his mermaid

***

out of the concert hall.

A group of microphones rushed towards him, like alien beasts invading the earth. Jiang Dewen was shocked and ordered his men to stop those annoying reporters.

It's still not enough to make a fuss for a day, and I have to come to the door for an interview.

That's because, after the news exposed Jiang Dewen's scandal, he has not yet come forward to respond positively. All the media hope to be able to interview Jiang Dewen's statement as soon as possible.

On this day when Jiang Dewen ignored it, the news on the Internet did not decrease in popularity, and there was an upward trend.The current news will not only stop for a day or two, but a protracted battle.

Escorted by bodyguards, Jiang Dewen walked to the private parking space. Unexpectedly, a large number of reporters had already surrounded the car, and Jiang Dewen was blocked among the reporters.

The microphones of various news agencies had already been taped to his face. Facing the crowd, he was even more famous than when he was in his prime.

"Is your wife's car accident related to you? Your son accused the car accident of intentional rear-end collision. What do you think about this?"

These two questions have been asked no less than ten times during the reporter's pursuit of him just now.

"Mr. Jiang, is it true that Jiang Yaoxi is your illegitimate child? Did your extramarital affair cause the family to break up?"

"Excuse me, is your ex-wife the daughter of Shu Bowen of Shirong Group?"

Knowing that all this could not be avoided, Jiang Dewen waved his hand.

"I know that you are eager to know whether the news on the Internet is true or not. I solemnly declare that the rumors on the Internet these days are purely fictional. I have arranged for a lawyer to deal with it."

"Can you please answer our question just now? Why did your son turn against you? Is your illegitimate son really Mr. Jiang Yaoxi?"

"My two sons were both born to legitimate wives. But my ex-wife and I had a bad relationship, so I chose to divorce, which is understandable. After many years, the conflict at that time could not continue to this day. Due to the poor health of my ex-wife, causing She passed away unexpectedly, which I deeply regret.”

Questions from the reporters were still buzzing in his ears, but Jiang Dewen's assistant added: "We have nothing to say," forcing a way out of the reporters.

In the midst of the uproar, Jiang Dewen got into the car, and some reporters immediately retreated to make a fuss after getting his response, and he was able to escape.

Seeing the "Live Interview with Jiang Dewen" broadcast on the Internet, it was discussed in full swing by the masses, and there was a lot of abuse from below, and there were also many netizens who defended Jiang Dewen.

Yueguo turned around all day.

On this day, Yaochen stayed at home and spent nearly ten hours just discussing countermeasures with the public relations company on the phone.

He remembered that Chu Quan could provide testimony, but Chu Quan's phone could not be connected no matter what, so Yaochen gave up calling.

It wasn't until the domestic worker came to the house to make dinner that the two of them got together at the dining table.

"Yaochen, I think it's better not to make news about my aunt's death..."

"why?"

"If my aunt has just passed away, if she is involved in the whirlpool of public opinion, it will not be good for the company's prospects. If the media and public opinion are all aimed at uncle, what can we find out?"

"You're right, they can't find anything."

Yaochen glanced at him, and started to eat dinner, "But this can temporarily become a net, Jiang Dewen will not act rashly, and you will not be attacked again."

"Uncle is your father, not an enemy, maybe everything can be discussed properly, haven't you thought about asking him out to talk?"

"I'm not talking to him anymore. He's not my father."

"what?"

"It's nothing, don't think too much about it."

Yue Guo was stunned for a moment, had Yaochen completely broken with Jiang Dewen, he even said that it wasn't his father, so there was nothing to talk about.

"Have you ever heard of the law of cause and effect?"

"Are you saying that Jiang Dewen must have his reasons for what he did?" Yue Guo asked slowly.

"What exactly is he looking for? As long as he can find this, everything will come to light."

"You've asked me so many times, I really don't know what it is."

"Sometimes you are careless and ignore some details. So I really want to confirm again. Before the car accident, did you find that Yuehui had seen any suspicious people or hidden suspicious things."

"No."

Yue Guo picked up the spoon, can we eat now?He hates recalling the day of the car accident again, and the painful memories of that day have not gone away until today.

