I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

Chapter 488 Who is the murderer?
A few minutes later, in the next room, Hu Heshan was looking coldly at Gao Jian in front of him.

"Are you a member of the Guru Cult? You were the one who planned to kill the president of Xin Energy. He said that you tampered with the crossbow, which led to his accidental killing."

"Bullshit, it's all bullshit, that guy is talking nonsense. I think you should investigate Yan Shouyi. I suspect that the two of them are in cahoots and they just want to frame me." Gao Jian was furious and was quickly pushed back into his chair by the policeman next to him.

"I heard that you have been encouraging everyone at the meeting to cooperate with the Guru Cult, hoping that those present would use their connections to discipline Wang Mumu."

"So what? I did it for the benefit of everyone, but that doesn't mean I'm a disciple of Guru. Yan Shouyi is Wang Mumu's apprentice. We'll know that once we investigate. He also attacked me just now. The evidence is irrefutable. Will you investigate the case?"

Gao Jian didn't care about Consul Hu Heshan's identity at all and directly accused him.

"Tell me how you got this crossbow arrow?" The policeman looked up at Gao Jian.

"Picked it up."

"Behave yourself." The police knocked on the table rudely.

"I found it in the warehouse, together with the crossbow." Gao Jian was shocked, and then changed his story.

"I heard that the crossbows and arrows have been destroyed. How could you possibly find them in the warehouse?"

"He didn't destroy it completely. He kept some of it for himself and sometimes he would go hunting secretly."

"How do you know so well?"

"I heard it from others. Many people here know that Kuang Jintu would show off to his close friends when he hunted prey in private. It's not a big secret, but he announced to the public that the crossbows were destroyed."

"You knew it was a controlled substance but you still gave it to someone else. If someone dies, you are also guilty."

"I just wanted him to scare Kuang Jintu, but I didn't know it would turn out like this... I think it's like this, Xin Nengli and Yan Shouyi are both Wang Mumu's men, Xin Nengli already had a grudge against Kuang Jintu, so they just killed him once and for all, and then they wanted to drag me into this to help his master solve a big problem..."

"Haha, I don't know what you are talking about. It's just nonsense." The policeman shook his head. He felt that Gao Jian was so scared that he was incoherent.

"Yan Shouyi, what is your relationship with Xin Energy and Gao Jian?" A few minutes later, Hu Heshan came into another room.

"It doesn't matter. I know what you want to ask. I am Master Wang's apprentice. Gao Jian wants to use despicable means to deal with my master, so I want to deal with him. I am not familiar with that Xin Energy Company. Anyway, his affairs have nothing to do with me."

"Gao Jian said that you and Xin Energy are both Wang Mumu's people, right?"

"Does he think he's worthy? Master Wang accepts disciples based on their qualifications. Only a genius like me, one in a million, can be accepted as a disciple by the master..." Yan Shouyi sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

Chen Xi and Hu Heshan looked at each other, and they both labeled Yan Shouyi a madman.

"What do you think? Do you still think the murderer is someone else?" Hu Heshan asked after walking out of the room.

"Well, there must be someone else, but I don't know who it is." Chen Xi nodded.

"It's just a waste of words."

Hu Heshan rolled his eyes.

In the middle of the auditorium.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Zhao Lingshan said to the man in front of her with an apologetic look, holding the cup with spilled drink.

The man looked down at his wet clothes and waved his hand gently to show that he didn't mind. "It's okay. I'll just go to the bathroom and take care of it."

He quickly took off his suit jacket and headed towards the restroom.

Looking at the man's departing back, Chen Xi held his chin with his hand and narrowed his eyes.

"Chen Xi, are you hungry? Come and eat something." Zhao Lingshan walked up to him and handed him food.

"What are you looking at so intently?" Seeing that Chen Xi didn't respond, Zhao Lingshan stretched out her hand and waved it in front of him.

"Oh, I understand." Chen Xi suddenly chuckled, held Zhao Lingshan's cheeks with both hands, and kissed her forehead heavily.

Zhao Lingshan looked around and her face flushed because Liu Peiyun was giving her a thumbs up not far away.

Looking at the young man in front of him making some inappropriate movements, Hu Heshan's face was filled with black lines.

The two came to the house where the president died, and a man in a black windbreaker was directing two policemen to do something.

"Caleb, have you found anything?" Hu Heshan asked.

