You Owe Me, My Love

“Xia He has political conflict due to the previous incident. Her words cannot be taken as testimony.” Gu Mingchen explained to Bai Rong.

“Then who was the one who killed Tang Xiaojiu? Is this related to the gold bar incident? Or is it because someone didn’t want you to find out the truth and prove your innocence?” Bai Rong had a headache thinking over the situation. She had to lean on Gu Mingchen’s shoulder to ease her headache.

Gu Mingchen remained silent as he couldn’t wrap his head around the situation as well. The man turned to the girl lying on him and tightened his grip on her hands.

“Chief, should we eat something? Both of you haven’t eaten anything today.” Chen Zhi suggested.

“Alright, let’s find somewhere else for dinner. We cannot stay back in our previous room anymore. I suspect someone followed us here. Be alert of any spies and hidden cameras. We need to find a safe place to stay the night.” Gu Mingchen instructed.

“Roger that.” Chen Zhi answered and stopped in front of a restaurant.

Bai Rong opened the door, only to hear a loud clunk. The girl instinctively turned to the source of the sound.

It was a dagger. Seemed like it belonged to Tang Xiaojiu.

The girl picked up the dagger in surprise. “How on earth did Tang Xiaojiu’s dagger get into the car? I remember he never rode with us and he had been holding it in his hands!”

Chen Zhi’s face paled at the sharp blade. “Don’t tell me his ghost placed it in our car?”

Gu Mingchen glanced at his subordinate. “Don’t talk nonsense; there’s no such thing as ghosts! If his ghost had the ability to put the dagger in our car, then he should’ve used it to kill the man who murdered him instead.”

“That’s true. But how on earth did it get into our car?” Chen Zhi was confused by the sight. The dagger’s appearance really creeped him out.

at her pocket, the alert man

still alive when you rushed to him, right?”

very sure. But not for long.” Bai Rong

pocket. You were in an emotional state at that time, that’s why you never felt it. The moment you entered the car, the dagger slipped out because your pocket was shallow and it fell out

“I think the deductions make sense. But what’s the reason for putting

the formal address and clarified, “I’m not

at his chief, trying to read his expression. “I thought it’s

a good look at it. Then, he twisted the

the USB drive in astonishment. “A USB drive! What

get in the car.” Gu

laptop and inserted the USB drive in the port. Inside the drive contained two

opened the file titled ‘My Village’ and went through

camera to a gravestone, his voice choking with sobs. “My family, my relatives, my friends, my wife and children, they’re all buried

to die without knowing the reason like my fellow villagers. 5 years ago, we dug out a hole in our village; inside the hole contained 10 metal caskets. To our delight, the caskets contained gold bars. There were at least a thousand of them! Besides, we also discovered a treasure map. My father suggested handing over the treasure to the country and central government but I did not agree to that. What did our country ever do for us? For so many years, our government never helped us to pave the roads nor provide much needed electricity. With so much gold to spend, we can sell them to get the money needed to pave the roads and connect the village with electricity. Of course, my father did not listen to me. I was mad at him and ran away from home. I don’t know who my father looked for to hand over the treasure later on, but I was sure he came back with a bunch of

tears and directed the camera

placed it on the floor, which he recorded in detail. Then, he burnt the map before

that one day, whoever discovers this video can trace the murderer through this map and avenge us.”

and saved it in Google Cloud. For safety’s sake, he

file. The title of the file was Cheng Bin, the name of the

corrupt governor who killed all 107 people of my village. This is my CCTV footage, pretty good right?”