Chapter 1080 - 1078: The Mastermind Behind the Scenes
"Lin Chuan, being with you feels really good," Xiao Ning shouted while coordinating with Lin Chuan's movements.
Hearing Xiao Ning's shouting, a strong feeling surged from Lin Chuan's heart, and he moved even faster.
It lasted for almost an hour before they both slipped down from the peak.
Xiao Ning's upper body was bare, her hands wrapped around Lin Chuan's waist, her petite yet exquisite chest pressed against Lin Chuan's chest, her face flushed.
At this moment, Lin Chuan also felt a wave of fatigue, the bandages on his head soaked with sweat.
"Lin Chuan," Xiao Ning murmured.
Lin Chuan looked down at Xiao Ning's slightly closed eyes and gently responded with a hum.
"Will we meet again?" Xiao Ning asked without opening her eyes.
Lin Chuan replied, "Let's leave it to fate. If the heavens wish us to meet, we will definitely meet."
Xiao Ning said nothing more, suddenly hugging Lin Chuan tightly, a very low sobbing sound was heard.
Lin Chuan silently sighed inside, facing this girl with whom he had been intimate twice, unsure of what to say.
Xiao Ning sobbed softly in Lin Chuan's arms for a while, and perhaps due to fatigue, she fell into a deep sleep.
Lin Chuan turned over, got dressed, glanced at Xiao Ning, pulled the sheet over her bare upper body with a slight sigh, took out his wallet from his pocket, quietly placed several thousand cash on the bedside, and then left the room.
After leaving the hotel, seeing it was nearly two in the afternoon, Lin Chuan headed towards Dragon Brilliance Company.
By this time, Luo Guoqing had already arrived at the entrance of Dragon Brilliance Company. As soon as they met, Luo Guoqing laughed and said, "Lin Chuan, did you enjoy your meal?"
Lin Chuan knew Luo Guoqing was hinting at something, so he chuckled and said, "Old Luo, don't talk nonsense, we're not that kind of people."
Luo Guoqing laughed heartily, "I didn't say you were that kind of people, but you just confessed without being beaten."
Lin Chuan sweated internally and said, "Old Luo, let's drop the topic, when we see Li Xiaohui later, you be the lead, I'll back you up."
"Me as the lead, you're joking, Lin Chuan, I don't even know what to ask," Luo Guoqing said.
Lin Chuan said, "Let's get straight to the point, start asking about the money from Tong Huaiyu."
Luo Guoqing paused and said, "Wouldn't that alert the snake?"
Lin Chuan said, "That's exactly what I want, so Li Xiaohui will inevitably panic and make some moves."
"What if he doesn't fall for it?" Luo Guoqing asked.
Lin Chuan's gaze wandered afar and said, "This is a risky move. If he doesn't fall for it, it will be very difficult to investigate later."
At the door of Li Xiaohui's office on the sixth floor, Luo Guoqing was about to knock when a young man emerged from the adjacent room, looked at Luo Guoqing and Lin Chuan, and asked, "Who are you?"
Having seen Li Huaishan before, Luo Guoqing noticed the young man looked very similar to him, guessing he was probably Li Xiaohui, replied, "We're from the City Committee's investigation team. You're Li Xiaohui, right? We're here to look into matters concerning Tong Huaiyu."
This young man was indeed Li Xiaohui, he was slightly puzzled earlier hearing from his secretary about two people seeking him. Upon hearing they were sent by the City Committee, he quickly put on a smile and said, "So it's the City Committee investigation team, welcome, welcome, please come in." As he spoke, he enthusiastically opened the door, inviting them in.
Letting Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing into his office, Li Xiaohui called his secretary to make two cups of tea, then said, "I'm really sorry, I was tied up with something this morning, making you wait for so long."
Luo Guoqing laughed, "No need for apologies, Mr. Li, we are also on duty, let's start now."
Li Xiaohui took a box of exquisite Panda cigarettes from his desk drawer, offered them to Luo Guoqing and Lin Chuan, both of whom declined, stating that they do not smoke. It wasn't pretense, but they were of different types altogether from Li Xiaohui.
The saying goes, different paths do not call for joint action, the two did not wish to gain any benefits from him.
"May I know your surnames?" Li Xiaohui seated himself on the sofa opposite the two, lighting a cigarette, and asked with a smile.
Luo Guoqing replied, "I'm Luo Guoqing from the City Committee's Organization Department, and this is Xiao Lin, Secretary Tang's assistant."
Li Xiaohui felt Lin Chuan looked familiar but couldn't recall where they had met, politely asked, "What information do you need from me, esteemed leaders?"
Glancing at Lin Chuan, Luo Guoqing began, "Mr. Li, we're here to investigate the land leasing fee from XX Township, and we've heard that some of this money was lent to your Dragon Brilliance Company. Is that true?"
