Chapter 27 Private Investigator

He Xiaoyu gave Mr. Tang a nod and the latter turned and left the room. After a while, he came back with an envelope and handed it to Zhou Zijian.

“There are a few photos of the target inside this envelope. Mr. Zhou, you can take a look at them first. If you have any problem, please let me know.”

Zhou Zijian opened the envelope and there were a few Li Wan's photos in it. After taking a glance at the photos, he put everything back into the envelope.

He Xiaoyu had gotten the photos from Li Mu’s cell phone. She had a lot of opportunities to play with his phone, so it’s not difficult for her to steal a few photos of his wife from it.

“Mr. Tang, may I know the direction of the investigation?”

“This woman’s name is Lin Wan. I hope you can investigate her in detail and find out who she often interacts with and what she does when she is with those people. It’s best that you take photos as evidence. Do you understand what I mean?”

Zhou Zijian smiled slightly. There was nothing he couldn’t understand. Obviously, this woman was cheating and her husband wanted to gather evidence about her infidelity.

He had done many cases like this before. Out of the ten cases he had done, seven or eight of them were probably infidelity cases. Therefore, he naturally knew what the clients usually wanted.

The only thing that made him felt strange was that it was not Lin Wan’s husband who hired him to investigate his wife, but the eldest daughter of the He family.

As a veteran in the industry, Zhou Zijian had worked on many such infidelity cases before. It was either the husband was investigating the wife, or the wife was investigating the husband.

However, he rarely encountered such cases where a third party entrusted him to do an investigation. After pondering about it, he could roughly guess the reason.

The most possible reason was this eldest daughter of the He family was interested in that woman's husband. She was intending to break that married couple up after she got some hard evidence.

Zhou Zijian nodded to Mr. Tang, and said confidently to him, "This type of case is not very difficult. Please be rest assured, Mr. Tang. I will definitely keep an eye on her."

"Alright, then I'll leave everything to you, Mr. Zhou!" Mr. Tang responded with satisfaction.

Zhou Zijian waved at Mr. Tang and said, “But there is still one thing I need to explain to the two of you!”

"Do you want to talk about the commission? You don't have to worry about that. As long as you can find some hard evidence, money is definitely not a problem at all!" He Xiaoyu said.

"Ms. He, you have misunderstood me. I am not talking about this. It's actually something else."

"It's something else? Please feel free to tell me about it!"

Zhou Zijian explained, “Our detective agency has our own rules. All cases that we receive have to go through an internal evaluation first before we can decide whether to sign a cooperation contract with the client. Therefore, I cannot give you an answer whether I can accept this case now.”

"What are the reasons? Are there still cases you won’t accept?” He Xiaoyu asked in a puzzled tone.

"Yes, you're right. There are some cases that we won't accept. You also know that this society is very complicated. Some people and things can't be touched. Touching them will definitely bring bad luck."

“The main reason why we set this rule is to avoid unnecessary trouble. The first thing we need to do in this industry is know how to avoid risks!”

He Xiaoyu’s face relaxed and said to him with a smile, “This is not a problem. I don’t think she has such a complicated social background. You all can just do the evaluation.”

“Mr. Zhou, how long does the evaluation take?” Mr. Tang asked.

“I’ll definitely give you guys an answer within twenty-four hours. Please be rest assured. I have done a lot of such cases before. The case itself is not complicated. The company’s internal evaluation is just a procedure.”

After leaving the He family, Zhou Zijian was on cloud nine.

He had received a pretty easy job today. It wasn't too difficult and he will also get a huge commission after the job. After this case, he should have saved enough money for his house down payment.

It seemed that Ms. He was determined to get what she wanted. I just needed to give her what she wanted. If I made her happy, she would definitely pay me a large sum of money.

Zhou Zijian was extremely familiar with this kind of thing. Didn’t underestimate the skills of an investigator. He had his ways of doing things. If you used two different methods to do the same thing, the results you got would be entirely different.

For example, if you took photos of two people sitting together. If the photos were taken from different angles, there might be different interpretations.

If you were taking the photo from a normal angle, you would see that the two people were chatting. However, if you changed it to another angle, you would see that they were kissing.

Zhou Zijian knew what He Xiaoyu wanted. He was planning to help her to set Lin Wan up and make Lin Wan’s infidelity real.

If Lin Wan was really having an affair, then he couldn’t set her up either. Even if Lin Wan was not having an affair, he would also think of a way to make her look like she was having one.

Misfortunes never come singly. What Lin Wan didn't know was that her marriage with Li Mu would soon go through a huge crisis.

After returning to the office, Zhou Zijian briefly sorted out the documents.

Checking his watching, he found that there was still time before the noon break. So, he went to the boss’s office and knocked gently on the door.

