Chapter 547: Hallucination?
Translator: VinceStar Editor: PrisMiko
Chen Mengyanâs home was a typical three-bedroom apartment, and the decoration was relatively luxurious. However, according to Chen Mengyan, the apartment was a.s.signed by her motherâs company.
Mother Chenâs workplace was a very profitable state-owned enterprise. She was even a middle-ranked leader who had more power. The treatment and salary were great. When compared to Chen Fei, he was a bit shabbier. He seemed to be the kind that lived off a woman, living in his wifeâs houseâŠ
However, Yang Ming didnât dare to say this. He just thought it.
Yang Ming wanted to visit Chen Mengyanâs room. However, it was his first time as a guest to visit their home. It wasnât appropriate to stroll around freely, but it wasnât hard for Yang Ming. Yang Ming directly scanned the entire home with his x-ray vision.
Apart from a study and a master bedroom, the remaining room should be Chen Mengyanâs room. Yang Ming looked inside. It had a very simple layout. There was a writing desk, a small bed and a shelf combined with bookshelf and wardrobe.
On the desk, there was the computer notebook that Yang Ming bought for her. The room was very clean and tidy. The curtains and sheets were cartoonish just like a typical girlâs bedroom.
After a while, there was a sound of a key inserted into the lock coming from the door. Yang Ming withdrew his gaze and glanced at the door. It turned out that Chen Fei was back.
âUncle Chen!â Yang Ming stood up and quickly went to the door. He took the briefcase from Chen Fei.
âYou kid, when did you have such keen eyesight?â Chen Fei smiled. âI didnât see you respecting me so much before!â
âIsnât it different now?â Yang Ming smiled and said, âWe were friends originally despite the difference in age, and now youâre my father-in-lawâŠâ
âYouâre funny!â Chen Fei patted Yang Mingâs head and said, âWhere are Mengyan and her mother?â
âThey are busy in the kitchen. I originally wanted to help, but thereâs no use for me in there!â Yang Ming said innocently.
âDonât look a gift horse in the mouth[2]!â Chen Fei smiled and said, âI was just looking for you. Come to the study with me.â
â Oh ?â Yang Ming was caught by surprise. Yang Ming didnât expect Chen Fei to look for him for a chat just after entering the door. But, Yang Ming couldnât refuse it, so he followed Chen Fei to the study. However, when he noticed Chen Feiâs stern face, Yang Ming suddenly became nervous.
This was the feeling that he had never encountered before. He used to be cool and collected when he was chatting with Chen Fei no matter if it was official business or private affairs. He could even still be half-joking, but now it was different. Chen Fei was his father-in-law. The ident.i.ty was different from the previous one.
As they walked into the study, Chen Fei gestured for Yang Ming to sit on the sofa.
âUncle Chen, sit down first.â Yang Ming said with a smile.
âWhy I didnât realize you were so polite before?â Chen Fei looked at Yang Ming as though he was smiling. âYou should get seated. Iâm sitting here.â As Chen Fei spoke, he sat on the bossâ chair behind the desk.
âUncle Chen, why were you looking for me?â Yang Ming asked directly after sitting down. He didnât like to beat around the bush. Since Chen Fei was looking for him, there must be something.
âYang Ming, do you know Zhou Jiajia?â Chen Fei fixed his posture and suddenly asked.
â Ah ?â Yang Ming looked at Chen Fei with some surprise. âZhou Jiajia⊠Uncle Chen, how do you know her?â
âI also know that she likes you, right?â Chen Fei didnât answer but continued to ask.
âWhat?â Yang Ming was even more shocked this time. He is indeed worthy of being called a policeman. How does he even find out? However, what does Chen Fei mean by this? Could it be that he suspected something between Zhou Jiajia and me?
âDonât be surprised. Answer me first. Is there such a thing?â Chen Fei found it amusing as he watched Yang Mingâs reaction.
â Ugh ⊠Uncle Chen, I have nothing to do with Zhou Jiajia. She is now w.a.n.g Zhitaoâs girlfriendâŠâ Yang Ming explained quickly.
âI know all of this.â Chen Fei smiled. âWhat are you nervous about?â
âOf course, Iâm nervous. If you ask me such things, how can I be calm?â Yang Ming said with some annoyance, âUncle Chen, do you want to terrify me?â
âYang Ming, do you know why Zhou Jiajia is the girlfriend of w.a.n.g Zhitao?â asked Chen Fei.
