Unbelievable! The Blond Rookie Is the Chief Detective - Chapter 31

The last time I came to submit the authorization documents, it was actually to demonstrate against them, to tell them that Guan Hongwei has a lawyer, and to warn them not to act rashly.

After Guan Hongwei confessed, with the approval of their superiors, they have released a public statement explaining the case.

Guan Hongwei killed more than one person. Regardless of whether others were involved in the cinema incident, his crime of murder is undeniable and irrefutable.

Su Xiaoxiao followed them out; she actually wanted to verify her guess.

Yan Kuan stood outside the office, still exuding elegance, without a trace of impatience on his face.

Upon seeing them, he greeted them with a beaming smile.

“Team Leader Ye, Deputy Su, we meet again.”

“Attorney Yan, is there anything I can do for you today? If you want to meet with your client, just follow the proper procedures; you don’t need to come see me specifically.”

“I’m not here today to meet with Guan Hongwei. He’s no longer my client. I’m here to deliver a notice of termination of representation.”

“What? You only accepted the case two days ago, how come you’ve already terminated it?” Ye Jiuzhou found this lawyer utterly inexplicable.

“Oh, that’s how it is. We were just entrusted by the family to come and check on the situation. The family was worried that there might be a mistake. But as soon as your case report came out today, I knew that Guan Hongwei deserved his punishment and was not wronged.”

“I just spoke with the family, and they feel that if that’s the case, then there’s no need to hire a lawyer. We respect the family’s opinion,” Yan Kuan explained with a smile.

“Attorney Yan, you’re quick on your feet. You didn’t prepare for both scenarios beforehand, did you?!” Ye Jiuzhou said sarcastically.

Su Xiaoxiao wasn’t surprised; it was exactly as she had guessed.

It’s unclear who Yan Kuan is backed by; they specifically target suspects who have committed serious crimes, exonerate them, and then use them for their own purposes.

When Guan Hongwei’s murder case first came to light, it was discovered that he had been drugged. Yan Kuan used this as a defense, which gave him a high chance of being acquitted.

However, now the police have not only confirmed his guilt, but also discovered that he has been involved in more than one murder case, leaving him with no possibility of acquittal.

If Yan Kuan accepted the commission normally, there is no reason for him to terminate the contract after only two days.

The fact that he terminated the contract at this time can only mean that he had other purposes for accepting the commission. Now that those purposes have not been achieved, there is no need to waste time on Guan Hongwei.

Yan Kuan didn’t mind the sarcasm in Ye Jiuzhou’s tone at all. He gave the things to Ye Jiuzhou and then smiled as he said goodbye to them.

As he passed by Su Xiaoxiao, he gave her a thumbs up, saying, “Officer Su is as amazing as ever!”

Su Xiaoxiao leaned closer to Yan Kuan and whispered, “Are you backed by the Fei family or the Xiang family?”

Yan Kuan was not surprised by her question at all, a sly glint in his eyes behind his glasses. “Guess.”

Su Xiaoxiao took a step back and snapped her fingers. “I understand. You have the Bai family behind you.”

Upon hearing Su Xiao mention the Bai family, Yan Kuan’s face showed a fleeting look of surprise, followed by a smile. “Officer Su, being too smart isn’t always a good thing. People who are too smart often don’t live long. You must have heard the saying ‘the heavens are jealous of talent,’ right?”

After saying that, Yan Kuan didn’t linger and turned to leave.

Su Xiaoxiao stared at Yan Kuan’s back, her eyes narrowing.

The reason she guessed the Bai family was because of Bai Tan, the man who looked a lot like Zhao Wei.

She had always suspected that Bai Tan was Zhao Wei, and wondered what connections he had used to fake his death and escape.

She still remembered that after Zhao Wei was arrested, Zhao Zhixiang didn’t come to see him at all. Instead, he was plotting his own escape. After all, Zhao Wei was his only son.

It was only later that we learned that he had hired a lawyer for Zhao Wei before he fled; the lawyer was Yan Kuan.

He clearly had a lot of confidence in the lawyer he had hired, which is why he felt safe and bold enough to flee.

If Bai Tan really is Zhao Wei, then Yan Kuan played a significant role in this.

The Bai family is not a wealthy family, but Bai Tan’s aunt Bai Luomei’s husband also has the surname Bai, and he is a high-ranking official in the customs.

They are not wealthy, but they are high-ranking officials. Power brings money, and the two are interconnected.

Su Xiaoxiao was just testing the waters casually, but judging from Yan Kuan’s reaction, she was probably right.

The saying “too smart people often don’t live long” wasn’t the first thing someone told her.

The last person to say that to her was Captain Zhai. That night, when she caught up with Captain Zhai, he said the same thing to her, and then she got shot.

If she hadn’t been shot and nearly died, Xiao Yu and Xiang Nan wouldn’t have used their connections to transfer her to a military hospital for treatment.

If she hadn’t gone to the military hospital, she wouldn’t have run into Bai Tan, she wouldn’t have thought that Zhao Wei might not be dead, and she wouldn’t have suspected Yan Kuan.

That’s how things are in this world; everything is interconnected, and pulling one thread can affect the whole situation.

However, having learned her lesson last time, she will be more careful to avoid getting into trouble, because she still has family members to take care of.

In the conference room, Ye Jiuzhou and Wan Yan were discussing how to investigate. The direction was clear: a comprehensive investigation of Liu Jie and Wang Jue was to be conducted. Their relationship was likely more than just a romantic one.

Lin Yue was likely killed while investigating a fan circle scam. Since Liu Jie and Wang Jue didn’t have time to commit the crime that night, we need to investigate their social connections and find their accomplices.

Although Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t be sure that Lin Yue was killed because of a fan circle scam, it was the most reasonable explanation at the moment. Whether it was true or not, they needed to investigate further first.

Moreover, she had a feeling that some people online were trying to link this incident to fan circle fraud. After Guan Hongwei’s incident, there were all sorts of opinions online, including some mentioning fan circle fraud.

However, Gu Yang’s movie was a huge hit this year, and he had too many rivals who were jealous of him. The voices about fan circle fraud were too insignificant, and his glimmer of light was long ago drowned in the rolling black water.

Su Xiaoxiao had seen a Weibo post about fan circle scams, but she didn’t pay much attention to it at the time, and then she couldn’t find it anymore.

She wasn’t very knowledgeable about the internet, so she had no choice but to ask Li Yan for help again. Having a friend who was an expert in computers was incredibly helpful; now Li Yan was practically her personal assistant.

She once mistakenly thought that Li Yan got into the police force through connections, and Li Yan also misunderstood her. Sometimes, prejudice in people’s hearts is like a mountain. Fortunately, they overcame it and became true friends.

“It’s best not to talk about people during the day,” Su Xiaoxiao thought of Li Yan, and just then Li Yan called. She quickly answered the phone.

Li Yan’s excited voice came through the phone, “Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao, guess what I found out?”