The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 517: Mr. Cheng, who is full of luck

Inside the reception room on the third floor.

Only Qin Chi and Peng Nian were left.

"Director Peng, according to our investigation of the traces at the scene of Miss Chen Manli's death, the bullet that shot into her back was not originally aimed at her."

"If it's not directed at Chen Manli, then who is it directed at?" Peng Nian asked involuntarily following Qin Chi's words.

"What do you think?"

"How would I know? At that time, I escaped with the others and was still quite a distance away from Miss Chen Manli..."

"Director Peng, you were able to notice Miss Chen Manli while you were running away. This shows how much you care about her!" Qin Chi chuckled.

Peng Nian felt embarrassed.

"Officer Qin, I had an appointment with Miss Chen Manli. When the first gunshot was heard, I was walking towards her. After the gunshot, everyone was scared and ran out. I followed them, and she happened to be in front of me, so I saw it."

"So, Director Peng witnessed Miss Chen Manli being shot?" Qin Chi wrote it down in the notebook.

"No, that's right. I just saw her running outside with someone, and suddenly there was a gunshot and she fell down..." Peng Nian hurriedly explained.

"Did you see that this shot directly hit Miss Chen Manli?"

"Yes, not really. I only saw Miss Chen Manli fall down. I didn't see anything else."

"Director Peng, do you know the person who escaped with Chen Manli?" Qin Chi asked.

"I only saw the back and not the face, so I don't know who it is." Peng Nian denied it directly.

"Director Peng, Zhu Tianming has been pursuing Miss Chen Manli for a long time, and you and he are rivals in love. He ran towards the door of the ballroom with Miss Chen Manli, and you recognized Miss Chen Manli, but you said you didn't recognize him. Moreover, Miss Chen Manli was shot in the back and her face was on the ground. And you were about to walk over when you saw Miss Chen Manli, and Miss Chen Manli had been with Zhu Tianming when you came to the Paramount Ballroom." Qin Chi said playfully.

"Maybe the light was too dim and I didn't see it clearly. Now that I think about it, that figure could really be Zhu Tianming..."

"Director Peng, your hairstyle, figure, and clothing style and color are similar to Zhu Tianming's. Especially when the light is dim, the color difference of the clothes is more easily ignored. Assuming that Miss Chen Manli was killed by mistake and the gunman was targeting Zhu Tianming, do you think this is possible?" Qin Chi asked.

As soon as this question was asked, beads of sweat broke out on Peng Nian's forehead.

The air conditioner is on in the living room now, so it should be very comfortable. Unless you are nervous and sweating, you won't feel hot and sweaty.

"Zhu Tianming, who could he offend?"

"Zhu Tianming is just a businessman, timid and lustful, but he won't offend anyone easily. Who has such a strong hatred that he wants to kill him?"

"Officer Qin, you should ask Zhu Tianming this question. I'm not familiar with him, so how can I know?"

"Director Peng, do you think the murder was caused by jealousy?"

"what?"

"Director Peng, Zhu Tianming pursued Miss Chen Manli, and you also liked Miss Chen Manli. It seems that you and he had a conflict..."

"No, it's impossible. I have status and position. How could I do something like hiring someone to kill someone for a dancer?" Peng Nian firmly denied.

"That's true. The one who died was Miss Chen Manli. You don't have this motive."

"Officer Qin, do you have anything else to ask? If not, I'll be leaving now." Peng Nian didn't want to stay any longer.

If he asked any more questions, he would have a heart attack.

"Director Peng, what if the gunman's target was you, but he mistook Zhu Tianming for you and ended up killing Miss Chen Manli by mistake?" Qin Chi asked a shocking question. Peng Nian was so shocked by this question that his eyes widened, his mouth opened, and he exhaled.

"Do you think this hypothesis is possible?" Qin Chi added.

"Officer Qin, do you police officers rely on assumptions to solve cases?" Peng Nian asked back after calming down a little.

"Make bold assumptions and verify them carefully." Qin Chi said, "This is what our boss Cheng has always asked us to do. When handling cases, we should not stick to the rules. We should think of all the possibilities we can think of, and then look for evidence from them, eliminate and deny them, and finally find the correct answer."

Peng Nian's mouth twitched slightly, and he praised: "Mr. Cheng's way of handling cases is really unique and amazing."

"Director Peng, your No. 76 has offended too many people. It is normal that someone is targeting you. If the case is as we have inferred, then you must be careful. If it fails this time, I'm afraid it will happen a second time." Qin Chi said.

"No need for my concern, Officer Qin." Peng Nian didn't want to stay any longer, so he stood up and was about to leave.

"Director Peng, are you leaving now?" Black Cat Wang Jie asked in surprise when she saw Peng Nian coming out of the reception room.

"Manager Wang, now that we have finished discussing this, we will naturally leave."

"Didn't we agree to stay for dinner?" Wang Jie tried to persuade him.

Peng Nian had no intention of staying for dinner, so he just apologized, hurried downstairs, got into his car, and left the Zhaofeng Club.

In the lobby on the ground floor, Cheng Mo had just gathered his strength and made a huge bet, winning thirty-five times the compensation.

The investment was recovered in no time.

Hearing that Peng Nian was gone, Lin Zhijiang naturally could not continue to play, and Cheng Mo decided to quit while he was ahead, since he didn't come here to win money anyway.

As soon as Lin Zhijiang and Peng Nian left, Cheng Mo naturally would not stay for Pan Sansheng's meal, so he said goodbye and left.

Pan Sanxing originally wanted to make friends with Cheng Mo, but in the end, the opportunity was gone. However, he could not blame Lin Zhijiang and Peng Nian.

……

"How is it going? Have you asked everything?" Cheng Mo asked Qin Chi on the way back in the car.

"I have asked all the questions that I should have asked, as you instructed, Mr. Cheng." Qin Chi said, "As you expected, Peng Nian was a little flustered. He must have known something, or guessed that Chen Manli's death was related to him."

"Well, this shows that the direction of our suspicion is correct." Cheng Mo nodded.

"Boss Cheng, if they really went after Peng Nian, then the gunman is most likely a killer from the Blue Shirts Society." Qin Chi said, "If we investigate the Blue Shirts Society, I'm afraid we won't find any results."

"If the people who killed him were from the Blue Shirts Society, do you think Peng Nian would be so nervous?" Cheng Mo laughed and asked back?
"Not the Blue Shirts Society?" Qin Chi was stunned. He was very smart, but he didn't know much about the power struggle within No. 76, so naturally he couldn't understand what was going on.

"Who does Peng Nian belong to?"

"The one from number 76?"

"I'm asking you, in No. 76, does Peng Nian belong to Ding Mocun's camp or Lin Shiqun's?"

"It seems to be Ding Mocun's people."

"Where's Lin Zhijiang?"

"That's naturally Lin Shiqun..." Qin Chi blurted out.

(End of this chapter)