34: Chapter 34 Ascension in Broad Daylight

Wen Di thought for a moment and said, "I have a senior fellow apprentice who is in your Haizhou City Bureau Criminal Police Team. I will give him a call and ask him to investigate."

Zhang Huaijing waved his hand, "First, I cannot be certain it is murder; second, if the City Bureau gets involved, it will alert the enemy."

He was worried that Secretary She Xionghan of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee would intervene, causing the case to become more complicated. "This case must be investigated in secret. You have been a police officer for seven or eight years, so you should know some private investigators, right? I can pay."

"Zhang Huaijing, are you sick? You have public power at your disposal, yet you insist on paying for it yourself. You have the whole thing backward."

"Do you have the resources or not?"

Wen Di tilted her little head and said, "Haha, of course I do."

"Tell me quickly."

"That depends on how well-behaved you are." She put on airs, blinked happily, and added, "Beg me."

"Ugh, you are a police officer, yet you have no sense of justice at all. That is very likely a case of injustice, and the criminal is currently at large," Zhang Huaijing said with displeasure.

Wen Di giggled and said, "I'm just teasing you. I can help you with this. There are no private investigators in this country; the law does not allow it. However, when I was at the Yinhe District Sub-bureau, I acknowledged a master named Wang Meng, who is the deputy captain of the Criminal Police Team. He is an expert at solving cases, dares to act and take responsibility, has high prestige, is particularly loyal to his friends, treats his brothers like his own flesh and blood, and treats me especially well."

"One year, he was chasing a rapist—the kind who rapes and kills young girls, which is extremely heinous. One of the girls was actually the daughter of Wang Meng's friend. As a result, during the chase, he accidentally killed that piece of scum. At the time, the suspect actually had no ability to resist."

"The City Bureau wanted to deal with him severely, so he resigned and went into business, opening a law firm. He took on all kinds of work and made a great success of it. He is familiar with both the underworld and the legitimate world throughout the province and has many connections. When our City Bureau encounters tricky cases, we sometimes ask him to help find clues."

"Fine, we will find him."

Wen Di said, "Alright, I will arrange for you to meet."

"No, I will not show my face. Since you are doing a good deed, see it through to the end. Tell me how much money is needed, I will give it to you, and you can transfer it to him."

Wen Di waved her hand, "We can talk about money later. Tell me the details of that case again, and I will make an appointment to meet him this afternoon."

"Okay, thank you, Di."

"What are your plans for the evening? Are you free?" she asked, full of expectation.

"I have arranged to have dinner with a few friends tonight. They originally wanted to form a group to visit me in Haizhou, but it was too far, so I arranged a meal in the provincial capital."

"Alright, drink less," Wen Di said with some disappointment, then gave him a gentle glance, a glance filled with desire.

At 10:30 PM, Zhang Huaijing returned to Jiayu Mansion. Just as he finished showering and lay down, Wen Di's call came in:

"Are you home?"

"I am at home now."

"Listening to your voice, it doesn't sound like you drank too much."

"I didn't. Tomorrow is Monday, and everyone has to go to work, so I didn't drink to excess," Zhang Huaijing said in a gentle voice.

"Wang Shuting isn't by your pillow, is she?"

Zhang Huaijing had long known that she wanted to have fun with him today, but out of a girl's reserve, she didn't want to be proactive, so he smiled and said, "She's not. Di, hurry over, I miss you so much."

"You miss me? Then why didn't you take the initiative to contact me?"

"I was just about to call you, but then you called in."

"Open the door, I am at the door."

Zhang Huaijing was taken aback; it seemed this woman had been waiting for him for a while.

Although this physical body of his inherited the consciousness of Cui Liming, Zhang Huaijing's primordial spirit was also partially preserved, which meant he would neither be as promiscuous as before nor as loyal as Cui Liming.

Since a beauty had delivered herself to his door, there was no reason to refuse. If he did, how sad and embarrassed would Wen Di be?

Moreover, he wanted to know the result of her communication with Wang Meng.

So, he opened the door.

Wen Di had changed her clothes into a white slim-fit T-shirt, blue jeans, and white flat shoes, which revealed her tall, well-proportioned, and curvy figure without reservation.

She was a police officer and trained often, so she didn't have a single ounce of excess fat on her.

She was still wearing a beautiful high ponytail; her cute, slightly chubby face, two faint dimples, and those dark, bright, and spirited eyes made her look both like a charming mature woman and a fresh, cute girl; she possessed both the capability and cleverness of a policewoman and the dignity and shyness of a young married woman.

Zhang Huaijing really liked her.

"I came to tell you about Wang Meng," she said, holding her head high and chest out, squeezing past him into the room.

Zhang Huaijing closed the door and asked, "What did Wang Meng say?"

"He took the case. He estimated the cost—a friendly price of 100,000—to be paid after the investigation is clear. Don't think it's expensive; he won't make money from it. It will mainly be used to buy information and clear some relationships."

Wen Di saw half a bottle of red wine in the cabinet, poured a glass, and began to drink. After a few sips, she said, "Now you see, right? How expensive public power is."

"Fine, thank you, Di."

"Who is the person reporting the case? Is it worth spending so much money?"

"An ordinary person. I just want to know the truth and hope the bad guys are brought to justice."

"Huaijing, besides liking your exquisite skin, I also admire your heart full of justice." Wen Di smiled charmingly, put down the wine glass, hooked her hands gently around his neck, deliberately licked her lips, and stared at him like a tiger watching its prey: "So now, you big bad guy, how are you going to thank me?"

"I will give you an experience of ascending to heaven in broad daylight."

"You're annoying, it's nighttime now."

"Then… then…" Zhang Huaijing wrapped one arm around her waist and used the other hand to brush the fine hair on her forehead, "Suddenly, like a spring breeze coming overnight, thousands of pear trees bloom with flowers."

"That's too profound; I don't understand," she said. She had a lively and clever personality, and her flirting was particularly flavorful, much more interesting than Wang Shuting.

"Then… then it is a prosperous age, ten thousand nations coming to pay tribute, the four barbarians submitting, the dragon flying in the sky, the sun and moon shining together, the world united, moving forward without hesitation, boundless and limitless…"

Wen Di's breathing became rapid, her cheeks grew even redder, and she leaned into his arms, intoxicated. She hit him a few times and said coquettishly, "Great poet, you describe it so poetically. I have already entered the artistic conception described by the poem…"

Zhang Huaijing picked her up horizontally and placed her on the sofa…

On Monday afternoon, as soon as work started, Lu Waner was called into the office by the Deputy Minister of the County Party Committee Organization Department.

Seeing that menopausal woman's long face, she knew she was going to PUA her again.

Sure enough, Minister Xia Nanfeng's first sentence was: "Lu Waner, what is wrong with you?! You rejected my son again yesterday and didn't give him any face in public, making it extremely awkward. Where is my Atong not good enough for you? What capital do you have to act so lofty? Atong likes you; you should feel flattered and overjoyed!"