Early the next morning, Li Wei met up with Katie, then followed the address in the notice to an... office building on Birch Street.
"This is the place?"
Katie looked up at the building before her, her face full of confusion.
"Looks like it."
Li Wei could understand her reaction. Birch Street was Fog City's financial center. In simple terms, it was full of trust funds, investment managers, and stock trading.
Put bluntly, it didn't look like the sort of place where a detective novel ought to begin.
Anyway, let's go inside and have a look first.
Li Wei wasn't particularly bothered. He led Katie into the building, then asked about the notice at the reception desk. Once the receptionist learned why he was there, she immediately flipped through her logbook. A moment later, she smiled and spoke to him.
"You've come at just the right time, Mr. Li Wei. Mr. Rogers will be waiting for you in the reception room on the tenth floor."
"Thank you."
Li Wei gave the receptionist a slight smile. She immediately blushed and beamed like a young girl who had only just entered the working world.
"May I ask whether anyone else has come here besides me?"
"Of course, Mr. Li Wei."
The receptionist was quite eager. She leaned closer to Li Wei and lowered her voice.
"Quite a few detectives have come by lately besides you, but most of them failed to win Mr. Rogers's approval."
"Oh... thank you."
Just then, the Elevator doors opened. Li Wei thanked the receptionist again, then stepped inside with Katie.
Only after the Elevator began to rise did Katie turn to Li Wei curiously.
"Did you hear that? She just said Mr. Rogers!"
"Yes, he must be the client. Since they have the same surname, he's probably