Extreme Vigilance

80: The Beginning of Courting Death – Chapter 80 80: The Beginning of Courting Death – Chapter 80 Shen Yue made it clear.

Seeing that Gao Jie was still unhappy, he decided to lay it all out: “This should be a mutually beneficial arrangement.

If the police and Ms.

Gao still want to hear more, why not let me do the asking?

If you all don’t want to listen, Jintang Company and Li Yawei could go find another place!”

After a pause, Shen Yue added, “If you insist on resorting to aggressive tactics, we’ll only reply in kind.

I don’t think we need to take this to court, do we?”

Feng Haonan quickly smoothed things over: “Ms.

Gao means well and Advisor Shen is also right.

Advisor Shen, please, ask what you want to know.

We’re all ears.” He then tried to catch Gao Jie’s eye.

Finally, Gao Jie fell silent.

Shen Yue turned to Li Yawei, “Miss Li, it’s your turn.

If we are to uncover the truth, we do need the police’s help.” He knew better information would come to light if both sides could cooperate.

I thought you were capable of anything.

Gao Jie thought to herself, but decided not to provoke further conflict.

Li Yawei hesitated, then trustingly settled back down.

“Where should I begin?”

“Start wherever you’d like and say whatever you want.” Shen Yue kindly suggested, “However it goes, we from Jintang Security will be all ears.

As for others, if they’re bored they’re welcome to leave.”

Li Yawei gave a forced smile, “I went to Australia for school when I was not even ten years old and there I made some…

friends.”

Shen Yue nodded for Li Yawei to continue.

“By the time I graduated from high school, I had met many people and had quite a few relationships.”

Maybe because Shen Yue seemed trustworthy, or maybe it was time for the shared secrets to be revealed.

Under the lamplight and in front of the composed Shen Yue, Li Yawei began to recall, “I had some good friends back then such as George, Elinda, Wang Yangwei, Chen Xiaoyu, and Daniel…”

As Li Yawei spoke, Feng Haonan changed the slideshow.

Everyone noticed and turned to see that five photos had appeared, below each was the information of the person Li Yawei had just mentioned.

The information showed more than just names, it also had personal details of each person.

George was the son of an estate owner, Elinda’s parents were Australian entrepreneurs, Wang Yangwei’s family owned a mine, Chen Xiaoyu’s family was involved in import-export trade, and Daniel’s family owned a vineyard…

Among these five people, four were men and one was a woman; three of them were Australian and two were of Chinese descent.

Despite their differences in appearance, they all came from rich families.

Shen Yue frowned as he realized that these five people were likely connected to the mysterious ‘Hundred Ghost Parade’ case.

If not, Interpol wouldn’t have a detailed investigation on them.

With a far-off look in her eyes, it seemed that Li Yawei didn’t notice the change in slideshow images.

She continued, “Foreign students in Australia often feel…

quite empty.

Some things that seemed fun at the time now seem rather pointless.”

Many of them thought that these students who study abroad usually come from relatively well-off families, wishing their children could receive a good education.

Yet most of these kids lost their way at a young age.

Without supervision and stuck in a foreign land, their spiritual world became barren.

Judging by Li Yawei’s regretful tone, it was clear that her past actions during her time in Australia were probably quite questionable.

“One day, George came up with an idea for a fun activity and asked us if we’d be interested.” Li Yawei seemed lost for a moment, “George was the one who usually initiated all sorts of ideas among us.

I felt jittery for no reason at first, so I didn’t immediately agree.”

“What was this fun activity?” Shen Yue asked in a low voice, trying not to interrupt Li Yawei’s reminiscence.

“He called it the ‘Hundred Ghost Parade’ ” She replied.

Everyone stiffened a bit.

They had all heard of the ‘Hundred Ghost Parade’ and now it seemed that they were about to get the true picture.

“You said you didn’t immediately agree, meaning you still ended up participating.” Shen Yue ventured.

“Correct.” Li Yawei didn’t deny it, “Elinda liked George and we were good friends.

She always tried to persuade me to join.

Not wanting to lose her as a friend, I eventually went along with it.

Because of my participation, both Wang Yangwei and Chen Xiaoyu also joined.”

Shen Yue could suddenly feel Feng Haonan nudging him.

Turning his head, he saw Feng Haonan pointing towards the projector screen where big words were now displaying: When did it happen?

What is their relationship in detail?

Understanding that Gao Jie didn’t want to give up questioning but also didn’t want to disrupt the current atmosphere, he nodded in acknowledgment but didn’t ask right away.

“We didn’t know what ‘Hundred Ghost Parade’ was, so George and Elinda explained it to us.” Li Yawei’s expression was confused like she was lost in a dream.

“They said the Hundred Ghost Parade was a game originated from Japan.

The participants all gathered secretly and were considered sacrifices to the hundred ghosts.

They drew lots to decide who would end their life next.

Whenever one person died, everyone else would celebrate and pray for them, congratulating them for becoming a sacrifice and joining the ghost parade.

Then they would draw lots again to decide who would choose to end their life next.”

The meeting room was dim, and Li Yawei’s words were chilling.

Although everyone sort of knew the rules of the game, hearing it directly from Li Yawei sent shivers down their spines.

What kind of lonely, bored, vacuous person would want to play such a game?

“When I heard what the game was about, I was irked.” Li Yawei’s expression reflected some anger, “I might have considered dying at times, but I never thought I would end my life in this manner.”

At least you aren’t completely foolish.

Hai Mingzhu thought, shaking her head.

A new question appeared on the screen, why did Li Yawei consider dying?

Shen Yue glanced at it and nodded again.

Seeing this, Gao Jie became somewhat impatient and Feng Haonan hastily tried to calm her down.

The conference room was filled with tension, but Li Yawei who seemed to be immersed in her world was oblivious to it.

“I wanted to quit.” Li Yawei somewhat regretfully voiced, “But unexpectedly, Elinda immediately revealed a shocking secret— she said that all of this was just a game created by rich people!

We were supposed to relax and join the fun, that there wouldn’t be any consequences, because…

because…”

Suddenly several questions popped up on the projection screen in unison.

Because what?

Because what?

…

Looking at this, Shen Yue knew that if Gao Jie had been the one asking the questions, these would be the issues she’d press Li Yawei on.

Yet he chose to stay quiet, ignoring Gao Jie’s impatience.

Apparently more at ease communicating with Shen Yue, Li Yawei finally revealed her conclusion, “Because this was actually a game controlled by George!”