Read Novel Full Chapter 864: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (32)
Chapter 864: Scam Artists are Not Cute! (32)
The case showed no progress, even though Captain Hong’s team had been pulling overtime for days on end.
They reviewed all the surveillance around the parking garage and interrogated everyone who had contact with the deceased on that day, but they found no useful information.
No one knew why the deceased committed suicide.
According to the last person who saw him, the deceased showed no signs of suicidal intent, yet shortly after the person left, he took his own life. It seemed impossible.
While there was no useful information on the suicide itself, Captain Hong discovered that the deceased had been instrumental in negotiating a deal with Anshi Enterprises. With his death, the signing was canceled, benefiting the Xia Corporation.
And their prime suspect happened to be dating the current CEO of the Xia Corporation.
Captain Hong’s imagination ran wild with conspiracy theories.
‘But it’s fucking useless without evidence!’
For the first time, Captain Hong found the concept of evidence to be infuriating.
Evidence with unclear origins couldn’t be used, incomplete evidence couldn’t be used… there was a long list of reasons evidence couldn’t be used.
In the end, the case was closed as a suicide.
Captain Hong was nearly angered to death.
Xia Ling initially targeted An Chen, believing him to be the one who harmed Shi Sheng. Now that he knew An Chen wasn’t involved, he lost interest and was ready to walk away.
As for Xia Zhi, Xia Ling had no particular feelings. This man was his nominal father, but Xia Ling never felt any paternal love from him.
While still living with the Xia family, as the only boy, Xia Zhi was extremely strict with him. If Xia Ling failed to complete his assigned tasks, he faced corporal punishment.
After his mother passed away and Xia Zhi’s legitimate wife had a child, Xia Ling was kicked out without a word from Xia Zhi.
The legitimate wife had powerful backing. Previously, she tolerated Xia Ling’s presence because she had no children. Once she did, Xia Zhi didn’t hesitate to side with her.
Xia Ling felt no affection for such a person.
So now, in this situation, Xia Ling couldn’t care less about cleaning up the mess.
As his girlfriend put it, if he wanted to be a CEO, she could make it happen.
‘Hmm…’
‘Something feels off…’
Xia Ling began preparing new songs. His previous work had been delayed by this incident, so he needed to get back on track with a few new pieces.
Xia Ling spent long hours practicing, while Shi Sheng sat outside, chatting with company girls about impending disasters.
By now, everyone in the company knew Shi Sheng was a jinx who couldn’t actually tell fortunes.
But she was cute, and even as a jinx, some people liked her.
“Xiao Meng, am I going to have bad luck today?”
Shi Sheng, munching on fruit that Xia Ling had just brought her, replied indistinctly, “If I say you’ll have bad luck, you’ll have bad luck. Do you want bad luck?”
The girl shook her head. “I don’t want bad luck.” She paused, then looked at Shi Sheng expectantly. “Xiao Meng, could you bless me? I’m going to confess today.”
“Confess?”
“Yeah.” The girl nodded eagerly. She’d been wanting to confess for a long time but never had the courage.
“Why confess? Just go for it.”
As soon as Shi Sheng finished speaking, someone pressed down on her head, “Go for what?”
It had only been a short time, and she was already chatting with another girl.
‘And about this topic! Hmph!’
The girl shrank back in fear. “Xia-ge.”
Xia Ling pulled Shi Sheng into his arms. “Who are you going for?”
Shi Sheng almost choked, barely managing to swallow before slapping Xia Ling’s chest. “You! Damn it, let me(lz) go, I can’t breathe.”
“Next time you flirt with a girl behind my back, see what happens.”
“Be reasonable. I was having a pleasant chat with this lady. Which eye of yours saw me flirting?” ‘I’m not a heartless flirt, okay!’
‘Wait, no!’
‘When have I ever flirted? Fuck! I’m(bbb) not taking the blame for this!’
“If I say you were, you were!”
“Stop being unreasonable! I have a temper too, you know. Just because I spoil you doesn’t mean you can act out.” Shi Sheng rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight.
“I don’t want to act out.”
“Then what do you want to do, fly?”
Xia Ling smirked, leaning close to her ear. “I want to take you.”
Shi Sheng: “…”
‘Give me back my pure, innocent Feng Ci!’
‘Where did this smooth-talking rogue come from? I(lz) want a refund!’
The girl: “…” In this company, only Xiao Meng dared to speak to Xia-ge like this.
‘But is it really okay to show off your affection so blatantly?’
‘I’m not invisible, you know!!’
Xia Ling dragged Shi Sheng towards the practice room. Shi Sheng turned back and waved to the girl. “Good luck with your confession.”
The girl’s eyes lit up. She stood up, fists clenched. “I’ll definitely succeed.”
She rushed off to confess, only for the other person to speak first.
Others had previously experienced good luck after being encouraged by Shi Sheng. This girl’s success story added to Shi Sheng’s reputation, giving her another skill.
But most people only received warnings of impending doom from her.
Only a few cute girls got her blessings.
Xia Ling’s new album was progressing well. The MV he shot with Shi Sheng was included and became the hottest song of the moment.
The haters hadn’t seen Xia Ling for a while.
When Xia Ling suddenly reappeared, they first trashed him, then went crazy promoting his new song.
Shi Sheng’s MV was widely praised. The hazy post-production effects evoked a sense of unspoken, unattainable love.
Unattainable love…
Shi Sheng hugged her knees, watching the final shot on the screen, her lips curving up slightly.
“Ring ring…”
The phone by the sofa suddenly rang. Shi Sheng turned off the TV and answered it.
Yu Sheng’s breathless voice came through the phone, “Xiao’guai… your master’s in trouble, he’s in the hospital. Xia Ling is coming to get you, hurry over.”
Shi Sheng’s heart sank. Her master had been staying at the Yan family residence, and they spoke every few days. They’d just talked yesterday. ‘How could something have happened?’
Shi Sheng hung up, changed her clothes, and headed downstairs just as Xia Ling arrived.
The hospital reeked of disinfectant. Following Yu Sheng’s directions, Shi Sheng made her way to the intensive care unit.
Her master had nearly died when he was brought to the hospital. Now, though still breathing, the doctors said he could pass at any moment.
The hospital reported organ failure, but they couldn’t explain why.
Shi Sheng got permission from the doctor to take a look.
As soon as she entered the room, she felt a chill. The man on the bed, wearing an oxygen mask, was gaunt and unrecognizable as the handsome uncle she knew.
Shi Sheng rubbed her temples in frustration.
She pulled a talisman from her space and placed it on her master’s forehead.
As the talisman touched him, the temperature around the bed rose sharply.
The runes on the talisman flickered before slowly disappearing from sight.
♡ translator’s corner ♡ :
sheng sheng’s building her harem :3