The morning sky was hazy and the air was cool as Xu Xu drove on a wide road.
Yesterday, Ji Bai said that she could train in the morning after a few days. She, too, felt that it was only right for her to rest comfortably. Unexpectedly, his biological clock seemed to come back to life with the end of the case. He opened his eyes automatically at five in the morning, and his mind was extremely clear.
He might as well let nature take its course.
As it approached the beginning of summer, the sky brightened a little earlier. When Xu Xu arrived at the entrance of the stadium, she saw a steady stream of morning exercisers running past her. She habitually scanned the track with her eyes, but she did not see Ji Bai. Thus, he immersed himself in his long journey.
Ji Bai woke up on time today. After many years of being a criminal investigator, he had long gotten used to the day and night reversal and physical exhaustion during major cases. After solving the case, he could naturally return to his normal routine.
After finishing the morning's equipment training, he sat on the equipment and rested, drenched in sweat. He casually flipped through the newly created encrypted folder called "Microfiber" on his phone. Hearing some familiar footsteps, he looked up and saw her expressionlessly passing by the track in front of him.
Ji Bai looked at her slender and straight figure and smiled. He stuffed his phone into his pocket and followed her.
When Xu Xu heard the steady and powerful footsteps behind her, she habitually moved inwards to make way for him. The man ran closer and closer, his hot body brushing past her, and then she was patted on the head.
When she looked up, she saw Ji Bai's tall figure standing in front of her. His chiseled face was drenched in sweat and there seemed to be a smile in his dark eyes.
She smiled in surprise. "Master."
Ji Bai felt relieved and nodded calmly. "How many laps have you completed?"
"… Half."
"Run!"
However, the tall and straight Ji Bai who was jogging beside Xu Xu was too eye-catching. He had just run half a circle when an acquaintance from the Economic Investigation Division ran past him with a faint smile on his face.
Ji Bai greeted them calmly. However, he did not intend to waste time with her snail's speed. After a while, the distance between the two of them increased again. However, when he was running alone, Ji Bai thought, 'I can't go on like this. I haven't even caught her yet, but my reputation has already spread.' He did not like to draw attention to his private affairs, and neither did Xu Xu. What's more, public opinion was likely to be a hindrance.
It seemed that he had to advance in a more low-key and pragmatic manner.
After running, the two of them sat in the small conference room as usual, quietly basking in the sun, reading the newspaper, and eating breakfast.
Ji Bai suddenly asked, "How's the shooting and strength training going?"
Xu Xu answered, "I do strength training at home every day, so I plan to go to the shooting range to practice this weekend."
Ji Bai did not say a word. After a while, he faintly asked through the newspaper, "Are there any technical difficulties with your shooting?"
Xu Xu knew that he was the best marksman in the Lin City Police Station, but there was no need to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut, so she did not want to trouble him. She answered, "Thank you, Master, but not for the time being. I have an appointment with Zhao Han this weekend to ask him to teach me. "
Ji Bai glanced at her. "Little Zhao's spear skills aren't bad either, learn from him diligently."
The main focus of today's work was still the Ye family's case. Zhao Han brought Xu Xu along to make a statement to Ye Jin about some of the details of the case.
Ye Jin was very cooperative. However, compared to yesterday's calmness, she appeared more haggard, and her eyes were a little red and swollen.
At the end of the statement, Xu Xu and Ye Jin were about to get up and leave when Ye Jin suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Xu Xu.
"If it were you, would you do that?"
Xu Xu was stunned, and after a moment of silence, she stared at her and answered, "No."
Ye Jin smiled faintly and nodded. Then, she said, "Can I talk to Officer Ji alone for a while?"
After walking out of the interrogation room, Zhao Han asked, "Why did she ask you that?"
Xu Xu answered softly, "Because she thinks we're very similar."
Ji Bai came to the interrogation room, but Ye Jin did not speak immediately. She looked at him, but seemed to be looking very far away. "I thought of a possibility last night."
Ji Bai was silent.
