Only after her death did I realize that she was the white moonlight of a billionaire CEO.

Chapter 179: Seemingly a Compromise, But Actually a Provocation

Who is Chen Feng?

Jiang Xinghe was busy searching for his relatives recently and was unaware that Gu Huaizhou and his team had already tracked down the perverted killer.

But he knew that Officer Zhou was the police officer investigating the Gu family murder case.

Jiang Xinghe said, "Is this Chen Feng related to the kidnapping case from back then? Is he some kind of key figure?"

“Yes.” Li Xi explained succinctly, “This Chen Feng is most likely the assassin.”

Jiang Xinghe's eyes lit up. "After so many years, Officer Zhou is really capable of catching the real culprit."

If Officer Zhou can solve this cold case, his promotion is a sure thing, and Mr. Gu will have no regrets.

"I need to go see Officer Zhou now," Gu Huaizhou said to Li Xi. "You can rest at home. I'll tell you the details when I get back."

"it is good."

As soon as Gu Huaizhou left, Jiang Xinghe picked up a piece of beef and put it in Li Xi's bowl, saying, "He's gone, so let's eat alone."

Li Xi picked up a piece of beef, put it in her mouth, took a bite, and said, "It's not stewed until tender."

Li Xi took a tissue, spat out the beef brisket, and threw it into the trash can.

Jiang Xinghe looked speechless. "It's not like you don't have teeth. Don't you know how to chew?"

"I lost a tooth a couple of days ago, and I can't chew hard food on one side of my mouth." Li Xi picked up a small bowl and scooped a spoonful of potato and beef brisket broth. "I'll just mix the broth with my rice."

"Your beef brisket tastes great, and the broth is so rich that I could eat a whole bowl of rice with it."

Seeing that Li Xi was really eating the rice mixed with the soup with gusto, Jiang Xinghe's expression brightened up a bit. "If you had told me your teeth weren't feeling well, I would have stewed it until it was very soft."

"By the way, what happened to your teeth? Why did you lose your baby teeth when they were perfectly fine?"

Without looking up, Li Xi said, "One of my molars was decayed, so I replaced it with a ceramic one."

"Then you should eat less sugar from now on, especially at night, and you must brush your teeth before going to bed..." Jiang Xinghe muttered, like an old woman.

Li Xi listened attentively and even poured Jiang Xinghe a glass of coconut water, worried that he might feel thirsty and uncomfortable.

*

Officer Zhou was having a meeting with his team, with the meeting room door closed.

"Captain Zhou, Mr. Gu has arrived."

"Take him to my office and wait there." Zhou Chiye stood up and threw his cigarette butt into the ashtray. "You two continue your discussion, I'll come over later."

Zhou Chiye pushed open the office door and saw Gu Huaizhou standing in front of his filing cabinet, which was filled with information related to various unsolved cases.

Unsolved cases and tragedies occur everywhere, but only a small fraction can be successfully solved. The archives are filled with unsolved cases that have not been solved.

Gu Huaizhou pointed to the documents inside the transparent cabinet and said without looking up, "There are still many people in this world like me who are hoping to learn the truth."

Zhou Chiye walked to his desk, leaned against it, and looked up at the young man's lonely figure.

After a moment, Zhou Chiye replied, "There are many police officers in this world like me who are still relentlessly searching for the truth."

Gu Huaizhou then turned around and looked down at Zhou Chiye.

Zhou Chiye had a scruffy beard and his shirt was wrinkled, which made it clear that he had been working overtime and staying up late without much rest.

"You've worked hard. You should go get some sleep first." Gu Huaizhou's eyes showed genuine concern.

Zhou Chiye waved his hand and said, "I'm a little excited and can't sleep."

Gu Huaizhou had a deep understanding of Zhou Chiye's current state.

"Have you found Chen Feng?"

"found it."

Zhou Chiye picked up two cups and poured two packets of instant coffee into them. "The coffee beans from last time were moldy, so here's instant coffee. Want some?"

Gu Huaizhou nodded, "Thank you for your trouble."

Zhou Chiye used water from the thermos to make instant coffee. He handed a cup to Gu Huaizhou, took a sip of the bitter coffee, and frowned, saying, "It tastes awful."

