The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 366: Not Good, Someone Died!

At that moment, in the northern city.

The city was filled with the sounds of fireworks and firecrackers, each blast resonating in the air.

The television aired New Year’s Eve galas from various major networks.

Jiang Rou was not home; she had gone to spend the festival with Scar at his place.

In the dilapidated house, only Jiang Yueping and Hu Fangqin were left to celebrate the New Year.

The two of them just watched TV shows and nibbled on sunflower seeds, quite bored.

Until a call from Harbor City came through, which Hu Fangqin answered, signaling Jiang Yueping to turn down the volume of the television.

"Fine! Fine! We’ll definitely be there!"

After hanging up the phone, a smile finally appeared on her somber face.

"What’s the deal?" Jiang Yueping asked indifferently, not holding much hope.

Hu Fangqin couldn’t help but raise her voice, "My dad wants us to spend New Year’s at his place this year, saying Little Ming is getting married this year. You know Little Yun, right? He’s in Antarctica for research and rarely comes home. He’s coming back this year!"

Hu Fangqin couldn’t contain her joy.

Jiang Yueping’s mood was not high.

These people were Hu Fangqin’s relatives, not his.

He didn’t really feel any affection for them.

He had been resentful towards the Hu family deep down ever since the old master had forcefully separated the lovers.

However, his mood improved in an instant.

He had been worrying about how to obtain something from Jiang Man to do a DNA test. This New Year’s gathering would be an ideal opportunity.

...

The next day.

Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou took a private jet back home.

Under the joint forces of the peacekeeping troops and Bai Nation’s navy, the Blackwater Pirates were dismantled, leaving only a few scattered groups lingering on the high seas, barely surviving.

The news rectified the Red Alliance’s name, stating that this hijacking and all previous actions had been carried out under the guise of the Red Alliance.

For a time, there was an abundance of criticism online toward Blackwater and quite a bit of sympathy for the Red Alliance.

However, the Red Alliance’s notorious reputation wasn’t built overnight and Blackwater was just the tip of the iceberg.

Clearing the Red Alliance’s name entirely was a long and arduous task.

Jiang Man used the wifi on the plane to read the news and after a while started to feel sleepy.

She called over an attendant and ordered some food, planning to eat something and then take a nap.

Lu Xingzhou sat across the aisle, busy with his laptop, working.

This trip to the Gulf required him to write a summary report for the board.

Naturally, he didn’t need to write it himself, as the office of the president was filled with secretaries.

He was now reviewing the report sent by a secretary.

When he saw the content of the report, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Jiang Man, didn’t you say you were going to M Country for Christmas? Why did you end up in Bai Country?"

Jiang Man folded down the meal table; the appetizer had already been served by the attendant.

She had just picked up her chopsticks when her hand paused. freeweɓnovel.cѳm

"Going to M Country for Christmas was just a cover; I actually intended to come to Bai Country but feared you might get jealous."

Her response was quick, almost immediately crafting words to mislead Lu Xingzhou.

"The Prince of Bai Country is infertile, and I feared you might mind me treating him, given the nature of this kind of illness."

"So, you examined him down there?" Lu Xingzhou’s face suddenly fell, clouding over as if a severe storm was about to break.

"No." Jiang Man raised an eyebrow, already sensing his jealousy.

"I might be skilled in both Western and Chinese medicine, but this time I used Chinese medical techniques; just checking his pulse was enough."

Lu Xingzhou’s face cleared upon hearing this.

"Apart from treating the Prince, did you do anything else like, say, touring the Arabian Gulf at night?"

Jiang Man’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

Could it be... had Lu Xingzhou noticed something the night she met with Kuma?

She didn’t yet want Lu Xingzhou to know her identity as the leader of the Red Alliance, considering the sensitivity of the title.

"Touring the Arabian Gulf at night? A pitch-black sea, what’s fun about that?"

Lu Xingzhou knitted his brow, watching her enjoy her meal, his frown deepening.

So had he been mistaken?

Thinking of Jiang Man day and night probably led him to mistakes, imagining anyone with a similar stature to hers was her.

Now that the issue was resolved, identifying the person who dealt with Kuma didn’t seem too important.

With that thought, Lu Xingzhou shifted his attention back to his laptop.

...

After returning to the country, Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou had no time to adjust to the time difference.

At the start of the New Year, a piece of social news hit the headlines, causing quite a stir in the city.

The police called Lu Xingzhou, asking him to pick someone up and to make sure to calm the emotions of the two individuals involved.

Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou arrived at a bar named ’Unfinished Love’ around 4 AM.

Eight hours had passed since the incident.

The entrance to the bar was blocked off by police tape, with several police cars parked outside.

"Hello, I am Lu Man and Lu Jingya’s brother," Lu Xingzhou introduced himself.

Jiang Man hesitated for a moment and immediately spotted Jiang Man, curled up like a quail in the booth, legs bent and head buried between them, hands tightly clasping her legs.

Nearby, Wen Jingya sat, an ashtray in front of her filled with cigarette butts.

She was holding a cigarette, continuing to shiver while smoking.

Clearly, both had been severely frightened.

Jiang Man, hands in her pockets, listened to the police briefing Lu Xingzhou about the case.

The two had arrived around 7 PM, meeting a male classmate from another school.

The classmate had brought another companion.

The four had ordered some drinks and were laughing and talking.

But, to their surprise, around 8 PM, two men barged into the bar.

They headed straight for Jiang Man and Wen Jingya; one of them grabbed Wen Jingya, trying to take her away.

Who knew Wen Jingya would grab an empty wine bottle and smash it onto the man’s head?

That’s when the bar’s security came over and scolded them.

The two thugs panicked, continued to pull on Wen Jingya, but ended up grabbing the male classmate from the other school.

Realizing they had grabbed the wrong person, they quickly let go and fled.

The male classmate tried to chase after them but fell down as soon as he stood up.

When Wen Jingya and her companion went to help him, they found him unconscious.

Jiang Man called 110 and 120; in the meantime, security checked the classmate’s breathing and found he was already dead.

"The deceased is named Zhang Jianwen, a senior student from Bei Foreign Trade University. We’ve already taken the statements of Lu Man and Lu Jingya; you can take them home now."

Lu Xingzhou nodded at the officer and walked toward Jiang Man and Wen Jingya.

"Let’s go, head home."

Zhao Huai quickly came with bodyguards to help.

The two, as if boneless, let the bodyguards support them.

"Officer, if there are any developments in the case, please inform us immediately!"

As she was leaving, Wen Jingya, very agitated, grabbed the officer’s arm, "He was fine, how could he just die?"

She had a positive impression of Zhang Jianwen; he was about to graduate and had landed an offer from one of the Big Four, promising a bright future.

Though from a humble background, he was good-looking and had excellent prospects.

She had been planning to pursue him...