"How is that possible? If the dead man wasn't Jia Xing, then why hasn't he shown up these days? Your story isn't even well - thought - out."
When the two men heard the words of the sudden intruder, they immediately let out a disdainful scoff. They had no intention of believing him at all.
"You're so stupid! Jia Xing saw someone trying to kill him on the road, so he's hiding. He values his life. How could he go out knowing that someone wants to kill him? He's probably waiting for the storm to pass before going to the government office to report the case."
Hearing that the two men didn't believe a word of his, the intruder got anxious and quickly added this explanation. However, his words were rather weak, and the two men were still somewhat skeptical.
"How do you know this?" one of them asked.
This story seemed a bit off, but they couldn't quite put their finger on what was wrong. The rumor they knew was just hearsay, and no one knew who the body was.
Now that there was someone with a different version of the rumor, it naturally confused their judgment.
The intruder crossed his arms over his chest, looking smug as if he had top - secret information. "My information is 100% reliable. My cousin works in the investigation department. He got drunk one day and let this slip. He specifically told me not to tell anyone."
"Then why did you tell us?"
"I just thought you guys were out of the loop and couldn't hold it in. I only told you two. You have to keep it a secret. If this gets out, my cousin will beat me up."
As he said this, he looked really troubled and quickly asked the two men who had heard this to keep it a secret. His words were so sincere and his expression so serious that it seemed like it was true.
The two men glanced at each other, then held his hand and seriously promised, "Don't worry. We'll definitely keep it a secret."
"Thanks, guys."
But not long after they made this promise, the new rumor had spread throughout the entire alley. As the rumor spread, some people even added their own embellishments.
Anyway, at least his goal had been achieved.
This rumor caused quite a stir in Yu Ling. Everyone was discussing whether Jia Xing was really dead or not.
There were also some curious people who went straight to the investigation department to find out the truth, but they were all stopped by the investigators.
Most of the people who came to the investigation department before were just curious, but the person who came today was different.
A thin girl in a cloak that was much too big for her came to the entrance of the investigation department. Coincidentally, it was Mo Xu's turn to guard the door that day. He noticed from afar that the girl's behavior was a bit strange.
She walked to the entrance of the investigation department. After hesitating for a while at the foot of the steps, she seemed to make up her mind and took a few steps forward to stand in front of Mo Xu.
"May I ask what you need, miss?" Although Mo Xu was curious, he still asked politely.
His master had told him that the investigation department was for the people, and he shouldn't judge people by their appearance. He should treat everyone equally.
But the girl didn't answer his question. Instead, she took out a silver ingot from her sleeve and stuffed it into his hand while looking around.
Mo Xu felt the cool touch of the silver in his hand. He was still young and had never experienced such a situation before, so he was immediately stunned. He opened his mouth and said nervously, "What are you doing, miss?"
After looking around and making sure there was no one around, the girl leaned closer to Mo Xu's ear and said in a low, hoarse voice, "I want to know about the recent body case."
Hearing it was about the body, Mo Xu wasn't nervous anymore. He stuffed the silver back into her palm and said righteously, "Miss, the cases in the investigation department are confidential. It's an order."
The girl was stunned. Obviously, this was the first time she had done such a thing, and she didn't know what to do in this situation. Mo Xu saw that she didn't move for a long time, and he started to get anxious himself.
What's going on? I just wanted to pretend to be dutiful. Why isn't this girl moving?
He was really anxious.
Mo Xu coughed and kept giving her meaningful looks. After blinking his eyes countless times, the girl suddenly seemed to understand what he meant.
"This is just a little token of my appreciation. I hope you can make an exception, sir." As she said this, the girl took out a bag of silver from her sleeve and handed it to him.
Mo Xu pretended to weigh the bag and then said, "Tell me. What do you want to know?"
The girl thought there was hope. She could tell that Mo Xu didn't want others to hear, so she got even closer and whispered, "There's a rumor in the market that the body isn't Jia Xing's. I want to know what's really going on."
Mo Xu lowered his head and thought for a while, then said with a bit of embarrassment, "Only the investigators in charge of the case know about this. I'm just a doorman. How could I know such internal information?"
...
The girl looked at Mo Xu for a long time, then directly reached out and took the money bag back from his hand. While taking it, she said angrily, "If you don't know, how dare you take the money?"
Mo Xu: ...
Do women really change their moods faster than they turn the pages of a book?
Mo Xu felt that his young heart, which had never experienced love, had been greatly hurt.
"Wait, wait. Although I don't know the internal information, I do know something about this case." Just as Mo Xu was feeling sad, he saw the girl walking away with the money bag in her hand, so he quickly stepped forward and called her back.
As he said this, he deliberately lowered his voice and looked mysterious.
"Oh? Then tell me." The girl obviously didn't believe Mo Xu. After what had just happened, his credibility in her eyes was zero.
"You know, this is a confidential matter."
"Okay, okay. Here you go." The girl took out some silver from the money bag and handed it to him with a look of impatience on her face.
Mo Xu took it reluctantly and then whispered, "I heard from the investigators that Jia Xing sent a letter to the investigation department, saying that he was in a villa on the outskirts of the city and asking for protection."
"Is this true?"
"I don't know. I just heard about it. Believe it or not, it's up to you." Mo Xu shrugged. He didn't even guarantee the authenticity of his words.
The girl thought for a while and then left in a hurry. Mo Xu let out a sigh of relief after her figure was out of sight.
"I told you just to tell her the information. Why did you act so dramatically? You almost messed it up," said Old Yang as he reached out and tapped Mo Xu on the head, mercilessly mocking his over - acting just now.
Mo Xu covered his head and looked aggrieved. "I just wanted to make it more believable so that she would take the bait."
"Forget it. Now all we have to do is wait for the fish to bite the hook."