The pain he experienced is one aspect, and more importantly, the horrific scene of Xiaohui's death is unforgettable for him. As long as he mentions whether there are any clues that day, he will think of Xiaohui's appearance of being crushed under the car beyond recognition .

***

In the dark room, there was finally movement again.

The body on the ground squirmed, he had something to say, but it was extremely difficult to speak.

"You're still alive."

In the house where he couldn’t see anything clearly, Pan Nian was sleeping against the wall. Judging from the scenery outside the house, there was a forest nearby, and the light was blocked by tall trees in the forest during the day. During the day, he saw the head of a man on the ground. There were injuries, but the congestion had already solidified.Fortunately, the two men guarding them did not come in to abuse them, and opened the door to deliver water once in the morning.Therefore, Ban Nian slept for a day to make up for sleep.

What happened to the luggage that was taken away?There are still goods in there.Now was not the time to think about this—if he didn't think about how to escape, he would die here, and maybe this wounded man who was imprisoned with him could help.

After another half hour, the man finally spoke a complete sentence.

"Head hurts……"

"You have blood on your head." Pan Nian said, "It should have been hit by a blunt object."

The man on the ground was also tied hands and feet, and it took a lot of effort to turn his head to the direction where he heard the voice.

"Who are you, why are you here, you are also tied up?"

He knew very well that he couldn't untie the rope, but he always felt that Bannian had been sitting there for a day and a night, but he didn't help him untie the rope, that was also bound.

"Tell me who you are first, and why were you locked in?"

"My name is Chu Quan."

Faced with his unabashed introduction, Pan Nian was speechless, and for a moment didn't know how to explain why he was attacked and why he was locked up here again.

Because Pan Nian didn't answer, Chu Quan began to try to remember.

Two days ago, he was invited by Aunt Du to meet and talk to him about his father.

But when they met, Aunt Du just reminded him not to worry about it and invited him to dinner.

In the evening, he rode his bike home.Right at the door of the house, the way was blocked by a man who claimed to be Jiang Dewen.

Besides knowing that he was Jiang Yaochen's father, Chu Quan also knew that he was a celebrity.Other than that, nothing is known.

That Jiang Dewen was sitting in the co-pilot of a car, and two subordinates forced Chu Quan to talk to him at the window of the car.

But Chu Quan didn't cooperate, so Jiang Dewen said, let him get in the car and talk.

As soon as I got into the back seat of the car, the door was locked inside.Chu Quan took the opportunity to turn on the recording pen in his boot.

That was prepared for the investigation, so naturally I would not miss the opportunity to record it.

Until he woke up in the dark room just now, he still felt the foreign object in his boots.The recording pen has not been taken away, but he has no idea what was recorded.

His memory stopped abruptly when Jiang Dewen negotiated with him "don't intervene in the investigation of the cause of his father's death."

After saying this, Chu Quan yelled, "Why did my father commit suicide? Did you force him?"

But Jiang Dewen didn't answer. Immediately, two bodyguards rushed into the car and subdued Chu Quan. He tried to bite the person in front of him with his teeth, but his head was hit hard, and he lost all his memories afterwards.

However, during this period, the recorder has not been turned off, which may come in handy. He set the automatic recording to be turned off after an hour.The situation will be recorded up to an hour after that, and Jiang Dewen must have said something else after that.

Chu Quan bent his knees and stretched his neck with difficulty, but no matter how he struggled, his hands couldn't reach the boots, let alone take out the recording pen.

"Jiang Dewen asked someone to lock me in..." Chu Quan choked up.

"I know."

"Why, did you offend him too?"

With Chu Quan as his companion, Pan Nian became much calmer.

"I was originally his student and subordinate."

"You worked your life for him?"

"you can say it this way."

"So he's so bad."

"A lot of things are not what they appear on the surface. I know a thing or two about the obsession in Uncle's heart. He wasn't so bad at the beginning. By the way, how did you get in?"

"Me?" Chu Quan thought for a while, "My dad was forced to commit suicide by him. I wanted to ask him for clarification, so he caught me. What about you?"

