Chapter 124 The Assassin Emerges

Song Jia was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.

"Fine, I admit you're right."

Compared to a professional, she truly was inferior.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

"If not, then this conversation ends here."

As Chen Mo spoke, he picked up his phone from the table, preparing to leave.

Song Jia really didn't have any clues here.

It was pretty much as he had expected.

"Wait."

Just as he was about to get up and leave, Song Jia spoke up to stop him.

She glanced around, and seeing no one else, she spoke.

"I actually do have one more clue that I haven't told anyone before."

The reason she hadn't told anyone...

...was mainly because she feared an incompetent police officer would come along and tip off the enemy after she spoke.

"Let's hear it."

If Song Jia really had investigated something, then Chen Mo had indeed underestimated her.

"Actually, investigating the bills and such was all an act I put on for Sun Aiguo, or rather, for you all to see."

After Song Jia determined that the officer before her was no ordinary man, she decided to be honest.

If Sun Aiguo's bills really were problematic...

...the police would have discovered it long ago.

Therefore, she knew very well in her heart that doing so was a futile effort!

To deceive Sun Aiguo, she pretended to be naive.

She would intentionally or unintentionally reveal her little schemes.

This made Sun Aiguo always feel like he could easily manipulate her.

Only in this way could she continue to lurk by his side and keep investigating.

"Sun Aiguo's assistant, Wang Li."

"This man is problematic; he carries a heavy murderous aura. I once accidentally overheard that he used to be a mercenary abroad."

"I don't know what happened later, but he became Sun Aiguo's assistant and bodyguard."

"Judging by the killer's methods, if the perpetrator is a professional hitman, then they were likely found through this Wang Li."

After Song Jia finished speaking, she quietly looked at Chen Mo.

Having heard her words, Chen Mo confirmed that he had indeed underestimated her earlier.

It seemed she wasn't a fool; she understood everything.

She just deliberately played the fool to deceive everyone.

"So you're saying that many of the things Sun Aiguo does pass through Wang Li's hands?"

Chen Mo's index finger tapped lightly on his leg, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Having experience as a mercenary abroad is an illegal act.

Depending on the severity of the circumstances, it warrants a prison sentence.

Was Sun Aiguo's true purpose for keeping such a person by his side really just for his own safety?

"Yes, I've even wondered if the killer is Wang Li himself!"

"He follows Sun Aiguo's orders and possesses the ability to kill!"

Chen Mo nodded and stated that her lead was very important.

Then he stood up, intending to leave.

Before he left, Song Jia sighed.

"I worked very hard to find these clues. I hope you can give me some closure."

...

After parting ways at the cafe...

Chen Mo walked to the roadside and boarded the van where Long Hao and the others were.

"The information on Wang Li has been investigated."

Earlier, while Chen Mo was talking with Song Jia...

...the information had been transmitted back to the van through Chen Mo's invisible earpiece.

"Wang Li, 35 years old, a native of Xinghan. He went abroad at eighteen and there was no news of him returning until five years ago, when he suddenly reappeared and became Sun Aiguo's assistant and bodyguard."

"If what Song Jia said is true, then his years as a mercenary must have involved operating in other countries illegally."

This 'illegal' doesn't just refer to being a mercenary, but also to crossing the borders of other countries illegally.

Similar itineraries for mercenaries wouldn't appear on a passport.

"Additionally, it was just discovered that after Wang Li returned from abroad, he has had physical altercations with others, causing injuries."

"Afterward, Sun Aiguo would step in to bail him out."

The reason Long Hao emphasized this was to reinforce the idea of Wang Li's mercenary experience.

Normal people don't have such a short fuse.

He basically got into a fight with someone once a month.

And every time, he would injure the other person.

He clearly wasn't an ordinary person.

"Chen Mo, do you think Wang Li is the killer?"

As Long Hao asked the question, everyone turned to look at him.

They were all well aware of Brother Mo's Reasoning ability.

For questions like this, asking Brother Mo was the simplest way.

"Theoretically speaking, I don't think Wang Li is the killer."

There were many reasons, the most important being that if Wang Li were the killer...

...then he would be a ticking time bomb by Sun Aiguo's side.

He could explode at any time and blast Sun Aiguo into the abyss.

Putting oneself in the perspective of a normal employer who hires a hitman...

...how could they tolerate having the killer right next to them?

Unless it was out of necessity.

But for a smart man like Sun Aiguo, how many such 'necessities' could there be?

Judging from common sense, he didn't think Wang Li was the killer.

However, he didn't state it as an absolute certainty.

Just in case there were some other unknown circumstances.

"Should we meet Wang Li and test him out?"

Long Hao asked Chen Mo; after all, this guy was a walking lie detector.

When the time came, Chen Mo would be able to tell at a glance if Wang Li's answers were true or false.

"It's a bit too hasty to look for Wang Li now, isn't it?"

Liu Fengxia suddenly spoke up.

"First, we don't have any evidence, and there's a high probability Wang Li won't cooperate. While going directly to him could certainly clarify if he's lying, it would also tip him off, wouldn't it?"

"Second, if Wang Li isn't the killer but has mercenary experience, then the killer was likely sourced from abroad."

"I believe there is more hope in investigating the entry and exit records from three years ago right now."

After she finished speaking, several people in the van showed expressions of thought.

Actually, there was no need for much agonizing.

It was simply a matter of sequence.

However, Liu Fengxia made a good point. If they found that a foreigner had entered Xinghan Province around the time of the Cui Shengli family's deaths three years ago...

...and could find evidence of a connection to Wang Li...

...then going to Wang Li would be done with evidence in hand.

Whereas going to Wang Li first would merely be a probe.

"Let's do as Little Liu says."

Long Hao nodded, agreeing with her direction of investigation.

...

Half an hour later.

A copy of the entry and exit records for foreigners around July three years ago was placed before them.

In fact, not many people came to Xinghan.

Therefore, there were only a dozen or so names on the list.

Among them, a man named William caught Chen Mo's attention.

Just by looking at the photo, one could see the difference between this man and the others.

His expression was calm, yet there was always a faint, lingering murderous aura.

This kind of temperament was very common on the battlefield.

What made him even more suspicious was...

...the time of the Cui Shengli family's deaths was July 15th.

This foreigner named William entered the country on July 10th and left on the 16th.

Was this a coincidence?

"It must be this guy!"

Wu Tian poked William's photo on the document forcefully with his index finger.

"Arriving on the 10th and leaving on the 16th—he definitely came here to kill!"