booktalesy Chapter 53: The Wine Beauty Was Killed to Silence Her?
Chapter 53: The Wine Beauty Was Killed to Silence Her?
Wu Zhiyuan smiled but didn't elaborate on why Lin Keke was already divorced.
The fact that Lin Keke and Tao Yong divorced is still a secret.
Wu Zhiyuan has an obligation to keep the secret; this is an agreement between him and Lin Keke.
Lin Keke arrived, and Sun Runcai quickly shut up.
Wu Zhiyuan started the car, and Lin Keke sat in the passenger seat.
Lin Keke asked, "Zhiyuan, where do you live?"
"Rental rooms near the city hospital."
"Have you broken up with your girlfriend for good?"
Wu Zhiyuan smiled calmly: "Could it be that we still have lingering ties?"
Lin Keke fell silent.
The car arrived at the apartment building where Lin Keke was staying.
"Zhiyuan, would you like to come up and have a seat?"
Wu Zhiyuan checked the time; it was already past 1 a.m.
He felt a stirring within him.
Lin Keke is a beautiful policewoman!
She has a great figure, a beautiful face, and a great temperament; her looks are definitely on par with Su Taohong's.
The key point is that she is currently single.
Wu Zhiyuan wondered if Lin Keke was genuinely inviting him or just being polite, so he tentatively said, "It's so late, maybe we shouldn't go up?"
A fleeting hint of disappointment crossed Lin Keke's face, but she quickly replied in a relaxed tone, "How could it be a bother? Why don't you stay at my place? I'll sleep on the sofa, and you can sleep in the bed."
Lin Keke actually wanted him to stay overnight!
"I'm so sorry, but if I really want to stay at your place, I'll sleep on the sofa."
Wu Zhiyuan followed Lin Keke upstairs.
When Lin Keke opened the door, she suddenly discovered a dagger tucked in the crack.
"A dagger!" Lin Keke screamed softly.
Below the tip of the dagger, there was a small note.
Wu Zhiyuan unfolded the note and found a line of text printed in Song typeface: "Watch your mouth, don't say what you shouldn't say, otherwise next time it won't be a crack in the door!"
A blatant threat and intimidation!
It was clear that Lin Keke was a little scared, after all, she was a girl.
Wu Zhiyuan comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
He took several clear photos from different angles as evidence.
Once inside the apartment, Lin Keke was lost in thought.
"Coco, could it be Tao Sizhongqian's?"
"Who else could it be but him? Only he knows I moved out of the villa."
"So Tao Sizhong also knew you lived in an apartment?"
"Don't forget, Tao Sizhong served as the director of the municipal public security bureau for many years, and he promoted many of the bureau's middle-level cadres. It would be a piece of cake for him to find my whereabouts."
Lin Keke sat on the sofa.
Wu Zhiyuan sat down not far from her.
"Coco, if it really was Tao Sizhong who ordered it, judging from the threatening words, it's a warning to you not to talk nonsense."
Besides the time he almost assaulted you, what other secrets do you know?
"Zhiyuan, I used to be a daughter-in-law of the Tao family, so I naturally know a bit about their situation."
For example, Tao Sizhong has a mistress and an illegitimate daughter who is about my age.
However, I don't know if Tao Sizhong only has this one illegitimate daughter.
For example—
Lin Keke suddenly stopped talking.
Wu Zhiyuan was surprised and asked, "Why did you stop talking?"
Lin Keke raised her beautiful eyes: "Zhiyuan, will you keep this a secret?"
Wu Zhiyuan tentatively asked, "Is it about Tao Sizhong's scandalous affairs?"
I guess so.
"Coco, if Tao Sizhong has done something wrong, you should put aside your own family ties for the greater good. Besides, Tao Sizhong has nothing to do with you anymore."
"But he is Tao Yong's father after all. If I go too far, I feel like I'm letting Tao Yong down."
Lin Keke's hesitation made Wu Zhiyuan realize that what she was about to reveal might be a secret that was even more serious and potentially fatal than Tao Sizhong's illegitimate daughter.
