"But recently, I've noticed that she's constantly unsettled. And she's always mumbling about her work issues. Saying she might be laid off soon, that kind of trouble..."

Su Xiaoxiao's explanation made Luo Fei understand.

It turns out,

Liu Jingyao had already encountered some work-related difficulties before.

Due to her secret investigation of the case,

She was worried that she might be dismissed at any time.

And she might be criticized by her boss for not focusing on her job.

That's why she's been so unsettled recently.

Such speculation made Luo Fei breathe a little easier.

"Su Xiaoxiao, if that's the case, then you don't need to worry. Maybe there's just some job transfer happening?"

Luo Fei said this, and Su Xiaoxiao's mood calmed a bit.

But in the next second,

Su Xiaoxiao's expression turned somewhat ugly.

Her gaze focused behind Luo Fei.

"What are you doing here?"

Just in an instant,

Su Xiaoxiao's expression changed from hesitation to suspicion and worry, even disdain.

This truly piqued Luo Fei's strong curiosity.

As Luo Fei turned to look,

A balding middle-aged man was standing by the door, sweat visibly on his head.

It was clear he had a somewhat embarrassed expression.

Luo Fei, still a bit bewildered, asked.

"Who are you, sir?"

Seeing Luo Fei's confusion,

The middle-aged man quickly introduced himself.

"Hello officer, let me introduce myself. I'm Li Mingbo, the chief editor of Liu Jingyao's newspaper."

Upon hearing the introduction,

Luo Fei feigned understanding.

"Oh, so you're Liu Jingyao's chief editor. Speaking of which, I just wanted to ask if you've heard any news about Liu Jingyao?"

Although Luo Fei spoke nonchalantly,

Chief Editor Li couldn't help but sweat a little.

"Officer Luo, I sincerely apologize."

"I really want to tell you that Liu Jingyao is safe right now."

"But from what I can tell, she hasn't returned to the company yet. Even this morning, I sent someone to her house, but they couldn't find her. So I suspect she might have gotten into some trouble."

Chief Editor Li's words.

Made Su Xiaoxiao smirk.

"Chief Editor Li, I bet you're hoping she's in trouble?"

Hearing Su Xiaoxiao's question,

Chief Editor Li felt embarrassed.

"Su Xiaoxiao, why are you saying this? Liu Jingyao was a key employee at our newspaper before. She always worked diligently."

"Now that something happened to her, as her chief editor, I should be concerned. Why does it sound different coming from you?"

Sensing the disbelief,

Su Xiaoxiao scoffed.

"Mr. Luo, you might not know. My sister Liu once proposed to the editor that she planned to reexamine the case from back then, hoping to find some clues."

"But the editor said, because the matters back then were complicated, if the newspaper re-investigated, it might cause trouble for them."

"So he hoped to let things go, as less trouble is better than more."

Su Xiaoxiao said this,

Luo Fei was not surprised.

After all, no one wants to be casually involved in a murder case, even a newspaper editor, that's entirely expected.

"Chief Editor Li, your idea is very understandable."

"It's not unreasonable."

"But next, if Liu contacts you on her own, please inform us immediately, so Ms. Su can be reassured."

Hearing Luo Fei's suggestion,

Chief Editor Li agreed repeatedly.

"Don't worry, officer. I will actively cooperate with your investigation. If you have any requests, feel free to ask. I will help as much as I can."

Ring, ring!

At this moment,

Han Tiesheng suddenly received a phone call.

As he answered, his expression visibly turned grim.

"What did you say? Is the information reliable?"

...

"I understand; we'll head over shortly."

After hanging up the phone,

Han Tiesheng told Luo Fei with a somber face.

"Mr. Luo, we just received news."

"A body has been found in a hotel suite; the physical features match Miss Liu."

While Han Tiesheng made an effort to lower his voice,

Su Xiaoxiao still heard his words.

"How could this happen? Could it be that Sister Liu was murdered?"

At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao's eyes turned red.

Her voice trembling, her face filled with disbelief.

"Li Mingbo, this is all your fault."

"If it weren't for you, my sister wouldn't have had to bear so much alone. Now she's harmed because of you!"

Hearing Su Xiaoxiao's accusation,

She was physically shaking, face full of incredulity.

Li Mingbo seemed at a loss.

"Ms. Su, don't say such things."

"I haven't done anything indefensible. Besides, Liu went out on her own and met bad people. What's it got to do with our newspaper?"

"Even if it's a work-related injury, it has to happen in the workplace to count."

Li Mingbo's explanations,

Infuriated Su Xiaoxiao.

Luo Fei quickly reminded her.

"Ms. Su, now is not the time to lose your temper."

"The main thing is to find out who the deceased is. See if it's Liu Jingyao."

"Additionally, please stay calm and don't get too upset. Otherwise, if you have any health issues, you'll let those bastards roam free."

Luo Fei's advice.

Made Su Xiaoxiao calm down; she tried hard to control her anger.

Her face sincerely pleading.

"Mr. Luo, I'm begging you, catch the scumbag. Bring the person who killed my sister to justice!"

Su Xiaoxiao believed,

Liu Jingyao was like her own sister.

Moreover, if it weren't for her,

She herself might have met disaster.

Thus, she was deeply grateful to Liu Jingyao.

Moreover, she hoped she could return safely.

Realizing this,

Luo Fei comforted her repeatedly.

"Ms. Su, rest assured. I believe your sister will be okay."

After a while,

With Luo Fei and Old Han arriving at the scene,

Li Yu's first words were,

"Mr. Luo, we've made a mistake."

???

This news really surprised Old Han.

He thought he had heard wrong.

"Li Yu, what are you saying, we've made a mistake??"

Sensing disbelief,

Unable to trust his ears.

Li Yu nodded slightly.

"Old Han, you didn't hear wrong. We've indeed made an error."

"The deceased is not Liu Jingyao; it's someone else."

Luo Fei didn't speak; instead, he walked straight into the scene.

Knowing it's a murder scene,

He had prepared gloves and a mask before coming.

As he entered the room, a strong smell of blood hit him.

"Mr. Luo, the deceased is in the bathtub. Both kidneys are gone."

"It appears to be a clear-cut organ harvesting murder case."

"As for the method used by the killer, it seems familiar."

Li Yu handed over some captured photos to Luo Fei.

It was evident,

The scene was well-preserved.

No signs of struggle or forced entry.

That proves,

The killer was someone who was with the deceased in the room at that time.

"Mr. Luo, the surveillance has been retrieved."

Almost simultaneously.

Su Jianfan brought a computer in.

"Mr. Luo, look."

As he displayed surveillance footage from a day ago.

The footage clearly showed,

Entering the hotel with the deceased was a tall, thin man wearing sunglasses.

Click!

As Luo Fei pressed the pause button,

He pointed at the screen, asking Han Tiesheng.

"Old Han, don't you think this person looks familiar?"

Upon close observation,

Old Han's eyes widened suddenly.

"Is it him?"