Inferior A After Having a Baby with the Top Boss 99p1

Chapter 99: “Do You Want to Mark Me?” p1

After piecing together the answer, Ming Fei was shocked.

Fear, anxiety, and worry followed, because she had been there for two days and interacted with many people in the elderly care home. And the fear was also because there were many innocent, unknowing elderly people there.

But it was just a pattern; it was still a long way from concluding a crime.

Ming Fei hugged Zhu Yiqiao, burying her face in Zhu Yiqiao’s shoulder and neck, her arm around her waist. This hug calmed her down considerably. After a full half-minute, she loosened her embrace, turned her head slightly, and asked,

“…Jiejie, what will the Trial Court do next?”

After saying that, she felt that her question was too detailed and probing, so she rephrased it: “Will this constitute evidence for an investigation?”

Zhu Yiqiao said calmly, “Mm.”

“The Trial Court has the second highest decision-making power in this matter, after the King. Because of the severity of this incident and its international implications, we will initiate the appropriate procedures for testing and investigation tomorrow morning.”

Thinking of something, Ming Fei blinked: “During the investigation, will they survey the security system first? I remember hearing about a case when I was on a business trip in Taiya. The local police, when finding evidence, first surveyed and breached the other party’s security system, and only then confirmed the location.”

Zhu Yiqiao explained, “Different situations require different approaches.”

“If the evidence points to a specific individual, the police can indeed do so after obtaining approval. But targeting the entire elderly care home is too broad, or perhaps it has nothing to do with the nursing home itself, but the creator of the mural—”

Ming Fei suddenly kissed Zhu Yiqiao on the cheek, her eyes lighting up.

“Jiejie, I understand.”

“Based on my observation, because the entire nursing home building is tilted thirty degrees east, there’s basically no sunlight on that mural. If the person in charge wasn’t lying, and the mural’s content really conflicts with the beliefs of some of the elderly, then for various reasons, the elderly must rarely go there.”

Ming Fei continued, “However, there’s a specifically installed camera there. That camera model is the same one I saw during my business trip in Taiya. I wasn’t sure the first time I went to the nursing home, but I took another look today, and I’m certain it’s the same model, just with some decorative obstructions added.”

“The trip with Jiejie to Taiya was my second time attending an academic conference there. The first time I went to Taiya for an academic conference, the hotel the school booked for us was very close to the tourist area. On the third day of the trip, when Li Xing and I returned to the hotel after dinner, the hotel staff happened to be replacing the cameras in the corridor.”

“Because a camera rolled to my feet, I took a closer look when I picked it up for the staff member.”

Zhu Yiqiao asked, “Is it the same camera model?”

“Not that one.” Ming Fei explained, “There were several models on the installation panel of the repair robot next to it. I noticed the black one, because I’ve also studied robotics, and it looked like an outdated model that had long been eliminated.”

“I’m not good at socializing, but Li Xing noticed that I kept looking at that camera. She knows me very well and immediately started chatting with the staff member. The staff member told us that the camera was a newly developed product from a certain group in Taiya. Because the cost was high, but it couldn’t achieve the htidebue function, it was only suitable for installation next to safes. They were planning to install it in the top-tier suites that cost five figures a night.”

Ming Fei continued unhurriedly, “Xinmin Elderly Care Home is located in a remote area, and because of limited government funding, the facilities are relatively outdated. Even if the price of that camera has decreased over the years, it’s definitely not a good choice for monitoring a place they’re trying to ignore.”

Mentioning the pension fund issue, a glint of coldness flashed in Zhu Yiqiao’s eyes.

She took Ming Fei’s hand, took a bite of the coconut and peach su from Ming Fei’s hand, then gave an instruction to the Trial Court’s technical department, calmly waiting for the survey results. Ming Fei, wide awake, accompanied her, finishing the remaining coconut and peach su in her hand. She asked a question she had asked before.

“Is their goal really the so-called new humans?”

Zhu Yiqiao said, “There’s no conclusion yet. Initially, we did think so, and many clues pointed to this answer. But later, the Trial Court, in a joint investigation with other countries, found the true origin of W1215304 and learned about its other meaning.”

Ming Fei asked, “Can I know?”

“It’s not classified information, it will be recorded in ancient books soon, as long as it’s kept confidential and not leaked in advance.”

The last sentence was Zhu Yiqiao teasing her, and as she expected, Ming Fei almost raised her hand and swore to secrecy.

“What is the other meaning?”

After a moment of silence, Zhu Yiqiao uttered two words: “Pollution, destruction.”

January 1, 168 New Calendar, eight days until New Year’s Eve.

Many units had already started their new year holidays, and at this time of year, the entire steel forest became lively and festive.

The Trial Court’s working hours today were one hour earlier.

At nine o’clock sharp, three investigation teams arrived at Xinmin Elderly Care Home. After presenting the search warrant to Director Mo, the highest authority of the nursing home, one team started the technical survey, while the other two teams conducted individual investigations.

At the same time, the Trial Court’s technical department remotely observed the investigation process.

In the interrogation room on the tenth floor, Yang Yu, who had been avoiding their questions since last night, still hung her head like a defeated dog, her attitude towards Lan Lubai’s interrogation as if she was in a daze.

In the monitoring room, Min Man watched the display screen, and Zhu Yiqiao reviewed the interrogation records from last night until now.

