Chapter 17 The Truth

"Is it really those things?" Wu Bin's face didn't show much surprise. It seemed he had considered this possibility but couldn't confirm it.

Xia Qiang raised his head, looking at Wu Bin and Team Leader Zhang, "Captain Wu, Team Leader Zhang, if needed, I can cooperate with you in investigating this case."

Hearing this, Wu Bin's face turned from worry to joy. He extended his hand and gripped Xia Qiang's hand tightly. "That's just wonderful. With the help of you Night Watchmen, I'll have even more confidence. To be honest, if the killer is human, that's one thing, but if it's really those things, we're really..."

Jiang Cheng didn't hear much of what Wu Bin said after that because the words "Night Watchmen" were too jarring.

Fatty and Huai Yi's expressions changed instantly. If it weren't for the crowd and the complexity of the situation, they probably would have acted first, taking control of Xia Qiang and the man named Feng Jie.

Fatty and Huai Yi looked at Jiang Cheng, clearly asking for his opinion.

Jiang Cheng gave them a look to stay calm, then looked at Feng Jie. Feng Jie was also looking at him, his left hand, which he had never taken out, emerged from his pocket, holding something like an ID. He flashed it quickly, then put it back in his pocket.

The ID wasn't large, and it was pure black with a striking gold symbol printed on it.

It was a Night Watchman's ID.

Jiang Cheng had seen it before.

Compared to Fatty and Huai Yi's nervousness, Jiang Cheng relaxed after seeing the ID. He roughly guessed Feng Jie's plan.

As someone from the Xia family, getting a few Night Watchmen's IDs shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, Xia Qiang and his group were on an escort mission. At certain crucial moments, posing as Night Watchmen was a good choice.

As of now, he didn't think Xia Qiang and his group wanted to harm him.

"Ah!"

A short cry of surprise interrupted Jiang Cheng's thoughts. This cry actually came from the mature and steady Xia Qiang.

He suddenly took a step back, as if he had witnessed an unbelievable scene.

The corpse's head was slightly tilted to one side, obviously by Xia Qiang, but even with blood splattered all over the corpse's face, Jiang Cheng immediately recognized that this wasn't Wang Jie!

But it was...

"Li Mengyao!" Feng Jie's face was worse than death. The corpse lying on the ground was actually Li Mengyao, who had disappeared not long ago.

"How... how could this be?" Huai Yi also stared at Li Mengyao's face. Li Mengyao's eyes were wide open, as if she had seen an extremely terrifying scene before her death.

But... Li Mengyao had just disappeared, at most two hours ago, but this corpse had clearly been dead for a while, it must have been last night. What exactly was going on?

Seeing everyone's reactions, Wu Bin and Team Leader Zhang's faces became strange. "What, do you... know this corpse? But her name is Wang Jie, we've verified her identity, there shouldn't be any problem."

Xia Qiang controlled his expression very well. In a few short seconds, he returned to being the steady man. He raised his head and said in a solemn voice, "She's involved in a case we investigated before. It seems she was using a fake name back then."

"The previous case..." Team Leader Zhang frowned, but before he could continue to ask, Wu Bin patted him on the shoulder and gave him a look.

Team Leader Zhang immediately understood that Night Watchmen and their duties were similar, but their responsibilities were different, and they had no right to interfere in cases that Night Watchmen were involved in.

Wu Bin was clearly much more experienced than Team Leader Zhang. He knew the taboos to be aware of when dealing with Night Watchmen, so he didn't ask any further questions, but simply expressed his gratitude to Xia Qiang for being willing to help.

Staring at the corpse on the ground, Jiang Cheng felt an indescribable strangeness in his heart. The corpse was indeed the missing Li Mengyao. Looking closely, the figure matched, but the clothes had been changed, replaced with Wang Jie's outfit.

Wang Jie's outfit was more neutral and matched the temperament of a white-collar worker.

Taking advantage of Xia Qiang's conversation with the two police officers, Jiang Cheng noticed a bulge in the clothing of the corpse's arm. Because it was covered in blood, it wasn't very clear.

He pretended to squat down to examine the corpse and quietly touched the bulge.

With a gentle touch, Jiang Cheng immediately realized what it was.

A name tag.

It was the name tag that they had on every table before!

And Jiang Cheng remembered very clearly that before Sister Wen left, she had specifically told them to remember to wear the name tags when receiving customers, because it would make them look more professional.

But this reason obviously didn't hold water.

Because the name tags were extremely cheap to begin with.

And one more thing, why were Li Mengyao's clothes completely changed, but only the name tag was left behind?

Wasn't that strange?

Putting all of this together, Jiang Cheng was certain that this inconspicuous name tag was something like a prop in the mission.

As for what it did, he wasn't sure yet.

During the process of removing the name tag, a small incident occurred. Jiang Cheng's movements were a little too big, attracting Team Leader Zhang's attention.

But before Team Leader Zhang could take a closer look, Xia Qiang suddenly walked over and said something to him, while blocking Team Leader Zhang's view with his body.

By the time Team Leader Zhang reacted, Jiang Cheng had already stood up, listening to them talk as if nothing had happened.

According to Wu Bin's introduction, the corpse was discovered in the early hours of the morning by a patrolling security guard, who was almost scared to death.

It took him a long time to think of calling the police.

The police arrived quickly and immediately sealed off the scene. Because the incident occurred in the early hours of last night, there were no witnesses. The surveillance cameras on the 10th floor corridor had broken down recently and hadn't been repaired yet, so they couldn't provide any help.

Xia Qiang looked at Li Mengyao's corpse, paused, and asked, "What... what is this Wang Jie's identity?"

"She's an employee of this company, and her office is on the 10th floor." Wu Bin pointed to the other side of the corridor and said, "Their office area is over there, not far from here."

"Do we know why she was here in the early hours of the morning?" Xia Qiang continued to ask.

This time, Team Leader Zhang nodded and said, "Because they're rushing to meet project deadlines. According to her colleagues in the company, Wang Jie works very hard. During busy seasons, her job is very tiring. She often has to do the work of two or three people, and overtime is common."

"Last night, she stayed behind to work overtime again. The other colleagues are used to it. Some people even said that Wang Jie was so busy that she didn't even go home at night, and she would just sleep at her desk when she was tired," Wu Bin added. "Her colleagues in the company gave her the nickname 'Desperate Saburo'."

"Let's go, take me to the office area to take a look," Xia Qiang said.

The group followed the corridor to a door. The door was open, and inside was a large office area.

To put it bluntly, it was just one cubicle after another, dividing most of the office area into small boxes.

The aisle in the office area was very messy. Several trash cans were overturned on the ground, and the garbage inside was scattered all over the floor.