mousepad-d2 Chapter 425: The Day of Great Joy!
Chapter 425: The Day of Great Joy!
The phone call did not bring good news to Chen Xiao.
Even Liao Cheng and Lin Xi couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
After experiencing the emotional ups and downs just now, Chen Xiao calmly asked:
"What about ’95?"
"No, there are no records in the ledger. His ledger would record whose house it was done at and how much money was made. So, when I flip through it, I can confirm."
Chen Xiao did not ask about ’93 because at that time Ye Jiadong had just started his business, and the warehouse hadn’t been built yet.
Both sides fell silent over the phone for a moment.
Jiang Pinggui’s wife waited for a while and then asked, "Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
After thinking for a bit, Chen Xiao said, "Tomorrow I’ll drive over to pick up the ledger myself, is that convenient?"
"No problem, but I also have a request."
"Go ahead."
"Can you bring Lele back with you? He’s sick, and he’s stubborn, so I’m really worried about him."
Chen Xiao hesitated a bit: "But he’s more eager to know about the case at all times."
"You can always inform us over the phone. We’re just ordinary people, a case like that won’t gain more attention because of whether we’re present or not, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao sighed.
Although he wanted to say something grand and righteous.
Some realities spoke by Jiang Le’s mother were indeed correct.
For example, in the Xiaofeng Village case, if one of the deceased wasn’t Guo Zhengchang’s granddaughter, how could the investigation be so intensive?
"Tomorrow I will first go find him and then have a talk with him."
"Thank you! I won’t say more, I have to work early tomorrow, so I need to rest now."
"Alright."
Chen Xiao hung up the phone.
After putting down the phone, Liao Cheng spoke: "Do you still think their connection would be at that warehouse?"
"Whether it is or not, does the Liao Group want to see the ledger?" Chen Xiao replied.
Liao Cheng nodded without hesitation, and Chen Xiao smiled: "Since everyone wants to see it, whether it’s the warehouse or not doesn’t matter anymore. What’s important is whether Jiang Pinggui’s wife looking at the ledger and us looking at the ledger will reveal different numbers."
Listening to Chen Xiao’s words, Liao Cheng nodded heavily:
"Yes, your guess has already given us an idea. Although uncertain whether this idea is right, currently the possibility of it being wrong seems high, but it’s better than being completely mired in confusion for the whole day."
"In that case, then tonight, everyone should stop thinking about it, rest well, and fight again tomorrow."
Chen Xiao laughed and said, Liao Cheng didn’t keep him to continue chatting.
After leaving Liao Cheng’s place, Chen Xiao and Lin Xi returned to their residence.
Without thinking about anything else, the couple quickly emptied their minds and fell asleep.
Waiting for the early next morning.
Luo Dali’s phone rang.
"Hey, Brother Chen, can you come back today?"
Luo Dali was still quite worried about Chen Xiao being absent on a day that was important to him.
"Don’t worry, I’ll return to Dongzhou shortly."
"Great, I’ll just get busy then, you can come straight to my house when you arrive."
Chen Xiao acknowledged it and hung up the phone.
Already sitting up from bed, Lin Xi felt a bit regretful, "Help me congratulate Dali and Xiaoxiu, I can’t be there on such an important day."
"They understand, my wife is someone who does big things, so just focus on the case."
The time was tight, and Lin Xi did not say much more.
After leaving the special investigation team, Chen Xiao drove first to find Jiang Le.
The latter immediately said after knowing Chen Xiao’s intent: "I’m not going home, I want to wait here for the investigation results!"
"I’ll leave you a phone number, you can call anytime to inquire about the investigation progress. Besides, you know your situation best, I think no one worries about you more than your mother."
Saying this, Chen Xiao patted Jiang Le’s shoulder:
"She no longer has a husband, her only concern is you, understood?"
Jiang Le lowered his head, biting his lip: "If you have clues, will you really inform me immediately?"
"Yes."
"Alright then, I’ll go home with you."
Jiang Le said as he started packing his clothes.
Once he packed up, Chen Xiao took him to buy some groceries, and then arranged to have them sent to Ah Yu’s home.
Once everything was arranged, Chen Xiao sent Jiang Le home.
His mother was a woman with dark skin.
Broad shoulders and a strong build.
Seeing Chen Xiao and Jiang Le, she showed no feminine presence, instead resembling those men on construction sites.
"Lele’s back, huh, you must be Advisor Chen! Do you smoke? I just bought it from the convenience store!"
The woman said while placing the pack of cigarettes worth over forty yuan into Chen Xiao’s hand.
Chen Xiao promptly pushed it back: "Big sis, I don’t smoke! You just bought it, you can still return it to the store."
"Alright then, I won’t be polite with you, thank you for bringing Lele back!"
Lele’s mother was indeed very straightforward.
Soon, Lele’s mother brought out the ledger.
But before Chen Xiao put it away, she couldn’t help but remind:
"Advisor Chen, please don’t damage it, okay? The notebook’s old and some words are hard to read, but it is..."
"I understand, big sis, don’t worry there won’t be any damage."
"Okay, then I’m off to work, Lele, be good at home, remember to take your medicine, got it?"
Busy with livelihood and still the head of the household, as if idling for even a minute was a sin.
Just saw Jiang Le’s mom shouldering two shovels and heading out the door.
Chen Xiao didn’t stay much longer either, after giving a few instructions to Jiang Le, he drove straight to Dongzhou.
On the way, Chen Xiao didn’t have the time to look at the ledger, and when he arrived at the Luo family, everyone was already prepared.
Luo Dali was quick to come over upon seeing Chen Xiao: "I thought you might not make it, thankfully the timing is just right!"
Chen Xiao also smiled wryly: "I was worried about being late too, didn’t dare to delay on the way. Let me first greet Elder Guo and your father, then we’ll head to Xiaoxiu’s house."
Xiaoxiu’s home isn’t in Dongzhou, it’s a bit far.
But today is the engagement ceremony, requiring the groom to go to the bride’s home to present dowry and engagement papers!
Chen Xiao first found Guo Zhengchang.
Today Guo Zhengchang was also in formal attire, upon seeing Chen Xiao, he immediately said:
"We’ll talk along the way; today is Dali’s big day, being late would be a huge disrespect to the bride’s family."
Chen Xiao nodded, glanced at the ledger in his hand, and smiled:
"Then I’ll ride with you, just as well, I’ll see if I can find any clues about the Jingguang Tomb case on the way to Xiaoxiu’s house."
Guo Zhengchang also glanced at the bag in Chen Xiao’s hand and asked:
"Is the case investigation very difficult? Any obstructions?"
Chen Xiao shook his head: "It’s very challenging, but no obstructions."
Guo Zhengchang merely gave a hm sound and got in the car.
Also, to give Chen Xiao ample space, Guo Zhengchang actually took the front passenger seat.
"You can think it through in the back, meanwhile I’ll take a nap during this time."
Listening to Guo Zhengchang’s words, Chen Xiao was touched but didn’t say anything polite, instead sat in the back seat and silently started flipping through the ledger!