My Lovely Wife is a Forensic Doctor - Chapter 318
Chapter 318 A New Suspect
“You’re here, Young Mistress Qin?” Bian Zijun quickly went up and greeted her loudly on purpose.
He forgot that he’d given Mu Yu a call earlier, and he deeply regretted it right now.
Due to her overwhelming concern for Qin Jinhuan, Mu Yu didn’t notice Bian Zijun’s strange rise in volume. She simply stopped in front of him and asked gently, “How’s your boss doing? Who’s he with in the meeting room?”
Mu Yu had met Zhi Xiaoyin, who was getting off work, when she rushed to the Qing Tian Building. She found out from the latter that the dispute regarding the employees’ resignation had already been resolved. With that, she finally let out a breath of relief and immediately asked about Qin Jinhuan’s whereabouts. Zhi Xiaoyin didn’t know that Chao Chenyu had left the company, so she did not mention anything about Yin Anran since she was afraid to have a slip of the tongue if Mu Yu started asking her about the woman. She thought that nothing would go wrong as long as Chao Chenyu was around and told Mu Yu that Qin Jinhuan was in the meeting room. When Mu Yu saw Bian Zijun and the others keeping guard outside after rushing out of the elevator, she could tell that the man was currently having a meeting with someone inside.
“Boss is with…” Bian Zijun was worried that Mu Yu would get mad at the fact that Qin Jinhuan and Yin Anran were alone in the meeting room. Thus, he trailed off toward the end and lowered his voice as he let out a white lie. He said, “Boss still needs some time to settle the matter at hand. Why don’t you head over to his office to wait instead? I’ll tell him to see you there when he’s done.”
“Ah, it’s fine. I’ll just wait for him here.”
“But…”
Just as Bian Zijun was about to speak, the door to the meeting room opened and Qin Jinhuan walked outside.
“Huan!” Mu Yu quickly went up to him with a worried look in her eyes. “You’re okay, right?”
“I’m fine. Why did you come?” Qin Jinhuan steadied her by her shoulders and turned her around.
“I heard that some employees were stirring up trouble and I was worried about you, so I came to have a look. Secretary Zhi told me that it’s been resolved, though. Is that true?”
His subtle gesture of gently closing the door behind him made Mu Yu feel a little odd; she knew that Bian Zijun usually followed closely behind Qin Jinhuan wherever he went, so the latter would never have to worry about closing doors and such. With that in mind, she instinctively turned her head and tried to peer into the room as she spoke.
“Yeah, it’s all been resolved. Everything’s fine now, so let’s go home.” Perhaps he was afraid that she’d storm into the meeting room, so Qin Jinhuan nonchalantly blocked her line of sight and put his hands on her shoulders again. As he guided her toward the elevator, he asked softly, “I haven’t had dinner yet. What about you?”
His words caught Mu Yu’s attention right away even though her mind was still filled with suspicions just a moment ago. She quickly said, “How have you not eaten when it’s already so late? You must be starving!”
“Yeah, I’m very hungry.”
“In that case, let’s find a place to have dinner right away!”
“Let’s go together.”
“Sure.”
She tried to catch up with his quickened steps, putting behind her earlier doubts regarding the meeting room.
The door to the meeting room finally opened once the couple stepped foot into the elevator, and Yin Anran walked outside dejectedly.
She had just earned Qin Jinhuan’s recognition as well as a chance to spend time with him alone after spending a great deal of effort. She had planned to take the opportunity to present herself even more in front of him, but she was interrupted by Mu Yu’s sudden arrival before she could start.
“Stay in here a little longer. I don’t want Yu to get the wrong idea.” Qin Jinhuan’s expression took a darker turn as soon as he heard Bian Zijun greeting Mu Yu outside, and he left the room hurriedly after those words.
Damn you, Mu Yu! Why did you have to come right at this moment? No doubt, you’re my jinx!
It seemed like Yin Anran had to find another chance in the future.
Indeed, only the heavens knew how desperate she was to stay in Qing Tian Group.
Sigh…
Right now, she was beyond disheartened.
She knew that there were CCTVs around, so she hung her head and skillfully kept her boiling anger and frustration inside.
