Chapter 96 Company
After leaving Zhou Wanrou's house, Chi Xia and Luo Xun turned around and went to Zhi'an Sanatorium.
On the other side, Lin Wenjue and his group arrived at Zhou Wanrou and Pei Xinlu’s company, Xinrou Foreign Trade Company.
The main purpose of Lin Wenjue and Juanmao was to learn about Zhou Wanrou's situation from the employees. As for Cao Bin, he was looking for Pei Xinlu.
The three of them arrived at the Xinrou Foreign Trade Company and found out that Pei Xinlu had not come to work for about a month.
"The boss hasn't been to work for such a long time, aren't you worried, or is there someone else in charge of the company?"
Lin Wenjue observed around and found that although the boss Pei Xinlu had not arrived for a month, the company was running in an orderly manner and the employees did not show any concerns.
The receptionist who received them smiled and said, "In our company, Boss Pei is mainly responsible for the business sector, and it is common for him to travel outside. As for the internal operations of the company, it is our General Manager Zhang who is in charge."
"So where is your General Manager Zhang now?" Lin Wenjue asked.
The receptionist pointed in a direction and said, "Mr. Zhang is still in a meeting at this time. You may have to wait for a while."
"It's okay." Lin Wenjue looked at the time: "We can wait."
After he finished speaking, he winked at Curly, who immediately received the signal: "Then I'll just walk around."
Although these employees looked calm, Lin Wenjue and his colleagues noticed that something was wrong with their expressions after they learned that they came to the company to find Pei Xinlu.
The word gossip was written on everyone's face, and they knew very well that that expression usually meant that the company had many secrets.
Except for one person, Curly glanced at her seat, leaned close to Cao Bin and whispered something.
Cao Bin looked in the direction he said and saw a beautiful girl with exquisite clothes and makeup. The expression on her face was somewhat different from that of the other employees.
If other people were just curious, then her curiosity and speculation were even greater than others, and there was also a hint of worry.
The three of them exchanged glances. Lin Wenjue followed the front desk to the direction of the meeting room. Curly was ready to infiltrate the staff, and Cao Bin walked towards the direction of the girl.
With the identity of a criminal policeman and Curly's unique puppy looks, he just smiled and before he could say anything, someone among the employees started talking to him.
Curly climbed up the pole and immediately moved a stool to sit over: "Sisters, what do you think of this boss Pei in your company? And your boss's wife, let's chat."
Cao Bin stopped halfway and looked back in the direction of Curly.
Getting to the point so soon? He hasn't even reached the place yet! Is Master Juan's face really that useful? He gets shocked every time he sees it.
But his style is obviously different.
Seeing that Curly was chatting happily, Cao Bin approached his target person. The other party noticed that he was walking towards him, frowned, and soon a look of wariness appeared on his face.
"Hello, beautiful lady." Cao Bin smiled and moved a chair to sit over.
Before her butt touched the chair, the girl put her phone upside down to her chest and dodged backwards: "What are you doing?"
"I'm asking questions."
Cao Bin immediately decided not to follow Comrade Juanmao's lead. He used his own method and put his police ID on the table. "Girl, what kind of person do you think your boss Pei Xinlu is?"
"Boss Pei...you're fine..." The girl glanced at his police ID, pushed hard with her feet, and the chair slid to the side again.
Cao Bin looked at the things on her desk and smiled at her again: "Does your company allow employees to wear makeup to work? It's noon now, time for lunch."
If they were not mistaken, this girl had just put on makeup when they arrived here. Her computer was not even turned on and there was a pile of cosmetics scattered on the table. Compared with other employees, this beauty looked a little lazy.
"I... I'm in charge of sales, and I don't manage this aspect strictly..." the girl replied.
"Oh...I see..." Cao Bin nodded: "What's your name?"
The girl frowned, a little reluctantly, but still said: "Ji Shiqing..."
"Ji Shiqing, what a good name."
Cao Bin complimented her perfunctorily: "You know your boss's wife, right? Does she come to the company regularly?"
When asking this question , Cao Bin noticed out of the corner of his eye that several colleagues around him were glancing over here.
"This... I'm not sure." Ji Shiqing shook her head: "I've only been in this company for two months... I haven't seen her..."
Cao Bin nodded, and his smile made Ji Shiqing a little nervous: "Then your company's environment is pretty good. I've only been here for two months and I'm already so free."
He pointed at the cosmetics scattered on Ji Shiqing's desk and said, "Hey? You don't even turn on the computer when you're working?"
"Ah...well, it's time for dinner. We should go eat. I just turned off the door." Ji Shiqing said with a smile.
