EBE Chapter 249 Who is he?
Chapter 249 Who is he?
Walk out of the cafe.
Tang Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Wanxin stood quietly beside him, her small hand tightly holding his still slightly trembling palm.
The truth has lifted half the veil.
Tang Rui had a hunch that the situation was not as simple as Aunt Song Yu said.
Her words were probably half true and half false - the true part might only be about her mother's background.
"Are you okay?" Shen Wanxin looked at him and asked softly.
"Me?" Tang Rui turned his head and smiled at her: "I feel pretty good!"
“It’s just a little unexpected…”
"I thought she was marrying into a wealthy family, but I didn't expect..." He smiled and said, "Old Tang is marrying up!"
The man was smiling though.
Shen Wanxin saw this and felt very distressed.
Because she heard the sadness in the man's tone.
"Then what's next..." She raised her beautiful eyes and looked at the man's sculpture-like profile.
Song Yu left half an hour ago.
Tang Rui knew very well that Aunt Song must have made some choices before revealing these things to him.
During the conversation between the two.
Song Yu saw Tang Rui's determination.
Rather than letting him investigate recklessly and eventually cause a disaster.
It would be better to tell part of the truth to soothe his anxious heart.
Song Yu's purpose may be to stabilize Tang Rui, hoping that he will give up after learning the truth.
What she didn't know was.
Tang Rui already had a plan for the next step.
He asked Shen Wanxin to make an appointment with Yuan Tao and Jin Shichang to meet at noon.
It was less than ten o'clock in the morning. Tang Rui put himself in a good mood and went shopping with Shen Wanxin.
After one hour.
They met Jin Shichang at a restaurant called Zui Jiang Yue.
This is also the place where I had dinner with the Zhou couple the day before yesterday.
Most of Jin Shichang's business belongs to the service industry, covering food, clothing, housing and transportation.
[Zuijiangyue] This time-honored brand was acquired by him from someone else a few years ago.
When the two arrived at the place.
Jin Shichang was waiting outside the door with a smile on his face, greeting him personally.
The guy treated the two people with the highest standards and took them to the best private room.
As soon as Tang Rui sat down, he got straight to the point and asked, "Boss Jin, I want to ask you about someone."
"Please speak." Jin Shichang said hurriedly.
"A lady named Cheng Lehe, has Boss Jin ever heard of her?" Tang Rui asked directly.
Jin Shichang repeated the name and thought carefully for a moment.
Tang Rui began to observe the moment he asked the question, and took in every slight change on Jin Shichang's face.
"Sorry..." Jin Shichang smiled apologetically: "Mr. Tang, I really don't have any impression."
From hearing the name to the answer now, it doesn't seem fake.
Tang Rui couldn't come to a conclusion yet, so he temporarily withdrew his gaze.
"Mr. Tang, are you looking for Ms. Cheng..." Jin Shichang asked him.
"Jia Ci..." Tang Rui did not hide this: "More than ten years ago, she suddenly disappeared."
"Ah?!" Jin Shichang looked stunned.
"My husband accidentally found out..." Shen Wanxin took over the conversation: "She had seen someone before she disappeared."
"And that person is connected to your cousin, Boss Jin..."
"Is that so?!" Jin Shichang suddenly realized: "Okay, Yuan Tao will be here soon!"
"He's here. I'll ask for you two!"
"That's not necessary..." Tang Rui said with a smile: "Some things are better for me to ask myself."
Jin Shichang nodded.
He finally understood why the young couple suddenly made an appointment to meet with the two brothers.
About ten minutes later, the old man Yuan Tao appeared leisurely.
As soon as he arrived, he bowed his hands and apologized: "You two, I was blind and didn't recognize you yesterday. I'm sorry!"
After yesterday.
I was severely scolded by my cousin.
Yuan Tao has become obedient today.
"It's just a small matter, Minister Yuan, don't mind it." Tang Rui responded with a smile, then asked him to sit down.
For Tang Rui.
Yuan Tao still had some complaints.
After all, this kid had been hanging out with him for a long time, and his momentum was stepped on but he couldn't get back at him, so he always felt aggrieved!
When he sat down, Yuan Tao felt mixed emotions.
"Minister Yuan, I'm here to ask you for a favor..." Tang Rui didn't bother to be polite and went straight to the point.
"You need my help?!" Yuan Tao frowned and looked at Jin Shichang with confusion.
Jin Shichang picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
Yuan Tao was a little unsure about his cousin's attitude, so he said vaguely, "Mr. Tang, please speak."
"Nineteen years ago, Jiaci disappeared..."
"She had seen a man the day before she disappeared."
"Someone saw the man get into a car later, and it was Minister Yuan who opened the door..."
Tang Rui looked at him and asked word by word: "Who is he?!"
"You..." Yuan Tao seemed to be frightened and jumped up from his seat.
He pointed at Tang Rui, his eyes filled with doubt.
"Answer Mr. Tang's question!" Jin Shichang frowned and said with a hint of command.
"Brother, it's not..." Yuan Tao suddenly became anxious.
"Is this question making Minister Yuan feel very embarrassed?!" Tang Rui glanced at him sideways, his tone cold and stern.
"I..." Yuan Tao's eyes wandered and he seemed extremely uneasy.
"It's hard to answer?!" Jin Shichang said unhappily: "Yuan Tao, Mr. Tang is asking you a question!"
Yuan Tao was so anxious that he scratched his head: "Brother, this..."
"Only the four of us know about today's conversation." Tang Rui said calmly, "Minister Yuan, don't worry."
"Boss Jin is your cousin, he won't harm you."
"If you answer my questions, I will naturally not make things difficult for you..." He smiled slightly.
"Minister Yuan, you're not worried that my wife will leak the secret, right?"
"I..." Yuan Tao first looked at Jin Shichang, and then glanced at Shen Wanxin beside Tang Rui.
"Minister Yuan, do you have any other concerns?" Tang Rui asked.
"I..." Yuan Tao hesitated for a long time, and Jin Shichang beside him became impatient.
"What are you dithering about?!" He shouted angrily, "Mr. Tang didn't blame you for what happened yesterday!"
"Is it so difficult to ask you about someone?!"
"Brother..." Yuan Tao was so anxious that he kept scratching his head: "This matter is really, it's a long story..."
"Minister Yuan, please keep it short." Tang Rui said, "What I want is that person's information."
"I don't care about anything else."
"Really?!" Yuan Tao turned his head to look over.
"Yuan Tao, did you do something shameful behind my back? That's why you keep hesitating?!"
Jin Shichang immediately smelled something different.
"This..." Yuan Tao smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "Brother, I will explain this to you later..."
He sighed.
At Tang Rui's signal, he went back and sat down.
"The person you mentioned..." He said slowly: "I don't know his true identity..."
"I only know..."
"He has a strong background!"
"At the time, he was still a grassroots cadre in the District Procuratorate. After so many years, he must have been promoted long ago."
"Local Procuratorate?!" Tang Rui frowned.
"The full name is the Geological Environment Monitoring Agency..." Yuan Tao explained: "To put it simply..."
"It's about observing, measuring, recording, calculating, analyzing and evaluating the natural geological environment."