Demon hunter's Cooking Manual-Chapter 951 - 5: The Missing Sister_2

Jason had gleaned plenty of useful information from the other party’s words.

He arrived here two weeks ago.

Hui Lijing, the client, seems to be a bottom-tier private detective who specializes in finding lost pets and exposing affairs, and most of the time, she has to rely on information from her sister to complete her assignments.

Another point that proves the other party’s identity as a low-end detective: the two police officers just now didn’t recognize her.

If she were a well-known, capable detective, those two officers would definitely have recognized her.

As for lying?

Jason doesn’t think she is the type to tell such easily debunked lies.

And the key figure in the case: Hui Lixiang.

As Hui Lijing’s sister, a high-ranking tea artist with great skill, amassed a considerable fortune at a young age, this place—though not in the bustling city center—is not an old district either. A two-story building with its own storefronts is enough to show off her ’efforts’ over the years, which, of course, would have incurred quite a few enemies.

Especially those... ex-boyfriends!

How many could there be for a high-skilled tea artist like Hui Lixiang?

The thought alone was enough to make Jason’s scalp tingle.

Besides, Jason believed that Hui Lijing must have already looked into these ex-boyfriends.

The result?

Needless to say.

A vast number and complex connections are not something a low-end detective could handle.

Hence, he was entrusted with the task.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

As Jason was pondering this, Hui Lijing angrily started to vent.

"That bastard Xiang, to have dated over 1000+ boyfriends!"

"And I still don’t have a boyfriend until now!"

"Really a bastard!"

"It’s such shallow jerks like her that make the good men turn bad, all the more scarce."

"No, wait!"

"Men are just pigs to begin with, otherwise they wouldn’t have been attracted to that bastard Xiang."

The female boss continued, obviously frustrated, before storming back towards the bar.

Then, the female boss came out carrying a stack of documents as tall as half her height.

This was a considerable amount of documents.

Keep in mind, the lady boss was much taller than the average woman, towering over an average man by half a head—documents of her height surely meant a great volume.

And... pretty heavy.

Yet she made it look effortless.

Strength wasn’t bad.

Jason glanced at her seemingly frail body and mentally appraised her.

She was nothing like Aras with his visually striking, explosive physique, but such hidden strength should not be underestimated; at least by Jason’s estimation, it would be as easy as flipping his hand to take down one or two adult men with her strength.

Seemingly noticing Jason’s gaze, Hui Lijing placed the documents on a nearby table and directly stated: "While pursuing my dream of becoming a coffee master, I became a detective!"

"I have diligently learned the relevant skills."

"Combat, shooting, driving, explosives, I scored A+ in all these at the training grounds!"

Hui Lijing said proudly.

Shouldn’t the most important trait of a detective be observation?

Your training clearly indicates a mercenary.

Jason quietly thought to himself.

Hui Lijing then patted the documents and continued to speak to Jason.

"I’ve done my best gathering information about Xiang’s ex-boyfriends, everything is here, you can look through them if you like—although I didn’t find any useful information inside."

"Do you know?"

"Xiang must have fed those guys some kind of love potion; they were all very cold towards me at first, but as soon as I mentioned I’m Xiang’s sister, these guys were warmer than my deceased parents, going on and on about their past mistakes, how they shouldn’t have done what they did, making Xiang heartbroken, that her drastic change in search for thrills was to numb herself, and it was all their fault. They are willing to compensate and even hope to start over with that bastard Xiang."

"Damn it!"

Hui Lijing couldn’t continue, ending her speech with an expletive.

She then sat there, fuming, lost in thought.

However, Jason was overturning his previous thoughts.

A high-ranked tea artist?

No, no, no!

’High-rank’ isn’t sufficient to describe it.

This is the level of a King!

Truly. The supreme level of a King!

Thinking this, Jason swallowed the last piece of his steak.

Then, his gaze moved back to Hui Lijing.

"I’ve already looked through these documents, you can ask me if you have any questions."

"I wonder how that guy is doing?"

"With his actions, he might have met with divine retribution!"

Hui Lijing said as much.

But, she clearly misunderstood Jason’s meaning.

Jason quickly corrected her.

"The steak is good."

"I’ll take ten more."

Jason said earnestly.

Hui Lijing caught her breath.

"Are you a food trough?"

"You’ve already eaten so much!"

"And you still want to eat?!"

Hui Lijing shouted.

However, when she saw Jason placing a hundred-dollar bill on the table, she immediately shut up and headed towards the bar.

Sizzle!

The distinctive sound of fat sizzling upon contact with a hot pan filled the air as Jason casually picked up a document and flipped through it nearby.

This gesture made Hui Lijing heave a sigh of relief.

At least, Jason was genuinely working.

But the lady boss didn’t see that Jason’s eyes scanning the documents lacked focus.

Clearly, Jason was thinking about something else.

Could Hui Lixiang’s disappearance, the King-level tea artist sister, be related to ’himself’?