Chapter 126 Playing a Private Detective

y.""Brother Ma, you're overthinking it. He has no grudge against you; as long as you don't provoke him, he won't bother you." Old Seventh said with a shake of his head."Oh right, Brother Ma," Old Seve...Chapter 125: Returning the Same Trick

Qiao Donghai's initial speculation was correct; Ji Nan, as a vice-provincial governor, had no reason to interfere in this case. Although it involved police officers being killed and was thus a major case, there was still no need for Ji Nan to concern himself with it. The issue lay in the fact that Xia Tian’s name had long reached Ji Nan's ears.

For some special reasons, Ji Nan had been following the case of Mo Zilun and Li Shan's murder. He originally hoped that this case could be closed as a simple robbery and murder case inside a house. Unfortunately, it was Xia Tian who messed things up, turning the case into an intentional homicide very quickly, thus giving Leng Bingbing reasons to continue her investigation.

The beautiful and determined female lawyer Yun Qing also made Ji Nan quite angry, but when he tracked Yun Qing's movements, he unexpectedly found traces of Xia Tian as well. This led Ji Nan to develop a deeper impression of Xia Tian.

What ultimately made Ji Nan realize that Xia Tian was a threat came from another matter; someone told him that just before Ma Ergang’s death, there had been people following Ma Ergang closely, one being Leng Bingbing from the police station and the other, surprisingly, Xia Tian himself.

At this point, Ji Nan naturally started investigating Xia Tian's background. Then he found out that Xia Tian was somehow connected to Qiao’s family, which gave Ji Nan a very bad feeling; were they planning to deal with him too

Ji Nan never sat around waiting for things to happen when he sensed something amiss. He immediately began preparing countermeasures. At this moment, an excellent opportunity presented itself: Xia Tian was now suspected of murder. Ji Nan naturally did not want to miss such a good chance and thus called Huang Haitao personally.

Ji Nan had never met Xia Tian before, but Xia Tian had already become his enemy. When Xia Tian learned from Qiao Donghai about the internal situation behind him being put in jail, he also became Ji Nan's enemy naturally. In dealing with an enemy, Xia Tian would certainly not be soft-handed; thus, he decided to eliminate Ji Nan first.

Of course, he was a man who followed his wife’s advice well. Since Xiao Qiao did not want him to kill anyone, it would be better if he could make use of someone else's blade for the deed.

"Are you planning to deal with Ji Nan" Upon learning Xia Tian's thoughts, Qiao Donghai felt somewhat at a loss for words. To be honest, if it were in the best interest of the Qiao family, he believed that everyone from the Qiao family should stay far away from Xia Tian. This guy had first beaten Gao Mingyang, causing Gao Renxuan to harbor resentment towards the Qiao family; then he also infuriated Lin Zihao. Although this made Qiao Donghai feel very satisfied, it was actually quite disadvantageous for the entire Qiao family. But now Xia Tian still wanted to deal with Ji Nan. This guy was truly creating enemies everywhere for the Qiao family!

Unable to help, Qiao Donghai looked at Qiao Xiaoqiao with a pleading expression, hoping she could persuade Xia Tian to change his mind. Yet what made him frustrated was that Qiao Xiaoqiao started off by saying, "Husband, how do you plan on dealing with Ji Nan"

Clearly, Qiao Xiaoqiao understood Xia Tian better than anyone else; she knew once he decided something, it would be very difficult to change his mind. She also knew that he was someone who wouldn't easily back down from a challenge. Since Ji Nan secretly plotted against him, he must definitely want to retaliate.

"Originally, I wanted to go to his house at midnight and deal with him. But since you don’t like the idea, wife, then I’ll find another method. I'll give it back to him in kind," Xia Tian said after some thought.

When Qiao Donghai heard the first half of what Xia Tian had just said, he felt nervous, but when he heard what came next, he was slightly relieved. However, he still didn't quite understand: "Xia Tian, what do you mean by giving it back to him in kind"

"Oh, that guy wants to put me in prison Well then I'll just put him in prison too," Xia Tian explained.

Qiao Donghai understood Xia Tian's intention but still couldn't grasp his method: "How do you plan on putting him in jail"

Thinking of Xia Tian’s previous words, Qiao Donghai worried that Xia Tian might sneak to Ji Nan’s house at midnight and then arrest Ji Nan before rushing off to the prison to throw Ji Nan inside.

"It's very simple. Find evidence of his crimes, and have Police Flower Sister arrest him," Xia Tian had already made up his mind. He overheard Yun Qing and Leng Bingbing's conversation in the hospital and guessed that Mo Zilun and Li Shan’s deaths were likely related to Ji Nan; they just hadn't found any proof yet. Once he obtained evidence, he could have Ji Nan arrested.

Jiao Donghai finally felt relieved, and Jiao Xiaoqiao was also comforted, thinking that her husband had finally started to deal with their enemies in a more normal way, which she considered as her achievement.

Yun Qing stepped out of the hospital gate and felt like she was dreaming. She couldn't have imagined that after just one night, her broken hand had recovered. She still remembered the doctor's gaze, filled with astonishment as if she were a monster, and Li Ping actually told her that it was Xia Tian's doing because Xia Tian was an exceptionally skilled Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner.

Turning around to look at Li Ping and the other two police officers following behind her, Yun Qing slightly furrowed her brows: "Li Ping, I'm fine now. You guys don't need to protect me anymore."

