"Xiao Qi, I found evidence that Tao Tao hired someone to commit arson!"
Qi Xingchen was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Then, he jumped up from the sofa!
All the information that he had, whether it was Tao Tao going to T City to supervise the arson, or Tao Tao instigating Director Li to run away with the money, or bribing the deputy financial director to falsify the accounts and fake the receipts, none of it could completely pin down Tao Tao's crime.
Only the arson charge, once confirmed, could definitely send Tao Tao to jail!
It was unbelievable that Xu Changlin had found a clue so quickly. Qi Xingchen swallowed hard, turned on the speaker, and listened with Bai Ye:
"My engineer friend's surname is Li. After I introduced Li Gong to Tao Tao, Li Gong spent a lot of time and effort to draw her a construction plan of Tiancheng City. However, Tiancheng City was built early, and the circuit design was complicated. People who weren't professionals couldn't understand how to run the wires. So, Li Gong introduced an electrician he knew when he was supervising the construction site to Tao Tao. "
"At that time, the project was busy. After the introduction, Li Gong didn't ask what happened. Not long after, the electrician from the countryside suddenly bought a house in the city. He even posted a short video to show off. Li Gong felt a little strange after watching it, but he didn't think much of it. He thought it was the result of hard work for half a lifetime. "
Qi Xingchen and Bai Ye looked at each other.
Hard work for half a lifetime to buy a house? This wasn't an inspirational story about changing one's fate with his own hands.
This was a f * cking crime story!
Xu Changlin didn't tell Li Gong the purpose of his inquiry, but he asked him for a screenshot of the electrician's Moments. Qi Xingchen said, "Uncle, send it to us."
Xu Changlin immediately sent it over. Qi Xingchen took a look. Well, maybe because he wasn't vigilant, the electrician's Moments not only had his own information — Nie Dawei, from Fuqiangtun — but also the location of the house.
It was in a newly built residential area in H City.
One can wear out iron shoes in fruitless search, only to find it by chance.
After looking through the screenshots, Bai Ye's face also showed a rare expression of excitement. "The fire was most likely set by Nie Dawei, but he certainly wouldn't dare to give up Tao Tao. Giving up Tao Tao is equivalent to admitting to arson, which is a death sentence."
"Yes, we can't call the police. We don't have any direct evidence." Qi Xingchen thought for a moment. "If we want to force him to admit it, we have to use extreme means."
What could he use? Qi Xingchen muttered, "We can't just kidnap his wife and children and force him to admit it. It's not his family's fault …"
Hearing the word "tied up", Bai Ye suddenly thought of something. He turned around and touched Qi Xingchen's chin. "Accompany me to buy something. I'll take you to do something bad tomorrow."
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In the past, when Bai Ye said "do something bad", Qi Xingchen would definitely misunderstand. But now the situation was special. He was just shocked by Bai Ye's hooligan action, so he followed Bai Ye to the mall to buy ropes, a few sets of pure black clothes, hats, shoes, and other things.
In the evening, Qi Xingchen was worried about his plan. He couldn't help but ask, "Tell me your plan."
Bai Ye: "No."
Qi Xingchen asked, "Please tell me, I beg you."
Bai Ye pretended to be embarrassed. "How about this, you go and cook two bowls of noodles. After eating with me, I'll tell you."
Qi Xingchen was worried about his family's affairs. Recently, he had hardly eaten, about one meal a day. Sometimes, when the chef finished cooking and sent it to his room, he was not in the mood, so he just took a few bites and threw it aside.
But how could a person stand not eating? Bai Ye could only resort to extreme measures from time to time.
Out of curiosity, Qi Xingchen ran to the kitchen to cook noodles. After being coaxed by Bai Ye to finish the noodles, he finally spoke with satisfaction.
Qi Xingchen was stunned when he heard this. "Will this really work …"
"Anyway, it won't alert the enemy. Let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll change."
Yes … Indeed.
"By the way, we might not have enough manpower," Bai Ye said. "Tomorrow, I'll bring A Lun. You can call your brother too."
Qi Xingchen did as he said.
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Seeing that her father had returned home, Qi Yuji cried ten times more miserably than Qi Xingchen at night. Her wails echoed throughout the entire villa. Qi Xingchen cooked two bowls of noodles for them and hurriedly brought Bai Ye back to his room.
Father Qi was actually quite displeased that his son had brought his girlfriend home and even stayed in the same room as her. He always felt that his son would take the opportunity to bully the Bai family's son, but he forgot all about it after Qi Yuji made a fuss. Qi Xingchen stayed with Bai Ye for another night.
