Chapter 23: The Death of a Strange Woman
And whether she wants to or not, Ye Shen intends to confirm this lie. A few days later, Ye Shen invited her to the company in a grand manner.
Lu Jingcheng accompanied her, exchanged a few words with Ye Shen, and made an appointment to come to work from the next day, and then the three of them went out to the restaurant that Ye Shen had booked.
"Miss Yucheng! Over here. β
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Jia Wenxin, who was already waiting there, Shang Yucheng smiled politely, "Wenxin came early." β
Jia Wenxin asked the waiter to come over and order, and said with a smile, "Yes! I haven't been out for a good meal in a few days, but I can't wait to come. β
Ye Shen pursed his lips and said, "I just sent you Rongle Zhai's dim sum the day before yesterday, are you so impatient?" β
Jia Wenxin said disapprerovingly, "Dim sum is dim sum." You can't eat it as a meal. β
Ye Shen took the menu from the waiter's hand and stuffed it directly into Jia Wenxin's hand, "Then you order a few more dishes." Eat more, no one wants to marry anyway, and it doesn't matter if you're fat. β
Jia Wenxin glared at him, and really concentrated on ordering food.
Shang Yucheng looked at the menu, ordered two things casually, and heard Jia Wenxin say, "Oh, Miss Shang, your necklace is so beautiful-I saw this style when I went shopping two days ago, it's not cheap!" β
Shang Yucheng touched the necklace around his neck and smiled.
"It was sent by Mr. Lu, right?" Jia Wen looked at Shang Yucheng with envy, and secretly glanced at Ye Shen beside him, but Ye Shen only cared about discussing the drink with the waiter, as if he didn't hear it.
Lu Jingcheng looked at Jia Wenxin a little helplessly, smiled and shook his head, Jia Wenxin probably wouldn't respond to Ye Shen's thoughts - if Ye Shen could be with Jia Wenxin, it would actually be good. Thinking like this, Lu Jingcheng looked at Shang Yucheng, but she didn't look at him.
Shang Yucheng smiled and nodded lightly at Jia Wenxin, "It was indeed sent by Jing Cheng." β
Jia Wen said in her heart, "Mr. Lu is so good to Miss Yucheng!" Jia Wenxin sighed. I heard that the diamonds of this necklace are imported from South Africa, and even the movie star Zhou Ping also wore oneββ"
Ye Shen was a little impatient listening to this topic, and interrupted her, "If you like it, I'll give you one too." β
"Really?" Jia Wenxin was pleasantly surprised, "You want to give me a necklace?" β
Ye Shenman said indifferently, "Of course it's true, when did you see when I made a wish to a woman and didn't fulfill it?" As long as you don't mention any more movie stars. Pick it tomorrow and choose a few more. β
Jia Wenxin asked happily and curiously, "Why, that Zhou Ping really rejected you?" β
When Shang Yucheng heard Jia Wenxin's words, he couldn't help but glance at Ye Shen.
Ye Shen was angry, "If you ask one more question, you don't have to think about any diamond necklaces." β
Jia Wenxin was stunned.
Lu Jingcheng was afraid that Jia Wen would be uncomfortable, so he was busy leading Ye Shen to talk about business. Jia Wenxin quickly put this matter behind her, and interjected two sentences from time to time.
Shang Yucheng sat on the side with a smile, seemingly listening to their chat with great interest, and when the waiter came up with a drink, Shang Yucheng got up and said, "I'll wash my hands." β
Jia Wen also stood up when she heard this, "Let's go together." β
The two followed each other to the bathroom, Jia Wen came out with a relieved hand, and Shang Yucheng was still standing in front of the mirror and carefully touching up his makeup.
"Miss Jia will go back first." Shang Yucheng looked at Jia Wenxin from the mirror and smiled, "I'll go over later." β
Jia Wenxin nodded, turned around and walked out of the bathroom.
After a while, a woman walked out of the room, Shang Yucheng casually glanced at her in the mirror, and a gentle and generous woman also happened to look at her from the mirror. Shang Yucheng smiled and concentrated on putting on lipstick.
Suddenly, Shang Yucheng heard a scream from outside, and then the door of the bathroom was pushed open, and several men rushed in menacingly.
In fright, the lipstick in Shang Yucheng's hand fell to the ground and rolled under the sink. Leaving a trail that looks like a bloodstain.
I saw that the men all drew their pistols and aimed them at themselves. Before Shang Yucheng could react, she only heard a few gunshots, and she closed her eyes tightly in fright.
A body slammed into her back, and Shang Yucheng realized that the guns were not aimed at him. She slowly opened her eyes, only to see that the elegant woman who was still standing beside her had fallen in a pool of blood, and blood was already flowing from the corners of her mouth.
Shang Yucheng suddenly saw such a bloody scene up close, and he was stunned for a long time before he suddenly covered his lips.
The woman lying on the ground struggled for a moment, glanced up at Shang Yucheng with difficulty, and then slowly closed her eyes.
"Yucheng - Yucheng." Lu Jingcheng's voice seemed to come from a particularly distant place.
