Chapter 14 Returning to China, October 3rd, Jiang Family Gathering...

On October 3, the legal department of Jiang's Group submitted newly compiled evidence to the police.

The three large boxes of documents contained explanations from the Jiang Group regarding the materials used in the construction of the New Harbor Bay project.

Each contract, each payment, and each bank statement proves that Jiang's Group never intended to use substandard materials. All materials were ordered and purchased at prices that were in accordance with compliant materials, with absolutely no intention of embezzling funds or cutting costs.

Jiang's Group also stated that it could not accept the large number of substandard materials on site and would pursue legal action against the cooperating construction unit, Yuanman Construction, and the suppliers involved in the substandard materials.

Suddenly, pressure was placed on the successful completion of the project.

To ensure the successful completion of the project, evidence must be provided to prove that the on-site construction team was completely unaware of the matter.

But how could they be completely unaware? The investigation team isn't stupid, and neither are netizens. You were the ones who laid the materials down day by day; do you think the construction workers wouldn't know whether they were up to standard or not?!

Netizens have turned their attention to Yuanman Construction, and combined with the escalating online accusations of premeditated murder, they have almost completely destroyed Yuanman Construction.

Some netizens even went to investigate the so-called material suppliers, and what they found was shocking: six out of ten suppliers had nepotistic relationships with Yuanman Construction.

Suddenly, most netizens who were originally targeting the Jiang Group shifted their focus of questioning and turned their firepower towards Yuanman Construction.

Jiang Group's public relations department, which had been waiting for the right moment, immediately took action to delete and block some extreme remarks.

"Hurry up, hurry up!" Song An personally supervised the work in the public relations department. "Delete everything related to President Jiang. Everyone has worked hard during this period, so triple pay and double the year-end bonus!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the afternoon tea that had been ordered arrived. In an instant, the public relations department shook off its dejected mood, and everyone became energetic, staring intently at their computers.

Meanwhile, the wealthy second-generation heir fainted on the spot in the interrogation room upon receiving the news, as the legal representative of the company.

After slowly regaining consciousness, the rich second-generation asked the lawyer with trembling lips, "If all of this is true, what will happen to me?"

“Going to jail is certain, it’s just a matter of how long the final sentence will be.” The lawyer looked haggard. “The company’s previous projects have also been suspended and investigated, involving a major safety accident. Coupled with the Zhang Yong incident that has caused a stir online, the situation is not optimistic.”

"But...but I don't know!! What does this have to do with me?! I didn't do it." The rich kid's face was deathly pale. "It's all...it's all..."

The rich kid paused, his terrified, dark pupils turning to the lawyer, a resolute look appearing in his eyes. He suddenly began waving his arms out the window, shouting hoarsely, "I don't admit it! I don't admit it!!"

The lawyer immediately sensed something was wrong. He was Zhang Man's man, and Yuanman Construction was already ruined. He absolutely couldn't let this idiot drag Chairman Zhang into this.

The lawyer quickly pressed down on the rich kid's hands, forcing him to look at him, and said in a half-reassuring, half-threatening tone, "Calm down." Before the police came in, he lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry, as long as you behave well, you can be released early. Your parents will need you to take care of them in the future."

After saying that, he let go of the rich kid's hand and gently patted him on the shoulder twice.

"Hehe." Xu Wangfei's throat emitted a strange groaning sound. He stared intently at the lawyer, his body trembling like a leaf.

The meeting room was so quiet that only the sound of the air conditioner blowing out could be heard, and the chill rose from the soles of my feet to my tailbone.

After a long while, Xu Wangfei lowered his head.

"Can I see them?" Xu Wangfei suddenly asked as the lawyer was leaving.

"Can."

"good."

——

On October 5th, Jiang Huaichuan was released from the bureau, but because he needed to be subject to investigation at any time, he could not leave City A.

Jiang Huaichuan's face was as cold as ice. His black silk shirt was neatly tucked into his suit pants. He strode out, with Song An beside him, who was holding a tablet and reporting on the company's situation over the past few days.

