Chapter 73 Wang Dawei, the owner of Meiwuju Restaurant

He wasn't talking nonsense; as a criminal investigator, he had seen many cases of contract killings.

And the masterminds behind them were usually wealthy and powerful people.

In the eyes of these people, human life was no longer human life, but a string of numbers equal to money.

Ordinary people don't understand the situation of such cases, but the truth is just that bloody.

"Motive, capability, and time of the crime are all there!"

Long Hao habitually asked for Chen Mo's opinion.

After all, his ability was well-known.

Asking him gave Long Hao some peace of mind.

"When you called the Feng Family, did you tell Feng Juan's brother about his sister's death?"

Chen Mo didn't answer Long Hao's question immediately, but turned to ask Xiao Zhang instead.

Xiao Zhang thought for a moment and said, "I did, but the reaction over there was quite flat."

"Of course, it's also possible they were pretending not to care to deceive me."

Xiao Zhang answered cautiously.

If the Feng Family really hired a killer, they must have rehearsed for police questioning.

And not caring is the best way to respond.

"Actually, I agree that they are highly suspicious." He looked back at Long Hao and gave his thoughts on the previous question.

"But thinking about it carefully, there are actually many doubts."

"The two of them moved here a month ago, and for the past ten-plus years before that, they lived in Binhai, in the same city as the Feng Family."

"Based on the injuries on Feng Juan's body, Lin Dahai's domestic violence didn't just start recently; it started at least five years ago..."

His meaning was simple and easy to understand.

If Feng Guoliang, the father, really cared about his daughter who eloped with someone else...

With his financial resources, finding his daughter would have been a trivial matter, and hiring someone to commit a crime would have been as easy as breathing.

There was absolutely no need to wait until the two moved to Muhe before arranging for someone to act.

It doesn't make sense.

"That... seems right."

"If Feng Juan's father cared about her, he should have acted long ago; if he didn't care, there's even less reason to find someone to do it."

Long Hao rubbed his face to wake himself up more.

"To be safe, let's call a family member over; I'll ask them personally."

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said.

On one hand, he planned to use his Micro-expressions lie-detection ability for the questioning.

On the other hand, given Xiao Xi's situation, she would likely be sent to an orphanage if nothing else; in that case, it would be better to go to the Feng Family, if they would accept her.

"Good idea."

Long Hao had the same thought.

This way, the child's meals would be taken care of in the future.

Whether they accept her or not is one thing, but it's worth a try.

He then ordered an officer to contact the Feng Family, and the matter was temporarily settled.

"Actually, I'm quite curious why Lin Dahai suddenly moved his whole family here."

"From a normal person's perspective, moving a whole family is usually from a small place to a big city, where all kinds of facilities are complete and there are more job opportunities."

"Or to seek help from relatives, but Lin Dahai moved from a first-tier city to a third-tier city. He has no relatives to rely on, and the development isn't as good as Binhai. It's strange, isn't it?"

In his past life, he had heard of people selling a dilapidated house in a first-tier city to buy a large flat in a third-tier city and putting the rest of the money in the bank to live off the interest.

But that didn't fit Lin Dahai's current situation.

It seemed more like he couldn't survive in Binhai anymore and had to move to a small city in a panic.

So what was the reason?

Since the information Xiao Zhang investigated was only about Lin Dahai's month in Muhe...

It would take some time to understand his situation back in Binhai.

"Escaping debt?"

"Or maybe he made enemies there, and knowing fear here, he was very kind to everyone, but ultimately his enemy still found him."

Long Hao instantly imagined a big drama.

After all, nothing happened for over ten years there, but after just one month in Muhe, he was impaled all over with steel!

The criminals in their Muhe couldn't possibly be that efficient!

"That makes some sense. Xiao Zhang, go to the restaurant and call the boss and the colleagues who were on good terms with Lin Dahai over."

"In one month, you can't really make many friends, and it's not easy to make life-and-death enemies. If we can rule out the people around him, then the killer might point back to Binhai."

Xiao Zhang understood and immediately ran off.

Meanwhile, Long Hao continued his mental theorizing.

"If the killer really is someone Lin Dahai made an enemy of in Binhai, then the current situation is all clear."

"The sudden move was to hide from the enemy, but his whereabouts were discovered, and the other party tracked him all the way here."

"Hey, speaking of which, the Feng Family is still suspicious. They could also play the role of the enemy. Maybe it wasn't convenient to act in Binhai before, and once they saw him move, they immediately arranged the hit."

At this moment, Long Hao's brain was spinning fast, constantly analyzing the possibilities.

Chen Mo also felt his analysis made sense.

After all, to be a captain, he must have strength; as said before, he had just been overshadowed by Chen Mo's brilliance recently.

"If you think about it this way, there's actually another piece of evidence that the Feng Family is the killer."

"Another one?"

Long Hao looked at Chen Mo with curiosity.

"Yeah, don't forget, the killer could kill Lin Dahai using steel nails, which shows immense hatred. So why didn't they touch Xiao Xi, the enemy's daughter?"

"Sins of the father don't visit the family? That's possible, of course."

"But if the Feng Family hired a killer, then they would definitely not let the killer harm Xiao Xi."

After all, the Feng Family's goal in hiring a killer would be to vent anger for their daughter who had suffered long-term domestic violence.

It wasn't because they felt their daughter's elopement had ruined their reputation and thus felt her living was a disgrace to the Feng Family.

"You know, compared to believing a murderer would stay rational while filled with immense hatred, I'm indeed more inclined to believe it's a father venting anger for his daughter while protecting his granddaughter."

"It seems we can only wait for the Feng Family members to arrive for now," Long Hao said.

Just then...

Xiao Zhang, who had just run out, came back.

Behind him was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, suit pants, and shiny leather shoes. Most striking was his protruding beer belly.

He fit the stereotype of a boss perfectly.

"He... Hello, officers."

Wang Dawei greeted them with an unnatural smile.

Knowing there was a dead person in the room—someone he had just seen yesterday and who was his employee...

Whether as a boss or a normal person, it would be hard to smile happily at this time.

"We called you here to confirm with you again: are you sure Lin Dahai didn't have any enemies?"

"As you know, he only moved here a month ago and didn't know many people."

Wang Dawei made a thoughtful expression upon hearing this.

In reality, Chen Mo could tell at a glance that he was faking it.

His mind was probably thinking about what to have for dinner.

But it was understandable; answering immediately would make him seem unreliable.

Sure enough, those who can be bosses are all shrewd.

After a few moments.

"I'm sure he didn't! At least, the restaurant staff and I don't know of any."

Wang Dawei's tone was certain, and he even patted his chest.

Hearing this answer...

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes.

Another one lying right to his face.