You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 241

“I’ll go with you. I’ve assisted the FBI in solving cases before, so I might be able to help you. Just take it as returning the favor for introducing a potential customer to me,” Bai Rong proposed.

Firstly, she genuinely wanted to help. Secondly, Cheng Jinrong’s ex-girlfriend’s father had a unique identity, and she wanted to use this opportunity to better understand things.

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble you then,” Cheng Jinrong apologized.

“It’s no trouble at all.”

Half an hour later, Cheng Jinrong drove into a private area located in the city center.

Bai Rong’s keen eyes took in their surroundings. The houses here looked very old from the outside and were about twenty meters apart from each other. The residents here had placed fences around their respective houses, creating parking space for their cars. There were also vegetable plantations, street lights, and surveillance cameras.

The police were stopped in front of Cheng Jinrong’s ex-girlfriend’s house and had also put up a barricade at the door.

Cheng Jinrong was about to go in, but an officer stopped him and said sternly, “The police are collecting evidence. This is the first scene of crime, so no one is allowed to enter.”

“I’m the victim’s boyfriend. I have the right to see her,” Cheng Jinrong argued angrily.

“Jinrong! Jinrong!” the victim’s mother called out.

Disregarding the police officer’s warning, Cheng Jinrong rushed in.

When Bai Rong, who was following behind him all this time, noticed the officer hesitating, she quickly walked in as well.

“Jinrong, Wei died such a horrible death. Who would do this to her?” Chen Wei’s mother sobbed violently.

“Where is Wei?” Cheng Jinrong asked solemnly.

“In her room,” replied Chen Wei’s father who had a frown on his face as he lowered his head.

Bai Rong cast a brief glance at Chen Wei’s father. He was smoking, and the hand holding the cigarette was trembling slightly.

“Who would kill our daughter? We’ve never offended anyone.” Chen Wei’s mother just couldn’t fathom who would do such a thing.

A complicated look flashed in her husband’s eyes that moment. “I’m going outside to finish this cigarette.”

Bai Rong side-eyed Cheng Jinrong and found that he had already gone into the room.

Wei was lying on her bed with a knife stabbed into her heart, which was no doubt what ended her life on the spot.

She was holding her phone tightly in her hand. Nothing in the room was out of place, and there were no signs of struggle either.

At that moment, Cheng Jinrong wanted to hug Wei, but an officer stopped him. “Please don’t touch the victim. You’ll destroy the evidence.”

Cheng Jinrong paused in his steps to look at Bai Rong with eyes that were slightly red. “Is that true?”

Bai Rong nodded. “It’s best not to touch anything at the first scene where the murder was committed. The more uncontaminated evidence collected, the better.”

“For us to find the murderer as soon as possible, I’ll have to ask you two to leave,” the officer said in a clipped tone.

Without a choice, Cheng Jinrong walked out of the room in a daze.

“Jinrong, you have to help Wei find the murderer,” Chen Wei’s mother wailed as she clasped Cheng Jinrong’s hand in hers.

“I will,” Cheng Jinrong reassured her and shot Bai Rong a pleading look.

Bai Rong nodded brusquely and went outside. There, she saw Chen Wei’s father talking on his phone. He was very agitated and even threw his phone onto the ground before smashing his head against a tree.

Seeing that, she instantly walked to a corner to dial Gu Mingchen’s number.

“How coincident. I was just about to call you. You should be in Jadeborough by now. Have you had your dinner?” Gu Mingchen asked caringly.

“No. Something serious happened. Cheng Jinrong’s ex is dead,” Bai Rong said gravely and glanced at Chen Wei’s father who was still hitting his head against the tree, seemingly in extreme agony.

“It couldn’t have been Lu Xingzhou. Firstly, the project is about to begin. If something were to happen now, it would affect the project’s progress. Secondly, the victim’s father is a geologist, and they could still use him, so they wouldn’t have harmed his daughter,” Gu Mingchen speculated.