Her eyes flashed with understanding. "It seems that you think so too. So, you won't let 'him' escape the punishment of the law? "Although her expression was still cold, there was a hint of anticipation in her eyes.
Ji Bai nodded slowly. "No."
Ye Jin smiled in relief.
Just as Ji Bai came out of the interrogation room, Da Hu came to report, "The Ye family is here."
Ji Bai looked down from the window, and the sunlight illuminated the spacious police compound. Zhang Shiyong, Ye Zixiao, Wu Xie, and the rest of the Ye family were walking by the green lawn. Their faces were solemn, and some of their eyes were wet and red.
Ji Bai went downstairs and walked towards them.
After nodding and greeting everyone, Ji Bai looked at Zhang Shiyong. "Mr. Zhang, let's talk?"
Zhang Shiyong was dressed in a solemn black suit, and his face was calm. He looked at him and nodded. Ye Zixiao watched as the two of them walked away calmly without saying a word.
The parking lot behind the police station was quiet and empty. Ji Bai lit a cigarette and took a deep breath.
"Captain Ji, what do you want to talk about?" The well-dressed Zhang Shiyong's smile was almost non-existent.
Ji Bai raised his dark eyes and looked at him quietly. His gaze made Zhang Shiyong's heart tremble.
Then, Ji Bai said, "The Economic Investigation Department investigated all of Ye Zixi's accounts when she was alive and found some illegal records. There was a finance company that operated the accounts for her. However, this finance company proved to be a shell company, and the police did not find that the huge investment was in deficit. "
Zhang Shiyong smiled faintly and did not say anything.
Ji Bai continued, "As for the four children of the Ye family, they all appeared at the crime scene on the same night, and three of them were about to be imprisoned." He looked at Zhang Shiyong. "Mr. Zhang, do you think this is a coincidence, or is there another reason?"
Zhang Shiyong's smile deepened. "You mean, it's not a coincidence, but someone deliberately arranged it?"
Their eyes met, and Ji Bai's gaze turned cold. "Yes, even if that person did it flawlessly, there were still clues left behind.
According to Ye Ziqiang's confession, before he went to look for Ye Zixi that night, he was having dinner with you, Mr. Zhang. Ye Jin said that Ye Ziqiang's personality had become much calmer in recent years, and he was rarely so impulsive. This made me wonder if it was because I was drunk that I accidentally killed Ye Zixi. Ye Ziqiang had a history of violence, so a little stimulant drug could have triggered his violent impulses. Of course, this is only one possibility, and there is no evidence to check whether he took the drug that night.
According to Ye Jin's confession, she called her brother during the time of the crime because there was a problem with a project in the Real Estate Department. If I remember correctly, Mr. Zhang is in charge of the Real Estate Department. Ye Ziqiang did not necessarily want to drag Ye Jin into this mess, but this call came too coincidentally, and with Ye Jin's personality, she would definitely notice and intervene.
In this case, it is not surprising that Ye Qiao happened to go to the villa that night, and the wanted criminal who stole 2 billion US dollars from Ye Zixi is a European Chinese. You also happened to be studying in Europe. I've checked the information, and both of you went to the same university.
In addition, your family's Zhang Enterprise seems to be in a bad financial situation recently, and there are frequent rumors of shareholders withdrawing their investments … "
Zhang Shiyong's expression was indifferent at first, but when he heard the last part, his smile froze for a moment. However, he quickly looked at Ji Bai with a smile. "As expected of Divine Detective Ji, it sounds very reasonable. But I'm sorry, I didn't do what you're implying. So, I think you won't be able to find any evidence, so you're wasting your time, Divine Detective Ji. "
His unscrupulous mockery only made Ji Bai look at him indifferently, and a calm and resolute expression appeared on his handsome face.
