Soul Patch

Chapter 155: Are they accomplices?

Is the person who came for the interview Lin Tao?

Wenjie glanced at Lin Tao's job application: media relations.

Two people walked towards him from the elevator. He looked up slightly and saw that the people walking towards him were Li Shiman, whom he was looking for.

And he actually knew the woman standing next to Li Shiman!

That woman, who exudes a sharp aura and can corner you with just a few words, leaving you speechless, is none other than Zhang Meng.

If I remember correctly, Zhang Meng is the chief lawyer at Leading Law Firm!

Why is she here today?

What a coincidence?

Despite some doubts, Wenjie looked at the two calmly, as if nothing had happened, that there were no corpses lying in his office upstairs, and that Li Shiman would not be in danger in a few hours.

After Li Shiman and Zhang Meng stepped out of the elevator, they kept their heads down and talked intently, paying no attention to what was happening around them. It seemed that the two of them were discussing something very important.

Whether she sensed someone watching her or something else, Li Shiman suddenly looked up as she was speaking, meeting Wenjie's gaze.

She probably didn't expect Xiao Wen to be waiting for her at her office door, so when their eyes met, she was momentarily stunned, and the first part of her sentence got stuck in her throat.

Seeing that Li Shiman had fallen silent while she was talking, Zhang Meng, who was standing next to her, looked up at Li Shiman and then looked towards Wenjie.

Attorney Zhang's gaze was sharp as a sword. She looked Wen Jie up and down, and after a moment's thought, she said, "This gentleman, could he be the eldest son of Huahai Group, named... named Wen Jie?"

Li Shiman smiled and nodded: "Attorney Zhang is indeed intelligent. You probably haven't met him before. He rarely comes to the company and has always been sidelined by the general manager. There is also very little media coverage about him."

At this point, Li Shiman stopped in her tracks, and Zhang Meng also paused for a moment.

The two clattering sounds of high heels abruptly stopped, and some employees in the office area secretly glanced over to see what was going on.

Standing in the middle of the aisle, Li Shiman glanced at Wenjie and whispered in Zhang Meng's ear:

"The young women in the company all call him a treasure boy in private, and I only met him in person today."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Meng glanced at Wen Jie again and smiled meaningfully.

Li Shiman and the other woman were about five or six meters away from Wenjie, and Wenjie probably couldn't hear what they were saying in a low voice.

But Wenjie always felt that the two women were talking about him, and judging from the expressions on their faces, it couldn't be anything good.

That's why I say a sixth sense isn't just a woman's prerogative. Men have that too, and they can be quite accurate!

He handed the resume to Xue Xiaowan and walked over to Li Shiman and the others.

He approached them, nodded to each of them, and said, "Li Shiman, Zhang Meng, hello!"

Li Shiman was taken aback for a moment, looked at Wenjie and then at Zhang Meng, raised her hand and gestured between the two of them: "You two know each other?"

"Do you know me?" Zhang Meng asked almost simultaneously with Li Shiman.

The two of them simultaneously cast surprised glances at Wenjie.

Wenjie sighed inwardly: Oh, Zhang Meng doesn't know him.

Since Andy didn't murder Yang Shanshan, the two of them never met at the police station.

He simply smiled faintly: "I've often heard my father mention you; I've long admired your reputation. Meeting you today, I can confirm your exceptional demeanor..."

As Wenjie spoke, he glanced at Li Shiman, and sure enough, the smile on Li Shiman's face disappeared. Now she was waiting with great interest for him to continue.

"Standing next to our PR manager, Ms. Li, they are truly a perfect match, a beautiful couple indeed."

Luckily, she reacted quickly. Praising another woman in front of a lady would be suicidal.

"I wonder what brings Attorney Zhang to Huahai today?" Wenjie asked slowly, sounding like just a polite question, but it was what he was truly concerned about.

Zhang Meng looked at Li Shiman, knowing that the company might not be willing to publicize some legal matters.

So she looked at Li Shiman, hoping that Li Shiman would decide whether or not to tell this young master Wen the truth.

"Hehe, I just need to consult Attorney Zhang about some legal matters." People in public relations are incredibly shrewd, and their ability to read people is exceptional. Li Shiman replied naturally.

"Mr. Li, you're too kind. We're just sitting down to discuss things together."

Zhang Meng made a polite remark at the right time.

Wenjie understood and guessed in his heart: it seemed to be a thorny matter, inconvenient to talk about here, or rather, inconvenient to tell him.

He took a half step to the side and bowed slightly, gesturing for the two ladies to go first!

Li Shiman and Zhang Meng exchanged some polite words before heading towards the office, with Wenjie following behind them.

Xue Xiaowan stood at the door with her resume in her arms. When they approached, she greeted them one by one and then called out to Li Shiman.

"Mr. Li, the candidate for the media relations position we arranged to meet has arrived and is waiting in the meeting room. What do you think..."

Xue Xiaowan glanced at Attorney Zhang and Boss Xiaowen, sensing that Li Shiman was unlikely to have time for the interview, so she asked Li Shiman what the next steps were.

"I'm a bit busy, could you do the interview for me?"

"oh oh!"

Xue Xiaowan hesitated before agreeing, appearing quite reluctant.

She watched as Li Shiman and her two companions entered the office, then stood at the door for a long time, looking conflicted, seemingly lost in thought.

After finishing her interview, Li Shiman walked gracefully into the office under Xue Xiaowan's watchful gaze. When she turned around to greet Attorney Zhang Meng, she noticed that Wen Jie had also followed her in.

This was unexpected, and she chuckled, "What's wrong, is Mr. Wen still thinking about the coffee he didn't have time to drink this morning?"

Wenjie could tell that this was an order to leave.

You have to admire people who work in public relations; they have an impeccable grasp of understanding people's thoughts. A seemingly casual joke completely shut down his excuse to stay.

Wenjie smiled politely, turned and walked towards the office door: "Then you two talk first."

After saying that, he left the office.

He almost bumped into Xue Xiaowan at the door when he went out.

"What, haven't you gone for your interview yet?"

"Young Master Wen, what brings you out here too?"

The two people standing at the door were joking with each other.

If other people in the office heard this, they would think it was just an ordinary question, or even a question at all, but just an exclamation.

However, Xue Xiaowan's question resonated deeply with Wenjie.

Like a stone thrown into a calm lake, it stirred up some speculative ripples.

Wenjie could tell that Xue Xiaowan had wanted to follow him into the office, but was disappointed when Li Shiman stopped her.

He's in the same boat. Until he can't distinguish friend from foe and finds any clues related to the murderer, sticking close to Li Shiman is the only viable option right now.

So, did Xue Xiaowan share the same starting point as him?

Could Xue Xiaowan... be a patch carrier?

This guess excited Wenjie greatly, and he looked Xue Xiaowan up and down.

Upon seeing this, Xue Xiaowan covered her chest with the resume and subconsciously took a half step back.

Wenjie quickly made a judgment in his mind: This girl seemed well-behaved and sensible, and spoke in a soft and gentle voice. She looked like the girl next door.

Anyway, he doesn't seem like the kind of vicious person who would act like an accomplice.

Wenjie decided to test the waters.

He leaned closer to Xue Xiaowan and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Xiaowan, may I trouble you for a minute? I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)