As soon as he stepped out of the police station, Song An paused inadvertently. He glanced quickly at his boss, quietly took half a step back, and continued his report without changing his expression.

Jiang Huaichuan opened the car door, then suddenly froze. He raised an eyebrow in surprise and turned to look at Song An beside him, only to find no one there.

"Bang"

The passenger door made a crisp sound, as decisive as Song An's steps as he fled for his life.

Jiang Huaichuan: ...

"What are you standing there for? To sunbathe?" Shen Li sat in the car, turning her head to look at Jiang Huaichuan, her usually gentle eyes unusually filled with suppressed anger.

Normally, Shen Li would never say such things to Jiang Huaichuan. She was truly angered this time and actually came up with the stupid idea of ​​sending him away.

As for the signal jammer, it's obviously someone's doing; these two are working together to "cheat" him.

Shen Wenyuan had a premonition that something was wrong, so he hurriedly found an excuse to go on a business trip to another city in the early hours of this morning, temporarily avoiding the storm.

Jiang Huaichuan immediately got into the car and closed the door.

As soon as Song An got into the car, he hurriedly closed the front partition.

The car drove smoothly, and the two people in the back seat breathed in sync. Shen Li, who had been suppressing her worries, almost lost control when she saw Jiang Huaichuan.

"It's my fault." Jiang Huaichuan took Shen Li's hand from her knees, rubbed it a couple of times, and wrapped it in his palm.

Shen Li's eyes reddened. He tried to pull his hand away by squeezing his wrist, but Jiang Huaichuan held on too tightly. Shen Li lowered his voice and couldn't help but stubbornly say, "You're not wrong."

"I was really wrong." Jiang Huaichuan tilted his head to follow Shen Li's gaze.

Shen Li was unaware of how pitiful she looked. Her almond-shaped eyes were glistening with tears, the corners of her eyes were red, her lips were tightly pressed together, and her thick eyelashes trembled. Her face was full of worry, but she stubbornly refused to look at him.

Jiang Huaichuan was like a facial recognition surveillance camera; no matter which direction Shen Li turned her head, she could always see Jiang Huaichuan's vulnerable eyes.

"You bastard!" Shen Li couldn't hold back any longer. He punched Jiang Huaichuan hard in the chest. The dull thud echoed in the car. As soon as he punched him, Shen Li regretted it. He lowered his eyes and patted the spot twice with heartache.

"Yes, I'm a bastard. I shouldn't have acted on my own. It's all my fault. Don't be angry, okay?" Jiang Huaichuan grabbed the hand on his chest and pressed it against his heart, coaxing him softly.

“Jiang Huaichuan, you can’t do this…” Shen Li said with lingering fear. He was afraid that Jiang Huaichuan would think he was protecting him, but that was not what Shen Li wanted. He argued, “I know this was your and my brother’s plan. You were afraid I would see bad news, but what if we really encountered danger?”

"Are you going to send me abroad and then face everything alone? What if something really happens to you? What am I supposed to do? Come back and collect your body? I was holding on just to see you one last time, how could you do this to me..."

Shen Li gasped for breath, his heart pounding so hard he could hardly breathe at the thought of this possibility. How could this person use some lame excuse of "for my own good" to not even give him a final farewell?

Shen Li became suspicious on the afternoon of the third day because Jiang Huaichuan rejected his voice call for the second time. Scrolling up, Shen Li suddenly discovered that the chat history between Jiang Huaichuan and him over the past few days was entirely text.

Shen Li doesn't usually use her phone much. When she's at the manor, she likes to read the books on the bookshelf for hours on end. Last night, she noticed that her phone was a bit slow when refreshing messages, but she assumed it was because she was abroad and in a small town, so she didn't think much of it.

During dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Shen discussed the events of their outing that day with normal expressions. Shen Li looked at Shen Ci and saw him looking back with a puzzled expression. Shen Li then concealed his unusual expression.

That evening, Shen Li made a video call to Jiang Huaichuan, but unsurprisingly, the call was not answered.

[Jiang Huaichuan: I'm in a meeting, it's inconvenient to video chat.]

