coobybook Chapter 185 Detective Alliance
Chapter 185 Detective Alliance
At the dinner table, Hongxue asked Du Heming, "Dad, did you ask someone to buy clothes for Pinyu at a maternity and baby store?"
Du Heming shook his head, "No, didn't you guys buy all of Pinyu's clothes? What's going on? Do you want me to buy them?"
"No, Dad, something strange happened to Hongxue and me at the baby store today." Zuo Jinyue recounted what had happened that day.
"This is quite strange. Is there anything special about the clothes and the teething toy?" Li Yan, who was listening nearby, also felt something was off.
"Mom, I was curious too, so I specially bought the exact same one. Take a look."
Li Yan and Du Heming checked it over and over again. "There's nothing special about it!" Du Hongxue emptied out all the teething sticks, checked them again, and then stared at the empty jar, laughing as he said, "Xiaoyue, look, don't we look like detectives?"
"Hehehe, so, Detective Du, are you solving cases?" Jin Yue joked with a smile.
"Simple. Let's form a detective alliance and stake out that baby store tomorrow. We're sure to solve the case!"
Du Heming nodded, "Alright, let's see who comes to pick up the clothes, then we'll know if it's related to us. Hongxue, tell Xiaoyue, I might be promoted to bank manager. Everyone should be careful during this time. Although I don't have any dirt on me, it's always better to be safe than sorry."
“Okay, Dad! I really think we need to find out the truth to be at ease. Especially since Xiaoyue said she’s been quite restless these past few days. Could it be some kind of omen? We’ll be more careful when we’re with Pinyu.” Du Hongxue felt it was absolutely necessary.
"Xiaoyue, are you feeling unwell? Let me see, are you sick?" Li Yan hurriedly pulled Zuo Jinyue over and looked her up and down, then made her open her mouth to look at her again and again, before going to get the stethoscope.
"Mom, I don't feel unwell, it's just that my heart is racing." Zuo Jinyue pulled her mother-in-law back.
"She's probably exhausted. She works during the day and doesn't get enough rest taking care of Pinyu at night. Hongxue, go to the market tomorrow and buy a chicken. I'll prepare some tonics to help with her blood and qi, and have the nanny stew it for Xiaoyue. I'll stay home with the kids tomorrow, Xiaoyue, you should rest."
"Yes, Mom!"
"Thank you, Mom. You're so kind!"
"Don't be so polite, we're all family! We should speak our minds like we do today, so we won't have to worry about anyone playing tricks on us." Jin Yue sensed that her mother-in-law was implying something, and she became more attentive to tomorrow's 'detective'.
The next morning, Du Hongxue took Jinyue to the outside of the maternity and baby store, sat across from it and had breakfast, and then went to the toy store to buy two small toys for Pinyu.
It was already past 10 a.m., and Du Hongxue was starting to have doubts—had the things already been taken? Finally, a man came and said that his surname was 'Du' and that he had taken the clothes.
But isn't this Gan Xiaoxuan, who works under Manager Zhan Feipeng? Why does he say his surname is Du?
Du Hongxue couldn't understand it. This Zhan Feipeng was a year or two older than his father and held a similar position, but he was a deputy manager. Apart from work-related matters, he didn't have much interaction with the father and son.
That Gan Xiaoxuan only listens to Manager Zhan's orders. They didn't even come to Pin Yu's one-month celebration. What's he up to? Does he know his father is going to be promoted to bank manager and want to curry favor by giving him clothes, but he's using his father's name instead? How strange!
"Xiaoyue, go to the bank and find Dad. Tell Dad that the person who took the things is named Gan Xiaoxuan, and Dad will understand. I'll go with him." Du Hongxue felt that there might be a conspiracy involved.
Zuo Jinyue also sensed something was amiss. Her colleague wasn't buying things himself but asking others to do it, and he wasn't giving his name when picking up his things. She said, "No, Hongxue, you go back to work, and I'll go with him. That way, neither of us will attract attention."
Du Hongxue thought about it: Indeed, Xiaoyue's appearance at the bank might alert the enemy, and Gan Xiaoxuan also knew him.
"Okay, be careful and don't get too close!"
The two went their separate ways. Jin Yue watched Gan Xiaoxuan enter an open-air pavilion in a garden, where the view was wide open, making it impossible for anyone to hide and eavesdrop. Luckily, Jin Yue followed, and then, she 'heard'...