Chapter 18

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The news made a sensation across the country.

Jiang Yang, who had not yet gotten rid of the negative news of his fraudulent marriage, was involved in the homicide case overnight. The masses were in heated discussions, and they speculated about what role Jiang Yang played in this case.

Fang Yan was arrested, and as if the news was a bullet flying across their faces, it hit Meng Qian and Jiang Yang by surprise. It’s just that these people weren’t directly involved with him. Jiang Yang was not too worried. He was invited to the police station by the police to cooperate with the investigation and his face was as stable as mount Tai. The man was neither killed by him, nor was he the commander, naturally there was nothing to panic about.

However, Meng Qian had been uneasy since Fang Yan was arrested, and his soul could not rest, for fear of what Fang Yan would spit out.

“Don’t worry, Fang Yan is not an ordinary little thief, he won’t talk nonsense.” In the office, Jiang Yang finished a phone call with Jiang Zhaolin, pinched his nose bridge and stood up. He spoke words of comfort and held Meng Qian who was standing in a daze by the window.

Meng Qian looked uneasy and smiled reluctantly without speaking, because he knew that even Jiang Yang could not resolve his inner uneasiness. Four days had passed since Fang Yan was caught. If the police did not have definite evidence, Fang Yan should have been released after 24 hours, but now even though Fang Yan had nothing to do at the police station, he was still not allowed to be released on bail. Jiang Yang had not heard anything from him since so many days.

He was the richest man in the Yue City, but in such a small murder case, all his connections seemed to have failed such that even a police inspector in the police station did not tell Jiang Yang anything, even refusing anyone to meet Fang Yan. This was too abnormal.

Meng Qian vaguely felt that this matter was being manipulated. Otherwise, why did the police suddenly go to the construction site, and could accurately find Jiang He’s body? They even arrested Fang Yan with a firm attitude. Amongst everyone, even Jiang Yang couldn’t get in touch with him. This was absolutely not normal.

Suddenly he thought of the Huo siblings who he had seen outside the operation theater.

Huo Qing personally came to the Jiang residence to find Yan Su, and then appeared in the hospital. At that time, it was Yan Su who was the head surgeon of his grandfather.

He dare not tell Jiang Yang about this detail.

News broke out that Jiang He died after being strangled, and the police quickly found the murder weapon. When a person suddenly appeared and pleaded guilty, his ruse was quickly taken apart by the police and he was regarded a scapegoat. Fang Yan was still being detained in the police station. The rapid progress of the case and the resolute attitude of the police was staggering. After all, the prisoner was Fang Yan. The Yue City police had been exhausting manpower and material resources for many years. Finally, evidence could actually detain Fang Yan in the police station.

However, even more eye-popping news was still forthcoming. Within a few days, the most famous Blackpool Gallery in Yue City was sealed up for alleged money laundering. The person behind the scenes was Fang Yan.

Blackpool Gallery was not only the largest and best gallery in Yue City, but it was also the most famous, because Meng Qian was the contracted painter of Blackpool Gallery.

A few years ago, Blackpool Gallery was only a slightly famous gallery, not a household name. After signing Meng Qian, they continued to sell Meng Qian’s works at prices of hundreds of thousands. Meng Qian soon became media’s darling. The talented painter according to word of mouth, the prices of his works became higher and higher, and he seemed to be the leader among young painters.

{T/N: means a person loved by the media. Simply put, it means that Meng Qian was media’s favorite since they(the media) could get scoops(news) from/about him.}

In particular, Jiang Yang later appraised his ghost orchid at a price of three million yuan, which immediately made Meng Qian famous, and the prices of his works also rose. Not to mention the effects he continued to bring after his engagement with Jiang Yang. After careful calculation, Meng Qian had accumulated a total of 60 million total sales in the Blackpool Gallery since his initial work after signing the contract.

{T/N : The mtl shows photographed. And I have been editing it as auctioned or brought. But the most appropriate translation should be appraised since paintings and other arts have to be appraised for their values. And for Meng Qian’s painting to be sold at 3 millions, he must need recognition for his art which Jiang Yang gave. So the price raised that figure. From here on, I will translate it as appraisal / appraised depending on the sentence.}

Although there were countless voices questioning Meng Qian’s works since the beginning, Meng Qian was someone who was loved by God. He started to suppress people all along the way, and even won the richest man in the Yue City, Jiang Yang’s recognition, attracting the envy of countless people.

But that was all until the previous day. Today, the Blackpool Gallery was closed down for money laundering(by Fang Yan), and the person in charge was taken to the police station for questioning. As soon as the news came out, netizens were shocked, and it remained in the hot search for a long time. The people who ate melons began to speculate since the deceased was Jiang Yang’s cousin. The murderer was an underworld gangster. The gangster operated a gallery to launder money. Jiang Yang’s fiance Meng Qian was the number one person of the gallery, who knew he was so slick?!

A homicide case involved so many people, even dragging Jiang Yang and Meng Qian, the two celebrities of Yue City, into murky waters. Who knew what other turning points were still left?

{T/N: dragging into murky waters – means pulling/putting someone into troublesome situations.}

After learning that the manager of the gallery was arrested, Meng Qian finally panicked, but he didn’t have the time to make preparations. Just as the gallery was seized in the morning, the police rushed to the Jiang residence to take Meng Qian away at noon.

These two days of hot search were the same as some web series/drama, one episode a day, even the hawkers in the vegetable market were talking about it at their leisure.

In this case, the police’s behavior was very high-profile and they did not shy away from the media. Whenever there was any progress, the media was immediately notified and the information made public. A few news portals had even set up special topics for continuous reporting.

There seemed to be someone behind the scenes deliberately publicizing the case, hoping everyone knew it.

After Meng Qian was taken away, Jiang Yang also realized this. His lover was handcuffed and taken away by the police. He made countless phone calls to no avail. Even those political figures who were close to him were unwilling to intervene. This moment of powerlessness made Jiang Yang finally realize what despair was.

“He is just a rich man, not an emperor. Thinking that the entire Yue City revolves around him!” Huo Yun turned off her phone after browsing the news page. She laid on Ye Shuming’s shoulder and watched the two people walking by the lake not far away. She couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. “Our brother Su is so cruel, he didn’t reveal anything or say a word. He pulled down Jiang Yang and the other two. Say, how did Su ge know the truth after Jiang He was killed? Or where the corpse was?”

{T/N: reference to Meng Qian and Fang Yan}

“If you are curious, ask Su ge.” Ye Shuming poured a cup of black tea for her and hugged Huo Yun’s shoulders, basking under the sun with his wife in the yard.

“No, it would be boring to get a spoiler.” Huo Yun said.

Ye Shuming laughed: “You’re really watching all this as an episode?” But wasn’t this case following the smooth rhythm of a ticking bomb, as if it had been buried underground and the blasting time was carefully designed?

“Updated.” Huo Yun swiped the latest news.

It was found by the police that the young painter Meng Qian did participate in the money laundering of the gallery, and the police announced the contract between the gallery and Meng Qian. From the beginning to the end, all the works of Meng Qian were exhibited by Fang Yan in order to launder money. That was why even though Meng Qian had just graduated, his works could be sold at a high price of 100,000 or more.

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