Soul Patch

Chapter 164 I killed him

Wenjie was only stunned for a moment before quickly recovering from the system message.

Wen Tianyi sat in the front desk seat, his face showing an extremely painful expression. He was probably on edge, too busy trying to save his own life to think about his injuries.

Now that his nerves were relaxed, the pain from his injuries seemed to be magnified several times over, leaving him with no mood to think about anything else.

Wenjie saw bottled water under the front desk, took one out, unscrewed it, and handed it to his father.

"Dad, have some water!"

"……Need not"

Sweat dripped from Wen Tianyi's forehead, clearly indicating that he was in great pain and didn't even have the strength to drink water.

Wenjie was getting anxious. He had called 120 a while ago, but the ambulance still hadn't arrived.

"Dad, there's a forensic doctor among the police officers upstairs. I'll call her down and help you with this!"

"Um"

Wen Tianyi didn't look up, and gave a weak groan.

Wenjie picked up the internal phone and saw a Huahai International contact list under the glass counter on the reception desk. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that the receptionist had good work habits!

He glanced at the room and realized he didn't recognize any of the departments or people inside, so he didn't know who to call.

I don't know the building's floor plan. Besides the general manager's office and the marketing director's office, who else is on the 20th floor?

Deep down, he actually wanted to call Li Shiman, as he felt more at ease once he confirmed that she was safe and sound.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally dialed the number of the dormitory leader, Wang Hui.

Wang Hui works on the 19th floor and is the company's operations director. Moreover, judging from the shareholding structure, his father, Wen Tianyi, controls more than half of the shares, while the remaining shares are held by the Wang family.

He is certainly the one who least wants Huahai International's reputation to be damaged. A sharp drop in stock price is equivalent to a reduction in their family's wealth. Moreover, the fact that the Wang family was able to send Wang Hui and several senior executives north to establish a branch company is enough to demonstrate his status within the family.

Wenjie called Wang Hui using his mobile phone; he had Wang Hui's number saved in his phone.

After the call connected, Wang Hui responded with a gloomy voice.

Clearly, what happened at Huahai International today has exceeded his expectations. Two bodies have been found in succession, and the police have been investigating the case since they arrived at the scene this morning.

Police officers, security guards, forensic doctors, technicians, office staff—everyone who arrived at the crime scene over the past few hours has been questioned. Wen Tianyi is nowhere to be found, and Wang Hui is refusing to see anyone… The entire building is now in complete chaos.

Everyone was living in fear and anxiety.

Even more troublesome people tipped off the head office, exaggerating the situation Huahai was facing. Wang Hui received several calls demanding answers, and initially assured them that the situation was under control and that the bigwigs at head office shouldn't be alarmed.

But gradually, things changed beyond his expectations, especially when the receptionist ran up and told him what had happened in the lobby on the first floor. The police arrested Wenjie, Wenjie escaped, and Wen Tianyi got into a fight with the police...

I don't know what happened next. Maybe the father and son knocked out a policeman, or maybe they both got seriously injured, or maybe it was a fight to the death!

Wang Hui simply locked himself in his room, waiting for the police to resolve the murder case before he went out.

Unbeknownst to Wenjie, while he was busy searching for the murderer, everyone else in the office was busy with their own affairs—gossiping, watching the drama unfold, kicking someone when they're down, and all sorts of other things. Various versions of Wenjie killing his assistant were already circulating among these people.

It was at this moment that Wenjie called Wang Hui.

"Could you go upstairs and call the forensic doctor down? My father is injured, and I need her to help bandage him."

Wang Hui was standing on the windowsill, looking thoughtfully at the ground-level parking lot below the building through the glass window.

After a long pause, he replied, "Okay!"

They then took the elevator upstairs, and as soon as they got off, they saw the police officers taking statements from everyone.

The lead policeman was a tall, muscular man with sharp eyes. He glanced at Wang Hui, who was walking towards him, and stopped him with his hand: "Hello, I'm a policeman from the North District Police Station. My surname is Wu. There has been a murder here, so you can't go over there."

As he spoke, the policeman who identified himself as Captain Wu glanced at the office behind him.

Following his gaze, Wang Hui saw that the forensic doctor was conducting a preliminary autopsy on the deceased assistant, looking here and there, and occasionally taking photos.

He looked away, then glanced at Captain Wu, a thought creeping into his mind: That receptionist was talking complete nonsense, spouting accusations that Wenjie had gotten into a fight with the lead officer—what a load of rubbish! Captain Wu is just standing here investigating the case!

He nodded and chuckled, saying, "That's right, the company's general manager is injured and wants the forensic doctor to help treat him."

Upon hearing this, Captain Wu looked towards the forensic doctor and asked, "Xiao Lin, how much longer will it take on your end?"

"Oh, soon, I'll finish here and go check it out."

"Okay!" Captain Wu replied, then turned to look at Wang Hui.

His gaze was somewhat like an X-ray, as if he wanted to see through Wang Hui's internal organs.

Wang Hui nodded repeatedly, thanked him, and hurriedly turned around and walked back. After walking a few steps, he remembered to take out his phone to tell Wenjie to wait a little while, as the forensic doctor would be coming downstairs soon.

But the phone rang for a long time, and no one answered.

That's strange. He's the one asking for help. Why wouldn't he answer the phone when he's asking for help?

He simply took the elevator down to the first floor.

Upon arriving at the building's lobby, I found it completely empty, but a person was lying not far from the entrance, with a fire extinguisher lying askew beside them.

He ran towards the person on the ground, then suddenly stopped a few steps away.

The man on the ground was covered in wounds; his skin was smashed and blood was flowing from the broken skin… Wang Hui looked around; the spacious hall was deserted. He felt a chilling wind seeping into his trouser legs.

This... isn't this Xiao Liu from the administration department? He's their company's network administrator, responsible for the maintenance and repair of the company's hardware and software.

Who would kill him?

And so cruel! Even if you're going to kill someone, you don't have to beat them up like this!

Wang Hui stood in the center of the hall, his legs trembling, unable to move an inch.

Just then, his phone rang. In this state of mind, he was already on the verge of a breakdown; any slight disturbance could drive him completely insane.

At that critical moment, the phone rang. The ringing echoed in the empty hall, drifting towards the distant walls only to bounce back, creating weakened sound waves that reached his ears...

That's how echoes are formed. Sometimes an echo can make a person's speech sound powerful and authoritative, while other times it can terrify them.

For example, right now, Wang Hui's hands are completely out of control; he can't get his phone out, and he can't hang up through his clothes.

He trembled violently, like a leaf turning into a ball.

Fortunately, the phone stopped ringing after a few rings, and he calmed down a bit from his initial shock.

"Slap!" A hand landed on his shoulder.

My nerves, which had just begun to recover, were jolted back to their wits' end.

Why didn't you answer the phone?

It's Wenjie's voice! Oh my god, it's Wenjie! That's great!

Wang Hui almost burst into tears. He mechanically turned his neck, and Wenjie's face came into view.

"Wenjie!" He collapsed onto Wenjie's shoulder, choking back sobs.

Fortunately, he was a grown man. He managed to restrain himself and forced a smile, suppressing his emotions: "Wenjie, quick! Call the police! There's...there's a dead person here!"

"Yes, I killed him!"

"you……"

The next second, Wang Hui rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot.

(End of this chapter)