Genius Detective - Chapter 157

Chapter 157

Chapter 157: Father and Son Quarrel

During the talk, Old Man Lu and the lawyer had come out . Old Man Lu laughed . "Officer Song, you really bullied me . I was detained for the better part of a day because of a chicken . ”

"Nobody abused you, right?"

"No, no . Everyone was very polite to me . Please don't play this game next time, Officer Song… Let’s go back to my place to have a meal . I’ll call the chef to make your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs, Officer Song . ”

"I still have official business to do . I will visit you again tomorrow . ”

"Be sure to solve the case earlier and get my son some peace!" Old Man Lu turned to his lawyer and said, "Go and drive my car over . "

The lawyer said with a bitter smile, "I am not a driver . I am a lawyer . "

"You are a lawyer?" Lu was a little shocked .

The lawyer glanced at Chen Shi and Lin Dongxue and urged, "More words mean more mistakes . Sir, let’s head back!”

Chen Shi looked at the back of Lu Qixing and rubbed his chin . "He still remembers this?"

Lin Dongxue said, "The son is dead, but he doesn’t seem that sad . "

"The people on the public scene have long been practicing their poker faces no matter what they feel . " Chen Shi said . "Who is still working right now in the task force?”

"Want to have a meeting?"

"What meeting? I want to treat everyone to dinner . "

Lin Dongxue was very happy and said, "I’ll call them . "

Chen Shi invited several members of the task force to come to a nearby famous Chaozhou[1] Beef Ball Hot Pot Restaurant . This was the place that Tao Yueyue had said she wanted to eat at a few days ago . When she ordered her food, she was particularly happy and asked for a lot of beef balls, meat rolls, vegetable platters and noodles . Chen Shi cautioned, “You better finish all of it!”

Tao Yueyue reasoned, "If I don’t order everything, how will I know what I want to eat?”

In the store's red oil[2] hot pot were beef balls the size of a baby’s fist . It was full of tendons that were nice and chewy . When they bit into the balls, there was a soupy filling inside . If it was cooked for too long, the fillings inside would explode out .

Everyone was very happy eating this meal . When they were almost done, Chen Shi said, "If I were to talk a bit about the case, it wouldn’t affect everyone’s appetite and mood, right?”

"The case is my life, just say it!" The words of the police officer Old Zhang attracted a burst of laughter .

"From the clues present in front of us, the deceased was attacked at home on the evening of February 2nd . He lost a heavenly-priced guitar and now his life assistant Sun has gone missing as well . The investigation showed that Sun Shenyou was someone that Old Man Lu originally sent to his son almost like a nanny . The company and life affairs of the victim were all handled by Sun Shenyou . She must know the value of the guitar . ”

"Brother Chen means that Sun Shenyou saw the money and suddenly killed Lu Zhendong before stealing the priceless guitar?” Xu Xiaodong asked .

"I can only say that this is what it seems on the surface . However, this reasoning can’t answer all the doubts within the case . I think we still need to investigate and reason further… Xiaodong, what have you discovered?”

"Huh? I’ve just been watching Lu Zhendong’s works produced by his company today . There were some big online productions . They were truly eye-openers . That so-called film company that produced art films was just a ‘kindergarten’ sponsored by his dad . The works he produced were full of flaws . They were all about guys pretending to be cool, picking up girls, being snobby, or other content like that . The protagonist was either a retired army-king[3], a thousand-year-old demon king, or a king of all worlds and realms! Either way, they’re all kings! Right, the protagonists were all played by Lu Zhendong himself . His lack of facial expressions and acting ability to produce a character that recites very immature lines was astounding . After watching it, I promise that it’s like you’ve opened the door to a whole new world . When you watch it, you will understand that ‘Pure Hearts into Chinese Showbiz[4]’ is actually a good movie . ”

"Stop whining and just talk about the case properly . "

"After suffering a day of mental pollution, if I don’t let it all out, I’ll feel restless . ” Xu Xiaodong ate something and continued, "This film company is Lu Zhendong's plaything . The seeders for you to download the films are extremely difficult to find and they all need to be paid for . Of course, all his works lost money . The latest one did not even have 10 subscriptions . I suspect that in addition to satisfying the vanity of this rich second generation, the function of this film company is for him to pick up girls . This is because I’ve noticed that after every two or three works, they’ll change the main female protagonist . Several of them were indeed some of Lu Zhendong’s girlfriends at one stage . ”

"How were their acting skills? Is it a serious performance?" Lin Dongxue asked curiously .

