Bing Tianyi smiled calmly and looked at Xu Zihe, asking curiously, "Why would I sue you? You're not even the mastermind behind this. What would be the point of suing you?"
The continuous questioning left Xu Zihe completely bewildered. His eyes were filled with confusion as he stared intently at Bing Tianyi. After a few seconds, Xu Zihe quietly asked, "Do you know everything?"
"Heh, your brother is already here. Didn't you hear him call me Brother Bing?" Bing Tianyi began to play mind games, knowing that this might be the only tactic that could have some effect at this moment.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Xu Zihe quickly asked Bing Tianyi, "Did Qiangzi not ask my brother for that five hundred thousand?"
"I've already covered it," Bing Tianyi said with a smile.
Seeing the expression on Bing Tianyi's face, it seemed like there was indeed something to it. In reality, Bing Tianyi had no idea about any five hundred thousand; he was just making a random promise.
Xu Zihe was completely stunned by Bing Tianyi's words. After a few seconds, he pulled out the needle from his arm and got off the bed barefoot.
Seeing this scene, Bing Tianyi was astonished and asked, "Xu, what are you doing?"
In response to Bing Tianyi's question, Xu Zihe suddenly knelt on the ground and looked up at Bing Tianyi with tears in his eyes, saying, "Brother Bing, I was wrong. I'm sorry."
As he spoke, Xu Zihe slapped himself twice hard across the face.
The two slaps caused blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth, which genuinely startled Bing Tianyi.
Outside the door, Nan Hao and others heard the commotion in the room and quickly rushed in, kicking the door open. When they saw Xu Zihe kneeling on the ground with blood flowing from his mouth, they were also taken aback.
"Brother Bing, what... what is going on?"
"You all should leave for now," Bing Tianyi waved his hand and said.
Nan Hao nodded in agreement, and after stepping out the door, Bing Tianyi quickly said to Xu Zihe, "Alright, you should get up now."
"Since you already know everything, I won’t hide it from you. The attack on you was not my intention, but Qiangzi's. Earlier this year, due to my father's illness, I ran out of money and had no choice but to borrow three hundred thousand in high-interest loans from Qiangzi. I originally planned to expand my aluminum alloy shop and repay Qiangzi after six months, but unexpectedly, the total amount grew to five hundred thousand after interest. Additionally, I owe the bank two hundred thousand in loans and have borrowed several tens of thousands from relatives and friends. In the end, Qiangzi found my brother and me and asked us to help him with some tasks to offset the debt. At that time, I thought Qiangzi was being kind, but I didn’t expect him to order me to attack you four days ago. He promised that if I succeeded, he wouldn’t take a single cent from me," Xu Zihe said, tears streaming down his face.
Hearing this, Bing Tianyi began to understand the situation. His biggest flaw was being soft-hearted, and besides, Xu Zihe seemed to be a filial son. If he were to hold a grudge against Xu Zihe at this moment, it would make him seem heartless.
With this in mind, Bing Tianyi looked at Xu Zihe and said frankly, "Alright, you don’t need to blame yourself for this. To be honest, there aren’t many filial sons like you these days."
"Thank you, Brother Bing, for your understanding. However, I promise that once I get out of here, I will repay you every penny of that five hundred thousand," Xu Zihe replied.
"There's no rush on that. For now, just follow the arrangements I've made and stay out of sight. When necessary, I only hope you can testify in court," Bing Tianyi instructed Xu Zihe seriously.
Xu Zihe nodded in agreement. After exchanging a few casual words with Bing Tianyi, he hurriedly left the room.
As soon as he stepped outside, Qin Qi happened to arrive in a car. Bing Tianyi quickly approached him with a smile and asked, "Officer Qin, is everything arranged over there?"
"Are you sending Xu Zihe over there again?" Qin Qi guessed what Bing Tianyi was about to say before he could finish his sentence and smiled helplessly.
Bing Tianyi nodded and looked at Qin Qi's chest with a grin. "It seems we have a connection."
"Alright, stop teasing me," Qin Qi said as he signaled two officers to transfer Xu Zihe.
After a few minutes of busy work and once Xu Zihe was taken away in the car, Bing Tianyi chatted with Qin Qi for a bit. As Qin Qi turned to leave, Bing Tianyi smiled and asked him, "Officer Qin, do you have time tonight? I'd like to treat you to a few drinks."
"Sure, but can you handle your liquor?" Qin Qi asked with a hint of disdain in his eyes while smiling at Bing Tianyi.
Bing Tianyi continued to gaze at Qin Qi's chest with a smile and replied playfully, "How do you know I can't drink?"
"Of course, you used to never drink, didn't you?" Qin Qi asked.
"Tonight, I'm making an exception to accompany you, right?"
