Volume 2 "Vampire" Visit Chapter 7 Inquiry Without Clues

  Although they were tired from the previous night, the members of the Fourth Detective Team still got up early in the morning to continue their intense investigation work.

  "Wake up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, eat worse than pigs, work harder than donkeys... That's the true portrayal of us detectives!" Liu He sang a tuneless song in his mouth.

  Chen Chen continued to brush his teeth in the washbasin while scolding him: "Don't disturb my ears so early in the morning."

  Li Kexin swung her towel and shouted: "You two, shut your stinking mouths!"

  Liu Ziyu held a pot of soy milk, with a bag of fried dough sticks in his left hand and a bag of rolled-up pancakes in his right hand. He kicked the spring door of the office with force, then rushed in at a speed of 100 meters per second. The door slammed shut behind him, creaking back and forth several times.

  Lv Cong took over the soy milk and scolded: "If everyone opens the door like you, how many doors in the office are enough for you to kick?"

  Liu He reached out and grabbed a fried dough stick, and started eating with his head down. Li Kexin ran over and said seriously: "Did you wash your face? Did you brush your teeth? Do you have any hygiene knowledge at all? Looking at the dirty paws that touched the fried dough stick, I don't even want to eat anymore!"

  Liu He put down the fried dough stick under Li Ke Xin's coercion, preparing to go wash up: "Ahh, my big sister Ke Xin, those past few days that car theft case, I've been staking out outside that repair shop every day, yesterday I didn't sleep enough and my head is about to split open, just be nice to me!"

  "You think you're the only one who's busy? We're all just eating white rice, too!" Li Kexin retorted with a mouthful of curly fries.

  Lü Cōng quickly and nimbly poured a cup of hot soy milk for everyone, then turned around to see Xú Nuò walking out of the inner office with washing supplies, her face looking even paler after washing off the remaining makeup.

  "Is this your first time staying overnight in the office? Aren't you used to it?" asked Lv Cong with concern.

  Xu Nuo wiped the water droplets from his face with a towel: "No, seeing you all having such a lively and bustling breakfast, it feels pretty good."

  "Of course, Captain Xu, we're just one big happy family... Ah, Chen Chen you little scoundrel, don't snatch, that's the last roll! Liu He had only praised for half a sentence before he joined in the fight with Chen Chen for the roll."

  Li Kexin walked up to Xu Nu and handed her a rolled-up pancake: "Captain Xu, I've saved one for you. Try it, the rolled pancakes from that breakfast shop across the street are the best in the city, no debate."

  Liu He, savoring the half of the snatched pancake ring, said with relish: "That's right, you guys don't know, if I haven't been on night shift for a long time, I'm particularly craving this pancake ring. The ones at my doorstep aren't as delicious as this one."

  Lü Cōng drank soy milk and smiled at them: "Alright, from now on, the night shift tasks of our big team will all be taken care of by Comrade Liu He. Does everyone agree?"

  "Oh, passed with applause!" The crowd cheered together.

  Lü Cōng saw the two obvious scratch marks on Xú Nuò's hand and said: "Does it still hurt? Yesterday, you came back exhausted to death, but didn't even treat your wound."

  Xu Nuo was nonchalant: "It's nothing, I'm not that fragile."

  Everyone has almost finished their breakfast, Lv Cong wiped his hands and picked up the notebook on his desk to arrange today's tasks: "Today's work arrangement is like this. I will go to a meeting this morning. You guys do well with the deceased family members' records in the morning. I'll arrange the afternoon task when I come back at noon."

  It wasn't until after lunch that Lü Cong walked into the office with a stern face, and Li Kexin came forward to hand him a glass of water and asked: "Lü team leader, what did you discuss at the meeting? Was pressure applied to you?"

  "It's really a three-hall meeting today, even the vice mayor in charge of public security work has come, and a large group of people including the director and deputy directors are listening to my report on the case." Lü Cōng rubbed his temples which were swelling with anger, "What else can be said, they just kept saying that the social impact of the case is extremely severe, and we must solve it as soon as possible with all our might, the bureau will provide all necessary support and so on."

  Liu He swallowed hard and forced down the food in his mouth: "Those who are leaders, of course, are like this. They can't wait for us to have superpowers, take a few glances, ask a few questions, and catch the murderer."

  Lü Cong hung his jacket on the back of the chair and opened the fast food in front of him: "Let me take a look at this morning's transcript."

  Lü Cong ate while browsing through the key points on his notes.

  Willow like smoke record.

