Chapter 1185: Chapter 1185

"Old man, we’re not stopping your woman from going home. It’s just that the police are investigating, and no one can leave the hotel right now."

Chen Cang explained patiently.

"My daughter hasn’t committed any crime, so why are the police investigating her?"

"Exactly, it must be something dodgy about your hotel that got the police involved. You’re the person in charge; you should be the one investigated, not the employees."

"Hurry up and let my son out, he’s innocent."

"We can’t even get through to the people inside. Have you blocked the signal?"

A group of uninformed relatives protested wildly.

"Mr. Chen, I’m Zhen Xiang, a journalist from News 61. Would you mind answering a few questions for me? Can you give everyone an explanation?"

A young man wearing sunglasses and a suit held up a microphone and asked earnestly.

"Okay! Everyone, please calm down. I’ll face all the media now and answer your questions. If you have any doubts, let the journalist friends ask them. Otherwise, it’s such a mess, I don’t even know how to respond."

Chen Cang nodded. The incident happened too suddenly, and he didn’t have time for crisis management. Now, he could only hold an impromptu press conference, hoping to deal with the chaos in front of him.

"Mr. Chen, what illegal activities did Jun Tianhao Hotel engage in that led to a police lockdown?"

A reporter immediately pointed the microphone at Chen Cang, seeking information.

"Which media outlet are you from? Do you even know how to ask questions?"

Chen Cang looked coldly at the female reporter and snapped, "Jun Tianhao Hotel has always operated legally and never engaged in any misconduct. This time, it’s being sealed off just to cooperate with the police investigation."

Subsequently, reporters took turns bombarding Chen Cang with questions. Each was trying to dig for big news, and each question was a trap. Any careless answer from Chen Cang could be seized upon.

Fortunately, Chen Cang was experienced, deflecting everything to the police and keeping Jun Tianhao Hotel out of the spotlight, resulting in no substantial questions being raised.

These reporters didn’t know what had actually happened inside Jun Tianhao Hotel. After Ming Group locked down the hotel, they also concealed the poisoning incident inside to prevent chaos.

Hearing Chen Cang’s explanation, the crowd calmed down a bit.

"Mr. Chen, I still have a few questions. Can you provide some explanations?"

Seeing that other reporters were out of questions, Zhen Xiang approached Chen Cang.

"What else do you want to ask? Go ahead and ask."

Chen Cang responded casually.

"I have a friend inside the hotel right now, and he said that guests and employees at Jun Tianhao Hotel are exhibiting symptoms similar to a previous mass poisoning incident in the city, and there are quite a few cases. Why is this happening at Jun Tianhao Hotel?"

Zhen Xiang squinted his eyes and asked loudly, "Why are your hotel guests and employees getting poisoned?"

"Nonsense, where did you hear such rumors?"

Chen Cang’s expression changed dramatically. Until now, nobody had mentioned anything about poisoning inside the hotel. He didn’t expect this reporter to know the inside story.

"I’m not talking nonsense. My friend is inside the hotel and has already sent me videos of the poisoning. As the person in charge of Jun Tianhao Hotel, you’re deliberately hiding such an important truth. What’s your motive?"

Zhen Xiang asked again, "Or is your hotel actually the source of the virus?"

"Bastard, you’re deceiving us?"

Indeed, upon hearing this, the audience erupted once more.

Cooperating with the police investigation and poisoning are two entirely different things. One is harmless, while the other is life-threatening.

"My daughter hasn’t been poisoned, let her out quickly."

"My husband was just on the phone with me, let those who are not poisoned out quickly."

"Sob, my son hasn’t answered the phone; he must be in trouble. You owe me his life!"

A group of relatives shouted emotionally.

"Everyone, calm down."

After successfully inciting anger, Zhen Xiang raised his hand and shouted, "Listen to me! To my knowledge, Jun Tianhao Hotel is the source of the recent mass poisoning incident in the city. This hotel is full of filth and has been locked down because the police discovered its secret. It’s a heartless hotel that harms people."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cang finally understood that Zhen Xiang was causing trouble on purpose. Yet, in front of so many people, he couldn’t do anything about it.

"Heartless hotel, give me back my daughter!"

The emotionally charged crowd no longer listened to Chen Cang’s explanations and began madly rushing the police barricade.

Some people started throwing bricks and debris at the hotel, creating utter chaos.

Just as the police were about to be overwhelmed, a loud noise rang out.

"Everyone, quiet down."

Lin Xue holstered her gun and approached Chen Cang expressionlessly, "The police have taken over now. No matter what rumors you’ve heard, don’t believe them. Once the police uncover the truth, your relatives can naturally return home."

Seeing the police step in, the crowd temporarily calmed down.

"Officer, isn’t this clearly protecting Jun Tianhao, this harmful hotel? Isn’t this disregarding the safety of people’s lives?"

Zhen Xiang immediately pointed the microphone at Lin Xue, "How many benefits did you receive from Jun Tianhao, to be protecting them so much?"

"Ha, may I ask who told you what happened inside? Before you have any evidence, spreading rumors and causing panic, I can arrest you right now."

Lin Xue looked coldly at Zhen Xiang, "If it’s truly a virus quarantine zone inside, once you go in, you’ll also be quarantined. If it’s not, and you dare to rush in, it’s disrupting police operations, and I will arrest all of you."

Hearing this, the crowd quickly stepped back; regardless of the situation inside, it seemed rushing in would not benefit them. It’s more reliable to stay put for now.

Lin Xue squinted her eyes, staring at Zhen Xiang with a fierce look.

"I-I’m just a reporter, I only wish to expose the truth."

Under Lin Xue’s piercing gaze, Zhen Xiang quickly blended into the crowd. His task was complete, and further exposure might drag him into it, which wasn’t worth it.

Due to the large number of people, Zhen Xiang disappeared once he merged into the crowd.

With Lin Xue’s assistance, Chen Cang continued to pacify the crowd, minimizing the negative impact on the hotel.