Good Man Operation Guide

She was sighing when Lin Shiheng’s affirming voice suddenly came from beside her.

"I won’t cheat.”

When Shui Wei first heard that, she was dazed and couldn’t react for a while.

"What?”

Lin Shiheng looked at her seriously. Although his facial expression remained unchanged, his tone was a bit heavy. This time, he spoke with complete assurance, “Mental infidelity would never happen either.”

Shui Wei finally understood that he was responding to what she had previously said.

She suddenly felt it was sweet, but still a little dumbfounded, "Leader Lin, isn’t it a little early for us to talk about that? They’re already married.”

Lin Shiheng paused and slightly frowned.

“Don’t you want to marry me?”

Shui Wei blinked, dumbstruck.

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Lin Shiheng seems to have lost his previous 'you can talk slowly, I can listen slowly’ composure. Seeing that she didn’t answer, his faint voice asked...

“Don’t you want to?”

Shui Wei was really curious. How could Leader Lin say such things like a marriage proposal so indifferently?

However, even if the tone of his voice was indifferent, there was a tangible hint that he was serious in his eyes.

Shui Wei nervously pursed her lips nervously, “It’s not that I don’t want to. It’s just that... I..."

“Eh, officer!”

A slightly anxious voice interrupted Shui Wei's words. It was Zeng Longhai, the owner of Dragon Sea Restaurant, who had returned.

Shui Wei could only hold her tongue for now and quietly follow Lin Shiheng around to watch him question the guy.

“Zhang Hua?”

Mentioning that name, the expression on Zhang Longhai’s face turned ugly for a moment and soon hid it, “I had a bit of a problem with him, but it was because of work matters. That kid likes to avoid work and laze around. The day before yesterday, I asked him to work overtime, and he didn’t want to. In a fit of anger, I took a swing at him."

This wasn’t quite the same as the waitress’s speculation that there was an argument over Zou Mingfang.

Shui Wei had doubts in her heart, but she didn’t speak out because she was a rookie. The man on the side, however, as if he could see what she was thinking, spoke in a light voice, “Shui Wei, you can ask the next question.”

“All right.”

Shui Wei froze for a second, then quickly adjusted herself. Her question was clear, “Mr Zeng, what’s your relationship with the deceased?"

Zeng Longhai paused, “It’s a relationship between a boss and a subordinate. Mingfang has been helping me since I opened the restaurant. I’m grateful for her loyalty, so she has a better salary. We all would go out singing and eat together, so it’s a good relationship.”

Shui Wei continued, “But according to what we found, your relationship wasn’t that simple.”

Zeng Longhai looked stiff.

“Actually, it’s all rumours. I have a wife and child ...”

Before he finished speaking, Lin Shiheng. on the side, lightly aclded, “We’re investigating a case right now. If you’re hiding or deliberately lying about things, you know we would have reasons to suspect you, right?"

“No, no, no, no!”

Zeng Longhai, who was originally thinking of hiding the past, instantly waved his hands. He gritted his teeth and said, “I admit, I had a crush on Mingfang. She’s young and pretty, and though she has little education, she’s bold and courageous. At first, I didn’t know anything about opening a restaurant. If it weren’t for her help, I wouldn’t have been able to hold on. So, after settling down and saving some possessions, I confessed to her."

“But she refused me, saying that we don’t match. I gave up on the idea, and I never dared to hope for anything else."

Shui Wei didn’t give Zeng Longhai a chance to relax. She continued to ask, “Is your conflict with Zhang Hua related to her?”

After admitting that he was interested in Zou Mingfang, it didn’t matter why he hacl an argument with Zhang Hua. Zeng Longhai hung his head, and he seemed clejected, “I thought she refused me because I was too old, and my wealth wasn’t enough. After all, the boyfriends that Mingfang talked about before were rich. But in the end, as soon as she refused me, she turned around and got together with Zhang Hua."

He spoke with anger on his face.

“Zhang Hua, what else does that kid have besides looks?! He’s just a smooth-talking leech. He can’t even do business and isn’t even a good waiter. Can he give Mingfang a future?!"

Shui Wei asked again, “And then. you clashed with Zhang Hua?”

“Yes, I like Mingfang. It has never been concealed in the store. Zhang Hua should be clear about it. I kindly allowed him to stay in the dormitory and gave him money for food, but he actually pitted me. He’s a poor kid, doesn’t have an education, and doesn’t do a good job. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t even have a job! The more I thought about it, the angrier I was. I couldn’t hold it in, so I took advantage of the fact that everyone was off work and blocked Zhang Hua at the cloor and asked him why he stole my woman.”

Zeng Longhai gritted his teeth at the last sentence. It could be seen that he really hated Zhang Hua, “That kid probably felt guilty, and he looked scared. He kept apologising to me and said he would never do that again. I meant to punch him and leave. I thought Zhang Hua would be smart enough to break up with Mingfang, but the next day...”

Speaking of that, his eyes were red, and his face looked sacl. He held out his hand and wiped his eyes, “I’m sorry, I’m a little rude.”

He looked very pained by Zou Mingfang’s death as if he was deeply in love with her, which made Shui Wei frown.

She didn’t forget that Zeng Longhai, who supposedly loved Zou Mingfang, hacl a wife and child.

During working hours, Shui Wei didn’t reveal these personal thoughts which weren’t related to the case and only wrote clown what Zeng Longhai said.

“Leader Lin. I’m done. Do you have anything else to ask?”

Lin Shiheng nodded and asked, “Where were you from 7 o’clock the night before yesterday to 6 o’clock yesterday morning? What were you doing?”

