It happened so suddenly that Qi Xingchen and Qi Yuji were caught off guard. Even the news that their elder brother was taken away for investigation came from the financial news. When they arrived at the Qi Corporation, except for a few onlookers at the door, Qi Yunxiao and the tax bureau had long disappeared.
At this moment, they couldn't panic. If they panicked, they would only become more and more confused. Qi Xingchen forced himself to calm down and asked, "Sister, is our family's tax really not clean?"
"There are reasonable tax avoidance situations," Qi Yuji's voice trembled a little. "But there are absolutely no illegal situations. The Qi family's target is too big. Once they find out, it will be a big deal. Elder brother and the others don't dare to do it."
Opening more branches, appropriately increasing costs, registering the company overseas, and so on were all reasonable ways to avoid tax. Qi Xingchen frowned. "Then where did the receipt attached to the report letter come from?"
"I don't know. It may have come from one of the branches."
A large company was difficult to control. A remote branch did not keep the receipt well enough. It was very likely that it had been stolen.
In that case, they had to find where the receipt came from before they could continue to investigate the reason. When the tax bureau came, they only said that someone had reported it with evidence. They did not bring the "evidence" to the Qi Corporation. Qi Xingchen thought for a moment. "I'll go to the tax bureau to see if I can get the so-called evidence of the crime. I'll also check on my brother's situation. You go home and wait for me."
"No, the other party may make things difficult for you if they see that you're alone." Qi Yuji refused. "I'll go with you."
It was not too late now. Let's go together. Qi Xingchen immediately drove to the tax bureau. When he stopped at the entrance of the provincial bureau, he happened to catch a glimpse of an unusual car with a red license plate number.
"Sister, look at the left corner." He pointed there. "Do the tax authorities need their cooperation in the investigation?"
Qi Yuji looked over and also looked puzzled. "Generally, if the tax authorities can't handle it themselves, they'll find the public security department. If the suspect gathers a crowd to resist, at most, they'll need to mobilize the armed police. I'm alone. There's no need for them to mobilize. "
Then why would this car appear here?
It was more important to get the evidence and keep an eye on her brother. Qi Xingchen got out of the car with Qi Yuji while feeling suspicious. What made him uncomfortable was that, just like his elder brother, the tax bureau did not allow him to see Qi Yunxiao at all.
In the end, they managed to get a copy of the invoice after much persuasion. Even if the two of them were unwilling, they could only go back and think about it at length.
Before he left, Qi Xingchen looked at the left corner again. The car that shouldn't have been there had disappeared.
Retracting his gaze, his phone suddenly rang. The caller was Chief Jiang. He told him that Xu Changlin would be heading to the City Bureau in an hour and asked him to make the necessary arrangements.
Qi Xingchen thanked him. Since he hadn't gone home yet, he turned the car around and drove to the Municipal Public Security Bureau.
It was already time to get off work. Other than the police officers on duty, there were only a few employees working overtime. Xu Changlin had not arrived yet. Qi Xingchen and Qi Yuji waited at the corner of the elevator shaft.
This was the only way to go upstairs. After waiting for about ten minutes, the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground came from afar. Qi Xingchen leaned forward.
With just one glance, he recognized that this person was Xu Changlin. The father and son looked too much alike.
Xu Changlin pressed the elevator button. Qi Xingchen nodded at Qi Yuji. The two of them walked out from the corner and quickly squeezed into the elevator before the doors closed.
Just like Qi Xingchen, Xu Changlin recognized him at first glance.
After his son was sent to the police station, Xu Changlin thought of countless ways to get him out. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do under the Qi Family's influence. He could only watch his delicate and pampered son waste his time in prison.
What was even more hateful was …
How could there be so many coincidences in the world? They were all smart people. Naturally, Xu Changlin could sense that Qi Xingchen came with a purpose. He looked at the young man's reflection in the car door and said nothing. Qi Xingchen also looked at his reflection in the car door and broke the silence first. "Uncle Xu, good afternoon."
"Oh?" Xu Changlin said lightly, "You know me?"
"Yes, I worked with Xu Sheng for more than a month. I heard him mention you."
Xu Changlin couldn't help but snort. Xu Sheng said that he didn't get along with Qi Xingchen when they were on set. How could they be close enough to talk about family?
This young man's ability to talk made him look at him in a new light.
"I didn't know you were so close." Xu Changlin put on a fake smile. "So close that you sent him to prison."
Qi Xingchen shook his head. "I didn't send him. He didn't respect himself."
This junior definitely wanted to obtain something from him by coming to his doorstep. Xu Changlin's face darkened. "I admit that it's wrong for Xu Sheng to bully girls, but you've gone too far!"