Lu Jingcheng rushed into the bathroom, followed by Ye Shen and Jia Wenxin, who were also nervous.
Lu Jingcheng hugged Shang Yucheng, who was standing in a daze, "Yucheng! Are you okay? β
Jia Wenxin rushed in and saw the scene in front of her, screamed, covered her mouth and took a step back, leaning against the wall and almost crying.
"Let her go!" A gun was pointed at Shang Yucheng again, and a thin man who looked like a small boss stepped forward and said in an arrogant tone, "This woman may also be a communist, bring it back for interrogation!"
As soon as the words fell, a fist fell heavily on his face like the wind, and Ye Shen stepped forward and stepped on his chest - a backhand twisted his hand holding the gun, reversed the muzzle of the gun to him, and said word by word, "Even if she is, you are not allowed to point a gun at her, remember?" β
"Y-you! How dare you hit me! The thin man looked at the swarthy muzzle of the gun in front of him, and forcedly said, "I see that you are also a member of the same party - quickly arrest them, what are you doing in a daze!" β
"Ye Shao!" Someone among the thin man's companions recognized Ye Shen, and hurriedly grabbed the thin man who was still clamoring to arrest Ye Shen, and said in a low voice, "This is the eldest young master of the Ye family, but you are a nobleman!" β
After speaking, he hurriedly bowed to Ye Shen, "Ye Shao's subordinates are merciful-the brothers are just doing business, it's just a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" β
After speaking, he glanced at the half-lying man on the ground.
Ye Shen glanced at the person who pleaded, eased his expression slightly, and coldly glanced at the man who was still looking at him in horror at his feet, as if he raised his feet in disgust, and spit out a word cleanly, "Get out!" β
The thin man hurriedly got up from the ground, didn't dare to say a word, with a look of shame on his face, and gave the person who had just interceded for him a look. The plea glanced at the corpse on the ground in embarrassment, and said, "Ye Shao-brothers still have to deal with the scene, this-"
Ye Shen looked down at the woman on the ground who had lost her breath, walked in front of Shang Yucheng, and looked at Shang Yucheng's pale face, "Miss Shang, are you okay?" β
Shang Yucheng shook his head slightly.
"Let's get out of here." Lu Jingcheng helped her and planned to go out.
"Wait." Shang Yucheng whispered, leaned over to pick up his lipstick from under the sink, and then let Lu Jingcheng leave the restaurant with his arm.
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Until lying on the soft bed, Shang Yucheng still felt very unreal. Everything happened so fast that she didn't even have time to react, and watched a fresh innocent life pass away in front of her.
She had never experienced the fragility of life so much, and for a moment, she even began to doubt the meaning of what she had done. If life is so vulnerable in the face of evil, how long and how far can she go on the road of struggle alone?
Ye Shen knocked lightly on the door, and when he saw that there was no response, he pushed the door open, leaning on the door frame and quietly looking at Shang Yucheng in a daze.
Shang Yucheng looked up for a long time, saw Ye Shen at the door, and hurriedly sat up from the bed, "Mr. Ye, why are you here?" β
Ye Shen smiled slightly, and took out a bouquet of flowers from behind himβa playful and unassuming starry sky, and I don't know how he knew that Shang Yucheng liked this kind of flower, and specially used it to please her, "Xianglin let me in, didn't bother you, right?" β
Shang Yucheng then remembered that since the dinner restaurant was frightened, Lu Jingcheng insisted on hiring a helper for her, a girl named Xianglin who was very diligent in her hands and feet.
Shang Yucheng shook his head, "I didn't do anything either, what is there to disturb." She got out of bed and invited Ye Shen to sit down in the living room.
"I heard you're sick, so I've come to see you. How's it going, it's better? Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng gently and asked with concern.
Shang Yucheng shook his head and smiled slightly, "It's nothing." It's just that after seeing that scene, I haven't slept very well these days, and I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered Jia Wenxin, so she asked, "Is Miss Jia okay?" β
"She's fine, and she went to the jewelry store yesterday to cash in what I promised her." Ye Shen said with a smile.
Speaking of this, about the two of them remembered the scene of that day again, and fell silent for a while.
"That womanβ" Shang Yucheng raised his head to look at Ye Shen and asked softly, "Who is it, does Mr. Ye know?" β
Ye Shen paused and shook his head slightly.
The corners of Shang Yucheng's mouth hooked, "If Mr. Ye can't find out about her, I'm afraid no one will be able to know." β
"It's just an insignificant person in troubled times." Ye Shen sighed with emotion, "Even if you know her identity, what can you do?" β
Shang Yucheng nodded gloomily, "That's what Mr. Ye said. β
Ye Shen looked at her quietly, and then said after a while, "What happened that day?" β
Shang Yucheng looked up at Ye Shen, lowered his eyes slightly, and said slowly with a thoughtful look while reminiscing, "I don't know what happened, that woman came out of it and stood next to me to wash her hands." The men burst inβ" She stopped abruptly, frowning slightly, as if the memory was uncomfortable for her.
