does that mean the W2 series is dessert?

Shen Jiyuan didn't know if he had lost his mind or if Shen Ji had always been too clever, but he unconsciously revealed his thoughts to the other party.

After hearing this, Shen Ji immediately gave him a thumbs up, "Dad, you're so great, so smart!"

"That's what I think too~"

Shen Jiyuan slapped him across the face in an annoyance. "What are you so arrogant about?"

Shen Ji chuckled and was about to speak when Shen Jiyuan's phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw it was Zhao Tong calling, so he answered it.

"Old Shen, we've found out the deceased's identity." Zhao Tong's voice was somewhat somber. "His name is indeed Bian Yong, he's 30 years old, and he's a dwarf."

"The surname Bian..." He paused, "...is familiar to you, isn't it?"

Shen Jiyuan leaned back slowly in his chair, frowning. "What's his relationship with Bian Xiong?"

Although he had some doubts when he first heard the name, he had planned to ask Zhao Tong after he finished his investigation, but he didn't expect the news to come so quickly.

"He is a distant relative of Bian Xiong. Judging from their relationship, Bian Xiong should be his uncle."

"Have you interrogated Bian Xiong yet?"

Four years ago, Bian Xiong was sent there by him and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He is still in prison.

"It hasn't been approved yet," Zhao Tong said. "But Director Lao has already gone to request the appointment, so it should be soon. By the way..." His voice trailed off for a moment, and after a long pause, he hesitated before saying, "Old Shen, we found a lot of... Xiao Ji's photos on Bian Yong's phone."

"Judging from the dates, most of the photos are from about a month ago."

Shen Jiyuan's gaze unconsciously darkened. A month ago?

Back then, that brat hadn't come back yet, and Su Qian wasn't dead.

So, does that mean Bian Yong already had his eye on Shen Ji back then? Or was he eyeing Su Qian?

"Tsk," Zhao Tong said, "I can't explain it clearly over the phone. I can't send you the photos. You'll have to come to the police station."

Shen Jiyuan narrowed his eyes. "Is there a problem with the photo?"

Zhao Tong said in a deep voice, "You'll see when you see it."

Shen Jiyuan didn't speak, and after a moment of silence, he said to Zhu Rong, "Go to the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

Fortunately, the police station wasn't far away, only about a twenty-minute drive. Just as the car arrived at the gate, they ran into Liang Yun, who was returning from outside. She paused, surprised. "President Shen? Did Captain Zhao ask you to come see the photos?"

Shen Jiyuan hummed in agreement. "Can my car come in?"

Liang Yun smiled, got out of the car, greeted the guards at the guard post, and then let them in.

Shen Jiyuan told Zhu Rong and the other person to wait in the car, and he took Shen Ji directly to the Criminal Investigation Brigade office.

Liang Yun gestured with her chin toward the director's office. "Team Leader Zhao should be inside. Mr. Shen, you can go directly there."

Shen Jiyuan thanked him and turned to walk into his office.

Zhao Tong, without even looking up, said, "You're here?"

"Perfect timing, come and take a look."

Shen Jiyuan walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down at the desk. Zhao Tong didn't waste any words and directly opened the folder and clicked on a photo.

What comes into view is a beautiful and gentle woman. She is wearing a white dress and a floral headband, and she looks gentle and quiet.

She was holding a child in her arms. The child was wearing a yellowish-brown hat and overalls, and was clinging tightly to the sleeve of her arm.

Behind the two people, there appeared to be a toy store, but the name was somewhat blurry and not clearly visible.

Shen Jiyuan's gaze paused, and long-forgotten memories from four years ago surged into his mind like a tidal wave. This woman... was Su Qian.

And the person she was holding in her arms was Shen Ji.

Zhao Tong turned to look at him, saw that he had a tense face and didn't say anything, then tapped his hand and opened another photo.

The photo still shows the mother and child, and the location seems to be the same as before, only the angle of the camera has changed.

This time, the name of the toy store became much clearer: Sunset Toys.

Below the toy store sign was a line of store addresses. Shen Jiyuan squinted at the address. "Not in the city center?"

Zhao Tong zoomed in on the photo, clearly showing the address. "Yes, it's a county near Jincheng, Qingfeng County."

Shen Jiyuan's brows furrowed involuntarily. Why did Su Qian take Shen Ji to that place, and why was Bian Yong filming it?

Just as he was lost in thought, Shen Ji suddenly grabbed his pants and climbed onto his lap. He pointed a finger directly at himself in the photo and said, "Dad, Sun Wukong!"

Shen Jiyuan was taken aback, not understanding what he was talking about.

Shen Ji turned to look at him, "Dad, have you forgotten? Besides lollipops and Ultraman toys, I also had a few small toys in my little bag, including an exact replica of Sun Wukong!"

"Look," he said, pointing to the photo again, "even Sun Wukong's golden cudgel is broken in one section!"

Shen Jiyuan suddenly stopped and sat up straight.

Although he didn't remember whether Shen Ji had such a toy in his bag, he was certain that it was not a coincidence.

Shen Ji's small bag didn't contain many toys or other items.

Now, lollipops contain evidence given by Lu Nian, Ultraman contains "Fiery Pepper," so... is there something inside Sun Wukong too?

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(Sorry, everyone, I was too busy during the day and missed it. This is being posted today, but it doesn't count as today's post. It's a make-up post. I'll post two more chapters today.)