"That's it. He suspects that I'm going to betray him, that's why I'm here. We will be imprisoned to death. When the time comes, he will deal with us. Jiang Dewen is such a person who doesn't leave room for anything."

Pan Nian spoke calmly, as if he was not afraid of such an ending.Chu Quan sighed unwillingly.

"Where is this place?"

"I don't know, probably in the suburbs."

"I turned on the recorder yesterday. I haven't heard what he said later... Maybe it will work, can you take it out for me?"

"where is it?"

"In my boot."

"You find a way to come behind me, and I'll try to see if I can get it."

Chu Quan moved slowly behind Pan Nian, trying to get his feet as close to his bound hands as possible, but in the dark, the two had no tacit understanding, and they didn't know how to do it. In addition, they communicated too much, which had already aroused the guards outside. attention.

Hearing footsteps outside, the two shut their mouths, making the room silent.

Until the footsteps go away.Pan Nian whispered: "Don't even think about taking the recorder. If there is evidence, it won't be good if they pick it up later."

"Too……"

Now they can't move, and even if they take out the recording pen, it is difficult to put it back.

"I have a plan." Pan Nian whispered.

"what?"

"Say something and bring him in. We'll kill him."

"It won't work. There are his accomplices outside."

"Just listen to me."

***

The news didn't stop at the current topic, by virtue of the popularity.

Yaochen also provided new information to the media.

Because of the discord with his father, he was repeatedly robbed and wounded.The two accidents were identified as accidents by the police who provided their records.

Although there is no direct connection with Jiang Dewen, the media has been fantasizing about these incidents and making a big fuss about them.

Some reporters even went to the police station to make a big fuss, criticizing the police for not doing their job well, and even now they can't catch the culprit behind the scenes.

As expected, the police began to pay attention to Jiang Dewen and decided to overturn the case again after some people came to their door to react violently.

At this time, Jiang Dewen had already taken refuge in another property to avoid being interviewed by reporters.

Unexpectedly, it was not a reporter but a policeman who came to him that day.

"Mr. Jiang, we have received a report that you are suspected of intimidation and cooperation in committing crimes. We would like to enter the house and have a talk with you."

The police came several times, but Jiang Dewen couldn't get out of the house, so he pretended nothing happened to welcome the police into the house.

"If you want to find clues about the prisoner from me, of course you are welcome, but I can explain that these things have nothing to do with me."

After taking his seat, Jiang Dewen ordered his servants to light a fire in the living room. The police officer who was seated was older than him, and seemed to be a detective, and the others standing were police officers.

"Before that, you must understand these things. Your son and his important friend have frequently encountered prank threatening letters from last year to this year, and were robbed twice. Before this, Mr. Gao Yueguo had been attacked A major car accident in which his sister died."

"Oh, so what?"

"We suspect that someone is operating behind the scenes. After investigation, Gao Yuehui, the deceased in the car accident, was an old acquaintance with your student Ou Che. Earlier this year, Ou Che accidentally inhaled X Shibishuang while smoking X at home and died. .”

"Your police have already looked for me about this matter. Ou Che's death was his suicide and had nothing to do with me. I have an alibi. Both of them died. It can only be said to be a coincidence."

"It's really a coincidence." The older policeman smiled. "Chu Rui, the driver who caused Gao Yuehui's death, committed suicide by taking a large amount of sleeping pills after the car accident last year. According to his son, his father received several threatening phone calls before committing suicide."

Jiang Dewen nodded.

"So, do you suspect it's me again?"

"Chu Rui used to be the driver of the Shu family and has close contact with you. We will clarify this with his son Chu Quan later."

"his son?"

Jiang Dewen's face did not change, but his heart beat faster.No doubt it was because Chu Quan was in his hands now.

"What is amazing is that his son Chu Quan lost contact with the outside world the night before, and we received a report."

As expected, there should still be some distance for the police to trace him.The old street near Chu Quan's home has no monitoring equipment, and the police cannot find it.

"In the case of Ou Che's suicide, since he didn't go out to nightclubs very much, we thought it was the poisonous X provided by the people around him, but the clue was cut off from you. Another student of yours, Mr. Bannian, also disappeared last night. United."

"Disconnected?"

