Chapter 07
Yun Shu didn’t beat around the bush either. “I read in the newspaper that the higher-ups have allocated police dogs to our local public security department. I wonder if they have arrived yet?”
“There is indeed such a matter. Your news is quite well-informed.” The officer paused, quickly understanding her point. “So, your idea is to use police dogs to crack the case.”
Yun Shu nodded, completely unafraid of being overheard by the onlookers, and instead said in a loud voice, “I heard that trained police dogs have an exceptionally keen sense of smell. Even if ten days or half a month have passed, they can still sniff out a scent and track it down to catch the culprit who committed the crime.”
Auntie Zhang also felt this was a good approach. “Yun Shu, your brain is really sharp.”
“But what if the evidence of the crime is destroyed?” someone asked curiously.
“Exactly! What if the person who did this tears down all the letters pasted on the bulletin board and sprinkles some pungent substances? Can the police dogs still sniff out the bad person’s scent?”
The officer shook his head. “The chances would be much lower, but this method is worth a try. I’ll head back right now to submit an application.”
After the officers left, the remaining onlookers scattered and went home one after another.
Only the woman who had previously gossiped about Yun Shu and Duan Jianguo stayed until the very end before leaving.
Yun Shu noticed her but didn’t pursue the matter right then, choosing instead to go to the public security bureau with Yan Meili.
Along the way, Yan Meili didn’t ask a single question, but she kept a cautious eye on Yun Shu, deeply afraid that something might happen to her.
Once they arrived at the bureau, Yun Shu met with the officer from earlier.
She explained the purpose of her visit, “Within two days at the latest, that person will definitely walk right into the trap. You just need to lead your men to lie in ambush.”
Yun Shu had intentionally spoken her plan aloud earlier precisely to make the culprit panic upon hearing it, forcing them to take action ahead of schedule to destroy the evidence.
After listening to Yun Shu’s strategy, a look of admiration appeared in the officer’s eyes. “This is a good method of yours, but aren’t you afraid that the person will remain calm and refuse to show up?”
“I have always trusted my intuition,” Yun Shu smiled with complete confidence.
In the eyes of the officer, she looked incredibly beautiful when she smiled, and her eyes seemed to hold an enchanting hook.
“Alright, then we’ll do it your way.” The officer immediately began to deploy his men.
Upon leaving the bureau, Yan Meili ultimately couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, “Yun Shu, how did you come up with such a method?”
“From reading books, of course!” Yun Shu adjusted the veil on her head, turning her head to look at Yan Meili. “But, if I said my brain became much sharper after I hit my head against the wall, would you believe me?”
“…” Yan Meili was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. “I believe you.”
Although she had never personally experienced strange or supernatural things, she couldn’t deny their existence.
Just a couple of days ago, Yun Shu had been throwing tantrums and making a life-and-death fuss with them, going so far as to ram her head against the wall because of it.
She still remembered that Yun Shu had actually stopped breathing for a few seconds back then, and it was a relief that she managed to revive.
People who go through a life-and-death experience are bound to undergo some changes, though she hadn’t expected Yun Shu to change this much.
Although the pride in her bones remained, she was much easier to get along with than before and had grown a lot closer to her.
Yun Shu was quite surprised, not expecting Yan Meili to be so certain. She couldn’t help but take her arm. “Stepmom, you’re really silly. You believe whatever I say. Aren’t you afraid I’m lying to you?”
“So what if you’re lying to me? If you’re willing to lie to me, it means you still care about me a lot,” Yan Meili said with a chuckle, not minding at all.
Yun Shu had seen foolish people before, but she had never met anyone with a heart as pure and devoted as Yan Meili’s.
The original host hadn’t treated her well at all, bossing her around like a servant, yet Yan Meili had never uttered a single complaint.
“By the way, you said the culprit would walk right into the trap. Is that really true?” Yan Meili felt a bit uncertain in her heart.
Yun Shu patted her chest reassuringly. “Just wait and see.”
In truth, she was entirely certain that this matter was inextricably linked to Duan Jianguo.