"Breaking the law deserves to be imprisoned. I think I did the right thing."
"You did the right thing?"
Xu Changlin was furious. He turned to Qi Xingchen. "You changed the charge?"
Qi Xingchen was not afraid at all. "For your son, any charge is better than attempted rape, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes …" Xu Changlin raised his voice. "So you added four years to his sentence?"
"I —" Qi Xingchen's voice trailed off as soon as he spoke.
Wait.
Did he hear it wrong?
Qi Xingchen frowned. "What four years?"
"Attempted rape is at most a year. You increased it to five years," Xu Changlin said disdainfully. "Don't play dumb in front of me."
Qi Xingchen was not playing dumb. He really did not know where the four years came from. After the incident with Xu Sheng, Qi Xingchen promised to change the sentence for Xu Sheng in order to make Director Shang apologize to Qi Jiaze and completely clear Qi Jiaze of suspicion.
He never went back on his word. If he said he would change the sentence, then he would. Qi Yunxiao would not go against his wishes.
Something was wrong.
At this time, the elevator stopped at the corresponding floor. Xu Changlin stepped out angrily. Qi Xingchen followed him out of the elevator and explained, "I didn't do the five years."
Xu Changlin obviously did not believe him.
"Since I can admit that I sent Xu Sheng to prison, there is no need for me to lie."
Xu Changlin's expression changed slightly.
There was indeed no need for the Qi family to lie. Moreover, Qi Xingchen's attitude was neither servile nor overbearing. He did not look like someone who would lie.
Seeing that he seemed to have changed his mind, Qi Xingchen continued, "And it has only been less than a year. You can ask someone you know about the specific details of the case. Don't be afraid that the other party is not willing to say, with the current state of my family … "
Qi Xingchen smiled bitterly. "With the current state of my family, the other party will definitely not be willing to offend you in order to protect us."
Xu Changlin paused and glanced at Qi Xingchen. Then, he turned around and walked into the corridor.
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Qi Xingchen did not continue to argue with Xu Changlin. He walked out of the Municipal Bureau with his sister.
"Xing Xing," Qi Yuji said worriedly. "Should we wait for him to come out and explain everything to him before we leave?"
Qi Xingchen opened the car door for her. "No, he will contact me when the time comes."
"… Why are you so sure that he will contact you?"
"Compared to us, he wants to know who set his son up more," Qi Xingchen said. "And Xu Sheng is the kind of person who will never let himself be taken advantage of. His father will only be more powerful. If he knows that his son is being used as a tool, he will definitely ask me about it. "
For some reason, Qi Yuji felt that her brother was very reliable now. She nodded and sat in the passenger seat obediently. On the way home, they contacted the public relations and media they knew. They tried their best to suppress the news that Qi Yunxiao was also arrested. It would be better if the stock price did not fall by a penny.
The scene of a bunch of flies at the door of the house last time was still vivid in his mind. In order to observe the situation, Qi Xingchen drove very slowly on the way home. Suddenly, he saw a familiar car in front of him.
It seemed to be … the car that Bai Ye drove at his house in City G.
The more he looked at it, the more familiar it was. He could not help but drive to the side of the car. Before he stopped, Bai Ye called him. "There are reporters at the door. I will lead the way. You follow me."
With that, Bai Ye stepped on the accelerator hard. The car roared toward the two vans parked side by side. The reporters in the vans thought that the car was out of control. They were so scared that they quickly closed the door!
Before they could react, Bai Ye drifted and changed direction. He took Qi Xingchen's car into the courtyard of the Qi Family's house.
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Too many things had happened that day. When Bai Ye was brought into the house, Qi Xingchen did not have time to greet him. He contacted the public relations first and persuaded Qi Yuji to rest. Then, he took Bai Ye back to his room.
After a busy day, Qi Xingchen was also tired. He fell heavily on the sofa and said apologetically, "I'm sorry. I forgot to get you some water. Let me rest for a few minutes."
He had not seen his fan for a few days. He had lost a lot of weight. Bai Ye could not hide the distress in his eyes. "You don't have to worry about me. I'm not here for you to serve me."
"By the way," Qi Xingchen remembered to ask, "Why did you suddenly come here?"
"I saw the news about your house."
Bai Ye massaged his shoulders to relax his tight muscles. "You know that I don't like to surf the Internet. Why didn't you tell me? If I hadn't seen the financial news, I wouldn't have known that such a big thing had happened. "
Recently, there had been one incident after another, almost non-stop. Qi Xingchen didn't have the time to communicate with Bai Ye. Besides, he grew up alone and did not like to ask for help. His first thought when he encountered something was to solve it himself. Subconsciously, he did not ask Bai Ye for help.
