128: Chapter 128 Clarifying the Reasons

Officer Da Liu and Xiao Zhang had already prepared to step forward and make an arrest.

After seeing the image on the television screen, the two exchanged a glance, both seeing terror in each other's eyes.

They didn't make a sound, but their feet moved backwards very honestly.

One step, two steps.

Until they retreated to the edge of the conference room, trying their best to minimize their presence.

The hands holding the handcuffs had already loosened, and their palms were covered in cold sweat.

They had only one thought in their minds.

The captain has kicked an iron plate this time.

When gods fight, mortals suffer.

They must not lose their jobs just because they tagged along on this trip.

They were just following orders; they didn't want to become victims of a power struggle.

Zhao Gang and Da Jun stood behind Chen Hao.

The nervousness and worry on their faces were wiped away, replaced by wild joy in their hearts.

They had bet correctly.

The news report on the TV ended.

The screen switched to the next international news segment.

Chen Hao reached out, picked up the remote control, and pressed the power button.

The screen flickered once and turned completely black.

The conference room became completely silent.

Chen Hao threw the remote control onto the table, making a soft "pa" sound.

Chen Hao slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over the few people standing in front, and finally locked onto Lei Daqiang.

"What crime did you say I committed just now?"

Chen Hao asked.

His tone was very flat, and his volume was not high.

But to Lei Daqiang's ears, it was even more terrifying than a loud shout.

Lei Daqiang opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

He didn't dare to respond.

He knew that whatever he said now would be wrong.

Ni Shaoyong didn't even dare to lift his head, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Officer Da Liu and Xiao Zhang kept their heads down, looking at their own toes, fearing they would attract Chen Hao's attention.

Seeing no one answer, Chen Hao slammed the table.

"Bang!"

The solid wood conference table made a dull sound.

"Speak!"

Chen Hao roared.

He stood up and strode in front of Lei Daqiang.

"Didn't you want to take me away just now?"

Chen Hao extended his hands, wrists together, and held them out in front of Lei Daqiang.

"Come on, take me away."

Looking at the hands so close to him, Lei Daqiang was so scared he retreated half a step, his back hitting Ni Shaoyong.

He had arrested countless people in his life, but he had never felt handcuffs to be this scorching hot.

Chen Hao pulled his hands back and straightened his suit cuffs.

"You had better take me away today.

If Uncle Jiang Wang doesn't come to pick me up personally, I won't leave your bureau.

I'll let him explain it to my grandfather and see how your Haidian Branch handles cases."

Jiang Wang. The current Minister of the Ministry of Public Security.

As soon as this name came out, Lei Daqiang's psychological defenses completely collapsed.

Although he was a criminal investigation captain at a branch, he wasn't even an ant in front of a big shot of that level.

Chen Hao even called Minister Jiang's name so affectionately.

This wasn't just kicking an iron plate; this was stepping on a landmine.

Lei Daqiang had only one thought in his mind.

Self-preservation.

Someone had to take the blame.

He couldn't sacrifice his future and his life for this idiot Ni Shaoyong.

Lei Daqiang turned around abruptly.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his arm and slapped Ni Shaoyong hard across the face.

"Pa!"

He used all his strength in this slap.

Ni Shaoyong stumbled from the blow, half his face swelling up rapidly, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Covering his face, he looked at his childhood friend in disbelief.

"Lei Zi, you..."

"Shut up!"

Lei Daqiang roared.

He reached behind his waist, pulled out his handcuffs, and deftly twisted Ni Shaoyong's hands behind his back.

Only two crisp "click" sounds were heard.

The cold metal handcuffs locked tightly onto Ni Shaoyong's wrists.

Ni Shaoyong broke into a cold sweat from the pain, but didn't dare say another word.

He knew that Lei Daqiang was cutting off his arm to save his life.

In this circle, it was common for people to scatter when disaster struck, especially since he was the one who dragged Lei Daqiang into this.

After handcuffing Ni Shaoyong, Lei Daqiang turned around.

The ferocity on his face disappeared without a trace, replaced by an expression of extreme terror.

His waist was bent very low, his attitude humble to the extreme.

"Young Master Chen, we were wrong."

Lei Daqiang's voice trembled, and even his form of address had changed.

"It was all this guy who filed a false police report.

He provided false leads and maliciously framed you.

We were also deceived by him, which is why we came to disturb you."

As Lei Daqiang spoke, he observed Chen Hao's reaction from the corner of his eye.

