Chapter 84: Human Life and Business

Bao Chuchu bowed slightly: "I'm sorry, Boss Qi, I didn't manage the villa well."

Qi Dongjun patted Bao Chuchu on the shoulder. He didn't say any words of blame, only saying one sentence: "You worked hard last night."

Bao Chuchu, whose face had been impenetrable from the start, couldn't help but be moved at this moment.

Qi Fei was very disdainful from the side, muttering: "Buying people's hearts."

And Wu Shanqiu hadn't recovered from the shock that Qi Fei was Qi Dongjun's son: "Brother Fei, are you really Qi Dongjun's son? We've known each other for so many years, and I didn't know."

Qi Fei shoved the notebook into Wu Shanqiu's hand: "You do the rest of the transcript."

"Hey, hey, hey, no, Brother Fei, you know, we have regulations. Transcripts must be done by two people," Wu Shanqiu said anxiously, chasing after Qi Fei.

Qi Fei stopped and turned to Wu Shanqiu: "Have you forgotten the principle of recusal? When investigating officers handle a case, if they have a conflict of interest with the parties involved or other relationships that may affect the fair handling of the case, they should recuse themselves."

Wu Shanqiu muttered: "I know, I'll find someone from the team later, but you have to grasp the situation. After all, it's such a big case. If Qi Dongjun can be ruled out as a suspect, don't you have to keep following it?"

Qi Fei knew in his heart, of course, cursing Liu Tong for slipping away slyly again.

He had no choice but to suppress his temper and come back, watching Wu Shanqiu conduct the transcript from afar.

"Mr. Qi, when did you see Hong Mei yesterday?"

"I arrived at Yun Shen Secret Realm at 6:30. I had dinner with Hong Mei in Private Room No. 1, along with Huang Daqiu and Mandy."

"Was there a foreigner?" Qi Fei said loudly on purpose, glancing to the side as if he were just making a casual comment.

Qi Dongjun knew Qi Fei was looking for trouble as soon as he saw him, and corrected him patiently: "Mandy's Chinese name is Lu Man."

"Your father and I were just hosting VIPs as the owners of the villa. Hong Mei's death has nothing to do with us," the short-haired woman said to Qi Fei. It seemed she was Lu Man.

"It's not your turn to be asked questions yet, why are you interrupting?" Qi Fei glared at Lu Man. Wu Shanqiu, who was asking the questions, was stunned. She had never seen Qi Fei so fierce before.

Lu Man seemed used to Qi Fei's attitude. She smoothed her bangs to relieve the awkwardness and didn't say anything more.

"Last night at 9:00, I had a meeting with the European branch. I only sat and chatted with them for half an hour and went down the mountain at 7:00," Qi Dongjun said while patting Lu Man's arm to comfort her.

"What did you talk about?" Wu Shanqiu asked.

"Huang Daqiu wanted to invest in a TV series with me. He came to discuss cooperation this time. However..." Qi Dongjun touched his beard, "I have no interest in stepping into the film and television industry, so I politely declined."

"During that time, did you talk to Hong Mei?"

"This was my first time seeing her in person. We just had a brief encounter, we didn't talk about anything."

Hearing this, Qi Fei couldn't help but interrupt: "Really? You're not without a record."

These words made Qi Dongjun's face change instantly, and his lips trembled a few times: "I am here to cooperate with your investigation, not to be interrogated."

Just as they were talking, Huang Daqiu also appeared at the door.

One advantage of these old hands is that they know how to judge the situation. They know that a murder case has occurred, and Yun Shen Secret Realm is the best place to be investigated. News won't spread so quickly, and putting on airs won't do them any good.

However, compared to Qi Dongjun, who had always been restrained and polite, Huang Daqiu clearly didn't have as good control over his temper.

Because of his promiscuity, Huang Daqiu often made it onto gossip hot searches.

Everyone present was no stranger to his appearance. However, what was unexpected was that Huang Daqiu didn't look as ugly as he did in the gossip photos. It was mainly due to that hard-to-hide shrewdness and the aura of a successful businessman, which added quite a few points to his ugly features.

As soon as Huang Daqiu entered the room, Qi Dongjun took the initiative to strike a pose: "Brother, I'm sorry for this."

Huang Daqiu immediately waved his hand: "Where are you talking about? It's me who added trouble to your place." Turning to Qi Fei, he asked, "Where is she? How is she?"

The tone of this speech clearly showed he didn't know the relationship between Qi Fei and Qi Dongjun.

Unlike Li Bite, Huang Daqiu had seen big storms. Although the scene before him was shocking and his face turned pale uncontrollably, he generally remained calm.

"What kind of person committed this heinous crime? I want to offer a reward of 5 million to catch the murderer," Huang Daqiu said indignantly.

"Mr. Huang, before offering a reward, we must confirm whether you are a suspect," Qi Fei said coldly.

Looking at this young police officer with a bad attitude, Huang Daqiu was clearly dissatisfied and sized him up: "What suspicion could I have? So many people are here, and everyone knows that when I left, wasn't Hong Mei fine?"

"With your strength, it seems you don't need to do it yourself to make a female celebrity die, right?" Qi Fei provoked.

Huang Daqiu saw that he was about to get angry, but soon his eyes turned, realizing that this was just the other party's provocation. He immediately withdrew his temper: "Let's put it this way: after I left the villa, I had another gathering to attend, also about the film project starring Hong Mei. Many people can testify to that. The project is already moving. If Hong Mei dies, I am the one who loses the most. This kind of thing that only loses money and doesn't make money, I, Huang Daqiu, won't do."

Qi Fei listened with disdain, but knew in his heart that Huang Daqiu was indeed a businessman, and there was nothing wrong with what he said.

"We know that your relationship with Hong Mei is unusual. When you left yesterday, did anything special happen?"

"Nothing special. If it were something I noticed, Hong Mei couldn't have died," Huang Daqiu said conceitedly.

Just as he was speaking, the sound of a zipper came from inside. The on-site evidence collection was nearing its end. This sound was the one Qi Fei was most familiar with—the sound of the forensic doctor putting the deceased into a body bag.

Hong Mei's body was wrapped tightly and carried past them.

"Wait," Huang Daqiu said suddenly. "Can you let me take one more look at Hong Mei?"

The law is not without human feelings. With Qi Fei's permission, they unzipped it, just enough to reveal Hong Mei's face. However, this face could no longer be called a face.

After looking, Huang Daqiu closed his eyes tightly and turned his head away, not looking again.

Qi Fei walked up to Qi Dongjun and Huang Daqiu: "Before Hong Mei's case is cleared up, you'd better not leave Nancheng."

"Boss Qi's schedule for the next month has already been set. If it's suddenly canceled..." Lu Man couldn't help but say from the side.

Qi Fei glared at her: "Is human life more important or business?" ===== CHAPTER 85 =====