CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 329: LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN (BONUS CHAPTER)

The nurse frequently accompanied Wang Lei for house calls within the elite circle, witnessing all sorts of things and knowing well which gossip could be spread and which should be kept to oneself.

Like today’s gossip about the person living in a penthouse duplex over five hundred square meters in the Gold district, it’s best to keep it to oneself, or it could easily cause trouble.

Though modern laws are comprehensive, the water in the upper circles is deep and unfathomable. As long as it doesn’t cause a fatality, the police don’t care.

Soon, after the nurse went downstairs, Wang Lei bid his farewell with her.

Lu Shouyue didn’t say much, took out his phone, and transferred a considerable visiting fee to Wang Lei’s Alipay.

Then he sat in the living room and started dialing.

First, he called the hotel’s general manager to inquire about the fifteenth-floor incident, asking them to adjust the surveillance footage for him.

Then he dialed his assistant’s number, instructing him to investigate the ins and outs of the matter.

His assistant, who has been with him for a while, is mature and knows the boundaries of an investigation — as long as it skirts the line, it can be conducted.

In less than an hour, feedback came through.

The person he kicked was He Junbo from Penguin Video, not a very formidable figure, lacking strong background, rampant in small gains, and has been preying on newcomers in the circle over the years.

This time he was kicked into the hospital by Lu Shouyue, with twelve ribs broken, and didn’t dare call the police due to guilt. The hotel manager didn’t tell He Junbo the true identity of the person who kicked him, only hinted that he couldn’t afford to provoke them.

He Junbo wasn’t foolish, temporarily enduring, planning to investigate before taking action later.

But he had no future. When he was discharged and returned to Penguin Video, he discovered that his position had long been replaced, and he received a notice from HR for his dismissal due to violation of company regulations.

Dismissal is one thing, he wants severance.

But the administration threw out numerous large expense reimbursements from years ago that were not very procedural. If he tears face with the company, he would certainly have to serve time.

He could only compromise.

And his protégé, who he groomed, ungratefully stepped on his resources to climb.

Just like that, with the money he had profited over these years, it would be enough for He Junbo to live a lifetime, though not as carefree as before.

Moreover, once things calm down, perhaps in a few enterprises, he might rise again.

But misfortune didn’t stop there. Shortly after he lost his job, several people he had harmed before came forward to accuse him of sexual assault. The police indeed found lots of unspeakable material from his phone.

Talk about future prospects, he wouldn’t have any, likely to sing the blues behind bars for several years.

As for the one who administered drugs that night, they were also sent in to sew.

It could be said that everyone from various backgrounds attending that night’s dinner faced a storm of retaliatory blows.

The best result for a few small celebrities was being shelved; the worst had dark history exposed and were banned. Chen Jinyu was one of those shelved by Wang Bocheng.

She signed a five-year contract with the company, with a breach cost of over six million, which she couldn’t afford, and no idea of how long she would be shelved.

Fortunately, the company still offered a minimum guarantee monthly salary of three thousand, but compared to her previously glamorous life surrounded by admirers, the difference was too great for her to accept easily.

To say there wasn’t a mastermind behind all of this, who would believe?

But no one could find out who they had offended, with no doors open for reconciliation.

Lu Shouyue claimed to be a law-abiding citizen, most willing to help police to sweep bad criminals for the police buddies’ KPI, which is every citizen’s duty.

Previously Bao Juncai enjoyed this treatment; now the group including He Junbo did too.

If they kept clean and did nothing illegal, he wouldn’t be able to deliver such a gift. Look at those oppressed small celebrities, aren’t they just being shelved?

After wrapping things up, Lu Shouyue closed the notebook and sat quietly on a chair in his study.

Regarding Lin Wanwan’s background, even without actively investigating, Lu Shouyue already understood it thoroughly.

The more transparent it got, the more peculiar Lu Shouyue felt.

Top-notch seafood was easier to check, as Lin Wanwan frequently visited the seafood docks. Fisheries don’t require tax, unless someone intentionally tracks them, otherwise, it’s hard to trace the source.

Of course, Lu Shouyue wasn’t bored enough to monitor her, but regarding antiques, whether it be Ancient Zither, text scores, or Gu Yewang’s paintings, their appearance was too strange to not arouse his curiosity.

With Lu Shouyue’s experience, he can tell if items were dug from the ground just from the moment they were in his hands.

Moreover, people who go underground have a different aura; they certainly wouldn’t be like Lin Wanwan.

He has seen many diverse people.

The group from the tomb raiding circle has a unique scent, tainted with the smell of decayed clay, permeating their bones, impossible to wash away.

Just like those who have bloodstains, different from ordinary people in their gaze.

Lin Wanwan seemed more like she found an ancient treasure from her own home; her life was simple, not even a trace of a strange man.

Maybe her grandparents had some background?

Who doesn’t have affluent ancestors on Huaxia Land, tracing back centuries from one’s last name, there were affluent families; common people’s descendants couldn’t sustain.

Thinking of this, Lu Shouyue opened his phone’s gallery and clicked on Xiao Chong’s video playing the zither.

The phone’s glow added a layer of gleam to his jade-carved face, making him appear even colder.

"Could it be related to this person?" Lu Shouyue quietly asked himself.

This video was also one of the reasons behind Lin Wanwan’s mystery.

Despite using connections, he couldn’t trace the person.

In a world flooded with online information, how could someone exist without leaving a trace?

Even if they aren’t domestically, Lu Shouyue had ordered experts from overseas to find traces of this face on the web, yet found nothing.

Aside from this video, there is no more.

Even in modern society, wearing a mask to a sales center, having a snack, studying a property could have one’s facial information collected.

On the streets, there is a camera every hundred meters.

But this person left no trace, seemingly appearing out of nowhere; initially, Lu Shouyue even suspected they might be an AI-created figure.

Looking this way, claiming to be virtual isn’t impossible.

But after spending money to hire a professional team to analyze, he concluded this video had no edits, nor could it be face-changing AI.

Having found nothing, Lu Shouyue had to set it aside temporarily. The order remained, whichever team could provide information first would get the remaining payment.

It’s been more than half a year, and no one earned this money.

"Could this be the source of Wanwan’s mysterious antiques?" Lu Shouyue muttered to himself again.

Sometimes, when all possibilities turn impossible, the most unbelievable hypothesis could be the truth.

Turning off the video, Lu Shouyue leaned back against the chair, calmly staring at the ceiling.

He should do something else to divert his attention; once relaxed, all he had in mind was the beauty lying in his two-meter-wide bed.

She slept in his bed, covered with his blanket, breathing the air he breathed... No, it’s getting more exciting with every thought.

Better get back to work!