Chapter 31: Level of Uncertainty

“State your relationship with Du Chengxian.” Lu Hui rotated to face Hu Fang and Du Xinhua. 

Studying from their earlier mistake, Hu Fang and Du Xinhua didn’t attempt to play any extra intelligent tips. Du Xinhua mentioned: “After we despatched away… Chengxian grew to become our household’s eldest. We weren’t shut again then. Our household didn’t come up with the money for to ship him to college, so he dropped out of highschool to work. He self-studied and received his diploma as an grownup, then received his accountant’s license and located a safe job. These have been all issues he labored laborious towards. He didn’t need to be too concerned with us, and his relationship along with his sisters is much more distant. We already…haven’t seen him in three or 4 years.”

“Two years in the past, Du Chengxian moved to a spot even additional away from you each.” Lu Hui mentioned, “Have you learnt why?”

“Wang Jing mentioned that he thought the home was too small and much away from work, so he went to search for one thing greater and nearer.” Hu Fang mentioned. 

Lu Hui mentioned: “Eighty sq. meters to ninety sq. meters. Solely ten sq. meters bigger.”

Du Xinhua sighed: “We’re outdated, and we solely need to move the remainder of our days fortunately. Regardless of the youngsters need to spend their cash on, we’ll allow them to do it.”

“What shut buddies do Du Chengxian and his spouse Wang Jing have?” Ji Fanyang requested. 

“Shut buddies?” Hu Fang contemplated for a second, then mentioned, “Once we attended Chengxian’s wedding ceremony, Wang Jing’s bridesmaid was a buddy she grew up with.”

“Her title?” Ji Fanyang requested. 

Hu Fang frowned: “I feel her title was…Zhao Zifei. Again then, we each praised how fairly her title was.”

Ji Fanyang recorded this in his notes: “What about Du Chengxian, does he have any shut buddies?”

“Doesn’t appear so.” Du Xinhua mentioned, “Chengxian has been unsociable ever since he was a toddler, and he didn’t like speaking to different youngsters. In highschool, the one classmate he had enjoyable with went overseas for college, after which he grew to become much more quiet. In my impression of him, Chengxian interacts essentially the most along with his colleagues.”

Lu Hui nodded, then stood: “Don’t depart the town in the intervening time. We’ll name if we have now any extra questions.”

“Alright.” Du Xinhua and Hu Fang additionally stood. 

Lu Hui rotated and mentioned to the others: “Okay, let’s go.”

Opening the door, each Lu Hui and Zhong Yuxiu stepped out, with Ji Fanyang and Xi Junhong following from behind. 

“Is that it?” Xi Junhong requested. 

Ji Fanyang replied: “That is solely a fundamental inquiry. As soon as we return, we’ll kind all of it out and analyze it.”

“Analyze it? I didn’t hear any errors ah.” Xi Junhong scratched his head. 

“That’s why we have to analyze it.” Lu Hui mentioned, glancing sidelong on the second gen, his expression smiling but not, “Would a liar write ’I’m a liar’ on their brow?”

“Oh…” Xi Junhong agreed falteringly. 

Ji Fanyang patted his shoulder sympathetically. In spite of everything, the quantity of people that might put up with Lu Hui was only a few, and sadly, Ji Fanyang was one in all them. 

The group went downstairs to the automotive. Lu Hui sat within the passenger seat, Xi Junhong and Ji Fanyang within the again, and Zhong Yuxiu drove. 

“Alright.” Lu Hui mentioned, “State your ideas.”

“Too coincidental.” Zhong Yuxiu mentioned, “The occasions two years in the past. The journey, the burn scars, and the transfer.”

“The burn scars are very suspicious.” Ji Fanyang mentioned, “However his daughter might testify…”

“It doesn’t matter what his daughter mentioned.” Lu Hui mentioned, “Similar twins have the identical DNA. The one distinguishing issue could be the fingerprints.”

“Do you assume the kid was mendacity?” Zhong Yuxiu’s forehead scrunched up, “How outdated is the little woman?”

“Mendacity exists in folks’s genes.” Lu Hui mentioned, “With out fingerprints, we will solely guess.”

Zhong Yuxiu continued his silence, like he couldn’t settle for the speculation that ‘the kid might lie.’

