Qin Shu followed Xie Lanzhi's hand and touched the painful scar at the corner of her eye.
"Who can bully me? It's Zhou Ya's stepmother..."
She curled her lips and told the story of the quarrel with Li Hongxia in the hospital.
Xie Lanzhi gently stroked the glaring scratch, his eyes full of pity, and said in a deep voice: "Such a person is not worthy of being a parent."
Qin Shu nodded and said, "Indeed, Li Hongxia and Zhou Sheng will both get their comeuppance."
Zhou Ya got Zhu Maokun's inheritance and machinery factory. She will become a millionaire in the future. The Zhou family will probably regret it for the rest of their lives.
Xie Lanzhi picked up Qin Shu by the waist and said, "Let's go back to the room and apply medicine—"
*
Qin Shu had no intention of interfering in Tao Ran's affairs, however, things did not go as planned.
The next day, Xing Yi called.
"Qin Shu, Tao Ran has changed his confession and wants to see Xie Lanzhi by name."
Qin Shu tightened her grip on the receiver and asked in a deep voice, "Did he say why he wanted to see Xie Lanzhi?"
Xing Yi said: "Someone told Tao Ran that if he wanted to survive, he should find the prince of the Xie family."
Qin Shu groaned and said, "I know."
She didn't say whether Xie Lanzhi was going to see Tao Ran or not, and ended the call.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to visit relatives and pay New Year's greetings.
Xie Lanzhi was rarely dressed casually as he walked down the stairs from upstairs, gazing at Qin Shu who was standing downstairs with gentle eyes.
"What's wrong? You look so serious."
Qin Shu raised her eyes to see the man walking towards her. She pursed her lips and said, "Tao Ran wants to see you."
Xie Lanzhi raised his eyebrows slightly: "See me? He doesn't know me."
The two met once in Yunzhen three years ago, but it was not to the extent that Tao Ran, that little gangster, still remembered him.
Qin Shu looked strange: "Someone told Tao Ran that if he wanted to survive, he should find the prince of the Xie family in Beijing. Who dislikes you and troubles you during the New Year?"
Xie Lanzhi didn't take it seriously and chuckled, "You'll know once you take a trip."
Police station.
Xing Yi, wearing a neat and rigorous uniform, stood on the steps looking around.
A black luxury sedan, rare in the inland, drove over from a distance.
At just one glance, Xing Yi knew that this was the Xie family's car.
He walked down the steps quickly. The luxury car had already stopped at the door of the police station. Xie Lanzhi got out of the car leisurely.
"Deputy Secretary Xie, Comrade Qin Shu, you are here!"
Xie Lanzhi had just picked Qin Shu up from the car, and when he heard Xing Yi's address, his eyes darkened.
A normal person should call Qin Shu Madam Xie. Is Xing Yi still not giving up?
Qin Shu greeted him with a smile: "Captain Xing, nice to see you again."
Xing Yi's serious and solemn face broke into a brilliant smile: "Comrade Qin Shu, thank you for your hard work."
Xie Lanzhi walked forward calmly, blocking the two from looking at each other, and extended his hand to Xing Yi.
"Captain Xing, long time no see. I didn't expect you to be transferred to Beijing."
The smile on Xing Yi's face instantly disappeared, and he said politely: "My father was transferred to Beijing, and I was also lucky enough to be transferred here."
"Really? I wonder which department your father is in?"
"Intelligence Bureau, Deputy Director Xing."
“It’s really surprising.”
The two shook hands and then quickly let go.
Qin Shu took Xie Lanzhi's arm and asked, "Where is Tao Ran?"
Xing Yi said: "In interrogation room No. 1, I have been waiting for Deputy Secretary Xie for a long time."
The three of them walked into the police station and went straight to interrogation room No. 1. Through the glass window, they saw Tao Ran handcuffed to the interrogation bench.
This kid no longer has the arrogance of a newborn calf who is not afraid of a tiger three years ago. His face is pale, his eye sockets are sunken, his lips are chapped, and he looks as miserable as if he has been severely beaten by someone.
Xing Yi walked into the interrogation room and said without any emotion: "Tao Ran, the person you are looking for is here."
Tao Ran suddenly looked up, his lifeless eyes staring straight at the door.
At first glance, he saw that they were a perfect couple with a tall stature, long legs, and a petite figure, and a huge height difference.
“It’s really you!!!”
Tao Ran stared at Xie Lanzhi and exclaimed in surprise.
Xie Lanzhi put his arm around Qin Shu's shoulders and walked into the interrogation room, his thin lips slightly raised: "You seem very surprised."
Tao Ran stared at him intently and nodded vigorously: "I thought...I thought you wouldn't come."
He was very nervous and kept licking his cracked lips. He used a little force and a trace of blood seeped out from the cracks on his lips.
Xie Lanzhi sat casually at the interrogation table as if he was at home, and pushed Qin Shu to sit next to him.
His deep and gentle eyes looked at Tao Ran from top to bottom.
"What do you want from me?"
Tao Ran's eyes subconsciously swept across the couple and looked at Xing Yi who was standing behind them.
As soon as he met Xing Yi's warning eyes, his heart trembled, and he opened his mouth and said: "I don't want to take the blame for Lu Wei. He hit someone. I can't even drive a car. I want to ask you to save me!
I won't let you save me in vain. I have evidence against the Lu family. It's very important and enough to put the entire Lu family in jail."
Tao Ran finished speaking very quickly, looking at Xie Lanzhi pleadingly.
"Please save me, I am really innocent!"
"Although I used to hang out on the streets, I never did anything to kill anyone."
Xie Lanzhi played with Qin Shu's little hand and asked casually, "What did the Lu family use to threaten you to take the blame?"
Tao Ran's expression was distorted, and he said hatefully: "...My grandma."
"Who are you to the Lu family? Why do you look so much like Lu Wei?"
"...The Lu family said that I was their lost child, and that Lu Wei and I were twins."
After these words were spoken, Xie Lanzhi, Qin Shu, and Xing Yi did not show any surprise, as if they had already known about this.
Xie Lanzhi's dark and terrifying eyes pierced Tao Ran, and he asked in a cold voice:
"One last question, who asked you to come to me?"
Tao Ran subconsciously wanted to look up and look at someone in the room, but his eyelids had just been half raised when they suddenly stopped.
He explained in a panicked and hurried voice: "I don't know him. He just said that he can survive by finding you."
Xie Lanzhi glanced at Xing Yi with interest, and said with a half-smile: "Captain Xing, this man seems to be afraid of you, why don't you go wait outside first?"
Xing Yi looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Tao Ran is a criminal suspect. As a public official, I have the obligation to protect the safety of you and Comrade Qin Shu."
"His hands and feet are shackled. Do you think he can hurt us?"
“…I stick to my duty!”
The smile in Xie Lanzhi's eyes deepened, and with a hint of amusement, his gaze returned to Tao Ran, who had a flustered look.
"If you don't want to answer the last question, then let me change it. What leverage do you have over the Lu family?"
Tao Ran changed his previous quail egg look and shouted excitedly: "Collaboration with the enemy and treason!"
Xie Lanzhi frowned tightly, his eyes darkened: "Where is the evidence?"
Tao Ran's pale face turned rosy with excitement: "It's in the basement of the Lu family. There is evidence of their treason!"
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