Chapter 589: The Abnormal Expert!

The moment he heard Guo Qing’s words.

Chen Xiao fell silent.

But his silence was not solely due to the fact that Jin Peng’s reputation was better than his.

At this moment, a lot of thoughts suddenly came to his mind.

Before coming to Shencheng City, he had two motives.

One of the two motives was because of the previous case, specifically the case of Zuo Shu’s murder, which sparked a conflict between Dragon Cauldron and the Qi Family.

In the midst of the conflict, Guo Zhengchang had deep resentment towards the Qi Family’s unkindness.

Thus, he decided to make plans for the leaderless Li Hai before the Qi Family could act.

Chen Xiao was aware of and agreed with this.

In fact, investigating the case of Zuo Shu brought little benefit to Chen Xiao personally, except that it revealed the identity of Chen Yan, who had been troubling him all along, as Zhao Hai.

So if the Qi Family had targeted him initially, it was understandable, but their subsequent indifferent stance as if it had nothing to do with them clearly showed they had no regard for him.

If the other party is unkind, naturally they cannot be blamed for being unrighteous.

This led to Chen Xiao’s visit to Shencheng, pushing for Dragon Cauldron’s entry into Li Hai.

Besides this matter, Huang Zhao, invited by Chen Xiao to the provincial city in Jiang Province to treat Guo Zhengchang, also entrusted a task.

It was to investigate the case of Zhu Nianying.

Currently, the case of Zhu Nianying remains mired in a swamp, unable to cut through the fog that conceals the truth.

But these two matters, when Guo Qing mentioned that Jin Peng’s reputation was better than his, suddenly sparked a strange feeling in him.

That is, could the two cases perhaps be the same case?

Jin Peng’s arrival clearly had something to do with the Qi Family.

Jin Peng is also an expert professor in the field of criminal investigation, both domestically and internationally renowned.

He knows well that Chen Xiao came to Shencheng City for a case, meaning the disappearance of Zhu Nianying is already known.

The significance of Jin Peng appearing before Chen Xiao at this time, Chen Xiao felt, was not as simple as he previously thought.

Their arrival might be understood as them being confident that Chen Xiao cannot uncover the Zhu Nianying case!

If that’s a possibility, Chen Xiao could completely deduce backwards.

On what basis can they be sure Chen Xiao won’t find Zhu Nianying’s whereabouts?

Jin Peng, a notable figure with no animosity towards him, yet came all the way from overseas targeting him.

Besides the Qi Family possibly offering a substantial reward, are there other reasons?

The more he thought, the more Chen Xiao felt there were many things that didn’t make sense!

But just as his mind was going deeper, Guo Qing on the other end of the phone seemed a bit anxious.

"Brother, why aren’t you speaking?"

Chen Xiao snapped back: "Sorry, I got distracted."

"Brother, the situation is completely different now. I’ve been thinking about how that group from the Qi Family would deal with Dragon Cauldron, but I didn’t expect them to really carry out targeted strikes."

"Tell me more about Jin Peng, I really don’t know much about him."

"That guy went abroad with his elders as a child, eventually changed his nationality and settled overseas. He graduated from a very famous overseas college and has been working in the field of criminal investigation ever since, proposing many renowned theories in criminal investigation science, and innovating many outdated criminal investigation methods and techniques."

"Simply put, Jin Peng is an outstanding figure in the global field of criminal investigation! Of course, originally he wouldn’t have affected us domestically. Mainly, years ago he returned to the country because of some issues, just as a major case occurred."

"A big celebrity was kidnapped, causing quite the uproar. After he found out, he identified the kidnapper’s location in less than a day and successfully rescued the hostage."

"Because of the celebrity’s fame and the rapidity of the case-solving, he occupied the newspaper headlines for days back then."

"Of course, if it were just this one incident, it wouldn’t be much. The key is that this incident seemed to have unlocked his Ren and Du Meridians. He came back once every year for the past years, solving major cases each time, thereby earning a reputation among the police and the public!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao thought briefly and replied, "If it’s just that, even if his motive is clear, people like him would only be considered few, not many. After all, he is indeed doing good deeds."

"That’s the logic, if it’s that simple, even Old Guo would admire him as a bold man! But the key is, this guy chooses cases! Unless the case reaches an unmanageable state, he would rather sleep at home every day and never intervene at all."

"The most exaggerated case was years ago, a murder case caused panic, he already had a clue and told the police he had returned to the country based on that clue. As a result, the person in charge of the case made three visits to invite him."

"But Jin Peng kept evading, making the person in charge mistakenly think he had no idea about the case. Until another victim appeared and the victim’s family was threatened to jump off a building to commit suicide, did he announce under journalists’ attention that he had evidence of the murderer!"

This statement made Chen Xiao furrow his brows.

If what Guo Qing obtained were not just rumors, but actual facts.

Then Jin Peng was truly a detective with real skills.

But if the event hasn’t escalated to his desired extent, even if he knows who the murderer is, he won’t speak up.

If any domestic police officer behaved this way, even if they caught the murderer, they would still bear responsibility.

Yet Jin Peng is not a police officer and doesn’t count as Chinese, so he can act without fear.

But if it’s just for fame, Jin Peng wouldn’t need to go this far, right?

Just as Chen Xiao was about to inquire, Guo Qing continued:

"He’s enhanced his reputation through such operations. As for the general public, they definitely don’t know these inside stories, they only know he’s a detective. But if it’s just for fame, this guy would only be considered unscrupulous."

"The key is after coming back a couple of times and gaining a certain reputation, he started charging higher and higher prices. It’s said that inviting him back once can’t be less than a million US dollars!"

Upon hearing this, an inexplicable image of Qin Fei with an expression of seeking help flashed in Chen Xiao’s mind.

Moreover, just earlier at the airport, the airport police personally mentioned Jin Peng was invited by the municipal bureau as an expert and professor!

So, could Qin Fei’s dilemma and Jin Peng’s arrival also be the same thing?

Thinking this, Chen Xiao responded to Guo Qing:

"Looks like Jin Peng is going to earn a lot on this trip back! Besides, his operation aligns perfectly with my thoughts. I want to use the Qi Family’s influence to increase the exposure of Zhu Nianying’s case. Similarly, he’s looking to use me to continue achieving his fame and fortune!"

"However, based on Jin Peng’s way of handling things, a single Zhu Nianying case isn’t enough; Shencheng City should have another major case."

Guo Qing heard and asked puzzledly, "Are you sure?"

"I can find out by asking Qin Fei, and that major case should still be confidential. Otherwise, when I met Qin Fei last time, he should have mentioned it directly."

"I see," Guo Qing muttered, but the next second he continued to ask:

"But how did the Qi Family know about Zhu Nianying’s case? It’s such a small case, Dr. Huang shouldn’t have had contact with the Qi Family, right?"

Chen Xiao smiled and teased, "Of course, someone must have informed them!"