Chapter 58 Start of the Revisit

An initial plan was formed.

Li Jing and the other two left the patrol office, each returning to their own homes.

Compared to the other three groups, their task was much easier but also challenging.

Lu Yangcheng and Yi Xiuzhu each had their own arrangements to attend to, and Li Jing was not idle either upon returning home.

Shutting himself in his room, he poured over the information of the seventeen targets, thoroughly studying their social backgrounds through the archived information stored in the patrol database.

The more he knew about his subjects, the more convenient it would be to make contact with them.

...

The night quietly passed.

After a night of in-depth research, the valuable information Li Jing gained was not much, but it was definitely useful.

For example, he now knew what occupations each of the seventeen targets was currently engaging in, what industries they had been involved in the past, all of which would be useful during the process of making contact.

Early in the morning.

Li Jing, according to the address Lu Yangcheng gave him, flew to a high-end luxury villa complex.

Even though he already knew that Lu Yangcheng was from a wealthy family, Li Jing couldn’t help but gasp in admiration when he arrived at the property.

It’s good to have money.

All the luxury villas in front of him were equipped with swimming pools.

Each house had its own unique architectural design and courtyard, all distinctive and chic.

The size of each villa was over three times the size of the one at the Closed Moon Flower Garden.

The location here was much better than the Closed Moon Flower Garden.

At first glance, Chen Yuran’s small villa suddenly seemed rather ordinary in comparison.

Of course.

It wasn’t a fair comparison, since Chen Yuran had bought her villa herself, while Lu Yangcheng probably lived with his parents, as he hadn’t started his own family yet.

His family was in the business of manufacturing detection instruments, quite a significant operation. Even the patrol department would place urgent orders with his family’s company. They were clearly at the top tier of their industry in North City.

Li Jing found Lu Yangcheng’s residence by the door number.

After landing and glancing towards the courtyard, Li Jing sent Lu Yangcheng an Immortal Message to tell him he was there.

Not long after, Lu Yangcheng walked out from the villa.

Greeting Li Jing at the front of the courtyard, Lu Yangcheng gave a smile.

"Everything is prepared. Follow me in to change clothes and sit for a while. It’s not suitable for us to travel in civilian clothes. I had someone bring a business car over this morning. It should be arriving soon."

Upon hearing that Lu Yangcheng had even prepared a car, Li Jing nodded and hesitated.

"Your parents should be at home, right? Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me to just walk in like this?"

"It’s okay, my parents left for the company early in the morning. You wouldn’t meet them even if you wanted to."

Lu Yangcheng spoke casually, adding.

"Besides, you’re my friend, not an unwanted daughter-in-law visiting, there’s nothing wrong with meeting them if they were here."

"..."

Li Jing was left speechless.

Unable to refute what was said.

...

Following Lu Yangcheng into the house and changing into a tailored suit provided by his family’s company, Li Jing sat down with him for a short while before a car’s horn sounded twice outside the villa.

At the sound, Lu Yangcheng stood up.

"The car’s here, let me introduce a pretty young lady to you."

Li Jing was about to stand up when he heard that, raising an eyebrow.

Things were going fine, so why was he bringing up a young lady?

Seeing Lu Yangcheng had already walked outside, he quickly followed.

Just outside the door, Li Jing saw a pretty girl standing outside the gate, with a top-tier business car parked behind her.

The girl did indeed look good, and she was young, really young.

Based on appearances, she seemed to be only around eighteen.

The girl standing outside the gate noticed there was not only Lu Yangcheng but also another Li Jing, both of whom were wearing custom suits with name tags, which caused her delicate brows to furrow slightly.

Greeting them, she asked.

"Lu Yangcheng, what are you up to this time?"

"Adult’s business, kids shouldn’t ask too many questions."

Lu Yangcheng replied in a serious manner, then introduced Li Jing.

"This is my friend Li Jing, get to know each other."

Then, he turned to Li Jing.

"This young lady is Xu Jiayi, my cousin’s daughter. She is currently studying at the North City Immortal Academy."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Jiayi made a "tch" sound.

"You’re only three years older than me. Do you have to call me a kid all the time?"

While speaking, she turned to look at Li Jing, politely nodding her head.

"Hello."

Before Li Jing could speak, she glared at Lu Yangcheng.