Zhang Shiyong was slightly stunned, and then he heard him say in a deep voice, "I really don't have any evidence. But the net of the law is wide, and it will not miss out. This sentence has never been empty talk for us criminal police, and I believe it. Mr. Zhang, do you believe me? "
Watching Ji Bai's figure walk away, Zhang Shiyong recalled his words, and finally became a little impatient, and he cursed a few times in his heart. When he walked to the police station hall, he had regained his elegant and solemn expression.
When he saw his wife, Ye Qiao, in the interview room, he gently held her hands. "Xiao Qiao, you won't be in there for a long time, I'll wait for you to come out."
Compared to the miserable pain from the day before, Ye Qiao seemed calm at this moment, but her beautiful face looked more haggard. She pulled her hands out of Zhang Shiyong's and shook her head.
Zhang Shiyong looked at her and did not speak.
"Shiyong." Ye Qiao looked up at him, and there was a dead silence in her eyes. "I want to divorce you."
Zhang Shiyong looked at her in disbelief and sarcasm. "Ye Qiao, do you know what you're saying? You want to divorce me? "
Ye Qiao nodded slowly.
Zhang Shiyong could not help but laugh. "Do you know what kind of mess the Ye Group has left for you and Zixiao? If you leave me, I'm afraid your life after you get out of prison will not be very good. Don't let your imagination run wild. I can promise you that the title of Mrs. Zhang will always be yours. "
However, Ye Qiao did not answer, but raised her head and looked at him quietly. He had never seen such a look on his wife's face. It was quiet, determined, and even had a hint of contempt. There was no longer the admiration, fear, love, and hate that he was familiar with.
Before he could speak again, Ye Qiao had already stood up and said to the police officer next to her, "Officer, the interview is over."
Watching Ye Qiao's back disappear at the door, Zhang Shiyong was silent for a moment, then he tidied up his suit and stood up. He walked out of the interview room and continued to be a member of the Ye family, talking closely with his relatives and comforting each other.
A few months later, the economic criminal who had stolen a huge sum of money from the Ye Group was finally arrested overseas. According to Ji Bai's suggestion, the Economic Investigation Division focused on investigating the relationship between Zhang Shiyong and the case. Finally, they obtained strong evidence and sent the new boss of Lin City's business circle to prison. But that was a story to be told later.
In the past few days, the saddest and most silent person in the Ye Group was Ye Zixiao.
When it was almost noon, many of the people who came to visit the Ye family had already left. The originally crowded corridor was now quiet, and only a few police officers walked back and forth.
Ye Zixiao sat alone on the bench with his head lowered in silence.
Ye Jin told him, "Zixiao, the Ye family will depend on you in the future." She also told him not to trust Zhang Shiyong, but Wu Xie.
He could only nod with tears in his eyes.
When Ye Zixi died, he blamed his eldest brother and third sister, and did not pay much attention to the rest of the family. However, now, he had a taste of what it felt like to be broken. However, the extreme resentment and grief was stuck in his heart, and there was nowhere to release it. When he thought of his eldest brother who was crying bitterly just now, his third sister who was crying silently, and his father who had closed the door and refused to see him, he only felt like his heart was being cut by a knife.
Xu Xu walked out of the office and planned to go to the cafeteria on the top floor for lunch. As soon as she looked up, she saw Ye Zixiao, who was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, sitting in the corner of the corridor with his head lowered.
Xu Xu was not good at comforting people, so she stopped in front of him and pondered for a moment, but he did not seem to notice. At this time, Xu Xu remembered how Ji Bai comforted her when Ye Zixi died. Thus, she copied Ji Bai and squatted down on one knee to look at Ye Zixiao's face up close. Then, she said what she wanted to say the most to him.
"Ye Zixiao, you have to work hard."
Ye Zixiao raised his face that was buried in his palm and looked at her with red eyes.
Their eyes met for a moment, then Ye Zixiao nodded.
Xu Xu was about to get up and leave, but Ye Zixiao said, "Xu Xu, let me hug you." His voice was hoarse and dry.
Xu Xu was silent for a moment. "Okay."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a tightness around her waist, and Ye Zixiao had already reached out and pulled her into his arms. His head was buried deep in her shoulder, and his arms became tighter and tighter.