  "Can you recall if there's anyone who has a grudge against or had conflicts with Mr. Yan?"

  "No."

  "How can you be so sure?"

  "You don't know, Lao Yan was orphaned at a young age and grew up in an orphanage. He always says that the country and society raised him, so he is kind to others and tries his best to help them. How could he possibly bear grudges against others?"

  "I met Lao Yan in college, at W University. He was studying economics and I was studying Chinese literature. We started dating in our junior year and got married after graduation. I became a language teacher at an elementary school, while he went into business and did quite well. A year later, we had Meng Meng (our daughter). Lao Yan said that he never had a good life as a child, so he wanted to give Meng Meng the best education possible, and spent money to immigrate our whole family to the United States."

  "After going abroad, he continued to do business, and I took care of Yueyue at home. Until five years ago, Lao Yan said that the domestic investment environment was getting better and better, and also wanted to return to his roots, so he came back."

  "Does he have any business competitors?"

  "I don't understand his business matters and have never asked about them, maybe Ah Kai knows more."

  He Xinkai's notes.

  "My uncle is in the securities investment business in the United States, I'm not very clear about it. Our company's main business is electronic digital equipment, we have our own R&D team and matching production units. After graduating from university, I've been working in the company, but my uncle doesn't just favor relatives, the company has a good competitive atmosphere, and I've also risen step by step from the grassroots."

  "My uncle is a strict but fair boss, he's a workaholic but doesn't oppress his subordinates and cares about his employees. Our company has hired many deaf-mute people and laid-off workers, and set up an employee assistance fund, with at least 1 million yuan used each year to assist employees in difficulty or illness. Everyone in the company respects and loves my uncle, there's no one who holds a grudge against him."

  Gengetsu's notes.

  "There's nothing to say, I don't understand his affairs at all. When we meet, it's either a quarrel or a cold war. I didn't want to return to China, but I was underage at the time and he insisted on bringing me back. I don't like China, my friends are all in the US, but he never listens to my opinions, too dictatorial."

  "That's it, is this finished or not? I've got a headache! My dad is dead and you're dragging me around asking questions? I was arguing with him, but I didn't kill him. This morning my mom told me about the will, humph, he didn't leave me a single penny. In your words, I had no motive to kill him. Besides, when he died, I was at V8 drinking and dancing with friends, you can go investigate. If there's nothing else, I'm going home to sleep."

  Guo Ming's notes.

  "Our law firm is the legal counsel for Mr. Yan's company, and as a representative of the firm, I have handled some legal documents for him, which he was very satisfied with, and he even hired me privately as his personal legal advisor. In fact, apart from work, I don't really have any other contact with Mr. Yan."

  "I also mentioned last night that after Mr. Yan discovered his heart condition, he had mentioned to me that he wanted to make a will, but we didn't discuss the details. Although the will made last night was rushed, it is legally valid from a legal perspective."

  Lü Cong saw that there was no useful information from the transcript, somewhat disappointed, threw the fast food box into the trash can, and began to arrange the work for the afternoon "Xu Nuò and Chen Chén went to Xīng Xīng Welfare Institute..."

  "Lü team, we still don't know where the Starlight Welfare Institute is until now." Meng Xinyuan interrupted Lü Cong's words, "I checked the city map and didn't find it, nor did I find any relevant information online."

  "Is this welfare home just a cover for the murderer to transfer his assets?" Liu He speculated.

  "If it's a blind trust, why let the law firm manage the shares? Isn't that just asking for trouble?" Chen Chen has always been at odds with Liu He.

  Lü Cōng nodded: "Continue to search for the welfare institute's address, and after finding it, go take a look and everything will be clear. Then I'll take Kě Xīn to investigate the deceased's main social relationships, Xú Nuò will go to Swift Enterprise to understand the situation, Liù Hè will go to verify Yuè Yuè's alibi, Zǐ Yù will follow up on the work of the forensic department and identification department, Chén Chén is in charge of phone records and account investigation. I've called two police officers to assist us in investigating surveillance footage. Tonight we'll come back and hold an exchange meeting, summarize the situation and arrange the next step's action plan. Any questions?"

  Everyone packed up and prepared to set off.

  "Ah!" Chen Chen sat in front of the computer and shouted towards the sky, "Why did I minor in computer science in the first place!"

  "Resign yourself, you're the Bill Gates of our fourth team!" Li Kexin deliberately teased him by waving her notebook in front of his eyes and bounced out of the office behind Lü Cong.