Not only did Xu Changlin have good news, but Mrs. Bai also had good news. At 8: 30 in the morning, the private detective found the bank where the mysterious man had withdrawn the money. Through Mrs. Bai's connections, they obtained the mysterious man's identity card information.
From his hometown, the man was from City H and was most likely Tao Tao's subordinate. Next, as long as they found the man and found a way to find evidence that he had bribed the former deputy director of finance to falsify the accounts, they would be able to clear the suspicion of tax evasion.
The task of finding the person was naturally left to the private detective.
After briefing the detective, the two of them accompanied Grandpa Qi to the hospital for a physical examination. The results were gratifying. The doctor said that Father Qi's cough was caused by a cold. After prescribing a few boxes of Chinese medicine and resting for a while, he would recover soon.
The health of his family was more important than anything else. Hearing that there were no major problems, Qi Xingchen's worried heart finally settled down.
After sending Father Qi home, the two of them went directly to the temporary residence of Night Star Media — the small house.
When they opened the door, they almost choked on the smoke in the room.
"Ahem, you didn't set the house on fire, did you?"
"I'm sorry, Producer Qi." The screenwriter quickly stood up. "Daluo and I are addicted to smoking. We smoked all night last night and forgot to ventilate the room this morning. I'll open the window now."
Smoked all night …
"It's okay." The window was behind Bai Ye. Qi Xingchen patted Bai Ye's back and gestured for him to move aside. As he opened the window, he asked, "Didn't you sleep last night?"
"Time was too tight. Miss An accompanied us all night and sent out the shooting applications for the three locations … Fortunately, we had already fantasized about where we would shoot if we could film and how we would draw the storyboard." The director sighed. "The original wishful thinking has now become a time-saving tool."
"You're wrong. This isn't wishful thinking. This is called being prepared at all times."
Qi Xingchen came back after opening the window. Bai Ye helped him smooth out his hair that had been messed up by the wind.
Looking at the intimacy between the two of them, the director and screenwriter were speechless.
They had to stay up all night to work, and they had to eat dog food in the morning. They were so frustrated and angry … Woof, woof, woof!
After all, this was the first film produced by his company. Qi Xingchen couldn't bear to watch his employees work, so he immediately sat down and studied it with them. There was strength in numbers. After a day, with Bai Ye's help, most of the cast and supporting roles were finalized.
Moreover, it was very economical. Many people came because of Qi Xingchen and Bai Ye.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ziyu was also willing to participate in the film for free. This directly solved the problem of the supporting actress — there was no female lead in the film.
They were busy until night time. Bai Ye gave Qi Xingchen a look. Qi Xingchen instantly understood and went to the bathroom with him to change into a full set of black clothes.
The screenwriter was suspicious. "Producer Qi, are you going to … rob a bank?"
Didn't we pull in 800 million in investment? We don't have to work so hard!
"No." Qi Xingchen said awkwardly, "We … want to go shopping. We're afraid of being seen, so we're covering ourselves up tightly."
"Oh, oh …" The screenwriter nodded, not fully understanding.
Before the screenwriter could react, Qi Xingchen quickly pulled Bai Ye back to the car.
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It was sunny all day, but it was dark at night. Thick clouds covered the small moon, and a few stars were miserably squeezed in the gaps of the dark clouds, blinking half-dead.
Outside a newly built community in H City, four people in black clothes, black pants, black hats, and black shoes hid behind a wall and blended into the darkness. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't be able to see anything unusual.
One of them said sneakily, "Boss, are we really not going to make the headlines?"
Before the "boss" could answer, a sloppy boy next to him said, "Brother Lun, can you be bolder? If we can do something so exciting, we won't make the headlines last time! "
"You little brat might not care, but we're public figures … Hey, Jiaze, why is your phone still lit up?"
"I'm sharing my location with Tao Xuan. I told him during the day that I'm going to do something interesting. He's worried about me, so I shared my location with him, in case he can't sleep."
"Shh, quiet." Bai Ye interrupted the two. "He's here."
Hearing this, the two quarreling immediately stopped talking. Qi Xingchen followed Bai Ye's gaze —
The one with the lunch box in his left hand and the beer in his right hand was the electrician Nie Dawei!