However, when Bai Ye found out about the incident, he did not say anything and directly came over.
Qi Xingchen felt a warm feeling in his chest. He quietly thanked Bai Ye.
With his lover by his side, his tense nerves could finally relax a little. After resting for a while, Bai Ye said, "Tell me about the current situation."
Qi Xingchen briefly described the important things to Bai Ye.
When he heard the strange car in the tax bureau's parking lot, Bai Ye's reaction was as puzzled as Qi Xingchen's. Everyone knew that it was difficult to connect these two units. Bai Ye thought for a few seconds and said, "Can you remember the license plate number?"
"I have it on the dashcam." Qi Xingchen exported the dashcam video and fast-forwarded it.
Bai Ye fast-forwarded to the tax bureau's screen. He wrote down the license plate number and said, "I'll ask for you."
Qi Xingchen was surprised, "You can ask for it?"
"My dad might be able to help."
Bai Ye's mother was in business and his father was in politics. However, in order to keep it a secret, he had not revealed the specific departments. Qi Xingchen had not watched the second half of 'Peaches of the Night', so he naturally did not know how far the Bai family's relationship extended.
When he heard Bai Ye say that he could help, Qi Xingchen felt that he saw a glimmer of hope.
However, when Bai Ye took out his phone, Qi Xingchen hesitated again. "Is this good for Uncle?"
"It's okay. I told him before I came. He only asked me one question."
Qi Xingchen was curious, "What did he ask?"
"He asked me if the Qi family did these things."
Qi Xingchen said firmly, "No."
"Then there's nothing wrong with it." Bai Ye rubbed his hair. "Go take a hot shower and relax. I'll make the call."
Qi Xingchen went to take a shower. When he came out, Bai Ye had already finished. Mr. Bai said that he could check, but the system was shut down at night. He would have to wait until work tomorrow.
No matter what time it was, as long as Qi Xingchen could find out, he would be very happy. While he calmed down, Bai Ye coaxed him to eat something. Otherwise, his body would collapse and he wouldn't be able to deal with the upcoming difficulties.
Unfortunately, after the two of them went to bed, Qi Xingchen's eyes were open and he still couldn't fall asleep. Bai Ye gently hugged him. "Tell me if there's anything you can't solve."
"It's nothing," Qi Xingchen said in a low voice. "After Dad and Brother were taken away, the Qi Corporation has no one in charge. I don't know how chaotic the company will be. Moreover, some of the businesses that are in process can't be stopped. I have to order the subsidiary company to check the pornographic information. I have to stay at the company tomorrow. I don't know how to arrange the time to do other things. "
If it was like Grandpa Qi and Qi Yunxiao before, when they went on a business trip together, the company could be handed over to their left and right hands for a few days. Qi Xingchen was different. He had never been to the company, so he didn't know who was trustworthy and who wasn't.
He even had to be on guard against people who wanted to take advantage of the Qi Corporation's difficulties to deceive him and profit from it.
Bai Ye could imagine how serious the current situation was. He suggested, "How about this? You stay at the company and leave the things that need to be done outside to me."
Many things that were half-done would not be as effective as continuing to do them themselves if they were handed over to others. However, given the situation, it seemed that this was the only way. Qi Xingchen sighed.
With Bai Ye in his arms, this was the only time he didn't have nightmares in the past few days. After getting up in the morning and washing up with Bai Ye, Qi Xingchen opened the door and wanted to ask the chef to prepare breakfast.
When he went downstairs, he saw Qi Yuji wearing a black suit and trousers with her hair tied up behind her head. She was bare-faced and didn't wear any jewelry on her neck, wrists, or ears. She was checking the things in a folder.
As the pampered daughter of the Qi family, Qi Yuji had all the habits that a socialite should have. She usually chose expensive and beautiful clothes to wear, especially high-end dresses. She was armed from head to toe with accessories. Her hair was always maintained to be bright and lustrous. Her nails changed every few days, and even her toes shone with exquisite light.
Qi Xingchen had never seen her dressed so plainly and valiantly.
"Sister," Qi Xingchen walked over tentatively. "Where are you going?"
Qi Yuji stuffed the folder into her bag. "I'm going to the company. The company can't be left unattended."
"But –"
"No buts," Qi Yuji interrupted him. "Xing Xing, there are no cowards in the Qi family. Leave the company to me. You can take care of Dad and Brother. If there's anything, contact them by phone. "
After saying that, Qi Yuji patted Qi Xingchen on the shoulder, turned around, and walked out of the door. Looking at her back, Qi Xingchen suddenly understood why Father Qi named her "Yuji".
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