How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 343 A Headless Case

On Jiangcheng Street, a small car quietly parked under the shade of a tree.

Secretary Xu opened the car door, and Lin Xiaosu saw He Gaosheng inside.

"Detective Lin, please come in!"

He Gaosheng slightly nodded in greeting.

Lin Xiaosu entered the car, and Secretary Xu closed the door behind him, opened the driver’s door, and sat in the driver’s seat.

The doors all closed, the car started slowly, and moved along the Great Dao by the lake.

"Mayor He wanted to see me, is there something going on?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

He Gaosheng replied, "There is a case, somewhat special, and I’d like you to help investigate it."

Lin Xiaosu was slightly surprised, "Go on!"

"There was a man named Lu Qianjin who jumped into the Han River branch at Sanhe Reservoir to commit suicide on the 17th of last month, and no body was found."

Lin Xiaosu asked, "Has it been reported to the police?"

"Yes! Shen Yinchuan is personally in charge, but he found nothing," He Gaosheng said. "The reason I’m looking for you today is actually on his suggestion."

On Shen Yinchuan’s suggestion!

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly, "Alright!"

"Alive, we need to find the person; dead, we need to find the body! Can you manage that?" He Gaosheng leaned forward slightly.

"I’ll get right on it and do my best!"

He Gaosheng said, "Shall I give Shen Yinchuan a call?"

"Let me do it!" Lin Xiaosu extended his hand, the phone in his hand, dialing...

On the other end, Shen Yinchuan’s voice came through, "Little Su!"

Lin Xiaosu said, "Today’s Han River spring is perfect for fishing in the wind, want to go catch a fish?"

There was silence on the other side for three seconds, "In half an hour, I’ll pick you up at Wan Family Pier."

"Alright!" Lin Xiaosu put down the phone and cast his gaze toward He Gaosheng.

He Gaosheng smiled slightly, "Wan Family Pier!"

The car raced toward Wan Family Pier, Lin Xiaosu disembarked, and the car returned to the city government.

"Xiao Xu, what do you think about today’s events?" He Gaosheng smiled slightly.

"I... what I saw the leaders saw too, I didn’t think too much..." Xiao Xu hesitated.

"Don’t worry, speak everything out!"

Xiao Xu contemplated for a moment, took a deep breath, "Then leader, I’ll really say it."

"Go ahead!"

Xiao Xu said, "Shen Yinchuan has an unusual relationship with him. He could have directly asked him for help, but he deliberately took a big detour, went to your office, and asked you to intervene to then ask Lin Xiaosu to act... He’s paving the way for Lin Xiaosu!"

"Paving the way?"

Xiao Xu said, "Maybe it’s not paving the way, but a well-intentioned effort to resolve any grievances you, the leader, may have against Lin Xiaosu. Unfortunately, he underestimated you. You actually don’t hold any grudges against Lin Xiaosu at all, so there’s no need for any resolution."

He Gaosheng nodded lightly, "Although he did underestimate me, from his perspective, having this thought is not surprising... What about Lin Xiaosu? What else did you notice?"

"Lin Xiaosu made the phone call to Shen Yinchuan right in front of you and did so as if they were close friends. I think he also had an intention, he hopes you will mentor Shen Yinchuan."

He Gaosheng laughed, "Xiao Xu, you’ve been with me for a few years, you know some of the tricks, but you still need to further open your perspective and enhance your ability to see the essence through phenomena."

Xiao Xu was slightly stunned...

He Gaosheng collected his smile, "He made the call in front of me, and indeed had a purpose, but it was absolutely not to hope I would mentor Shen Yinchuan. If that were the purpose, then I’d say he’s underestimated me, underestimated Shen Yinchuan, and overestimated himself!"

"Then... what was his intention?" Xiao Xu genuinely didn’t understand anymore.

He Gaosheng provided the answer, "He’s sending me a signal, Shen Yinchuan can be trusted!"

"Trusted?" Xiao Xu was a bit puzzled.

Not mentorship, just trust?

