MWC – Chapter 155 Case within a Case

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Looking at the words on the paper in his hand, Shaquille Renault was full of difficulty.

Lu Ming smiled slightly, “Go ahead, make the call. Once you finish this call, everything will no longer concern you!”

This was Room 429 in the Wind Bao, a very small hotel suite. Among the luxurious suites on the fourth floor, it was quite unremarkable. However, the phone in this room couldn’t be traced back even through the telephone company. The number existed, but the address was fake, and the phone line was a mix of different lines.

Catherine sat far away, biting her teeth as she stared at Lu Ming’s back.

Finally, Renault picked up the phone and dialed with a trembling hand.

After a while, the other side answered, “Hello? Who is this?” came an old and somewhat tired voice, it was old Renault.

Lu Ming suddenly felt a pang of guilt. For a moment, he wanted to press the hook switch to end the conversation. After all, forcing a son to deceive his father seemed to go against Zhongzhou’s ethical norms.

However, Renault looked at the piece of paper in his hand without hesitation and said, “Father, it’s me, Shaquille…”

“Ah, where are you?” Old Renault’s voice instantly became extremely excited, “Are you okay? That devil…”

Lu Ming listened quietly. Little Renault was a little devil in his eyes, and in old Renault’s eyes, he himself was also a devil.

“Father, listen to me,” Shaquille Renault interrupted old Renault, “I finally got a chance to call. The gunman got into trouble…”

“Click,” Lu Ming pressed the hook switch, and the conversation ended abruptly.

Shaquille Renault sat back in his chair, staring blankly into space.

After about ten minutes, another phone on the table rang.

It was Fumors’ voice; she was now in charge of monitoring downstairs at Shelfer.

“Young Master, old Renault talked to Shelfer, just as you expected. Old Renault didn’t know who the gunman was. He asked Shelfer if Sha Xiong might have had any problems.”

“Shelfer hesitated for a long time and then made a call, but didn’t say much, just inquired a few things about shotgun maintenance.”

Lu Ming nodded and hung up the phone.

Soon, the fax machine connected to another phone line on the table started printing out a line of text.

“Hamilton State, Raccoon City, Brave Hunters Gun Shop.”

This was the address Shelfer had just called.

Lu Ming picked up the phone he had just used to talk to Fumors and dialed a number, “Hamilton State, Raccoon City, Brave Hunters Gun Shop.”

As expected, old Renault knew nothing about the gunman, nor did he need to know.

Shelfer was the one who hired the gunman.

And Shelfer directly hired the gunman.

If it were him, he would do the same because this was a sensational case, equivalent to challenging the rules established and followed by the upper class in Donghai for many years, challenging all the authority in Donghai.

If an intermediary was used, there was no guarantee that the intermediary wouldn’t be caught later for something else, or that the sensational case wouldn’t be revealed.

Including the gunman, if a completely unrelated professional hitman from Donghai was hired, it would be ideal if he left after killing and even Shelfer, the employer, didn’t know where he went.

But similarly, if a professional hitman was caught for another case, there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t reveal the sensational case in exchange for a plea deal.

And if he was killed after being used? It wouldn’t be easy to silence a professional hitman who could kill six people without a sound. Preventing the employer was inevitable.

Especially if he dared to take on the job of shooting several Donghai border commissioners.

Silencing such a hitman wasn’t easy, and it would be a disaster if things went wrong.

Therefore, if he were Shelfer, he would still find a hitman he could control, knew who he was, knew his character, and had some control over his future actions.

It seemed Shelfer did the same.

This gun shop in the western state, even if it wasn’t where the gunman was, was a place where Shelfer’s relatives could always know the gunman’s information.

After the gunman killed, he seemed to have left Donghai long ago, gone to Raccoon City, Hamilton State, or was originally from there.

The address of the phone number came from the Donghai Telegraph and Telephone Company.

Donghai Telegraph and Telephone is one of the three major telecommunications operators in the empire.

Its largest shareholder is a shrewd guy, who is now one of his secret business partners.

However, he didn’t trace the line through this business partner but bribed a technician in Donghai’s communication room.

This kind of insignificant person who doesn’t earn much shouldn’t be underestimated. They can be very useful at critical moments.

On the contrary, it would be difficult to bribe their supervisor to do these things. After all, the supervisor also relies on these technicians, and with many people involved, it’s easy to be reported. Moreover, from a technical perspective, the efficiency wouldn’t be as high as the person he bribed.

Thinking about it, Lu Ming picked up the phone and called Fumors, “Arrest them!”

He hung up and dialed the point near the 97 Post Office: “Arrest them!”

He dialed four or five numbers in succession, all with the simple words “Arrest them.”

Shaquille Renault sat there in a daze.

As Lu Ming got up, he pressed the red button on the table, and immediately someone came in to collect the phone and phone lines.

As Lu Ming was about to leave, he suddenly noticed Catharina still biting her teeth and staring at him. Apparently, this woman, who had always been a proud person after becoming famous, and even more so after marrying into the Renault family, had always been indulged by Shaquille Renault. Although the Renault family had been having some trouble recently, it hadn’t affected her life at all. Those troubles must have been kept from her.

For the first time, she was humiliated so badly, especially by a Zhongzhou person she looked down upon.

