I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week-Chapter 2444 - 2445: Unraveling the Cocoon

Watching Lin Yi’s earnest expression, Group One nodded heavily, each of them standing as straight as a pencil.

"On your shoulders rests the hope for China’s prosperity, a mission for 1.4 billion people. Death is not to be feared, but one must not die in vain. No matter how tough it gets, you must persevere, avenge those who have died, and leave hope for those who are alive."

"Yes!"

"Practice well, I’m leaving now. I’ll come and see you when I have time."

Dropping those words, Lin Yi turned and left.

Ning Che did not immediately follow Lin Yi, but said to the people of Group One:

"Last year’s Panem incident is a thorn in your leader’s heart; he cannot forget it to this day. He does not want any more accidents happening to you; otherwise, he might just leave the Central Guards Brigade."

The expressions of Group One were somewhat uncomfortable.

"Atten-hut!"

Sui Qiang barked out loud!

The seven people straightened their backs and stood in a row!

"Salute!"

All seven people rendered a military salute at once.

Lin Yi shook his head with a smile, "These guys."

After leaving the Guardian Brigade, the two went out for a meal, watched a movie, and then returned to the hotel.

Just like yesterday, they did nothing, slept very plainly, and also booked a morning flight for Lin Yi.

The next morning, after breakfast, Ning Che took Lin Yi to the airport.

Around noon that day, Lin Yi got out at Jinling Airport. He adjusted his mask and sunglasses and took a cab to Yun Lu Mansion.

For Lin Yi, this was a secret journey to elude the tracking of the murderer.

Lin Yi believed that with his guard up, tracking him would be nearly impossible.

At this moment, Lin Yi was certain that the killer did not know he had come to Jinling.

The environment of the residential area was higher-end than Lin Yi had imagined, and even in Jinling, it counted as a wealthy district.

Following the information provided by Qiu Yuluo, Lin Yi knocked on the door of Apartment 701.

The door was opened by an elderly man with white hair, in his sixties, who looked quite spirited despite his age.

Lin Yi’s expression lit up with joy. Despite some differences in appearance, he could faintly make out some traces of the man from the past.

Lin Yi was sure that this old man in front of him was the Wang Shengxi he was looking for!

"Who are you?"

"Excuse me, are you Wang Shengxi?" Lin Yi asked in return.

"What’s happening with me?"

Lin Yi showed his credentials and said sternly:

"I’m a police officer from the Zhonghai Xinshan Branch. There’s a case that requires your cooperation for the investigation, and I hope you won’t resist."

"Ah?" Wang Shengxi was clearly startled, his eyes filled with wariness, "I haven’t committed any crime, what case are you investigating me for?"

"Back in Yuanbao Town, you illegally sold a property and were sentenced to three years. You haven’t forgotten that, have you?"

If it was surprise before, now it was tension.

Wang Shengxi stood there, frozen, "It’s been so many years, why are you looking for me now?"

"Don’t be nervous. I’m here to understand some details from you; I mean no harm. I hope you will cooperate."

Hearing that it was just to understand some details, Wang Shengxi’s emotions eased a bit, "Come in."

"Thank you."

Lin Yi took off his shoes and entered the house; the place was not small, at least seventy or eighty square meters.

At the dining table, there was an old lady, busy with the vegetables she was holding.

"Who is this..."

"A police officer from Zhonghai, here to find out some information from me."

Wang Shengxi didn’t hide anything and appeared quite forthright.

"This is my spouse."

Lin Yi smiled and nodded, "Hello, ma’am."

"Ah, ah, ah." The old lady nodded hurriedly, "You two chat, I’ll go tend to the balcony."

"No worries, we’re not discussing any secrets. You go ahead with your work."

The old lady smiled and nodded but still took the vegetables away with her.

The two of them sat down on the sofa in the living room, and Wang Shengxi went straight to the point:

"Whatever you want to ask, just ask directly."

"What are you up to these days? Do you have a job?"

"I’m a gatekeeper at the urban management bureau, earning some hard-earned money."

Lin Yi looked around and gathered that Wang Shengxi’s living conditions were quite decent, considering where he lived.

Although being a gatekeeper isn’t the most respectable job, it matters where one is a gatekeeper.

Those who are gatekeepers at governmental organizations are generally people with certain abilities.

"Let’s get to the main topic." After a brief courtesy, Lin Yi spoke earnestly:

"About the house you sold back then, do you know who the original owner was?"

"I know, his name was Li Xianggui, and we were acquainted."

"How did you come to know each other? How was your relationship?"

"We got along fairly well; we’ve had drinks together and could be considered fair-weather friends."

"I checked the records from back then. You were a public official in Yuanbao Town, with a not-so-low status and identity. How did you become involved with him?"

"It’s not like what you’re saying, you young people don’t understand things from back then." Wang Shengxi said:

"At that time, things were different from now; no one took us seriously. Besides, we were in the town, where everyone saw each other often, so relationships naturally grew closer."

"What did this Li Xianggui do, in your words?"

"He traded in mountain goods, then sold them in town. In our village, he was quite a figure." Wang Shengxi explained:

"Moreover, he was especially good at handling matters. Eventually, our relationship just grew closer."

"Why did you dare to sell his house in the first place? Weren’t you afraid of trouble?"

"Ah... it was all because of poverty."

Wang Shengxi heaved a sigh and said:

"Once, I thought of getting some mountain goods from him, but found no one at home. I didn’t think much of it initially, but after visiting a few more days in a row with no one there, I became somewhat puzzled, although I didn’t give it much thought."

"But after several months had passed, and nobody had returned home, the yard had even started to grow overgrown with grass, I felt something had probably gone wrong."

"Gone wrong? What kind of trouble?"

"He traded in mountain goods, but he also dealt with other things, like herbal medicine, antiques, and such..."

"Wait a second!"

Lin Yi interrupted Wang Shengxi, "He also traded in antiques?"

"Not really antiques as such, not of that caliber."

Wang Shengxi paused, "Back then in the countryside, you wouldn’t know what old items might turn up in people’s homes, like things from the time of the Republic or even older. People in the countryside couldn’t recognize their value and didn’t know what they were. He would use this method, buying at low prices and selling them in Jinling for hundreds more sometimes."

The expression on Lin Yi’s face grew serious; if that was the case, it would leave a motive for crime for those five people. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"You mentioned he may have had an accident, what do you mean by that?"

"Aside from mountain produce and old items, he also traded in herbal medicines, sometimes harvesting them himself," Wang Shengxi said:

"He hadn’t returned for many months, so I guessed that something might have happened while he was gathering herbs. Such incidents have happened before."

Lin Yi’s eyes shifted in thought:

"This speculation makes some sense, but it seems like it might not hold water."