Jiang Ning immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and asked Wu Jing for leave, declining the recording of the program. She needed to return to the company as soon as possible to deal with this matter.
“Okay, then we’ll schedule another time.” Wu Jing understood the sudden situation and watched her get into the car before leaving.
When Jiang Ning returned to her office, she already had a general plan in mind.
The village chief told her that when Gao Xiaolong was found, he had been soaking in the water for several hours, which meant that he had most likely fallen into the water at night.
That place has been fenced off with red bricks, and no one is allowed to enter at night.
The wall was two meters high, how did he get in?
He runs around outside at night, so how can his guardian fulfill their guardianship role?
The village chief also asked Gao Xiaolan why she didn't notice her brother was missing sooner, and why she only started looking for him the next morning.
Gao Xiaolan shirked responsibility, saying, "I was already asleep, how was I supposed to know he would run away? I can't exactly keep him tied to my belt."
"What did Gao Xiaolan say about her brother's death?" Jiang Ning pressed.
The village chief said, "She said that her brother had an accident at our construction site and that we must compensate him. She didn't want much, just one million yuan. If we didn't give it to her, she would expose the matter to the media."
Upon hearing Gao Xiaolan's demands, Jiang Ning had a bold guess in his mind: she was probably not innocent. If she could get a million yuan in compensation, wouldn't that be faster money than receiving a monthly disability allowance?
“Village chief, why don’t we just call the police and investigate Gao Xiaolong’s death as a criminal case? We can just say that Gao Xiaolong was mentally impaired and had no ability to climb a two-meter-high wall. It must have been murdered.”
Jiang Ning suggested.
The village chief hesitated. The project hadn't even been approved yet, and a criminal case had already occurred. This was too unlucky.
“Chairman Jiang, the project approval has been delayed. I asked around and found out that the county head is personally involved in this matter. The approval is being held by him. If a criminal case occurs at this time, wouldn’t it be detrimental to the project in the future?” He was very worried.
Having weathered many storms and even encountered situations involving death, Jiang Ning still maintained her composure. She encouraged the village chief to act boldly and assigned someone to keep an eye on Gao Xiaolan to see her reaction.
The village chief reluctantly agreed, but mustered his courage and reported the case to the police.
Police quickly cordoned off the scene, conducted an autopsy on Gao Xiaolong's body, and questioned relevant personnel.
That evening, when Jiang Ning returned home, Lin Qiao asked her about the matter.
“I heard from Guangming that Gao Xiaolong got into trouble. I think it was Xiaolan who did it. She could do things like burning down the printing factory and switching my exam papers back then, and now she can do things like killing her brother to get compensation.”
Lin Qiao analyzed.
After so many years of trials and tribulations, she has gained some understanding of human nature.
Some people who are not good to begin with will not learn their lesson no matter how long they are punished.
What's most infuriating is that she chose to tamper with Jiang Ning's project.
Driven by her own selfish desires, she did not hesitate to push Jiang Ning and the group into the eye of the storm.
Jiang Ning is currently participating in economic forums and recording programs, enjoying a period of great popularity. If any scandal were to occur, she would inevitably fall harder the higher she climbs.
"Xiaoqiao, don't worry, there's always a solution. This time, I don't want to let the evildoers get away with it, which is why things have escalated." Jiang Ning had her own plans.
Soon, the group's legal department sent several lawyers to Chayuan Village.
They worked alongside the police to investigate the case.
When Gao Xiaolan was questioned by the police for the first time, she still managed to fool them by saying she was asleep.
When the lawyer contacted her again, he didn't ask about the case, but instead tried to distract her by talking about compensation.
Gao Xiaolan chuckled inwardly, "Are you really going to compensate me? When will the money arrive?"
Lawyer: "Here's the thing, once we confirm that Gao Xiaolong is your brother, and that you are his only living relative, we can transfer the compensation to your bank account."
Does he have any other relatives? For example, parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, etc.?
Gao Xiaolan, only interested in keeping the compensation money for herself, quickly interrupted them.
“No, my parents are both dead. I am his only sister. We don’t have any uncles or aunts.”
Lawyer: "Then please provide some hair samples so we can compare them with Gao Xiaolong's genes. You understand, right?"
"No problem, I'll give it to you right away." Gao Xiaolan had been to prison, so she naturally knew about things like paternity testing.
The lawyer took the sample and left.
Gao Xiaolan waited and waited, but after several days she still hadn't received the results, and she started to get anxious.
"They're not trying to fool me, are they?" Gao Xiaolan wondered to herself.
I heard that those lawyers were staying in a hotel in the county town, and they actually came to ask them in person.
Lawyer: "This is a difficult case for you. We learned from the police that Gao Xiaolong's cause of death is questionable and the case has not been closed yet. We can only deal with compensation after the case is closed."
After all, if the person who killed Gao Xiaolong is actually found, you can't seek compensation from us anymore; whoever killed him will have to pay!
Gao Xiaolan was furious when she heard this. Why didn't they tell her earlier that the compensation was so troublesome? She had been looking forward to it for days.
“My brother drowned. He was mentally challenged. Who would murder him?” she blurted out.
Lawyer: "How do you know he drowned?"
The details of this case have never been released to the public, and there has been no conclusion yet. By saying this, she is practically admitting her guilt.
Gao Xiaolan panicked for a moment, but quickly retorted:
"He was found in the water; what else could it be but drowning?"
Lawyer: "Then you should wait for our notification. If it really is a drowning, the results will be out soon, but if it is murder, we'll have to wait until the killer is caught."
Gao Xiaolan left dejectedly, thinking to herself that this million wasn't so easy to get.
Just as she was leaving the room, she heard a lawyer say:
"I heard that paint was found on Gao Xiaolong's clothes. He must have gotten it on when he climbed the wall. If we start with the paint, I believe the case will be solved soon."
Gao Xiaolan's heart tightened. After returning home, she immediately checked the clothes she had worn that day to see if there was any paint on them.
How come she didn't notice that section of the wall had just been painted?
Fortunately, nothing was found on her clothes.
However, in order to solve the case as soon as possible, she came up with a brilliant idea.
She quickly found an opportunity to go to that wall, examined the paint, and scraped some off with a brush.
Then she found Shuanzi and, when he wasn't looking, smeared paint on his clothes.
After doing all that, she called her lawyer.
Upon receiving the call, the lawyer's lips curled into a smirk, and he immediately called the police.
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