Chapter 192: Zhou Yaxuan
In the luxurious room, Li Yi sat quietly on the sofa.
Wang Anguo sat across from him, and neither of them said a word!
Today’s events had indeed caught both of them off guard.
Especially Wang Anguo—downstairs, he’d spent quite a while mulling it over, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt he’d made a mistake.
Judging by the reactions of Huang Lixing and Li Yi, he had clearly gotten Li Yi into real trouble this time—and it was likely no small matter.
But Li Yi’s silence wasn’t due to that. After all, Huang Lixing seeking him out had little to do with Wang Anguo; it was more because Li Yi had deliberately drawn Huang Lixing’s attention from the very beginning.
“Brother Li Yi, I really was in the wrong about this…”
Before he could finish, Li Yi said calmly, “Brother Wang, don’t say that!”
“Well…”
“Brother Wang, the truth is, the only reason I’m here is because of him!”
“Brother Li Yi, are you saying… you came here this time just for Mr. Huang?” Wang Anguo asked in surprise.
Li Yi nodded and said, “Yes. You might not know this, but if I hadn’t intervened, not only would Huang Lixing have died, but his wife would have perished as well!”
“Whoa!”
Wang Anguo couldn’t help but gasp. He knew that Huang Lixing’s wife was already several months pregnant.
If she died too, that would be a double tragedy!
And with Huang Lixing being a billionaire tycoon, if his entire family were to die on his turf, it wouldn’t just be him, the captain of the criminal investigation division, who’d be in trouble.
From the Director of the Administrative Office down to the Chief of Public Security, not a single one of them would get off scot-free.
“If it were just Huang Lixing, I probably wouldn’t even give it a second glance, but that woman and the child in her womb truly tug at my heartstrings!” Li Yi said with a sigh.
“Well… Brother Li Yi, how do you plan to help them?” Wang Anguo asked.
“I’ve already warned Huang Lixing, but I don’t know if he got the message! Just in case, I want you to keep a close eye on things!” Li Yi said.
“Alright, Brother Li Yi, just tell us what to do, and the rest of us on the Criminal Investigation Team will fully cooperate!”
Li Yi nodded and said, “Actually, the ones after Huang Lixing’s life are from Hong Kong. There are three masterminds—one man and one woman!”
“From Hong Kong?”
“Yes. So, if we just check who from out of town has come here in the last few days, won’t we be able to track them down?”
“In theory, yes. But the main reason they were able to pull this off is because they have an inside man!”
“An inside man? Brother Li Yi, are you saying someone close to Boss Huang has been bribed?”
“Pretty much!”
“Well…”
Li Yi immediately said, “Brother Wang, let’s do as you suggested first: track down that woman and find an excuse to detain her!”
“And then?”
“Interrogate her immediately!”
“But… that’s not standard procedure. Is that even allowed?”
“Of course not if we can’t get anything out of her. But if we do, then this whole thing won’t be much of a problem!”
Li Yi knew full well that these days, there weren’t so many formalities when it came to investigating a case—the primary goal was simply to crack the case.
Procedures, methods, evidence—all of that was secondary.
“Alright!”
Then Li Yi added, “Also, I’ve already spoken to Huang Lixing. Tomorrow, he’ll propose the idea of donating to the school to our superiors!”
“Donate schools?”
“That’s right—about a hundred schools in total, including both elementary and secondary schools!”
“One… one hundred schools? How much would that cost?” Wang Guo’an asked in astonishment.
“Normally, a million or two,” Li Yi replied.
Given current prices, as long as the government approves the land, building a school really doesn’t cost that much.
When Li Yi’s family built their new house—three large brick rooms plus two rows of outbuildings—it cost them just over a thousand yuan in total.
Although a school would require more than Li Yi’s house, ten thousand yuan would be more than enough—after all, a single brick currently costs less than three cents.
Hearing that Huang Lixing was willing to donate such a large sum all at once, Wang Anguo was a bit taken aback.
“Why would he…”
“Blood money!” Li Yi said bluntly.
“I… I get it!”
“What do you mean you get it? I mean, you can go talk to the higher-ups right now. It’s free credit—you shouldn’t pass it up!”
“This is all your credit—how could I take it?” Wang Anguo said.
“What do I need that credit for? I’m not one of those system-hangers!”
“Well…”
“Alright, time is of the essence. No need to say anything else—just get it arranged right away!” Li Yi said.
“Alright. Anyway, thanks for everything!”
“Stop being so dramatic. Go on!”
“Got it!”
After leaving Li Yi’s room, Wang Anguo immediately called a meeting with the members of the Criminal Investigation Team.
The meeting had only one purpose: to conduct immediate surprise inspections of all guesthouses and hotels in the city in search of a female fugitive from the south.
Although the members of the Criminal Investigation Team were initially baffled by this order, Wang Anguo was their captain. Moreover, he had just cracked a major murder case, earning not only the trust of his superiors but also the deep respect of his subordinates.
So, upon receiving the order, whether they liked it or not, they had no choice but to spring into action.
……..
At the foot of Tiger Mountain, the State-Owned No. 4 Guesthouse!
In a room on the second floor, Zhou Yaxuan sat with her legs crossed, a cigarette held between her fingers as she held a glass of liquor!
She downed glass after glass of strong liquor, yet she seemed completely unaffected, as if the massive glasses were filled with water rather than alcohol.
Due to the terrain, the State-run Hotel in the city could be clearly seen in the distance.
Zhou Yaxuan stared intently at the distance with a look of venom and madness in her eyes; the madness within her was on the verge of consuming her sanity.
At that moment, she wanted nothing more than to tear that bastard to pieces and make him pay for humiliating her.
In truth, Zhou Yaxuan came from a decent background. Her father owned several shops, with assets worth several million Hong Kong dollars, and was somewhat well-known in their social circle.
As a result, Zhou Yaxuan had never wanted for anything and had led a privileged life since childhood.
Unfortunately, life is full of unexpected twists. When she was 12, the family shops went bankrupt due to mismanagement, leaving them saddled with massive debts.
In an attempt to make a comeback, her father scrambled to raise money, but he was killed in a car accident.
Unable to bear the immense pressure, her mother jumped into the sea and took her own life.
Overnight, Zhou Yaxuan went from being a beloved little princess to an orphan—the stark contrast is easy to imagine.
To make matters worse, she had three younger siblings to care for.
At just 12 years old, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and shoulder the heavy responsibility of raising her younger siblings.
She doesn’t even know how she managed to survive those years; she once fought with stray dogs just to get a bite to eat.
To protect her younger siblings, she’d gotten into knife fights with street thugs. More than once, she’d nearly been dragged into an alley and raped, and on more than one occasion, she’d nearly been forced into prostitution.
But perhaps heaven had a hand in it; she managed to escape unscathed every single time.
But as the saying goes, you can’t walk along the riverbank without getting your shoes wet.
For a girl like her—alone and helpless, yet so beautiful—there were some things she simply couldn’t avoid.
Until she turned 19, when she caught the eye of Sang Biao, a big shot in Tsim Sha Tsui. He threatened her with the lives of her younger siblings.
In the end, she gave in and became Sang Biao’s mistress.
Two years later, Sang Biao was killed by his enemies, and she managed to escape with her younger brother and sister, hiding out in Causeway Bay.
But because of her beauty, she was once again targeted by a local gang boss, and fate played another cruel trick on her.
Yet, just as she was on the verge of despair, someone of immense importance to her appeared!