Soon, Min Man said thoughtfully, “She doesn’t have any medical history, but from last night until now, she’s been acting like she’s sleepwalking, answering every question with a counter-question. Yiqiao, do you think—”

The rest of her words abruptly stopped.

Yang Yu, handcuffed in the interrogation room, suddenly trembled as if electrocuted. It happened in an instant, and after trembling, she closed her eyes. Lan Lubai’s expression changed drastically, and she immediately summoned the medical personnel.

The medical personnel quickly arrived at the scene.

After receiving instructions from Zhu Yiqiao and Min Man, Lan Lubai entered the monitoring room. Before she could speak, the display screen connected to the terminal flickered.

—It was Wei Lingyu.

Facing the three of them, her expression was grim: “Chief Judge, Li Er and Zhou Weiqian died in prison. According to the identification by the high-security prison, soft chip implants were found in their bodies. Once implanted, these chips cannot be detected by detectors.”

Li Er was the “Diamond” who was arrested first, and Zhou Weiqian was the “Club” who orchestrated the kidnapping. And Yang Yu, unconscious and sent to the hospital, was the “Spade.”

Then—

Who were the remaining “Heart,” the red joker, and the black joker?

The three of them simultaneously turned to the surveillance footage of Xinmin Elderly Care Home.

In the colorful painting, Director Mo and Vice Director Li of the nursing home stood side by side, very close. Next to them were other senior staff of the nursing home, followed by the oldest residents, and then seemingly grouped by age, with the residents in the last row clearly looking the youngest.

Ming Fei browsed this painting she had found online, studying it for a long time with her chin resting on her hand.

This was an entry submitted to Xinmin Elderly Care Home’s painting competition last year, without a signature.

Ming Fei was so focused that she didn’t snap back to reality until Ming Zaozao came over, snuggled into her arms, and pressed her face against Ming Fei’s arm. Ming Fei kissed Ming Zaozao.

“Mommy~”

“Mm?”

Ming Zaozao pointed at the flower between the two directors and asked in a childish voice, “Are these two aunties… um, like the relationship between Mommy and Mama?”

Ming Fei didn’t know. It wasn’t mentioned in the investigation materials, and to avoid suspicion, people in such positions usually wouldn’t have such a relationship. She looked at the painting, asking puzzledly,

“Why does Zaozao ask this?”

Ming Zaozao said seriously, “Because when the little animals in the forest have a painting competition, only the little animals’ mommy and mama would draw flowers like this.”

Since September, Ming Zaozao’s language skills had been improving every day, and now she could express longer sentences relatively clearly.

She continued muttering, “The little animals are all good friends, they all draw honey, pine cones, dried fish…”

Ming Fei took another look and noticed that only the two directors in the painting were holding a flower. Not a bouquet, not a bunch, but a single flower.

This guess lacked evidence, but Ming Fei still sent this possibility to Zhu Yiqiao, then bent down and kissed Ming Zaozao’s round face, praising her for being the smartest Zaozao the Great.

Ming Zaozao’s smile was exceptionally bright and sweet.

And on the other side, in the high-pressure environment, the air was tense. As Zhu Yiqiao and Min Man arrived at Xinmin Elderly Care Home, the experts transferred from the government began deciphering the story told by the mural.

Zhu Yiqiao was dressed in the dark uniform of the Trial Court, a dark cloak shielding her from the wind and snow. Her boots occasionally made a slight sound as they stepped on the ground covered with mud and snow.

After Director Mo of the nursing home turned herself in, the military immediately dispatched a team. The military personnel who unearthed the skeletal remains at the back of the nursing home saluted Zhu Yiqiao and Min Man. This was a courtesy reserved for the two former colonels of the Victory Column.

Their salutes were perfectly standard, just like when they served in the military.

Colonel Xu, leading the team, said, “Chief Judge Zhu, we’ve only excavated a quarter of the remains so far.”

Her gaze was filled with pity: “According to Mo Xinli’s confession, the remaining remains are buried underground in the lab in Moli, and some are on the east side of the back mountain.”

Zhu Yiqiao’s voice was low, her usual indifferent tone, completely without fluctuation.

“Mm, proceed according to procedure.”

Colonel Xu replied, “Yes.”

After saying that, Zhu Yiqiao turned and left, walking towards the west building of the nursing home, her tall figure like a pine or fir tree unyielding to the heavy snow. But upon closer inspection, one could see her fingers twitching slightly, like the premonition before gripping a gun.

But she still restrained herself.

She knew very well that she could only bring them to justice, and the rest of the matters needed to be discussed and decided upon jointly by the ten countries.

So, she had to move forward.

After receiving Ming Fei’s message, she was planning to investigate this possible lead further when the Secretariat sent her the latest investigation data. The director and vice director of Xinmin Elderly Care Home did indeed have a close relationship.

So, she immediately had the investigators question Vice Director Li Shuiwen of the nursing home. Unexpectedly, this move directly led to Director Mo Xinli’s self-exposure.

Mo Xinli confessed that she was the mastermind behind the research institute, and that Yang Yu was a pawn she had placed in the Independent State, a core member of the team, the “Spade.” She even revealed the burial place of the children and adults who died in the experiments, and the true hiding place of the research institute.

If they wanted her to reveal more, Zhu Yiqiao had to come to the nursing home to see her.

Otherwise, she would kill all the elderly residents in the nursing home.