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Chapter 291: Decisive Surrender_1

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Decisive Surrender_1

Hai City, a certain five-star hotel.

Qian Haoxuan snored loudly in his sleep on the bed.

Last night, he had thought of a way to beg for mercy, and, feeling quite confident about its success, he celebrated by finding a woman to spend the night with until the early morning.

Today, he got up bright and early and was already blocking the entrance to the Dongyan Media Company.

All this back-and-forth was truly exhausting.

After ending the call with his dad, he lay down on the bed and unknowingly fell asleep.

In a drowsy haze, he felt someone moving him.

Opening his bleary eyes, he saw several police officers.

"What are you doing?" Qian Haoxuan asked, groggy.

"Qian Haoxuan, you are suspected of intentional homicide. Please come with us for an investigation," the lead officer said.

Qian Haoxuan was pulled up by two officers and handcuffed.

"Let go of me, who says I killed someone? Do you have evidence?" Qian Haoxuan struggled and shouted.

"Qian Haoxuan, stop yelling. If we didn’t have evidence, we wouldn’t be here to arrest you. By the way, I’ve received news from our colleagues in Jing City, your father has also been arrested, and you father and son will be reunited soon," the lead officer sneered with a cold smile and with a grand gesture, "Take him away!"

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Jing City, a certain funeral home.

An employee leisurely smoked in the office while holding his phone, browsing Doule short videos.

Suddenly, he stumbled upon a video of Qian Xingchang being taken away by the police, which gave him a shock, nearly causing him to drop his phone.

"Damn it, why has Qian Xingchang been arrested? It can’t be that the matter has been found out, right?"

This employee, named He Yang, was the one who took money from Qian Xingchang and had disposed of two bodies for him.

He knew that the women had been killed by Qian Xingchang and his son.

For two million yuan, he had helped cremate the bodies without anyone noticing a thing.

Both times he had handled the bodies, he did it cleanly, with no one discovering anything amiss.

For years, there had been no issue.

The news of Qian Xingchang’s arrest suddenly made him think of that matter.

Uneasy and incredulous, he immediately exited the Doule app and called a friend.

This friend, named Jian Han, worked at Xingchang Group.

It was he who had arranged for Qian Xingchang to help out.

They had worked together pleasantly, and Qian Xingchang naturally didn’t mind arranging a position for someone.

It was just a basic management post, after all.

Although the news of Xingchang Group’s bankruptcy spread like wildfire, Jian Han hadn’t left his job yet.

Soon, the call connected.

He Yang immediately inquired, "Jian Han, are you still at Xingchang Group right now?"

Jian Han sighed, "Yeah, if I could get my salary, I would have left long ago."

He Yang continued, "Have you seen Qian Xingchang being taken away by the police?"

Jian Han replied miserably, "I saw it, and I even recorded a video. Now, I’m worried about not getting my salary."

He Yang was somewhat speechless; this guy could only think about his salary. He disregarded that and asked further, "Do you know why Qian Xingchang was arrested?"

Jian Han shook his head, "I don’t know about that. I’m just low-level management; how could I know so much? It seems that, except for Qian Xingchang’s confidants and his assistant, all the mid- to high-level staff have been poached; just nobody has come to poach me, or else I would have also left."

He Yang’s eyes brightened, "Jian Han, go and inquire with Qian Xingchang’s assistant to find out why your boss was arrested."

Confidants might not be privy to the details, but the assistant is close to Qian Xingchang.

When the police arrest someone, the assistant might be present at the scene.

Police, when making an arrest, usually disclose the alleged crimes of the person they are arresting.

Asking the assistant is the right move.

Jian Han was somewhat reluctant, "Why are you asking about this?"

He Yang naturally couldn’t reveal the real reason and said, "Are you stupid? Your company has shut down, Qian Xingchang has been arrested, what use is it for you to stay there now? It’s better to find out clearly, then you can judge whether Qian Xingchang can return or if you should continue to stay there."

Jian Han nodded, "You’re right, I’ll go and ask. To be honest, I’ve never even been to the floor where the chairman’s office is located."

He Yang urged, "Good, go ask now, I’ll wait for your call."

After hanging up, He Yang paced back and forth in his office.

If Qian Xingchang was arrested for murder, he could be implicated.

He had helped dispose of the body, which meant prison time.

Before long, his phone rang.

He glanced at the caller ID and immediately answered, "Jian Han, what did you find out?"

Jian Han said, "Brother Yang, I found out. Mr. Wang said that Qian Xingchang was arrested on suspicion of intentional homicide."

Murder indeed!

He Yang’s heart trembled.

It seemed very likely that the incident had been uncovered.

"Alright, if that’s the case, then Qian Xingchang is definitely in deep trouble. Don’t stay there, you’re wasting your time. I have other things to handle, got to go."

He Yang ended the call and resumed his pacing in the office.

He knew running away wasn’t realistic.

He didn’t have the wealth like those business tycoons or corrupt officials to flee abroad.

Moreover, he didn’t speak any foreign language, he’d only be able to wash dishes in a Chinese restaurant abroad, enduring a miserable life, never able to return home.

This was unacceptable to him.

Better to serve a few years in prison.

After all, he wasn’t the murderer; he’d only helped destroy the body.

The crime wasn’t too serious, and turning himself in could reduce the penalty.

Even if he couldn’t find a respectable job after getting out of prison, finding a job to make ends meet wouldn’t be a problem.

At least he would be in his home country, living in peace, with people around to help if needed.

With this in mind, He Yang dialed the police number.

"Hello, I want to turn myself in..."

After hanging up, He Yang slumped back into his chair, a bitter smile on his face.

One wrong step, and you lose for life.

But at the time, he really couldn’t refuse the one million Qian Xingchang had offered him.

For an ordinary person like him, it would take more than a decade to earn one million.

Shortly afterwards, the office door was opened and several police officers walked in.

"That was fast!" He Yang was stunned.

He had just made the call; how could they have arrived so quickly?

"He Yang, we were actually here to arrest you. I just received a call from a colleague, saying you called to surrender," the lead officer said with a smile. "Since you called before we arrived, that’s good. You’re considered to have surrendered, which can reduce your penalty. Come with us to assist with the investigation."

"You were already coming to arrest me? You know I helped Qian Xingchang and his son dispose of the body?" He Yang asked, puzzled.

"Yes, the evidence is conclusive. Let’s go, we’ll talk more at the station," the lead officer said.

The evidence submitted by Shen Dong naturally included the evidence of He Yang’s involvement in the destruction of the body.

As the body had already been destroyed, He Yang was a key witness, and Shen Dong would not overlook him.

The lead officer gestured, and the two policemen behind him immediately stepped forward to handcuff He Yang.

"Good thing I made the decisive call to surrender, or I would have missed my chance."

Thinking of his decisive self-surrender call, He Yang couldn’t help but give himself a mental thumbs up.