Chapter 30： Xu Chengyan is dead (1/2)
Xu Chengyan died.
When He Yang heard the news, there was no reaction, but he patiently listened to the explanation from the person on the other end of the phone.
He Yang didn't hang up until the person finished speaking.
Chi Yi came over and asked curiously, ”Young Master He, what did Yanyan say?”
”It's nothing.” He Yang took the wine glass on the table and said calmly, ”A boring April Fool's Day call.”
It's just an April Fool's Day prank call.
Find someone to collude with good lines and say it on the phone as if it were real.
But today is April Fool's Day.
He Yang put down the wine glass, looked at the cards on the table, and said to the others, ”Continue.”
The table games continued.
It's just that in this game, He Yang was a little absent-minded.
Obviously he had all the good cards in his hand, but he still lost the game in the end.
After a few rounds, He Yang lost a lot of chips.
It was already one o'clock in the morning, and He Yang got up and said, ”Go back.”
Chi Yi asked, ”It's all over, why should Young Master He just sleep here?”
Another person at the gaming table also said, ”Yes, Xiu Zhu has rested on the boat, won't Young Master He stay?”
He Yang just said lightly, ”No need.”
He Yang turned around and left the houseboat and went back alone.
When we got back to the apartment, it was pitch dark inside.
Turning on the lights, there was no one in the living room, and the bedroom was the same as when he left in the morning.
He Yang didn't care, he just lowered his head and loosened his tie.
Everything is still as usual.
One less person in the apartment doesn't matter.
The next morning, He Yang came to the company.
There was a meeting in the morning, He Yang gave the phone to the secretary and said, ”Wait for Jiang Lin to come over.”
”Okay.” The secretary nodded, and after He Yang left, he continued to sit back to work.
Not long after, Jiang Lin came over.
Jiang Lin was still holding a document and said to the secretary, ”Where's my brother?”
The secretary replied, ”Mr. He is still in the meeting, about half an hour.”
Jiang Lin responded and sat on the sofa to rest, ready to wait for He Yang to come out.
The secretary poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Lin and went back to the desk.
But soon, the secretary saw that Mr. He's cell phone was ringing from an unfamiliar number.
The secretary answered the phone, and when he heard the content on the other side, he was suddenly surprised.
So after He Yang's meeting was over, he returned to the office and saw that something was wrong on the secretary's face, and even Jiang Lin, who was next to him, was in a daze.
”What's wrong?” He Yang asked casually.
”Mr. He, I just got a call.” The secretary handed over the phone and said slowly, ”Mr. Xu Chengyan had a car accident yesterday—”
”Already deceased.”
He Yang turned off the afternoon job and bought a plane ticket to Anshi.
Jiang Lin also followed He Yang to the hospital.
Under the leadership of the staff, the two finally met Xu Chengyan.
It's just that Xu Chengyan at this time is already a cold corpse, covered with a white cloth.
Under the white cloth, the scorched marks on the corpse could still be seen faintly.
Jiang Lin looked at the corpse in front of him and couldn't believe it.
”How is that possible...” Jiang Lin stretched out his hand tremblingly and lifted the white cloth slightly.
It's just that the corpse has been burned beyond recognition, and there is not even a complete piece of skin on the face.
Jiang Lin suddenly couldn't figure it out.
A very good living person, I sent him a message yesterday morning, why is it gone today?
Jiang Lin opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything, and his throat was a little dry.
After a long time, Jiang Lin recovered his voice and said to the staff next to him, ”My friend... how did he... how did something happen?”
The staff explained: ”It was an accident on the hill road yesterday morning.”
The road on the other side of Xiaoshan Road is inherently unsafe, especially one of the corners, which has had several traffic accidents before.
In addition, it has only rained in Anshi in the past few days. When the van turned a corner, the tires slipped, and it rolled directly from the mountain road and fell to the bottom of the cliff.
However, the neighborhood is relatively remote, and generally no one passes by, and no one knows what happened.
But unfortunately, not long after the van rolled over, a fuel tanker also went up the hill, and it also rolled over at the same position and exploded directly.
It was also because the explosion of the oil tanker was too loud that no one noticed that there was a car accident on the side of Xiaoshan Road.
But the rescue came too late, and the explosion was too violent. The two people trapped in the van had no time to escape. Together with the tanker driver, a total of three people died on the spot.
”If it had been discovered earlier, the two people in the van might have been rescued, and they could have been rescued before the van exploded...” The staff felt a little regretful.
Hearing this, Jiang Lin felt uncomfortable.
The staff said again: ”By the way, Mr. Xu Chengyan still has some relics.”
With that said, the staff pushed a small mobile table next to it.
On the table, there was a charred backpack and a watch that was burnt to pitch black, but the phone next to it seemed to be slightly better preserved, but the screen of the phone was broken.
Jiang Lin's eyes were red and he picked up the phone.
”We found this mobile phone near the accident site. Fortunately, the mobile phone is not broken.” The staff said, ”I asked the family members of the other two deceased yesterday, this mobile phone should belong to Mr. Xu Chengyan, and we have already charged it. Electricity.”
