The Invincible Son-in-law

Chapter 223: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand



Lin Hao never expected that this case might involve the victim. After Li Jingyi's reminder, he realized that the most dangerous person right now is this victim.

As the son of two elderly parents, this victim must have sought help from the police and even approached county leaders, but none of them did anything to address the injustice.

Later, under the threats and bribes from Shen Sihai, he was given a sum of money and sent to Hai City to make a living.

Years have passed, and the forced demolition incident from back then has resurfaced. Shen Sihai immediately thought of this victim, suspecting that the materials were submitted by him.

However, knowing Shen Sihai's nature, he promptly issued an order to find this victim, and ideally, kill him.

"By the way, has Zhou Banghuai shown any unusual behavior these past two days?" Lin Hao asked.

"Zhou Banghuai secretly met with the elder of the Shen Family. We don't know the content of their conversation, and it seems our eavesdropping software has been discovered," Ling Feng reported.

"What? It was discovered? What exactly happened?" Lin Hao felt a chill in his heart.

"We installed eavesdropping software on his phone to monitor his calls at all times, and had Poisonous Snake track him. But once inside, we found the signal was blocked. It's likely the Shen Family's old residence has anti-surveillance devices. After he left, we couldn't listen in on anything else, and the phone went missing. He also got a new one…" Ling Feng reported helplessly.

"So, he must have discovered the eavesdropping software on his phone, which is why he got rid of it. This means you've been exposed, and surely he will investigate you, so be very careful," Lin Hao advised.

"I didn't expect Zhou Banghuai to be so cunning. We were a bit careless this time, but we hacked into his personal computer afterwards and found some evidence of his crimes. Would you like to take a look?"

Ling Feng and the others were not to be underestimated. When they found that the surveillance was futile, Monkey personally managed to steal the data from his computer.

Once this information is made public, it would surely be damaging for Zhou Banghuai.

"You guys go and protect the victim first. We'll meet again after you come back," Lin Hao said before hanging up the phone.

Zhou Banghuai's phone has disappeared—is it a coincidence, or has he already found something? If he discovered the eavesdropping software, he will undoubtedly launch an investigation.

Thus, Ling Feng and the others are in danger and might inadvertently expose themselves.

At this point, the only option is to strike first!

Lin Hao returned to his office feeling unsettled, pondering over how to resolve the current predicament. Half an hour later, Li Jingyi unexpectedly called.

"What? The victim is dead?" Lin Hao was stunned.

"When the police found the victim, he had already been dead for a day and a night, with nothing found in his residence..." Li Jingyi truthfully informed him.

"How did he die?" Lin Hao asked in a deep voice.

"It's said to be gas leakage, death by poisoning. No traces of homicide have been found for the time being," Li Jingyi replied.

Gas poisoning?

Nonsense! How could the victim die of gas poisoning at such a critical moment?

Lin Hao couldn't believe it in the slightest, and he was both angry and heartbroken. After all, he was the one who brought this issue to light, and it unexpectedly implicated an innocent person.

"Lin Hao, are you listening?" Li Jingyi asked when he remained silent.

Lin Hao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I'm listening, it's done now. Anyway, there are witnesses against Shen Sihai too, and that's tangible evidence."

"Though the police haven't found any traces of murder, they also don't believe it's gas poisoning. They are currently conducting an autopsy and should be able to clarify the cause of death soon," Li Jingyi also didn't believe it was an accident.

Lin Hao knew that this type of gas poisoning is hard to detect if someone was knocked out and left in the kitchen.

The victim's death also indicated that the Shen Family was beginning to retaliate, and Liu Kui might be the next target.

"Secretary Li, I suspect someone might target Liu Kui. Ensure that the police protect him well," Lin Hao reminded.

"No need for your reminder, Secretary Zhang has already strengthened Liu Kui's security measures," Li Jingyi replied with a smile.

"Secretary Li, is there anything else? If not, I will hang up now," Lin Hao said.

He wanted to quickly notify Ling Feng and the team not to go to Hai City unnecessarily.

"Have you met with President Liao of the Red Era Group?" Li Jingyi asked.

"I'm about to," Lin Hao replied.

"Alright, after you meet him, call me if you run into any difficulty," Li Jingyi instructed.

"Okay," Lin Hao replied. Pleasereadthischapteronitsoriginalplatform—M|V|L1EMPYR.

Lin Hao hung up the phone, feeling deeply remorseful and furious. He slammed his palm on the desk, his eyes filled with flames of revenge, teeth gritted with rage.

Because he didn't anticipate how things spiraled out of his control, leading to an innocent person dying in vain.

Who exactly did this? Logically, with Shen Sihai being detained and undergoing isolation interrogation, he shouldn't be able to give orders.

This means it might be the Shen Family or the protective shadow behind them who hired someone?

Lin Hao immediately called Ling Feng, telling them they no longer needed to go to Hai City.

"What? The victim is dead?" Ling Feng was also taken aback.

"Yes, he's been dead for a day and a night, likely orchestrated by Shen Sihai or someone from the Shen Family," Lin Hao said furiously.

"Lin, we still have explosive materials in our hands. Do you want to release a bit more to the police?" Ling Feng spoke coldly.

Lin Hao took a deep breath and said solemnly, "We can release the explosive materials, but we need to be strategic. Wait for me; I'll come over soon."

"Okay, we'll wait for you," Ling Feng agreed.

...

Half an hour later, Ling Feng appeared at a small building on the outskirts.

Ling Feng and the other two were indeed waiting in the hall, and when they saw him, they immediately got up to greet him.

"Lin, I mishandled things this time. It seems the eavesdropping program was discovered," Monkey said, feeling a bit guilty.

Lin Hao wasn't angry. He sat down and said, "Don't blame yourself. I remember you once said this kind of eavesdropping software is very covert, to the point that not even anti-surveillance devices could easily detect it. How did Zhou Banghuai discover it?"

"Yes, my software requires specific detection to be found, and it also needs professional software. Yet, somehow, Zhou Banghuai still discovered it," Monkey said a bit frustrated.

"Is it possible that Zhou Banghuai broke his phone, or perhaps it fell into water?" Lin Hao furrowed his brow and speculated.

"No idea, but we did see he got a new phone," Brother Poison Snake interjected.

Lin Hao turned to look at Poisonous Snake, asking seriously, "If Zhou Banghuai discovered the eavesdropping software, he will be on higher alert. Have you noticed anything unusual?"


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