"We apologize to you.

Please be the bigger person and don't hold this against us.

This was our negligence in our work; we didn't verify the situation clearly."

Lei Daqiang grabbed Ni Shaoyong and pushed him to the front.

"We will arrest him immediately and take him back to the bureau for strict interrogation.

We will never tolerate such scum who disturbs social order and frames good people."

Seeing this, Officer Da Liu and Xiao Zhang hurried forward.

They grabbed Ni Shaoyong's shoulders, one on each side.

Lei Daqiang remained in a bowing posture, not daring to look up into Chen Hao's eyes.

He was waiting for Chen Hao's final verdict.

As long as Chen Hao didn't pursue the matter, he would have escaped disaster today.

Chen Hao looked at the bitter ruse in front of him; he knew exactly what play these two were acting out.

Lei Daqiang was sacrificing a pawn to save the king, pushing all the responsibility onto Ni Shaoyong to buy his own safety.

Chen Hao was also struggling with the decision.

Although he was very angry and wanted to punish these bastards, he didn't dare to really blow things up.

After all, his identity as the Sun Family's grandson was fake; it couldn't stand up to the state's enforcement agencies examining it with a magnifying glass.

If the ins and outs of this matter reached Old Master Sun's ears, the hard-earned trust would collapse.

But this matter couldn't just be let go lightly today.

Children of the compound had their own rules and temperaments.

Being blocked in the office with handcuffs, if he just cursed a few times and let them go, such a weak display wouldn't fit the style of a compound child and would instead arouse suspicion.

"Alright, stop acting."

Chen Hao said with a cold laugh.

Lei Daqiang's hand trembled, and he quickly let go of Ni Shaoyong, but he didn't dare stand up straight.

Ni Shaoyong gasped in pain, cowering to the side and not daring to make a sound.

"Gangzi, Da Jun, Lei Hu."

Chen Hao raised his head and looked at the three people standing behind him.

"Take those two officers to the third floor for a rest.

Close the door."

Zhao Gang and Da Jun exchanged a glance.

Da Jun stepped forward and pushed Officer Da Liu and Xiao Zhang:

"Let's go, you two, let's go downstairs for a smoke."

Officer Da Liu and Xiao Zhang couldn't ask for anything better and quickly followed Da Jun out of the conference room.

Zhao Gang and Lei Hu also retreated.

The door to the conference room was closed tightly.

Only Chen Hao, Lei Daqiang, and Ni Shaoyong remained in the room.

Chen Hao leaned back in his chair, his gaze landing on Ni Shaoyong's swollen face.

"Tell me, who exactly are you?

I, Chen Hao, don't believe I have offended anyone in the capital.

What deep grudge do I have against you that is worth you bringing the police to my door to arrest me?"

"Young Master Chen, my name is Ni Shaoyong."

Ni Shaoyong swallowed, not daring to look up.

"I am the General Manager of the Electronic Technology Incubation Park under the Electric Vacuum Factory.

Deputy Director Zhang Huai of the Information Management Bureau is my brother-in-law."

Hearing the name Zhang Huai, Chen Hao cleared up the sequence of the whole matter.

When the Information Management Bureau came for research a few days ago, Zhang Huai made things difficult in every possible way; it turned out the root of it was here.

"So it's peer competition."

Chen Hao picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Since the pilot program couldn't compete with us, you planned to use such low-class tactics to steal it?"

"Young Master Chen, I really didn't know you were from the Sun Family!"

Ni Shaoyong was so anxious he was about to cry.

"If I had known your identity, even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn't have dared to come and cause you trouble.

Someone lied to me."

"Who lied to you?" Chen Hao asked.

"It was Song Wei. Someone from the Song Family."

Ni Shaoyong poured out the entire conversation from the incubation park office yesterday afternoon.

"He told me that there was no boy with the surname Chen in the third generation of the Sun Family.

I was blinded by the profits of the pilot program at the time and believed his words.

I thought you were a swindler using the compound's banner to go around cheating people.

Young Master Chen, I really didn't intentionally frame you; I'm just an idiot who was used as a gun."

The pen in Chen Hao's hand stopped.

Song Wei.

He noted this name down.

The circle in the capital is only so big; it's normal for children of the compound to inquire about each other's backgrounds.

Song Wei's speculation was actually very accurate; he just didn't expect that Chen Hao was taking Sun Kai's route and had forcefully made this identity real.