Coincidence?

  "Ah? How did you guess? You..." Li Cheng looked at me in surprise, finally nodding lightly and saying with a helpless expression: "It's true, what you said is true. She actually rejected me. Actually refused my proposal without any hesitation, and even said...even said she didn't want my child...to not have a complete family."

  What a clever and intelligent woman! I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it seems that Guan Xinyue is someone who knows how to grasp the measure of things. She retreated in order to advance, making Li Cheng completely devoted to her. No man having an affair would give his mistress a legitimate status, however, women who don't seek a legitimate status often receive more affection from men, especially if she's a beautiful woman? Guan Xinyue undoubtedly fully satisfied Li Cheng's vanity without giving him any burden. Regardless of which man it is, they would probably feel moved by Guan Xinyue's understanding and reason. In other words, this kind of intelligence easily touched Li Cheng's heart. She is far more intelligent than Shao Yin, and Ye Qing wouldn't be her match.

  "So......" Li Cheng's eyes were moist, he looked at me very seriously and said: "I have too many doubts in my heart, so I think you must be able to investigate the truth of the case and give her justice. I don't believe that anyone would have such a big grudge against such a kind girl, and actually kill her!"

  But why did he want me to investigate Ye Qing? Is there still some doubt in his mind? Maybe it's because there are too many questions to ask, and for a moment, I don't know where to start, so I didn't notice when Shao Yin walked out of the room. She sat there obediently - apparently more obedient than the her I usually knew, speaking softly: "Are you two done talking? I think... today's weather is nice, why not let me accompany you for a walk and clear your mind? You look quite haggard."

  They quickly disappeared from my sight. Shao Yin is also a clever person, and she must have guessed the intention of Li Cheng's visit. The effort she made, was it to keep Li Cheng's heart? I felt a little helpless, the words Li Cheng said earlier, must have been heard by her already. What would she think? I couldn't help but smile bitterly, did Shao Yin want marriage? Maybe not? Did she love Li Cheng's money or Li Cheng himself? I couldn't confirm, the only thing I could be sure of was that if it wasn't for this murder case, I might never have seen her mention this wealthy and handsome Li Cheng again, and it was precisely this man who would get her into so much trouble.

  Ye Qing, I sat there for a while, and it seemed that this was also an interesting woman. Logically speaking, Shao Yin should be the most hostile to her, but instead, it was Guan Xinyue. This woman, didn't she pose any threat at all?

  The police investigation is still ongoing, and they are focusing all their attention on Shao Yin. I think Li Cheng's appearance here and his going out with Shao Yin again should not have escaped their notice either? But who would refuse a fortune that has been delivered to their doorstep? I opened the envelope and found that Li Cheng was indeed very generous, there was 10,000 yuan inside.

  When the doorbell rang again, I thought it was Shao Yin forgetting something, but I never expected that the one standing at the door would be Qin Ming. He leaned against the wall with a smile on his face as usual and said: "My great detective, what are you busy with at home? Do you want to invite me in for a chat? Your boudoir, I've been yearning for it for a long time. It's a rare opportunity, I'm already at your door, if you don't let me in, isn't that being too petty?"

  "You came here because you saw Li Cheng come here? So they left and then you came over on purpose? Are you trying to ask me if I found any clues? We agreed to share information, but I didn't get much help from you." I blocked the door, not intending to let him in.

  "Brilliant, you're absolutely brilliant! All your guesses were correct, but we can't compare to what you've gained." Qin Ming's face was exaggerated in expression, but he quickly became serious and nodded: "We are indeed monitoring Li Cheng and the people around him. The case hasn't found any useful leads yet, and our superiors are getting anxious. Do you have any information here?"

  "What about the terms of exchange?" I smiled at him, this guy was indeed well-prepared, but he shouldn't think it would be easy to get any information from me. "I can indeed reveal a little something here."

  Qin Ming sighed and said, "I knew you wouldn't speak up easily. Alright, I'll tell you something. Just last night, someone went to the criminal police department to ask when Guan Xinyue's funeral would be arranged, and the one who asked was a young man..."

  "Is that true?" This was truly an unexpected piece of news, I grabbed Qin Ming's hand excitedly and asked with a surprised face: "Quickly tell me, who is it? Is it Guan Xinyue's family member? Or friend? Or someone she has dealings with in the business world? What else did you find out?"

  Qin Ming's expression was somewhat unnatural, but he didn't struggle free from my grasp. Instead, he added a few points of smugness and turned his hand over to clasp mine, saying: "Oh dear, if knowing this news could make you so happy, I would have come earlier! Do you want me to go in and sit down? It's also good for this admirer to see where his goddess lives?"

  I helplessly shook off his hand, and at this time he actually didn't have a decent shape either. "Alright, hurry up and take a look, what kind of person is it? Maybe there's some clue."

  "Alright. But before that, can you tell me what kind of woman Shao Yin is? I'm curious, at her age and with her family background, she shouldn't be Li Cheng's mistress. And yet, she's still your friend? How could you have such a morally corrupt friend?" Qin Yi Ming naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity, and he asked repeatedly.

  I didn't want to discuss my friend at the door, let alone with Shao Yin, with whom I used to have a good relationship. I took a few steps back and gestured for Qin Ming to come in. His reaction was indeed frustrating. He walked in, looked around my room carefully, shook his head repeatedly, and said: "As expected, everyone says you're too calm and not like a girl at all. Now it seems that's true. Don't girls usually love pink? Why is your room so plain? And there are so many books... Are you planning to open a library or something? Actually..."