Sang Yu was stunned. Why is there so much money?
She freaked out.
No one would send over that much in cash for no reason. The man must have some malicious intent.
Sang Yu forced herself to calm down. She knew that she had to tell Shen Peichuan about it immediately, so she fished her phone out of her purse. Unfortunately, she was too nervous, and her hand slipped. Her phone fell onto the floor.
She picked it up and saw that the screen on her phone had cracked, but she realized it was still working when she pressed the buttons. At once, she dialed Shen Peichuan’s number, but all she got was a mechanical voice telling her that the phone was turned off. Sang Yu frowned. Why am I not getting through? What do I do? What if this cash gets Shen Peichuan in trouble?
Sang Yu was freaking out and blaming herself. She thought that her carelessness was what got her in that position. Truth be told, she didn’t even dare to imagine how bad things might be for Shen Peichuan…
For a moment, she felt lost as she sat on the floor.
Who else can I call at a time like this?
Sang Yu couldn’t afford to be careless anymore and needed to talk to someone. A few minutes later, she thought about Lin Xinyan. Zong Jinghao is a genius, and I’m sure he’ll know what to do! Upon coming to that conclusion, Sang Yu dialed Lin Xinyan’s number.
The sun was shining brightly in the sky, and Lin Xinyan had gone to the park with her baby boy. Cheng Yuwen and Zong Qifeng joined them. Cheng Yuwen sighed and thought about how quickly time had passed. “Looks like autumn is right around the corner.”
Zong Qifeng turned his attention to the trees. The green leaves had already turned yellowish. It’s autumn, and winter is coming after that. When spring rolls by, the trees will return to their former green glory. Humans, on the other hand, will just fade away after death.
Zong Qifeng thought that he wasn’t afraid of death, but in the end, he was still a little nervous about it.
Cheng Yuwen said with a heavy heart, “Time really waits for no man.”
Lin Xinyan added, “You’ll need to wear thicker clothing soon, uncle.”
Cheng Yuwen smiled.
The phone sitting in the stroller rang suddenly. Zhuang Zijin handed the phone to Lin Xinyan while informing, “Your phone is ringing.”
Lin Xinyan put the baby back into the stroller and draped a small blanket over him. After that, she accepted the mobile phone from Zhuang Zijin and saw that the screen had lit up with Sang Yu’s name on it. Huh? Why is Sang Yu calling me suddenly?
Sang Yu’s nervous voice came as soon as Lin Xinyan accepted the call. “Xinyan,” said Sang Yu hoarsely. “I made a terrible mistake.”
Without any context, Lin Xinyan was left confused. She asked, “Slow down. What mistake did you make?”
Sang Yu suppressed her anxiety and answered, “I came home after work yesterday and met a guy in the elevator. He claimed that he was there to thank Peichuan and gave me a box of apples. When I opened the box this morning, I saw that there were no apples inside. It’s a box of cash! Xinyan, what do I do now? I’m so scared, and I don’t know what to do.”
Lin Xinyan understood why Sang Yu was nervous then. Giving them cash? Shen Peichuan had just gotten a promotion, and the cash was delivered over at a time like that. It was obvious that the perpetrator was after him.
Shen Peichuan would definitely be affected if the matter were not settled well.
“Have you called Shen Peichuan? What did he say?”
“He turned his phone off so I can’t get in touch with him. Xinyan, please help me come up with a solution.”
“Calm down,” said Lin Xinyan. She considered the situation for a while before asking, “Where are you now?”
“I’m home.”
“Okay, I’ll head over right away. Wait there.”
Sang Yu murmured a reply before she hung up.
Lin Xinyan turned to Zhuang Zijin and requested, “Mom, please help me babysit for now.”
Zhuang Zijin nodded and asked, “Is something wrong?”
Lin Xinyan nodded before hurrying away. Zong Qifeng turned and saw her running, so he reminded her, “Remember to drive safely no matter what, okay?”
Lin Xinyan told him she would.
She grabbed the car keys as soon as she reached home and left immediately to meet up with Sang Yu.
