Chapter 200 Qiao Xi, I have something to tell you
His hands fell to his sides, his calloused knuckles clenched deeply.
"Zhou Yu, go and obstruct Xu's quality inspection, at all costs!"
The Xu family is in the medical field.
This industry has many standards and requires quality inspection at many checkpoints. If any of them gets stuck, putting their goods on hold, Xu Guangyao will be as anxious as an ant on hot pot.
"But... this won't do any good to the Tianyuan Group. What if the Liu family..." Zhou Yu knew he couldn't persuade him, so he said reluctantly, "I'll send someone to do it right now, which will cause them some trouble."
I have to get this off my chest.
He looked at Huo Xingzhou with his deep blue eyes and asked, "How do we solve the problem with Wang Lang?"
This concerns the party at fault for the fire.
"Submit the evidence to the police station and re-interrogate Wang Lang." Huo Xingzhou took a deep breath. He knew very well that this interrogation might not yield any results, but at least it would allow his grandmother to leave this world with a clear conscience.
Zhou Yu nodded. "The Xiang family is one of the four great families of the imperial capital. Over the years, Lu Bannong's Chinese medicine clinic and the Xiang family have complemented each other, gradually replacing Cheng Han's former position. The imperial capital is deeply entrenched, and we can't touch him for the time being."
Huo Xingzhou's eyes were faintly red: "One day, I will be able to uproot it."
Now that he has entered the world of fame and fortune, he will not easily extricate himself.
Zhou Yu glanced at him hesitantly and said, "I've found out what you asked me to investigate. Your dad...he and Xu Guangyao are very close. I found out they go drinking and playing golf together, just like brothers.
Did he really drug you? I remember they had a good relationship before your car accident. Uncle wouldn't do this to you, would he?..."
Huo Xingzhou said coldly: "Then we have to ask him in person."
After finishing the work at hand, they should have a good talk.
…
This night.
Wang Lang was summoned to the police station again, but this time as a suspect.
He tensed visibly.
The police officer knocked on the table and threatened, "Recording a false confession is suspected of perjury and you will need to bear the corresponding legal consequences. Think carefully before answering. This time we have the relevant evidence."
Wang Lang's shrewd eyes rolled around and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
What evidence do the police have?
Was it a scam to cheat him?
"Wang Lang, let me ask you one more time. On the night when the fire broke out at Cheng's Acupuncture Clinic, were you really in the hospital with your father? You didn't leave the whole night?" The two police officers looked at him with sharp eyes.
Wang Lang couldn't help but sit up straight, as if to make his words more convincing.
"I stayed in the hospital all night and didn't leave." He said with a dry throat.
"You're lying!"
The officer shouted coldly, "You clearly left the hospital between 9:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Although you carefully avoided the hospital's surveillance, we retrieved the surveillance footage from the relevant road section and found you."
"Wang Lang, what else do you have to say? I warn you again, giving a false confession will result in imprisonment. Think carefully before answering."
Naturally, they were not so friendly when facing the suspects.
Wang Lang's heart twitched.
His voice was trembling: "I...I just came out to buy some food for my dad. I'll be back soon."
"Wang Lang."
The officer placed his bank statement in front of him. "As far as I know, you come from a poor family, and your father is a poor farmer. Just the night before the fire at the clinic, you received a transfer of 200,000 yuan. Please explain."
Wang Lang's palms were covered in cold sweat.
He obviously did it perfectly, so why did the police still find him?
"I……"
"Wang Lang, it's already come to this. It's useless for you to lie any further. We will investigate in this direction and will only find more evidence. Don't forget your father in the hospital. We will further collect evidence from him."
"No!"
Wang Lang is a filial son. "Don't...don't disturb my dad. He just had surgery."
His eyes were red, his shoulders were shaking and tears were falling.
"I... I went back to the clinic that day," Wang Lang cried, his voice trembling. "I burned paper money. I saw on the news that the density of the insecticide was too high and it would explode when exposed to open flames. So... I opened the can of insecticide and lit the paper money."
The pile of flammable paper money burned like crazy.
He regretted it for a moment, but...
"When I ran out the back door, I saw Grandma Qiao rushing from the front hall to put out the fire. I wanted to tell her to leave. I didn't mean to kill anyone..."
She could have escaped through the door.
But she cared too much about Qiao Xi's hard work.
She did not leave, but inhaled too much harmful gases and smoke and fainted in the room.
So the police initially determined that it was caused by the old man burning paper money, which was a very coincidental and reasonable thing.
"I'm sorry, I... didn't mean to hurt anyone." Wang Lang grabbed his hair and cried with regret.
The police officer looked at him and asked, "Who ordered this? Who gave you the money?"
Wang Lang shook his head. "No one ordered me to do this! It's me... I'm jealous of Dr. Qiao. She's so young, she's received instruction in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and she even opened a clinic! Why is my life so difficult, while she's enjoying such a glorious life?"
He had a ferocious expression on his face and refused to reveal who was behind the scenes.
Because that person promised to take care of his father in his old age, and if the truth was revealed, he would take his father to a nursing home to spend his old age.
He can't say!
I said, now that he's in jail, there's no one to take care of Dad.
You can’t tell me even if you die!
The police officer's face was serious.
The call records cannot be found and the bank accounts cannot be traced back to the source.
But there must be someone behind Wang Lang's scenes, and this person is really capable of doing anything.
"Wang Lang, you... you must know that if someone dies from arson, the rest of your life will be ruined. If you reveal the mastermind behind this, perhaps you can..."
"No! I'm jealous!"
Wang Lang said through gritted teeth.
"you……"
The officer was about to ask more questions when his colleague patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "We got a call from higher-ups saying the case can be closed as soon as possible. It's not our place to get involved in this fight between the gods. If we can't find evidence, we can't proceed."
In vain.
"But……"
"The case needs to be closed as soon as possible. The public is waiting for a result."
"yes."
He responded helplessly.
I don't know how the various gods will fight.
…
The next day.
Inside the Haicheng Hospital ward, the TV screen flickered.
Morning news.
Qiao Xi sat on the edge of the bed, drinking century egg and lean meat porridge and watching the TV report.
The news was reporting a clinic fire incident, and Wang Lang in the picture was handcuffed and looked dazed.
She received a call from the police early in the morning, saying that the arsonist had been found.
It was Wang Lang!
Grandma had the chance to escape, but she went to put out the fire in order to save her clinic.
Qiao Xi's tears flowed down the corners of her eyes and fell into the bowl of porridge.
She felt like chewing wax and forced herself to eat.
Huo Xingzhou walked slowly into the room, took the remote control and turned off the TV. He paused, walked over to her, put the bowl in her hand aside, and hugged her in his arms as if to compromise.
"Qiao Xi, I have something to tell you."
His thin lips pressed against her earlobe, as if sighing and feeling pity.
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