“Once we get again to the Bureau, Ji Fanyang will go search for details about Zhao Zifei. Within the afternoon, Chief Zhong will go to speak to his coworkers at Peacock Meals, Ltd. Ji Fanyang and I’ll go discuss to Zhao Zifei.” Lu Hui organized. 

“Okay.” Zhong Yuxiu began the automotive, “Chief Lu, do you might have any conjectures?”

“All the pieces is simply too unclear.” Lu Hui closed his eyes and laid again on his seat to take a nap, “It each is smart and doesn’t.”

Lu Hui was used to deducing the implausible amongst a heap of clues, like discovering a damaged thread in an online of logic, however this case’s clues all intermingled with one another. Ranging from two years in the past and branching outward, every individual’s excuses match one another’s, however one thing felt vaguely off. 

There have been too many coincidences, so many who it was changing into irregular. 

“Isn’t our level of focus nonetheless the corpse?” Zhong Yuxiu introduced up this level. “Proper now it looks as if we’re investigating Du Chengxian.”

“Du Chengxian has many mysteries regarding him, “ Lu Hui mentioned, “What we have to do is painstakingly unravel these mysteries.”

“Utilizing any means?”

“Any means.” Lu Hui confirmed. He seemed on the window. A father-daughter pair was strolling alongside the road hand in hand. The little woman scampered round and chattered indistinctly whereas the daddy listened patiently and warmly. A lightbulb out of the blue went off in Lu Hui’s thoughts, and he mentioned, “Inquire about Zhao Zifei’s issues and have Sister Yang and Rao Feifei look into them. Ji Fanyang, test the place Du Chengxian and his daughter go to eat for dinner tonight.”

“The little woman needed to eat shrimp.” Ji Fanyang flipped via his notes, “Are we going to go search for them?”

“No.” Lu Hui shook his head, “We’re going to go observe.”

“What?” Ji Fanyang didn’t perceive, “What’s there to watch a couple of father and daughter consuming collectively?”

“Du Chengxian treats his daughter very effectively, but when he all the time handled her this effectively, then the place did his daughter discover ways to lie?”

“His daughter didn’t lie.” Zhong Yuxiu frowned, “Your conclusion is foundationally flawed.”

“Earlier than we all know the reality, we have now to imagine everyone seems to be mendacity.” Lu Hui mentioned, “Irrespective of in the event that they’re outdated, weak, sick, or disabled.”

Ji Fanyang knew how cussed Lu Hui may very well be, so he hurried to softly add: “Chief Lu is accustomed to coping with circumstances like this. It’s not an excessive amount of of a waste to go and test it out. We will simply regard it as going to have some dinner.”

Zhong Yuxiu’s expression, as darkish as the underside of a pot, lightened just a little. 

Lu Hui spoke: “Do you might have a daughter?”

Zhong Yuxiu was dazed for a second, then nodded: “Mhm, a four-year-old.”

Lu Hui dipped his chin in a nod and didn’t proceed talking. 

Ji Fanyang pulled a bag of egg rolls out of his pocket and slid them over to Lu Hui: “Eat one thing first.”

Lu Hui took the bag of egg rolls and opened it. The corners of his lips hooked upward: “I do know you’re keen on me essentially the most.”

Ji Fanyang shook his head helplessly. 

Xi Junhong’s gaze moved between the 2 of them: “You guys…”

“Xiao Ji is pursuing me, however I haven’t promised him something.” Lu Hui mentioned glibly, munching on the crispy egg roll, “Xiao Ji’s emotions are deeper than mine.”

“Oh…” Xi Junhong seemed like he really believed him. 

Ji Fanyang didn’t know whether or not to snigger or cry as he interrupted Xi Junhong’s thought course of: “Cease eager about it. Chief Lu is simply teasing you.”

“No, I’m being severe.” Lu Hui placed on an expression of decency. He shook the egg roll in his hand, “This isn’t some regular egg roll. It’s a token of affection.”

“See, Chief Lu isn’t almost as laborious to pursue as Rao Feifei. One egg roll and he’s hooked.” Ji Fanyang mentioned. 

“Hey, I haven’t agreed but.” Lu Hui glared at him, “A cart of egg rolls, on the very least.”

“It might be nice if Feifei would agree with a cart of ice cream.” Xi Junhong sighed. 

Lu Hui completed the final chunk of his egg roll and rolled his eyes: “Are all second gens as dumb as you? I ought to change my profession to skilled swindler.”