Maybe it was because it was too dark, Nie Dawei walked very slowly. Seeing their target appear, the four of them followed the rehearsed method and approached Nie Dawei from four directions …
Then Bai Ye rushed up and put his arm around Nie Dawei's mouth. Qi Xingchen, Ah Lun, and Qi Jiaze hugged his waist and legs respectively, and in no time at all, they got him into a car parked by the roadside.
Because it was too sudden, Nie Dawei didn't realize he was kidnapped until the car started and his eyes were covered.
"Ah ah —" He opened his mouth to call for help, but just as he shouted, a lump of something rancid was stuffed into his mouth. Then, his hands and feet were tied tightly with rope.
Who was the other party? Why did they find him? Could it be that Old Wu, who lost to him in mahjong last night, was waiting for revenge? But, but Old Wu couldn't even afford to lose a few dollars, so how could he hire someone?
Or did someone else know that he had made a fortune recently and wanted to scam him?!
No way, he couldn't give it to them. He still needed this money to live a good life for the rest of his life!
Nie Dawei panicked, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He wanted to identify the other party through his voice, but the other party seemed to be against him and didn't say a word.
There was only silence in the car. Only his own whimpering and heavy breathing could be heard.
After some time, as if unable to bear the loneliness, a voice finally broke the silence, "Big Brother, how much longer until we arrive?"
"Don't talk!" The person called Big Brother growled. "Didn't I tell you not to let the hostage hear you?!"
"Aiya, he's going to meet the King of Hell soon anyway, so what if he hears?"
Nie Dawei was speechless.
What? King of Hell?!
Could it be … could it be that these people weren't here for the money, but to kill him?
Nie Dawei panicked even more, and his legs began to tremble uncontrollably. However, the "Big Brother" didn't seem to want to talk to the underling and didn't answer.
After some time, the underling couldn't help but ask softly, "Big Brother, why would Young Mistress want to kill him for no reason? Didn't he help Young Mistress do something big?"
Young Mistress, who is it?
"It's because he helped Young Mistress do something big that Young Mistress wants to seal his mouth. After all, only the dead can't talk."
Nie Dawei was speechless.
'It's over, I guessed right, they really want to kill me!'
The underling smacked his lips. "Tsk, Young Mistress is pretty, but her methods are ruthless."
The Big Brother scolded and continued to remain silent.
'Pretty, ruthless …' Nie Dawei immediately thought of the woman who gave him money some time ago to destroy the circuit.
At that time, he couldn't resist the temptation. That was money that he couldn't earn even if he worked for eight lifetimes at the construction site. He was so obsessed that he changed the circuit of the smoke alarm, and the wires "accidentally" aged and short-circuited …
When he saw the shocking number of casualties on the news, he realized how big a mistake he had made. He couldn't sleep at night, and he was in a constant state of anxiety. It was only recently that he got better.
When the woman gave him the money, she only said lightly, "Well done."
She didn't seem to feel guilty at all.
However, this also made Nie Dawei even more certain that the person who wanted to kill him now was that woman!
She could burn so many people to death without batting an eyelid. Wouldn't it be easy for her to send someone to kill him?!
"Wuuu, wuuu —" Nie Dawei wanted to beg for mercy, but the smelly rag in his mouth made it so that he could only whimper. He kept kicking his legs, hitting the car seat with his elbow, and even banging his head against the car door in an attempt to attract the attention of the people who caught him.
Unfortunately, it was useless. No one paid him any attention.
This time, no one made a sound until the car stopped. Nie Dawei's legs were numb from shaking. Then, he heard the car door being pulled open. Two people grabbed him on both sides and dragged him somewhere.
The night wind in early June was still a little cold. When it blew on Nie Dawei's face, he realized that he was so scared that his face was covered in tears and snot. After walking for a while, the two people stopped. One of them pressed down on his shoulder.
His legs were already weak, and he was forced to kneel on the ground.
"Big Brother, what do we do next? Stab him to death and throw him into the river?"
"No, stab him to death will leave blood stains. It'll be troublesome if we're discovered. Little Three, go find a big rock. Tie it to him and throw it into the river. "
Little Three chuckled. "Okay, Big Brother. I'll go look for it. I love messing with people like this. When I think of them sinking to the bottom of the river, unable to break free even if they want to, only able to feel the muddy water slowly filling their lungs, I'm so excited. "
"Wuu wuu, wuu wuu!"
The more Nie Dawei listened, the more scared he became. Not only did he feel cold on his face, but a cold wind also started to blow from his crotch.
