The Mastermind
The Mastermind
"Alright, let's talk in the study." Pengzhan gestured with his hand as he led Lin Yi to the second floor.
The study was at the end of the second floor, perhaps because they didn't want to be disturbed, but there wasn't even a housekeeper in this spacious villa. What difference did it make?
Perhaps this villa had once been bustling and glorious, but now it was completely deserted. This was what Lin Yi noticed when he went upstairs. The villa was very clean, but there were signs of wear and tear on the handrails. This meant that someone had lived in this villa for a long time, unlike now, where Pengzhan rarely came back once a week.
But Lin Yi, naturally, wouldn't ask about this. This was Pengzhan's family business, and it had nothing to do with Lin Yi.
As a result, Lin Yi maintained a calm attitude, unfazed in the face of danger.
The wear and tear on the leather chair in the study was proof of that as well. Pengzhan must've sat in this chair a lot in the past.
"Take a seat, Yi." Pengzhan said as he sat down on the leather chair behind the desk. He gestured to Lin Yi. "There's a fresher cabinet in the back- there's drinks in there. Take whatever you want. Don't worry, it won't expire. Li Fu will replace it regularly. "
"I'm not thirsty." Lin Yi shook his head. "Uncle Chu, let's get down to business first?"
"Alright, let's begin." Pengzhan nodded, signaling for Lin Yi to begin.
"It's like this, I'm sure you already know that the robbers yesterday weren't after the bank, but Miss Chu … …" Lin Yi said. "I don't understand why they'd go through so much trouble to kidnap Miss Chu. It would've been easier to kidnap her from the school or the villa … …"
"Haha, are you trying to remind me to investigate the true purpose of these people?" Pengzhan said with a smile. "Indeed, you're right- they might've gone through a lot of trouble to kidnap Miss Chu, but they have a reason for it!"
"What reason?" Lin Yi didn't think that Pengzhan would've thought of this- it seemed like he was overthinking things.
"Confuse!" Pengzhan put away his smile and said seriously, "This way, people will think that they didn't kidnap Yao Yao, but used her as a hostage during the bank robbery!
These were two different natures that could mislead the police's investigation! This way, the police would see this case as a robbery and not a kidnapping case. This would give the robbers enough time to make their next move!
But, what I don't understand is, how did they calculate Yao Yao would appear in the bank at that time? "
"I've done some analysis on this. Yesterday, the school instructed everyone to apply for a bank card so that they can deposit their tuition fees. After school ends, the banks will close for the day. There's only one 24-hour bank in the vicinity, so if Miss Chu wants to apply for a bank card, she'll definitely go to that bank!" Lin Yi voiced his thought- he hadn't thought of what Pengzhan had said before, since he didn't know what these people's true intentions were, or what they really wanted. So Pengzhan's words gave Lin Yi an idea. "These people are after you?"
"Probably!" Pengzhan nodded, "This time, when I went to negotiate the contract, the other party gave a lot of harsh conditions, and I didn't agree to them. They didn't make any concessions, either, they just kept dragging it out, as if they were waiting for something … Now that I think about it, Yao Yao's incident happened at that time, and these two things might be related …"
"Oh?" Lin Yi raised an eyebrow. So that's the case! No wonder Pengzhan said that these people robbed the bank to mislead the police's investigation. After all, if the direction of the investigation was wrong, the time needed to solve the case would be delayed, and this would give the robbers more time.
If what Pengzhan said was true, then as long as the robbers hinted that Mengyao was in their hands, wouldn't Pengzhan obediently sign that unfair contract?
"The more I think about it, the more likely it is. It's just that I don't have any evidence …" Pengzhan sighed, "But, at this level, what can evidence do?"
"Who are these people?" Lin Yi understood immediately after hearing Pengzhan's words. The robbers must be on par with Pengzhan in terms of strength, otherwise they wouldn't have dared to do something like this.
No wonder the baldy said that he wouldn't let Ma Liu touch Mengyao other than Mengyao. He was probably just trying to scare Pengzhan. If Ma Liu really did touch Mengyao, Pengzhan would probably go all out for revenge, even if he didn't care about the consequences … It would be a lose-lose situation, and the robbers obviously didn't want that to happen.
Lin Yi let out a sigh of relief at the thought- the robbers didn't want to do anything to Mengyao, so Mengyao's safety wasn't a problem at all.
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll take care of it! Hmph, I, Pengzhan, am no pushover, trying to use this kind of method to force me to submit … "Pengzhan paused here and waved his hand," Forget it, let's not talk about this. Just take good care of Yao Yao, remember to give her some love … Her mother left when she was young … And I'm always busy with my business … I lack love … "Pengzhan sighed.
Her mother left when she was young? Lin Yi sighed to himself … The Miss was really pitiful, losing her mother at a young age and having a busy father all day … What was the difference between that and having no parents at all? Lin Yi was an orphan as well- naturally, he could understand the bitterness of the situation. He nodded, "Don't worry, Uncle Chu, I can understand Miss Chu's feelings …"
Forgive me … What an evil word game … When Lin Yi heard Pengzhan say that Mengyao's mother left, he thought that her mother had passed away … The word "left" did indeed have that meaning … But in reality, what Pengzhan meant was that the Miss's mother had really "left", not died … That's why Lin Yi made such a huge mistake …
"Yes, that's why I asked you to come and keep her company, you two … Forget it, let's not talk about this for now. It's a bit sudden to talk about it now, it's not too late to talk about it in the future!" Pengzhan hesitated, deciding to talk to Lin Yi about his father and Elder Lin's decision later. He was afraid that Lin Yi wouldn't be able to accept it right now.
Lin Yi didn't know what Pengzhan wanted to say, but since he said to talk about it later, Lin Yi couldn't ask anymore. He could only wait for Pengzhan to take the initiative to tell him.
"Since these people aren't after Miss Chu's life, then I'm relieved!" Lin Yi thought to himself. It'd be terrible if the Miss died beside him. Not only would he lose his salary, but he'd also have to take responsibility for it. More importantly, no one had died beside him before!
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