Chapter 235: Chapter 209: How Does She Have My Phone Number?
Ji Sang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly as she sat back down, moved her phone away, and took another look at the number on the screen, silently memorizing it.
The person on the other end smiled somewhat reservedly.
“I am Cui Yi, the one you saved a couple of days ago, Ms. Ji.”
Ji Sang’s eyebrows knitted even more tightly.
“Why are you calling me?”
If she remembered correctly, when she left her contact information at the police station, Ms. Cui’s position should have been out of sight.
How did she get her phone number?
As if knowing what Ji Sang was thinking, Ms. Cui added.
“I got your number from Officer Lei, I just wanted to say thank you in person, I was too scared back then to thank you properly. Do you have time tomorrow, Ms. Ji? I’d like to treat you to a meal.”
“There’s no need for a meal, Ms. Cui, I would have helped anyone in that situation.”
Ji Sang didn’t want to get too entangled with others.
And… Ji Sang didn’t think Captain Lei was someone who would give out her contact information so easily.
The person on the other end clearly did not expect Ji Sang to reject so quickly and decisively.
“Ms. Ji, I am really, really thankful to you, truly, if it weren’t for you that night, I might have…”
As she spoke, Ms. Cui’s voice gradually became excited, and she began to sob over the phone.
After Ms. Cui on the other end of the phone had stabilized her emotions a bit, Ji Sang could only say helplessly.
“Ms. Cui, you should think about the brighter side, the things you mentioned, they didn’t happen, did they?”
Ji Sang really didn’t have extra time to waste on this matter, and she was not good at dealing with such things.
But no matter how Ji Sang worded her refusals, Ms. Cui still persisted.
This made Ji Sang feel even stranger; she pursed her lips, preparing her words, and during a break in the conversation, she said,
“Sorry, but I have the right to refuse.”
Having said that, Ji Sang hung up the phone.
Ji Sang placed the phone on the table, staring at the darkened screen, deep in thought.
Honestly speaking, she didn’t remember Ms. Cui’s face from that night very well. But there definitely was a memory.
Ji Sang narrowed her eyes slightly, recalling that night.
Ms. Cui was crying so pitifully in the police station, indeed a sight that tugs at the heartstrings, even she felt sad hearing her cry.
She had already felt something was a bit odd at the time.
But the pain in her hand prevented her from thinking too much about it.
What exactly was strange?
Ji Sang’s head began to ache as she pondered.
She didn’t have much of an appetite at noon and hadn’t eaten much; now her stomach felt uncomfortable.
Ji Sang snapped out of it and hurriedly ordered some takeout.
Because of this case, Fu Yisi had become busy again.
Ji Sang let out a rare sigh, just hoping that everything would be peaceful these next few days. Otherwise, all her preparations would have been for naught.
Jiangshui Police Station.
Just after concluding a press conference, Captain Lei returned to his office with a worried look, leaned back in his chair, and gazed up at the ceiling.
Qiming proficiently poured a cup of coffee for Captain Lei and placed it on the table.
“Uh… Captain, there’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”
Captain Lei lifted his limp hand and waved it.
“If it’s not about this case, don’t talk to me about it. Not work related, not personal, nothing.”
He was already becoming delusional because of this case.
If his hair didn’t fall out on its own, he’d end up pulling it all out by himself!
Qiming touched his nose, picked up the coffee, and handed it to Captain Lei.
“Don’t rush, Captain, have some coffee to relax a bit.”
Captain Lei finally sat down properly and took a sip of the coffee.
He raised his eyebrow and glanced at the cup.
“Not bad, kid, you had time to buy this brand of coffee?”
Qiming gave a somewhat simple-minded smile.
“Well, I happened to see it while I was continuing the investigation into Li Lei, so I just bought it. Right, Captain, the thing I want to talk to you about is related to Li Lei.”
“What’s up with Li Lei?”
Captain Lei slightly narrowed his eyes, savoring the delicious taste of the coffee, unconcerned.
“The guy is still in detention, what trouble can he cause?”
Qiming took out his notebook.
“After the last visit from Dr. Fu, I wasn’t reassured, so I kept looking into it and asked some neighbors. Recently, it seems that someone went to Li Lei’s place.”
“Someone went to Li Lei’s place?”
Captain Lei slightly furrowed his brow, set down his coffee cup, and finally looked at Qiming formally.
Qiming picked up his notebook, quoting from his notes.
“According to previous inquiries, Li Lei has been reluctant to go out since his divorce. He wasn’t really sociable to begin with, and over time, he gradually had no visitors. But a few days before the incident, the grandma at the convenience store said that a man in a black suit had come looking for Li Lei and sat in his home for about half an hour before leaving.”
Captain Lei sat up straight and glanced out the window.
“It’s quite cool outside now?”
As he spoke, his expression grew serious.
A person who wasn’t socially active at all, yet suddenly, a formally dressed individual visited him just before the incident took place.
“Did you find out who this person that visited Li Lei was?”
Qiming shook his head.
It was on his second visit that the convenience store grandma even remembered.
It was already quite remarkable that she could recall the visitor’s attire and the time he spent at Li Lei’s house.
“Captain, do you think it could be related to Li Lei’s surveillance of Cui Yi?”
Captain Lei pondered for a moment.
But with his years of experience, he was sure the matter of the man in the black suit visiting Li Lei was not just a simple occurrence.
“Continue following up on this matter with Li Lei and find out who the man in the black suit really is.”
Captain Lei took another sip of coffee.
“Also, keep looking into the relationship between Li Lei and Cui Yi.”
“They don’t know each other, haven’t they both said so already?”
Captain Lei shook his head.
“I’m quite curious, how could someone who indulges in comfort like Li Lei do such a thing? And does Cui Yi really resemble his ex-wife?”
He looked at the photo; the contours were somewhat similar, but the eyes and eyebrows were completely different.
Li Lei’s ex-wife had more heroic eyebrows and eyes, while Cui Yi’s were much gentler.
Just because of a resemblance in facial contours, would he really break his years-long lifestyle to do such a thing?
Were Li Lei’s feelings for his ex-wife that profound?
Then why hadn’t he tried to contact her in all these years?
The more he thought about it, the more Captain Lei felt something wasn’t quite right.