281 Not Buying (1/2)
How much time Ye Shuang would need to finish the case that she was working on? It was really hard to say, but a conservative guess put it at several months. For example, the latest schedule that she had would start the following month, so before that, at most, she could only start some preparatory work.
Yan Si understandably exploded. He originally wanted to be in line, but once he heard that he would need to wait months, he knew that would not do. If he waited that long, even if Ye Shuang managed to find the real thief, by then, the real inheritor of the Yan family would be settled—even if the truth was discovered, what would the point be then?
The truth was important, but victory was even more important.
Was the person who was framed to be the traitor unluckier or the person who managed to get his innocence restored after so long and was mocked by the public for being stupid? In any case, Yan Si personally thought that neither of those options was acceptable. Therefore, hounding Ye Shuang now became his biggest goal in life. Jumping the cue was necessary!
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”I am really not free.” Ye Shuang sounded like she had once been the owner of a market stall but had now become the CEO of a big company. ”Plus, you are unable to afford the fee of my team. If you are going for a single-person case, then you need a special talent that is beyond the level of middle-tier agent. Xiao Su once saw the crime scene, and if you really want to build a case, my suggestion is for you to go to her, but her asking price is not going to be low…”
”Wait, who did you say has seen the crime scene before?” Yan Si could not help but interrupt.
Ye Shuang blinked several times. ”Su Zheng… haven't I told you about this? On the day of your sister's birthday, she accidentally walked past your home study and happened to discover signs of the safe being broken into, so we came to the conclusion that there was an inside thief.”
Fine, he could ignore the 'accidentally' and 'just happened to' but… Yan Si forced himself to swallow the mouthful of blood and asked through gritted teeth, ”Then why didn't you say anything?”
”We were not the thief, so why should we say anything?” Ye Shuang replied. ”Furthermore, even if we felt like bringing justice that day, who do you think we should approach? And how should we tell the story? We happened to realize that the safe of your family had been broken into, ha ha ha… like that?”
Yan Si choked.
”There's no point dwelling on the past.” Ye Shuang waved her hand. ”In any case, if you want to use our service, I suggest Su Zheng, but you will have to settle the issue of payment first.”
How much was the payment? Yan Si asked and then instantly coughed out blood. 100,000 RMB! You dare to even ask for such a crazy number‽
”I'm not scamming you,” Su Zheng replied on the phone, sounding helpless. ”Most of the money will be used on tools, and I won't be getting that much personally. On top of that, there's the commission for Sister Shuang… Since it has been so long since the theft, looking for clues won't be something easy. After finding the thief, I still need to find a way to steal the stuff back. Do you think it's that simple?”
Yan Si took a deep breath and demanded in a firm voice, ”Give me a discount!”
”Discount is impossible. How about buy one free one‽” Su Zheng expertly tried to bargain. ”If you have something else that you want me to steal, I'll help you swipe one item, but it can only be limited to a family member, and the item cannot be worth more than 2,000.”
Any purse that his family bought would be more than 2,000. What kind of use would he have for such an offer‽
After he wasted all his saliva and was unable to get a bargain, Yan Si finally accepted the truth and pulled down his face to ask for aid from his friends. Su Zheng received the confirmation from Ye Shuang that the case would be accepted, so she took the time to fly back to Shanghai.
The next day, Yan Si's friend who had once treated Ye Shuang to breakfast arrived, as did Su Zheng. Ye Shuang went to meet both of them early in the morning. She got everyone to sign the contract, and then the money changed hands. However, both Yan Si and his friend made the request to trade the extra 'gift' feature for the chance to see Su Zheng work in person.
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”This is too much. Are you afraid that I might steal your money?” Su Zheng grumbled in the passenger seat. ”This is work, not taking you guys to the zoo. Why do you insist on coming along to create trouble?”
Yan Si was about to slam his fist into the seat when his arm was pulled back by his friend. His friend said with a chuckle, ”For one, we're bored, and for another, didn't you say most of the fee is for the tools? If you suddenly need money, I will be there to help you pay the bills… won't that be perfect, Sister Bun?”