But he still downed the whole glass in a few gulps.

Gu Huaizhou stared at the dark liquid in the glass and hesitantly took a sip.

He seemed to think it tasted pretty good, so he took another sip.

Zhou Chiye suddenly said, "Just as you guessed, Chen Feng is indeed still alive, and he has indeed changed his name."

Gu Huaizhou twirled the cup in his hand, nodded without any surprise, and asked, "What's his name now?"

Zhou Chiye: "Zhao Feng owns a psychological clinic and is now a well-known psychotherapist in the industry."

"Zhao Feng..." Gu Huaizhou drawled out the name twice before saying, "Does this person have a penchant for wearing women's clothing?"

Zhou Chiye looked surprised. "Your men found him too?"

"He is Li Xi's online friend."

Zhou Chiye was shocked. "You mean, Chen Feng has been hiding around Li Xi all these years as an online friend?"

"Ah."

"Did he intend to harm Li Xi? But during the years he was hiding by Li Xi's side, Li Xi was not persecuted by him."

Gu Huaizhou sneered: "A perverted killer, hiding in the shadows to observe the growth of the child who once ruined his perfect plan, may just be doing this to satisfy his perverse tastes."

"After all, neither you nor I can fathom the thoughts of the perverted."

Zhou Chiye thought so too.

"Zhao Feng has already been questioned by us, but he has a strong mentality and refused to divulge anything throughout the entire process."

"He admits to being Chen Feng, but refuses to admit to plotting the kidnapping of your family. Either our judgment is wrong, or this person is too cunning."

Zhou Chiye rubbed his temples in annoyance and said, "What we investigators hate most is dealing with people like him."

Upon hearing this, Gu Huaizhou said, "Then let him go."

"Ok?"

Zhou Chiye suddenly looked up and stared at Gu Huaizhou, "Release him?"

"There is no conclusive evidence that Zhao Feng is the murderer who planned the kidnapping and killing of my family. Keeping him in the police station will be detrimental to you if word gets out."

“These days, netizens are adept at using public opinion to create momentum. Be careful, they might cyberbully you. Listen to me, let him go, and we'll slowly gather evidence.”

Zhou Chiye suspected that Gu Huaizhou had been possessed. "Do you really think so?"

"Based on my eighteen years of experience as a criminal investigator, I'm certain Zhao Feng is problematic. Letting him go like this, I'm worried he might..."

"Let him do whatever he wants." Gu Huaizhou smiled mysteriously and said, "Let him cause trouble, we'll just watch the show."

Hearing this, Zhou Chiye finally understood. "You don't think Zhao Feng is the murderer?"

Gu Huaizhou's answer was somewhat profound: "Chen Feng is the murderer..."

"But Zhao Feng might not be one."

Zhou Chiye suddenly stood up straight.

"You suspect that Zhao Feng isn't the real Chen Feng?"

Gu Huaizhou leaned against the filing cabinet, staring at the incandescent light above him. He circled his index finger along the rim of his coffee cup and pondered, "Don't you think Zhao Feng's appearance is too coincidental?"

"I just discovered that Chen Feng's death was suspicious, and various details pointed to the possibility that Chen Feng might still be alive."

"I had just confirmed that Chen Feng was still alive when someone resembling him appeared. And this person happens to be Li Xi's online friend, and also happens to like wearing women's clothing..."

Stopping his finger-circling motion, Gu Huaizhou's gaze fell on Zhou Chiye. He said, "Don't you think Zhao Feng's existence is more like an answer to the mystery than the truth behind it?"

Zhao Feng is the answer, but not the whole truth.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chiye's brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a mosquito.

He murmured absentmindedly, "...Chen Feng is the murderer, but Zhao Feng is not the real Chen Feng. Then where is the real Chen Feng?"

Gu Huaizhou placed his coffee cup on the table behind Zhou Chiye and said, "He's right next to me."

He was staring at me.

"always there."

Zhou Chiye looked at Gu Huaizhou with suspicion and uncertainty, and when he saw the madness hidden deep in the man's calm black eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

Gu Huaizhou lifted the sleeve of his thin trench coat and glanced at the time on his wristwatch, then suddenly said, "It's ten o'clock."

