"Ugh!" Lu Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh.
Getting solid proof of Chen Xiwan's misdeeds hadn't made her feel relieved. Instead, she felt utterly drained.
After sighing, she couldn't help asking in puzzlement, "But from what you're saying, Chen Xiwan sounds pretty brazen! If you could uncover all this so easily, why couldn't my eldest brother find it himself?"
"Hey, hey, hey, hold on! Don't go making things up. Who said it was easy for me?"
Lu Xiaoxiao had only meant to make an offhand comment, not question anyone's abilities, but Qian Annie took offense. She immediately set down her coffee cup and planted her hands on her hips. "I only made it sound easy when I told you! The actual investigation was full of twists and turns, okay?"
"Take that hallucinogen, for example. Chen Haiqing didn't buy it from any legitimate pharmacy. That type of hallucinogen hasn't been sold openly for ages. He had someone buy it under the table, and I had to steal... retrieve the purchase records from a shady shop! It was dangerous!"
"Besides, Chen Xiwan doesn't just send money to Chen Haiqing. Her entire family regularly comes to bleed her dry. Who would suspect that kind of relationship between her and Chen Haiqing just from their usual financial transactions? Being relatives is practically a natural shield for them! If I hadn't gone around fishing for information from their neighbors, I never would've picked up that lead!"
"And they're actually much more careful than you think. Every hotel booking was only under Chen Haiqing's name. If I hadn't already suspected their relationship and followed that lead, most people wouldn't even think to look there! Only detectives like us are that perceptive!"
"Anyway... your eldest brother definitely couldn't find all this because his thinking is too conventional!