"Now, we have every reason to suspect that you have controlled two witnesses who can provide testimony. We will continue to search for clues about the disappearance of Chu Quan and Ban Nian. Please cooperate with our investigation."

A row of policemen in the room showed serious expressions.

"Also starting today. We will monitor you around the clock."

Jiang Dewen muttered: "It's okay, I accept the investigation. But don't affect my normal life."

"No, we are just monitoring around your home, please don't act rashly."

This is Yaochen's plan to ask the media for help...

The police really monitored Jiang Dewen's villa all the time, making it difficult for him to move.

But no matter what Jiang Dewen did in the house, he might contact others to handle the case by telephone or the Internet, but the police did not have an arrest warrant and had no right to control Jiang Dewen's actions.

Back in the room, Jiang Dewen could see the police car downstairs from the window.He was so tired that he immediately closed all the curtains. It was daytime, but the whole room was as dark as night.

Jiang Dewen called Du Minhui.

"Where is Pan Nian now?"

When Jiang Dewen asked a serious question, he knew it was useless, and Du didn't plan to answer.

"You don't speak, it seems that you really lost contact. Why do you have to control the thoughts?"

He didn't want Chu Quan to be involved in the investigation. If there was a mistake, the fact that he hired Chu Rui would be exposed. He didn't want to cause further complications, so he controlled Chu Quan.

But the police brought more news than he expected, and he became very angry.

Du Minhui said calmly: "Listen to my explanation. He wanted to run away. I saw him booking a plane ticket and dragging his luggage. I was very afraid that he would really betray us."

"Where is he now?"

"In the same warehouse as Chu Quan."

"How's the situation?"

"There are guards, they are still alive."

"Everything is messed up now. You have harmed me and him. If the police search the place where they are hiding, Pan Nian will definitely confess. This is a great threat. Why don't you just let him run away? gone?"

"I have to destroy the goods in his hand. He has always loved Jiang Yaochen, and I am really worried that he will betray you, so it is better for us to control him first. Now there is only one way, you don't have to worry! As long as they are not around That's all, it's all right."

Jiang Dewen opened the curtains again, the police car outside the house was planning to stand by all day.

"Don't act yet," he reminded.

***

The plan mentioned by Ban Nian has not been carried out smoothly.

They tried their best to ask the guards outside for water and food, but they came in and fed them water and biscuits before they heard the news of their attack.The other party has no gap to let them go, let alone let them go.

Until the next morning, they thought they had no chance to stay here for almost three days.Chu Quan heard the guard outside the door talking clearly:

"Hey, go buy me a pack of cigarettes."

"It's far away, go by yourself."

"Come on, I'll guard them inside."

During the struggle, Chu Quan yelled towards the crack of the door.

"Dude, can you buy me a pack of cigarettes too!"

The other party really attracted his attention, and when he walked to the door, he knew that Chu Quan could hear him, so he mocked: "No way, you two are still smoking when you are dying?"

"So it's the last cigarette. At worst, I'll give you the bank card password. It's in the wallet you found out."

"Do you have money in your bank card?"

"There are a few thousand more."

"It's not enough for him, he is a rich man, don't worry."

"Hey! What do you want to do?" Pan Nian was sitting on the other side, but Chu Quan didn't expect such a request. He didn't plan to exchange his bank card for cigarettes.

The reason why Chu Quan judged him as a rich man was because he saw that the suit on Pan Nian was very expensive, even if it was stained with dust, it would not change its original quality.

After listening to Chu Quan's words, the guards checked everything they carried with them again.He went to the door to read the bank card number, Chu Quan also gave it a go, told him the password, and also told him the password of the mobile banking.

Soon it was Ban Nian's turn, he was also carrying a bank card, and now it was in the hands of the guard.

Pan Nian said the password very uncooperatively, and then they used the mobile phone password and bank card password to complete the transfer on the mobile phone.They will not give up after getting tens of thousands of deposits in the Bannian card, because this is the maximum limit today, and they can continue to withdraw money tomorrow night.The guard man took the money contentedly, and said to his accomplice, "Okay, go quickly. We will share the money equally. By the way, buy more food."

Another let out a giggle.

☆、Chapter 45