Chapter 14 Suspicion
This was the first time Li Yelai wore a suit. His handsome face, coupled with the crisp black suit, made him appear elegant and charming.
At home, even Li Yunyan, who never said anything nice, gave a positive comment: "He is indeed my brother, and his appearance is second only to mine."
But such a handsome guy is holding a huge black parasol. It's a bit weird no matter how you look at it.
It makes passers-by who want to strike up a conversation retreat.
Seeing this strange dress, the old housekeeper felt a turmoil in his heart.
But his professionalism was very high, and his expression returned to normal almost immediately.
And said gently: "Detective Zhou, your companion is dressed very strangely."
The detective noticed the fleeting expression of the employer's butler beside him, and while paying attention, , also guessed what Li Yelai was thinking.
This guy plans to bring his own psychic weapons in!
So, the detective decisively made nonsense: "He is more pretentious and can't bask in the sun. If you have been in contact with psychics, you should know that the conditions of psychics are different."
Li Yelai had no choice but to nod after hearing this: "Indeed , I’m being hypocritical!”
The old housekeeper smiled and nodded, seeming to agree with what they said. After all, psykers have such a thing as curses.
Afterwards, he invited Li Yelai and the detective to get in the car with him, and stepped forward to personally close the umbrella for Li Yelai who got in the car.
After that, the dark car sped through the old city and the ring city. When it was getting late, we arrived at the new city.
Border City East is divided into four districts.
From the outside to the inside are the old city area, ring city area, new city area and upper city area.
Li Yelai lives in the area closest to the high-walled old city. He could only afford the rent there.
After becoming a psychic and joining the officialdom, his goal was to buy a house in the Ring City area. Already saved enough 1/20.
The new city is far away from the high wall, with mountains and water, but not desolate.
Unlike the high-rise buildings in Shangcheng District, the scenery here is beautiful and it is a favorite area for the rich. Therefore, most of the buildings here are manors or villas. Some are even remnants of the pre-catastrophic era.
Li Ye didn’t dare to think about the housing prices here. At least they are seven-digit city coins.
Actually, it is not difficult to survive in the giant city. What is difficult is improving the quality of life.
Like Li Yelai before, although it was a little harder, he could still rely on his parents' inheritance and his own hard work. Provide for my sister’s education, support rent and daily expenses.
But it is a little difficult to save some money. Not to mention buying a house or a car.
Soon, the vehicle drove into a large manor and stopped smoothly in front of a Gothic three-story mansion. There are already many vehicles parked around. Most are sedans, and some are sports cars. Apparently there were many guests and they were all wealthy.
Looking at it, Li Yelai couldn't help complaining in his heart, he could only drive it inside the giant city, and it would be damaged even outside the city!
This is the location of this ‘private activity’.
It is said to be a building from the pre-disaster era, and the annual maintenance and repair costs are six figures.
No wonder psykers can be hired at high prices.
Li Yelai thought to himself, holding his big black umbrella, and after confirming the jet ax hidden under the suit behind him, he followed the detective out of the car.
"The dinner has already begun. You two, go and have something to eat first. Today is the master's birthday, and there are many guests. I'm afraid the master will not be able to see you until later." The old housekeeper smiled and said: "This is a good thing for you two. , is also an opportunity."
"Okay, thank you. We'll do it ourselves," the detective responded with a smile.
Then, he pulled Li Yelai into the hall on the first floor and leaned Li Yelai's black umbrella against the wall nearby.
"What opportunity did he mean?" Li Yelai did not refuse. A dinner party was being held in the hall. The guests were very bright and mingling, and it was very lively. He was really conspicuous carrying a black umbrella.
"Oh, what he means is that the people who can come here are of high status. If we still plan to take on private work, these people are our potential customers." The detective explained.
"Understood." Li Yelai nodded. Then he imitated the detective, picked up the plate, and went to the long table to pick up the dishes. And listened to the detective explain this commission.
"The name of this family leader is Wang De, who was once a famous figure in the giant city. He was born as a scavenger."
"Scavenger? How can he actually do this?" Li Ye Lai was a little surprised.
