Memory inheritor

Chapter 50 Double Harvest

Is the publishing information false?

Upon hearing this news, Wei Hongsi was stunned.

In his spare time, he has always had a habit of reading printed publications, a large portion of which are novels. The books mainly come from borrowing from libraries and bookstores, as well as purchasing them online or from physical bookstores. All the novels he obtains through these channels are legitimate publications.

He had also come into contact with books published outside of official channels. When he was in junior high school, there was a book rental store not far from the school. The books for rent were mainly popular online novels at the time, most of which were pirated or reprinted. You could tell the origin of such books at a glance.

He read "The Story of Time" from cover to cover and found only two typos, far below the error rate standard of one in ten thousand for published novels. The binding quality was also excellent, with no missing or loose pages. Putting aside the book's literary merit and entertainment value, at least among novels, this book was of superior quality.

So Wei Hongsi never even considered the compliance issues of this book.

Yu Zhen and Wei Hongbo, however, had expressions that said, "I knew it."

That morning, before reporting to Yu Zhen, Wei Hongbo asked Sister Wu to look up information about the novel, wanting to learn more about the author. Since it was related to the case, he definitely needed to understand the situation himself before reporting it.

As a result, no information could be found regarding either the novel or its author, Huajianyue. He was quite certain that he hadn't misremembered, and therefore questioned whether the novel was a legitimate publication.

It was precisely this situation that made Yu Zhen take Wei Hongbo's report seriously. Regarding the unexpected death of the mentally ill man, if *The Story of Time* were an informal publication, its value would actually be greater.

That's why when Wei Hongbo called Wei Hongsi, he specifically asked him to bring the book over.

However, this matter doesn't need to be dealt with immediately. The most urgent task now is to bring Meng Haolin in to cooperate with the investigation. Although Captain Yu mentioned arresting him, it's clear that the conditions for execution are not yet met, as they currently have no evidence. But citizens have an obligation to cooperate with the police investigation, and that's undeniable.

Having learned from Mu Jie's experience, Wei Hongbo dared not be careless. He first had people confirm Meng Haolin's whereabouts, and then reorganized the previous emergency team members. There were two provincial-level experts in the original emergency team, but after the case was transferred, the experts returned to their original units, and it was difficult to invite them back in time.

Wei Hongbo soon received the news that Meng Haolin had booked a flight for this afternoon, with the destination being a city in Europe.

He immediately informed Yu Zhen of the situation.

Yu Zhen coordinated with the branch office to set up a checkpoint at the airport, and then told Wei Hongbo: "The expert will definitely not be able to arrive for a while, so we can only prevent him from leaving the country for now. We should try to take gentle measures to avoid any unexpected situations."

Wei Hongbo considered the various possible scenarios and felt that the situation might not be so bad.

He had spoken with Meng Haolin face-to-face, and based on that conversation, he hadn't noticed anything unusual about the man. Furthermore, he had conducted a basic investigation into Meng Haolin; the man had worked at Zhiwei for many years, rising step by step from technical supervisor to senior management, and his past was very clear.

From the limited information Mu Jie had previously provided, it is clear that he chose Li Yunxiang as his target. Although it was because of his special relationship with Meng Haolin, his focus was on using Meng Haolin's authority to compromise the CMS, and he did not actually target Meng Haolin himself.

According to Wei Hongsi's analysis, regardless of whether Meng Haolin intentionally guided or unintentionally revealed the direction of the investigation, this person and Mu Jie are definitely not on the same side.

After careful consideration, Wei Hongbo first called Wu Wenjun and said that there had been new developments in the case and that he needed the cooperation of their company's General Manager Meng in the investigation, and asked them to help coordinate.

Wu Wenjun then reported this situation to Ji Yongsheng.

Previously, Meng Haolin had been living on the 24th floor of the Zhiwei Technology Building due to the company's special work arrangements. He was also calm and unhurried, eating and sleeping as usual, until yesterday when he and Mu Wei finally ended their house arrest.

Ji Yongsheng, the head of the emergency response team, wasn't waiting for the police investigation results. If Meng Haolin was involved in a criminal offense, he would naturally be taken away for investigation. But since the police hadn't arrested him, it was an internal matter for the company.

As a veteran of the company, Meng Haolin has committed a serious work error and is certainly no longer fit to serve as a senior executive. However, how to deal with him is also a problem.

In the end, Dai Songquan offered a suggestion: not to assign specific work, but to retain certain benefits. Essentially, Meng Haolin was laid off, but would still receive some salary.

After Meng Haolin came out, he had a private talk with Dai Songquan, and then told Ji Yongsheng that he was going away for a while to take a vacation and relax.