"Have you ever seen a child playing house? The acting is worse than that . The crew also knows that they are just playing with the rich young master, so none of them acted seriously . ”

"The rich people really know how to play!" Lin Dongxue said empathetically . Of course, Lu Zhendong as a rich second generation was much better when compared to all the other rich second generations that appeared on the news . At least he created his own company to play with, which didn’t harm anyone else .

Chen Shi said, "Note down all the information regarding each film . Their plot, shooting time, investment amount, and cast . You should follow this angle and go to the film company tomorrow to have a look . ”

Xu Xiaodong responded, "Okay, I will go over tomorrow and have my eyes opened again . ”

Chen Shi asked, "Old Zhang, what did you find out?"

Chen Shi asked about everyone's progress and findings . The current clues were so numerous that it was like the hairs on a cow’s body . They couldn’t ascertain what was important and what wasn’t . Chen Shi assigned tasks to everyone so that everyone followed a lead .

Soup was added to the hot pot several times and everyone was almost finished eating . Chen Shi asked Tao Yueyue, "Is it annoying?"

Tao Yueyue was playing with her mobile phone and kept her eyes on it . "No, you guys can continue talking about important things . ”

Chen Shi patted her head, "I will take you to eat ice cream later . "

Old Zhang smiled and said, "I wish my daughter was that sensible . "

Lin Dongxue praised, "Yueyue is a really good girl . " Then, she said to Chen Shi, "Right, do you think the quarrel that occurred on the evening of February 2nd is related to the murder?"

"I can't say for sure, but I know what they quarreled about . "

"What was it about?"

Everyone looked forward to hearing Chen Shi’s reasoning and put down their chopsticks . Chen Shi said, “Lu Qixing wanted use his son’s relationship with Jia Xingyun and pay bribes to Jia Xingyun’s father, but his son spent the money instead . ”

"What!? How did you come to that conclusion?" Everyone was shocked .

"Jia Xingyun's father just took office in Long’an and is responsible for land approval . This is a very good job . In Lu Qixing's working industries, real estate is a big one . On February 2nd, Lu Zhendong asked Jia Xingyun to eat at the Victory Restaurant . The food they ate was scrambled eggs with chives, seaweed egg soup, green pepper and potato strips, and marinated pork strips . It was also posted on Weibo in a high-profile manner . That night, the words “Weibo” and “Jia Xingyun” were mentioned during the quarrel between the two that night . Old Man Lu would never fume over something as little as that, let alone hit and injure him . They also mentioned a keyword - 'that money . ' What money? This money, the meal and Jia Xingyun must have had a relationship with it! Although I haven’t seen Lu Zhendong before, his character can be drawn from the rotten films he’s shot . He is a big boy who loves to play and is an idealist . He must have been very disgusted with this matter . Coincidentally, a week before the incident, Lu Zhendong bought a high-priced guitar . How could he have so much cash on his hands?

"So, I came to the bold guess that this money was originally used to pay bribes . Old Man Lu tried using his son's friendship to do bad deeds, causing Lu Zhendong's resentment . He used this behavior to retaliate against his father . That’s why there was a fierce quarrel between father and son!”

1 . A region in the Canton, China area .  

2 . Mala spicy, oily base .  

3 . Retired veteran that was the top soldier of all . A king amongst soldiers .  

4 . Actual movie that is rated very, very poorly .