Zhou Zhao looked at the photo and offered an explanation. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"According to the investigation, she attended a banquet that day and drank a lot. She went to vomit by herself because she didn’t want the bodyguards to see. In such a short time, she was shot dead. So clean and efficient, the other party must be a hitman."

Li Huan chimed in, "They’re all criminals, sure to have lots of enemies, and maybe also criminals. The police investigated but then fell silent. Besides, people in that place don’t trust the police at all. Waiting for police results is not as good as investigating for themselves."

Lin Zhiyi wasn’t surprised at all by Li Huan’s statement, knowing the poor security of that place.

She rested her chin while thinking.

"If that’s the case, does it mean the killer might be very familiar with her?"

"How so?" Li Huan asked back.

Lin Zhiyi explained, "You men don’t understand these things. A woman avoiding others to vomit is like a man not wanting to use the restroom in public. Besides, she was drunk and could still control it, indicating she does it frequently."

"Also, I think the other person might be a woman," Ren Xiya speculated, "Otherwise, they’d think like you men and wouldn’t consider using this gap to kill."

Li Huan and Zhou Zhao exchanged glances.

At this moment, Chu Yin suddenly spoke.

"It’s strange, this person’s rebellious phase seems to be directed at the Bai Family."

Lin Zhiyi approached.

"What have you found?"

"Look at the arrest records. Every time the Bai Family helped resolve it, he behaved for a while, but as soon as his mother bailed him out, he got into trouble again in less than a week, and the crimes became more serious."

Chu Yin compared the listed crimes.

Lin Zhiyi nodded, indeed finding it odd.

Ren Xiya quickly guessed the reason.

"His rebellion is just to attract the Bai Family’s attention or rather Mr. Bai’s attention."

"Huh?"

Lin Zhiyi and Chu Yin spoke in shock.

Neither of them had a rebellious phase, one because Liu He took care of her well, the other crushed by her family.

But Ren Xiya did.

"I was like that then too. I wanted my mom to shift her attention from that man to me, so I deliberately worked in those abnormal places, had different men take me home."

"Cough, cough..."

Li Huan coughed suddenly.

She spoke too directly, not worried about him getting jealous.

Ren Xiya turned and held him, "Don’t worry, nothing happened. After realizing my mom wouldn’t care for me, I gave up and honestly washed dishes and served coffee."

Li Huan said distressedly, "From now on, you have me."

"Don’t be silly; let’s discuss the serious matter. If this illegitimate child values the Bai Family so much, it’s not that easy to provide evidence," Ren Xiya returned to the topic.

Lin Zhiyi nodded, "If the Bai Family hasn’t accepted him, then his mother’s recognition is crucial. Maybe he wants to use Third Young Master and Mr. Sang to find the real culprit?"

Although they’re merely speculating now, it’s a good line of thought.

Zhou Zhao followed suit, "That suggests the killer of his mother is likely someone from the Bai Family and that person is in the country, so he can’t act."

Li Huan agreed, "Someone with their identity is considered a threat upon entering the country, and finding a domestic person may not easily reach the Bai Family."

So far, everyone mostly agrees with this line of thinking.

They also prefer to believe this idea.

At least this way, Gong Chen and Sang Li won’t be in danger.

Lin Zhiyi drank some water, continuing to ask, "Any news from Captain Xing?"

Zhou Zhao shook his head, "Captain Xing’s identity is special, so he operated separately from Third Young Master and the others. He has his investigation methods. If he doesn’t want us to find him, we can’t, but he has a tracker on him, so as long as he signals, we’ll find him."

"Then perhaps he’s safe."

Lin Zhiyi prayed silently in her heart.

...

Upon landing, it was already midnight.

They went to the hotel in batches.

Afraid of being watched at the hotel, they all disguised as tourists.

Upon reaching upstairs, their contact was already waiting at Gong Chen’s door.

Several people quickly entered.

The room was very clean; Gong Chen’s coat was still hanging on the rack.

This implied that the people who took them came very suddenly.

The contact bodyguard said, "We’ve thoroughly checked inside and out, with no suspicious traces."

They couldn’t believe there wouldn’t be any clues.

Lin Zhiyi said, "Let’s look around."

With that, she wandered around the room according to Gong Chen’s habits.

Finally, she entered the study.

The pen on the desk didn’t have its cap on.

Its placement was odd, not where Gong Chen usually puts his pen.

He wouldn’t change his habits just for a trip abroad.

Unless it was intentional.

She called the bodyguards in, "Are you sure everything here is as it was?"

The bodyguard assured, "Everything remains untouched."

Others walked in.

Chu Yin hurriedly asked, "Zhiyi, have you found anything?"

Lin Zhiyi followed the pen’s direction to see some ornaments on the desk and a clock.

What was Gong Chen pointing at?

Li Huan moved closer, "Nothing special, hidden in the gaps maybe?"

They started peeking between the desk cracks.

Preventing the items from falling, Li Huan placed the clock in front of Lin Zhiyi.

Lin Zhiyi stared at the clock’s time.

Eleven o’clock sharp.

The number flashed repeatedly in her mind.

Suddenly, she picked up the alarm clock.

"Eleven o’clock!"

"It’s almost twelve now," Li Huan reminded her.

"It wasn’t eleven on the day Third Young Master got into trouble. Why did this clock stop at eleven? Third Young Master is in danger!" Lin Zhiyi said.

Li Huan quickly comforted her, "An inoperable clock alone doesn’t indicate anything."

"It’s not the clock; it’s 110. It’s a secret signal between Third Young Master and me," Lin Zhiyi said.

"What signal?"

"We agreed a day before he left, that if anything happened, we’d leave behind the 110 signal. He must have encountered something he couldn’t handle, otherwise, he wouldn’t have left this signal."

Lin Zhiyi finished and ran out.

Chu Yin quickly held her back.

"Zhiyi, you told us to stay calm on the way here. Please don’t panic. Since it’s an emergency signal, could it mean Third Young Master encountered something unexpected?"

Ren Xiya added, "Right, after all, if it were truly perilous, Chen Jin would risk his life for Third Young Master; there can’t be no traces."

Their words calmed Lin Zhiyi down.

She held her head, "Sorry, I was too impulsive."

Li Huan stepped up calmly and said, "Let’s not dwell on it now. Let’s sit down, analyze the sudden situation, and see what direction to investigate."

He also turned to Zhou Zhao, "Zhou Zhao, take some people to verify Captain Xing’s whereabouts."

Zhou Zhao nodded and turned away.

Lin Zhiyi sat staring blankly at the stopped clock.

Perhaps there was something else she missed noticing.

Just then, Chu Yin took out the materials she brought, with a photo slipping out.

Lin Zhiyi stared at the photo and suddenly spoke, "Huanhuan, can your colleague predict future appearances from photos?"