Chapter Ten Inquiring About News

  The next day, Ni Qiu and Yu Ming arrived at work on time, only to be shocked to discover that Li Fu and Du Qingqing were late. Not only were they late, but no one had seen them all morning. When they tried calling their phones, they were still turned off.

  After lunch, the two men sat in the office staring at each other, feeling very bored. Nian Qiu looked at Yu Ming and said: "Yu Ming, actually I didn't go find a dog yesterday, I had something to do and couldn't come to work, but it wasn't good to ask for leave as soon as I came to work, so I asked a friend to help me make up an excuse."

  "Why... why tell me this?" Yu Ming asked. He had no interest in knowing these things.

  "Because I think you know." Ni Qiu said: "The first day I transported the corpse, I saw that you can observe words and colors, and respond accordingly. Besides, I've seen your resume, you're a university student majoring in literature. Why didn't you have any adverse reaction when you saw the corpse?"

  Yu Ming's expression seemed puzzled, as if he didn't understand what Nian Qiu was saying.

  "Haha, your academic credentials are fake, right? If I'm not mistaken, you should be a mole sent by Liu Mang."

  "Ah?" Yu Ming was genuinely perplexed this time and had no idea what Ni Qiu was saying.

  "The boss of Wan Shi Tong and our boss have some kind of grudge against each other, don't know what it is, but both sides hate each other to death. This isn't a company secret, everyone knows. I accidentally overheard Liu Mang's phone call, he must have planted a spy within our company."

  "I don't know." Yu Ming replied very sincerely. He really didn't know. Except for the last interview when Du Qingqing scolded Liu Mang as a bastard. Women, after all, will scold people whether they love or hate someone.

  “……” Nian Qiu was stunned, had he misjudged, and Li Fu was actually a spy sent by Liu Mang? No way, with Li Fu's background, how much would it take to get him to be a spy. Or could it be himself? Damn! This kid must be good at acting.

  Yu Ming asked: "Didn't you accidentally hear Liu Mang say on the phone that he had planted a spy in our company?"

  "Alright."

  "What does 'not small' refer to?"

  At noon, I went to the second floor restaurant for lunch. When I went to the toilet, I heard Liu Mang making a phone call in the cubicle.

  "Alright, I believe you now."

  "Is there a spy in our company?"

  "No, I believe Liu Mang and our boss really have a deep grudge." Yu Ming didn't want to explain. In a public place, during mealtime, in a crowded restroom, someone was making a phone call about espionage. This was a brain-dead scene that would only appear in a crappy domestically produced anti-Japanese war drama. But this move was quite vicious. When these words reached Du Qingqing's ears, Du Qingqing would probably be half-believing and half-doubting, with a 10% chance of being completely convinced. Among the three people here, one was Nai Qiu, who was in charge of personnel planning for Mr. Du, and another was Li Fu, a double PhD holder with American citizenship. Okay, so he himself was indeed the most suspicious one.

  Office politics, office intrigue, I've only heard of it before, but this is the first time I've encountered it. But why did Liu Mao want to target himself? What Yu Ming didn't know was that Liu Mao not only had real talent and material, but also extra diligence. Every day, he would report his work situation to Mr. Du. Just as Mr. Du arrived, he asked Mr. Du to pay attention to Yu Ming appropriately, but unexpectedly, Mr. Du didn't pay attention, and Liu Mao took the initiative instead.

  At this time, the corridor echoed with the sound of leather shoes. It was too quiet because of the rotten company. Two men in their thirties wearing ordinary clothes appeared, and one man asked: "Who is Yu Ming?"

  "I am, you are......"

  "Show me your ID," said the man. "Criminal police team, please come with us."

  Ní Qiū couldn't understand, had someone already reported it at noon? This efficiency is a bit too high.

  ……

  The criminal police team, Yu Ming followed the police to walk in, he saw Du Qingqing and Li Fu being interrogated. He knew this was a common trick used by the criminal police, intentionally letting you see people related to you being interrogated, so that you would start guessing and suspecting. On the other hand, it also showed that the criminal police had not made any progress at present. A detective glanced at Yu Ming with the corner of his eye, observing the changes in Yu Ming's facial expression.

  "Thank you for your cooperation. I'm Zhang Ruonan." A female police officer in her thirties shook hands with Yu Ming and asked him to sit down. "You're Yu Ming?"

  "Alright."

  "A graduating senior in the Literature Department of University B."

  "Alright."

  "Do you know the prince?"

  "Crown Prince?" Yu Ming rubbed his head: "Which dynasty's?"

  Zhang Ruonan nodded and asked, "Do you smoke?"

  "No, thank you."

  "Then drink water."

  "Thank you!" A glass of water was placed in front of Yu Ming, but he didn't touch it. Don't leave fingerprints and DNA for the police before understanding the situation.

  "Did you send an email yesterday morning?" Zhang Nannan continued to ask.

  Yu Ming nodded: "Right, a client sent us a missing person's information. I sent the boss's account to him."

  "Was it you who answered the phone at that time?"

  "Right."

  "Listen to what kind of voice the other party is saying."

  Zhang Ruonan pressed down on the computer and five voices came out, all of which were the same sentence: "I am Taizi, someone has bought your life."

  Yu Ming shook his head: "Neither of them is. What's going on here?"

  It turned out that there was a problem with the search warrant yesterday. The other party is looking for Sun Ziming. This Sun Ziming is an undercover police officer who has been undercover in a drug lord's crime syndicate for two years and finally destroyed the drug lord group. Considering the revenge of the only escaped son of the drug lord, Sun Ziming was transferred to City A and worked as a civil servant in the government, rarely showing up in public.

  Yesterday, Du Qingqing used Li's American citizenship as a reason to search for relatives and inquired about Sun Ziming's household registration information, immediately triggering an alarm. He was then taken away by the police for questioning. The police confirmed that they were indeed unaware of the situation, so they let him go around 6 o'clock. However, at 9 o'clock in the evening, Sun Ziming was killed. A bullet was left at the scene, which is a signature mark of the most ruthless professional killer in the industry, codename: Taizi.

  Sunzi Ming was murdered, and the police chief was furious. The police, who did not give up any leads, tried to find a breakthrough from Du Qingqing and others. Then it also involved Yu Ming, who answered the phone.

  Zhang Ruonan asked, "You're a private detective, what do you think about this matter?" She explained the situation and observed Yu Ming. She could confirm that Yu Ming was not related to the case. This sentence was just a casual inquiry, and she didn't expect Yu Ming to have any new insights.

  "The other party's goal should not be waiting for our company's news, but to monitor the police, scare them and let the police lead the way. I wonder if after startling the police yesterday, did a high-ranking police officer specifically go to find Sun Ziping?"

  Zhang Ruonan remained silent for a few seconds, then suddenly crushed the cigarette and threw it out the window with a burst of anger: "Damn it."

  Indeed, upon learning that Sun Ziping's life might be in danger, the deputy director of the police bureau in charge of criminal police work immediately met with Sun Ziping and also dispatched personnel to inspect the safety situation around Sun Ziping's residence. The assassin was well aware of Sun Ziping's rank and understood the responsibilities of the deputy directors. In such a major case, they would keep an eye on the activities of several key leaders. Sun Ziping basically had nowhere to run.

  One hundred thousand yuan, household registration, all of this was carefully prepared to shock the police. This is why someone used a huge order to smash a nameless newly opened company on its third day of operation. Yu Ming also understood the cause and effect.