Chapter Five: Between Four Hands

Wei'an surged to his feet. Chengjun lunged at Manyi and was seized by the guards. Chongshan showed no surprise. He watched Xingyao as if waiting for the chaos to make her miss a note. Manyi's smile finally broke. "I sent them to stop the car, not crash it. Mingxi had stolen project files and meant to flee with the journalist. I only wanted the documents returned." "Who ordered them to hit her?" Chengjun shouted. She looked at her husband. "The dead make excellent vessels for misunderstandings," Chongshan said. Xingyao was trembling, but returned her hands to the keys. She intended to continue. Shen Yan caught her wrist. "We stop here." Chongshan struck the floor with his cane. "Finish it."