Through the driver of the business car, Li Jing learned that the male demon was called Bi Xiuwen, who acted as Meng Chengfengâs personal secretary, and has been with her for many years.
Thatâs all for the information.
Li Jing didnât expect to know more.
The man was merely a dedicated driver for Huan Yu Estate. He was temporarily assigned by the company to pick up and drop off Meng Chengfeng and Bi Xiuwen due to their return to the country for some matters. What could he possibly know?
The reason he could recognize Bi Xiuwen was that he had been working in Huan Yu Estate for a long time and knew quite a bit about the company.
After a brief understanding of the situation from the driver, Li Jing immediately returned to Huan Yu Cultural Media on his sword.
Before he even landed, he saw a long row of luxury cars parked at the front gate of the Huan Yu Cultural Media office building. A large group of reporters gathered outside the police cordon, and another group of elegantly dressed people were arguing with the officers of the Assistant Inspector Department, who were in charge of maintaining order.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing suspended his sword and slightly frowned.
The well-dressed group of people were obviously all relatives with ties to Meng Hongtu and Meng Fanhao. After hearing the news of the father and sonâs sudden death, they rushed over immediately.
Care about them?
Probably not.
These people were all here to vie for a share of the inheritance.
This, Li Jing had anticipated.
Although after the death of the father and son, only Meng Chengfeng and Yue Ling Ling - the adopted daughter and the fiancee, were left as "direct relatives" of the Meng family. Yet, they were not blood relatives and would not easily win the approval of the rest of the Meng family when seeking control over their vast wealth.
Everyone knows about the dirty business of the wealthy families.
Not many people in the wealthy circles are simple-minded.
Just as Li Jing previously told Yue Ling Ling.
If she hadnât devised some tricks and strategies, it would be better for her not to fuss about the Meng familyâs wealth after the incident. As a fox demon who only knew how to please men, she would not be able to outwit these individuals from the wealthy circle- each darker than the last.
It wasnât surprising that a large number of the Meng familyâs relatives had rushed to the scene.
What surprised Li Jing was...
Among the crowd of about thirty people on the scene, there were five long health bars.
The shortest with over 3,000 points, and the longest with over 4,000 points.
The one that attracted Li Jing the most reached as high as 5,826.
These five health bars all belonged to females.
They were all dressed in high-class clothing, standing out in the crowd on their towering heels, each accompanied by a male.
They were not partaking in the argument, but rather they appeared to be watching it with their wildly argumentative male companions.
Facing this scene, Li Jing didnât know what to feel.
As the saying goes.
The birds of a feather flock together.
Given the character of Meng Hongtu and his son Meng Fanhao, how many good men could there be among the other members of the Meng family?
However, Li Jing never expected that the other members of the Meng family would be deeply involved in a matter concerning a demon.
These five female demons mingling in with the crowd were obviously playing the role of rich wives who had married into the Meng family. They have gone further than Yue Ling Ling, only that they did not marry well, but rather into side branches of the Meng family.
This matter...
Is really absurd when you think about it.
If these five female demons claimed to have had no connection with the father and son of the Meng family, Li Jing wouldnât believe it.
Those men who had married them probably knew that they were demons and may even have married their "tasty" wives only through an "introduction" by the father and son of the Meng family.
Each of these men who married the female demons of the Meng familyâs side branch probably had a hint of being "cuckolded".
Looking once again at the five female demons, each of them was noble and extravagant in their attire. They were not at all flurried in the crowd where the Assistant Inspectors and Patrols were hovering. They even seemed a bit proud, indicating that they had achieved a rather high status in the Meng family.
As their status increased, so did their guts, didnât they?
After what Li Jing saw, this might not be everything.
With the Meng familyâs huge business empire, the family tree was certainly not small. There must have been some who didnât have time to make it over or who were simply like Meng Chengfeng, developing overseas.
With a strange look, he swept his gaze over the crowd outside the cordon. Li Jing maintained his composure and landed inside the security line with his sword.
As soon as he landed, the crowd of the Meng familyâs side branch outside the security perimeter immediately noticed him.
"Hey, you! Come here and explain the situation!"
Someone in the crowd began to grumble loudly.
As soon as the words fell, another, a plump and wealthy woman, shouted.
"We are all relatives of the Meng family, we have the right to know what exactly happened in the case!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the crowd started chattering in unison.
"We demand to know the truth! Now, immediately, right away!"
"A big incident happened in the Meng family and the patrol officers on the scene wonât say a word, keeping us relatives out. Are you trying to hide something?"
"How exactly do you officers do your job? You disregard human feelings! I want to lodge a complaint!"
The crowd of Meng familyâs side branch made all manner of commotion, while the reporters who rushed to the scene were not idle either.
