Chapter 450: In-depth Investigation

Chen Yongren lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"Wrong?" The boss waved his hand: "What wrong? You did this absolutely right!"

"Right?" Chen Yongren feigned puzzlement.

"I can't explain it to you right now." The boss waved his hand: "First go to Jialing Guesthouse and calm Miss Geleisi's emotions."

"You saved her, and she said she wants to thank you properly."

"Now she trusts you completely, and she specifically asked for you to protect her safety."

"Before she leaves, you must personally protect her, so she can return to the United States unharmed!"

"I can guarantee her safety, but not that she'll be completely unharmed—I can't promise that," Chen Yongren muttered to himself, then stepped forward and accepted the order: "Yes, I understand."

"Lixing will surely protect Miss Geleisi's safety plan well!"

The boss waved his hand to signal Chen Yongren to leave, then opened the drawer and took out an internal phone.

"This could be considered a blessing in disguise; I believe the American envoy also sensed the danger."

"I expect she won't be long before leaving Chongqing."

"This damned affair can finally be over."

……

But the boss clearly underestimated Geleisi's determination to investigate this case.

After leaving the Military Statistics Bureau, Chen Yongren immediately went to Jialing Guesthouse.

Since the assassination attempt, the boss has also dispatched many personnel to Jialing Guesthouse, putting the surrounding streets on alert.

After registering at the entrance, Chen Yongren found Geleisi.

"Chen!" Seeing Chen Yongren enter, Geleisi excitedly walked to his side.

Lin Ke Xin stood up and said, "Chief Chen."

"Just now, I'm glad you were here!" Geleisi said gratefully: "Don't worry, Chen, I will definitely thank you properly and will not let you down!"

"Miss Geleisi, you're too kind; protecting you is my duty, I'm just doing my job," Chen Yongren replied politely.

"You have a saying, 'repay kindness with gratitude,' and I suppose I'm just following local customs… this is a new idiom I learned with Miss Lin." When she spoke of the idiom, Geleisi used Chinese.

After saying that, Geleisi looked at Lin Ke Xin: "Miss Lin, is that what it means?"

Lin Ke Xin nodded slightly.

"Chen, please remember, you saved my life; I will certainly repay you—what do you need?" Geleisi said earnestly.

"I recall you're a soldier; I can get you a spot at a military academy."

"Do you know West Point Military Academy?"

"It's the United States' finest military academy, the dream school of many young people!"

"Don't worry, I can cover your tuition and all your expenses in the United States."

"Perhaps…"

"Perhaps after half a day, Geleisi still hadn't come up with anything; finally she patted her chest and said, 'In any case, rest assured, I will absolutely not let you down!'"

"Miss Geleisi, Miss Geleisi, you're too excited…" Chen Yongren interrupted her: "I have something more important to tell you now."

"Something more important?"

"Exactly!"

Chen Yongren hadn't gone to chase the assassin earlier; Geleisi asked, "Chen, did you catch the person who tried to kill me?"

"I did catch him, but something went wrong along the way, and now he's dead," Chen Yongren said, shrugging helplessly.

"He's dead?" Geleisi exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Yongren nodded: "When I caught him, I used too much force and accidentally killed him."

"……" Geleisi sized up Chen Yongren, giving him a look that said, "Are you lying to me?"

"Although he's dead, based on reasoning, this person is probably Japanese," Chen Yongren said.

"Japanese?" Geleisi frowned.

Since the United States and Japan went to war, Geleisi has had a visceral aversion to Japanese people.

Chen Yongren nodded: "You've already gone to war with the Japanese, cut off all trade, and then you suddenly flew to Chongqing."

"I'm sure it's those Japanese pigs, mistakenly thinking you wanted to strengthen cooperation with us, so they tried to assassinate you to sabotage our relationship."

After Chen Yongren said that, Geleisi quickly came to understand the situation.

"Miss Geleisi, since this case is already closed, for your safety you should return home as soon as possible." Chen Yongren knew she wouldn't leave, so he said it deliberately to provoke her.

"This is only the first time; the Japanese might launch another round of assassinations."

"Those Japanese beasts are crazy; if they don't achieve their goal, they'll never give up easily."

"Over?" Geleisi said: "Can you prove the assassin's Japanese identity?"

"I want to see the evidence, placed right in front of me, not just a couple of useless words!"

Chen Yongren feigned silence.

"Evidence?"

"If we gave you the evidence, the case would be closed; without evidence we can keep dragging it on."

"Not speaking means there's none; no evidence means the case still has doubts!" Geleisi was thinking about how to stay longer in Chongqing.

"What doubts?" Chen Yongren asked.

"Why can't it be that the person behind this case wants me dead?"

"He's worried I'll find out something, so he hired assassins!" Geleisi said bluntly.

"This is a perfect opportunity dropped in our lap; we can use this to obstruct the conclusion of the corruption case."

"Although these two cases have nothing to do with each other."

But whether it exists or not, that's up to what you say.

If I say it exists, then it must exist!

Geleisi stared fixedly at Chen Yongren: "Furthermore, the assassin was someone you chased; maybe you deliberately killed him to cut off the clue and stop me from continuing the investigation."

Damn!

This foreign girl is a dog‑face—she just said she wanted to thank me, and now she's ready to bite.

Whether you speak or not, it's all up to your mood.

That said, Chen Yongren was still cooperative: "Miss Geleisi, if you don't trust me, you can go directly examine the corpse."

I can guarantee that that poor guy's death was purely an accident.

I don't care about that; I only know this clue has been cut off again. Geleisi also said: "No matter who is behind this case!"

I will surely root them all out! Nobody can stop me from continuing the investigation!

Chen, if you keep trying to stop me from investigating, then there's no point in us continuing to talk.

Chen Yongren pondered: "Miss Geleisi, I think you misunderstood my meaning."

I'm only concerned for your safety, with no other intent—since you want to investigate, I can only do my best to cooperate.

That's right—I think I must have uncovered something, otherwise they wouldn't have come after me. Geleisi said: "Chen, remember, this case isn't over."

This case must keep being investigated; anyone who dares to forcefully close it will be treated as an accomplice.

Since the state has given me authority, I cannot let any suspicious person slip away!

I must not only answer for my role as envoy, but also ensure the support funds are used where they belong!

Not have some embezzlers divert the funds, then trot out a few scapegoats to fool me!

Yes, Miss Geleisi, I understand—I'll go report this to my superior." Chen Yongren feigned helplessness and left the guesthouse.