Chapter 1266 - 627: The Real Situation? A Different Approach

Just as the call ended.

Luo Fei noticed that Li Yu seemed hesitant to speak.

This made him a bit surprised.

"What’s wrong, Li Yu? Why do you look a little pale?"

Looking at Luo Fei, who appeared somewhat puzzled, Li Yu patiently replied.

"Mr. Luo, although I know you’re trying to reassure the two kids, you seem to have forgotten. Do you know what time it is?"

Seeing Li Yu pointing at his wrist.

Luo Fei then turned to look.

At this moment.

Luo Fei exclaimed.

"Oh no, I forgot."

Although he said this, his expression remained calm.

It was clear he wasn’t taking it seriously.

But the result of Luo Fei’s act of not taking it seriously came half an hour later.

When they arrived at the square, there were quite a few people dancing in the square.

"Mr. Luo, this is a bit troublesome now."

Looking at Li Yu, who seemed troubled.

Luo Fei remained unperturbed.

"This might be good. At least it will allow the two girls to relax a little."

"Police uncle?"

Almost simultaneously, two girls arrived.

They were accompanied by their foster mother.

"Officer, I’m really sorry. I didn’t expect these two children to cause you trouble. Now you have to personally come out to investigate this incident, which is really a bit embarrassing..."

Watching the other person who seemed hesitant to speak.

Her expression was also slightly complicated.

Luo Fei responded.

"There’s nothing to apologize for. It’s not their fault in the first place."

"I’m just here asking questions as part of standard procedure."

Then Luo Fei explained the situation.

Clearly, these two girls hadn’t told their relatives why they were contacted by the police.

After listening to Luo Fei’s explanation.

The middle-aged lady also seemed a bit surprised.

"Officer, so based on what you said, could the murderer be one of these two kids, or one of their other relatives?"

Seeing the lady look anxious.

Luo Fei was noncommittal.

"Madam, although we are not completely certain, from the current investigation, it seems Boss Chen was driven to death by Zhou Mingrun, who is suspected of revenge. This is a plausible logical deduction."

Luo Fei’s words made the lady’s eyelids twitch.

At this time, she was a bit anxious as well and spoke seriously.

"Officer, although I think your guess is generally correct, we relatives have long advised Old Chen not to be too stubborn or pig-headed."

The lady’s words surprised Luo Fei.

"Really, madam, so none of you hold a grudge against Boss Zhou?"

"Hold a grudge? No, we actually think Old Chen is too foolish."

After the lady explained.

Luo Fei understood.

It turns out Old Chen’s family had long advised him.

They wanted Old Chen to learn to be flexible.

"We used to tell him that he always worked hard running his business. Working from dawn until night, sometimes going to the hospital due to lack of rest from staying up late. We think he should seriously reflect on himself."

As it turned out.

Old Chen always ran his business meticulously.

He never practiced any underhanded tactics.

But he was overly honest and simple-minded.

So he never raised his prices. Regardless of how many years had passed, the price for wonton remained ten yuan per bowl.

This price was generally lower than most of the market rate.

Though not unprofitable, the nature of snacks is thin profits from high volume sales.

"Mr. Luo, it’s not about being money-hungry, but even if he charged twelve yuan per bowl of wonton, selling two to three hundred portions a day, he’d earn five to six hundred yuan more."

"But this old fellow refused outright, resulting in waking up two hours earlier every day, working hard yet unable to reap the rewards he deserved. It was impossible not to be frustrated with him."

It turns out that the relatives had hoped Old Chen would change his mindset.

Even a slight price increase would go unnoticed with a few less wontons in a bowl.

Alternatively, he could openly declare a price hike.

This way, the people around him would understand his sincerity and sympathize with his struggles.

"He already had two daughters but insisted on having a son because his parents wanted it. Now with three children, he crumbled under the pressure and exhaustion, choosing death as a way out, leaving us relatives and friends to handle the mess."

The woman spoke up to this point, and the expressions of the two girls changed noticeably.

Luo Fei seriously remarked.

"Madam, criticizing a father is not appropriate."

Luo Fei’s reminder suddenly embarrassed the lady.

"Sorry, officer, that’s not what I meant. I was merely stating the facts."

"We communicated with him back then too. Hoping he would see the bigger picture. Switching to pre-cooked dishes would save time, allowing him not to make so many wonton wrappers every day. He’d only need to fill them. Increasing the price would help earn more. Yet with such an ideal solution, he refused to budge and was stubborn. In the end, who did it drive to death but himself?"

Seeing the lady in frustration.

Luo Fei nodded in agreement.

"Indeed, you’re right. It’s normal to have grievances, but the current situation is that a murder has occurred, and we need to uncover the truth."

"Therefore, we need your active cooperation."

But seeing Luo Fei being very serious.

His expression remained calm.

The lady responded earnestly.