"They barged in and shot?" Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng, as if asking her, and as if he was reminding her of what happened next.
Shang Yucheng slowly shook his head, "No. She looked up, "I saw the guns pointed at us - barely daring to move. But the woman reacted quickly, turned around and was about to jump out of the window to escape. Shang Yucheng looked at Ye Shen, "She is definitely not a simple woman, nor is she an insignificant person as Mr. Ye said. β
"You mean she knows those people are here for her?" Ye Shen looked at Shang Yucheng and asked indifferently.
Shang Yucheng looked at him, "Not only did she know that those people were here for her, but she was in a hurry to jump out of the window and escapeβit wasn't to protect herself. β
Ye Shen looked at her suspiciously.
"The men didn't shoot when they rushed in, which shows that they didn't mean to kill her in the first place. So if she wants to live, just stand as quietly as I do β why would she risk jumping out of the window? β
Ye Shen shook his head, "Now that she is dead, there is no evidence, I'm afraid no one will know what she thinks." β
Shang Yucheng looked at him and nodded slightly.
While the two were talking, Xianglin hurriedly walked in, "Miss, there are a few people outside the door who say they are from the police station and want to see you." β
Hearing this, Shang Yucheng and Ye Shen invariably looked up at each other.
"Let them in." Shang Yucheng commanded lightly.
Xianglin agreed and went out.
Shang Yucheng turned to Ye Shen again and said, "Mr. Ye, forgive me, I'll go change my clothes." β
Ye Shen nodded, "Miss Shang, please feel free." β
Shang Yucheng smiled, got up and walked into the room, and closed the door with his hand.
Ye Shen looked at the door that closed behind Shang Yucheng, and pondered silently for a long time, only when he heard the footsteps at the door did he raise his head again, took out a cigarette and a match from his pocket, and lit a cigarette.
Three people walked in at the door, and the little head who had been taught by Ye Shen that day was also impressively listed. When he entered the door and saw Ye Shen, his face changed, and he held back for a few seconds before he smiled and said, "Ye Shao is also there?" β
Ye Shen looked at him and smiled nonchalantly, "See you again." Looking at the two people who followed behind, he said, "Last time, I saw a few people shooting and making decisions immediately, but I definitely didn't expect that you were actually the cadres of the police department." It's my clumsiness. β
As soon as the little leader heard this, he knew that Ye Shen had already recognized their identities, and said with a sad face, "Ye Shao, don't be surprised, we are from the Party Affairs Investigation Section. The reason why he used the identity of the police was because he didn't want to disturb Miss Shang. β
Ye Shen smiled, "Last time you shot that lady in front of Miss Shang, I think it's enough to disturb." At this time, I am afraid it is a little too late to worry. β
With that, he got up and walked to the window and raised his hand to open it. Standing at the window and puffing a cigarette.
Those people didn't stand or sit, and they looked at each other awkwardly.
Fortunately, Shang Yucheng quickly walked out, and when he saw everyone standing, he glanced at Ye Shen with some confusion, and then beckoned everyone to sit down, and ordered Xianglin to pour tea over.
Ye Shen just stood at the window, smoking a cigarette leisurely.
"Hey, you'reβ" Shang Yucheng pointed to the little leader, "it's you." β
As soon as she sat down, she recognized the other party and couldn't help frowning, "You are the police?" After a pause, he said, "I wonder if you can show me your documents?" β
The little leader laughed embarrassedly, took out his ID from his pocket and handed it to Shang Yucheng, "I'm sorry Miss Shang, I didn't want to disturb you too much, so I came to visit you as a policeman." β
Shang Yucheng glanced at them disapprenosingly, and then took the documents and looked at them carefully, "Mr. Zhao Yingcai - you are doing things for the government?" β
The little leader nodded, "Yes, it's me." β
"What has happened to Mr. Zhao recently?" Shang Yucheng asked as he returned his documents.
"We're here today for the sake of the female prisoner who was killed at the Lowe Hotel the day before yesterday." Zhao Yingcai explained while taking the documents. "According to the information we received, this female prisoner was carrying important information, but after a detailed search of the scene and the prisoner's body, we found nothing." Zhao Yingcai looked at Shang Yucheng, "Miss Shang was also at the scene at the time, I don't know if Miss Shang has seen or taken anything?" β
Ye Shen smoked while looking at Shang Yucheng.
Shang Yucheng tilted his head slightly and smiled lightly, "You're asking me, have you stolen anything from the bathroom in the restaurant?" β
Zhao Yingcai hurriedly smiled, "Of course not." Miss Shang is Young Master Lu's fiancΓ©e and a friend of Mr. Ye, of course it is impossible to do such a thing. It's just that the female prisoner is particularly cunning, and after being discovered, it is possible that Miss Shang will put the information on you while she is not paying attention. Soβ"
Zhao Yingcai glanced at Ye Shen who was standing under the window, and said, "We received an order from above, we need to search Miss Shang's residence, and we hope that Miss Shang will cooperate." β
Shang Yucheng sank his face, "You want to search my house?" β