Chapter 105 How Could It Be Them?!

After a long silence, Chu Yuxuan noticed something and asked, "Why didn't you kill Su Dong?"

Su Dong: …

The captain replied, "We found Su Dong in the hotel at the time, and it wasn't convenient to act. The chairman said, 'Let him be. Sooner or later, he will let Chu Zhiqing know that Liu Jun is in his hands, and use that to threaten Chu Zhiqing.'"

"But you've obviously killed Liu Jun now!"

"It wasn't us. He—he committed suicide! It was really suicide! No matter what we asked, he wouldn't say a word. We were trying to find something like a ledger on our own, and he ended up stabbing himself with a dagger in the chest without us noticing!"

Chu Yuxuan was furious, struggling to determine the truth of this statement, and turned to go to Liu Jun's room, hoping to find some clues.

The room contained several pieces of valuable furniture. In one cabinet, he found two boxes of Moutai and a few expensive watches. There were also some calligraphy and paintings on the wall. Chu Yuxuan, who enjoyed writing calligraphy since he was young, recognized the signatures as belonging to a famous domestic artist. This level of quality did not match the rest of the house, indicating that Liu Jun was being supported by someone significant after his release, but was kept out of the public eye in this remote place.

On the TV cabinet were two photo frames. One contained a photo of Liu Jun from the past, wearing an apron, holding a kitchen knife, and smiling brightly; the other was a young girl, about six or seven years old, wearing a red dress, with some resemblance to Liu Jun.

Chu Yuxuan took photos of these two pictures and noticed several boxes of medication next to the set-top box. Upon closer inspection, they were imported anti-cancer drugs.

Chu Yuxuan furrowed his brows and turned his gaze to Liu Jun's body, staring intently at the dagger lodged in his chest. After a while, he looked at Liu Jun's left hand and noticed a shallow scratch on his tiger's mouth. Given the illness and the direction of the dagger, Liu Jun had indeed committed suicide!

Just then, Old Five's voice suddenly rang out from the courtyard, "Who's there? Come out!"

Chu Yuxuan quickly exited the room. Old Three had already rushed to a corner room and soon dragged out a woman in her forties.

The woman had a voluptuous figure and dressed like an aristocrat rather than a rural person. She wore stylish high heels and a valuable necklace. As Old Three dragged her out, she cried and, seeing the bodies scattered around, was so frightened she collapsed to the ground, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I don't know anything!"

Old Five looked at Chu Yuxuan, "I just heard her phone ring."

"Who are you?" Chu Yuxuan asked.

"I... I..." The woman hesitated, trembling and lowering her head.

Chu Yuxuan kicked Su Dong and asked, "Is she Liu Jun's wife?"

Su Dong shook his head in fear, "Brother Jun was very cautious and never let anyone see his family. But I heard him say his wife had died, and it seems he only had a daughter left."

Chu Yuxuan pointed a gun at the woman and said sternly, "Who exactly are you? I'll count to three. If you don't speak, I'll shoot!"

"Me..." The woman, panicked, said, "I'm Brother Jun's woman!"

Chu Yuxuan remained silent, staring at her intently.

The woman, feeling petrified under his gaze, continued, "I—I'm his mistress. We've been together for twenty years... After he was released, we agreed to meet once a week. If I had known it would end up like this tonight, I... I would never have come!"

Chu Yuxuan thought for a moment and then helped the woman up, saying, "Don't be afraid. I never harm women... What's your name?"

The woman, wiping her tears, said, "Hongmei."

As they entered the room and saw Liu Jun's body, Hongmei's first reaction was not fear but heartbreak. She threw herself on Liu Jun and cried uncontrollably.

Chu Yuxuan checked the time and estimated that, given the remoteness of Xinying Village, even if someone had called the police after hearing the gunshots, they wouldn't arrive quickly. He lit a cigarette and said calmly, "Let's talk, Hongmei."

Hongmei wiped her tears, trembling in fear as she stood by the window, and asked, "Who... who are you?"

"That's not important," Chu Yuxuan pointed to the sofa, "Sit down... Can you tell me what happened just now?"

