The next day, on the road to Haitain Pharmaceutical.
Ye Cangtian drove while looking at Tang Xinwan, who was in a good mood.
“By the way, do your Tang family and the Shangguan family have any past connections?”
“The Shangguan family, one of the eight great families of the capital?”
Tang Xinwan couldn’t help but shake her head helplessly and explained, “Although our Tang family also came from the capital, back then we were at most considered a scholarly family, not related to those influential families at all.”
The eight great families of the capital were all at the level of China’s top families.
Let alone their Tang family, even the Fu family, the number one family in Yangzhou, was nothing in the eyes of any of the eight great families of the capital.
This was also the reason why Tang Xinwan was particularly worried when Ye Cangtian provoked the Yuwen family back then!
However, Ye Cangtian was unfazed and continued to ask, “Do you know someone named Shangguan Ruxue?”
“I don’t know! Why are you suddenly asking about this?”
Tang Xinwan gave him a somewhat strange look.
Ye Cangtian chuckled awkwardly, “Just asking.”
It seemed the other party really didn’t know Shangguan Ruxue, so there was only one last possibility: this Shangguan Ruxue should be related to Tang Xinwan’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Tang were members of the Hidden Group, and it was said that Xiao Feng and Shangguan Ruxue had also joined the Hidden Group. It seemed normal for them to know each other.
And their relationship should be quite close!
Otherwise, Shangguan Ruxue wouldn’t have warned Ye Cangtian like that last night!
“It seems that if I have the chance, I need to interact more with that person. She might know clues about my father-in-law and mother-in-law’s disappearance!”
Ye Cangtian smiled as he figured it all out.
Tang Xinwan looked at him strangely, feeling suspicious. Why did this guy suddenly ask about this?
Also, did this guy sneak out last night to meet this so-called Shangguan Ruxue?
…
As the car drove to Haitain Pharmaceutical.
They found a police car parked at the company’s entrance, with two police officers questioning someone.
“What happened?”
After getting out of the car, Ye Cangtian walked up to inquire.
The two police officers were acquaintances. One of them greeted him familiarly, “Brother Ye, there was a homicide case last night. The victim had visited your company, so we’re here to get some information.”
Ye Cangtian nodded, not paying too much attention.
At this moment, Xu Weiwei, dressed in a police uniform, emerged from the company. Upon seeing Ye Cangtian, she walked directly towards him.
Ye Cangtian couldn’t help but smile. This girl was already second-in-command, yet she was personally handling such a minor case.
However, Xu Weiwei’s expression was somewhat grim. She walked up and asked, “Where were you last night?”
“Uh, I was at home!”
Ye Cangtian replied, sensing something was wrong, and asked, “What’s the situation?”
“At 2 AM, a man named Kawada Ichiro was found dead in a five-star hotel.”
Xu Weiwei frowned and looked at him, continuing, “This person visited here yesterday and reportedly had a conflict with you. I’ve reviewed the surveillance footage here and believe you are a suspect in the murder!”
“…”
Ye Cangtian was stunned!
That lunatic from Japan yesterday was dead?
Although he had slapped the other party a few times yesterday, and even kicked him to severe injury in the end, he still had his limits and couldn’t have killed him.
Xu Weiwei explained, “After leaving here yesterday, this man returned to his hotel and never left. His bodyguards also stated that they hadn’t interacted with anyone in Yangzhou.”
“But he was murdered last night, that’s a fact!”
“And in his few days in China, he hadn’t had any conflicts with anyone, except you!”
Xu Weiwei looked at Ye Cangtian, her gaze filled with complexity and concern.
She believed he wouldn’t sneak in at night to assassinate someone over a trivial matter. But now, all the evidence and trouble pointed to him, which was very disadvantageous for Ye Cangtian!
Ye Cangtian couldn’t help but smile wryly and asked, “You mean, he had a conflict with me yesterday, I beat him up, and then he was assassinated at night.”
“I am highly suspected now, because I might have been worried about retaliation and decided to strike first?”
Seeing Xu Weiwei biting her lip without speaking, Ye Cangtian sighed helplessly, as expected, he was the most suspected!
Admittedly, this matter was quite peculiar!
That Kawada Ichiro, who came to cause trouble yesterday, was assassinated at night. It was clear someone was trying to frame him!
“I really didn’t kill him. Feel free to investigate!”
Ye Cangtian smiled easily, not overly worried.
After all, he didn’t kill the person, so even if he was suspected, the blame wouldn’t fall on him.
He was just very curious, who was trying to frame him?
Although Kawada Ichiro wasn’t a top expert, he still had some strength, and with a group of samurai bodyguards, the person who could assassinate Kawada Ichiro was naturally not an ordinary killer.
The other party didn’t directly assassinate him but used framing as a method, which Ye Cangtian found a bit strange.
He was even more curious, who was the mastermind behind it!
Xu Weiwei left soon after. She also believed that Ye Cangtian wasn’t the killer, so she was busy investigating other clues at the moment.
As Ye Cangtian turned around, he saw Tang Xinwan staring at him.
“You killed someone?”
“It has nothing to do with me!”
“But you lied just now, you weren’t at home last night at all!” Tang Xinwan stared at him intently, with a mixture of worry and anger.
The anger was because this guy seemed to have gotten into trouble again, and she was also worried about the trouble it might cause.
Ye Cangtian chuckled awkwardly, “You know I went out last night?”
Seeing her not speaking, Ye Cangtian said helplessly, “I did go out last night. Shangguan Yun asked me to go out to discuss important matters. As for the death of that Kawada Ichiro, it has nothing to do with me!”
Tang Xinwan hesitated, then asked doubtfully, “Did you really not kill him?”
“I really didn’t kill him, I swear!”
“Forget it, it’s best if it wasn’t you!”
Tang Xinwan breathed a sigh of relief, her expression returning to normal, but she soon snorted, “Then you sneaked out last night just to meet Shangguan Yun? What about Shangguan Ruxue?”
Earlier in the car, he had mentioned Shangguan Ruxue once. Hearing it, she knew it was a woman’s name, and she couldn’t help but feel a little jealous.
Ye Cangtian saw her displeased expression and knew this girl was probably overthinking.
He chuckled and said, “Shangguan Ruxue is Shangguan Yun’s aunt. The other party mentioned you last night, and I thought you knew each other. It seems she should be a friend of your parents.”
Tang Xinwan was slightly startled, then nodded.
Her parents did have many friends in the capital in the past. As for whether there were any descendants from the eight great families, she wasn’t too sure.
But her parents were good at making connections, so it wouldn’t be strange for them to know people from the eight great families!