"Hasn't the murderer confessed? The victim was indeed shot to death by a crossbow."

"We now suspect the murderer is someone else."

"Someone else? Who is that?"

Caleb looked at them suspiciously.

"Cough." Hu Heshan coughed lightly, signaling Chen Xi to speak.

"Wait a minute, I need to check first, borrow a flashlight."

"We've checked this place. If you have any questions, just ask directly." Although Caleb seemed a little unhappy, he still handed him a flashlight.

"No hurry, no hurry, let me take a look first." Chen Xi bent down and rummaged in the bushes next to him. He soon found a ladder and placed it on the wall of the house.

"Consul, now that the murderer has confessed, why do we need to do these unnecessary things?" After Chen Xi climbed onto the roof, Caleb looked at Hu Heshan with a gloomy face.

"Hmm? Did your superiors give you new instructions?"

"…I don't know what you're talking about." Caleb was silent for a while before speaking.

"Heh, did the United States or the Guru Cult offer some new and attractive conditions, causing you to change your mind again?"

"I am just a police officer, and I am doing everything according to the instructions of my superiors."

"Caleb, the Guru Cult may be making a new move in Australia. As the federal police of Australia, shouldn't you give priority to national security issues..."

Hu Heshan started to do ideological work on this foreigner.

The federal police's primary job is to protect national security, and his words made Caleb begin to hesitate.

"This is a special situation. We have an old Chinese saying that a general may not obey orders from his sovereign when he is away from home. This means that when leading troops to fight in a foreign country, you can act arbitrarily and not carry out certain inappropriate orders from the sovereign or superiors..."

Chen Xi stood on the roof, holding the edge of the chimney firmly with one hand, and carefully moved the bird's nest built on the chimney with the other hand.

Then he turned on his flashlight and looked down. Its beam illuminated the dark chimney passage that led all the way to the interior of the room below.

After a while, Chen Xi climbed down from the roof along the ladder. Caleb's face looked very unhappy, and he stood there without saying a word.

"Did you find anything?"

"Well, I'll go into the house and take a look. I'll need your cooperation later." Chen Xi nodded towards Hu Heshan.

Inside the auditorium.

"Shanshan, how far have you two progressed? I see that your relationship is closer than before. It turns out that you have been hiding it from me all this time." Liu Peiyun pulled her daughter aside.

"That's it..." Zhao Lingshan answered vaguely.

"Oh? You grew up young. I don't understand how young people fall in love now. Anyway, take care of your body and take safety measures... If you get pregnant unexpectedly... That's okay. If you get pregnant, just get married and have the baby. The times now are different from our time. And this is in a foreign country. Your mother is still very open-minded..."

"Mom, what are you talking about? There are dead people here, and you are still talking about these things."

"I'm just worried that you won't be able to get over it. I know that abortion is illegal in Australia and is considered murder. I'm just worried that if something happens to you, you'll secretly return to China to abort the baby. I'm not afraid of people dying, but I'm afraid that my grandson will die..." Liu Peiyun also travels abroad frequently and knows something about what's happening abroad.

Indeed, at this time in Australia, abortion was illegal.

In the future, as people become more open-minded and the number of single mothers increases dramatically, many girls become pregnant unexpectedly and do not want to have children, and Australia's laws will begin to be revised accordingly.

Abortion restrictions vary from state to state and are also subject to time limits.

In New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, abortions can be performed up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. In South Australia and Tasmania, abortions can be performed up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. Western Australian clinics perform the procedure up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. In the Northern Territory, abortions can be performed up to 14 weeks of pregnancy.

Doctors also need to assess the woman's health condition and the risk of abortion before performing the operation.

"Mom, do you want to listen to what you are saying... Are you kidding me? I'm still in school! Besides, how could Chen Xi let me have an abortion? He would never do that to me. You are overthinking it."

"Yeah, I just want to remind you that you are all young people and have no experience in this area."

"You sound like you have a lot of experience. I don't think I have any older brothers or sisters who have passed away."

"Hmph, you actually dare to make fun of your mother." Liu Peiyun pretended to be angry and gently patted Zhao Lingshan on the head.

"Where did the handsome boy go?" At this time, Zhong Lili discovered that Chen Xi was missing, and he was not seen next to Zhao Lingshan not far away.

"I just saw him chatting with the consul." Jimin sat on the chair with his arms folded.