Meanwhile, Mu Yu, who was completely unaware of Yin Anran’s presence in the company, decided on a nearby restaurant to accompany Qin Jinhuan for dinner. The restaurant was quite small, but it still had an elegant and refined ambiance to it.
After putting down their order, she asked him about the stampede and how it was being dealt with.
“We’ve come to an agreement regarding the compensation with the families of the deceased. The other property owners who were injured have also been pacified.”
“How are you going to take care of the property owners who are requesting to withdraw their ownership?”
“We’ll be having a discussion with their representatives in a meeting tomorrow at 8.00AM.”
“Who’s hosting it?”
“I am.”
“Do you already have a plan?”
Even though Qin Jinhuan nodded, she was still quite worried. “You’re not going to suppress them by force, are you?”
Qin Jinhuan couldn’t help but laugh when he heard that. “Do you think your husband’s a merciless thug?”
“No, I’m just reminding you to be mindful of how you’re going to deal with this matter. That’s because you won’t be facing just one or two property owners, but all of them—you need to take them as a whole.”
“Well then, thanks for your reminder, darling. I’ll be sure to take note of that.”
“One more thing—some of them will intentionally mess around no matter what. When that happens, you need to explain everything patiently.”
“Understood. May I know if there’s anything else I need to know, darling?”
The relaxed look he had meant that he was already confident with his plan. When she saw that, Mu Yu finally let it go. All of sudden, she couldn’t help but find it funny when she noticed the grin on his face as he stared at her; she picked up a roasted sunflower seed from the appetizer plate in front of her and tossed it toward his face.
He easily dodged it with a tilt of his head as he changed the subject with a smile. “Did you and Rong Jian visit the quarry this afternoon?” he asked.
“Yeah.”
“Any progress?”
Mu Yu shook her head. “Not for now. There are only a few suspicions, so Rong Jian and the others are following up on that. I’ll tell you about it when they find something new.”
Then, she let out a heavy sigh before she continued, “I don’t even know when we’ll be able to crack these cases. Everyone’s on the verge of giving up because of them.”
“There’s no use rushing it, so just take it easy.” On the other hand, Qin Jinhuan seemed surprisingly indifferent.
“How can we not rush it? How big of a loss has Qing Tian Group suffered because of Qian Dacheng’s case? If something like this happens again, the company’s employees will probably go crazy!”
“You’re underestimating my employees.”
“I’m not underestimating them. This is a matter of life and death—is there anyone who’d be willing to put their precious lives on the line? To be honest, I’m not surprised that your employees reacted the way they did today at all; I would’ve probably chosen to quit as well if I were in their place. After all, no one can guarantee that those rumors about the crazy murder cases aren’t real. It’d be too late to regret it if the nightmare comes true one day. Not only that, wasn’t the property owners’ withdrawal dispute also because of the crazy murder cases? Moreover, these homicides are all related to Qing Tian Group, so I’m afraid the company will never know peace until we crack the cases. Anyway, who on earth has Qing Tian Group crossed? To think they’d try to get revenge by such cruel means…”
Mu Yu’s final sentence struck a chord with Qin Jinhuan, making his hand freeze momentarily as he picked up a pair of chopsticks. Nevertheless, he instantly masked it with nonchalance and passed her the cutlery.
When she took the chopsticks from him and realized that all their food had arrived, she didn’t want to ruin his appetite and so she stopped mentioning the cases; she continued their conversation while bringing up a light-hearted topic instead.
Then, the couple headed home right after dinner.
Mu Yu told Qin Jinhuan about Qin Xiaozhi’s current health condition on the way home, and they went to his bedroom together when they got back; Qin Xiaozhi had coincidentally just fallen asleep after taking his medicine, so the two didn’t wake him up. Qin Jinhuan gently said a few words to the twins before he stood by the bed for a few moments and watched the old man who was in a deep sleep. Only then did they head out together.
“I feel like Grandpa has gotten a lot older recently,” Mu Yu couldn’t help but lament softly outside the room as she closed the bedroom door. “So much has happened recently.”
He had lost the great-grandson he most desperately longed as well as his dearest son; along with that, the company he’d spent his lifetime of blood, sweat, and tears building was in a crisis. Indeed, one couldn’t blame the old man with a compromised health to be mentally and physically exhausted in such a situation.