"It's getting late, I should go back and keep Li Xi company."

"Officer Zhou, let's talk again next time."

Gu Huaizhou had just reached the office door when Zhou Chiye called him back.

"Gu Huaizhou, tell me, what are you thinking?" Zhou Chiye was worried about Gu Huaizhou, always feeling that this man was crazy.

Gu Huaizhou stopped, turned around and looked at Zhou Chiye, and said, "Officer Zhou, do you trust your intuition?"

Zhou Chiye hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.

"...believe."

When detectives are investigating a case and things are at a standstill, they sometimes listen to their inner voice.

That's intuition.

Intuition is a mysterious and elusive thing, yet it has a remarkable effect.

"Coincidentally, I believe it too."

Gu Huaizhou gave Zhou Chiye a perfunctory smirk and said, "My intuition tells me he'll kill me again."

"This time, I'll wait for him to come and kill me!"

After saying that, Gu Huaizhou left.

His intuition told him that the psychopathic killer would try to kill him again, so Zhao Feng, who was found so easily, was not the person Gu Huaizhou was looking for.

Zhou Chiye stared at the cup of coffee that Gu Huaizhou had drunk from, his eyelids twitching, his heart nearly stopping in fright.

He found his subordinates and instructed them to find several plainclothes officers to secretly protect Gu Huaizhou.

He now hoped that Gu Huaizhou's intuition was a misperception.

*

Gu Huaizhou went directly to 2201 to find Li Xi.

Li Xi is creating her new comic. The new story has reached chapter twenty-one, and the content has progressed to the first date between the male and female protagonists, where the male protagonist helps the female protagonist win a claw machine.

Gu Huaizhou stood behind Li Xi, quietly watching her paint.

After she finished writing, Gu Huaizhou leaned down and wrapped his arms around Li Xi's delicate body from behind, kissed her ear, and said, "Officer Zhou and the others have found Chen Feng."

"The Chen Feng of yesteryear is the Zhao Feng of today."

Upon hearing this, Li Xi immediately denied it: "It wasn't him."

A hint of amusement flickered in Gu Huaizhou's eyes. "Why do you say that?"

"My online friend who has been with me for many years may be Chen Feng, but it will definitely not be Zhao Feng."

Li Xi turned off the computer and leaned against Gu Huaizhou's arm, completely relaxing. Her hands unconsciously rested on Gu Huaizhou's arm.

Li Xi said, "When I was chatting with Zhao Feng at the pastry shop that day, I noticed something off about Zhao Feng."

“He appeared dressed as a woman and deliberately mentioned his mentor in front of me, his purpose being to make me suspect his relationship with Chen Feng.”

“Generally, in my suspense works, people like Zhao Feng are not the real culprits. He is more like a pawn released by the real culprit to mislead the readers.”

After listening to Li Xi's analysis, Gu Huaizhou was very happy. His scalp tingled with excitement, and his brain felt pleasant.

“Xi Xi”.

Gu Huaizhou suddenly opened his arms and hugged Li Xi, lifting her from the chair like a little girl and placing her on the long desk.

He cupped Li Xi's face in his hands, lowered his head, and kissed her, the kisses growing ever more passionate.

Sensing Gu Huaizhou's pleasure, Li Xi cooperated by wrapping her arms around his neck and tilting her head back to respond to his passionate kiss.

Gu Huaizhou removed his tie and used it to blindfold Li Xi. Gazing at the black tie draped over the girl's pale cheek, Gu Huaizhou could no longer control his desire and completely let himself go...

Afterwards, Gu Huaizhou held Li Xi in his arms and sat in the bathtub. He said, "I asked Officer Zhou to release Zhao Feng."

"Great cartoonist, why don't you guess what Zhao Feng will do next?"

"That depends on whether he is playing the role of a high-IQ criminal or an ordinary criminal."

Gu Huaizhou chuckled, "What's the difference?"

