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Chapter 447 The Test of Humanity
As the masked man watched Janus talking to Shi Hongfang, a sense of absurdity gradually rose within him.

"There's no need to say more about that. You are, after all, the second young master of the Shi family. You should have the authority to adjust the security deployment near your home, right?"

"Remember to leave a small opening; I'll send someone to sneak in through the security loophole and take care of Cheng Lejia."

The masked man couldn't see the expression beneath the thirteen masks, but he was certain Janus was smiling.

Shi Hongfang asked warily, "Why go to all this trouble to arrange for Cheng Lejia to stay at the Shi family's place? If you want him dead, I can directly reveal the location of the safe house where Cheng Lejia is staying."

Janus shook his head with a compassionate expression: "Sigh, I'm doing this for your own good, Captain Shi. Only a few people know the location of the safe house."

"If we just storm in, even the dumbest police officers would figure out someone leaked the information, right?"

Shi Hongfang wasn't stupid: "If I arrange for them to stay at the Shi family's place, they won't suspect me?"

"Hmm, that makes sense. Let's forget about it then."

Janus sighed dramatically, "I was originally planning to give you all the information at once..."

"and many more."

Shi Hongfang immediately changed his mind: "I can arrange for Cheng Lejia to stay with the Shi family."

"Are you sure?" Janus asked, feigning ignorance.

"Give me the stuff first," Shi Hongfang bargained.

Janus smiled and said, "Of course, no problem! I'll give you half of the personnel information first. I've put the other half in a safe house. I'll tell you the location after Cheng Lejia dies."

“Sure,” Shi Hongfang replied.

"So, happy working together?"

Janus couldn't resist making a joke about Shih Hung-fang at the end.

Unfortunately, all he got in response was the tone indicating that the call had ended.

"This person has no manners at all. I helped him so much, and he didn't even say thank you."

Janus sighed at Shi Hongfang's lack of manners, then turned his gaze to Mask: "You heard it all. With Shi Hongfang as an inside man, killing Cheng Lejia would be a piece of cake."

The masked man remained silent.

After a long pause, he asked in a muffled voice, "Why did you insist on placing Cheng Lejia in the Shi family when it would have been much easier to kill him?"

"Why? You're asking why?"

Janus laughed wildly, "Hahaha! Isn't that obvious! If Shi Hongfang only revealed the safe house where Cheng Lejia was placed, others would be disappointed in him, but they wouldn't necessarily hate him."

But actively placing Cheng Lejia in the Shi family's residence and diverting security to help you kill him—that's aiding and abetting a crime! Can't you even understand something this simple?

Janus's insidious plan sent a chill down his spine: "...I just don't understand the point of dragging Shi Hongfang into this."

"Meaning? Of course it has meaning!"

The black water body twisted and contorted, indicating that Janus was in a state of extreme emotional excitement.

"The father of the person you love and the captain you trust teamed up to kill your best friend... Hahahaha!!! This script couldn't be better!!!"

"It's a pity that if it weren't for the hermit's interference, Hu Yingshao and Wang Youcai alone would have been enough to extinguish that ridiculous kindness! Why wait until now!"

"Aren't you right, Dr. Fang Donghai? Haha! Hahahaha!"

Janus's maniacal laughter echoed through the deserted park.

A shooting star streaked across the silent night sky, as if foreshadowing someone's impending death.

………………

The next day at noon, the criminal investigation team was unusually lively.

The bodies discovered this week were mostly from the underworld, but the body brought in today is different from the others.

"Huff... huff huff... huff..."

Heavy breathing mingled with hurried footsteps.

Jin Ping'an charged recklessly all the way to the door of the lounge and broke in.

"Le Jia! Are you alright?!"

Jin Ping'an, who had suddenly stopped, stumbled and almost knelt down in front of Cheng Lejia.

After receiving news of the old housekeeper's murder, Jin Ping'an grabbed Tian Hao and rushed back from Song Jie's stronghold without stopping.

Even though he had learned from his colleagues that Cheng Lejia was safe and sound, he was still worried.

It wasn't until now that I saw Cheng Lejia sitting unharmed on the sofa in the lounge.

Cheng Lejia reflexively forced a smile: "I'm fine... it's just..."

"I know."

Jin Ping'an quickly interrupted Cheng Lejia, preventing him from uttering those extremely cruel words for the person involved.

Jin Ping'an knew very well that after Cheng Lejia's parents passed away, the old housekeeper became his guardian and took care of him from childhood. In his heart, he probably already regarded the old housekeeper as a family member.

Thinking of this, Jin Ping'an slammed his fist on the table: "Why did it have to be Grandpa Li! He could never be that kind of person!"

All the bodies that were brought in had criminal records before their deaths.

So everyone basically assumed that the old butler must also have some unknown secrets.

Over the years, the old housekeeper has been helping Cheng Lejia manage the Shengjia Group, a business behemoth.

It's normal for there to be some shady financial transactions.

After all, whether it's public or private, no company in the world is absolutely clean inside.

Having experienced the harsh realities of society, Jin Ping'an understands this point.

But in his eyes, even if the old butler walked on the edge of the gray area, he was by no means a villain.

It's highly likely that Shengjia Group had some kind of business dealings with Song Jie, which is why they were also put on the kill list.

Now, if we can find the funds flowing into the black market from the Shengjia Group's cash flow, we can find out exactly what the person who killed us was trying to cover up.

Of course, this was the reason Tian Hao gave to Jin Ping'an on the way back.

Jin Ping'an's brain wasn't sharp enough to begin with, and now he's been blinded by the old butler's death, so how could he possibly think of so much?

"Ping An, calm down," Cheng Lejia advised.

"Me! I... Sigh!"

Jin Ping'an looked at Cheng Lejia, who was trying hard to control her facial expressions, and finally swallowed back all the words she wanted to say.

Cheng Lejia took a deep breath: "The most important thing now is to cooperate with you to find out the truth. Compared to those dead people who can't speak, my company is the only breakthrough point at present."

Only by finding out exactly what Grandpa Li was involved in can we clear his name.

Jin Ping'an paused and said, "But... are you sure you want Shengjia Group to be fully investigated?"

"Isn't this the only way right now? If you had any other ideas, you would have interrupted me just now," Cheng Lejia said with a wry smile.

Jin Ping'an was speechless.

As Cheng Lejia said, he has indeed not found any useful clues.

The stronghold mentioned by Zhang Feng was just a place where Song Jie usually indulged in pleasure. The investigation only revealed some embarrassing scenes, without any valuable information.

(End of this chapter)