The man's broad embrace, slightly rapid heartbeat, and breath made Xu Xu slightly stunned.
At this time, Ye Zixiao had already let go of her. "Thank you."
At the other end of the corridor, the Criminal Police Unit members walked out of the office in twos and threes to eat. When they saw the two people hugging each other, they did not say anything. Ji Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and first looked at Ye Zixiao's silent eyes, which seemed to be suppressing complicated feelings, then looked at Xu Xu's calm and gentle face. Ji Bai turned around with a distant expression and followed everyone upstairs.
After eating, Ji Bai returned to the office, leaned against the chair, and closed his eyes to rest. It was also quiet in the big room outside. Not long after, he heard familiar light footsteps. He opened his eyes and saw Xu Xu walking in and sitting down opposite him.
"Ye Jin asked me today if I would do the same if I were her." She said, "She thinks that we're the same kind of people."
Ji Bai said faintly, "You wouldn't. You guys are different. "
Xu Xu nodded, she thought the same way. Perhaps Ye Jin had the same characteristics as her, but she had always known what she was pursuing, while Ye Jin was trapped in the Ye Group and had never walked out of it.
However, the Ye Group's case was the first big case that she had come into contact with. After the truth was revealed, her heart inevitably felt a little heavy. She also felt sorry for Ye Jin. When her emotions fluctuated a little, she subconsciously wanted to talk to Ji Bai.
His casual but firm tone warmed her heart, and the negative energy that stemmed from the Ye Group's case seemed to have dissipated.
Neither of them said anything else. After a while, Ji Bai asked, "How is Ye Zixiao?" His tone was calm, but his dark eyes were staring at her face.
Xu Xu looked at Ji Bai and blushed slightly. "I believe that he will pull himself together."
In Ji Bai's eyes, her reaction did not look too good. He changed his mind and said, "It's normal to care about a friend, but he's related to the case. You're the criminal police officer in charge of the case, so you should pay attention to your image in the police station. Don't do it again."
Xu Xu nodded honestly. "I'm sorry, I understand. Of course, there won't be a next time. Besides, I probably won't have any contact with him in the future. "
Ji Bai smiled faintly. "Okay, you know what to do."
The Criminal Police Unit finally ushered in a rare few days of vacation. As soon as Xu Xu returned home, she packed some daily clothes and went to Xu Juan's apartment.
"I'm taking three days off and I'll stay here with you." She said concisely.
Xu Juan smiled and stroked her hair. "Brother, it's fine."
Xu Xu had no other way to express her concern for her brother, so she could only accompany him. Xu Juan also understood her intention.
Xu Xu nodded and sat on the sofa to browse on her computer for a while. When she looked up, she saw Xu Juan holding a can of beer in one hand while sitting on the windowsill and looking at the starry sky.
Xu Xu got up and walked over. "Brother, give me a hug."
Xu Juan laughed and opened his arms to pull his sister into his embrace. "I'm flattered. Come, hug me a little longer."
A few seconds later, Xu Xu pushed him away and frowned, but her face was slightly red.
Xu Juan noticed that something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xu Xu answered thoughtfully, "Recently, I've been hugged by three men, including you, but all three of them felt different."
Xu Juan said, "Wait! Who were the other two men who hugged you? What else did they do? "
Xu Xu did not answer him at all. She stared at the night sky outside the window and said, "Brother, don't arrange blind dates for me anymore."
Xu Juan was stunned. Did she mean that she had someone in her heart?
However, his sister stayed at the police station all day, so she would only come into contact with the police.
"Didn't you say that you wouldn't go to the police?" Xu Juan's heart was filled with complicated emotions. There was relief, surprise, curiosity, and an indescribable dilemma.
Xu Xu could not explain the conflict between rationality and sensibility to him, and her emotions were in a mess, so she could only sigh and answer, "Time changes." After a while, she sighed again and said, "Besides, I might not be able to get him."
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