Chapter 703 - 733: Who Are They?
"Them? Who are they?"
At this, Little Moustache faltered again. He hesitated for a moment before saying in a low voice, "To be honest, I don’t know them either. They just offered a lot of money."
The main thing was, those people looked like trouble, and Little Moustache didn’t dare to cross them.
Qin Jiao lowered her gaze. "I know you’re afraid of them, but aren’t you afraid of me retaliating? If I wanted to, you, your aunt, and all your relatives might find it impossible to keep living in North City."
Little Moustache froze, suddenly growing tense. He whipped his head around to look at Gu Xu. "Officer, did you hear that? She’s threatening me!"
Gu Xu picked at his ear. "Did she? I didn’t hear a thing."
Little Moustache: "..."
Finally, he steeled himself and blurted it all out. "I met the guy down in the South. He’s in his thirties, looks like a big boss, real wealthy. Somehow, he knew I was pissed that your family wouldn’t agree to let me marry Qin Shi, so he offered me a sum of money to cause you all some trouble. He never told me his name, just said to call him Boss Su."
Qin Jiao asked, "So after you do the job, how does he pay you?"
"It’s like he knows where I live. He just comes and finds me himself."
"Even when you’re in North City, he comes to your door to find you?"
"Oh, no, no. After I take the pictures, I go to the State City. Once I’m at the hotel I usually stay at there, he comes to give me the money and pick up the photos."
They got the name of the hotel he frequented, but Little Moustache truly didn’t know anything else.
However, Gu Xu said they still had to take the guy back to the station to see if he’d committed any other crimes. Gu Xu escorted the man back first, planning to return afterward to give Qin Jiao something.
Qin Jiao sat in her office waiting for Gu Xu, frowning as she tapped her fingers on the glass desktop.
’Boss Su?’
’When did she and Shen Yi ever offend someone with the surname Su?’
As it happened, Shen Yi was currently in the State City for a trade fair. Qin Jiao called him, and he picked up almost immediately.
𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
"Jiao Jiao, miss me?"
It was very noisy on Shen Yi’s end—a bustling, lively din of many people talking. Realizing he was at the convention center, Qin Jiao told him to find somewhere quiet.
Shen Yi said, "Alright, I’ll go out to the car. It’s quiet in there."
"Alright."
A few minutes later, Shen Yi was in his car. Qin Jiao then briefly recounted everything Little Moustache had said.
She asked, "Shen Yi, have you ever had a competitor with the surname Su?"
"None that I can think of, but I’ll look into it. Oh, right—have Little Moustache take the photos to the hotel. I’ll send someone to stake it out and see who shows up to meet him."
Qin Jiao thought for a moment. "I’m not sure if he’ll cooperate. If he doesn’t, it could just make things worse. I’ll see what I can do here. If we decide to go through with it, have your people keep a close watch on him."
Being targeted like this was an unnerving feeling.
And on a more serious note, what if this person decided to do something sinister? What if he hurt their family?
Shen Yi said, "Jiao Jiao, you have to be careful. Protect yourself, you understand?"
"I will. You too."
In this life, the two of them appeared to be wealthy and prosperous, with a harmonious family, but they had put in a great deal of effort to get there. It hadn’t been easy.
More than anyone, they knew to cherish the happiness they now had.
The couple chatted for a little while longer before hanging up. Qin Jiao had been planning to ask Gu Xu about Gao Yuan, but after waiting for what felt like forever, he still hadn’t come back.