Ji Yongsheng naturally wouldn't interfere with his personal arrangements. Therefore, he was quite surprised to hear from Wu Wenjun that the police were asking Meng Haolin to cooperate with the investigation. The police had just announced yesterday that the investigation was over, and today they were asking Meng Haolin to assist in the investigation, which most likely meant that they had found new clues that involved Meng Haolin.

Ji Yongsheng and Meng Haolin had no personal grudges, but they also didn't have a deep relationship. However, the thought that Meng Haolin might end up in jail again still gave him a strange feeling.

After considering it for a moment, he dialed Meng Haolin's number and said in a very relaxed tone that there were still some things at the company that needed his assistance, and asked if he could return to the company instead of taking leave.

This was done in a consultative tone. This wasn't just because Meng Haolin had been a senior executive at the company; he had no right to demand anything from someone who had already left their position.

After listening to the phone call, Meng Haolin remained silent for a while before saying, "President Ji, let me think about it."

Ji Yongsheng could only say, "Okay." Hearing that Meng Haolin hadn't hung up, he didn't hang up either.

After a moment, Meng Haolin asked, "President Ji, that case of ours is handled by the branch office, right?"

Ji Yongsheng sighed inwardly and said, "Yes."

"Thank you," Meng Haolin said, ending the call.

Ji Yongsheng immediately reported his conversation with Meng Haolin to the police.

When Meng Haolin received Ji Yongsheng's call, he was in a taxi on his way to the airport. After hanging up, he stared blankly out the window. When they arrived at the airport drop-off platform, the driver called him twice before he realized he was getting off.

Once inside the airport, Meng Haolin stood in front of the security checkpoint for more than ten minutes before turning around and walking out, leaving his suitcase behind.

Wei Hongbo and others saw this scene on the large screen in the command center.

Someone muttered, "Is he trying to run away?"

Wei Hongbo shook his head and remained silent.

He believed that with Meng Haolin's intelligence, he would definitely be able to figure out what would happen if Ji Yongsheng called him and the police were already prepared. Meng Haolin would understand.

Judging from Meng Haolin's expression, it seemed he was about to confess. This was undoubtedly the outcome they most wanted to see.

Sure enough, not long after, they received a message that Meng Haolin had called a ride-hailing car, and the destination was their branch office.

Wei Hongbo breathed a slight sigh of relief, but still instructed the investigators to continue monitoring and arranged for the emergency response team to be prepared.

The waiting time always seemed to be exceptionally long. More than an hour later, the ride-hailing car carrying Meng Haolin stopped in front of the branch office.

Meng Haolin got out of the car, looked around, and saw a tall, thin young policeman at the door nodding to him. Meng Haolin gestured to the policeman to follow him, and then followed him to an interview room on the first floor of the Criminal Investigation Division.

There are no interrogation chairs here, which makes the place feel relatively relaxed and less likely to make people feel tense.

Before entering the room, Meng Haolin saw Wei Hongsi and paused involuntarily: "Are you Engineer Wei?"

Wei Hongsi nodded: "President Meng."

Meng Haolin said with some emotion, "You are a very quick-witted young man with a promising future. But sometimes, being too prominent is not a good thing."

Wei Hongbo frowned and said, "President Meng, what do you mean by that?"

Meng Haolin smiled and said, "It doesn't mean anything. It's just a senior colleague's advice to those who come after them."

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Once inside the interview room, Meng Haolin readily recounted what had happened. This was exactly what Wei Hongbo had expected. After all, Meng Haolin had come from the airport, and he must have mentally prepared himself for the journey.

According to Meng Haolin's confession, there is a mysterious organization abroad that specializes in crimes involving brain manipulation or mind control. He knew this because his daughter was a victim.

Meng Haolin's daughter went abroad to study when she was in junior high school. Due to work reasons, he was unable to take care of his daughter by her side, so he sent his wife abroad to accompany her. When he has free time, Meng Haolin also goes abroad to see his daughter.

Four years ago, Meng Haolin visited his daughter and discovered that she was exhibiting some mental abnormalities. At first, he simply took her to see a psychologist, but gradually he realized that something was amiss.

More than a year later, Meng Haolin's daughter's condition continued to deteriorate. He took her back to China for a full examination and discovered some clues, but it was too late.

He believed that his wife had not taken good care of their daughter, which led to a heated argument between the two and ultimately resulted in a divorce.

After Meng Haolin and Li Yunxiang established their relationship, although they didn't live together completely, they still spent a lot of time together. Therefore, he was quite perceptive of the changes in Li Yunxiang.

At first, Meng Haolin didn't think much of it, but as time went on, he found that Li Yunxiang's situation was becoming more and more similar to his daughter's. He tried to inquire indirectly, but didn't get any useful information. Instead, he sometimes got ridicule from Li Yunxiang.

It was also because Meng Haolin discovered that Li Yunxiang's personality had changed significantly from before. This might be difficult for outsiders to notice, but it would be hard to hide from those living together.