Chapter 2719 - 2781: Hiring a Hitman

Visiting scenic spots, seeing the Terracotta Army, and things like the Tomb of the Emperor Qin are not urgent. At the very least, we need to wait until Su Mengxin recovers and until the investigation is clear.

The police spent half a day tracking down the man suspected of murder. However, when they got there, they found he was already dead in his rented apartment. The door was locked from the inside, and there was only one window in the room. After a search, there were no signs of anyone entering or exiting, and the investigation concluded it was suicide.

"Suicide?" Li Yifei received the news and laughed coldly, directly saying to the police officer in charge, "Do you think it was suicide?"

"Mr. Li, the results indeed show it was suicide, that’s confirmed for now, so..."

"I only have one question for you. The person who hit someone with the car committed suicide, but is the matter concluded?" Li Yifei interrupted.

The officer hesitated and said, "Maybe not yet, there are multiple possibilities. We are continuing the investigation and following leads, so please don’t worry, Mr. Li!"

"What is your rank?" Li Yifei asked.

"We haven’t closed the case; we are still investigating, so Mr. Li, please don’t worry!"

"Alright, I want to see results by tomorrow morning. You better hurry!" Li Yifei said.

After saying this, he hung up the phone. Next to him, Su Mengxin had also heard the conversation and comforted him, saying, "Honey, don’t worry, the police must be working hard to solve the case quickly; they won’t deliberately neglect the investigation!"

With multiple pressures, and it being such a serious case, it’s impossible for the police not to investigate thoroughly. Li Yifei, of course, knew this, he just felt very upset.

"Yingying and the others are about to arrive. Honey, could you go pick them up? Once they’re here, we can leave the hospital!" Su Mengxin continued.

Li Yifei took out his phone to check the time and said, "Okay, I’ll go pick them up!"

Over ten minutes later, Xu Yingying and the others arrived. Seeing Su Mengxin’s condition, they were relieved, sat around her, and Xu Yingying said, "It’s good you’re alright, Mengxin. You really scared us."

"Sister Mengxin, we arranged accommodations before coming here. Let’s pack up and move there!" Su Yiyi said upon returning from a phone call.

"Alright, let’s get discharged. I really don’t want to stay here any longer, I’d rather never come to a hospital, the smell of disinfectant makes me feel oppressed!" Su Mengxin said coyly.

Everyone quickly packed up. Su Mengxin changed into a different set of clothes. The other patients stayed in the hospital for treatment, while the uninjured ones stayed to care for them. Su Mengxin and the others went to a nearby hotel for temporary accommodation.

Li Yifei’s demand to see results by tomorrow morning indeed put a lot of pressure on the police. They increased manpower for the pursuit, but the leads were thin. However, it was confirmed that the perpetrator didn’t act alone, not even with another person. It was premeditated. In the attacker’s house, they found a bank transfer slip showing that ten thousand yuan had been transferred to an account a few hours earlier, after hitting the person. The trace showed the account belonged to a lover of the attacker. The police quickly found the woman, discovering she was a prostitute, and still is now.

Under police questioning, the woman admitted she knew the attacker but only had a service relationship with him, at most having received meals. However, she also said he had developed feelings for her, confessed several times, and wanted to marry her, but given her line of work, it was impossible to agree, especially with a man who had no money, no looks, and nothing besides youth.

However, regarding the ten thousand yuan transferred to her account, the woman knew about it. She even intended to pack up and run away with the money, but before she could, the police caught her, so she felt very unlucky.

After the investigation, it turned out the woman wasn’t lying, and the lead broke off. They couldn’t trace the source of the money. The cash was deposited, and related records could be found.

By the morning, the police gave the latest report. They had caught suspects, including the one who committed suicide. There were four in total, with the other three responsible for observing and providing information. Among these four, three were unemployed drifters who didn’t know each other, but the fourth was responsible for contacting them. Upon hearing there was money to be made for just keeping a lookout, and it wasn’t a small amount, they agreed. Under the fourth person’s command, the three began the operation.

The investigation progressed so quickly because one lookout, after receiving the money, went to a bar to buy drugs and was caught by the police. During the transaction, he fled like mad when he was caught, claiming he didn’t do anything, raising police suspicion. Upon further questioning, he spilled everything, which led to new progress.

But who was the fourth person? They only had contact information. Tracing that, they found the number was a disposable one. The person was cautious, so the lead broke again.