Zou Mingfang was still working normally the day before yesterday, at 7 o’clock in the evening. The presumed time of cleath by the forensics was around 5 o’clock in the morning the next day, which means that the killer would have placed the victim in the lighting between 7 to 5 o’clock.

“At 7 o’clock the night before yesterday, I was in the restaurant. The waiters were off work. My wife had a gathering in her restaurant, but the hotpot restaurant still had guests. I had to wait until the customers left to start the event, so I played a game in the store with my friends. We probably playecl until about half-past 10, until my wife called me up, and we went upstairs.”

“After that, I’ve been eating hotpot in my wife’s hotpot restaurant. After eating the hotpot, a group of us went to sing. Everyone drank too much. We spent a night in the karaoke place and came back at 5 o’clock in the morning. Then I went back to the restaurant, cleaned up, and went to catch up on sleep when the clerks came. Later, something happened to Mingfang ... and they called me over.”

Shui Wei listened quietly, and something flashed through her mind. She asked, “When you arrived at the restaurant in the morning, did you turn the light switch on?"

“Yes."

Zeng Longhai nodded, “I’m usually the earliest one in the restaurant. After all, it’s my own business, so I’m taking greater care of it, and I arrive early every day to turn on the electricity and start mopping the floor. Because the floor was mopped the night before, it didn’t take much effort. I could finish it in a few minutes."

Shui Wei looked up and made eye contact with Lin Shiheng, both of whom understood each other’s eyes.

The time of death of the deceasecl matched up.

That meant, Zeng Longhai returned to the store after an all-nighter, and in accordance with his routine, he switched the electrical switch on. The water under the light began to pool into the front of the hollow box. With her limbs bound, Zou Mingfang, who was stuck in a small space, couldn’t struggle and drowned.

Shui Wei suddenly thought of something. She turned and walked towards the light and reached the side floor under the light, “Mr Zeng, when you mopped the floor, did you mop this side?"

“Of course, I’d mop it.” Zeng Longhai answered, “Because there’s a big empty space over there, I’ll place the mop bucket there every time."

Place the mop bucket there every time ...

Shui Wei went back to Lin Shiheng, “Leader Lin, can we go back and have a look at that hollow box? I have some ideas in my mind that I want to confirm.”

“Okay."

Lin Shiheng’s tone didn’t change but agreed without a hint of hesitation.

Seeing him turn to leave, Shui Wei quickly pullecl the person first and smiled politely at Zeng Longhai...

“Mr Zeng, thank you for your cooperation today. We’ll go back first and contact you if we have any more questions.”

“Yes, yes. I understand. Please be sure to solve the case as soon as possible.”

After Zeng Longhai sent them out of the restaurant, Shui Wei called Feng Kaiyuan again, explaining that they had to go back to see the hollow box before going downstairs with Lin Shiheng.

When she stood in the elevator and was removed from her work, Shui Wei’s shoulders, which had been tense, slightly relaxed.

Working on this kind of case for the first time, it would be a lie to say that she wasn’t nervous. She was simply trying to pretend that she was calm and collected before.

After she stopped thinking about work for a while, her eyes couldn’t help but steal a glance at the man standing beside her.

He was slender, well-dressed, and handsome in appearance. He seemed to be shining, just standing there. Even if there was nothing in his expression, because of his good looks, people couldn’t help but look.

Shui Wei didn’t want to do anything at first, but she subconsciously looked up. Suddenly, she couldn’t help but look into his two eyes.

Just like an addiction, the phrase 'obsess over looks’ flashed through Shui Wei’s mind.

Then, another four words flashed.

A glutton for punishment.

No, no, no. What was she thinking about?!

Shui Wei spurned herself at the bottom of her heart. She hastily looked away, remembered the previous questions, and then looked around, making sure there were no acquaintances. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, “Leader Lin, should we keep our relationship from the precinct?"

“Why hide it?"

Lin Shiheng’s tone, which had always been calm and uneventful, was somewhat surprised. He slightly turned to look at Shui Wei, and his eyes also contained questions.

Shui Wei, who usually saw his indifference, wanted to see more of his expressions. Now, at first glance, when she saw this beautiful face showing some doubt, she almost had the illusion that she had initiated the relationship but wanted to abandon him. She quickly blinked away these delusions and explained, “No, I mean, we are superior and subordinate. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate to tell everyone about this relationship?"

“The Seventh Precinct allows relationships and marriages between colleagues."

Hearing her answer, the doubt in Lin Shiheng’s eyes dissipated, and his tone returned to its usual blandness, “There is no violation, no need to hide it."

Seeing the confident appearance of her new boyfriend, Shui Wei was a little surprised. When she arrived at the precinct today, Lin Shiheng didn’t show any intimacy with her, nor did he say anything in front of everyone. She thought he was trying to hide it from everyone.

Although the announcement of a relationship may be everyone’s after-dinner gossip for a while, but...

Shui Wei raised her eyes and glanced at Lin Shiheng, who was looking ahead after answering. The corners of her lips slightly curled up.

Looking around, she reached out and took the man’s broad, slender hand.

Sure enough, it wasn’t as tender as Shui Wei's, but it was nice and warm to touch.

Lin Shiheng’s body stiffened for a moment. Shui Wei was blushing, and her eyes were a bit flustered and shy, but her tone was trying to remain calm and composed.

“Since we’re boyfriend and girlfriend, holding hands is okay, right? “

“Hmm.”

Lin Shiheng briefly responded, looking ahead expressionlessly, but his big hand clasped Shui Wei's hand back.

The elevator reached the floor they were going to, and they walked out of the elevator hand in hand. From the back. they looked like a loving couple.