Chapter 198: The arrogant female murderer
Seeing Li Niannianâs giggles, Chu Tian couldnât help smiling as he said, âSister Nian, consider it. Itâs not safe for you to keep it. If someone really wants to steal it, then you wonât be able to keep it.â
âThis thing is so precious; do you think it would be a pity if it were taken away?â
Seeing Chu Tian acting like he was serious, Li Niannian smirked and said, âItâs not safe for me to keep it, and then youâll be safe, right?â
âOf course.â Chu Tian patted his chest and said, âSave it for me. Iâll say it like this. As long as it exists for me, the Heavenly King is here, and he?wonât be able to snatch it away. He will protect you in this lifetime.â
âGiggle,?Giggleâ¦â
Hearing Chu Tianâs words, Li Niannian giggled once again and said, âThen, save for you, whatâs the benefit?â
âThere is.â Chu Tian thought about it and said, âWell⦠the interest is high.â
âHigh-interest?rate?â
âThatâs right,â Chu Tian confirmed. âAfter you give me your first kiss, you can ask me for a kiss every day. This interest rate is incredibly high. The return rate is like 100%! Sister Nian, if you consider the world, youâll realize that saving it with me will be the most profitable option.â
Li Niannian laughed and teasingly remarked, âSo, youâre not losing money in this deal.â
âItâs alright, even if I lose.â Chu Tian smiled and said, âMy family is big and does not care about this profit and loss. It is mainly for the people. How about Sister Nian? Do?you want to save it?â
Chu Tian nodded and replied, âKeeping it a secret is a must. Our clientsâ privacy is of utmost importance to us. I assure you, we wonât reveal any information about our customers.â
Li Niannian nodded in agreement. âSounds like a pretty good dealâ¦â
As the lunch break swiftly passed, there were still ten minutes left before the afternoon class. Chu Tian bid farewell to Li Niannian and left the milk tea shop, making his way back to school.
At the same time, in Zhou Jianchengâs villa, his wife knocked on the door and pleaded, âHubby, please open the door. Donât isolate yourself and do something foolish. Come out and have something to eat.â
A bodyguard came over and said, âIs the boss still not opening the door?â
His wife frowned and shook her head. âHey, if you donât open the door, you wonât answer the phone. Iâm so worried.â
The bodyguard furrowed his brows, then knocked on the door and said, âBoss?â
There was no response. He tried once again, âBoss?â
Still no response!
The bodyguardâs concern grew, and he banged on the door with his palm, causing it to reverberate. âBoss?â
With no answer forthcoming, the bodyguardâs face darkened. He stepped back, then with a quick run-up, he kicked the door.
âBang!â
The door burst open, and the bodyguard stood frozen in shock. In the study, Zhou Jiancheng was seated in the bossâs chair behind his desk, his eyes wide open, with half of a pen protruding from his right temple.
Zhou Jiancheng was killed!
âAh!â
A terrified scream filled the air as the woman beside him witnessed the gruesome scene, causing her to collapse onto the floor in fright.
Forty-five minutes later, the piercing sirens could be heard as a convoy of four police cars arrived in front of Zhou Jianchengâs villa. The door of one of the cars opened, and Xia Mo took the lead with Xiao Liu and stepped out.
Looking at the luxurious villa in front of her, Xia Mo didnât say anything. She led the police in.
Twenty minutes later, Xia Mo and Xiao Liu exited the study room in the villa. They removed their gloves and began discussing the situation.
âCaptain Xia, what do you think happened to the Zhou family? My son died just the day before yesterday, and today, Iâm dead too. The once prestigious Zhou family in Ocean City has vanished just like that,â Xiao Liu said, frowning at the paper in his hand.
Xia Mo took a deep breath and responded, âItâs hard to say for sure. The son is dead, the father is gone, and there is no other heir. Everything is gone.â
And at that moment, a male police officer came over and said, âTeam Xia.â
Xia Mo nodded. âHow is it? Did the surveillance find anything?â
The male police officer shook his head and said, âNo?because there are people in the Zhou family 24 hours a day. In addition, he has friends from the officialdom here from time to time, so heâs a little sensitive. So, the Zhou familyâs villa doesnât have any surveillance installed. The main reason is that heâs afraid that these friends from the officialdom will resist.â
âBut there are a lot of surveillance cameras in the entire villa community, but⦠the surveillance in the community did not capture any useful images.â
âAlthough there are many surveillance cameras, there are still dead ends. We speculate that the female murderer knows the surveillance layout of the whole community very well. She knows the distribution of surveillance cameras and knows where she will not be photographed, soâ¦?she came in and out of a blind spot, and I suspect itâs a⦠The bodyguard is highly suspected of being an acquaintance of his.â
Xia Mo thought for a moment and frowned. âMaybe, but it might be another situation.â
âAnother situation?â Xiao Liu interjected, âTeam Xia, whatâs the situation?â
âAn expert commits a crime.â Xia Mo said, âMaybe this female murderer is?a killer is an anti-investigation expert, so sheâs capable of evading all the surveillance areas.â
A master of counter-surveillance?
Xiao Liu slowly nodded his head and said, âThere is a possibility. However, this womanâs murderer is truly bold. In such broad daylight, she openly walked in, killed someone, and then swaggered off.â
âShe is indeed bold,â Xia Mo agreed. âItâs likely someone highly skilled and confident. By the way, how is Chief Zhao?â
âWeâve sent officers to bring him to the police station for questioning,â Xiao Liu informed. âWeâll have a nice chat with him about this incident.â
âWhat about the call left by the woman?â Xia Mo continued. âHave you traced the number?â
âYes, I have,â Xiao Liu replied. âItâs a disposable phone from a milk tea shop, probably with no tracking value. The number was written on someone elseâs shop card. It appears the female murderer may have passed by and casually noted it down.â
âGo investigate.â Xia Mo said, âGo to the nearby area to see if there are any surveillance cameras. Then, look around and see if we can find a match.â
Xiao Liu nodded and said, âUnderstood. Iâll arrange for two comrades to investigate. Also, the people in this familyâ¦â
âBring them all back to the police station.â Xia Mo said, âAt the moment, no one can clear their suspicions. Bring them back to the police station to take a good statement.â
âUnderstood.â