Chapter 113: A Major Accident Had Happened
Translator: End less Fantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Based on their itinerary, they had one more day before their return home to Andalas. Knowing that, Serenity had already made an appointment with Robin to go to Wall Street to see the old Ferris wheel.
But just after breakfast, Gabriel received a call from Johnson. Apparently, someone had died in the company.
For this to happen right after Gabriel’s acquisition of Tensel Corporation as the biggest shareholder, Gabriel knew he needed to act on it.
The trio rushed to the company and found that the police had already surrounded the scene. The crowd was fended off twenty feet away from the deceased and no one was allowed to approach. The medical staff were examining the deceased’s body.
Caleb showed the authorities Gabriel’s ID and, with Johnson vouching for them, the trio was finally allowed to enter the restricted area.
The victim had fallen from the top of the roof, and there was a large amount of blood flowing from his lower body. He had probably been dead for some time as his body was already stiff.
Gabriel asked Johnson for the details of the situation. “What happened?”
Johnson told him what he knew. “The deceased’s name is Richard. He was twenty-seven years old and worked in the e-commerce department. He had been in the company for three years and was very serious about his work. He usually got along well with his colleagues and had never quarreled with anyone.”
Serenity looked up at the rooftop and asked, “Then what could have made him so depressed?”
Johnson shrugged while spreading his hands. “I’m not sure if he committed suicide or there was some foul play at work, but everything was normal when he came to work this morning.”
In other words, it was more likely that the latter happened.
Gabriel pondered for a moment before saying, “Since the police haven’t concluded the investigation, we shouldn’t be hasty to draw our own based on speculations either.”
In a society ruled by law, evidence was the most important. Everyone knew this.
Gabriel turned to Caleb and said, “Ask the medical staff for the cause of death.”
There was a group of people standing right outside the restricted area, crying and wailing. They were the family members of the deceased. Gabriel first talked to the police for a while, then approached the family members to comfort them by telling them that he and his team would do their best to give them closure.
Back in their country, such a situation could have easily been solved with monetary compensation. But since they were in the United States, the laws here were stricter, especially for cases involving death. Concrete evidence was required to close a case.
“President Jones, based on the preliminary examinations by the medical staff, the cause of death was due to the fall from the height of the building which ruptured his head upon impact with the ground. The time of death is 8:23 am.”
Gabriel followed Peter Grenny, the leader of the police team, to the rooftop to investigate the scene. There were no signs of a struggle.
Serenity found a phone in the corner and was about to bend down to pick it up when Peter stopped her.
He took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on before picking up the phone.
Other than the broken screen, the phone still functioned fine. Peter pressed the button on the side and the screen lit up to display a photo of the deceased and his girlfriend.
Peter waved his hand and a police officer came forward with a transparent evidence bag. Peter put the phone into the bag and sealed it before telling the police officer to label it.
The police officers claimed the body for the time being to be brought back to the forensic doctor for a full post-mortem.
Johnson followed the police to the station to make a statement while Serenity, Gabriel, and Caleb returned to the hotel they were staying at.
Just after a day of a successful acquisition of Tensel Corporation, Gabriel’s mood had been ruined by such a harrowing incident.
Gabriel was frowning the entire journey back to the hotel. “Change our return flight.”
“Yes, sir,” said Caleb.
Now, all they could do was wait for the police to announce the results of the post-mortem. They hoped that things wouldn’t get too complicated..