88 My Wife Is So Capable! (1/2)

When the two got back from the cinema, they saw a police car parked at the front gate of their house.

”What is the police doing here?”

”No idea.” Jin Qingyan drove the car into the garage, and the two got off.

Fan Shixin went up and spoke in a hushed tone, ”Chief Pan and his men are here, they're looking for Young Mistress to talk about something.”

An Xiaoning showed a look of astonishment. ”Looking for me?”

”Yes.” Fan Shixin nodded his head.

”Come, let's go in to see.” She made her way to the living room first, with Jin Qingyan following behind her.

Upon seeing that they had returned, Pan Zhenghui and two other officers behind him stood up. ”Mr. and Mrs. Jin, sorry to intrude.”

Jin Qingyan waved his hand and signalled them to sit. ”Please, take a seat. I wonder if there's some important matter Chief Pan came especially to discuss today?”

”Yes, that's right. Our higher-up has formed a special group in the bureau, we'd already prepared to invite the most well-known fortune teller in our country to assist in our investigations, but weren't able to do so. With Mrs. Jin's skills, I wonder if you are willing to be involved with our investigations? Of course, we won't let Mrs. Jin come for nothing, we'll offer you very high remuneration. I know Mrs. Jin doesn't lack the money, but it's our sincerity.”

The officer behind immediately placed two chests filled with cash on the table. ”This sum of money has been specially approved by our higher-up to aid us in handling particularly challenging cases.”

An Xiaoning scanned the amount of money on the table. With one look, it seemed like a pretty hefty sum.

But she was rather uninterested.

”Chief Pan, with money and power, one can easily work things out. But I'm not convinced by this way of handling things. Just like for Shi Shaochuan's case — in the end, it was still settled with money. I don't believe that he ran over Wang Fangfang by accident. An act done intentionally and accidentally are very different in essence. Moreover, Wang Fangfang was not killed directly from being run over.” An Xiaoning had not wanted to mention this matter, but since they had approached her first, she had to talk about it.

Although the answer was perfectly clear to Chief Pan, he still decided to sound her out. ”Mrs. Jin, then tell me, if she did not die directly from being run over, then what actually caused her death?”

”She was strangled to death after being run over by Shi Shaochuan.”

Chief Pan's body suddenly gave a jolt. This young woman before him sent chills down his spine. Wang Fangfang's autopsy report indeed revealed that the cause of her death was by suffocation, as there were bruises on her neck caused by strangulation. But this matter was only shared between the coroner and his higher-up. The officers were all unaware of it, and yet she knew it for certain. She was definitely a formidable figure.

Jin Qingyan was rather taken aback too. He had thought that Wang Fangfang's immediate cause of death was from the car accident, but he never knew there was something else to it. She had never told him about this before.

”Mrs. Jin is undeniably a master, I'm in awe. To be very honest, that was indeed the cause of death from Wang Fangfang's autopsy report.” Pan Zhenghui continued, ”But Mrs. Jin, you may not know — to save Shi Shaochuan, the Shi family spent a lot of money on it, and Matriarch Shi practically went on her knees before our higher-up. Of course, this cannot justify his being free from implication for his crime. Yet, you should know — although I'm the commissioner, the ultimate control still lies in the higher-ups. Unless there is a change in leadership, this sort of thing may be unavoidable in the future.”

”Since this case has been closed and the Shi family has heavily compensated Wang Fangfang's parents, then I won't say anything further.” An Xiaoning muttered, ”Right now, I don't have any intention of joining, but I won't reject you directly. Give me some time to consider properly.”

Pan Zhenghui felt that there was still hope, so he replied immediately with all smiles, ”Sure, I'll wait for Mrs. Jin's good news then. We'll head back first, call me when you've made a decision.”

”Mmm, okay.” An Xiaoning pointed to the money on the table. ”Take these with you too.”