Chen Mo fell into silence. He looked at Li Xue's shopping list with a suspicious look in his eyes.
Just as Ye Zi had said, this shopping list proved that there was another man by Li Xue's side, and this man was definitely not a man.
Perhaps this man was the real culprit behind Li Xue's death.
However, after the autopsy, Li Xue's death was confirmed to be a suicide. There was no other possibility. So …
Chen Mo shared his thoughts with Ye Zi.
After Ye Zi heard this, she didn't say anything. Instead, she fell into a deep silence.
Li Xue's suicide was still a foregone conclusion. Plus, when Bai Yang went to the crime scene again, he didn't find any footprints like Ye Zi had mentioned. A shopping list alone couldn't prove anything.
Perhaps the items on the shopping list had been asked by someone else to buy them for Li Xue.
All in all, without any new evidence, Li Xue's death was still determined to be a suicide.
Chen Mo told Ye Zi everything. Regardless of what Ye Zi thought, Li Xue's death had been ruled to be a suicide.
Ye Zi didn't want to give up on the investigation. From Ye Zi's perspective, Li Xue wasn't just a victim in a case. She might know the truth behind her father's death.
Ye Zi still didn't believe that with her father's skills, he would be able to burn his back in such a fire. This was something Ye Zi couldn't believe no matter how she thought about it.
She clenched Li Xue's shopping list tightly, and her eyes were filled with an eerie coldness.
Even if this mysterious man was a deity, Ye Zi would find him no matter where he went.
Perhaps, only this man would know what had happened four years ago.
Ye Zi reorganized the information on the crime scene and compared it with Li Xue's information. It wasn't hard to find some similarities between the fire four years ago.
For example, why was there a fire on the day Li Xue returned home?
Due to the gas leak, it was reasonable to say that when Li Xue opened the door, there should have been a serious explosion. However, why was Li Xue not seriously injured?
Ye Zi suspected that from the beginning of the explosion, everything might have been a conspiracy.
Ye Zi refused to believe that a man as omnipotent as her father could be so easily burned to death.
Nearing dusk, Ye Zi was like a crazed demon, burying her head in the documents. She could even recite the information about the fire four years ago like the back of her hand.
It was only because she wanted to help her father find out the truth.
Ring ring ring …
All of a sudden, an urgent ringtone interrupted Ye Zi's thoughts. She picked up the phone without hesitation.
"Hello."
A man's deep and soothing voice came from the phone.
Ye Zi frowned slightly and asked, "May I ask who you're looking for?"
"Are you Miss Ye Zi?" The man on the phone didn't directly state his identity, but asked.
Ye Zi glanced at the phone screen. She had never seen this phone number before. "I'm Ye Zi. Who are you?"
Once again, she pressed on.
"I'm Ren Tianye."
The man on the phone introduced himself.
Ren Tianye.
Ye Zi kept searching for information about the name Ren Tianye in her mind, but she didn't have any impression of him. She was sure that she didn't know a man named Ren Tianye.
Ren Tianye said, "The last time I was in your detective agency, I asked you to investigate the fire at Mingshi Apartments four years ago …"
"Are you Mr. Ren?!" When Ye Zi heard Ren Tianye's words, she quickly remembered that Jian Xia had told her that a very strange Mr. Ren had visited the detective agency and asked them to investigate the fire at Mingshi Apartments four years ago.
Ren Tianye said, "Yes, I wrote my computer number wrong last time because I left in a hurry. What's the result of your investigation? "
Ye Zi pondered for a moment and said, "I don't have any clues for the time being."
Not only did Ren Tianye want to know the truth of the fire four years ago, but Ye Zi also wanted to know more than him.
Ren Tianye paused for a moment. "Can we meet?"
Ye Zi looked at the time. It was almost six o 'clock. There was still an hour before Lin Yan got off work. Ye Zi agreed. "Okay, in half an hour, Shangdao Cafe on Linsen North Road."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zi changed her clothes and went out.
Twenty minutes later.
Ye Zi sat in Shangdao Cafe, waiting for Mr. Ren.
She looked at her watch. There were still ten minutes before her appointment with Mr. Ren. She ordered a cappuccino and drank it while waiting.
Five minutes later, a man wearing a black suit and a black trench coat walked into the cafe. He looked around and finally locked his eyes on Ye Zi.
