Soul Patch

Chapter 78 Shut Up Forever

Huang Dongheng sat in a corner of the coffee shop, refilling his mocha cup after cup.

This is a shop called "Man Coffee" on the second floor of the Ginza Building. This coffee shop, filled with the aroma of coffee and milkshakes, is very popular among office workers in the vicinity.

Huang Dongheng also frequents this place, not because the coffee is particularly authentic, but because he likes the romantic and beautiful ambiance.

This corner booth, with its floor-to-ceiling glass walls, offers a panoramic view of the bustling Ginza shopping district.

As the soothing music played in the coffee shop, Huang Dongheng sipped his coffee gently, but his mood, like the coffee he kept stirring, was churning and churning, unable to find peace.

He glanced up listlessly, watching the wind and dust lashing haphazardly against the coffee shop window.

Downstairs, the busy social elites occasionally looked up at the sky, speculating about the weather, while others quickened their pace and rushed towards the surrounding buildings.

Nobody wants to get soaked to the bone in a sudden downpour.

At that moment, a lady, walking with a graceful gait, emerged from Ginza, her pace completely familiar to Huang Dongheng.

It's Bai Mengyao, also known as Zhang Meng.

She stepped into a black car with graceful poise, wearing high heels.

What? Dongheng Law Firm hasn't even changed hands yet, and she's already putting on such airs?

Is she absolutely certain of victory?

His slightly calmed emotions surged up again in an instant, and his pent-up feelings were about to explode.

boom!

He slammed one hand on the coffee table, while the other hand gripped the coffee spoon handle and stirred the coffee vigorously, the spoon constantly colliding with the side of the cup, occasionally splashing coffee out.

A couple at the next table, who were being all lovey-dovey, reluctantly changed seats. The woman whispered in the man's ear, her eyes scanning Huang Dongheng back and forth.

"Have you seen enough?" Huang Dongheng was still struggling with his coffee cup.

"This guy is probably crazy! Let's go," the woman urged the man to pay the bill.

The man put his arm around the girl's shoulder, and the two walked out intimately.

Huang Dongheng glanced at them coldly, a self-deprecating smile appearing on his lips.

Zhang Meng, in the beginning, also clung to him and tried to seduce him.

Then, he spent the next three years feeding dogs.

Thinking about these things now is pointless, as a shrewd lawyer, a renowned business lawyer who has never lost a case.

She's been by his side for three years, but Huang Dongheng doesn't believe it's because of love. She must have some inside information about the law firm that can't be made public.

As Attorney Ma left her documents, she looked at him anxiously and asked, "Brother, what are you planning to do?"

Yes, we have to do something to shut her up.

What conditions did she offer at the time?

Marry her, or give her the law firm.

Marrying her means taking Huang Dongheng as his wife and half of the law firm's shares.

If it were before, Huang Dongheng might have been willing to see her, and if he was in a good mood, he might have even made love to her.

just now……

Damn it, Huang Dongheng would kill her if he saw her, how the hell is he going to marry her?

The first option was rejected.

The second one is even less likely.

Dongheng Law Firm is his lifeblood. It's the culmination of his years of hard work, his decisiveness, wisdom, and a bit of luck in countless fierce industry battles that allowed the firm to carve out a path to become a leader in the M City law firm.

Huang Dongheng is able to manage such a large law firm and has faced several cases where he had no chance of winning, but he always managed to turn the tide. He believes that this time will be no different.

Crack! The bone china coffee cup was crushed in his hand.

The remaining half-cup of coffee spilled onto the tray, and once the tray was full, it naturally soaked into the brocade-like tablecloth of the coffee table.

The words "Man Coffee" on the white tablecloth are embroidered in the shape of a rose, evoking images of beautiful love.

Unfortunately, that beautiful rose was gradually swallowed up by the brown coffee.

How much she resembles a woman who perished in love!

At that moment, he suddenly thought of someone—Jia Nan.

His mind flashed back to Wang Fan, who had shoved chopsticks down his throat, and Hao Shuai, who had been hit by the side sign of Weiwei Bakery.

The incident of Hao Shuai being crushed to death while walking has been reported in the M City Metropolitan Daily. After investigation by the police, homicide has been ruled out.

The surveillance camera at the intersection was far from the scene of the crime, but it captured the entire process. Hao Shuai walked there, and the sign fell down and hit him on the head, killing him instantly.

Suddenly, insurance companies' business boomed, and many citizens purchased large sums of accident insurance.

Nobody knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first, right?

Huang Dongheng knew that both cases were actually related to Jia Nan:

Wang Fan had previously contacted the shop run by Jia Nan online. This is also the reason why Wang Fan's mother wants to sue Jia Nan.

In the end, Jia Nan lost the case, and her shop selling game equipment closed down.

Of course, he actually changed the server and domain name, and also renamed the branch "Midnight Carnival".

That information was obtained by Huang Dongheng after his investigation, but that's another story.

Hao Shuai's incident occurred a week or two after Jia Nan arrived at "Weiwei Bakery," and the bakery's supervisor was fired that same day.

Heaven knows whether the foreman unwittingly interfered with Jia Nan's plans, though the foreman himself may have been completely unaware of it.

Huang Dongheng's law firm had previously handled several serial murder cases.

Based on his experience, the cases of Wang Fan and Hao Shuai fit the characteristics of serial murder cases:

Both victims in the two cases belonged to the M Bureau, and both were even wearing uniforms issued by their unit when they died.

Black trousers, white shirts, almost the same height, similar weight...

He was almost certain that the killer was looking for someone who fit this description, waiting for an opportunity to kill them and then disguise it as an accident.

Thinking of this, he logged onto the website on his phone and opened the chat window he had last chatted with Jia Nan, the owner of "Midnight Carnival".

Judging from the shop owner's gray-black profile picture, they are probably offline.

Curiosity killed the cat: "Is there any way to make someone shut up forever? I mean forever..."

He stared at the message he had sent, and inexplicably felt his breathing quicken, as if countless eyes were watching him.

Huang Dongheng shifted in his chair and awkwardly looked around the entire coffee shop.

The music remained soft, creating a soothing and warm atmosphere.

Outside the window, a heavy rain was imminent. Dark clouds hung low, and a cold wind swept across the street, lifting the skirts of young women. The men, hurrying along, had no time to watch the commotion and scattered in all directions.

In Huang Dongheng's mind, this painting was more like a scene of the end of the world.

Look, in the face of great disaster, people are only concerned with saving their lives.

Suddenly, the chat window on her phone lit up, and Jia Nan replied to the message:

"Our shop only sells secrets from the heart. If a secret is deadly, then it can take the other person's life."

Curiosity killed the cat: "Very well, finding a deadly secret isn't difficult!"

(End of this chapter)