The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 200 Extravagance
"We're here to ask you, where is Su Jing?" Wu Shanqiu finally couldn't help but ask after listening for a while.

"Huh? Didn't she go back to China?" Jin Yan blurted out, then his eyes darted away again—he knew he had let something slip again.

Qi Fei leaned forward, getting closer to Jin Yan, and pressed him with a rather imposing tone, "How did you know she'd come back from abroad again?"

Jin Yan chuckled dryly, "Alright, alright, we've come this far, so I won't hide it from you anymore. Not long after Chen Hao lost his diamond, I got another big order. Although I heard from the news that this guy had an accident. The thing is, he died at the zoo, um..." He paused, then suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "What does Chen Hao dying at the zoo have to do with my diamond?"

Qi Fei revealed a wicked smile that Jin Yan couldn't understand, and retorted, "What's it to you?! Just tell me what you know."

After hearing this, Jin Yan had no choice but to continue: "Anyway, I didn't think Chen Hao's death had anything to do with our business at the time. If anything, it was that ruthless woman Su Jing who did it."

But it's not appropriate for us to ask.

I'm just a businessman.

If there's money to be made, then do it; if there's no money to be made, then forget it.

That day, a man came to my shop. He was very generous and bought several pieces of jewelry from me. In the end, he quoted a price of 20 million, saying he wanted to buy a top-quality pink diamond for his girlfriend.

When he mentioned it, I felt heartbroken for the diamond that Chen Hao had lost.

If so, wouldn't we get that 10 million difference?

Without much thought, I took on the business.

This guy is really generous; he gave me a million on the spot, saying it was half of my commission.

However, this person said he only wanted the loose diamond, no design needed, and that he would give it to him directly when it arrived.

They said that when the diamonds were delivered, they would give me the remaining million, as a design fee that hadn't been used.

Upon hearing this, Qi Fei frowned: "Hmph, something fishy must be going on."

Jin Yan, however, disagreed: "In our line of work, we've seen all kinds of rich people."

What seems abnormal to you is simply that poverty has limited your imagination.

Upon hearing Jin Yan's words, Wu Shanqiu's eyes widened as if to say, "Qi Fei is still poor."

Qi Fei, of course, wouldn't argue, but simply pressed on, "So what happened next? You went to see Su Jing?"

Jin Yan twirled the diamond ring on his little finger and said, "Of course, I know about this requirement. Only Su Jing can get the goods he wants."

For the remaining one million, I risked being discovered and found Su Jing.

At first, she was unwilling to take the job, saying that Chen Hao had recently died and made the news, so she needed to lay low for a while.

I told her that this person quoted 20 million, and we could split 10 million in profit. By doing this deal, we could easily make 5 million. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get rich, and she was still tempted.

When it comes to money, people are all pretty much the same.

"Those who say they treat money like dirt only mean they haven't been paid enough."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shanqiu sneered, "You got more than five million; it was five million plus two million, seven million!" Qi Fei, however, felt increasingly uneasy: "So, Su Jing's trip abroad was specifically for this person's order? We heard she had already changed her flight back home. Did she come to see you?"

"Speaking of this..." She bit her lip, "I suspect Su Jing wanted to embezzle the money."

"Why do you say that?"

"The buyer specifically requested that Su Jing deliver the goods. I was in a hurry to make money and neglected to do so, directly giving Su Jing the other party's contact information. Today was supposed to be the delivery day. But this morning I tried to contact both my buyer and Su Jing, but I couldn't reach either of them."

"Damn it, I was worried they'd skipped the order. You guys came at the perfect time; you have to help me find this Su Jing."

"The buyer you're talking about, based on your description, isn't he one of your regular customers?"

"No, he said it was introduced by my client. I only do business with acquaintances here, friends introduce friends."

"Name? Age?"

"Hehe, you don't understand the rules of our industry. We don't ask too many questions or say too much. The other party was wearing a mask when he came, but judging from his figure and voice, he's not very old. He should be..." Jin Yan looked Qi Fei up and down, "about the same age as you or a little older. I wonder which super rich second generation he is."

“Brother Fei, we can trace this person’s identity based on the phone number. Do you suspect that Su Jing’s disappearance is related to this person?” Wu Shanqiu said from the side.

Jin Yan realized that cooperating with the police to find this big client would be beneficial to him, so he changed his previous passive attitude and actively provided information: "Oh, although he didn't say his own name, he did say his girlfriend's name and address. I'll show them to you."

As he spoke, he got up and took out a registration book from the drawer behind him, flipped to a line of handwritten recipient information, and handed it to Wu Shanqiu, who had already gotten up to take it.

A soft exclamation came from the small VIP room, followed by Wu Shanqiu immediately handing the notebook to Qi Fei: "Brother Fei! Look!"

Qi Fei's expression changed immediately upon seeing it. It clearly stated: Zhong Xiaoyu, Room 301, Guiyue Apartment.

The elevator doors closed, leaving only Qi Fei and Wu Shanqiu behind.

Wu Shanqiu, who had been holding back her words to Jin Yan, blurted them out like beans: "Damn, Zhong Xiaoyu, isn't that Zhong Kui? Who is this guy? Is he trying to steal your girlfriend?!"

However, Qi Fei appeared unusually calm and said in a deep voice, "In this world, there is only one person who would consider Zhong Xiaoyu his girlfriend."

"Ah, you mean Xi He? Is he getting involved again?"

"The key point is that if it really is him, then his reason for contacting Su Jing is not as simple as buying diamonds."

What exactly is he trying to do?

"What makes him so terrifying is that his purpose cannot be fathomed using normal human thinking."

"That's it. If Su Jing went directly to Xi He, wouldn't she be in grave danger?" Wu Shanqiu scratched her head, feeling troubled. The sightseeing elevator descended to the last two floors, and the cement walls blocked out the light, plunging the two of them into darkness.

"Brother Fei, we checked the surveillance footage of Su Jing arriving in the early morning. She got into a taxi with the license plate ending in 9670. We contacted the driver and he said that Su Jing took a taxi directly to Nanling and got off at the foot of the mountain."

We tracked Su Jing's cell phone signal and finally located it at the foot of the mountain in Nanling.

Upon hearing the name "Nanling," Qi Fei's head felt like it had been bombed: "Could it be such a coincidence?!"

Wu Shanqiu also became worried: "I'll never forget what happened at the Nanling Maze. This Su Jing going to this desolate place at dawn, could it be that..."