“I advise you to think carefully before doing things in the future. Don’t waste the hard-earned opportunity your husband fought for. There is a saying in my hometown: a wise wife brings prosperity to her husband. I hope you won’t be a negative example!”

After saying this, Lu Ming turned and walked out, but he could feel that the woman was still staring at his back with hatred.

…

Arriving at Room 408, Lu Ming smiled at Aunt Tang, who was about to come over and talk to him, and said, “Auntie, I have something urgent, I need to make a call.”

He went into the study, closed the door, and dialed Cheng Lingyu’s number.

“Prosecutor Cheng, regarding the attack on the border commissioners, I’ve found some related personnel, and I might be able to locate the gunman the day after tomorrow.”

Cheng Lingyu was startled. He clearly understood what Lu Ming meant by “found.”

“Should I transfer this to the special case team? Or to Zhang Xian and his team? Or is there someone specific you’d like to handle it?”

Cheng Lingyu pondered for a moment, “Have you got everything clear?”

“Of course not! There are still outsiders involved,” Lu Ming said with a smile.

“Oh, in that case, I’m currently focusing on some cases involving out-of-state immigrants. Those suspects, you hand them over to me, and I’ll sort through them.”

“Alright.” Lu Ming smiled, “Then I’ll leave you to your work, Brother Cheng.”

“Qianxing…” Cheng Lingyu hesitated for a moment, “I think I also need to discuss this with Director McCann.”

Lu Ming smiled, “Hmm, then I’ll wait for your update.”

Lu Ming knew that Cheng Lingyu understood that by making this call, he had a certain level of confidence. If they could really solve the case of the murdered border commissioners, it would be a significant achievement.

Since joining the prosecution system, Cheng Lingyu had never handled and solved such a major case.

Cheng Lingyu suddenly felt that if he took all the credit for himself, it would invite resentment. He needed to report this to Director McCann.

Pondering, Lu Ming said with a smile, “But Brother Cheng, I feel that through these people, there’s a certain chance to clear my name. But to completely resolve this case, it might be very difficult.”

“At the very least, we can get a rough outline and a conclusion, right? It won’t be such a big case, left in a mess, with all investigations pointing to our own people!”

Cheng Lingyu’s words clearly showed some dissatisfaction with Zahavi.

After all, Cheng Lingyu and Zahavi had been rivals when Cheng was the Senior Prosecuting Officer.

He probably had been pressured by Zahavi before.

Lu Ming mused, while Cheng Lingyu sighed, “Qianxing, if this case is really solved, not only Director McCann but many people will be grateful to you.”

Lu Ming smiled, perhaps he felt he truly had the confidence to clear his name, so he didn’t avoid suspicion as much as before, and his tone was different too.

However, that’s how things are in this world, even your own parents don’t have the obligation to support you unconditionally.

Old Cheng had done quite well, although the phone call from Prince Hans certainly had an impact on his mental journey.

Just as he hung up, there was a light knock on the door. Lu Ming responded, and Han Annie slipped in through a crack, saying, “Zahavi came in person, asking if you’re here. He’s in Brother Wen’s office, arguing with him.”

Lu Ming nodded, “I’ll go see him.”

…

In Wen Liangyu’s office, as soon as Zahavi saw Lu Ming walk in leisurely, his face immediately darkened, and he said to Wen Liangyu, “Didn’t you say he wasn’t here?”

Lu Ming smiled, “Boss Wen really didn’t know I was here. He can’t possibly know the exact whereabouts of every long-term guest in the hotel. If he did, no regulars would dare to come.”

Zahavi frowned at Lu Ming, “Lawyer Lu, you’d better stop playing with words. Now, come with us. If you need a lawyer, you can call one.”

“Commissioner Lu” had now become “Lawyer Lu,” and there was none of the previous smiling face from the last meeting ten days ago.

Lu Ming nodded, “Old Zah, you’ve changed a lot!”

“Lawyer Lu, watch your words. If you casually give me nicknames again, I can sue you for defamation.” Zahavi stared at Lu Ming with a stern face.

Lu Ming smiled, “Old Zah, I’m not afraid of lawsuits. Come at me if you want! Besides, it’s rumored outside that I’m a kidnapper. It seems Old Renault also has some misunderstandings about me. I don’t dare leave this hotel; I’m afraid I’ll be shot dead.” He looked at Liu Tao beside Zahavi, “Prosecutor Liu, don’t you agree?”

Liu Tao’s face was dark with anger, “Let’s see how long you can keep smiling.”

Zahavi waved his hand, and two police officers walked up behind Lu Ming.

Zahavi said coldly, “Lawyer Lu, if you don’t cooperate, we will have to take mandatory measures. We are not requesting your cooperation for an investigation; we suspect you are a suspect in the November 9th murder of the border commissioners. Now, we need to take you back to the police station for questioning!”

Lu Ming pondered, then nodded, “Alright, I’ll go with you. I hope you really have evidence to suspect me!”

Zahavi didn’t say more, he gestured for the officers to watch the suspect closely.

Earlier this morning, Zahavi received an anonymous letter accusing Lu Qianxing of being the mastermind behind the attack on the border commissioners. The letter was signed with a real name.

Seeing the informant’s name and understanding some background information, Zahavi decided to lead the team to arrest the suspect in person.

“I need to say a few words to Brother Wen,” Lu Ming walked over to Wen Liangyu and whispered.

Zahavi waved his hand, not stopping them.