The cameras clicked furiously as they focused on Li Jing. Some even started writing news articles on the spot, God knows what they were fabricating.
Seeing such a scene, the corner of Li Jingâs mouth twitched slightly.
Patrol officers also have their helpless times, he knew.
But right now, he really felt it.
With a stiff glance at the crowd of the Meng familyâs side branch and the crazy photographers, Li Jing wordlessly gestured, took two demon corpses out of the storage space, and threw them onto the square in front of the building.
When he took out the massive body of the male demon, he deliberately raised it high so that it would smash into the ground.
"Boom!"
"Thud!"
Two dull sounds were heard as the two scorpion-like demon corpses, one large and one small, landed on the ground, successfully shocking the side branches of the Meng family and the reporters.
Especially the five demoness aristocrats mingling in the crowd, including the one with the health bar reaching 5826 and the cultivation level of Four Realm. It wouldnât be overstating to say that their calm demeanor was completely distorted.
They reacted quickly, however, acting as if they were frightened and throwing themselves into their menâs arms, their squeamish looks eliciting pity.
Indeed, they were scared.
But not to the point of crying.
As long as they didnât act, their identities would not be exposed.
As long as there was nothing wrong with them, the patrols had no reason to investigate them.
However, they had to put on an act.
Li Jing, looking at the five female demons acting like theatre performers, didnât pay much mind.
He didnât care about what happened to these female demons.
Nor did he care about the problems with the Meng family.
He presented the demon corpses not for anything else, but to keep the Meng familyâs side branch quiet for a while and, by the way, to distract the attention of the reporters so they wouldnât keep pestering him.
The effect, indeed, was achieved.
Two scorpion-shaped demon corpses, one with the head and tail separated, the other with its shell shattered due to heavy pressure.
Upon seeing this, the members of the Meng familyâs side branch collectively fell silent.
The females on the scene turned pale as a sheet out of fear.
The men, however, were more interesting.
There were those with doubtful looks on their faces, those who couldnât believe what they saw, and even more who were glancing at the five female demons in the crowd now and then.
The men embracing those female demons were quite direct, acting as if they were protecting their own women.
Even when he was faced with the gazes of male relatives in the crowd that were intentionally or unintentionally looking at him, their faces visibly upset, he could see a hint of green.
Li Jing had a full view of this scene, and found it hard to look directly at it.
Clearly, it was no secret among the Meng familyâs male relatives that there were monsters among them, while the female members remained oblivious.
What was even more provocative was that these female demons seemed to have had their way within the lateral lineages of the Meng family tree, each of them seeming to have put more than one colorful hat on their men.
What to say?
The rich and powerful circle, truly a mess.
Aside from Meng family members and Li Jing, journalists, upon seeing the two demon corpses at the scene, acted as if they were injected with chicken blood, forsaking Li Jing and incessantly taking shots of the two demon corpses, afraid that they may miss any details.
It was at this time that Chen Yuran walked out from the office building.
Seeing the two demon corpses the moment she stepped out, she paused, casting an odd glance towards Li Jing before she approached him and whispered.
"Why did you bring them out so rashly?"
"Why didnât you tell me someone was at the door when I got back?"
Li Jing retorted.
"..."
Chen Yuran was at a loss for words, saying.
"My bad."
Then, she spoke in a hushed voice.
"Which one of the two demon corpses is Meng Chengfeng?"
"The smaller one."
Li Jing replied, saying.
"The larger one is her secretary, Bi Xiuwen, they were boinking."
While he was speaking, he briefly explained the encounter with the two.
After listening to his words, Chen Yuran looked up at him, saying.
"Next time when we encounter such a situation, donât act alone, what would we do if something happened to you?"
Then she spoke softly.
"Leave the demon corpses here for now, to shut up those Meng family members. As for the journalists, ignore them. Iâve asked the Forensics Department to collect evidence, confirming that the Meng father and son were killed by Meng Chengfengâs poison. You donât need to worry about the rest, just go write a detailed report and submit it to the Patrol System."
"..."
Li Jing.
Just hearing the word âreportâ made his head throb.
Especially given the current situation, there were many things he couldnât put down in writing.
He had to avoid mentioning that Yue Lingling was a monster.
He also had to avoid the Meng familyâs control over many monsters.
If he were to expose all this, it would cause a huge mess.
Ignoring the five female demons that were married into the Meng familyâs side branches, the mistreated and exploited monsters had already suffered enough. They finally got rid of the Meng father and son and got a chance to regain their freedom, but if they were to be targeted by the Patrol, it would be akin to pushing them into a dead-end.
Li Jing was neither a saint nor a holy mother, but he didnât wish to be the villain.
Above all, he owed Yue Lingling, who had provided him with a crucial lead, some protection.