However, by the morning, the police had found a new lead. When the person in charge contacted Li Yifei, the police were already dispatched to make an arrest. Two hours later, they apprehended the fourth person, who had escaped to a neighboring province. When captured, he was disguised as a woman, trying to escape arrest.

At this point, Li Yifei had to commend the police. Once they took action, they were very efficient. After the fourth person was captured, they promptly started the interrogation. The first three knew very little, but the fourth was the key.

Who wanted to kill Su Mengxin? Who wanted to do this? The answer would soon be revealed.

The women of the Li family kept focusing on this event. But when the result came out, everyone still felt... perplexed. The mastermind behind spending fifty thousand to stage the car accident was Sunx Rusen, a businessman who had a competitive relationship with the Li family. But that was a long time ago. When Li Yifei’s business expanded to this area, they took over his business, causing Sunx Rusen to lose several contracts, leading to his grudge. Recently, he found out that the Li family was responsible for moving to West Province, so he began his revenge plan.

Clearly, the other party didn’t thoroughly investigate who Su Mengxin was and hurriedly hired someone to act. The fourth person was a professional killer met by Sunx Rusen at a card game, whose character was questionable but was ruthless enough, so Sunx Rusen felt confident entrusting the task to him, leading to the attack.

Understanding the whole event, Li Yifei decided to meet Sunx Rusen. Competing over business is normal; why such deep hatred? Moreover, in business, competition is normal. If your products are inferior and your competitiveness is weak, you will be eliminated.

In the interrogation room, Li Yifei looked at the man in front of him, who was under 170 cm tall and probably weighed over two hundred pounds. The guy was extremely overweight and looked very haggard, likely from lack of sleep in the past few days.

"You did this just for this matter, hired someone to kill?" Li Yifei questioned.

Sunx Rusen glanced at Li Yifei, his eyes avoiding, sheepishly stammered, "Yes... yes, I was drinking, and lost my temper, regretted it afterward, but I had already spent the money, so I decided to teach them a lesson!"

"Are you telling the truth?" Li Yifei asked with a cold tone.

"It’s the truth, I’m not lying," the other responded.

"Heh, whether you’re lying or not isn’t for you to decide. Admitting to hiring a killer isn’t enough; the truth requires investigation to establish," Li Yifei slowly shook his head, for a moment considering punishing him, but if someone like this hires a killer, it’s truly not worth acting against.

Afterward, Li Yifei left the room with frustration in his chest. The police officer waiting outside greeted him, saying, "Mr. Li, we will continue the investigation, but if the case is indeed as those involved claim, then %..."

"I understand. Just do your best. Thank you for your hard work these past few days!" Li Yifei said.

"It’s no trouble, as it should be. This Sunx Rusen is also quite cunning; their contacts were one-sided, their counter-surveillance skills are not weak, leading to slow case resolution!"

"The motive is established, and the process described in detail, but I still feel that it’s unreasonable to kill over something so minor," Li Yifei said with a frown.

"Some people are just that narrow-minded... Nothing guarantees they won’t hold a grudge over something trivial!"

"Have someone investigate Sunx Rusen’s past. A narrow-minded person would frequently have conflicts with others. It cannot be their first time; understand what I mean?" Li Yifei suddenly said.

The other was momentarily stunned but quickly understood, nodding, "Alright, I will go and investigate!"

From their inquiries, it was found that in his social circle, Sunx Rusen was well-liked, always smiling, never getting angry regardless of what people said. He drove a nice car, and sometimes when friends got married, he would personally drive them for the wedding. Even though his family was not harmonious, having divorced years ago due to his wife’s infidelity, he did not have children. However, he did keep a young woman outside, without marrying her.

This information seemed far removed from the act of hiring a killer. As the inquiry deepened, Sunx Rusen’s friends even felt perplexed. Boss Sun is close to having assets worth a billion; there’s no need to kill over a few projects.

"Police, you must be mistaken, Old Sun isn’t like that. He wouldn’t kill over a few projects; that’s a joke. I remember Old Sun saying that in business, everything depends on one’s ability. If you’re good enough, great, or improve yourself if you’re not!" Sunx Rusen’s friend said to the police in surprise.

"So you think it’s impossible for him to hire a killer?" the police asked.

"Of course not. There’s no reason for such actions; I just can’t figure out why he’d do something like this!" replied Sunx Rusen’s friend, shaking his head vigorously.