This secret may be the real reason why Tao Sizhong went so far as to send someone to threaten Lin Keke with a dagger.
Wu Zhiyuan said softly, "Keke, I understand your concerns. You feel sorry for Tao Yong because Tao Yong truly cares for you like an older brother."
But you need to think clearly: Tao Sizhong is Tao Sizhong, and Tao Yong is Tao Yong.
Tao Yong's kindness should not be used as a reason to cover up Tao Sizhong's crimes.
I will not reveal this to anyone who shouldn't know until the right time arrives.
Lin Keke hesitated for a while before finally saying, "I suspect that Tao Sizhong may be related to an old case from last year."
Tao Sizhong had a lover named Liu Ruyan, who sold red wine and was nicknamed the "Red Wine Beauty." She was very beautiful, but she died in a car accident last year.
I suspect that Liu Ruyan was hit and killed by a car, and the mastermind behind it might be Tao Sizhong.
Wu Zhiyuan was shocked. Tao Sizhong was actually involved in a murder case.
Lin Keke then began to recount her story.
"I first learned of Liu Ruyan's existence during a heated argument between Tao Sizhong and his wife."
She scolded Tao Sizhong for being bewitched by Liu Ruyan, a vixen who sold red wine, causing chaos in the household.
I quietly asked Tao Yong, and he told me tactfully that Liu Ruyan was Tao Sizhong's lover.
Tao Sizhong has a nephew named Tao Bao, who runs a security business and has contracted to install electronic surveillance cameras at many intersections in Longcheng City.
Wu Zhiyuan interjected, "The traffic cameras at the intersection have been contracted out too?"
Lin Keke nodded: "Yes, you didn't know? Many of the traffic cameras in our city are contracted out to private companies, and the commission rate for fines is 40%."
I continued, "A week before Liu Ruyan's accident, Tao Bao came to Tao Sizhong's house."
Tao Sizhong called Tao Bao to his study to whisper something. I overheard Tao Sizhong say: "Xiao Bao, Liu Ruyan is insatiable. She keeps blackmailing me with the video. If I don't give it to her, she threatens to report me. This can't go on. We have to get rid of her."
I was terrified when I heard that, so I quietly stood at the door and eavesdropped.
Tao Bao seemed hesitant and scared, asking if this would work. He worried that if things were exposed, he'd lose his head.
Tao Sizhong was very unhappy and said, "There's no such thing as 'what if'! How much money has your company made off of me all these years! If something happens to me, you won't be able to escape either! You hired someone to fake a traffic accident, but I'm the police chief, and I can handle many things for you cleanly!"
"And then?" Wu Zhiyuan pressed.
"Later, about a week later, I heard that Liu Ruyan had died in a car accident."
Later, I vaguely heard from Tao Yong's mother that Liu Ruyan was insatiable and was blackmailing people with indecent videos. She had already succeeded twice, getting more than a million yuan, and hadn't stopped yet.
Wu Zhiyuan asked, "Keke, does Tao Sizhong suspect that you know the truth about Liu Ruyan's death?"
Lin Keke nodded and said, "Yes, he wasn't sure if I knew, but he suspected I did. Once, at the dinner table, he said, intentionally or unintentionally, 'Keke is a police officer. She has a sharp eye. No one in our family can hide anything from her if they do something wrong.'"
Then, he changed the subject, saying that no matter what, we're all family, and family members shouldn't speak like outsiders; we can't side with outsiders.
Lin Keke stood up: "Zhiyuan, it's getting late, are you going to take a shower?"
Wu Zhiyuan modestly said, "You go first."
Lin Keke hummed in agreement.
A dozen minutes later, the bathroom door opened gently, and a warm steam mixed with a faint fragrance of shower gel wafted out.
Lin Keke came out.
At this moment, she was completely different from the smart and capable policewoman she usually was in uniform.
She was like a lotus emerging from the water, fresh and refined, beautiful and captivating.
She was wrapped in a beige bathrobe, a small patch of fair skin peeking out from the neckline. Her hair was wet and smelled of shampoo.
Her cheeks were flushed from the hot water, like a ripe peach, delicate and smooth.