That gigolo’s goal was to get his hands on the original host as well as the Yun family’s immense wealth; he wouldn’t give up so easily.
As for whether he did it in person, she would find out after tonight.
When Yun Guoliang returned after getting the letter of introduction, his face turned green with rage upon learning about the matter. “This is too much! If I find out who did this, I will never let him off easily.”
“Yun Shu has already come up with a solution. We’ll know who did it tonight.”
Yan Meili handed a cup of tea to Yun Guoliang. “We just need to wait.”
Hearing this, Yun Guoliang looked toward Yun Shu, a sense of relief showing in his eyes. “It seems that after clearing your mind, your wits have sharpened as well.”
“Of course. It’s all because I inherited your excellent genes, Dad. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have thought of such a brilliant plan.”
Yun Shu seized the opportunity to flatter him, coaxing a smile back onto Yun Guoliang’s face.
This girl had indeed changed a lot. Although her act of hitting her head against the wall had made him both heartbroken and angry, it was fortunate that she woke up much more sensible than before.
In the evening, Yan Meili cooked four dishes and one soup: white fungus porridge, stir-fried shrimp, three-delicacy soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, and a plate of fried sugar puffs, which was Yun Shu’s favorite.
Yun Shu ate a full three bowls of rice and two bowls of soup. Her massive appetite actually gave her a fright.
This wouldn’t do; if she kept eating like this, she would turn into a huge fat sphere. She really needed to exercise some self-control.
After the meal, Yun Shu began to feel drowsy, so she took a short nap.
By the time she woke up again, the sky outside was already pitch black.
Checking the time, it was already past nine o’clock in the evening.
The several public security officers who had long been lying in ambush near the neighborhood committee office had been bitten into quite a few bumps by mosquitoes.
Seeing that no suspicious person had appeared after such a long wait, they were beginning to doubt the effectiveness of this method.
Just as they were about to lose their patience, a dark silhouette darted out from an alley, heading stealthily straight for the bulletin board.
The person was carrying a small bucket, and even from a distance, a pungent odor could be smelled.
The officers exchanged looks, and the moment the person reached out to tear down the letters on the bulletin board, they swarmed forward and subdued them.
“Ah…” A woman’s sharp scream pierced the night sky, startling the surrounding residents into running out of their homes.
Shining their flashlights, someone quickly recognized the person. “Aren’t you Li Lifang from the art troupe?”
“Do you have some kind of grudge against the Yun family girl? Those letters couldn’t have been written by you, right?”
“What were you thinking? Don’t you know this is against the law?”
Li Lifang had never expected the public security to be lying in ambush here. When she heard Little Zhao come back during the day saying the police were going to deploy police dogs, she thought about quickly tearing those letters down.
Her hands had barely reached out when she was caught. Right now, she was being pinned to the ground, her face aching terribly from the friction, and her arms were held tightly behind her back as if they were about to snap.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch! It hurts to death! I… I didn’t! I was just out for a stroll. Those letters definitely weren’t written by me, nor did I paste them!”
“You’re out for a stroll while carrying a bucket of paint? Who are you trying to fool!”
The paint was the best incriminating evidence. Li Lifang still wanted to argue her case, but the officers directly hauled her up. “Save your words for when we get back!”
Li Lifang, who was naturally faint-hearted, confessed everything the moment she was brought back and heard that the severity of the offense could lead to jail time.
“Our Troupe Leader Duan told me to paste them! The contents of the letters were definitely not written by me.”
The officers had clearly not expected there to be a mastermind behind this. They weren’t unfamiliar with the so-called Troupe Leader Duan.
After all, the art troupe was highly famous in Shanghai. His opera singing was excellent, and with his scholarly face and gentle way of speaking, it was very difficult for anyone to forget him.
After verifying the details repeatedly, the officers immediately sent men to the hospital to make an arrest and confirm the facts.
Meanwhile, Duan Jianguo was in the hospital waiting for the good news, crossing his legs comfortably while taking a leisurely bite out of an apple.
The moment the public security officers burst inside, Duan Jianguo was so startled that the apple he had just brought to his mouth dropped straight to the floor.
“You guys…”
