Taming The Hidden Bigshot By Kissing Him-Chapter 200 - Qiao Xi I Have Something to Tell You

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Qiao Xi, I Have Something to Tell You

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Qiao Xi, I Have Something to Tell You

His hands hung by his sides, knuckles callused, clenched tightly.

“Zhou Yu, go and obstruct Xu Guangyao’s quality inspection at all costs!”

Xu’s was in the medical sector.

There were many standards in this line of business, and many checkpoints required quality inspections. As long as they could hold up any checkpoint and press down on their goods, Xu Guangyao would be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

“But… this won’t benefit Tianyuan Group at all. If the Liu Family happens to…” Zhou Yu knew he couldn’t persuade him, so he reluctantly said, “I’ll send someone to handle it right now, to give them as much trouble as possible.”

This grudge had to be settled; there was no backing out.

His deep blue eyes looked at Huo Xingzhou and he asked again, “How will you resolve the matter with Wang Lang?”

This had to do with who was at fault for the fire.

“Submit the evidence to the police station, and have Wang Lang reinterrogated,” Huo Xingzhou took a deep breath, fully aware that this interrogation might not yield any results, but at least it could allow Granny to leave this world with a clear name.

Zhou Yu nodded, “The Xiang Family is one of the four prestigious families in the Imperial Capital. Over the years, Lu Bannong’s Traditional Chinese Medicine Hall and the Xiang Family have supported each other and gradually replaced Cheng Han’s status. The Imperial Capital is too entrenched for us to make a move for now.”

Huo Xingzhou’s eyes showed a faint surge of bloodlust, “One day, they will be uprooted entirely.”

Since he had entered the arena of fame and profit, he wouldn’t easily withdraw.

Zhou Yu hesitated before saying, “About the matter you asked me to investigate, I have found something. Your dad… he’s very close to Xu Guangyao. I found records of them going out to drink, play golf, as close as real brothers.

“Could he really drug you? I remember they were on good terms even before your car accident. Your uncle wouldn’t do such a thing to you, right…”

Huo Xingzhou replied coldly, “That’s something I need to ask him personally.”

Once he was done with the urgent matters at hand, it was time for a proper conversation.

…

That night.

Wang Lang was brought to the police station again, but this time as a suspect.

He visibly tensed up.

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The police officer knocked on the table, and threatened first, “Giving false testimony is considered perjury and you will be subject to corresponding legal consequences. Think carefully before you answer, we have already gathered the relevant evidence.”

Wang Lang’s cunning eyes rolled, and his forehead broke out in a fine sweat.

What evidence did the police have?

Was it a bluff?

“Wang Lang, let me ask you again. On the night of the fire at Cheng Acupuncture Clinic, were you really at the hospital taking care of your father? Did you not leave the entire night?” The two police officers looked at him with sharp eyes.

Wang Lang couldn’t help but sit up straighter, as if to make his words more convincing.

“I stayed in the hospital the whole night, I never left,” he said, his voice hoarse.

“You’re lying!”

The police officer shouted coldly, “Between 9 pm and 10:30 pm that evening, you clearly left the hospital. Although you were careful to avoid the hospital’s surveillance, when we checked the cameras on the relevant roads, we found you on them.

Wang Lang, what do you have to say now? I warn you again, giving false testimony can land you in jail, think carefully before you answer.”

They naturally weren’t so friendly when facing a criminal suspect.

A pang struck Wang Lang’s heart.

His voice trembled, “I… I just went out to buy some food for my dad, and then quickly returned.”

“Wang Lang.”

The police officer placed his bank statement in front of him, “As I understand it, your family is poor, your father a humble farmer. Just the night before the clinic fire, you received a transaction of two hundred thousand yuan, explain this please.”

Wang Lang’s palms were sweating coldly.

He had been so meticulous, why were the police still onto him?

“I…”

“Wang Lang, at this point, lying will get you nowhere. We will investigate in this direction and will find more evidence. Don’t forget about your father in the hospital, we will take further evidence from him too.”

“No!”

Wang Lang was filial, “Don’t… don’t bother my dad, he just had surgery.”

Tears fell as his eyes reddened and his shoulders shook.

“I… I did go back to the clinic that day,” Wang Lang’s voice trembled, crying as he spoke, “I was the one who burned the paper money. I saw on the news that if the pesticide concentration was too high, it could explode when it meets fire. So… I opened the pesticide canister and ignited the paper money.”

The pile of paper money, highly flammable, began to burn with madness.

He felt a moment of regret, but…

“When I ran out from the back door, I saw Granny Qiao rushing from the front hall to extinguish the fire. I wanted to yell for her to leave, I didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt…”

She clearly could have escaped through the main entrance.

But she cared too much about Qiao Xi’s hard work.

She didn’t leave, inhaled too much toxic gas and dust, and fainted in the room.

So the police preliminarily concluded that the old woman caused the fire by burning paper money, which was a very coincidental yet reasonable assumption.

“I’m sorry, I…I didn’t mean to harm anyone,” Wang Lang cried, clutching his hair in remorse.

The officer looked at him and demanded, “Who put you up to this? Who gave you the money?”

Wang Lang shook his head, “No one put me up to it! It was me…it was my jealousy of Doctor Qiao, so young and already taught by a National Doctor, and even had her own clinic! Why is my life so hard, while she’s living in glory!”

His expression was fierce, and he absolutely refused to reveal the person behind the scenes.

Because that person had promised to take care of his father in his old age, and if things were exposed, they would take his father to a nursing home to spend his later years in peace.

He couldn’t tell!

If he spoke out, he’d go to prison, and there would be no one to take care of his dad.

He would rather die than reveal it!

The officer’s face grew grave.

There was nothing on the call records, and the bank accounts couldn’t trace back to the source.

But there was definitely someone behind Wang Lang, a person with astonishing capabilities.

“Wang Lang, you…you should know, with intentional arson resulting in death, you’ve ruined the rest of your life. If you reveal the person behind it, perhaps you could still…”

“There isn’t! It was my jealousy!”

Wang Lang gritted his teeth as he said.

“You…”

The officer wanted to ask more, but his colleague patted his shoulder and whispered, “We just got a call from above, they said we can wrap up this case as soon as possible. It’s a fight between gods, not something we can meddle in. If we can’t find evidence, there’s no way to continue.”

It was all in vain.

“But…”

“Wrap it up quickly, the public is waiting for a result.”

“Yes.”

He responded helplessly.

Who knew how the gods would fight it out.

…

The next day.

Inside Hai City Hospital, the television screen flickered.

Morning news.

Qiao Xi sat on the edge of the bed, drinking congee with preserved egg and lean meat, watching the TV report.

On the news, they were reporting on the clinic fire incident, and the image showed Wang Lang with handcuffs, looking dazed.

She had received a call from the police station early in the morning, telling her that the true arsonist had been found.

It turned out to be Wang Lang!

Granny had a chance to run out, but she had attempted to put out the fire, wanting to save her clinic.

Qiao Xi’s tears flowed down her cheeks, dropping into the bowl of congee.

She forced herself to eat, her food tasting like wax.

Huo Xingzhou entered the room slowly, turning off the TV with the remote. He paused, walked over to her, and put the bowl in her hands aside, embracing her in his arms as if compromising.

“Qiao Xi, there’s something I need to tell you.”

His thin lips pressed against her earlobe, sounding like a sigh mixed with pity.