Scavengers, as the name suggests, are a group of people who leave the giant city to search for property in abandoned cities in the wilderness.
Due to the sudden disaster, many humans in the city were swallowed up by the mist. The entire city turned into a no man's land. The wealth among them is the target of scavengers.
Many scavengers come one after another just to find precious belongings and soar into the sky.
But it is not safe in the wilderness. Leaving the giant city is equivalent to leaving civilized society.
Dangerous beasts, fierce robbers, and even thoughtful scavenger teammates may be dangers!
If you are unlucky, you may be swallowed by the mist that occasionally moves.
Now, Li Yelai, who has learned the truth about the disaster, knows that scavengers may still encounter those victims or virtual monsters.
So, the risk to scavengers is great.
Among them, there are very few people who can really get high profits and turn over.
It seems that this employer is one of them.
To be able to reach this point, I have to say that I am very lucky.
It was Li Yelai who came and went as a scavenger. Haha, it was not surprising for Li Yelai that the mist suddenly appeared.
Luck, luck
Li Yelai was envious and moved toward a piece of barbecue, but someone took it away first. Li Yelai only saw the other party's slender arms in his peripheral vision.
Li Yelai didn't pay attention, but turned to pick up the chicken legs.
The detective continued: "He was very lucky. Through the resources and certain technological drawings he brought back, he completed his class promotion in one fell swoop. Then, he settled in Border City No. 3 and started to The business has developed rapidly since then, and he has become one of the most wealthy businessmen in the border city, and his family has become more prosperous."
The chicken legs that Li Ye came to see were snatched up again. One step away, he had to move a few steps to pick up the steak.
"But all this seems to have changed. Since ten years ago, at this time every year, almost in late September, members of their family will..." The detective nuzzled at Li Yelai.
Li Yelai looked up after his steak was taken away again.
Then he saw a short-haired girl wearing a dark red tube top evening dress standing next to him with a steak between her hands.
The dress outlines her proud figure. Her bare shoulders and arms are whiter under the dress. The gauze on the skirt covers the girl's legs. But the light makeup on that delicate face was teasing at the moment.
“You’ve raised your head.” The girl smiled and handed her plate to Li Yelai: “How many times do I have to grab you before you react?”
Li Yelai After looking at the girl for a while, I recognized that it was cheese.
In the past, Chee always wore large sweatshirts. According to her, it was to look slimmer.
At this moment, she was wearing an evening dress, but she showed a stunning charm. There were many male guests whose eyes rested on her from time to time.
The contrast made Li Yelai almost not recognize it.
"Why are you here?" Li Yelai was a little surprised. Didn't Cheese say before that he didn't plan to take on private work?
"My uncle has business dealings with this place, so he brought me here to have a meal." Cheese looked at Li Yelai, nodded and commented: "This is quite handsome."
Li Yelai complained: "No wonder, you looked like a rich woman looking at a male model before, so you are really a rich woman?"
Cheese lifted the hem of her skirt, exposing her calves and said: "I know now. Do you want to hug your thigh? ”
At this time, a middle-aged man approached and asked: "Xiaoya, is this your friend?"
As he said that, he looked at Li Yelai and the detective, and finally looked at Li Yelai, There was scrutiny in his eyes.
This must be Cheese’s uncle.
"He's my colleague. This is my teammate." Cheese said plainly. The middle-aged man's face changed slightly, and he obviously understood what Cheese's colleague meant.
A kind of sadness appeared on his face: "Teammate, come and sit with me when you have time."
Cheese seemed to suddenly think of something, and immediately said to the middle-aged man: " Uncle, go and park our car farther away."
The middle-aged man was stunned: "What? It will be stolen?"
Cheese said seriously: "It will explode. Ah!”
Then the confused middle-aged man quickly left the hall.
Li Yelai was silent for a while. He felt that Cheese meant something!
That's too much!
"Ahem!" Cheese changed the topic: "I didn't expect that your private life would be here. What did you just say?"
"Do you want to participate in the commission?" Detective asked.
"No, but I plan to listen to it." Cheese responded: "I really didn't know that this happened within the Wang Group."
