Soul Patch

Chapter 212 Dances with Wolves
Zhang Meng maintained a cool and aloof demeanor, wearing the same business suit as the system from yesterday. Upon seeing Wen Jie, she gave a dismissive smile.

"Hello, Mr. Wen!"

Wenjie's gaze swept over her cold and beautiful face. Without any pleasantries, he asked directly, "How far has the case progressed? Besides me, are there any new suspects?"

The two were in the corridor outside the interrogation room on the third floor of the police building. The police officers who were busy going back and forth stopped and looked over when they heard Wenjie's words.

"After saying that in the car, Zhang Meng turned and walked towards the elevator."

When Wenjie saw that Zhang Meng was ignoring him, he turned around and went to Officer Zhang's workstation, where Officer Zhang was locking Wenjie's bail documents in a drawer.

He tucked his keys into his pocket, looked up, and saw Wenjie. He was a little surprised: "What? You haven't left yet?"

"Has the network administrator left? Xiao Liu from the administration department?" Wenjie smiled slightly and said, "He's going back to Huahai. We can take him back together."

Xiao Zhang smiled knowingly, understanding that Wenjie wanted to know about the case. He said in a businesslike manner:

“You’ve already gone back. You should hurry up and leave the police station so as not to interfere with our investigation. As long as we don’t solve the case, you won’t be able to clear your name.”

Wenjie said "Oh," and turned to walk towards the elevator in the corridor.

At that moment, Xiao Zhang's gaze fell on the file bag on the table. Inside were images that Lao Li and his team had captured from the surveillance cameras, as well as photos that the technical department had processed... An idea struck him, and he called out to Wen Jie's back, "Wait a minute!"

Wenjie turned back, a hint of expectation on his face: "Officer Zhang, is something the matter?"

Deep down, they were hoping the other party would ask them something, something that would definitely be relevant to their investigation and might give them some clues.

Do you know this person?

Xiao Zhang held several photos in his hand. He picked out a photo of the prime suspect that the technical department had reconstructed and asked about it.

Xiao Zhang waved the photo in front of Wenjie's eyes. Wenjie's pupils instantly focused on the photo, and he cursed inwardly: Damn, isn't this Liu Qingqing?
Xiao Zhang keenly noticed Wenjie's change in expression and eagerly asked, "What? You know him?"

Wenjie laughed and scratched his head, saying, "Officer, I didn't see it clearly. You just swayed like that, how could I see it clearly?"

Pfft~ What a disappointment! He thought he had found a clue from a casual question. After hesitating for a few seconds, Xiao Zhang handed over the photo in his hand.

Taking the photo, Wenjie had regained his composure. He looked at it and said calmly, "Don't know her. She's... not exactly pretty..."

"Alright, you can go back now." Xiao Zhang stood up with a displeased look and took the photo from Wenjie's hand.

This is such a waste of time! I should have known better than to ask him. Xiao Zhang was really annoyed.

These rich kids only comment on a woman's looks and figure, sigh!

As Wenjie turned and walked back towards the elevator in the corridor, his mind became even more chaotic. Countless questions flooded his mind, making him feel dizzy.

He leaned against the wall and pressed the elevator button.

Why did the police show him Liu Qingqing's photo and ask him about it?

Did Liu Qingqing also appear at Huahai International today?
What is she here for?

One thing is certain: Liu Qingqing has no grudge against me, and she has no reason to frame me.

So, if Liu Qingqing really did kill Li Shiman, then this has nothing to do with framing him. It must be something between Liu Qingqing and Li Shiman. Wenjie pressed his temples hard to relieve his increasingly severe headache: Damn, just how many things is Liu Qingqing hiding from him?
What irreconcilable hatred exists between Liu Qingqing and Li Shiman?

No, that doesn't look like it at all!
At least in his view, Liu Qingqing was hiding in the system, wishing that the task would be completed smoothly by other patch carriers as soon as she took a nap.

With this kind of mentality, it doesn't seem like he's trying to kill Charmaine Sheh at all.

As Wenjie was thinking, the elevator arrived. As he stepped into the elevator, a new thought suddenly popped into his mind: Could it be that the events that happened in the system scenario were all illusions, and that after killing Li Shiman in the system scenario, Li Shiman was still alive after exiting the system?

If you want to kill Li Shiman, it would be pointless to do it in the system scenario. Instead, the system would identify you as the murderer, correct the event, and prevent the murder from proceeding as planned.

Wenjie looked at the numbers 3, 2, 1 on the elevator display.
As soon as the door opened, Zhang Meng's impatient face appeared in front of Wenjie: "I thought you got lost in the police station."

Wenjie looked at the row of numbers on the right side of the elevator; the top floor was five. "Hmm, a police station with five floors... I'm going to get lost."

"Hurry up and get on the bus!" Wenjie wasn't in the mood to argue with her and urged her on.

"I thought you weren't in a hurry." Zhang Meng was getting a little unreasonable, revealing her strong aura as a female lawyer.

Wenjie just smiled, and the two got into Zhang Meng's car one after the other. As soon as Wenjie settled into the passenger seat, he asked eagerly, "Tell me about the case. The new suspect is a woman?"

As Zhang Meng was starting the car, upon hearing Wen Jie's statement, she disdainfully repeated the same phrase in her mind: "A woman!"
That's really hard to hear.

“A cleaner,” Zhang Meng corrected, pulling up a photo she had taken on her phone to show Wenjie.

Wenjie glanced at it only once, cursing inwardly:
Damn, Liu Qingqing even disguised herself!
It turns out that Liu Qingqing was a wolf in sheep's clothing all along, pretending to be harmless and pitiful, which made Wenjie take such good care of her in the system.

It turns out I've been dancing with wolves all along.

Wenjie recalled Liu Qingqing in the system again. Her eyes had always been clear and bright... She had easily fooled him. Her acting skills were amazing; she could go to Hollywood.

Wenjie composed himself and said, "Tell me more details."

At this moment, Zhang Meng slowly drove her car onto the highway. She glanced sideways at Wenjie in the passenger seat and said:

“Before I came here, I checked the surveillance footage at the network administrator’s office. Around 3 p.m., a cleaning staff member entered Li Shiman’s office and stayed for about ten minutes.”

Judging from the timing, the cleaning staff is more likely to be the culprit than you.

Zhang Meng secretly observed Wenjie's reaction as she spoke.

Wenjie had a stern face, showing no joy at the appearance of a new suspect. On the contrary, he seemed somewhat indignant that someone had stolen his status as the prime suspect.

Zhang Meng found this utterly absurd and asked, "Why...why do you have that expression?"

Upon receiving Wen Tianyi's call, she dropped everything and rushed to Huahai. She quickly sorted out the details of the case, then used her connections to get the young Mr. Wen released on bail.

Not only did he not say thank you, but he also gave her a sour look!

"That cleaner's real identity is Liu Qingqing from the Administrative Department of the Second Branch of the Public Security Bureau," Wenjie said thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)