Sang Yu was sitting on the sofa then. She shifted her gaze to the box of money, but she was no longer as nervous as she was in the beginning. The door was knocked on soon after, and she headed over to open it.
Lin Xinyan entered the house. Sang Yu pointed to the box and said, “I didn’t know. I thought it was just a box of apples that isn’t worth much. That was why I… I never thought…”
Lin Xinyan stroked Sang Yu’s shoulder and comforted, “That man deliberately lied about the content being apples. That proves that he came prepared and was worried about you not accepting the gift.”
“Will this affect Peichuan? I wanted to tell him about it, but his phone is turned off. I truly am out of ideas. That’s why I called you over…”
“Do you have tape?” asked Lin Xinyan.
Sang Yu nodded and quickly got her some tape.
Lin Xinyan taped the box up and said, “Okay, let’s go.”
“Where are we going?”
“To the police station. Your neighborhood has security cameras, right?” asked Lin Xinyan as she picked the box up. Sang Yu nodded and replied, “Yeah.”
“Good,” said Lin Xinyan before she instructed calmly, “Go to the guardhouse and check the security footage. We can’t wait and let the criminal mess with it. Download the security footage to prove that you are unaware of the content. After that, we will take the money over to the police station, and you can explain the situation then.”
Sang Yu replied, “Okay, I’ll do that right away.”
Lin Xinyan added, “I’ll be at the entrance. Come over immediately after.”
Sang Yu nodded. The two of them went downstairs via the elevator, and Lin Xinyan put the box of ‘apples’ in her backseat.
Sang Yu called Shen Peichuan again as she waited by the door.
Shen Peichuan’s phone remained turned off.
That morning, Shen Peichuan was taken in for questioning as soon as he got to the station. His phone was confiscated and turned off to prevent him from contacting anyone.
“We trust you, but the anonymous tip we received seems legit as well. He said that you accepted the bribe and even specified that your wife was the one who handled it.”
“Chief Shen is an honorable man. This is obviously a set-up!” claimed a colleague.
“Do you have any proof to back that statement up?” asked a superior.
The one who spoke up couldn’t refute. However, he still insisted, “Regardless, I don’t believe that Chief Shen will ever accept bribes.”
“How about this? We’ll start the investigation right away. Chief Shen will be banned from working for the time being…”
“That won’t do. I have an ongoing case,” said Shen Peichuan, who had been keeping quiet until that moment.
“We will reassign your case to Wang Dui for now.”
Wang Dui hadn’t spoken up. He had been working alongside Shen Peichuan the entire time, but Shen Peichuan was promoted to chief while he remained a captain. The difference in their rank was simply too great.
Hence, there was no way Wang Dui would speak up for Shen Peichuan at that moment.
“I will solve the case if it is reassigned to me,” promised Wang Dui.
“You’re counting on that, aren’t you? I bet you’re the one behind this set-up!” growled someone who was on Shen Peichuan’s side. The man glared angrily at Wang Dui.
“Do you have any proof to back that claim? I’ll consider it as defamation if you don’t,” refuted Wang Dui. He wasn’t afraid of anything, and his tone was fierce when he added, “You can’t spew nonsense like that just because you have Shen Peichuan backing you up!”
“You…”
Shen Peichuan stopped the man who was voicing up for him. After that, he turned to the officials in the internal affairs department and said, “I’ll accept the investigation.”
Shen Peichuan was not guilty of anything, so he was okay with being investigated.
“Great, then Wang Dui will…”
Bang!
The door to the room suddenly flew open and disrupted everyone.
They turned toward the door to see Sang Yu standing there and holding a box.
Shen Peichuan was surprised to see her there. He stood up, walked to her, and asked, “What brings you here?”
“I came for you,” answered Sang Yu as she held her head up high. Lin Xinyan had told Sang Yu that everything will be fine as long as she told everyone the truth. The former also reminded the latter to remain calm before entering the room.
Hence, Sang Yu was calm at that moment.
