The Mystery of the Inner Demon

Chapter 84 Human Life and Business

Bao Chuchu bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi, I didn't manage the villa well."

Qi Dongjun patted Bao Chuchu's shoulder without saying anything reproachful. He only said, "You worked hard last night."

Bao Chuchu's face, which had been unmoved from the beginning, couldn't help but show emotion at this moment.

Qi Fei was very disdainful and muttered, "Buy people's hearts."

Wu Shanqiu hadn't recovered from the shock of Qi Fei being Qi Dongjun's son yet: "Brother Fei, are you really Qi Dongjun's son? We've known each other for so many years, and I didn't know."

Qi Fei stuffed the transcript into Wu Shanqiu's hand and said, "You take the rest of the transcript."

"Hey, hey, hey, no, Brother Fei, you know, we have a rule that two people must take the record." Wu Shanqiu chased after Qi Fei and said anxiously.

Qi Fei stopped, turned around and said to Wu Shanqiu, "Have you forgotten the principle of recusation? When investigating a case, if there is a conflict of interest or other relationship that may affect the impartial handling of the case with the parties involved, they should recuse themselves."

Wu Shanqiu muttered, "I know. I'll find someone from the team later, but you have to keep track of the situation. After all, it's such a big case. If Qi Dongjun can be ruled out as a suspect, shouldn't you continue to follow?"

Qi Fei knew it in his heart, and secretly cursed Liu Tong for running away again.

He had no choice but to control his temper and come back, watching Wu Shanqiu taking notes from afar.

"Mr. Qi, when did you see Hong Mei yesterday?"

"I arrived at Yunshen Secret Realm at 1: and had dinner with Huang Daqiu, Mandy, and Hong Mei in Box ."

"Are there any foreigners?" Qi Fei deliberately said loudly, glancing to the side as if making a casual comment.

Qi Dongjun knew Qi Fei was picking on him, so he patiently corrected him: "Mandy's Chinese name is Lu Man."

"Your father and I are just the hosts of the villa entertaining guests. Hong Mei's death has nothing to do with us." The short-haired woman next to him said to Qi Fei. It seemed that she was Lu Man.

"It's not your turn to be asked a question yet, why are you butting in?" Qi Fei glared at Lu Man. Wu Shanqiu, who was asking the question, was stunned. She had never seen Qi Fei so fierce.

Lu Man seemed to have gotten used to Qi Fei's attitude. She smoothed her bangs with her hand to ease the embarrassment and said nothing more.

"I had a meeting with the European branch at 9 o'clock last night. I only sat and chatted with them for half an hour and went down the mountain at 7 o'clock." Qi Dongjun answered while patting Lu Man's arm to comfort him.

"What did you talk about?" Wu Shanqiu asked.

"Huang Daqiu wants to invest in a TV series with me, and this time we're here to discuss cooperation. However..." Qi Dongjun stroked his beard, "I'm not interested in getting involved in the film and television industry, so I politely declined."

"Did you and Hong Mei talk during this time?"

"This is the first time I met him in person. We just had a brief chat and didn't talk much."

Hearing this, Qi Fei couldn't help but interrupt: "Really? You don't have a criminal record."

Qi Dongjun's expression suddenly changed after hearing these words, and his lips trembled a few times: "I am here to cooperate with your investigation, not to be interrogated."

As he spoke, Huang Daqiu appeared at the door. One of the advantages of these veterans was that they knew how to assess the situation. They knew that if a murder had occurred, the Cloud Deep Secret Realm would be the best place to be investigated. Word would not spread quickly, and putting on airs would not benefit them.

However, compared to Qi Dongjun, who has always been restrained and polite, Huang Daqiu's temper is obviously not so easy to control.

Huang Daqiu often becomes a hot topic on gossip websites due to his romantic nature.

Everyone present was familiar with his appearance, but what was unexpected was that Huang Daqiu himself did not look as ugly as he looked in the gossip photos. This was mainly due to his hard-to-conceal shrewdness and the spirit of a successful businessman, which added a lot of points to his ugly facial features.

As soon as Huang Daqiu entered the door, Qi Dongjun took the initiative to pose: "Brother, I'm sorry."

Huang Daqiu immediately waved his hand and said, "No, it's me who caused trouble for you." Then he turned to Qi Fei and asked, "Where is the person? How is he?"

From the tone of his voice, it was obvious that he didn't know the relationship between Qi Fei and Qi Dongjun.

Unlike Li Peter, Huang Daqiu had seen many storms and waves. Although the scene before him was shocking and his face turned pale uncontrollably, he remained calm overall.

"Who is responsible for this murder? I'm going to offer a reward of 500 million yuan for the arrest of the murderer," Huang Daqiu said indignantly.

"Mr. Huang, before offering a reward, we have to confirm whether you are a suspect." Qi Fei said coldly.

Huang Daqiu was clearly dissatisfied with the young policeman's unpleasant attitude. He sized him up and said, "What suspicion could there be on me? With so many people here, don't they all know that Hong Mei was fine when I left?"

"With your strength, it seems that you don't need to do it yourself to kill a female star?" Qi Fei challenged.

Huang Daqiu was about to lose his temper, but soon his eyes rolled, realizing that this was just a provocation, and he quickly calmed down. "Let me put it this way, after I leave the villa, I still have to participate in a project related to the movie starring Hong Mei. Many people can testify. The project has already started, and Hong Mei died. I will be the one who suffers the most. I, Huang Daqiu, will not do something that only loses money and does not gain anything."

After hearing this, Qi Fei showed disdain on his face, but he knew in his heart that Huang Daqiu was indeed a businessman and what he said was correct.

"We know that you and Hong Mei have a special relationship. Did anything special happen when you left yesterday?"

"There's nothing special about it. If it was something I noticed, Hong Mei would not have died." Huang Daqiu said confidently.

As he was speaking, the sound of a zipper was heard from inside. The on-site evidence search was nearing its end. Qi Fei was most familiar with this sound. It was the sound of the forensic doctor putting the deceased into a body bag.

Hong Mei's body was wrapped tightly and carried away from them.

"Wait." Huang Daqiu suddenly said, "Can I take another look at Hong Mei?"

The law is nothing more than human feelings. With Qi Fei's permission, they still pulled down the zipper, revealing Hong Mei's face, but this face could no longer be called a face.

After reading it, Huang Daqiu closed his eyes and turned his head away without looking at it again.

Qi Fei walked up to Qi Dongjun and Huang Daqiu and said, "Until Hong Mei's case is fully investigated, it's best not to leave Nancheng."

"Mr. Qi's arrangements for the next month have already been announced. If they are suddenly cancelled..." Lu Man couldn't help but say from the side.

Qi Fei glanced at her and asked, "Which is more important, human life or business?"

(End of this chapter)