Chapter 604: Never Underestimate Any Old Man with a White Beard!

Before the phone rang.

Jin Peng, Qi Li, Qi Kai, Qi Xing, all sat at the same table.

Although they were only accompanied by Xiang Ming, they seemed calm and composed, with occasional hints of a smile at the corners of their mouths.

That kind of smile was just like farmers standing in the fields waiting for the autumn wind and harvest.

But when the phone rang, Jin Peng’s brow instantly furrowed.

"Chen Xiao?!"

Everyone turned their heads involuntarily at this.

"A call from Chen Xiao?"

"Why would Chen Xiao call you at this time?"

"A call at this moment, could it be out of anger and humiliation, that he’s planning to unleash a futile tirade at you?"

"I assume so!" Jin Peng’s expression relaxed a bit.

Though the number on the phone was one that hadn’t been stored.

But for Jin Peng, Chen Xiao’s personal information was already etched in his mind.

So, after waiting for the phone to ring for a few seconds, Jin Peng answered.

"President Chen, how do you have time to call me at this moment?"

"I received a notification from the police saying that you have major clues regarding the Zhu Nianying case."

"Currently, the Shencheng City Bureau has already established a special task force for the Zhu Nianying case, and I have been appointed as the police consultant for this case!"

"So regarding the clues Professor Jin Peng has, should I come to you, or will you personally come to the city bureau to explain?"

On the phone, Chen Xiao’s voice was full of mockery without any concealment.

Listening to his words, Jin Peng’s expression had already changed dramatically.

In a short time, with Jin Peng’s mind, he already understood that their move, which was supposed to ensure Chen Xiao’s defeat, had already failed!

Moreover, Chen Xiao had even used this move of theirs to counter them.

And because of this immediate realization, a storm had already surged in Jin Peng’s heart, leaving him at a loss after sorting these thoughts out.

He subconsciously looked at Qi Kai.

And Qi Kai also instinctively looked at the head of the Qi family, Qi Li.

The latter’s face was also full of disbelief, though he didn’t understand criminal investigations and didn’t know the methods of solving cases.

But for someone in his position, his mind couldn’t be lacking.

He quickly understood the key points and looked coldly at Qi Kai: "Big brother, didn’t you guarantee with your chest that Qin Fei was already one of us?"

"He did take my money, a full twenty million!"

"Such a large sum, let alone just a criminal investigation captain, anyone in the police force who took it couldn’t possibly turn on us!"

Their discussion didn’t avoid the connected call.

Chen Xiao laughed and said: "Didn’t Captain Qin tell you he donated that money to impoverished areas right after receiving it from you?"

"How could that be!"

"Why not? Captain Qin isn’t short on money. His parents left him dozens of properties. President Qi, you are in the real estate business. Don’t you know that houses in Shencheng City will become treasure troves in the future?"

"Let alone dozens of properties, the location of any one of those properties in Captain Qin’s name is enough for him to live off for a lifetime!"

"But!" Qi Kai wanted to say something, but Qi Li already snatched the phone away.

"President Chen, this is Qi Li from the Qi family."

"Second Master Qi, hello, I’ve only heard of your great name before, didn’t expect to have the pleasure of speaking with you today. But I’m sorry, I’m only a criminal investigation consultant for this case now, so please give the phone back to Professor Jin."

Qi Li’s gaze froze: "Heh, worthy of someone who stirs up storms in Shencheng City as soon as he arrives, President Chen. You’re not even giving me any face?"

"Do you also know the clues to the Zhu Nianying case? If so, you, along with Professor Jin, need to report to the city bureau. Moreover, I hope you take my notification seriously. I think for someone of President Qi’s level, he wouldn’t want to receive a police summons, would he?"

Chen Xiao’s words made Qi Li understand his determination.

"It seems President Chen has made up his mind. Rest assured...I will notify Professor Jin to go to the city bureau." Qi Li replied coldly.

But what he didn’t expect was that Chen Xiao immediately said: "It’s too late, if Second Master Qi hadn’t said those things, I would’ve thought you didn’t know anything. But because you said those, I have enough reason to suspect you know about the Zhu Nianying case, so...you must come to the city bureau as well!"

"You’ve got some nerve!" The hot-tempered Qi Xing immediately scolded angrily.

Chen Xiao laughed: "Was that Third Master Qi speaking? Seems you know something too! If the two of you and Professor Jin know, then Qi Kai surely knows as well. I’m sorry, it seems I’ll have to invite all four of you to the city bureau tonight!"

"However, you can rest assured that when the police come to get you, I can guarantee on behalf of the police that we won’t let journalists find out!"

"Impressive, President Chen, can this statement be understood as representing only the police, and not Dragon Cauldron?" Qi Li’s glance stopped Qi Xing, and his tone was no longer as cold as before.

Chen Xiao sighed: "There’s nothing I can do, I’m just the idle manager of Dragon Cauldron. Guo Qing is the direct heir of the Guo family of Jiang Province. President Qi is a business person and should know that identity signifies status, and status means power. Besides, as for Guo Qing’s stubborn nature, I’ve tried to persuade him for a long time, but he said that as a new citizen of Shencheng City, he has a responsibility and obligation to let all the citizens know that the three masters of Qi are above board, they couldn’t possibly be involved in such a serious homicide case!"

Qi Li took a deep breath and directly hung up the phone.

Qi Xing patted the table, glaring at Jin Peng angrily: "Useless, didn’t you swear, insistently telling us that this time Chen Xiao along with Dragon Cauldron would be doomed? Now tell me, what’s going on!"

Jin Peng was already dumbfounded.

He still couldn’t accept that such a meticulously planned dead-end had been cracked by Chen Xiao.

"Enough, talking about this now is nothing but a waste of words, Chen Xiao is now fighting fire with fire!" Qi Li had already calmed down.

Qi Xing still wouldn’t concede: "Who does he think he is in Shencheng City? Even if we went to the city bureau, who would dare to do anything to us!"

"Old San, every word more makes you look a bit more foolish! Isn’t it obvious from this call from Chen Xiao? The policeman the eldest found to trap Chen Xiao never intended to help us!"

"And the fact that he’s daring to let all four of us go to the city bureau shows us that the old fox Guo Zhengchang has exerted his influence! And we, very likely, have already been abandoned, do you understand?!"

When it was said that we had very likely been abandoned, not just Qi Xing, even Qi Kai was stunned.

"Qi Li, it shouldn’t be so pessimistic, right? Guo Zhengchang is indeed a formidable figure, he once was a powerful figure domestically. But this is Shencheng City, Dragon Cauldron has only recently put down roots here, how much can he really influence?"

Qi Li helplessly closed his eyes: "Never underestimate any white-haired old man, they may be old, but as long as they are alive, no one can measure how terrifying their network truly is!"

Saying this, Qi Li was the first to stand up, looking at Jin Peng, who still hadn’t emerged from his own thoughts, he said blandly:

"Internationally renowned Professor Jin, have you not figured out how Chen Xiao broke the game? If you truly haven’t figured it out, then, being a detective like Chen Xiao, he is a true detective, while you are about to be interrogated!"