when the moon whispers

Chapter 518: Rose-Mission (Part )

Case Seven Rose
Mission 21 (Part 2)

The darkness of the early morning was so thick that the hazy moonlight filtered through the window, almost blending imperceptibly with the cool light from the living room ceiling lamp. It was so quiet that it was a little blinding.

The "Hongmen Banquet" that Jiang Weili personally invited on the night of the Red Mansion incident was actually far more than just coercion and inducement.

Shao Jie was inexplicably involved in the so-called "fixed match" storm, which was just the beginning of everything he could not control. The real culprit who almost cost him his life was always hiding behind Jiang Weili's wanton arrogance, vaguely attracting Shao Jie's attention.

Shao Jie sighed in tangle. He couldn't stand Jiang Mo's probing gaze, so he tilted his head slightly and shook his eyes.

"You're not lying, but you're nervous."

Jiang Mo stared at Shao Jie's pupils, who were trying to be relaxed but dilating unconsciously. He was silent for a while, and suddenly realized that this seemingly factual statement was so serious that it seemed like an interrogation. He pursed his lips slightly and slowly frowned.

In fact, she had long realized that the grudge between Shao Jie and Jiang Weili was far more than just a competition, which was the beginning of the elementary school-like dispute. However, Jiang Mo was not aware of Jiang Weili's actions at first, and the excuse of a match-fixing involving gambling and being discovered by someone was not at all life-threatening.

But this matter could not withstand repeated scrutiny. After investigation, Jiang Weili was found to be involved in a complex network of affairs, and the minor grudges and grievances could obviously no longer be covered up.

Shao Jie smiled bitterly, raised his shoulders and tried to shrink back: "I have never lied to you."

Jiang Mo didn't buy his tricks, and grabbed his wrist and pulled him in front of him: "But you are hiding it from me."

"I didn't mean to hide it...but apart from what I could find out about the match-fixing, I'm not sure about anything else...I don't know where to start--"

Shao Jie did not struggle, and let Officer Jiang hold his wrist so hard that the skin turned red. He lowered his eyes and looked at it quietly for a few seconds, then laughed helplessly: "Besides... I can't hide it from you."

"What was going on in the Red Mansion? They forced you to drink and left you in the alley to fend for yourself. If Jiang Weili was just after money and power, he wouldn't have done this, unless—"

Jiang Mo paused halfway through his muttering, lifted his eyelids and looked solemnly into Shao Jie's eyes, which had regained their composure. He looked at him in surprise as he lightly raised the corner of his mouth and nodded gently, then casually continued Jiang Mo's unfinished words: "He should have intended to kill me, but it was an accident that he was picked up by you and carried to the hospital before he died, avoiding the serial killer and the mastermind who came to the hospital to confirm whether I was dead or alive."

Jiang Mo blinked, finally realizing that his grip was frighteningly strong. He let go of Shao Jie's arm and sat down on the sofa. "So when you had a grudge with Jiang Weili, you knew that the gambling he arranged was not normal?"

"I... am not that powerful." Shao Jie laughed and shook his head. "Four years ago, I was just a young man at best. I found out about Jiang Weili's match-fixing and thought I could uphold justice. Who would have thought that I would hear something I shouldn't have heard... But I didn't realize it at the time. I simply treated Jiang Weili as an enemy and cowardly for three years, waiting for the day when I could expose his true colors."

Jiang Mo thought for a while, "You didn't know Liang Ming at that time."

Shao Jie nodded confidently: "At the beginning, I definitely heard and saw with my own eyes that Jiang Weili organized a betting game. He seemed to be reporting to someone on the phone, but I didn't quite understand what he said about the chips, and I didn't hear Liang Ming's name. Even if I searched everywhere for evidence later, at most, Sister Zhao got a fake account to sneak into Jiang Weili's "customer group", but before she had the chance to join, the group was inexplicably abandoned... Now that I think about it, it's most likely that my account gave away the secret."

Jiang Mo's heart sank, and he took a breath with a hissing sound: "You——" "I have always known that there is someone behind Jiang Weili, but I also really thought that Jiang Weili and his gang were simply collecting money... Later, when Jiang Weili was planning to make a final fortune and run away, I realized that there was something wrong with the chips he had accumulated. Then I remembered why Jiang Weili and his gang wanted to kill me inexplicably at that time."

The police are aware of Liang Ming's every move now. Jiang Weili has been under investigation for a long time and is lying in detention peacefully. It can be confirmed with certainty that Xiao Yanjing's act of picking on Liang Ming has nothing to do with him. That means there is another group of instigators who took advantage of the channels in the hands of Jiang Weili and Liang Ming and watched silently for several years. When they learned that Jiang Weili's arrest was related to Shao Jie, they took advantage of the situation and ran up to Shao Jie, a poor guy who seemed to know something about the instigator behind Jiang Weili and Liang Ming, and showed their knife as if threatening.

...It just happened to happen to happen at such a delicate time - Liang Ming was vaguely ready to make a move, and couldn't help but watch the police's movements.

"I don't know what these idiots are talking about... Little Glasses's knife could easily kill him if he gets hit."

Jiang Mo looked up at Shao Jie's calmness with worry, rubbed his eyes with a smile, and forgot about the bruise spray on his hands. He was so confused that he burst into tears: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier--"

"You don't have time, and I don't have evidence. Maybe the big boss behind the scenes doesn't dare to take my life so easily, so Xiao Yanjing gave me a reminder today."

Shao Jie lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Mo's red eyes. He held her face with his hands and gently wiped away her tears. He laughed helplessly, "Jiang Weili's match-fixing scheme is much bigger than I thought. Maybe... Liang Ming is just one of the suppliers who provided the exchange chips behind him."

Shao Jie paused, looked at Jiang Mo and wrinkled his nose in a wronged manner: "I don't know if Officer Wen can be trusted... But if there is a need, the glasses may be useful."

"Give the little glasses to Wen Chen, and you may not be able to save your life."

Jiang Mo gave Shao Jie a tearful look, which was hazy and had little deterrent effect. She could probably guess that Shao Jie's self-torture of throwing the decision-making power into her hands was most likely to take the opportunity to compare with Wen Chen, an imaginary enemy who had expired for who knows how many years - but the matter was of great importance, Jiang Mo did not dare to ensure that she could chew up the matter and swallow it without saying a word, and was speechless for a long time, so she could only fool around with an uncertain answer, unconsciously rubbed Shao Jie's palm twice, raised her face and changed the topic without a beginning or an end.

"correct."

Shao Jie felt like laughing when she nudged him: "Hmm? You're not going to punish me anymore?"

"...I just asked a few questions in a hurry." Jiang Mo experienced firsthand Shao Jie's ability to take revenge and curled his lips. "The team may have to carry out a mission recently. If you don't have time to take leave, you can stay at my place. Don't run around. I'll say hello to Deputy Zou. If they pass by on patrol, take a few more glances and keep an eye on them."

Shao Jie had very low trust in the police other than Jiang Mo, so he only asked the key point: "How important is the mission?"

"You need a gun."

"Is it related to Liang Ming?"

Jiang Mo raised his eyebrows.

"Is Liang Ji not very quiet recently?"

Due to work and health reasons, I will be working on another day~
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