It's 10 PM in Country S, which is 10 AM in China, right at the start of the workday.

Shen Li reached into her contacts and found Zhang Na's WeChat account.

Zhang Na is the project secretary in the secretarial team. Shen Li and Zhang Na work together quite frequently, but they are not close friends, so sending a message suddenly is a bit presumptuous.

Shen Lijia doesn't have many WeChat friends at work. He doesn't even consider Song An, who is one of the first people to be turned. Asking Song An about Jiang Huaichuan is no different from asking Jiang Huaichuan face to face.

Shen Li hesitated for a moment, but still sent Zhang Na a WeChat message.

[Chen Li: Zhang Na, is this a good time? I have a document with a pink sticky note on my desk. We need it for a meeting upstairs. Could you take a picture of the second page?]

Zhang Na replied in less than ten seconds.

[Zhang Nana: Chen Zhu! You finally popped up! Everyone at the company is asking where you've been!]

[Zhang Nana: I'll take a picture for you, but isn't there a meeting upstairs right now? (Confused)]

Shen Li's eyes darkened.

[Shen Li: I haven't been feeling well lately, so I'm taking some time off.]

[Chen Li: I'm sorry, I got the time wrong. Thank you for your help.]

[Zhang Nana: Oh, take care of yourself!]

[Zhang Nana: Withdrawal]

[Zhang Nana: Okay, take care of yourself.]

As expected, Jiang Huaichuan was lying.

Everyone is lying.

Shen Li immediately bought a ticket for the next available flight, which landed at 10 a.m. on the 5th.

Shen's parents did not notice anything unusual about Shen Li and left the manor as usual the next morning. However, Shen Ci kept glancing at Shen Li.

"You found out?" Shen Ci placed the warm water next to Shen Li.

Shen Li nodded.

Shen Ci understood, but asked helplessly, "Have you bought the plane tickets too?"

"Um."

Shen Ci stood up: "Let's go, pack your luggage, I'll go back with you. If nothing unexpected happens, we've booked the same flight. I predict you'll definitely find out today."

After leaving the manor, Shen Li's phone screen was flooded with messages, the most eye-catching of which was: "[Substandard building materials used in the construction of the Harbor New Bay project]".

When Shen Li opened the news and saw that Jiang Huaichuan had been taken away for investigation, her heart skipped a beat.

Scrolling further down, the comment section was filled with insults such as "unethical entrepreneur," "heartless businessman," and "murder for profit." Although most of the extreme comments have been deleted, some are still quite offensive.

Shen Li felt a tightness in her chest, turned off the news, closed her eyes, and didn't continue reading.

Only when the plane landed at City A International Airport did Shen Li's heart finally settle down, because he saw Song An's figure.

The route from the airport to the police station where Jiang Huaichuan was located passed by University A. Shen Ci wisely decided not to go and join the crowd. When they passed University A, he asked the driver to pull over and slip away first.

Since Shen's parents were still abroad, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, Shen Wenyuan wouldn't be showing his face in City A for the next few days, Jiang Huaichuan directly lured him back to Royal Blue Bay.

Jiang Huaichuan took out gray dog ​​slippers from the shoe cabinet and placed them next to Shen Li's feet. He then put on his own cat-head slippers, rolled up his sleeves, and asked, "What do you want to eat for lunch?"

"You're doing this?" Shen Li, leaning against the cabinet, raised her head in surprise.

"Hmph." Jiang Huaichuan raised his chin.

Shen Li remained skeptical, and he cautiously asked, "Any recommendations?"

"Tomato and egg noodles?" Jiang Huaichuan pondered for a moment and chose his best dish.

"Okay, let's have tomato and egg noodles." Shen Li followed Jiang Huaichuan to the kitchen to watch him cook.

Less than three minutes later, when the second tomato was chopped off and the fried eggs in the pan were almost burnt, Shen Li was pushed out of the kitchen by Jiang Huaichuan, who claimed that the smell of cooking oil was too strong.

Shen Li stared at the range hood in the kitchen, which cost over 100,000 yuan, lost in thought.

That makes sense, since neither of them had opened it.