Chapter 636: Chapter 636: No Beneficiary

Book  Chapter 636: No Beneficiary (Update 4)

Xiao Yu left the pond and began his rounds. Lin.

He spent the entire day interviewing people who once knew Chen Guodong.

He gathered opinions from over a dozen individuals, analyzing Chen Guodong’s character and past conduct.

In the end, one conclusion emerged.

Responsible, driven, of good character, diligent… universally seen as a good person!

Xiao Yu was driven crazy.

Isn’t this the classic ‘good guy’ persona?

So why would someone like him ever commit a crime?

At that moment, Xiao Yu’s expression screamed: ‘Are you messing with me?’

A sick little sister, a pregnant girlfriend, and money isn’t even a concern… for a normal person.

What could possibly be the motive for the crime?

No, I’m being idiotic—overthinking things… Xiao Yu shook his head.

Digging into the Chen Guodong thread turned out to be a dead end.

“597,” where should we start investigating now?

In the kidnapping case from three years ago, who all was involved?

Chen Guodong, the maid, Zheng Xiangyu, Luo Yuying, Chen Rong, Kong Shanjing?

Exactly—all six were connected to the case, with two having died.

According to criminal case logic, determine who benefits most and who is most suspicious.

So, who was the beneficiary in this case?

Chen Rong and Kong Shanjing!

Chen Rong hardly needs explanation—stricken by depression, she went berserk seeking revenge on her brother, convinced that Chen Guodong had killed him.

Not to mention, bedridden and oblivious to the world, she couldn’t have schemed the kidnapping.

And Kong Shanjing?

Police investigations revealed that Kong Shanjing had no motive or possibility to commit the crime.

Everyone who knew her remembered her as timid, peace-loving, and kind.

Besides, Xiao Yu had even seen Kong Shanjing in person from a distance.

There was absolutely no suspicion around her.

With two people dead and two clearly uninvolved,

only the couple, Zheng Xiangyu and Luo Yuying, remained.

Yet, they turned out to be the actual victims of this case.

Xiao Yu had even met Zheng Xiangyu twice in person.

Although Zheng Xiangyu had left him with many unanswered questions, there was no way he could be involved.

How on earth could he be involved?

Could it be that he hired Chen Guodong to kidnap his own wife in a scheme to extort money?

Good grief—what kind of mind could devise such an elaborate plan?

As for Luo Yuying… setting aside the fact that she has autism,

who in their right mind would hire someone to kidnap themself?

Besides, she and Chen Guodong were complete strangers.

If they had known each other, Chen Guodong wouldn’t have abducted the wrong person.

That leaves us with hardly any beneficiary in this case, right?

Unbelievable—this is utterly preposterous!

How can a case have no beneficiary? It defies logic!

Nobody’s stupid; self-interest is natural.

Who would get involved in something with no benefit and only the risk of getting caught?

Xiao Yu was furious.

He had planned to just play along as a normal person, but instead he ended up being toyed with!

Enough pretending—he was ready to go into all-out investigation mode…

“Master, you haven’t eaten all day,”

Wang Cheng said with a smile as he brought fast food and set it in front of Xiao Yu.

Are you playing the sidekick? Xiao Yu rolled his eyes.

Hunger gnawing at him, he picked up the chopsticks and shoveled in two servings while eyeing his assistant, who hustled around like a servant.

Just as Xiao Yu was about to resume eating with a resigned smile,

his expression suddenly froze.

He slowly turned his head, fixated on Wang Cheng.

A servant?

“Master, why are you looking at me like that?”

Wang Cheng took a step back, clutching himself, “You wouldn’t dare to…”

“Buzz off!”

Coming back to his senses, Xiao Yu laughed and cursed, “Go check on that maid from the kidnapping case three years ago!”

Wang Cheng was baffled—this wasn’t a joke.

Check on the maid… the victim?

What’s the point in investigating her? Wang Cheng’s head was full of question marks.

But when the Master gives an order, it has to be followed.

After seeing his apprentice leave, Xiao Yu continued eating while his mind raced.

Logically, as a victim, she should be beyond suspicion, right?

No—that reasoning just didn’t add up.

Have you ever seen someone commit a crime after being a victim?

Xiao Yu had.

He remembered a case where a woman orchestrated and enacted a murder to frame her ex-husband—then took her own life.

She intended to implicate him in her death, dragging him down with her!

Three years ago, the police only did a cursory check on the maid without digging deeper…

Which was understandable.

Now, both Xiao Yu and the Criminal Investigation Team had overlooked her because she was deemed a victim.

Could it be that the maid had masterminded the kidnapping three years ago?

That was highly unlikely.

So what was there to investigate?

In this case, the most innocent person was undoubtedly the maid—a victim struck by misfortune.

Her bad luck was so complete that calling it merely an accident would be an understatement.

But then… Xiao Yu recalled a line from the autopsy report in the case files.

The maid’s neck was broken—severely twisted, suggesting foul play, likely at the hands of the then-kidnapper, Chen Guodong.

The autopsy strongly suggested that prior to driving into the pond to commit suicide, Chen Guodong had already killed the maid!

If the maid’s death was caused by Chen Guodong, then why would he need to kill anyone else?

Xiao Yu now wanted to investigate whether there was any past grudge between them.

Before delving into that, he needed to uncover every detail of the maid’s past…

Two hours later, Wang Cheng, looking oddly serious, handed a tablet over to Xiao Yu.

“What’s up?” Xiao Yu asked, puzzled.

“Master, take a look at this first,” Wang Cheng said, twitching at the corner of his mouth as he pointed to the tablet.

This kid was up to some mysterious business… Xiao Yu scoffed as he picked up the tablet.

After a few seconds of reading, he was completely stunned…

Bao Shuang, 32 (at time of death), a resident of Bin City… dropped out of high school at 17 due to pregnancy, underwent an abortion, and then drifted through society with four criminal records… assault, false imprisonment, extortion, silver dealing!

Medical history: abuse of Xi Du, five reported abortions…

Occupations: service worker, internet cafe receptionist, spa attendant, silver-selling woman… nanny!

The moment he set the tablet down, Xiao Yu’s face fell—it was as if his world had collapsed.

Holy crap, what kind of character is this?

Someone like this managed to become a nanny—can you believe it?

Xiao Yu wasn’t one to doubt that people could turn over a new leaf.

But this transformation was ridiculously extreme, wasn’t it?

Just like that, she turned her life around and ended up as a nanny.

And not just any nanny—a nanny for a wealthy family?

Does she really think rich folks are fools who’ll hire anyone?

Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes.

Something wasn’t right!

Lin

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