"I don’t know what you’re up to this time, but I’d advise you not to stir up any trouble. You acted on your own and decided to be an assistant investigator, despite aunt and uncle’s strong opposition. Be careful; they will not be pleased if you cause any problems!"

Having said that, she huffed and tossed her hair as she walked away.

Noticing this, Li Jing blinked and turned his head.

"She seems to have a problem with you, right?"

"Not at all."

Lu Yangcheng waved his hand, glancing at Xu Jiayi’s receding figure, he said,

"That girl has been attached to me since we were kids. We get along very well. She just tends to be harsh with her words but she truly cares about me."

"..."

Li Jing was speechless.

As an outsider, he couldn’t judge the relationship between Xu Jiayi and Lu Yangcheng.

But as for caring, he really didn’t see it.

Figuring other people’s affairs were none of his business, Li Jing didn’t continue the conversation.

"Forget about this, let’s focus on the matter at hand."

"Right."

Lu Yangcheng nodded, opened the car door and sat down in the driver’s seat.

Li Jing followed him, got into the car, and pulled up the case files he had compiled on his tablet.

"There are ten targets with orders. Three of them have steady jobs and are likely not at home during the day. The remaining seven include two who were recently unemployed and five who have been unemployed for over a year. It’s still early, so let’s start with these seven and consider the three working ones in the evening."

Li Jing then reported the first potential target’s address.

Seeing that Li Jing had clearly figured out the social backgrounds of the targets, Lu Yangcheng nodded without uttering a word, opened the car navigation and drove off.

...

The first potential target was Cao Yixuan. He’s a twenty-seven-year-old male.

His residence was very close to the home of Lu Yangcheng, just three blocks away.

It took them less than ten minutes to arrive.

The place where the target lived was not a luxurious mansion, but a common residential apartment building.

After parking the car underneath the apartment building, Lu Yangcheng got out of the car and handed over two boxes of nutritional supplements.

"Sky King, you’re not familiar with our business. When we go upstairs, try not to say anything. I’ll deal with the target. If we get into the house, try to see if you can find anything and also collect some items needed by the Forensics Department."

"Okay."

Li Jing nodded, took the nutritional supplements in his hand.

As the silent one, it seemed more appropriate for him to hold the items.

Very soon, the two of them took the elevator up to the floor where the target lived.

When they arrived at the door, Lu Yangcheng flipped out his work badge, which he had prepared in advance, and hung it outside, then rang the bell.

Seeing this, Li Jing also flipped out his work badge, simultaneously putting on a professional smile.

Even if one hasn’t eaten pork, they have seen pigs run.

In his previous life, he often encountered people conducting feedback visits or even door-to-door sales, so he had some experience with fake smiles.

Just as Li Jing managed to put on a smile, the door of the apartment opened.

Seeing the two, Cao Yixuan furrowed his eyebrows.

"What do you two want?"

"Ah, hello Mr. Cao."

With a smile on his face, Lu Yangcheng began to speak, taking two boxes of nutritional supplements from Li Jing and handing them over.

"We’re service representatives from Tianyu Detection Instruments Co., Ltd., here for a follow-up visit. Mr. Cao, you purchased one of our products a few days ago, and we’re here to check in on your experience. This is a gift for our revisit. Would it be convenient for you to cooperate with us for the revisit?"

Facing this request, Cao Yixuan showed a slightly impatient look.

However, seeing the nutritional supplements that Lu Yangcheng handed over, his face softened again.

The nutritional supplements Lu Yangcheng specially prepared were not cheap; they looked like high-end products just from their packaging.

In this world, anything regarded as a nutritional supplement was indeed beneficial, instead of a tax on intelligence.

These supplements were definitely related to nourishing spiritual objects.

For high-level cultivators, they were not very useful.

However, for low-level cultivators, especially those stuck at One Realm who were unable to earn money, they were quite luxurious.

After taking a look at the nutritional supplements, Cao Yixuan nodded.

"Come in and talk. My place is a bit messy; I hope you don’t mind."

"No problem at all."

Lu Yangcheng laughed and stepped inside.

Li Jing quietly followed. Taking advantage of Lu Yangcheng blocking the view, he quickly scanned the room with his eyes and suddenly felt his heart pound.

Inside the living room of the apartment, there was a cage.

Inside it was a white mouse, with a health bar floating above its head.