Chapter: 4304

Lee Yalin's grandfather, father, and he himself all loved Western phoenix wine, so it was a family tradition that continued to his generation.

At this moment, An Chongqiu took out some packaged cold dishes from a leather bag: pig head meat, pig ears, pickled vegetables, refreshing salads, peanuts, etc.

As he was opening each item and arranging them on the table, he sighed: "Oh dear, it's especially disappointing that the Cantonese-style roast goose shop in Chinatown isn't open today. I would have bought some to eat."

Lee Yalin puckered up his face: "What's so good about that stuff? It's too sweet and sticky, and it's not worth eating fresh-baked ones."

At this moment, An Chongqiu smiled and said, "That's a Cantonese flavor. If you were to cook it in a high-temperature oven until it's perfectly cooked and then slice it into thin strips for you to wrap in a pancake, wouldn't that be like Peking-roasted duck?"

As he spoke, An Chongqiu handed him a pair of chopsticks, and Lee Yalin pulled out two disposable water cups and poured two glasses of wine.

Lee Yalin lifted his cup, eager to say, "Come on, let's go!"

An Chongqiu nodded slightly, and the two men symbolically clinked their cups together before each taking a sip.

Then, An Chongqiu put down his cup and asked, "You and I have been brothers for many years. Is there anything that needs my help now? Although our family's focus has shifted towards the West Coast in recent years, New York is still our old base, and there are still many people here who can help. I should be able to do something for you."

Lee Yalin smiled knowingly and said, "Thank you for your good intentions, but I feel that this matter cannot be resolved by just a few people. The clues have been broken off too thoroughly, like a knife cutting through thin air. It seems as if there is a very large and professional team behind the scenes controlling everything. If I can't find the breakthrough point of this team, this case may never be solved."

An Chongqiu nodded slightly, lamenting, "I didn't expect it - that someone could have Fee family members in New York and leave you, a Chinese detective, with nothing to do but scratch your head. Perhaps some big shot from New York has arrived?"

As soon as An Chongqiu made his judgment, Lee Yalin sighed and said, "I think the same thing as you - in New York, there are only a few people who can move Fee family members around. With Rossiter and our family, at most there would be four or five families with this level of power. But this time, the way these people operate is unlike any of our family's styles."

"Absolutely," An Chongqiu agreed, saying, "This kind of trickery can't be done by just a few families. At first glance, it seems very wild and unpredictable."

"You think so too?" Lee Yalin sighed, saying, "At first, I thought maybe some new gang was involved. New gangs usually want to make a big splash, but after careful consideration, it doesn't seem quite right. Which gang would try to do this? Essentially, it's like trying to kill themselves by using this kind of method."

An Chongqiu agreed, saying, "And I can be sure that these people aren't doing it for money. If they were really doing it for money, they wouldn't set such an outrageous ransom condition, equivalent to kidnapping a few civilians in New York and then demanding the entire aircraft carrier from the US government."

Lee Yalin nodded, saying, "Not for money, this thing is even more bizarre."

He was speaking when he asked An Chongqiu, "Chongqiu, have you seen those viral videos on the internet?"

An Chongqiu nodded. "I've seen them."

Lee Yalin furrowed his brow, saying, "I don't know why, but I always feel that there's a hint of malevolence here! It's very malicious! The two videos before and after seem to be suppressing public opinion on the Fee family at first, but in the end, they're caught off guard by the Fee family and played a perfect trap. But in reality, it feels like everything is being controlled by someone, deliberately leaving this kind of opportunity for the Fee family... "

An Chongqiu said, "I called you to remind you about that point. I also think this thing is very strange! From those videos, it seems like the other side is just playing a rough game and threatening to Fee scholar Bu, but their methods are quite crude. However, what happened afterwards gave me a feeling that this thing wasn't as rough as it seemed on the surface! Not only not rough, but also precise to the extreme!"

Lee Yalin slapped his thigh, saying, "Exactly! They're fishing! Trying to catch the entire Fee family from the deep sea and make them expose themselves voluntarily in front of the world's attention..."

He spoke quickly, asking, "Chongqiu, what do you think they want to achieve?"

An Chongqiu said, "If they hadn't cut off Fee Hao's earlobe, I might have thought that this whole thing was just a show put on by the Fee family to boost their reputation and make Fee Hao's name well-known, laying down an extraordinary foundation for him. You think so too, when everyone in the world is expecting Fee Hao to return safely and they then stage a successful rescue drama, making Fee Hao emerge from nowhere, and at that time, the whole world will celebrate and rejoice together, with a perfect ending. This way, Fee Hao's future prospects are limitless."

Lee Yalin spoke up, saying, "But they did cut off his earlobe! I had someone use AI technology to enhance those videos to the maximum extent, enlarge the image of those ears in the videos, and compare them to Fee Hao's previous physical characteristics. It's really his earlobe, without any doubt!"

"Yes," An Chongqiu said gravely, "it's just this point that made me dismiss that assumption. The Fee family is absolutely not behind the scenes. The true mastermind is deliberately drawing the Fee family into the spotlight." JrNovels.com