If it werenât for Yue Linglingâs confession, he might still be stuck between the possibilities of a love crime and revenge.
Even if he was aware that Meng Chengfeng had returned home for two days and then traveled abroad again, he may not have been able to link her to this incident.
Meng Chengfengâs career was predominantly overseas, there wasnât anything wrong with her returning home to handle some affairs and then heading abroad again.
The news of her father and brotherâs death, she could have easily feigned ignorance.
Given that Yue Lingling, a direct relative, was already present at the scene, the Patrol wouldnât go out of their way to notify all relatives of the news of death, leaving the task to the former instead.
A more important point is that even if Li Jing hypothesized that Mengâs father and son were poisoned in bed, he mostly suspected that it was their carelessness, rather than suspecting Meng Chengfeng - a foster daughter who had already been adopted for over a decade.
With a sigh, Li Jing headed inside the office building.
As Chen Yuran followed him in, she spoke softly.
"The case hasnât concluded with this. Meng Chengfeng might not have been acting alone, there may be other people behind her. The Intelligence Department is currently investigating Meng Chengfengâs interpersonal relationships and financial situation, but these shouldnât fall under our jurisdiction anymore, so thereâs no need to worry."
Then she looked back, shaking her head and sighed.
"Meng Hongtu adopted a human-shaped demon as a daughter, he was most likely aware of this, even possibly obtaining unspeakable benefits from it. There are probably many members of the Meng family who also knew about it. From my perspective, there are not many in this family who are clean. This is beyond our jurisdiction. The variety of vested interests and tricks involved are too sensitive, weâll have to wait until they make a mess of it themselves, thatâs when the Patrol will have the opportunity to intervene."
Upon hearing Chen Yuranâs words, Li Jing glanced at her and nodded silently.
Chen Yuranâs experience in investigation was evidently rich.
Even without knowing the specifics, she realized that the Meng family had deep connections with human-shaped demons.
But with just this, it still couldnât be a reason to deeply investigate the Meng family.
The Meng family had various connections, who knew what strange things and people could be dragged out. If the people linked with this family were to start defending themselves the moment the Patrol started investigating, the Patrol might be covered in stench despite their resource consumption, and it simply wouldnât be worth it.
...
Once inside the office building, Li Jing went directly to a quiet office room on the second floor to write the report.
Employees of Huan Yu Cultural Media were still lingering in the office building, the members of the Assistant Inspector Department were interrogating them and recording the inquiries one by one, the first floor was too noisy.
Writing this report took Li Jing two hours.
On one hand, writing a report was brain-draining, on the other, typing on the tablet was not as smooth.
During his report writing, Chen Yuran sent a message that the Forensics Department had confirmed that the poison in Meng Chengfengâs needle was of the same type as the poison that had killed the Meng father and son.
With this affirmation, they began to wrap up the crime scene.
The detained Huan Yu Cultural Media was progressively released.
The Assistant Inspector Department also began to clean up the crime scene and assist with the final collection of evidence.
By the time Li Jing went downstairs, there were less than a hundred people still recording their statements in the first floor office.
After finding Chen Yuran who was also involved in the recording work, Li Jing looked around and asked.
"Whereâs Luo Zhize? Why donât I see him?"
"After the Forensics Departmentâs results came out, I asked him to take Miss Lingling home. With so many Meng family members outside, itâs not appropriate for her to stay here."
Chen Yuran answered casually.
"There are already more than a dozen Meng family members who heard the news and rushed here, and the crowd will only grow bigger. Itâs about the division of property, theyâre no different from mad dogs. Miss Lingling is rather timid, and itâs inevitable she would be taken advantage of if confronted by that group of people. We canât help her very much, all we can do is let her stay away from all this for now."
Then she added.
"The case ends here for now, the rest will depend on the results from the Intelligence Department. Submit your report to the Patrol System, the case will then be officially handed over to the Crimes Investigation Department, they will notify us of any follow-up results. Once we finish the last record here, we need to return to our respective positions."
"Hmm."
Li Jing nodded, took out the record notebook at hand, and went to help with the records.
The Security Department Patrol has a lot of things to handle, crimes are just a part of them.
Usually, the Security Department doesnât spend too much time on a single crime, cases that canât be cracked in a short period of time are handed over to the Crimes Investigation Department for handling.
The Security Department is indeed the department with the most staff in the entire Patrol System, but they are actually under great pressure in terms of human resources.
Every member of the Security Department Patrol is responsible for a certain jurisdiction, if too much time is spent on a single case, then no one would manage such a large jurisdiction.
During the time that Li Jing and the others were working on this case, the jurisdiction was temporarily handled by colleagues from neighbouring jurisdictions, but after some time, they might not be able to cope with the workload.
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