Chapter 344: Dudu's Breakthrough
Chapter 344: Dudu's Breakthrough
After a few days of fermentation, the news of Li Wu's death had become an almost undeniable fact, verified by various parties.
However, despite this, there were still those who refused to believe that Li Wu had died in such a manner.
Of course, among them were those who idolized Li Wu and couldn't accept his sudden demise.
Similarly, there were also individuals with ulterior motives, and their numbers were not insignificant.
For these people, Li Wu's death would be a welcome development, but a fake death would be a different story.
In the past few days, numerous individuals from various factions had arrived in Jiangnan under various pretexts to investigate the matter.
And in this regard, Zhang Yunyi had handled the situation adeptly.
No one could find any clues at the scene.
With no leads from the battlefield, some turned their attention to the human factor.
And when it came to this aspect, there was one person who stood out as the most suitable candidate in everyone's eyes.
That person was none other than Dudu, the adopted daughter of the Li family.
To the outside world, Dudu was known as the simple-minded girl who had been nurtured and brought up by Li Wu.
Under Li Wu's guidance, Dudu had become quite skilled.
However, her personality was soft, naive, kind, and a bit simple-minded.
There had been instances where she almost got scammed and ended up paying money to con artists.
Such a girl was undoubtedly a significant breakthrough in the investigation.
Especially after the official team's repeated requests to meet with Dudu were rejected, many people fixed their gaze on her.
They believed that the more something was hidden, the more likely there was foul play.
In just a few days, at least eight individuals had been discovered attempting to contact Dudu, either openly or covertly, to extract information from her. There could be more who had not yet acted.
In this situation, Jiang Yuexing felt that it was better to be proactive rather than reactive.
She decided to arrange an official investigation team to meet with Dudu.
Thus, under Jiang Yuexing's arrangement, an official investigation team entered Jiangnan University on the fourth day after Li Wu's death and met with Dudu at Li Wu's Research Institute.
...
Lin Yue was the leader of this official investigation team.
To meet with Dudu, the team had made several compromises with Jiang Yuexing.
They had to be accompanied by Iron Xiong, refrain from saying anything too provocative, and ensure that the person communicating with Dudu was a woman...
After countless efforts, Lin Yue finally met the legendary Dudu.
At first sight, Lin Yue was taken aback.
Dudu didn't seem to be grieving; it was as if she didn't care about Li Wu's death at all.
On Dudu's side, she had clearly known about Lin Yue's arrival beforehand and had even prepared some sweets, waiting outside the institute's entrance.
As soon as she saw Lin Yue, her eyes lit up, and she rushed over, saying, "You must be Ms. Lin Yue, right?"
"Yes, it's me!" Lin Yue was perplexed.
Dudu immediately offered the sweets in her hand and awkwardly tried to please her, saying, "Hello, you... You're so pretty. I knew you were coming, so I made some treats for you. Please try them."
"Thank you," Lin Yue became even more confused.
She wasn't sure what Dudu was up to, and Dudu was clearly not the type to hide things well.
Soon, Dudu revealed her thoughts, looking at Lin Yue expectantly, "I heard from Ms. Jiang that you're here to find Li Wu. Have you found him? Do you have any leads?"
Lin Yue was taken aback.
Find Li Wu? What did she mean by finding Li Wu?
She narrowed her eyes, "You mean, Li Wu isn't dead?"
"Yes, Li Wu can't be dead!" Dudu nodded vigorously. "He must have been swept away by the sea. He can't be dead.
But Li Wu can be mischievous sometimes, so he might be hiding, which is why you can't find him.
But no matter what, Li Wu can't be dead!"
Dudu's tone was full of conviction.
However, Lin Yue furrowed her brows, as her response differed from what she had expected. Still, she wasn't disappointed; this was just the beginning.
Her intuition told her that Dudu could provide valuable information, so she took a sweet from the plate Dudu offered and ate it, using this gesture to gain Dudu's favor.
Lin Yue smiled and said, "I came here for this very reason, to find Li Wu. I'd like to discuss some matters with you."
Dudu's eyes lit up, and she nodded, "I'll tell you everything I know!"
Then, Dudu and Lin Yue entered the institute's reception room.
Inside, Lin Yue skillfully guided the conversation without making a sound, skillfully steering it in the desired direction.