“That’s what I thought too, but I’ve been observing Chen Wei’s father, and there’s all this guilt, self-blame, and anger in him. I have a feeling he might go to the police station and file a report against Lu Xingzhou.” Bai Rong found something amiss with Chen Wei’s father and slowly approached him.

“You have to stop him. He must not report Lu Xingzhou. At most, some people from the administration department would come forward to discuss the details with him. By doing this, he won’t only be alerting the murderer, he’d be reducing the chances of finding him altogether,” Gu Mingchen said with urgency.

“Got it. You should head to Jadeborough’s police station and make sure everything’s set. I’m going to intervene in this case.” With that, Bai Rong ended the call and ran toward Chen Wei’s father.

“Sir, please, stop it.” She held Chen Wei’s father back.

Chen Wei’s father was overwrought with grief. “This is all my fault. I went against my conscience to make dirty money, but Wei was innocent. My precious daughter could never even bring herself to kill a fish. How could God be so cruel to her? She was only twenty-five years old and had her whole life ahead of her.”

“Please, calm down. Give me three days, and I’ll help you find the murderer,” Bai Rong vowed.

Chen Wei’s father looked at Bai Rong in surprise. “Why would you help me? Who are you? I don’t know you.”

“My name is Bai Rong. You can find my information on the internet. I’ve helped the FBI in solving several major crimes before. I’ve also assisted many police departments in solving cases. I can promise you that the murderer will be found in three days,” Bai Rong elaborated.

Nonetheless, Chen Wei’s father still had a skeptical look on his face.

“I’m also Cheng Jinrong’s friend. On the way here, he told me that he still has feelings for Wei. Since he loves her, I’ll definitely find the murderer,” Bai Rong added when she noticed the distrust written on the older man’s face.

He looked at the door just then and met Cheng Jinrong’s gaze.

Noticing the strange atmosphere here, Cheng Jinrong walked over. “What happened to your forehead?”

“He slammed his head against the tree. He’s in too much emotional distress,” Bai Rong explained.

“Bai Rong is a well-known expert. She’ll be able to help us find the murderer. Please calm down for now,” Cheng Jinrong comforted.

“Give me three days,” Bai Rong repeated in a serious tone.

Chen Wei’s father nodded. “Alright. I’ll calm down. I want to know who killed my daughter, and I want him to pay with his life.”

“I’ll walk him back to the house,” Cheng Jinrong informed Bai Rong before wrapping an arm around Chen Wei’s father’s shoulder and leading him into the house.

After that, Bai Rong did not see the purpose of staying any longer, as she would be able to see all the evidence collected by the police tomorrow anyway.

She wasn’t close to Cheng Jinrong nor Wei’s family, so staying would only make things awkward.

Besides, since Cheng Jinrong knew that that piece of land had treasures, he would stop Chen Wei’s father from acting rashly.

Only, he didn’t know that Lu Xingzhou and Lu Liangcheng were in cahoots or that the latter basically owned Xingzheng Construction Company.

All his efforts would be for naught in the end.

Bai Rong did not go into the house again, but instead, she hailed a cab and sent a message to Cheng Jinrong: I’m leaving now. Let’s get in touch tomorrow.

Cheng Jinrong replied with a cordial message: Alright. I’m sorry. I was supposed to buy you dinner, but I ended up letting you starve.

Bai Rong replied: I understand. You didn’t ask for this either.

Following that, Bai Rong went to the hotel Gu Mingchen had booked a room for her. Upon checking into her room, she lay on the bed, feeling a little tired. Her mind wandered to Gu Mingchen, so she gave him a call.

“Have you arrived at the hotel?” Gu Mingchen queried.

“Mm-hmm, I’ve just arrived. Mingchen, we must find the murderer who massacred the village once and for all. Back then, before Tang Xiaojiu died, he gave me the evidence to prove your innocence, and we have to repay his kindness. We promised that we’d help him find the murderer. I’ve always had this feeling that if we failed, God would separate us from each other and our child,” Bai Rong said anxiously.