Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 700: Chapter 700: Encountering Splendid Auspiciousness (34)

Chuzheng’s hands were pocketed as she rose from the sofa and walked toward the door.

Mother Zhou gained her freedom, and immediately threw herself onto the floor beside Zhou Wen.

Zhou Wen reached to touch his mother’s neck, only to find that the blood wiped away easily, leaving no wound.

Shocked, he turned his head to look at the person being escorted away.

As Chuzheng descended the stairs, she looked back and said, ”Keep an eye on this place.”

”Yes.”

Chuzheng pinched her wrist; now they just had to catch the murderer.

The helpless little thing, why should it bear what I shouldn’t have to?

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During his school days, Zhou Wen had a brother-like friend Dou Hai; they were very close, almost like real brothers.

After the college entrance exam, Zhou Wen planned to give up his studies, and Dou Hai, whose family was quite wealthy, offered to pay for his university education.

But Zhou Wen declined.

Because of this, Dou Hai was very angry and left without telling Zhou Wen, heading to City B to study.

After entering the factory, Zhou Wen indeed had an unclear relationship with the boss’s wife.

At that time, his mother was ill and urgently needed money, but the factory salary was simply not enough.

Just then, the boss’s wife took a shine to him for some reason, seducing him with veiled intentions and even threatening him.

He was left with no choice.

To get the money, he had to obey the boss’s wife.

Unexpectedly, one day the boss caught them.

Zhou Wen took the opportunity to flee while the boss and his wife were arguing.

He thought he would be fired, but the boss didn’t trouble him, and the boss’s wife continued to seek him out as before.

After a while, his mother’s illness improved.

Zhou Wen then wanted to end that relationship.

He arranged a meeting with the boss’s wife to clarify things, but to his surprise, the boss came instead.

During their argument, Zhou Wen was accidentally pushed by the boss into a machine, crippling his legs.

When Dou Hai heard the news, he came back to visit him.

Seeing the boss’s wife speaking with Zhou Wen, Dou Hai learned the truth, and his entire demeanor became exceptionally angry; Zhou Wen barely managed to stop him.

Not long after, Zhou Wen heard that the boss’s wife had run away with the money, and the factory didn’t last long before it closed down, with the boss himself also disappearing.

At that time, Zhou Wen didn’t know that all of this was related to Dou Hai.

After all, Dou Hai had just started his university studies.

The boss and his wife hadn’t disappeared; they were killed by him.

Perhaps because it was the first time he had killed someone, Dou Hai left a memento – he tattooed the Changfeng Company logo on his hand as a souvenir.

This clue was somehow discovered by He Jianping.

Zhou Wen learned all this after the police came to him.

Dou Hai came clean to him, saying he couldn’t control himself; ever since the first murder, he always wanted to kill more people.

Zhou Wen urged him to stop.

Dou Hai promised he would.

So after He Jianping’s death, there were no more murders.

As for the recent case, Zhou Wen really didn’t know what was going on, whether it was done by Dou Hai, he was unsure.

Since Dou Hai left that year, there had been no contact between them at all.

Chuzheng asked Assistant Xu to investigate Dou Hai.

Dou Hai studied in City B for two years before going abroad, and no records could be found afterward.

”This person is quite crafty.”

”President Jin, you’re praising a criminal?” Assistant Xu felt a bit uneasy; following Chuzheng in the recent days made him understand why Wan Xiaoxiao always seemed so timid.

Their boss’s way of doing things was simply that of a social magnate.

”To kill that many people and not get caught, isn’t that smart?” What’s key is that Dou Hai was just a freshman when he committed the crimes.

Some people are just born criminals.

After pondering for a while, Chuzheng asked, ”Do you think he killed people while he was abroad?”

”...”

Assistant Xu felt the question was beyond his scope and couldn’t answer.

Chuzheng threw the materials onto the table, ”Find this person.”

”Yes.”

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Yan Yu looked down at the latest progress sent by Shen Siming, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. Zhou Wen didn’t have the time to commit the crime, and even if he were truly the killer, he couldn’t have accomplished the crime alone.

Yan Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air and walked towards the apartment not far away.

After a few steps, he suddenly felt something was amiss and looked back.

There were a few passersby behind him, no one suspicious.

Yan Yu turned his head back and continued walking forward, but that feeling came over him again.

However, he looked back several times and didn’t see anyone suspicious.

Yan Yu returned to the apartment. Chuzheng wasn’t there, so he called her.

The assistant answered the phone, saying that Chuzheng was in a meeting and hadn’t taken her cell phone with her.

Yan Yu had no choice but to hang up. He stood in the living room for a moment, then lifted his foot and walked to the window, looking downstairs. The light in his eyes was dim and inscrutable, reflecting his unknown thoughts.

As the sky gradually darkened, Yan Yu went back to his room. A moment later, he came out, opened the door, and left.

He left the apartment and walked towards a secluded area.

The surroundings became more and more desolate, gradually void of people and light.

The night grew thick, and the footsteps behind him became increasingly distinct.

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Apartment.

Chuzheng opened the door to find it pitch black inside, emanating a chill emptiness.

”Yan Yu?”

No one responded.

Living room, bedroom, bathroom—Chuzheng didn’t see anyone anywhere.

Chuzheng: ”...”

That little thing couldn’t have run off, could he?!

As Chuzheng was thinking, a call from Shen Siming suddenly came in, ”Miss Jin, is Yan Yu with you?”

”No.”

Shen Siming’s tone was full of urgency, ”His phone has been unreachable, do you know where he went?”

”I don’t know.”

The last time Shen Siming contacted him was in the evening, and since then, he had been unreachable.

Since the killer had attacked Yan Yu and Chuzheng before, Shen Siming was worried that the killer had gone after Yan Yu.

Chuzheng went downstairs to check, and Yan Yu hadn’t left in his car.

The surveillance at the gate showed Yan Yu walking out of the apartment alone, lingering at the entrance for nearly two minutes, then heading in the direction opposite the apartment.

As soon as Chuzheng left the apartment, Shen Siming’s car stopped in front of her, and he leaped out like a cannonball, asking frantically.

”Did you find him?”

”No.”

”Where could he go?”

Chuzheng gave him a calm glance, ”You should be asking, where would the killer take him.”

Shen Siming: ”...”

Shen Siming’s brow throbbed. ”He was taken by the killer?”

”Either the killer has taken him, or he has taken the killer. It doesn’t make much difference.”

Shen Siming seemed to also realize that Yan Yu himself was a dangerous person, and his expression shifted slightly.

If he had really discovered the killer and used himself as bait to lure the killer out, it was indeed very possible.

The more Shen Siming thought, the more frightened he became. He took out his phone and instructed his men to start looking for Yan Yu immediately.

After hanging up, he saw Chuzheng standing beside him, her expression calm as she watched the area opposite the apartment, ”You... you’re not worried?”

Yan Yu has disappeared!

And it was very likely that he was taken by the killer!

How could she remain so calm?

Chuzheng’s tone was indifferent, ”Does being anxious serve any greater purpose besides affecting your judgment and the speed of dealing with the situation?”

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The above content is purely fictional.