The screen of the phone was covered with cracks, and Jiang Lin felt a little heavy in his hand when he held the phone.
Yesterday morning, my sister-in-law still used this mobile phone to send him messages.
But now, nothing is left.
Jiang Lin lowered his head and couldn't help wiping his eyes.
The staff stood quietly aside, because they had seen a lot and were used to the various emotions of their family members.
The staff thoughtfully handed a pack of tissues to Jiang Lin. Seeing Jiang Lin's sad expression, he couldn't help but raised his head and looked at another man in the room.
The tall man in a dark gray suit stood beside the corpse, but his face was indifferent.
The staff secretly looked at this cold-looking man. It was obvious that this man came to claim the body together, but the man hadn't said a word since he came in.
Even when he saw the bleak appearance of the corpse, there was no emotional fluctuation on the man's face.
It was as if the dead man had nothing to do with him.
The staff looked back and didn't ask anything.
And the man stood beside the corpse and watched for a long time, and then he slowly stepped forward and came to the table.
He Yang looked at the things on the table and took the watch.
The watch is still dirty, the dial is broken, and the strap is cracked in the middle.
And the time of this watch is always stopped at half past ten.
The watch had already been burnt to black, but He Yang still recognized that it was a birthday present he gave Xu Chengyan before.
He Yang looked at his watch and suddenly shouted, ”Jiang Lin.”
Pressing his fingertips on the dial, He Yang asked slowly, ”Is it April Fool's Day today?”
Jiang Lin's mood was still a little heavy, and he remained silent. After a while, he replied, ”No.”
April Fool's Day is over.
He also hoped it was an April Fools joke.
Jiang Lin put down his phone and took the backpack next to him.
There are still a lot of small things in the backpack, and the wallet and documents are still inside.
But Jiang Lin still couldn't believe it, so he couldn't help asking the staff, ”The person who died...is it really Xu Chengyan?”
”Yes.” The staff nodded. ”Although the surveillance cameras in the driveway are broken, there were surveillance cameras when Mr. Xu got into the car.”
At that time, the video captured by the surveillance was that Xu Chengyan got into the driver's car, then went to the village, walked directly through the middle of the village, went to the short road, and then went up the small mountain road.
Although there is no surveillance in the village, and the surveillance on Xiaoshan Road is broken, it can still be determined from the surveillance in the town that it is indeed Xu Chengyan.
Moreover, the number of deaths in the end could match the images captured by the town's surveillance. In the surveillance, Xu Chengyan sat in the passenger seat and set off together with the driver.
When the police finally dealt with the accident scene, they found two bodies in the van.
Staff: ”If you claim the body now, follow the procedure.”
Just as Jiang Lin was about to respond, he heard the cold voice of a man—
”Not claimed.”
Jiang Lin was stunned for a moment, looked at the man subconsciously, and shouted in confusion, ”Brother?”
He Yang looked at the cold body and said slowly, ”He is not Xu Chengyan.”
The staff was stunned, and quickly explained: ”These relics contain Mr. Xu's identity certificate, and the surveillance in the town can also prove that Mr. Xu got into this car...”
”If necessary, family members can also provide DNA samples, and the hospital can do identification.” The staff said.
He Yang still looked indifferent and said, ”There is no sample, I will not provide it.”
”Brother!” Jiang Lin on the side became a little anxious, and quickly pulled He Yang's arm, and hurriedly said: ”What's the matter with you?!”
But the expression on He Yang's face remained the same. Looking at this charred corpse, it was like looking at a stranger.
He Yang: ”It wasn't Xu Chengyan who died.”
The staff had no choice but to say: ”If the family refuses to claim it, the unnamed body will be handled by the police uniformly.”
”As you go.”
He Yang still had a casual attitude and turned to leave.
When He Yang returned to the hotel, it just started to rain outside.
He Yang sat on the chair by the window and looked out the window.
From this perspective of the hotel window, you can see the entire ancient town.
He Yang listened to the sound of the rain, still looking indifferent, took out his notebook and started work.
Jiang Lin was still at the hospital, and went through the body claim procedure alone, and didn't come back until evening.
Jiang Lin took the formalities, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw the man by the window.
The man is facing the laptop screen, probably working on it.
Jiang Lin walked over slowly, looked at the man in front of him, and said, ”I will go to the funeral home tomorrow.”
”Prepare to be cremated.” Jiang Lin's voice was a little choked up.
But the man just casually raised his head and said casually, ”I can't see my face clearly, who knows if it's him who died.”
Seeing He Yang's attitude, Jiang Lin got a little angry and said excitedly, ”But those things belong to my sister-in-law! The surveillance also caught it!”
”That's really dead.” He Yang nodded, looked away again, and continued to work.
Jiang Lin looked at the indifferent man in front of him, and suddenly felt a little strange.
Sister-in-law is dead.
But his brother just sat here and didn't react at all, he couldn't see the slightest bit of sadness at all.
Jiang Lin couldn't stay any longer, and silently returned to the room.
The next morning, Jiang Lin went to the hospital and then to the local funeral home to arrange the cremation of the body.
Everything was done by Jiang Lin alone.