“You and Xi are Grandpa’s only mental support now, Huan. Both of you have to be good and listen to him.”
“I don’t have much to say to him, so you should spend more time with him when you’re…” Just then, Qin Jinhuan noticed Bian Zijun signaling him with a gesture by the staircase. He nodded slightly in return and immediately told Mu Yu to go ahead to their room. “I’m going to prepare some materials in the study for tomorrow’s meeting.”
“Do you need my help?”
“It’s fine, I’m just going to sort out some files. I’ll be done in a bit, so just wait for me in our room.”
Mu Yu already noticed Bian Zijun standing by the side, but she didn’t ask much and headed to the bedroom on her own.
After that, Qin Jinhuan went downstairs and entered the study with Bian Zijun and Weng Yun.
Weng Yun took the lead and reported after shutting the door, “Boss, we’ve found the people who intentionally provoked the property owners and stirred trouble at the sales center today. All of them used to work for Yi Yunzhe. Ever since he got into trouble, they disappeared for a long time and only came back to An City in the past month.”
So it’s Yi Yunzhe after all, thought Qin Jinhuan to himself as he let out a cold scoff.
“Boss, should we …”
“Not for now. Just keep an eye on them in the dark.”
“Okay.”
“In that case, should we do anything about those people who were deliberately instigating Xinyue Estates’ property owners to withdraw their properties and purchase a home elsewhere?”
“No.”
His reaction made Weng Yun a little anxious. “A lot of the property owners are already becoming restless because of their influence. The situation will only get worse if we don’t hold them back now!”
In response, Bian Zijun explained, “Since they’re already restless, the result will only backfire if we try to hold them back by force. The only way is to solve the problem from our side.”
“How are we going to do that, though? Are we really going to give them their refunds?”
“You don’t need to worry about that.” Qin Jinhuan waved a hand in his direction. “Just find out what’s going on with Yi Yunzhe as soon as possible.”
“Yes.”
“Well then, go ahead.”
“All right.” With that, Weng Yun promptly left.
Bian Zijun who stood by the side hesitated for a bit before asking Qin Jinhuan carefully, “Boss, are you planning to keep Miss Yin in the company?”
Qin Jinhuan’s eyes darted to him, and he seemed a little unhappy with the question. “Did I say that?”
“No, I just assumed you had planned for President Chao to say those things, but I didn’t think you would have arranged for Miss Yin to be there instead.”
“I didn’t. She came on her own.”
“Really? No wonder President Chao was a little lost earlier. Since Miss Yin has unknowingly settled the issue for you, how are you planning to deal with her?”
“I’ll decide later.”
After all, Yin Anran had once again emphasized her relationship with him in front of so many people. If he stopped her from returning to the company after all of that, it’d only affect the public’s response. At the same time, he was worried that Yin Anran’s return would upset Mu Yu, so he had yet to figure out how to go about the matter.
Even so, Qin Jinhuan swiftly changed the topic and reminded Bian Zijun, “Remember to work closely with Lu Jinwei.”
“Sure.”
As it turned out, a select few from the slapstick performance earlier today had been intentionally planted by Qin Jinhuan; the only unanticipated participation was from Yin Anran.
“By the way, you know the time and places of these four cases, right?”
“I know them very well.”
“Look into those few bodyguards under Yi Yunzhe or Drake Lu that have received professional training and find out what they were doing at those times.”
Bian Zijun jolted slightly before he asked, “Are you suspecting that they’re the ones behind these murders?”
“From what we know so far, they’re the only ones with a motive.”
“I’ll look into it right away.”
Qin Jinhuan nodded as he rose up from his seat.
Then, the two of them left the study one after another.
When Qin Jinhuan came back to the bedroom, Mu Yu had already finished washing up and was lying in bed, looking through her notebook. Qin Jinhuan was used to her doing that, so he went straight to the bathroom and took a shower.
By the time he came outside, she was lying on her stomach with a pen in her hand, scribbling something on her notebook.
He dried his hair with a towel as he chuckled and asked her if she had found anything new.
She was about to respond when her phone rang all of a sudden. She went silent and picked up the call immediately upon seeing that it was Rong Jian.
Rong Jian’s voice sounded quite urgent on the other end. “Yu, I’ve found something extremely weird!”