Lying in Gu Huaizhou's arms, stroking his neck with her hand, Li Xi said, half-asleep, "If he's going to play the role of a high-IQ criminal, then he'll continue to be the knife in the real killer's hand, helping the real killer carry out all the plans."

“If he were just an ordinary criminal, he would run away immediately.”

“However…” Li Xi changed the subject, opened her beautiful eyes, and said thoughtfully, “I think that the moment Zhao Feng walked out of the police station, he lost his purpose as a pawn.”

Li Xi turned to look at Gu Huaizhou and said, "Gu Huaizhou, you asked Officer Zhou to release Zhao Feng, not to use him as bait to lure out the real culprit, right?"

"You're trying to tell the real culprit that you saw through his tricks all along."

"Now, it's your turn to fight back."

"right?"

Gu Huaizhou's move, seemingly a compromise, was actually a provocation.

Gu Huaizhou gazed at Li Xi with infatuation and sighed, "Xi Xi, you have me completely captivated."

Gu Huaizhou bent his legs and pulled Li Xi out of the water, pulling her back into his arms and kissing her incessantly. "You're right. Now, it's our turn to fight back."

Li Xi was so captivated by the kiss that he became infatuated.

In her confused state, she grabbed Gu Huaizhou's hair, her breath coming in short gasps, "How should we fight back?"

"Use something he cares about to force him to show himself."

Li Xi seemed lost in thought...

*

On this day, Luo Wen and Lan Yu, who had been visiting Dongzhou City for many days, were finally about to return to Southeast Asia.

Before leaving, Jiang Xinghe hosted a lunch for the two elders and also invited Li Xi and Gu Huaizhou to accompany them.

However, Gu Huaizhou was on duty that day and couldn't get away, so Jiang Xinghe could only take Li Xi with him.

After lunch, Jiang Xinghe personally drove Luo Wen and Lan Yu to the airport, while Li Xi drove to the hospital to find Gu Huaizhou.

But even after Gu Huaizhou had finished work and it got dark, he still hadn't seen Li Xi.

He called Li Xi, but no one answered the phone.

Gu Huaizhou checked Li Xi's phone location and found that Li Xi's phone was in the hospital's underground parking garage.

Gu Huaizhou arrived at the garage, saw Li Xi's car, and found Li Xi's phone inside, but did not see Li Xi herself.

Realizing something was wrong, Gu Huaizhou went to the monitoring room immediately.

He checked the surveillance footage and found that Li Xi arrived at St. Anne's Hospital at 4 p.m., but encountered a person in a wheelchair while parking.

Gu Huaizhou also recognized that person; it was Ye Luo, a regular resident of the Sheng'an Sanatorium.

This person is a disabled person with a deformed lower leg. He is very good at numbers and finance and is a talented stock trader.

And this Ye Luo happens to be one of Old Chen's adopted sons.

After leaving the monitoring room, Gu Huaizhou called Ying Chengfeng. "Ying Chengfeng, how much do you know about Ye Luo?"

Ying Chengfeng was just about to leave work and was changing clothes in the locker room.

"Fallen leaves?"

Ying Chengfeng couldn't recall who this person was for a moment. "Which Ye Luo?"

"That patient in the St. Anne's Sanatorium who has a leg disability, some psychological problems, and difficulty falling asleep."

“I remember you would go to the sanatorium every Friday afternoon to provide psychological counseling for the patients, and he was also one of your patients.”

Do you remember him?

“Mr. Ye Luo, that trader with considerable wealth.” Ying Chengfeng remembered him. “You’re looking for Mr. Ye?”

"What, you're impressed by his abilities and want to hire him to work for you? But I advise you not to waste your breath. Mr. Ye has a heavy psychological burden; he's been semi-retired these past few years to focus on his health..."

Gu Huaizhou interrupted Ying Chengfeng, saying in a gloomy tone, "Li Xi has disappeared. Surveillance footage shows that the last person she saw before she disappeared was Ye Luo."

Ying Chengfeng was buttoning his suit jacket when he heard this, and in a moment of distraction, he ripped off a button.

The button rolled to the ground and fell into the gap under the locker.

Ying Chengfeng stared at the gap, his brows furrowed.

Did Ye Luo kidnap Li Xi?