"Lawyer Yun, the captain ordered us to continue protecting your safety; we can't擅自撤走without his permission," Li Ping said somewhat helplessly.

"Then tell Captain Leng that I have the right to refuse your protection," Yun Qing didn't want someone following her all the time.

"Well..." Li Ping was a bit troubled, "Lawyer Yun, please wait for a moment while I call the captain."

Li Ping dialed Leng Bing's phone and reported the situation. After a short silence on the other end of the line, Leng Bing spoke: "Then withdraw."

"But Captain, Lawyer Yun is still in danger right now; those people probably won't let her off so easily," Li Ping was somewhat worried.

"Li Ping, we can protect her for a while but not forever," Leng Bing's tone was cold, "Since she doesn’t want to cooperate with us, there’s nothing we can do. We have many cases in the team and can't keep all our police resources focused on this one issue indefinitely.

Lǐ Píng knew that Lěng Bīngbīng's words were true, so he could only nod: "Alright then, Captain, we'll go back right away."

Hanging up the phone, Lǐ Píng felt a bit down looking at this beautiful and mature woman in front of him. He didn't know what Yún Qīng's intentions were, but he had a vague premonition that something very bad might happen to her.

"Huh" Lǐ Píng suddenly spotted a familiar figure approaching and couldn't help feeling surprised with delight. T-shirt, jeans, sports shoes, and a smiling face—could it be Xia Tian

"Xia Tian! Over here!" Lǐ Píng quickly waved his hand.

Xia Tian indeed walked over but ignored Lǐ Píng and instead gave Yún Qīng a bright smile: "Sister Yún Qīng, you've already been discharged from the hospital I was planning to visit your ward!"

Seeing Xia Tian, Yún Qīng too appeared surprised: "Mr. Xia, what brings you here"

"Sister Yún Qīng, it's almost lunchtime, so I'm going to treat you to a meal." Xia Tian boldly scanned her impressive curves.

Yún Qīng frowned slightly: "Sorry, Mr. Xia, but I still have something else to do afterward; I恐怕不能和你一起去吃飯了。”

“沒關係，不管你有什麼事，總是要吃飯的，等你忙完了再吃也行。”夏天一副鐵了心請雲清吃飯的樣子。

"Lawyer Yun, Summer is right. No matter what happens, we still need to eat," Li Ping chimed in from the side.

Yun Qing glanced at Li Ping with a bit of puzzlement in her heart. Wasn't he still holding out hope for her Why did it feel like he was deliberately putting her together with Summer

A thought struck Yun Qing, and she finally nodded in agreement: "Alright then, let's go eat first."

Li Ping couldn’t help but show his joy on his face. "Good, Summer, Lawyer Yun, you guys can go eat first, I have to head to the police station right away so I won't be able to join you, see you!"

Affter saying that, Li Ping hurriedly left with his two subordinates without any hesitation. As a friend, he had done what he could for them. He believed that Yun Qing and Summer together would at least be safe.

"Mr. Summer, where should we go to eat" Yun Qing smiled faintly; although she was somewhat repulsed by Summer in her heart, she still maintained a certain degree of politeness.

"Well...," Summer scratched his head. He really hadn’t thought about this and wasn't familiar with the restaurants in Jianghai City either. The only places he had eaten were a cheap restaurant at Jianghai University, an Italian restaurant he went to with Liu Yunman, and a Sichuan cuisine restaurant called Fragrant Garden that he visited twice.

"If Mr. Summer doesn’t mind, we can just grab something simple here," Yun Qing pointed ahead to a very modest noodle shop.

“Alright.” Summer didn't really care either way; compared to the fast food they had eaten in the police car yesterday, this was already much better.

The inspiring piano music suddenly began to play; it was Beethoven's Fate. Yun Qing took out her phone and, seeing the number calling in, immediately wore a look of delight.

"Mr. Tao, is that you I've been trying to call you all day, why did you turn your phone off" Yun Qing spoke quietly, with an urgent tone.

"Ms. Yun, I'm sorry. When I found out about the accident, I knew things would get complicated. I had to leave Jianghai right away; I’m at the airport now," a slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the line. "I'm just a private detective and can't afford to provoke them, but since you've helped me before, there’s something I think I should tell you."

"What is it" Yun Qing asked hurriedly.

"I saw Ma Er Gang's daughter, Ma Ting. She left the airport just now and got into a taxi; the license plate number is Ping AX4302. Furthermore, she was dressed in such a way as to avoid being noticed—she must have come here secretly. This is all I can tell you right now; hope it’s helpful." With that said, he hung up.

Yun Qing tried calling back but the phone kept indicating that it was turned off.

"Sorry Mr. Xia, I can't have dinner with you!" After saying this, Yun Qing ran to the side of the road and hailed a taxi. "Driver, take me to the airport."

Once the taxi started moving, Yun Qing quickly dialed another number: "This is Yun Qing; could you do me a favor I need information on a taxi with license plate Ping AX4302—I want to know where it's going now."

Hanging up, she took a deep breath and leaned back, relaxing her body a bit. But in the next moment, her eyes widened in shock as she saw Xia Tian in the rearview mirror!Bingbing said irritably.“Too strange. This guy was killed with the first stab wound, so why did they continue stabbing him seventeen more times” Xia Tian shook his head. “Even stranger is that the met...