Chapter 14 Suspicion

This was the first time that Li Yelai wore a suit. His handsome face, paired with a straight black suit, looked gentle and charming.

At home, even Li Yunyan, who never said anything nice, gave a positive comment, "He is worthy of being my brother. His appearance is second only to mine."

But such a handsome guy, holding a huge black parasol. It looks a bit weird.

It made passers-by who wanted to chat up retreat.

Seeing this strange outfit, the old housekeeper was shocked.

But he had a high level of professionalism and almost immediately restored his face to normal.

And said gently: "Detective Zhou, your companion is dressed very strangely."

The detective noticed the fleeting look of his employer, the housekeeper, and while paying attention to it, he also guessed Li Yelai's idea.

This guy was planning to bring his own psychic weapons in!

So, the detective made up a lie: "He is more hypocritical and cannot stand the sun. You have been in contact with psychics, so you should know that psychics are different."

Li Yelai had no choice but to nod his head: "Indeed, I am hypocritical!"

The old housekeeper smiled and nodded, as if he approved of what the two said. After all, psychics have curses.

Afterwards, he invited Li Yelai and the detective to get in the car with him, and stepped forward to personally collect the umbrella for Li Yelai who got in the car.

Afterwards, the dark car sped and quickly passed through the old city and the ring city. As the sky gradually darkened, it arrived at the new city.

The east of the border city is divided into four districts.

From the outside to the inside, they are the old city, the ring city, the new city and the upper city.

Li Yelai lives in the old city closest to the high wall. He can only afford the rent there.

After becoming a psychic and joining the official, his goal is to buy a house in the ring city. At present, 1/20 has been saved.

The new city is far away from the high wall, with mountains and water, but not desolate.

Unlike the high-rise buildings in the upper city, this place has beautiful scenery and is a favorite area for the rich. Therefore, most of the buildings here are manors or villas. Some are even relics of the pre-disaster era.

Li Yelai dared not even think about the housing prices here. At least they are seven-digit giant city coins.

In fact, it is not difficult to survive in the giant city. The difficult part is to improve the quality of life.

Like Li Yelai before, although it was a bit hard, he could still rely on his parents' inheritance and his own hard work. Provide for his sister's studies, rent and daily expenses.

But it is a bit difficult to save some money. Not to mention buying a house and a car.

Soon, the vehicle drove into a large manor and stopped steadily in front of a Gothic three-story mansion. There were already many vehicles parked around. Most of them were sedans, and some were sports cars. Obviously, there were many guests, and they were all very rich.

Li Yelai couldn't help but complain in his heart, so he could only drive in the giant city, and he would have to break it when he went out of the city!

This is the location of this "private work".

It is said that this is a building from the pre-disaster era, and the annual maintenance and repair costs are six figures.

No wonder they can hire psychics at a high price.

Li Yelai thought to himself, holding his big black umbrella, and after confirming the jet axe hidden under his suit behind him, he followed the detective out of the car.

"The dinner has already started, you two, go eat something first. Today is the owner's birthday, and there are many guests. I'm afraid the owner will not be able to see you until later." The old housekeeper smiled and said, "This is also an opportunity for you two."

"Okay, thank you. We will do it ourselves, you go and get busy." The detective responded with a smile.

Then, he pulled Li Yelai into the hall on the first floor and leaned Li Yelai's black umbrella against the wall beside him.

"What opportunity does he mean?" Li Yelai did not refuse. A dinner was being held in the hall. The guests were bright and beautiful, and the wine was very lively. He was indeed a little conspicuous carrying a black umbrella.

"Oh, he means that people who can come here have a high status. If we still plan to take private work, these people are our potential customers." The detective explained.

"I understand." Li Yelai nodded. Then he learned from the detective, picked up the plate, and went to the long table to pick up the dishes. And listened to the detective's explanation of this commission.

"The owner of this family is called Wang De, and he was once a famous figure in the giant city. He was born as a scavenger."

"Scavenger? Can he do this?" Li Yelai was a little surprised.

Scavengers, as the name suggests, are a group of people who leave the giant city to search for property in abandoned cities in the wilderness.

