The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1904: Secret Photos

"Alright, no one wants to kill you here. If you’re scared, come out quickly." Ye Shikai said coldly, and several bodyguards stepped forward to dismantle the wooden barrier entirely. Only then did everyone see the woman inside.

"Don’t... don’t kill me." The woman seemed very frightened, continuously begging for mercy, with her hands shielding in front of her.

"Bring her over." Luo Shiqi ordered.

"Yes."

"Yes."

Two bodyguards dragged the woman to Luo Shiqi. Ye Shikai stepped forward and saw that she was just a normal woman, looking quite ordinary. Although the woman was terrified and incoherent, at least she was still alive. Frankly, on the way there, Ye Shikai mentally prepared for her to have been silenced already. But this time, they were timely; hence, some information might be extracted.

"You don’t need to be scared; we won’t harm you. We just want to ask you some questions." Ye Shikai said softly.

"If you’re not bad people, why were you lurking in my building’s hallway?" The woman asked fearfully.

"If you’ve done nothing wrong, you won’t fear the knock on your door. Even if someone stands in the hallway, why did you hide in the wardrobe, even creating a secret compartment inside?" Luo Shiqi sneered. She had seen all kinds of people. She was indeed a photographer, but she probably wasn’t a ’legitimate’ one, more like a paparazzo. Doing such a job inevitably invites revenge if one offends others.

"Tell us your name, identity, and what you were doing at Dark Night Bar that day." Ye Shikai demanded.

"This... this..."

"No need to ask me who she is; I already know." Luo Shiqi pointed at the photos on the wall, showing some well-known celebrities and wealthy businessmen from Yanjing. From the photo angles, none were frontal shots; all were taken covertly.

The kind of people who would deliberately take such photos are usually paparazzi, or ’private detectives.’ Though their names differ, their work involves shady and unscrupulous acts. In plain terms, they gather compromising material of the subjects, whether intentionally or commissioned, which can lead to resentment and even retaliation.

Ye Shikai directly took 5000 cash from his wallet and stuffed it into the woman’s hand.

"We’ve come only to find out something we want to know. If you’re honest with me, I’ll not only ensure you’re safe but also give you more rewards; what you have now is just one-tenth."

"Alright, what do you want to know." Having received the ’deposit,’ the woman was less afraid. Luo Shiqi brought such intimidating bodyguards, seeming scary, but seeing Ye Shikai offer money, the woman understood his intent.

"Where were you at 10 PM three days ago?" Ye Shikai asked.

"This..."

"You better tell the truth. However, I can help you recall; you were in the second private room at Dark Night Bar, waiting for a man, right?" Ye Shikai clapped lightly, and a bodyguard stepped forward, showing the woman the monitor content on his phone.

"This should be you, right."

"Yes, yes, it’s me."

"Alright then, I’ll ask you one question, you answer honestly; if you answer well, I pay you. If you deliberately hide things, I’m not scaring you – based on the woman’s power behind us, you’ll disappear from Yanjing entirely today."

"Don’t worry, I only want the money; ask anything, I’ll tell you everything."

"First question, what’s your relationship with the man in the footage? Did you know him before?" Ye Shikai questioned.

"I don’t know him."

"You didn’t know him, how could you meet in the private room?"

"Cough, cough, don’t misunderstand; I really have no relationship with him, putting it in blunt words, it was just a transaction."

"Go ahead."

"Actually, I’m a private detective."

"Cheh, isn’t that just a paparazzo? Saying you’re a private detective." Luo Shiqi sneered.

"Alright, Shiqi don’t interfere, let her continue." Ye Shikai urged.

"Usually, I just follow celebrities’ private affairs, and for bigger things I shoot some businessmen’s misconduct. I usually rely on this work to earn money and get by, because I’m afraid of retaliation, I frequently move places to lease." The woman explained.

"Let’s stick to the main topic. Since you said you were trading with the man in the footage, what was the content of that transaction?" Ye Shikai pressed.

"It’s a long story... Once, while photographing celebrities from the building next door, I accidentally captured a set of photos. At the time, I felt something was odd, but later, that man reached out claiming the photos contained important clues."

"It must be related to the HST project." Ye Shikai was certain, continuing to ask, "Did you give them to him?"

"I..."

"Hmph, is she some kind soul? No profit, no early riser. Clearly, she didn’t give it." Luo Shiqi said coldly.

"Indeed, I didn’t give them at the time, but later I contacted him, asking him to buy the photos for fifty thousand yuan. He agreed, so I arranged to meet him at Dark Night Bar."

From then on, Ye Shikai had already guessed what happened. As soon as Tianjing heard the woman was willing to sell those photos, he immediately went to the bar for a transaction with cash...

"Did you know, when he left the bar, he got killed." Ye Shikai’s gaze turned sharp.

"I... I know, I saw him get killed; that’s why I was scared and hid at home. You’re not the killers, are you? Don’t kill me, don’t kill me."

"We’re not the killers. We’re investigating the killer." Ye Shikai explained.

"Are you really here to investigate, not to kill witnesses?"

"If we really came to kill witnesses, you’d already be dead." Ye Shikai continued questioning, "Do you know the true identity of the man you traded with?"

"I don’t know; I didn’t care about his identity, but seeing him killed terrified me, so I didn’t dare report to the police."

Ultimately, even though Tianjing died, the woman in front of them bore some responsibility. But no one can blame her; everyone’s values differ. Not everyone sees money as trash and is willing to risk their life. She just wanted to earn money. Tianjing’s death, although partly her responsibility, was not intentional; the truly guilty party was the killer of Tianjing.

"Where are the photos?" Ye Shikai asked.