Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife-Chapter 93: The Cruel Reality

Chen Xiao walked out of Yu Gui’s room filled with questions.

Ye Xiu approached him, wanting to ask if he discovered anything.

Chen Xiao shook his head, indicating that he hadn’t found any useful clues, then took a small stool from Yu Gui’s house and sat at the door.

Mrs. Yu saw this and said to Ye Xiu, "Xiuxiu, shall we invite Boss Chen inside? It’s hot outside."

"No, Mrs. Yu, let’s not disturb him."

Mrs. Yu nodded and quietly took some mung beans from the house to prepare mung bean soup.

Chen Xiao continued to sit in the sun, and eventually dialed Guo Zhengchang’s number.

The latter answered, his tone filled with surprise, ​​"Mr. Xiaochen, I’ve been waiting for your call, afraid that calling you would inconvenience you."

"It seems the news has already reached there."

"Yes, it’s confirmed to be Qin Zhao and Jin Meng. Honestly, Mr. Xiaochen, I’m currently very excited; I even want to go to Qingxi right now, but I’m afraid it’ll trouble you. I deeply wish to witness you capture that heartless bastard!"

Chen Xiao chuckled slightly, sensing Guo Zhengchang’s confidence in him.

Yet he didn’t call for these sentiments, and got straight to the point, "Elder, in your view what kind of person is Qin Zhao?"

"This...the man is gone, what is there to say."

"I need your most direct assessment of Qin Zhao now." Chen Xiao reminded.

Guo Zhengchang, like Yu Gui, only had sympathy and pity for Qin Zhao once his death news was confirmed.

"If I were to directly assess, I can only say that the fellow had questionable morals."

Chen Xiao’s gaze hardened, "Go on."

"His friendship with Xiaoning seemed highly intentional, entirely guided by purposefulness, people like him I usually despise."

"Hmm, so do you think he could have genuinely liked Guo Ning?"

"Impossible, what genuine heart! I see it as just lusting after our Guo Family’s assets!"

Guo Zhengchang indeed had a terrible impression of Qin Zhao.

Chen Xiao pondered and said, "If you had to choose, hypothetically between Qin Zhao and Yu Gui both with genuine intentions, rationally speaking, who would you choose to be your grandson-in-law?"

"I’d obviously choose...," Guo Zhengchang instinctively blurted out, but stopped midway.

A few seconds passed before Chen Xiao responded, "You’d choose Qin Zhao wouldn’t you?"

"Yes!" Guo Zhengchang seemed to answer Chen Xiao’s query with difficulty.

Chen Xiao smiled, "Despite not wanting to say it, you must admit. If sincerity is equal, you’d choose Qin Zhao because your family standings aren’t vastly different. On the contrary, the disparity with Yu Gui is worlds apart."

"If they ended up together, even the smallest incident could become a catastrophe. Whereas, if Qin Zhao is ambitious, the gap would gradually close."

Reluctantly, Guo Zhengchang added, "Mr. Xiaochen, this discussion holds no significance."

"It does matter, as I suspect Qin Zhao possibly killed out of love turning to hate." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"What? That’s impossible!" Guo Zhengchang instantaneously replied.

Chen Xiao remained unaffected, patiently explaining, "In my investigation, Qin Zhao poses significant problems now. But Qin Zhao is likely a planner, who was ironically eliminated by the executor."

"You suspect Qin Zhao? But he...,"

"I understand your point, indeed he was killed, but only with his death can the perpetrator triumph in the first contest with the special team. He’s clever, he’s a highly dangerous individual. He understands police investigation procedures and incorporated police methods into his murder plan."

"If my speculation proves true, then Qin Zhao actually is a fool. He presumed himself the mastermind, but the moment he planned, he handed the killer the sharpest weapon!"

Chen Xiao’s severe words left Guo Zhengchang reflective.

"Then the true purpose of this call is?"

"I want to know if there’s anyone in your knowledge who harbors animosity toward Guo Ning? The person must satisfy these conditions: firstly resent Guo Ning due to a particular incident; secondly, known by Qin Zhao. Thirdly, possibly encountered by Song Zhen, Jin Meng, Ye Wei causing friction, or has gone through immense changes enough to alter their nature or personality."

Chen Xiao refined to the fullest the suspect in his heart.

But after waiting for a while, Guo Zhengchang’s answer aligned with Yu Gui.

"I don’t know such a person, at least Xiaoning never mentioned such a person to me."

Disappointed, Chen Xiao said nothing more, "Elder, should you come across such a person, contact me promptly."

"Alright, thank you." replied Guo Zhengchang.

After hanging up, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but stretch.

But when his gaze drifted afar, he saw Yu Gui’s father chatting with an acquaintance.

The two were talking as they walked over.

Chen Xiao looked at Lou Xiaodong, "Elder Lou, are you here for me?"

Lou Xiaodong nodded with a smile, "Hu Yue asked me to check if you’d like to go to the city to see the other bodies?"

Without hesitation, Chen Xiao replied, "Sure, I’ll go with you."

"Great, take my car," Lou Xiaodong said, tapping Yu Gui’s father on the shoulder, then turned away.

From Lin Xi’s call, Chen Xiao learned Liu Xiaodong and Yu Gui’s father were acquaintances.

Now seeing their familiarity, back in the car, Chen Xiao couldn’t resist asking.

"Elder Lou, you know Yu Gui’s father right?" asked Chen Xiao calmly.

Lou Xiaodong nodded, "Yes, we’ve known each other for years. Earlier we met in Qingxi City while he worked there."

"I noticed Yu Gui’s father seems indebted and grateful to you. You probably have a story, right?"

Apparently lighthearted, Chen Xiao inquired, Lou Xiaodong glanced at him knowingly, chuckling:

"Are you suggesting your inquiry equates to formal questioning?"

Chen Xiao shrugged, "Elder Lou, if you think so, there’s little I can do."

"Haha, there’s nothing to hide between me and Old Yu. You surely know my story: years ago I was a police captain, but I killed a child abuse case suspect and took responsibility serving time."

"Back then Old Yu was the witness seeing me kill the suspect. He understood the guy was a vile child-abuser. But during the investigation, Old Yu couldn’t fend off the police’s memory recovery tactics, admitted my actions."

Through jest, Lou Xiaodong recounted past events briefly.

In the passenger seat, Chen Xiao silently sank into contemplation.