Dudu was still in a daze, but she managed to steer the conversation in the direction she wanted.
In truth, she didn't need to put in so much effort.
Dudu was now more than willing to cooperate.
If she could just get Lu Wu back, she would tell Lin Yue anything she wanted to know.
However, Lin Yue wasn't sure if she would believe Dudu's words if she did that.
People are often suspicious of things that come too easily; they appreciate things more when they have to work for them.
And so, after all of Lin Yue's efforts, she obtained information that she could have gotten without any effort.
But after obtaining it, Lin Yue was disappointed.
She didn't get the information she wanted because Dudu truly didn't know anything. If she knew, she would have told Lin Yue, even if she tried to keep it a secret. With her simple-mindedness, someone would have eventually coaxed the information out of her.
In the 1619th chapter, Dudu had no choice but to reveal everything.
This was also the reason why Lu Wu didn't want Dudu to know.
On Lin Yue's side, after about half an hour of conversation, she had a good grasp of Dudu's personality.
Understanding Dudu's character and her intelligence, Lin Yue became certain that this girl truly knew nothing, and with her limited intellect, she wouldn't be trusted with any secrets.
"It seems this lead is a dead end!"
After figuring this out, Lin Yue was ready to leave.
Of course, if she had just left, nothing would have happened.
Just as she was about to say goodbye, Dudu stopped her and shyly handed her a card.
"Um, um, this is the pocket money Lu Wu usually gives me. I haven't spent it yet. I was going to give it to Lu Wu...
No, wait, anyway, I... I'm giving it all to you now. Please, can you help me look for Lu Wu more carefully?
He hasn't come back for several days, and I really miss him!"
Dudu was a bit nervous, but she understood that you needed to use social skills to ask for favors. So, she forcefully gave Lin Yue the card Lu Wu had given her, awkwardly trying to please Lin Yue.
Lin Yue initially wanted to refuse.
But Dudu insisted, and after thinking about it, she didn't think Dudu's pocket money would be much. In the end, she reluctantly took the card.
It wasn't until Lin Yue left that she realized the card Dudu had given her contained several million points.
This was because the card Dudu had given her held the dividends Lu Wu had given Dudu from the Lu Family Company.
The matter should have ended there.
If Lin Yue had kept the card, it wouldn't have been a problem. But Lin Yue had her principles, and her conscience wouldn't allow her to accept this money. She also knew that taking it could cost her life, so she returned the money soon after.
This was Dudu's first time navigating social customs.
She was happy for a while after giving Lin Yue the card, thinking that Lin Yue would work harder to find Lu Wu, and Lu Wu would return soon.
However, to Dudu's surprise, Lin Yue quickly returned to return the card.
Dudu panicked and grabbed Lin Yue's hand, "Do you think it's too little?
It's... it's fine. I also have shares in Lu Wu's company, I can give them to you.
I also have Lu Wu's sports car, and many other things. I'll give them all to you. Please, help me find Lu Wu, okay?"
Lin Yue looked at Dudu in front of her and couldn't help but feel a surge of compassion. She gently stroked Dudu's hair and said, "He's already gone. You must be strong."
What Lin Yue didn't know was that her words were devastating to Dudu.
For the past few days, everyone had been saying that Lu Wu was dead, except for Dudu and the investigation team, who believed he was still alive.
So, Dudu thought that the investigation team members were the only good people in the world, and they would definitely help her find Lu Wu.
But now, the team leader had denied Lu Wu's survival.
What did this mean to Dudu? Did it mean Lu Wu was truly dead?
No, it meant that the investigation team members were also bad people!
After a brief silence, Dudu slowly stood up.
"Why, why do you all say Lu Wu is dead?
He's clearly not dead!
Why do you say he's dead? You bad people, you must have hidden Lu Wu away.
Give me back my Lu Wu!"
As she spoke, the energy that had been building up inside her body burst forth.
Dudu visibly withered before everyone's eyes, and a formidable aura soared into the sky. In an instant, Dudu and Tuan Tuan ascended to the Archmage level.
Even more terrifying was the transformation in Dudu's demeanor during this process.
The originally cute and somewhat silly Dudu now showed signs of an impending change.
Because Lin Yue had turned bad!
Dudu had no one to rely on, so she had to grow up and find Lu Wu herself!
(End of Chapter)
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