Chapter 502: Surrender

When Chen Yang went to Jiangmen Dao to find Yexin, she was burning documents.

"Big sister, what are you doing?"

"These are all the leverage I have over the shareholders of Worry-free Residence. If Deputy Secretary Wang isn't being investigated, this is my tool to control those shareholders. Now the higher-ups are moving against Deputy Secretary Wang; these things are not just useless, they could even backfire on me. Why keep them?"

Chen Yang didn't quite grasp Yexin's meaning. "Big sister, you and Deputy Secretary Wang aren't on the same side. What does his investigation have to do with you?"

Yexin gave Chen Yang an annoyed look and said, "How can you be so stupid? All that money passes through my hands. If they get implicated, they'll surely give me up."

Chen Yang finally understood. As long as Yexin burns the evidence, even if someone reports her, the investigators can't do anything to her.

Then Yexin said, "Chen Yang, I've settled the record of that sum of money you handled at Worry-free Residence. From now on, if anyone tries to threaten you with this, you can ignore them."

Chen Yang had been worrying about that 60 million yuan gambling fund, and he hadn't expected Yexin to have taken care of it. He instinctively asked, "Big sister, who did you get to handle it?"

Yexin shook her head, looked serious, and told Chen Yang, "Some things are better left unknown."

Chen Yang knew Yexin's circle was complicated, so he stopped asking. After a moment of silence, he asked concernedly, "Big sister, will the Deputy Secretary Wang matter affect you?"

Yexin sighed and said, "Saying there's no effect at all would be a lie. At worst, I might have to stay inside for a few years. To avoid affecting your brother-in-law's future, I divorced him a few days ago."

Chen Yang fell silent instantly. The fact that Yexin could make up her mind to cut ties with her family shows how serious the matter actually is.

"Big sister, why don't you go abroad to lay low for a while?"

Yexin shook her head and said, "My career is all in Dongjiangsheng. Even if I go in, I can still make a comeback later. If I fled abroad, it would be a completely different matter."

Chen Yang didn't know how to comfort Yexin, so he could only say, "Big sister, even if you lose everything this time, I'll do everything I can to help you make a comeback."

Yexin stood up, hugged Chen Yang briefly, and said emotionally, "The best choice I've made in my life is to acknowledge you as my younger brother."

Hearing that, Chen Yang also felt a deep sigh. Although Yexin is a domineering and tough woman, whenever there's an issue she wholeheartedly helps him. As a friend, she's truly beyond reproach.

Therefore, he sincerely does not want anything to happen to her.

"Chen Yang, Governor Liu summoned you to Xingcheng, probably to clean up the mess of the East Jiang Second Bridge." Yexin said worriedly, "If it's not handled well, based on my understanding of Governor Liu, he'll definitely round up a bunch of people to settle scores later."

Chen Yang asked Yexin, "Should I take it on, or not?"

Yexin calmly analyzed for Chen Yang, "The real estate project in Dongjiangsheng is strongly pushed by Governor Liu. If you handle it well, you'll resolve his dilemma. If you don't take it, you'll be undermining him. So how should you choose?"

Chen Yang actually didn't want to take on the East Jiang Second Bridge project, but Yexin said that, and he knew he had no choice.

Yexin glanced at her watch and then told Chen Yang, "It's getting late; hurry to Governor Liu's office to report in. Also, don't contact me during this period."

Chen Yang knew staying wouldn't help her, so he silently left Shen Anna's villa and then drove to the provincial government.

When he arrived at Liu Jianghua's office, he could clearly feel that the other party's mood was not pleasant.

"Governor, did you call for me?"

Liu Jianghua looked up at Chen Yang and asked lightly, "How deeply are you involved in the Worry-free Residence matter?"

Chen Yang tried to stay calm and replied, "Governor, although I'm a member there, I've been there no more than ten times. Basically, I only went to consult with Ms. Ye about business matters."

Liu Jianghua then asked, "Is the rumor about the sixty million true or false?"

Chen Yang calmly said, "If there's evidence, I'm willing to accept punishment."

Liu Jianghua snorted coldly and said, "Do you think that bribing Zheng Weimin with the Ye family's daughter will settle everything? I'm telling you, this isn't as simple as you imagine."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang furrowed his brows.

However, Liu Jianghua didn't have the provincial department's personnel take him away, indicating there was still a chance.

He cautiously asked Governor Liu, "Governor, what should I do?"

Liu Jianghua said, "You're not short of money now; first hand over that sixty million yuan gambling fund. I'll handle the rest."

Chen Yang nodded. As long as Governor Liu is willing to protect him, not just sixty million, even six hundred million would be fine.

He immediately stood up and told Governor Liu, "Governor, I'm going to turn myself in at the Public Security Bureau right now."

"Not so fast!" Liu Jianghua waved his hand and got back to the point: "The funding for the East Jiang Second Bridge project has been completely cut off. This mess is your doing; now it's handed to you to handle—any objections?"

With Yexin's reminder, Chen Yang immediately understood Governor Liu. He loudly said, "I'll follow the Governor's orders!"

Seeing Chen Yang's straightforward reply, Governor Liu also felt relieved.

Wang Haifeng's incident has affected half of the business community in Xingcheng.

Now, the only one who can step up to help him resolve the old-city renovation project of the East Jiang Second Bridge is Chen Yang.

"Chen Yang, I hope you take this as a warning and don't engage in any more illegal or disorderly conduct in the future."

"Governor, rest assured, I guarantee I won't make mistakes again!"

After making the promise to Governor Liu, Chen Yang walked out of the governor's office.

Then he drove straight to the police station under Chen Bing's jurisdiction to turn himself in.

Chen Bing felt both happy and angry about Chen Yang's arrival. "Chen Yang, Chen Yang, I warned you early on to stay away from Worry-free Residence, but you wouldn't listen! Now look, you've stirred up a big mess, huh?"

Chen Yang said helplessly, "How was I to know that one Wang Haifeng would cause so much trouble? Besides, I've spent over a hundred million on charity these past two years—that counts as making up for my faults, right?"

Chen Bing sighed, "Wang Haifeng is suspected of embezzling ten billion yuan of state assets. If it weren't for you setting a trap for him in the stock market, stirring up all those local capitals around him, we'd still be kept in the dark."

Upon hearing that, Chen Yang immediately asked, "Brother Bing, does this count as making up for my merits?"

Chen Bing nodded and said, "In theory, this definitely counts as a major achievement. Moreover, you only participated in gambling; since you've voluntarily turned yourself in and returned the illicit funds, the matter won't be too serious. The old man mainly worries about your involvement with Deputy Secretary Wang."

Chen Yang gave a wry smile and said, "I almost got killed by Deputy Secretary Wang's people—how could I be on their side? That Wang Haifeng, I still haven't even seen his face to this day."

Chen Bing looked at Chen Yang, somewhat surprised, and asked, "You two have never even met—how did this grudge come about?"

Chen Yang sighed and said, "It's not because I invested 150 billion to build the East Jiang New City project—that guy got jealous."