Chapter 388 Investigation

Howard sighed helplessly: "She used to be close to me, so some people suspected that I encouraged her to gamble. I don't know how the rumor spread, but some people said that I deliberately led her astray. After she committed suicide, her parents also suspected me, so this time her parents found someone to take revenge."

"But I really didn't know anything about gambling. I don't even know when she got into gambling."

Huo Chenzhou then understood.

Since Howard hadn't done anything like that, he wasn't worried. Even if the other party had sent someone to harm Howard today, with him stopping them, those people wouldn't dare to come again. No one would dare to harm Howard anymore; they didn't have the guts.

"Don't worry, those people won't dare to cause you any more trouble."

Howard nodded: "I understand. Luckily you arrived early today, otherwise I don't know what might have happened."

Huo Chenzhou said, "They also suspected that this matter was related to you, which is why they took action against you. But I stopped them today, so they dared not look for anyone else. However, a dead person is indeed a big deal. The police will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. When the police come to your door, just tell them the truth. Don't worry too much."

Howard nodded: "Okay."

Huo Chenzhou said, "I will speak to them. I took a few days off this time to deal with this matter."

Howard sighed, "I'm sorry to trouble you again."

Speaking of which, Howard felt that his life had always been full of misfortunes. Every time he tried to do something, he would encounter natural disasters or man-made calamities, and he simply couldn't escape them.

He had encountered so much trouble that he had become somewhat numb.

For example, this incident felt completely inexplicable to him.

But since it has already happened, he can only accept it.

Howard said, "You should also be careful of them, in case they retaliate against you."

"They dare not report me."

Huo Chenzhou said that the other party only had some influence in the town, which meant nothing to him, and he didn't care at all.

If the other party dares to cause any more trouble, he won't let him off the hook.

now.

In a teahouse.

A middle-aged man stared at the person in front of him with a dark expression, then angrily smashed his teacup.

"I promised you so much money, and you didn't even kill him?"

Huang Shi's face turned ashen. He was completely devastated after learning that his daughter had committed suicide. She was his only daughter; how could she have been so despondent as to take her own life?

Besides, she only owes a little money, right? He has enough money to pay it off for his daughter, so why is she so upset?

He couldn't believe his daughter could be so confused.

His daughter is so well-behaved, so why would she suddenly become addicted to gambling?

There must be someone directing this from behind.

With this in mind, Huang Shi went to investigate and actually found a lot of interesting things.

His daughter became very close to her colleague Howard while gambling.

It was while Howard was at work that his daughter started getting involved in gambling, so he concluded that Howard must have corrupted his daughter.

That must be it.

So he wanted to kill Howard to avenge his daughter, but now he's alerted Howard, and the people he hired didn't succeed. He can no longer harm Howard.

The tall, thin man said helplessly, "We have no choice. Howard has a younger brother who is very powerful. He holds a high rank in the military. How can we afford to offend an officer? Since he came in person, we dare not do anything."

"Anyway, we're not going to do this business."

After everyone left, Huang Shi's face was full of anger.

But he quickly adjusted his mood.

He went to the police station and said to them, "I want to report a case. I suspect that my daughter's death is related to Howard. I want to report Howard for enticing my daughter to gamble."

The police officer asked, "Do you have any evidence?"

Huang Shi paused for a moment and said, "Although I don't have evidence, I have witnesses. Many people in the factory saw my daughter and Howard talking, and I have reason to suspect that they were discussing gambling."

The police officer nodded: "We will investigate this matter."

The gambling that Huang Shi's daughter participated in was illegal. The other party lured her into gambling by fishing, giving her small wins first, and then making her lose more later.

That's how his daughter gradually fell into this trap, and in the end, she lost everything.

After his daughter died, the police first dismantled the gambling syndicate.

If Howard truly lured people to gamble, then Howard must also have connections with these criminals.

The police then went to the factory to question some workers. Those workers believed the rumors and actually said that Huang Shi's daughter and Huo Hua were very close, saying that they were inseparable and that it might be Huo Hua who instigated it.

In short, Howard became a suspect.

Because of the accident at the factory, Howard didn't go to work. He went home and lived with Chun Ya after they got married. Chun Ya found herself a chores job and came back home after finishing it.

She went to the kitchen to get busy and asked, "Is the soup made with radish or mushrooms?"

Howard said, "Radishes, please."

Actually, he had no appetite at all, so it didn't matter what kind of dish it was, but since Chun Ya had brought it up, he would give his opinion.

Chun Ya then went to cook.

She was actually very worried about Howard and felt quite anxious, but she didn't show it. She was afraid that if she brought it up, it would make the atmosphere very tense.

So no one mentioned it again.

Of course she knew that Howard was wronged. She spent every day with Howard and naturally knew that he did not gamble, nor would he encourage others to gamble. But other people did not think so. Moreover, an innocent person is not necessarily understood by others. What if Howard was ultimately wronged by them?

She was genuinely worried, but she couldn't say it out loud.

well……

After they finished cooking, the two were eating when Chun Ya's worst fears came true.

The police arrived.

"Comrade Huo Hua, someone has reported you. You need to come with us; we need to investigate you," the police officer said.

Howard stood up silently. It would be a lie to say he wasn't afraid. After all, he was a law-abiding citizen, and even though he had seen this kind of situation before, he was mentally prepared. He knew the police would come looking for him.

Unexpectedly, Chun Ya stood in front of him and said anxiously, "Officer, he has nothing to do with gambling. I can testify for him. The girl's death has nothing to do with him either. You can't wrong him."