The man walked straight to Ye Zi, curled his lips, and smiled gentlemanly. "Excuse me, are you Miss Ye Zi?"
Ye Zi stood up and nodded slightly to the man. "Hello, Mr. Ren."
Ren Tianye smiled and leaned over to sit opposite Ye Zi. While he was looking at Ye Zi, Ye Zi was also looking at him.
Although he was already middle-aged, Ren Tianye maintained his appearance well. He looked like he was in his early thirties. Judging from the expensive suit and trench coat he was wearing, it was easy to tell that he had a lot of money.
Ren Tianye's skin was very white, but it didn't look healthy. Instead, it was a kind of white that revealed vicissitudes and sickness. The color of his lips was also very light, just like his skin color. He looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness.
He was tall and handsome. He was the kind of person that people would never forget at first sight. He had black sword-like eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his high nose bridge. His smile was very good-looking, a little similar to Qin Fengchi's gentlemanly smile.
Ren Tianye's eyes narrowed slightly, and his thin lips opened slightly. When he spoke, his voice was very pleasant. "It's really rude of me to invite Miss Yeh out today."
"Mr. Ren, you don't have to be so polite. You are my employer, and this is also one of my jobs." Ye Zi picked up the coffee cup and gently took a sip.
Ren Tianye nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Miss Yeh, may I ask if there is any result from your investigation?"
Ye Zi shook her head slightly, "Because the fire happened four years ago, many people in Mingshi Apartment are no longer living there, so it's a little difficult to investigate."
Ren Tianye nodded and asked again, "May I know how long it will take?"
As he spoke, his expression changed slightly. It seemed that Ren Tianye's unhealthy face had a tinge of red. He covered his mouth with a napkin and coughed softly. Then, he revealed a bitter smile. "I'm afraid I don't have much time left. I hope Miss Ye Zi can give me an accurate deadline."
Ye Zi didn't directly answer Ren Tianye's question, but asked in reply, "Mr. Ren, may I know why you want to investigate the fire four years ago?"
Ren Tianye let out a long sigh. After pondering for a while, he replied, "My wife and child died in the fire four years ago."
Hearing this, Ye Zi couldn't help but frown.
In the past few days, Ye Zi had been looking at the information about the Mingshi Apartment fire four years ago. She had seen that the mother and son who lived next to Li Xue's house were trapped for too long and inhaled a large amount of carbon monoxide in their lungs. After the firefighters rescued them, they died in the ambulance.
Ye Zi seemed to remember that the owner of this house was surnamed Ren.
"I'm sorry."
Ye Zi's face was a little red. She knew that this question must have touched the most painful part of Ren Tianye's ambition.
Ren Tianye smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, "I don't blame you for not knowing."
"Thank you." The smile on Ye Zi's face was obviously a little awkward. She used coffee to cover up her embarrassment. After taking a sip, she put the coffee cup on the table.
"Mr. Ren, this accident has happened four years ago. Why do you want to investigate it now?" Ye Zi looked up at Ren Tianye and continued to ask.
Ren Tianye said, "For so many years, I have always thought that the fire was an accident, so I didn't want to investigate anything. I have been living abroad until half a month ago, I received a call from a stranger. He told me that the fire that year was not an accident, but someone deliberately caused it. So I decided to return to China and find someone to investigate it. "
"A stranger called you?"
Ye Zi frowned. She was very curious about who this stranger was. How could he know the hidden secrets of the fire four years ago?
"Yes." Ren Tianye nodded. "He also told me that I must go to a detective agency called the Scent-Sniffing Detective Agency. He also said that you will be very interested in this case. "
Hearing this, Ye Zi was startled.
From Ren Tianye's words, Ye Zi could tell that the person who asked Ren Tianye to look for her should know her very well. At the same time, he also knew about the fire four years ago. But why did this mysterious person use such a roundabout method to get Ren Tianye to look for her?!
Ye Zi lowered her head. Her long bangs fell down and covered most of her face. No one could tell what she was thinking at this moment.
After a long time, Ye Zi suddenly raised her head and looked at Ren Tianye without blinking. She asked in a low voice, "Mr. Ren, can you give me the contact information of this person?"
Ren Tianye shook his head slightly.
Ye Zi frowned, "Can't I?"
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