Hongmei nervously sat on the sofa and said, "Just now, Brother Jun asked me to go to the side room to get a cigarette. When I entered, before I could even turn on the light, a group of people burst in... I peeked through the curtain and saw they all had guns, so I didn't dare make a sound. I hid quietly under the bed..."

"What did you hear?" Chu Yuxuan asked.

"I—I heard them mention Chu Zhiqing, and Brother Jun cursed them. After that, there was a lot of noise, like a raid."

Chu Yuxuan looked at Hongmei's innocent face, took a drag from his cigarette, and abruptly said, "I'm very curious. Who is it that Liu Jun would rather die protecting?"

Hongmei's gaze slightly avoided his, "He—he knew so many big figures before, I—I don't know."

Chu Yuxuan shook his head, "People who do dirty work for big figures often end up silenced. Moreover, Liu Jun did something foolish ten years ago, letting a witness escape. In this situation, if his boss didn't kill him to silence him, risking being discovered, could it be because of love?"

Hongmei unconsciously curled her fingers, looking uneasy, "What you're saying... I—I don't know. I'm just a mistress..."

"I didn't understand before, but now I do," Chu Yuxuan smiled, "Liu Jun had compromising evidence on his boss, and this evidence was always held by the person he cared about and trusted the most. I guess Liu Jun told his boss that if anything happened to him, this evidence would be exposed, right?"

Hongmei tightly pressed her lips together, lowering her head in silence.

Chu Yuxuan sighed, "You've been with him for twenty years. Hehe... It must be more than just a 'friend' relationship, right? The reason he committed suicide so decisively was because, firstly, he was already terminally ill; secondly, he knew he wouldn't escape tonight; and thirdly, he thought that after his death, the shooters would leave immediately to avoid you being discovered! Hongmei, be honest with me. Where is the evidence Liu Jun collected?"

Hongmei's breathing trembled. After closing her eyes in despair, she said, "Will you let me go?"

Chu Yuxuan replied, "I'm just investigating a matter. There's no need to kill you."

Hongmei wiped the tears from her face and, after a long inner struggle, said, "Brother Jun once gave me a memory card."

"Where is it?!"

Hongmei looked at Chu Yuxuan, hesitated again, and then raised her trembling hands to take off the necklace around her neck. She forcefully broke it, and a memory card the size of a fingernail fell out.

"Over the years, every time Brother Jun did something for others, he would have me record it, and sometimes even secretly record conversations. I've organized everything onto this card, with dates and names."

Chu Yuxuan was overjoyed. After taking the memory card, he said, "Hongmei, I'll trouble you to come with me. Don't be afraid, I absolutely won't harm you. Okay?"

Hongmei: ...

She wanted to say no, but she had no choice.

Just then, Old Four arrived.

Chu Yuxuan instructed Old Three to tie up Su Dong and the Ye family's team leader, take Hongmei along with Liu Jun's body, and clean up all traces of Liu Jun's blood.

Old Three was puzzled, "What's the use of bringing a corpse?"

Chu Yuxuan did not explain, only urging them to hurry.

On the way back, Chu Yuxuan eagerly asked Old Five to open the computer and read the memory card.

Hongmei sat beside them. When she saw the blonde foreigner opening the computer, her mind was in chaos. It took her a while to realize that the memory card was password-protected. Just as she was about to speak, the foreigner had already opened the memory card's page.

Among the numerous records, Old Five took a while to find a document from June ten years ago.

The document contained a recording, beginning with a voice familiar to Chu Yuxuan—Chu Zhiqing: "Don't be too rough. After all, she's also my woman."

Then came the voice of another man: "Yes, speak kindly to her."

Finally, Liu Jun's voice: "Chu, Zhao, don't worry. This matter is in my hands. With the money given, how could I not handle it?"

Note: June 14th, 7:20 PM, Xiyun Restaurant, Hall, meeting Chu Zhiqing, Zhao Yunbo.

Chu Yuxuan's fists clenched, the knuckles cracking with rage. His eyes were instantly filled with fury!

Chu Zhiqing, his father! Zhao Yunbo, his father-in-law!

How could it be the two of them?!