Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest-Chapter 1179 True Proof (55)

The person questioning Wang Chen was a middle-aged police officer, plain-looking but with sharp eyes.

His gaze was fixed unwaveringly on Wang Chen, as though he wished to pierce through Wang Chen’s soul and uncover all his secrets.

Wang Chen swallowed hard, showing a hint of nervousness as he cautiously responded, "He told me not to get close to Xie Yunyao. Xie Yunyao is my classmate. Last night’s birthday party was held for her..."

Wang Chen spoke haltingly, but he still managed to clearly explain the situation.

The younger officer coughed and asked, "Do you know who he is?"

Wang Chen replied hesitantly, "I heard Xie Yunyao call him Han Haoxuan. Last night was the first time I met him. What exactly happened?"

The younger police officer explained, "Last night, Han Haoxuan got into a car accident. His car collided with the overpass and flew off it."

"Huh?"

Wang Chen was shocked. "A car accident? Then this Han Haoxuan..."

Wang Chen didn’t finish his sentence, but the young officer nodded and replied, "Yes, he’s dead."

"Dead?"

Wang Chen became even more nervous, almost flustered. "This—this has nothing to do with me, right?"

The middle-aged officer smiled. "Don’t worry. We’re just here to investigate a few things."

Saying that, he handed Wang Chen a business card. "Here’s my card. If you recall anything else, feel free to call me."

Wang Chen quickly took the card. "Alright, no problem."

"Oh, right!"

Wang Chen suddenly remembered something and said excitedly, "I recall that last night, when Han Haoxuan talked to me, he smelled heavily of alcohol. He must have drunk a lot!"

The two officers exchanged glances.

The middle-aged officer asked impassively, "Anything else?"

"Nothing else."

Wang Chen shook his head with a bitter smile. "I’m heading back to Yi City this morning. I bought the ticket a few days ago—there’s no problem with that, right?"

The middle-aged officer thought for a moment and replied, "No problem, as long as we can reach you."

Wang Chen immediately sighed in relief. "That’s good."

The middle-aged officer stood up and said, "That’s all for now. Remember to contact me if anything comes up. Xiao Wu, let’s go."

Wang Chen escorted the two officers to the door.

After walking a few steps outside, the younger officer complained to his colleague, "Honestly, HQ is making a fuss over such an obvious case, insisting on checking every detail. His reckless behavior killed him—how could this be someone else’s fault?"

The middle-aged officer chuckled. "You’ll get used to it. After all, this isn’t an ordinary individual. HQ has its hands tied too. They just want us to take action and show that something is being done. That’s all."

The younger officer grumbled, "Pointless hassle..."

As they chatted, they headed toward the elevator, completely unaware that their conversation was being overheard in full by Wang Chen, who was standing behind the door.

Wang Chen rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

Han Haoxuan was indeed someone not to be trifled with. In just one night, the police had traced everything back to him.

Of course, the car accident was orchestrated by Wang Chen.

On New Year’s Eve, his spiritual energy had unexpectedly broken through to the Five Rings level, expanding its effect radius to ten kilometers and unlocking even more formidable powers.

Last night, Wang Chen had let Han Haoxuan move a short distance away before expending just a negligible amount of spiritual energy to send the arrogant heir to his demise.

Wang Chen didn’t believe anyone in this world could uncover his methods, even with the most advanced technology. Not a single suspicious trace could be found.

But he was aware that some people are unreasonable.

After some thought, Wang Chen called Chang Qian. It took three attempts before the call was finally answered.

"Wang Chen?"

The voice on the other end sounded weary and irritable. "What’s the matter?"

"President Chang, here’s the situation..."

Wang Chen explained the incident with the two officers who had questioned him earlier.

Chang Qian listened quietly before responding, "I understand. This matter has nothing to do with you. I’ll handle it on my end. You should head back to Yi City. We’ll discuss cooperation a little later."

"By the way, given what happened, Yaoyao won’t be able to return for now. I plan to send her to England in a few days."

Wang Chen: "Alright."

He completely understood her perspective.

Haicheng Group and Han Group had always been rivals, their relationship anything but cordial.

Now, with Han Group’s heir causing trouble at Chang Qian’s home and subsequently dying in a car accident, the Han Family was bound to hold grudges against Chang Qian and even Xie Yunyao.

The two families were undoubtedly going to clash, and sending Xie Yunyao abroad to avoid danger was a logical move on Chang Qian’s part.

Wang Chen was fully aware that his actions had brought trouble to the mother and daughter.

Yet, given the choice again, he wouldn’t hesitate for a second!

Wang Chen didn’t worry about Xie Yunyao’s safety. After his spiritual energy breakthrough to the Five Rings level, his ability to craft Spirit Energy Equipment had greatly improved. The gift he had given her was the first piece he’d crafted after his skill upgrade.

The cartoon white jade dog pendant he’d designed carried the power of guardianship!

And if the Han Family truly decided to throw caution to the wind, Wang Chen wouldn’t mind extending an invitation to the entire Han Group staff for a feast.

Finish one table, move on to the next. A few more tables, and it’d all be settled.

With Wang Chen’s current abilities, he had at least ten thousand ways to discreetly deal with troublesome individuals! freewebnøvel.coɱ

Feeling relaxed and cheerful, Wang Chen embarked on his journey back to Yi City.

While on the train, he received a message from Xie Yunyao.

The girl mentioned via WeChat that she’d heard about Han Haoxuan’s car accident. Her words conveyed relief as if a burden had been lifted, though she lamented that she couldn’t return to Yi City and had to flee to a foreign country, which left her feeling uneasy.

Wang Chen took the time to comfort her.

The two chatted for hours until the train was about to reach Yi City Station before ending the conversation.

Wang Chen reminded Xie Yunyao to always carry the jade pendant he’d given her!

Two days later, Xie Yunyao boarded an international flight heading to England and sent Wang Chen a farewell message from the airport lounge.

In the days that followed, Wang Chen was not affected by the fallout from Han Haoxuan’s car accident in any way.

Although Xie Yunyao had gone abroad, the pair remained in contact.

He also had several phone conversations with Chang Qian, and the matter seemed to have quietly resolved itself.

As for the eerie undercurrents and secretive battles surrounding the incident, Wang Chen chose not to concern himself, as long as none of it came back to haunt him. He was perfectly content being a high school student.

Time flew by—spring gave way to summer, and the countdown to the college entrance exams grew closer each day.

Wang Chen, despite being a sophomore, had participated in the practice mock exams for senior students: the first one, the second one, and the third one.

Each time, he ranked first in his grade!

With such accomplishments, no one opposed his desire to take the college entrance exams early. The school even started treating Wang Chen as their secret weapon, their top seed for breaking records in their history!

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