"Come in!" The boss's voice came out from the room.

Pushing open the door, Zhou Zijian walked in and said, "Boss, I'm back."

"Alright, sit down!" the boss said without looking up at him.

After a while, he finally raised his head and asked, "Did you meet a client today?"

“Yes, I’ve received a case,” Zhou Zijian replied.

"What type of case is that?" the boss asked casually.

“It’s a marriage infidelity case!” Zhou Zijian answered briefly.

“It’s this kind of lousy case again!” The boss said impatiently, “Alright. Briefly tell me about it!”

This was the detective agency's internal evaluation process.

What Zhou Zijian said in the He family was somewhat exaggerated.

Actually, the so-called company's evaluation was to report the situation to the boss, and then the boss will decide whether to accept the case or not.

In their industry, investigators were not allowed to share any information about their jobs with each other. It was impossible for him to bring the case out and discuss it openly with everyone.

After discussing privately with the boss, the internal evaluation can be considered completed

“The client of this case is He Xiaoyu...”

"What is her name again?" The boss immediately sat up straight.

“He Xiaoyu!” Zhou Zijian looked at him bewilderedly. He couldn’t guess why the boss would have such a huge reaction.

“Tell me clearly. Who is this He Xiaoyu you are talking about?" the boss asked.

"She is the eldest daughter of He Yang, the president of Dongyang Group.”

"So, it's really her!"

"Do you know her, boss?" Zhou Zijian asked curiously.

The boss didn't answer his question. Instead, he gave a wave and said, "Continue what you are saying. Who does she want you to investigate?"

"Lin Wan. She is the wife of one of her male colleagues!" Zhou Zijian answered.

The boss didn't say anything. After remaining silent for ten minutes, he finally said in a deep voice, "Regarding this case, tell me what are your thoughts."

"Boss, I feel that there are only two possibilities that He Xiaoyu is paying to investigate someone else's wife. The first possibility is that she is a good friend of that man, and the second possibility is that she likes her male colleague."

The boss silently nodded his head and took out two cigarettes from the cigarette case. Then, he threw one of them to Zhou Zijian.

"Which one do you think it's more possible?"

Zhou Zijian lit the cigarette for the boss, and organized his thoughts. Then, he replied with certainty, "Boss, after receiving the case, I secretly investigated the relationships between the involved parties and found that He Xiaoyu has a very close relationship with her male colleague."

"My opinion will lean more towards the second possibility. She likes her male colleague and her purpose of investigating his wife is to find evidence to break up their marriage."

The boss didn't say anything. After thinking for a while, he got up from his seat and walked to the window with a cigarette in his hand.

Zhou Zijian didn't dare to disturb him. He just sat and watched him quietly, "What do you plan to do?" the boss suddenly asked.

"Use some of my skills to provide the customer what she wants," Zhou Zijian replied honestly.

This boss is not a simple man at all. He is ruthless and has many connections. It was best not to play any tricks in front of him. Otherwise, he will definitely not end well.

The boss didn't turn around to look at her. Instead, he just hummed and fell silent again.

Twenty minutes later, the boss walked back and sat down in his seat again. Then, he instructed Zhou Zijian, “I’ll assign two more people to you. You’ll be the overall person-in-charge. Just do what you told me. You must get the evidence of Lin Wan’s infidelity.”

"I got it. Boss, do you have any other orders?" Zhou Zijian asked.

“There is one more thing that you must remember. From now on, you must report any progress in this case directly to me. All the evidence and materials must be approved by me first before you can provide them to the client!”

"Okay boss. Please be rest assured. I know what I should do!"

The boss gave a wave of his hand, and Zhou Zijian left the room.

...

Li Mu had taken office. Sitting in the spacious office, he was extremely energized.

A few days ago, he told his wife about his promotion. Lin Wan was extremely thrilled to know that. She had specially opened a bottle of red wine during dinner and clinked glasses with him to congratulate him.

Li Mu took this opportunity to make a suggestion. He was planning to ask Lin Wan to resign and become a full-time housewife.

His thinking was very simple. He will be responsible for making money while his wife will take care of the family.

Li Mu had always disapproved of his wife’s job. Lin Wan was not a permanent teacher, but a contract employee in the school.

Most of the time, she not only has to do her normal job as a teacher, but also a lot of other miscellaneous tasks such as choir, art classes, report performances, etc. The job is tedious and doesn’t earn much.

Li Mu was a little chauvinistic. He felt that he could support his wife and child with his ability. He doesn’t need his wife to go out and work at all.

Lin Wan had rejected his suggestion because she really enjoyed doing this job. Although the pay was not high, she doesn’t care at all.

Li Mu didn't insist and respected her choice. Since Lin Wan doesn't find it boring, then he will just let her do whatever she wants.