Extreme Vigilance

79: Section 79: Clarifying Risks and Benefits 79: Section 79: Clarifying Risks and Benefits Shen Yue quietly looked at Hai Mingzhu, seeing her trying to compose herself, he asked with some confusion, “What exactly are you trying to say?”

Hai Mingzhu felt a itch in her throat, “Can’t you figure it out?”

“Why would I bother guessing what you’re going to say?

If I have to guess everything, I’ll be exhausted.” Shen Yue laughed.

“We have to take the initiative.

Only when I put effort into presenting a compelling argument will people like Gao Jie and Feng Haonan take us seriously.

They’ll only leak useful information to us if they think we’re useful.

Do you understand this principle?”

“I understand, I understand.”

Hai Mingzhu went to brush her hair subconsciously, noticing that Shen Yue was watching her right hand, she wished she could just chop her hand off, “I touch my hair because my ears itch, not for the reason you mentioned.

You know, body language analysis often only serves as a general directional prediction, but nothing is absolute.” She quickly clenched her hands in front of her.

Shen Yue smiled, “You’re right, nothing is absolute.

If you want to discuss psychology with me, let’s not rush.

Right now, we need to understand what’s going on with the Australian Hundred Ghosts Night Walk case.”

As Shen Yue made to leave, Hai Mingzhu called out, “I want to talk to you about what happened at the bar last night.”

Shen Yue looked somewhat perplexed.

“I only graduated college recently and haven’t had much experience with men.

Or should I say…never…

been so close to a man.” Hai Mingzhu stuttered.

“Then what?” Shen Yue frowned.

“So, when I was suddenly so close to you at the bar, it was inevitable that I might act a bit weird, like breathing heavily, my heartbeat speeding up, that sort of thing.

But I can assure you, it was just a normal physiological reaction, not the higher-level psychological response that Maslow’s theory suggests.

Do you understand what I’m saying?”

Shen Yue thought for a moment, seemingly considering who Maslow was, before finally saying, “I understand.”

“Do you really?” Hai Mingzhu questioned.

“Alright, if you think I don’t understand, why don’t you explain it in more detail?” Shen Yue said helplessly.

“It’s nothing, it’s nothing.

As long as you understand.” Hai Mingzhu was somewhat flustered and quickly walked away, not daring to look back at Shen Yue’s expression.

When Shen Yue walked into the conference room, everyone was already seated.

Gao Jie gave Shen Yue a cold glance, but it seemed she had no intention of kicking him out.

Feng Haonan had already closed the window curtains and adjusted the projector.

Seeing Shen Yue come in, he said to Gao Jie, “Everyone’s here, we can start.”

Gao Jie glanced at Du Feng, who was sitting in the corner.

Despite being the captain, Du Feng showed great respect for Gao Jie, “I have received instructions from above and understand what assistance I am to provide.

I’m here to listen and learn more sophisticated investigative methods…

I won’t leak anything.”

“I know that Captain Du has been ordered to assist us by our superiors and that he needs to report to them about the case’s progress.

But I didn’t intend to kick Captain Du out recklessly.” Gao Jie explained cooly, “I just want you to turn off the lights.”

Du Feng looked somewhat embarrassed, “No problem.”

Hai Mingzhu was surprised and thought, a CIO of a giant corporation like Gao Jie wouldn’t be so deferential to the captain of the city bureau.

There must be something more behind Gao Jie!

She initially wanted to share this observation with Shen Yue, but changed her mind, figuring Shen Yue must know more than she did.

The lights were dimmed and the conference room fell into darkness.

The first image on the projector was a rotting corpse with an unrecognizable face, looking both terrifying and disgusting.

Li Yawei let out a gasp, her voice trembling a bit.

Gao Jie allowed the image of the corpse to continue displaying on the screen, “Advisor Shen, do you know anything about the Australian Hundred Ghosts Night Walk case?”

“I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know a lot.” Shen Yue said, “If possible, please explain the details, Ms.

Gao.”

“The only person here who can give a detailed account is not me, but Miss Li Yawei.” Gao Jie said, her gaze landing on Li Yawei.

“Miss Li, it would be better if you tell the story.”

Hai Mingzhu suddenly realized that among the people in the room, only Li Yawei was sitting closest to the desk lamp on the long table, which made her stand out.

This is a variant of interrogation!

Hai Mingzhu, from her observational standpoint, quickly perceived the oddity.

Li Yawei kept her head down and didn’t say a word.

“Miss Li, if you don’t speak the truth, we’ll be unable to find the true culprit.

Not finding the true culprit might not matter to others, but for you, it’s a matter of life or death.”

Gao Jie was evidently skilled in interrogation, hitting the nail on the head.

Li Yawei trembled a bit, suddenly looking at Shen Yue with pleading eyes.

The comforting words he had said earlier not only made people like Gao Jie look at him differently, but also seemed to earn him a bit of trust from Li Yawei.

Shen Yue softly said, “Miss Li, we’re here to assist with the investigation.

You don’t need to feel burdened, just tell the truth and we’ll take care of the rest.”

If he had said this an hour ago, people would have scoffed at him.

But now, it carries more weight.

“Avoidance is not the solution.

When there’s a problem, we should solve it.” Shen Yue continued to reassure.

“We are a company that specializes in solving troublesome matters, you can trust us.”

Li Yawei nodded slightly, whispering, “What should I say?”

Shen Yue furrowed his brow, thinking to himself, how would I know what you should say?

All he knew at the moment was that Li Yawei was involved in the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk case, and that Gao Jie seemed to see Li Yawei as a suspect!

“Start with how you and George manipulated the Hundred Ghosts Night Walk game.” Gao Jie said coldly, her face expressing disgust.

It seemed she didn’t have a high opinion of Li Yawei.

“I didn’t manipulate the death game.” Li Yawei waved her hands hurriedly, then looked at Shen Yue, “Advisor Shen, can we go home?”

As she suddenly stood up and started to walk out, everyone was taken aback.

Gao Jie sternly said, “Li Yawei, stop right there!

You think that by not saying anything…

we…

”

“Wait a minute.” Shen Yue cut in hastily, “Ms.

Gao, let me make one thing clear, Li Yawei came here to assist in the investigation, she’s not a suspect.

If you continue talking to Miss Li like this, we can refuse to answer, and if you invite us again, we will bring a lawyer.

You wouldn’t want such hassle, would you?”

Stopped in her tracks, Gao Jie fell silent.

Seeing this, Shen Yue confirmed his speculation – up to now, Gao Jie hadn’t interrogated Li Yawei as a criminal suspect, it wasn’t out of politeness or respect for Shen Yue, it seemed more likely because she didn’t have concrete evidence yet.

Jin Xin, who had been watching quietly, finally spoke.

“Ms.

Gao, your tactics might be intimidating to ordinary people, but they’re too naive for us.

We were hired by Mr.

Lee Jixian at the request of Miss Cui Xing’ai, we’re professionals.

It seems we can skip the pointless back-and-forth and the petty games to save time for real business, doesn’t that sound better?”

Gao Jie snorted, “I need to remind you, Jin Tang Security, the one in mortal danger is your protectee, Li Yawei!”

Shen Yue looked at Gao Jie, “And I need to remind Ms.

Gao – Even if you’re doing this out of old friendship, without any personal stake, you wouldn’t have come here personally, right?”

Gao Jie was taken aback, not expecting Shen Yue to see through that.

She understood Shen Yue’s implication – she, Gao Jie, was desperately in need to understand what had happened with the Australian death game, and the fact was indeed so!