Volume 1 Chapter 48: Investigating the Wrong Direction

  "You should get Xiaotong a new car, this kid actually sped up to 190 miles per hour. When I drove back just now, the speed reached 180 and the car was a bit floating, but this kid's driving skills are really good." Guan Yao got out of the car with a smile, tossing the car key to Tan Jieyan who had an ugly expression on his face, "I have another Volvo at home, it's been parked in the garage all along, why don't I give it to Xiaotong to drive?"

  "No need, I'll handle it." Tan Jieyan put away the Volkswagen car key and glanced at the Doraemon pendant on the keychain. She seemed to like it very much. Just as she thought of Tong Ying, her phone rang as if on cue.

  "Tan Jieyan, thank you today." For Mettel, Tong Jiang could directly ignore her, and for Mu Fang this demon, Tong Jiang would occasionally talk back a couple of sentences. However, every time she faced Tan Jieyan, she always felt somewhat tense, just like this phone call, Tong Jiang hesitated for a while before biting the bullet and dialing Tan Jieyan's number.

  "Drive my car to the south side of Ningnan Road, there's a He Yuan Building." Tan Jieyan spoke concisely as always, directly giving the address. Following his usual style, he should have hung up the phone, but instead he tossed his car keys to Guan Yao, gesturing for him to drive, "How was the lens test today?"

  "Ah, it's over." Tan Jieyan changed the subject, Tong Jing smiled unconsciously and was about to continue speaking when Tan Jieyan prepared to hang up the phone.

  "That's it, drive carefully, don't exceed 70 miles per hour." As soon as he thought that she had actually driven the Volkswagen to 190 miles per hour, Tan Jieyan's face turned ugly again, his low voice was stern and commanding.

  "Oh, I see. Bye." Scolded, Tong Jiang felt a pang in her heart, glanced at the speedometer, and subconsciously eased off the gas pedal to slow down the car.

  He Yuan Lou is a private restaurant, the dishes are very well done, with full color, fragrance and flavor. Every day, it only serves ten tables of guests. If there are more than that number, even the King of Heaven himself came, the head chef would absolutely not cook again. In Beijing City, He Yuan Lou has always been booming with business, customers who want to come need to make a reservation in advance.

  Of course, there were also people who had been rejected and in a fit of anger wanted to smash the Hé Yuàn Building, but they didn't succeed in smashing it, and instead got into trouble themselves. So everyone understood that the head chef and owner of the Hé Yuàn Building was also someone with connections. In fact, under the feet of the Son of Heaven in Beijing, almost everyone has connections, so it's still safer to keep a low profile.

  Private room.

  "Thanks a lot today." Tong Jing returned the car keys to Guan Yao, although Guan Yao was helping out for Tan Jiyan's sake, but Tong Jing still thanked him again.

  "Don't be polite, I even got you to cut your hand earlier." Guan Yao smiled warmly and pushed his flat glasses up the bridge of his nose. His elegant and refined demeanor, handsome face, and warm eyes made him look more like a university lecturer or scholar than the head of the criminal investigation department.

  "Right, I remembered something about Liu Kang, but it's just my speculation." Tong Jiao had previously parted ways with Tan Jiyan at the Kyoto gathering place and hadn't had time to sleep or eat for those few days, being busy with scripts and lines, until she forgot to tell Guan Yao.

  "Have you met Liu Kang again?" Tan Jieyan's low voice turned a few degrees colder, his displeased gaze falling on Tong Jiang sitting beside him. She actually dared to meet with Liu Kang again!

  Toward the frosty black eyes of Xiang Yan, Tong Jiang quickly shook her head, a wronged and pitiful good baby, "I didn't, I just remembered later."

  Mentioning Liu Kang, Tong Jiang couldn't help but think of Tan Jieyan's previous words at the Kyoto gathering. Her face turned pale for a moment, and although she later comforted herself that Tan Jieyan was only worried about her, so his words were somewhat harsh, the entertainment industry is chaotic, but she and Mu Ge really didn't have anything going on, yet some things had been said, like a knife cutting through, even if it no longer hurt, there would still be scars left behind.

  Tan Jieyan furrowed his brow, looking at Tong Qiang's gloomy face, and knew that she must have thought of the awkward scene that night. But thinking of her mistakenly dialed phone call today, with such a coquettish soft voice, she would rather seek help from Mu Fang than think of calling him. Tan Jieyan coldly handed the menu in his hand to Tong Qiang beside him.

  Tong Ying lowered her head to look at the menu, she was originally quiet, and now she was out of spirits, so she could almost be ignored. Sitting across from the two men, Guan Yao looked at Tan Jieyan with a cold face, not knowing what he was thinking, then looked at Tong Ying who was lowering her head like air, and shook his head weakly.

  "Xiao Tong, what do you recall about Liu Kang?" Guan Yao couldn't help but break the silence that had been maintained in the private room. That night, Guan Yao was also present, so he naturally knew about the awkwardness between Tan Jieyan and Tong Qiang. However, having known Tan Jieyan for many years, Guan Yao had never seen him get angry with anyone before, let alone stay angry for three or four days.

  After getting to know Tong Jiang, Guan Yao also saw at a glance that this girl was very quiet and looked ordinary, but often made people involuntarily turn their heads to gaze at her. The two people who shouldn't have gotten angry or quarreled were inexplicably at odds with each other. Guan Yao himself found it strange and thought that if he told others about it, no one would believe him.

  "Maybe Liu Kang's old flame is someone you can't find because you're looking in the wrong direction, he probably likes men." That's why Guan Yao and his team have been investigating female artists in the entertainment industry all this time, which is why they haven't found any clues for so long.

  "Does Liu Kang like men?" Guan Yao wasn't unfamiliar with homosexuals, and had even handled three criminal cases involving them. However, he hadn't considered this possibility for Liu Kang's case. Looking at Tong Jiao's calm expression, Guan Yao chose to believe him and immediately stood up, "Ji Yan, I'll head back to the bureau first. We can't delay the investigation of Liu Kang's case any further."

  Digression

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