Chapter 25: The Art of Checks and Balances
Li Boran, the son of the owner of a real estate company, is a rich second generation.
He is Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin's high school classmates, and knows everything about Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin's past very well.
He is Liu Aorong's business partner, and the two met through Zhang Jinghan and maintained a long-term cooperative relationship.
Li Boran, a person who seems to have nothing to do with this case, has a very close relationship with the three most critical people in this case.
So, we decided to pay another visit to this key person.
The second time we were familiar with the road, even the security guards of the doorman knew us, and with just a look, they let us go into Li Boran's community.
After telephone communication, Li Boran is now at home, so he doesn't have to go to work?
But that's right, what class does a rich second generation go to.
Li Boran's door was not locked, this was the door he specially left for us, and when he opened the door gently, a long fragrance of tea came to his nose.
Although the aroma of tea is light, it can be smelled in any corner of the huge living room.
Li Boran was sitting on the sofa at this time, with a set of tea sets in front of him, and he was washing the tea and pouring the tea into the container.
Maybe this is life, this is high society, drinking a cup of tea has to be such a cumbersome procedure.
However, the tea ceremony is a traditional culture unique to our country, and if I really have time to calm down, I would like to learn about it.
"Please sit down, the tea has just been made." Li Boran looked at us and said with a smile.
Li Meng and I glanced at each other and walked straight towards the sofa.
Li Boran operated on the tea set, and I was also confused, but I knew that what I couldn't understand was advanced, and I was only a shallow learner.
With bamboo tweezers in his hand, he carefully washed our cups and placed two kung fu teacups the size of a wine cup in front of us.
Then he poured tea for us.
The tea is full of seven points, and there are only seven points of tea in the already small tea bowl, so it seems that this is the difference between tasting tea and drinking tea.
"There are many kinds of tea fragrance, including tender fragrance, light fragrance, floral fragrance, aged fragrance, and chestnut fragrance. Each aroma is different, just like this West Lake Longjing, which belongs to the elegant type, fresh and pure. Qing Lu Ciyun said: Longjing Zhenren, sweet and fragrant like orchid, secluded but not cold, sipping indifferent, seems to be tasteless, after drinking, feel a kind of Taihe gas, between the teeth, this tasteless taste, and even taste. Li Boran said slowly while pouring tea for us.
"Well, it's really good tea, but our police are not masters of tea tasting, and we don't have any technical jargon." I took a sip and said lightly.
Although I don't understand tea, I can drink it, and the tea in the cup is definitely not comparable to the kind we usually drink.
That faint fragrance has been lingering on the tip of the tongue and refreshing people's hearts.
"Why didn't you see Jingjing?" I smiled and said slowly.
Li Boran slowly put down the teacup, looked at me, and said quietly: "Quietly accompanied my wife to go shopping." ”
When I heard this, I was a little shocked and a little surprised.
After Li Meng, who was beside him, heard this, he showed an expression of disbelief.
"Looks like you're in harmony." I said with a smile.
We are all men, and we naturally understand what men like, which is nothing more than money and women.
Li Boran let out a long sigh, showed a meaningful smile, and said to me slowly: "I know what you are thinking, maybe you will feel that as long as you have money, women will surround me." But when you actually have money, you think it's all fallacies, it's nonsense. In fact, in the middle, it requires a very profound skill of checks and balances, which is very understandable. ”
"Yes, Mr. Li is a businessman, a businessman is very profitable, and naturally knows how to weigh interests, so what role does Mr. Li play in the disappearance of Zhang Jinghan?" I nodded, agreeing with him, and then the conversation changed gear, naturally bringing the topic to the case.
Li Boran poured tea for us elegantly, and he slowly leaned back on the sofa and put on a very relaxed posture.
"Alas, in the final analysis, Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin's derailment has nothing to do with me, even if it is mixed with homicide, it has nothing to do with me. When someone asks me, I say, and if no one asks me, I pretend I don't know. Businessmen, interests, the most taboo is to say more. I have always liked Zeng Guofan's words: pride, the way to defeat, too many words, endless harm. "Li Boran behaves like a philosopher today, he has his own way of behaving in the world.
"So, we're here today, will you say it to us?" I stared at him earnestly and said quietly.
Li Boran looked at me and suddenly smiled: "There are some things, even if I don't say it, you will know sooner or later." So why not sell you a favor? You know, as long as there are interests, the businessman's mouth may not be so strict. ”
I fixed my mind, it seems that this Li Boran is indeed a businessman who knows how to check and balance power.
I looked at Li Meng beside me, Li Meng immediately took out a voice recorder and a notepad from his pocket, we are going to start today's inquiry and investigation.
"After Zhang Jinghan eloped with Su Yuxin, did you have any contact with them? Or, do you know where they are? Li Meng asked.
Li Boran shook his head and said with a smile: "We don't have any contact in the first place, and we don't know where they are. ”
"When did you find out they eloped?" Li dreamed about it and asked the second question.
"I only found out that they eloped when you came to me that day, and I just guessed that they were having an extramarital affair." Li Boran replied freely and said lightly.
"After knowing that they eloped, did you think about contacting them privately?" Li Meng immediately asked another question.
Li Boran smiled and nodded: "I tried to contact them privately. ”
His answer surprised me very much, because Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin's elopement had nothing to do with him, why did he contact him privately?
"Why?" I immediately asked.
Li Boran looked at me leisurely, a somewhat strange and helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he immediately spoke, and said to us lightly: "The reason is very simple, that is, interests. Liu Aorong and I have always had business cooperation, and Liu Aorong and I met through Zhang Jinghan. If Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin eloped, Liu Aorong would definitely know that it all originated from the class reunion, and I happened to be the organizer of this class reunion. If Liu Aorong insists that Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin's elopement is inseparable from me, it will inevitably affect our future business cooperation. So I tried contacting them privately to find out what was going on. ”
"Did you contact them?" I asked.
Li Boran shook his head and said in a deep voice: "There is no contact, the two of them are like evaporating from the world, I tried to contact them through many channels, but the result was useless." Perhaps, only they know where they are now......"
"Did Liu Aorong look for you later?" I fixed my mind and asked again.
"He came to me, he asked me if there was any way to contact Zhang Jinghan and Su Yuxin, and it happened that I investigated a new clue in those days, so I told him that Su Yuxin's hometown is by the sea."