Cao Bin touched the computer but smiled without saying anything.
Ji Shiqing’s face turned pale.
On the other side, Curly was almost done chatting. He stood up and glanced at Cao Bin. Cao Bin also stood up and smiled at Ji Shiqing: "Sorry to bother you. Go eat now."
As soon as Cao Bin turned around, Ji Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief. Her shoulders slumped, her face became anxious, and she quickly picked up her phone to type.
As soon as Juanmao and Cao Bin came together, he whispered, "How is it?"
Cao Bin smiled and said, "It's a great harvest. How about you?"
Curly also smiled: "There's something."
Lin Wenjue also waited for Zhang Chao, the second-in-command in charge of operations.
But according to Zhang Chao, he had contacted Pei Xinlu half a month ago, but has not been able to contact him until now.
"The boss has been missing for such a long time, aren't you worried? Why don't you call the police?" Lin Wenjue looked at Zhang Chao seriously.
Zhang Chao sighed, "Officer, you don't know that Old Pei often disappears for a few days. Just half a year ago, he disappeared for nearly a month. We searched all over Dongzhou at that time, but we finally found out that he went back to his hometown to relax. This...this time, we also thought he went out to relax..."
"Pei Xinlu often disappears?" Lin Wenjue stared at him: "If that's the case, can the company still operate?"
Zhang Chao laughed and said, "You don't know this. Although Lao Pei often disappears, he is very good at negotiating projects. He only needs to get the orders done, and the employees will naturally follow up on the rest. So it doesn't matter whether he comes to work or not, as long as there are projects."
"If you say so, Pei Xinlu has a wide network of contacts?"
When Lin Wenjue asked this, Zhang Chao smiled meaningfully: "I don't know about this. Even I don't know about Lao Pei's resources, but... the company's big orders were all negotiated by Lao Pei."
"What about Zhou Wanrou?"
Lin Wenjue calmly changed the subject: "I remember you said at the beginning that you, Zhou Wanrou and Pei Xinlu were high school classmates."
"Wanrou..."
Speaking of Zhou Wanrou, Zhang Chao's expression faltered slightly. "To be honest, Wanrou and I had the best relationship in high school. We kept in touch after entering college. Not long after graduation, they started a business. They failed once, but then we met again. I paid and Lao Pei worked hard. I didn't expect it to be so good. Wanrou was also in charge of the business at the beginning, but as the company gradually grew, she gradually retreated to the back."
"You look down on Pei Xinlu." Lin Wenjue smiled and said half teasingly: "When you mentioned him, your eyes betrayed you."
Zhang Chao was stunned for a moment, and embarrassment flashed across his face. Soon he laughed, acknowledging what Lin Wenjue had said: "Yes, to be honest, I do not think highly of him. I do not like some of his ways of doing things. But officer, we are businessmen, and most of the time we do not care much about a person's character. As long as he can generate revenue for the company and does not threaten the company's operations, we can tolerate him."
This is the norm, and Lin Wenjue is very clear about this, both in the workplace and in life.
"Can I ask you, what is Pei Xinlu's personal lifestyle like in the company?"
He then asked, "From a personal perspective, you are closer to Zhou Wanrou, so you should be on her side in this regard, right?"
Zhang Chao smiled again. He thought for a while and shook his head. "Old Pei's lifestyle should be okay. I don't pay much attention to it."
"Does Zhou Wanrou have any close friends? Or relatives?" Lin Wenjue pretended not to notice the contempt hidden in his eyes.
Regarding this question, Zhang Chao thought about it seriously before saying, "I haven't heard Wanrou say that she has any contact with her father's relatives since she was in school. Her father died when she was fifteen, and she has always been closer to her mother's relatives. The only relatives I can think of are her aunt, but her aunt also died the year before last. As for the others, I'm not sure."
"Ah..." Zhang Chao continued, "We have a classmate named Wu Shanshan, who has a very good relationship with her. I have her contact information here, which I can give to you."
Zhang Chao took out his phone, found Wu Shanshan's contact information and gave it to Lin Wenjue: "By the way, officer, you haven't told me what happened yet. Did Lao Pei commit a crime?"
Lin Wenjue wrote down Wu Shanshan's contact information and looked up at him: "Zhou Wanrou is dead."
"What?" Zhang Chao looked at him in disbelief, his phone falling to the ground. "Officer...Officer, who did you say died?"
"Zhou Wanrou." Lin Wenjue repeated, "She has been dead for at least three months. She was killed and dismembered. Her body was processed and thrown on a mountain in the suburbs.
With a clang, Zhang Chao retreated repeatedly, lost his balance and fell directly to the ground.
