The progress of the investigation was smoother than anyone anticipated.
Soon, Lin Lan and Wuyue both grasped further clues.
The joint investigation team, composed of police and security system personnel, also made significant progress in the investigation.
All evidence pointed towards the Chen Family.
The preliminary conclusion reached by the investigation team was that members of the Chen Family hired assassins to attack Luo Ziling, intending to take his life.
The contact level of this investigation team was relatively lower than the last time Luo Ziling was attacked in the Northwest.
The commotion created then was actually greater than this time.
The drone-manufactured explosion process spread on the internet, causing a great sensation and very strong reactions.
But this time, it happened in Yanjing, with a professional killer coming to Yanjing, targeting a student near Yan University.
The severity of the case was even worse.
Thus, it also drew public attention.
Among the members of the joint investigation team, the military personnel participated last time, but this time only the police and security system personnel were involved, and it wasn’t directly overseen by the police department or security department. This approach was actually intended to keep things low-key, to avoid turning the entire city upside down.
After all, this is the Imperial Capital.
Huaxia people care about face; if this matter gets too out of hand, it would damage Huaxia’s reputation.
Since this involves a murder case, several members of the Chen Family have already been summoned by the investigation team.
Three days after the incident, the case was basically clear.
Lin Lan and Wuyue, after devoting nearly fifty hours to the investigation, returned to report the results to Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan.
Lin Lan and Wuyue did not operate separately, but cooperated with each other, often acting together.
The two did not have hierarchical positions, meaning no one was ordering the other.
However, the intelligence they gathered had some minor differences.
Lin Lan reported the situation first.
She stated some information that could be publicly disclosed, then solemnly said to Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling, "Based on my investigation and speculation, this matter is more complex than we imagined. The initial plan should have been proposed by Chen Ruchang himself, decided after discussions with Chen Yijing, and then personally planned and executed by Chen Yijing. It is possible that someone around Chen Yijing was bribed by others and leaked the plan. The hiring of an assassin was likely not the result of Chen Ruchang and Chen Yijing’s discussion, but was done privately by someone under Chen Yijing’s command. It is highly likely that a key figure under Chen Yijing was bribed by others and used Chen Yijing’s name to orchestrate this event."
Lin Lan’s report greatly surprised Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling.
It seemed that their subsequent speculation might be correct.
Prompted by Wang Zhengqiang’s reminder, Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan both suspected that Chen Yihe and Chen Yiping might be involved in this matter.
Chen Yihe and Chen Yiping might have bribed important figures around Chen Ruchang or Chen Yijing to help them do things.
Now it seemed this might indeed be the case.
However, everything was even more serious than they thought.
No matter how they suspected, Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan believed that the decision to hire assassins was definitely made by Chen Ruchang or Chen Yijing.
Yet unexpectedly, it seemed Chen Ruchang and Chen Yijing likely did not make this decision, and this matter was done privately by someone under Chen Yijing.
This person named Wang Bo used the name of the Chen Family to contact professional killers and then targeted Luo Ziling.
Moreover, he paid more than a thousand US dollars on behalf of the Chen Family.
"The details remain to be confirmed!" Seeing Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling both looking surprised, Lin Lan calmly said, "But one thing is certain, Chen Yihe and Chen Yiping definitely participated in this event. It is possible that Ziling’s attack is related to their involvement."
"If they weren’t involved, what were Chen Ruchang and Chen Yijing planning?" Ling Ruonan frowned and asked Lin Lan, "Didn’t they think about killing Ziling?"
"They definitely thought about killing Ziling but wouldn’t resort to hiring assassins." Lin Lan answered calmly, "But we haven’t found out the truth yet, how Chen Ruchang and Chen Yijing intended to target Ziling. In my estimate, they might try to bribe security personnel around Ziling to attack him. They did not bribe Ziling’s security personnel in the name of the Chen Family, but likely used the name of other families, most likely the Yang Family."
"Continue with your analysis!" Ling Ruonan felt a turbulent wave inside, but remained very calm on the surface.
Lin Lan continued, "I suspect the Chen Family doesn’t intend to hire a gunman, carry a sniper rifle to eliminate Ziling; that would have a huge impact. Anyway, it would place tremendous pressure on the Chen Family. After all, the struggle between the Luo Family and Chen Family is intense, and it is normal for the Chen Family to want to target Ziling, so the first suspect would definitely be the Chen Family. But if they use another method to target Ziling, like I just mentioned bribing security personnel around him, it would be much easier to succeed, and the impact would be much smaller."
Ling Ruonan slightly nodded after listening.
Lin Lan didn’t say anything more, stepped back, giving the floor to Wuyue.
Lin Lan had said many things, some appropriate and some not, so there wasn’t much left for Wuyue to say.
She also agreed with everything Lin Lan just mentioned and also worried that there might be someone among the security personnel around them who was bribed by the Chen Family.
"How is Jin Yan’s situation being investigated?" Ling Ruonan frowned and asked Wuyue.
She couldn’t tolerate disloyalty from her subordinates; if Jin Yan had problems, she would definitely deal with them seriously.
Now not only Jin Yan has issues, but others might too, which made Ling Ruonan very angry.
"We’ve been busy with investigating the shooting case these days, Jin Yan’s investigation is temporarily put aside, only maintaining surveillance on her movements." Wuyue said a bit defensively, "We are short-staffed and worried about alarming Jin Yan."
Luo Ziling worried that Ling Ruonan might blame Wuyue and quickly spoke a few words to help, "Jin Yan definitely has issues, but hasn’t gotten to the point of sheer madness. I think we can try to win her over; perhaps she might realize her mistake and tell us everything. Let’s not rush to take hard measures against her; let’s take it slowly. You might catch a big fish with a not-too-long line."
Ling Ruonan thought for a moment, then slightly nodded without saying anything else.
Wuyue added, "We’ve already intensified the investigation on Chen Yihe and Chen Yiping and believe results will come soon. Our retaliation plan is also being developed, and we are preparing to gradually implement it starting next month."
Ling Ruonan slightly nodded, approving Wuyue’s statement.
Wuyue breathed a sigh of relief.
After listening to what Wuyue said, Luo Ziling immediately made his suggestion, "Mom, I am planning to meet Chen Yining and have a good conversation with him!"
Ling Ruonan looked at Luo Ziling, eventually not refusing, "Then go ahead!"