"You said that the president died at this critical moment. How should we deal with the suppression from the official side next?" Zhong Lili asked with a worried look on her face.

She is in the real estate business. If she cannot get a loan, she will not be able to continue buying land in the future and will have to sell the land she has. However, the land she just bought has not increased in price yet, and some houses have already been built on it, so she still has to pay taxes, which is a huge loss.

After purchasing land in Australia, the landowner is generally required to pay land tax.

Land tax is levied primarily on the value of the land, rather than its size. State and territory officials regularly assess the market value of land, which is usually based on how much similar land sells for in the market.

Each state and territory government sets the rate of land tax based on its fiscal needs and tax policy. The rate may be progressive, meaning the higher the value of the land, the higher the rate.

In addition to the fixed land tax, there are additional surcharges. The Australian government's land tax surcharge for overseas or absentee owners begins to increase every year.

This is a policy designed to reap the speculators. In Australia, owner-occupied housing is basically exempt from land tax, as are farms used for production, charities, nursing homes, etc.

"Hey, isn't the consul here? He doesn't want to see a large number of Chinese interests being harmed." Ji Min waved his hand, telling her not to be so nervous.

"You said that people from the Guru Cult and Wang Mumu suddenly showed up. We don't know if there are any spies among us."

"Hey, Kuang Jintu suspected me before, thinking I didn't know."

"Ah? Did you learn this from Guru?"

"Fuck, you wanna test me too?"

"You're so boring, it's just a joke." Zhong Lili smiled awkwardly at Ji Min.

"There are definitely spies. Take the Scholars Association. I suspect that many of them are related to the Gulu Cult. Those scholars always think they have some knowledge..."

"You said Jiao Yujia was taught by Guru?" Zhong Lili widened her eyes.

"That guy is just an old stubborn man. I think that apart from him, the Scholars Association has been completely infiltrated by the Gulu Cult."

"Are they trying to use the power of words to cause trouble?" Zhong Lili immediately thought of the role of the Scholars Association in the Guru Cult.

"That's right! The people in the Scholars Association have some connections with the Chinese, Australian media, and some schools. But it's not just these reasons. You know, those literati and poets all like antiques, calligraphy and paintings. If the Guru Cult wants to maintain such a large organization, it must have a source of income. Moreover, the organization is spread all over the world, and a lot of funds need to be transferred. Those antiques, calligraphy and paintings can be used to transfer and wash rice very well."

"These guys don't do much business, where do they get so many antiques and calligraphy and paintings?"

"Hey, don't underestimate these people. Some people will ask them to use their connections to get their children into a certain school, or even for bigger things. In addition, some people want to make themselves famous through newspapers, or to help their company's business to release some information."

"Ask someone to do something, big deal? What big deal can these people do?"

"Some of these people have been professors, and some of their students have become successful in the future. Isn't that a relationship? You see in TV dramas, those people always call each other mentors, mentors..."

"Oh, didn't Jiao Yujia ask the president for help? I don't think he is that capable."

"Are you two talking about me?"

"Fuck, I'm here, you walk without making any sound."

Just as the two were chatting enthusiastically, a big bald head suddenly appeared behind them. Zhong Lili was startled and almost fell off her chair.

"Well, we didn't say anything bad about you." Zhong Lili explained embarrassedly.

"It's okay. I do have something important to discuss with President Kuang. There is something dirty in our Scholars Association and we need to clean it up." Jiao Yujia said in a low voice.

"When did you start eavesdropping on our conversations?" Ji Min looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"Well, it's not important. Now that President Kuang is dead, we can only put this matter aside. I didn't expect that I am so important in your eyes." Jiao Yujia smiled awkwardly. Eavesdropping on other people's conversations is indeed not a good behavior.

"You're left alone, yet you're merciless when you criticize others. You're really something." Zhong Lili teased him.

"How can I be a lone commander? I am still the president. Those people are just temporarily bewitched. Once the Guru Cult is eradicated, everything will return to normal. Besides, I am not criticizing anyone. I am just telling the truth."

"You seem to be quite open-minded. You are indeed a great scholar." Ji Min covered his mouth and laughed.

Just then, a voice came from a policeman's walkie-talkie.

"Hmm? Can we go now?"

"Great! I'm so tired of asking so many questions."

"That's right. The murderer himself admitted to the murder, but he still suspects this and that..."

When the people in the auditorium heard that they could leave, they cheered.

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