"Asshole!"
Gu Changzhou kicked Ji Zhifei in the chest, knocking him to the ground. "I'm telling you, if it weren't for your father's sake, your life would be in danger from the moment you provoked Madam Qin!"
Ji Zhifei stood there in a daze.
"Changzhou, calm down." Qin Zhao put down the teacup and looked down at Ji Zhifei who was sitting on the ground. "You guessed right, I really don't have any evidence."
"That's why I'm willing to give you a chance to choose."
"There are thirty-four people in your Ji family. If you don't want them all to die, I advise you to do as I say."
"Why do you... Why do you..." Ji Zhifei's face turned pale, and his lips trembled. "Is there any law left?!"
Qin Zhao asked calmly, "When you were plotting to seize the shop and hiring assassins to kill innocent people, did you ever think about the law?"
Ji Zhifei didn't answer.
He always thought that what he did was just for a small shop, and never thought that he actually killed a life and destroyed a family.
In this world, human life is such a cheap thing. How could things turn out like this?
Ji Zhifei's vision was blurry and his head was buzzing. He saw a figure walk up to him and help him up.
"Zhifei, listen to Uncle Gu," Gu Changzhou said, "Turn yourself in to the authorities and admit what you did. Only in this way can the Ji family be kept safe."
Ji Zhifei stared at Gu Changzhou in a daze.
He tried to see any intimidation or threat on the other person's face, but there was none. Gu Changzhou's eyes were filled with pity and helplessness.
In this room, he is no longer the one who can control the life and death of the Ji family, and he does not even have the right to choose whether to forgive him or not.
Ji Zhifei's entire body was shaking uncontrollably as he slowly shifted his gaze towards the man behind the desk. Suddenly, he asked the same question again: "Who... who are you?"
"Does it matter?"
The man stared at him, his expression still calm and composed. From the moment Ji Zhifei entered the room until now, his slightly pale and frail face hadn't even shown much emotion. He had so calmly proposed two options, yet they had ruined everything for Ji Zhifei.
At this point, the answer seems even less important.
Ji Zhifei felt as if all his strength had dissipated at that moment. He clung to Gu Changzhou to barely stand, and said in a trembling voice, "Tomorrow morning, I will go to the government office to surrender myself."
Gu Changzhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Qin Zhao nodded: "Okay, you can go."
Ji Zhifei was in a daze for a moment: "Just like that?"
"Well, that's it." Qin Zhao said, "I hope Master Ji won't tell anyone about what happened today. Remember, I mean anyone."
Gu Changzhou escorted Ji Zhifei out of the study, watched him stagger away, sighed and shook his head. He closed the door and returned to the inner room. Qin Zhao took the last sip of tea and asked, "Are you satisfied with this?"
Gu Changzhou bowed deeply to him and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin."
Gu Changzhou and Ji Zhifei's father were old friends, their superiors and subordinates for many years, and they had some friendship. Qin Zhao agreed to let Gu Changzhou spare the Ji family's life because of this friendship.
Otherwise, based on what Ji Zhifei has done these days, the outcome would be a hundred times more tragic than it is now.
The most appropriate way to deal with this is to let Ji Zhifei surrender to the authorities and clear Boss Chang's name.
"It's just..." Gu Changzhou hesitated again, "Do you really want to let Ji Zhifei leave like this? What if he tells others about what happened tonight..."
"Send someone to guard him," Qin Zhao said calmly. "If he says a single word, cut off his tongue. If he deserts, chop off one of his legs. I trust you with this matter."
Gu Changzhou: “…Yes.”
Qin Zhao stood up, walked to his side, and said, "Also, regarding the feud between my husband and Ji Zhifei, I don't want any rumors in the capital. You know what to do."
Gu Changzhou nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Qin, I have already taken care of it."
"Very good." Qin Zhao handed the book he had been reading to Gu Changzhou and smiled. "This book is well written. I'll give it to you."
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