Xiao Hui's expression was noticeably off as he said, "Yes, that's true, but our company repaid that loan some time ago."
"Is that so," Luo Guoqing said, staring at Xiao Hui with a rather stern tone. "Mr. Li, according to our investigation, you've borrowed over twenty million from XX town, but you only repaid three million."
Xiao Hui's face was a bit sweaty as he tried to remain calm, saying, "You're right. Our company borrowed over twenty million from them, but we had a contract with them, according to the contract, we are supposed to first repay the town eleven million recently."
"Can Mr. Li show us the contract?" asked Luo Guoqing.
Xiao Hui said, "That's not a problem." He then stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and shouted loudly, "Secretary Guo, go and bring over the loan contract we have with XX town."
A few minutes passed before Xiao Hui's secretary brought over the contract.
Luo Guoqing carefully read through the contract, then handed it to Lin Chuan, while also keeping his eyes on Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan took the contract and examined it carefully. It roughly stated that Dragon Brilliance Company borrowed a certain amount of money from XX town, specifying when it would be repaid and the interest rate, all clearly written.
From the loan contract, nothing seemed amiss. Luo Guoqing didn't know how to proceed and gazed at Lin Chuan.
"Mr. Li, do you know a person named Heipi?" Lin Chuan asked suddenly.
Xiao Hui's expression froze for a moment, then he said, "I've heard of this person but don't know him."
Lin Chuan fixed a cold gaze on Xiao Hui and said, "Mr. Li, I've heard from others that you have some grudges with this Heipi."
Xiao Hui's eyes flickered as he said, "Who said that? I may have seen this person, but there's no grudge. You shouldn't believe in gossip."
"Heipi was killed a couple of days ago," Lin Chuan pressed further, never taking his eyes off Xiao Hui.
Xiao Hui was stunned. From his facial expression, it seemed he genuinely didn't know about Heipi's murder.
"Two leaders, I truly don't know who Heipi is, only heard others talk about him. His death has nothing to do with me," said Xiao Hui after being taken aback.
Lin Chuan kept observing Xiao Hui. From his reaction earlier, it seemed he wasn't related to Xiao Xue's death much. Could I have guessed wrong?
"Mr. Li, can you tell us what this large sum borrowed from the town was used for?" Lin Chuan pondered, since the matter of Xiao Xue's death didn't bring any results, he might as well change the question.
Xiao Hui said, "Well, it should've been a company secret, but since you're asking, I'll tell you. These funds are used by our company to develop a new property, as you might know, Dragon Brilliance Company's main business is real estate."
"Alright, that's all for today, Mr. Li," Lin Chuan stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your cooperation, we'll take our leave."
Luo Guoqing listened for a while, not seeing Lin Chuan asking anything substantive, just as he was about to speak, Lin Chuan gave him a slight wink, signaling him to say nothing.
After exiting Dragon Brilliance Company, Luo Guoqing couldn't help but ask, "Lin Chuan, did you find any problems?"
Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "Not for now. Xiao Hui seems complex. Getting a breakthrough from him is hard, besides his dad is a county secretary. We can only find a breakthrough from Tong Huaiyu now."
Luo Guoqing said, "Hmm, seems like this trip was futile."
Lin Chuan said, "It wasn't without any gains. At least it proved one thing, Xiao Xue's death is unrelated to Xiao Hui and Tong Huaiyu."
"Oh, why are you so sure?" asked Luo Guoqing.
Lin Chuan said, "When I mentioned Heipi, I kept watching Xiao Hui. From his expression, he truly didn't know about Heipi and Xiao Xue's issue. I plan to use Xiao Hui to uncover the mastermind behind Xiao Xue's murder."
Luo Guoqing asked puzzledly, "Since Xiao Hui is unrelated to Xiao Xue's death, how could he be used?"
Lin Chuan smiled, "I deliberately mentioned Heipi and Tong Huaiyu together just to make Xiao Hui curious. With his character, he'll definitely want to find out the situation."
Luo Guoqing finally understood, secretly admiring Lin Chuan.
At this time, Xiao Hui was in his office, feeling anxious. These two said they came to inquire about Tong Huaiyu, yet they shifted the topic to Heipi.
Could Heipi's death be connected to Tong Huaiyu's affairs, could Heipi have been done away with by Tong Huaiyu's side? Xiao Hui was like a monk with two puzzles, unable to figure it out.
Yet he decided to find out Heipi's cause of death, partly to see what's really going on, partly to satisfy his curiosity.
After leaving Dragon Brilliance Company, Lin Chuan and Luo Guoqing directly returned to West River Hotel. Just before entering their room, Song Xiaojia rushed out from another room.