"Don’t underestimate the word trust!" He Gaosheng’s gaze slowly lifted, looking through the car window at the sky, "In this treacherous and perilous era, where various infiltrations are emerging all the time, I indeed need a trustworthy Criminal Investigation Team Captain to make crucial decisions during key moments!"

Xiao Xu’s mind was a tangled mess, but he seemed to find a pivotal point suddenly, "Mayor He, does his trust in Shen Yinchuan mean... does it mean Qianlong also trusts Shen Yinchuan?"

"You’ve finally realized!" He Gaosheng gently exhaled, "Xiao Xu, do you know why I had to make sure you understood this clearly?"

"Mayor He, please tell me!"

"Some matters have already reached deep waters! I don’t know what awaits me, if... I’m only saying if... if one day, you need to make an independent decision, remember these five words: trust Shen Yinchuan!"

...

Wan Family Pier.

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Its age comes from a poor and backward era.

When Western powers used gunboats to forcibly open up Daxia Country, and Western forces entered Daxia, this pier was the landing point for the Western powers along the Yangtze River.

Thus, it was called Wan Family Pier.

The "Wan Family" might be exaggerated, but there were indeed dozens of countries back then.

Now, with the establishment of Daxia Country, and with the nation’s strength increasing, Western warships traversing the Yangtze River are things of the past, and today Wan Family Pier, filled with merchant ships, only represents the commercial prosperity of the Jiangcheng that connects nine provinces.

Lin Xiaosu leaned against a tree, his gaze cast toward the Yangtze River.

A speedboat skimmed the water surface and made a beautiful drift to a stop next to the pier.

On the speedboat, a middle-aged man dressed in casual clothes raised his eyes to meet Lin Xiaosu.

He was the Criminal Investigation Team Captain, Shen Yinchuan.

Lin Xiaosu stepped onto the speedboat, "Brother, today seems like a break amid the busyness!"

"A break amid busyness?" Shen Yinchuan replied, "Wrong, entirely wrong, two mistakes in your four words."

"Come on! Four words, two mistakes? Explain it!"

"You said I’m busy, but I’m not busy at all!" Shen Yinchuan started the speedboat, heading toward the Han River branch.

His voice carried in the wind, not fading at all.

"We just caught five second-level bosses yesterday, and you’re not busy?"

"Five second-level bosses were taken over overnight yesterday, and the whole case has been totally separated from us!" Shen Yinchuan glanced back, "Little brother, don’t you feel you stirred up a huge hornet’s nest yesterday?"

"No big deal, I mess with hornet’s nests every day!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Let’s hear about the second mistake?"

"The second mistake, you said it was a break!" Shen Yinchuan let out a long sigh, "A break my ass? The matter we have to handle is giving me a headache just thinking about it..."

The case was laid out on this speedboat.

The person who Mayor He was concerned about jumping into the river to commit suicide was named Lu Qianjin.

Why is the mayor so concerned?

Because this person used to be best friends with his son.

He Bin went to Luoba State because he strongly encouraged him.

He Bin, leveraging his father He Gaosheng’s influence, helped introduce some enterprises, in which he was also involved.

After He Bin’s death, He Gaosheng initiated investigations into these enterprises and found numerous suspicious points concerning Lu Qianjin.

However, just the night before He Gaosheng planned to take action against Lu Qianjin.

Lu Qianjin committed suicide by jumping into the river.

Many people witnessed his jump.

At that time, some people unaware of the situation even tried to rescue him.

But in that area, the current is rapid and deep, the undercurrent is strong, and before the rescuers could get close, Lu Qianjin had already disappeared in the water.

Afterward, the incident was reported to the police, who searched the river over thirty miles, with the Yangtze River rescue team employing various rescue equipment and a lot of manpower, but they never found him.

His disappearance plunged the investigation into those enterprises into a deadlock.

In official circles, doubts about He Gaosheng increased, and some even claimed that He Gaosheng, due to his son’s death, harbored resentment against others and maliciously retaliated against properly operated enterprises, pushing people to death.

He Gaosheng was under a lot of pressure.

And Shen Yinchuan?

Also under considerable pressure.

After all, he was appointed by Mayor He himself.

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