Due to the sudden arrival of the disaster, many people in the city were swallowed by the disaster fog. The entire city turned into an uninhabited area. The wealth in it is the goal of the scavengers.

Many scavengers followed one after another, just to find precious property and soar into the sky.

But the wilderness is not safe, leaving the giant city is equivalent to leaving civilized society.

Dangerous beasts, fierce robbers, and even scavenger teammates who have thoughts can all be dangerous!

Those who are unlucky will be swallowed by the occasional moving disaster fog.

Now, Li Yelai, who has learned the truth about the disaster, knows that scavengers may encounter those victims or virtual monsters.

Therefore, scavengers are at great risk.

Among them, very few people can really get high returns and turn their lives around.

It seems that this employer is one of them.

To be able to achieve this, it must be said that luck is very good.

Let Li Yelai be a scavenger. Haha, Li Yelai was not surprised when the disaster fog suddenly appeared.

Luck, luck

Li Yelai was envious and moved toward a piece of barbecue, but someone took it away first. Li Yelai only saw the other party's slender arms in his peripheral vision.

Li Yelai didn't pay attention, but picked up the chicken legs.

The detective continued: "He was very lucky. Through the resources and some technological drawings he brought back, he completed his class promotion in one fell swoop. Then, he settled in Border City No. 3 and started a business. From then on, he quickly As he developed, he became one of the most wealthy businessmen in Border City, and his family also expanded. "

The chicken legs that Li Ye was looking for were snatched away again, so he had to move a few steps to grab the steaks.

"But everything seems to have changed. Since ten years ago, at this time every year, almost in late September, members of their family will..." The detective nuzzled at Li Yelai.

Li Yelai, who had his steak taken away again, looked up.

Then he saw a short-haired girl wearing a dark red tube top evening dress, standing next to him with a steak between her hands.

The dress outlines her proud figure. Her bare shoulders and arms are whiter under the dress. The gauze on the skirt covers the girl's legs.

But the light makeup on that delicate face was teasing at the moment.

"You've raised your head." The girl smiled and handed her plate to Li Yelai: "How many times do I have to grab food before you react?"

Li Yelai looked at the girl for a while and then recognized that it was cheese.

In the past, Chee always wore large sweatshirts, which she said was to look slimmer.

But at this moment, she was wearing an evening dress, but she showed her stunning charm. There were many male guests whose eyes rested on her from time to time.

The contrast made Li Yelai almost not recognize it.

"Why are you here?" Li Yelai was a little surprised. Didn't Cheese say before that he didn't plan to take on private work?

"My uncle has business dealings with this place, so he brought me here to have a meal." Cheese looked at Li Yelai, nodded and commented, "He looks quite handsome."

Li Yelai complained: "No wonder, you looked like a rich woman looking at a male model before. Turns out you are really a rich woman?"

Cheese lifted the hem of her skirt, exposing her calves and said, "Now that I know, do you want to hug your thighs?"

At this time, a middle-aged man approached and asked, "Xiaoya, is this your friend?"

As he said that, he looked at Li Yelai and the detective, and finally looked at Li Yelai with scrutiny in his eyes.

This must be Cheese's uncle.

"He's my colleague. This is my teammate." Cheese said plainly. The middle-aged man's face changed slightly, and he obviously understood what Cheese's colleague meant.

But there was a kind of sadness on his face: "Teammate, come and sit with me when you have time."

Cheese, as if he suddenly remembered something, immediately said to the middle-aged man: "Uncle, go and park our car farther away."

The middle-aged man was stunned: "What? Will it be stolen?"

Cheese looked serious: "It will explode!"

As a result, the confused middle-aged man quickly left the hall.

Li Yelai was silent for a while. He felt that Cheese meant something!

unacceptable!

"Ahem!" Cheese changed the topic: "I didn't expect that your private life would be here. What did you just say?"

"Do you want to participate in the commission?" the detective asked.

"No, but I plan to listen to it." Cheese responded: "I really didn't know that this happened within the Wang Group."