âWhy?â Yang Ming asked casually, but then he felt something wrong. Hence, he uttered, âUncle Chen, why do you keep mentioning her?â
Chen Fei paused for a moment of silence before he continued, âYang Ming, there are some things that I have to say to you, but you must keep it secret. You canât say it out loud.â
âUncle Chen, what are you talking about?â Yang Ming had some doubts. âWhat is the matter that it needs to be confidential?â
âItâs something about w.a.n.g Zhitao and his father!â Chen Fei said seriously, âOur police are now monitoring the w.a.n.g father and son. I hope you can cooperate!â
Seeing Chen Feiâs expression, Yang Ming couldnât help but be a bit more serious. He quickly said, âUncle Chen, rest a.s.sured. Donât you feel at ease with me? I wonât talk about it.â
âZhou Jiajia is now carrying out a secret mission. I have heard about the grudges between you and her. I also understand your grudges with w.a.n.g Zhitao. But, I hope you wonât have a direct conflict with them during this period of time so that it wonât undermine Zhou Jiajiaâs plan and anger the w.a.n.g father and son. It might force them to behave like a cornered beast who will do something out of desperation.â Chen Fei instructed.
Yang Ming secretly sneered. Behave like a cornered beast who will do something out of desperation? Whatever, Iâm afraid that it doesnât amount to anything no matter how many dogs there are!
âUncle Chen, are you going to get rid of w.a.n.g Xifan?â Yang Mingâs tone carried a little bit of excitement. For a long time, Yang Ming had been waiting for the opportunity to destroy the w.a.n.g father and son in one swoop, but there were no suitable opportunities.
The w.a.n.g father and son were not like those of the underworld. To deal with underworld people, he could use extreme means. But, w.a.n.gâs father and son were different. After all, w.a.n.g Xifanâs ident.i.ty was there. If I really want to deal with w.a.n.g Xifan, itâs a very troublesome thing.
So, when Yang Ming knew from Song Hang that w.a.n.g Xifan was smuggling, he was immediately delighted. He directly told him to collect some criminal evidence and audio recordings against w.a.n.g Xifan. But now w.a.n.g Xifan had kept a low profile even more. Although he had mentioned the matter about smuggling to Song Hang, there wasnât any concrete action. Yang Ming now only had a few audio recordings of w.a.n.g Xifanâs plan, but there was no other substantive evidence.
âIt involved a lot of things, so donât ask too much.â Chen Fei shook his head and said.
âI donât know what Uncle Chen is investigating, but I think you can start with smuggling.â Yang Ming hesitated and decided to confess to Chen Fei.
â Oh ?â Chen Fei listened to Yang Mingâs words, and his eyes were wide open. âHow did you get to know about this?â
It was normal that Chen Fei would be surprised. Only a few people in the Criminal Investigation Team knew that w.a.n.g Xifan was suspected of smuggling. It wasnât publicly released! Yang Ming actually knew about it! How could this not make Chen Fei feel amazed! If thereâs a traitor in my team⊠Thinking of this, Chen Fei had beads of sweat dripping down his head!
â Hehe , I have a⊠consider him a friend, a regional president of a foreign-invested trading company. He has the exemption privilege to import and export sophisticated instruments. w.a.n.g Xifan wants to cooperate with him.â Yang Ming continued, âI also have several audio recordings of w.a.n.g Xifanâs conversation here.â
âReally!â Chen Fei perked up after the big surprise. âGreat, whoâs your friend? Can you arrange for us to meet up?â
âOf course, thatâs not a problem. I wanted to hand over the audio recordings since the beginning.â Yang Ming said to himself. It seems that Chen Fei was also investigating the same thing. It seems that w.a.n.g Xifan would be done for really fast.
âWell, since you knew part of the story, then I wonât hide it from you. The reason I have been monitoring w.a.n.g Xifan is indeed his suspicion in smuggling. But we have no definite evidence.â Chen Fei said, âAll the clues are pointing to a person named Su Dazhi, who is the little brother of w.a.n.g Xifanâs wife, but he just vanished from the face of the earth. We canât find him.â
âSu DazhiâŠâ Yang Ming shook his head. He had never heard of this person. âHave you looked into a person named Huang Youcai around w.a.n.g Xifan?â
â En , he is also within our surveillance, but he is only a secretary of w.a.n.g Xifan. He doesnât seem to know many things.â Chen Fei said.
Yang Ming nodded and said nothing, but he still felt Su Dazhiâs sudden disappearance was a little weird. Yang Ming couldnât help but close his eyes.
Weird things happened again! Suddenly, a scene appeared in front of Yang Ming like a movie!
In the first scene: w.a.n.g Xifan drove a car bringing Huang Youcai and rus.h.i.+ng wildly on the road. It wasnât the Mercedes-Benz that w.a.n.g Xifan often drove, but a Hongqi[1] with a very old appearance.
In the second scene: w.a.n.g Xifan put a man that Yang Ming didnât recognize in the back of the car. It seemed the man had already fainted.
In the third scene, w.a.n.g Xifan was in an abandoned construction site. He was filling soil into the pit of a buildingâs foundation with a shovel! Inside the pit, it was the man who he didnât know. But, at the moment, his chest was covered with blood. He was apparently dead.
These three incoherent scenes quickly flashed through Yang Mingâs mind, making him feel overwhelmed!