"Then I must be flattered!" Qin Qi said, smiling as he got into the car and called out to Bing Tianyi, "Contact me later tonight."
Once the car left, Bing Tianyi immediately turned to Nan Hao and the others with a smile, saying, "I've already investigated the person; it really was Qiangzi."
"Bro, since it's that old rascal, let's go find him now," Duck Brother said, patting his head and speaking clearly to Bing Tianyi.
Hearing this, Bing Tianyi smiled wryly and said, "The timing isn't right yet; let's talk about it later."
Nan Hao nodded in agreement and said with a smile, "Let's listen to Brother Bing. We'll discuss it later; after all, we have plenty of time to hang out with Qiangzi."
Back at the company, half a month passed in no time.
While Bing Tianyi was busy with his company's matters, he was also considering how to deal with Qiangzi. Right now, confronting Qiangzi and his brothers head-on was the least realistic option.
After all, Qiangzi's underlings were the leaders among the three giants in the county town. Most of them were young hotheads from vocational schools like Yang Qian. After a few drinks, these guys wouldn't care about anything and would seriously come at him with knives.
Of course, it wasn't that he was afraid of these kids; the main issue was that they were young. If they came at him with knives and ended up seriously injuring one of his brothers, it would be a serious problem. Not only would it affect their business, but it could also have repercussions for him personally.
Since a direct confrontation wasn't an option, after thinking it over, Bing Tianyi felt that the simplest and most effective solution now was to collaborate with the police.
Only by doing so could he ensure that Qiangzi wouldn't have any room to argue. Moreover, this approach wouldn't implicate those young men under Qiangzi.
Having decided on a plan, Bing Tianyi called Nan Hao over.
After entering, Bing Tianyi looked at Nan Hao and asked with a smile, "Brother, how's your inquiry about Qiangzi going lately?"
"Two murder cases, plus lending money at high interest without authorization, and three counts of serious injury," Nan Hao replied seriously.
"Can you find any witnesses?" Bing Tianyi asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, Nan Hao seemed troubled. He scratched his head and said to Bing Tianyi with a wry smile, "That's a bit difficult."
"Why? Are they all out of town or have they been taken care of?" Bing Tianyi inquired.
Nan Hao sighed and then said earnestly to Bing Tianyi, "Although we can find witnesses for these two murder cases, I doubt they will be willing to testify. The only person who might testify is someone we severely injured not long ago, and he is still lying in the hospital."
After listening, Bing Tianyi looked at Nan Hao and gave a wry smile.
A few seconds later, Bing Tianyi finally spoke softly, "Yang Qian is indeed a problem. But we can give it a try!"
"I don't think it will work," Nan Hao said quietly.
Bing Tianyi chuckled and told Nan Hao directly, "There is nothing impossible in this world."
"So you mean we should go find him now?"
"Let's go, we'll check it out right now," Bing Tianyi said as he stood up, put on his coat, and walked straight out of the office.
Nan Hao followed closely behind. The two of them went outside, and Nan Hao drove Bing Tianyi directly to the county hospital.
Second Floor Surgical Ward In Room 203, on the bed near the window, Yang Qian is talking to a little girl beside him. The girl appears to be Yang Qian's girlfriend, with delicate features and a pretty appearance.
"Brother Yang, have you been feeling better lately?" Bing Tianyi asks, placing the fruit he was holding on the table.
Upon hearing Bing Tianyi speak, Yang Qian turns his head in surprise but quickly glares at Bing Tianyi and asks, "What do you want from me? Do you want to pick a fight?"
Seeing the wounds on Yang Qian's face, Bing Tianyi feels a bit sympathetic. He awkwardly smiles and says, "You’re overthinking it. I came to see how you were doing and also wanted to discuss something with you."
Without thinking, Yang Qian replies seriously, "I have nothing to discuss with you. Just leave."
Bing Tianyi glances at Nan Hao beside him and quietly says, "You should step outside for a moment."
Nan Hao nods in agreement, and Bing Tianyi then turns his attention to the little girl. After a brief moment of thought, Yang Qian tells the girl directly, "You wait outside for a bit."
The little girl looks worriedly at Bing Tianyi, then steps out of the room.
With the two empty beds beside him, Bing Tianyi sits down on one of them and looks directly at Yang Qian. "We're the same age, so there's no need for me to beat around the bush. I'm here to apologize for what happened that day, but you were in the wrong first; you should admit that."
Seeing Bing Tianyi say this, Yang Qian has nothing to respond with and remains silent.
Noticing this, Bing Tianyi continues, "There's one more thing. Were you at the scene when Qiangzi killed someone?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Qian, sitting on the bed, freezes. Fear instantly appears on his face as he stares at Bing Tianyi, curiously asking, "How do you know about that?"
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