"That's okay." The detective nodded, looking around and finding no one approaching. Then he whispered: "Since ten years ago, every year in late September, a member of this family will inevitably die."

"Every year? So they didn't try to call the police?" Li Yelai asked while eating barbecue.

"I have, but I have no clue." The detective shook his head: "The murderer did not leave any clues. And many cases look more like an accident. The driver lost control of the car without the handbrake and ran over him. A passing ice pick smashed through his skull, and the number of cases increased. The elevator suddenly fell down."

"This is a bit similar to my bad luck." Li Yelai frowned. If so, was it bad luck that killed them?

"But they did find the murderer, but they couldn't catch him no matter what."

"They haven't contacted the Disaster Management Department?" Cheese responded after taking a sip of juice.

"No, they seem to have some kind of secret. They don't want to be known to the outside world." The detective said: "And now, it is the tenth year. There are not many important members of their family left. In order to find the real murderer as soon as possible, They finally decided to hire a psyker."

Cheese nodded slightly. There are more or less hidden things in such rich families. Rather than directly asking the processing department to take action, it is more confidential to hire psykers privately.

But once you come into contact with forbidden objects, psychics and related events. Even if it is a private hire, the official will know about it.

And Li Yelai asked: "Then our mission is actually to find the other party before the murderer takes action? To catch the other party?"

"If this problem can be solved, they are willing to pay more. If it fails and the members die and we don't catch anyone, then we can only get the deposit, which is 100,000 city coins." Detective. Response: "The possibility that they also hired other wild psykers cannot be ruled out."

"The deposit is so generous, it's quite generous." Li Yelai nodded.

"Then have they revealed the secrets they concealed to you?" Cheese asked.

"No, but I have learned something from the conversations with those family members. It is said that the reason why their family was able to rise so quickly and develop to this day is that they had received help from someone. The two sides reached some kind of agreement. But after the family rose, the family unilaterally broke the agreement. I suspect that person is taking revenge on them." The detective said: "Moreover, I analyzed the old butler's expression when he first saw Ye Jiang. The other party may have some similarities with Ye Jiang."

As he said, he explained the old butler's flash of expression before.

As a detective, his professional skills are worthy of recognition.

"With me?" Li Yelai thought: "Do you mean the black umbrella?"

"Yes, I analyzed that the person who traded with the old patriarch also carried a black umbrella or other umbrellas." The detective nodded: "So, we have to pay attention to those people with umbrellas around us."

"And at present, there are still five important members of the family. The murderer's target is one of them." As he said, the detective pointed to a middle-aged man in the distance.

The man was dressed brightly and had a ruddy face. He didn't look like he was being chased by anyone. He was still drinking and clinking glasses with several people.

"That's Wang De's second son." The detective said, "In fact, he is the one who benefited the most from these events. His brother, the eldest son, lost contact in the wilderness a few years ago. When he was found, only half of his body was left. The rest of the capable ones are almost gone. Once Wang De himself dies, he will be the heir to the family."

"Oh, it could actually be an internal struggle within the family." Cheese responded, "Is that a possibility?"

"Indeed, so in addition to Wang De himself, the other four are actually suspects of committing the crime." The detective responded, "I even think there is more than one murderer."

"Suddenly, it has changed from suspense to palace fighting, fighting, fighting!" Cheese complained.

At this time, the middle-aged man seemed to notice Li Yelai and others, or rather, he noticed Cheese?

Anyway, his eyes lit up, and he walked over with a drink and a smile.

"Oh, shit, is the classic pick-up plot coming?" Li Yelai laughed.

Cheese smiled: "He is a man and woman, are you sure you are here to see me?"

Cheese is not afraid of being approached, as a whispering path, she can make the other party run naked on the spot with just one sentence.

And Li Yelai's smile froze instantly.

Because the middle-aged man was raising his glass to him from a distance and said: "Little brother, you..."

However, the next second, a subtle feeling suddenly came from the top of his head.

The two bodyguards behind the middle-aged man froze, and Li Yelai raised his head slightly.

Then he saw the quaint chandelier on the ceiling suddenly fell on the middle-aged man!

'Damn, it really looks familiar. '