Memory inheritor

Chapter 225 Assistant

Chapter 225 Assistant (Part 2)

Wei Hongsi estimated that Liu Lu's entry into Zhiwei was mostly her own idea. While the reasons were certainly valid, the leadership must have had other considerations when approving it.

Upon seeing the message from Director Liang, Wei Hongsi knew that his prediction was correct.

Liu Lu can be considered an "external aid" brought in by the task force. Previously, her only responsibility was to protect his personal safety, and she was not responsible for anything related to the case.

Perhaps because the situation became increasingly complicated, Liu Lu's protection methods changed, and the responsibilities she assumed also changed accordingly.

This is evident from her description of her responsibilities; her assigned role was with Wei Hongsi, not the task force. Director Liang's final reply conveyed the same message.

Having confirmed this, Wei Hongsi could confidently assign work tasks to Liu Lu.

This is a special talent. It would be a waste to let her do routine administrative work. It would be better to let her make the most of her strengths and put more effort into case analysis.

Wei Hongsi made Liu Lu his assistant, and no one questioned what work he assigned her; the two shared an office, and no one could see what she was actually doing.

Li Xuan was very efficient. In less than half an hour, she rearranged the area near the door of the office, added a set of desks and chairs, and installed a computer.

After Li Xuan left, Wei Hongsi called Liu Lu over and said, "I have two confirmed work assignments this week. One is a technical exchange meeting on Wednesday, which will be held at our company; the other is a department team building activity this weekend. I'll send you the plans later. From now on, please keep track of my schedule for me. If I forget anything, you can remind me anytime."

"Okay," Liu Lu said with a smile and a nod.

She requested to keep track of Wei Hongsi's schedule, and Wei Hongsi directly assigned this task to her, which was a cooperative attitude.

Wei Hongsi asked, "Are you also attending the exchange meeting on Wednesday?"

Liu Lu said, "That's not necessary, I can stay outside the venue."

Do you have any further questions, or any issues that require my assistance in resolving?

"No, not at the moment."

"That's good. I have a task for you to complete now."

"Please go ahead, Mr. Wei."

Wei Hongsi asked, "Are you aware of the case of Han Tao's death?"

Liu Lu was somewhat surprised. She had already adjusted her mindset and was ready to accept her first task as a Zhiwei employee, but she didn't expect Wei Hongsi to ask this question.

However, she didn't show it on her face and immediately changed her mind, replying, "I know about this, but I don't know the details."

Wei Hongsi then recounted in detail the circumstances of Han Tao's death, followed by the investigation results of Uncle Zhang's car accident five years ago, and finally the relevant plot points from "The Story of Time".

Liu Lu's previous work focus was not on this, and this was the first time she had learned of this information. She was quite surprised after hearing it. Two car accidents five years apart, with the same details, and even more bizarrely, they were recorded in a novel printed six years ago.

Wei Hongsi said, "I think there should be other clues hidden in that novel, so I hope you can carefully sort out the contents of the book."

Liu Lu nodded and said, "Understood, I will record any unusual content."

Wei Hongsi asked, "Which type of content do you consider abnormal?"

Liu Lu said: "All descriptions related to death."

Wei Hongsi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll send you the electronic version right away."

"Okay." Liu Lu stood up and returned to her seat.

Wei Hongsi sent Liu Lu both the team-building plan sent by Lu Jiaqi and the scanned electronic version of "The Story of Time" sent by Yu Zhen.

Seeing that Liu Lu seemed to have gotten into work mode, Wei Hongsi continued writing the materials for Wednesday's exchange meeting.

More than an hour later, near the end of the workday, he finally finished writing the material. He checked it himself first, and then sent it to Gu Shiming, asking his senior brother for some suggestions.

He stood up and stretched, then noticed Liu Lu looking in his direction. Realizing there was another person in the office, he asked, "How much have you read?"

Liu Lu said, "I've skimmed through it and made some notes. Shall I send them to you now?"

"Send it over here." Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "That's really fast."

The novel has over 25 words in total. He spent one or two hours reading it every day and it took him four days to finish. Although Liu Lu was speed-reading with a specific purpose, it's quite impressive that he could finish it in just over an hour and even take notes of the key points.

He quickly received the document from Liu Lu, opened it and took a look. The contents were brief but clear.

For example: "Page 17, falling from a building, indirect description."

Page 21, car accident, witnessed scene.

"Page 31, hallucination of flight, possibly a metaphor for death."

The entire record contains as many as 42 direct or indirect descriptions of death, and 23 more that appear to be metaphorical descriptions of death.

Wei Hongsi hadn't finished reading the book long ago, and he still remembered most of the plot. Therefore, when he saw the key points recorded by Liu Lu, he was able to recall the relevant plot details.

However, when I read it at the time, I didn't pay much attention to most of the descriptions of death in the book, because the author described them in a light and understated manner. In addition, a person dies several times, and the writing is filled with a strange sense of disjointedness, giving the reader the feeling that death is just a trivial matter.

Only those car accidents were described in great detail. Although they were not exaggerated, they stood out much more compared to the other descriptions of death scenes, and thus left a deeper impression on the reader.

At the end of the document, Liu Lu briefly summarized the frequency of various causes of death, with falling from a building being the most frequent, occurring 14 times.

The second most common cause of death was death from illness, with 12 deaths; the third was drowning, with 9 deaths; and the fourth was car accidents, with 7 deaths.

If we include hallucinatory death metaphors such as flying, ascension, and soaring, the number reaches 21. There are also two suspected death metaphors, both mentioning mirrors, but their specific meanings are still unknown.

Wei Hongsi didn't pay much attention to these descriptions of death while reading the book, simply considering them a magical writing technique. Now, taking these seemingly insignificant plot points out of context, they seem quite different.

If each description of death foreshadows a real death, then this book is related to at least four or five people.

However, these are all very common causes of death, so using them as clues for investigation is unlikely to yield results. But if used as a condition for ongoing investigations, it might be of some use.