"Okay." The detective nodded. , after scanning the surroundings and finding no one approaching. Then he whispered: "Since ten years ago, every year in late September, a member of this family will inevitably die."
"Every year? So they didn't try to call the police?" Li Yelai ate. Barbecue asked.
"Yes, but I have no clue." The detective shook his head: "The murderer left no clues. And many cases look more like an accident. The driver who did not pull the handbrake lost control and ran over the passerby. The ice pick smashed through the skull, and the ascending elevator suddenly fell down. "This is a bit similar to my bad luck." Li Yelai frowned. If so, was it bad luck that killed them?
"But they did find the murderer, but they couldn't catch him no matter what."
"They didn't contact the Disaster Management Department?" Cheese responded after taking a sip of juice.
"No, they seem to have some kind of secret. They don't want to be known to the outside world." The detective said: "And now, it is the tenth year. There are not many important members of their family left. In order to find the real murderer as soon as possible, They finally made up their mind to hire a psyker."
Cheese nodded slightly. There are more or less invisible things in such rich families. Rather than letting the processing department take action directly, they hired psykers privately. More confidentiality.
But once you come into contact with forbidden objects, psychics and related events. Even if it is a private hire, the official will know about it.
And Li Yelai asked: "Then our mission is actually to find the other party before the murderer acts? To catch the other party?"
"If this problem can be solved. They We are willing to pay more. If we fail and no one is caught, we can only get a deposit of 100,000 city coins. The possibility of other wild psychics."
"The deposit is so generous," Li Yelai nodded.
"Then the secrets they concealed, have they been revealed to you?" Cheese asked.
“No, but I learned something from the conversations with those family members. It is said that the reason why their family has been able to rise rapidly and develop to this day is that they were helped by someone. The two parties reached a certain agreement. But after the family's rise, the family unilaterally broke the contract. It was suspected that that person was retaliating against them. "The detective said, "Furthermore, from the look on the old steward's face when he first saw him, he might have something to do with Ye Jiang. Similarities."
Said, explaining the old butler's flash of expression before.
As a detective, his professional skills deserve recognition.
"With me?" Li Yelai thought: "Do you mean the black umbrella?"
"Yes, I analyzed that the person who traded with the old family leader also carried a black umbrella or other umbrellas." The detective nodded. : "So, we have to pay attention to people with umbrellas around us."
"At present, there are still five important members of the family. The murderer's target is one of them." As he said, the detective Pointing to a middle-aged man in the distance.
The man was dressed brightly, his face was rosy, and he didn't look like he was being hunted at all. He was still drinking and clinking glasses with a few people.
"That is Wang De's second son." The detective said: "Speaking of which, he is the person who benefited the most from these incidents. His brother, the eldest son, lost contact in the wilderness a few years ago. When I found it, only half of it was left. The rest of the capable ones were almost gone. Once Wang De himself dies, he will be the successor of the family."
"Oh, that may actually be the family. "Internal struggle." Cheese responded: "Is this a possibility?"
"Indeed, except Wang De himself, the other four people are actually suspected of committing the crime." The detective responded: "I even thought it was a possibility." I think there is more than one murderer."
"Suddenly it has turned from suspense to a palace fight. You can fight anything!" Cheese complained.
At this time, the middle-aged man seemed to notice Li Yelai and others, or maybe he noticed the cheese?
Anyway, his eyes lit up and he came over with a smile and a drink.
"Oh shit, is the classic pick-up plot about to happen?" Li Yelai chuckled.
Cheese smiled: "He is for both men and women. Are you sure you are here to find me?"
Cheese is not afraid of striking up conversations. As a gibbering path, she can do it with just one sentence. Let the other person run around naked on the spot.
And Li Yelai's smile froze instantly.
Because, the middle-aged man was toasting to him from a distance: "Little brother, you"
However, the next second, a subtle feeling suddenly came from the top of his head.
The two bodyguards behind the middle-aged man stiffened, and Li Yelai raised his head slightly.
I saw the simple chandelier on the ceiling suddenly fall down on the middle-aged man!
‘Damn, it looks so familiar. ’
(End of this chapter)