"Ouch, Big Brother, where's that foul smell coming from … Oh my god, he peed! Little Three, hurry up and find him. It smells so bad. "
Little Three responded. Probably to take care of his companion, the sound of a hard object being dragged could be heard from afar.
Two to three minutes later, the hard object stopped beside Nie Dawei. He felt a rope around his waist. Nie Dawei knew that when the rope was done, it would be the time for him to leave the world of the living …
"Ah — —"
The fear that he had accumulated along the way exploded. He used all his strength to shake off Little Three, leaned forward, and kowtowed to the ground.
The surroundings were silent for a few seconds. Perhaps moved by his sincerity, Big Brother sighed. "Sigh, he's quite pitiful. Second Brother, take out the rag and see if he has any last words. "
"Alright." Second Brother agreed and went forward to take out the rag.
Nie Dawei could speak now, but he did not stop kowtowing. He cried as he kowtowed, "Please, Big Brothers, please let me go! As long as I can continue to live, I'll give you all my money! I'll even give you my house! "
Big Brother said, "Forgive me for not being able to do that. If Miss wants you to die, you must die."
As it turned out, these people listened to Miss more than money. Nie Dawei was quick-witted. He had never been so quick-witted in his life. "Then can I trouble Big Brothers to tell Miss Tao that as long as she spares my life, I'm willing to do anything to repay her. Not to mention burning a few dozen people like this time, I'll even burn a thousand or ten thousand people! "
When they heard 'Miss Tao', their gazes met in the air.
— — There's hope!
"Big Brother" Bai Ye pursed his lips at "Little Three" Qi Xingchen. Qi Xingchen nodded silently and said in a perverted voice, "Oh, I was wondering why Miss Tao wanted you. So it's to set fire. Come, tell Big Brother how to do it. Let Big Brother have some fun. "
"Little Three!" Big Brother said angrily. "I know about this. I'll tell you when we get back. Hurry up and do it."
"No, Big Brother. You know I like this. Let me hear it."
"… Alright, don't waste too much time."
Hearing that Big Brother had relented, Little Three smiled at Nie Dawei and said, "Come, tell Big Brother the story from beginning to end. As long as your story is detailed enough and perverted enough, I'll consider not tying stones to you."
Tying stones to him was certain death. If he did not tie stones to him, he might be able to swim up and save his life. Nie Dawei did not even think about it and immediately made a choice.
Afraid that Little Three would regret it, Nie Dawei did not pause at all. "This whole thing started when Li Gong introduced me to Miss Tao …"
Just as Qi Xingchen had requested, Nie Dawei recounted in detail how Tao Tao had seduced him and how she had guided him. Listening to him, the others felt as if their hearts had been repeatedly cut by a blunt knife. It was extremely uncomfortable.
Nie Dawei was afraid of death, so he spoke very quickly. In less than five minutes, he had finished the entire story. Qi Xingchen took a deep breath and applauded in admiration. "Not bad, not bad. I'm curious. Do you know who our Miss is? "
"I, I don't dare to know. I don't know anything."
Qi Xingchen raised his hand and slapped him across the face. "Stop pretending. Speak!"
"Boo hoo …" Nie Dawei was stunned by the slap. "I know, I know. I've seen Miss Tao Tao on TV … But I definitely won't tell anyone. What you did today, I definitely won't tell anyone!"
Qi Xingchen did not care whether he spoke or not. He stood up and patted the dust off his pants. He turned off the recorder and signaled A Lun to turn off the camera.
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The most important evidence was in their hands. They did not really want to kill anyone. Qi Xingchen removed the cloth from Nie Dawei's eyes and untied the rope on his legs. "Can you stand up?"
Nie Dawei was stunned for a while when he suddenly saw the light again. When he saw the camera, he seemed to understand something.
When he turned around to look behind him, it was pitch black land. There was no sign of a river.
He understood everything.
He had been f * cking fooled by these bastards!
"F * ck! Son of a bitch! A bunch of f * cking bastards! " Nie Dawei could not help but curse. "They tricked me. I'm going to … boo hoo … boo hoo!"
Qi Jiaze bent over to pick up the cloth and stuffed it back into his mouth. "I was kind enough to let you free your mouth, but you sprayed sh * t on it. You should continue to hold it in."
"Boo hoo, boo hoo hoo." Unable to speak, Nie Dawei turned around and was about to hit Qi Jiaze again.
Bai Ye quickly pulled Qi Jiaze to the side and kicked Nie Dawei in the chest.
With a muffled thud, Nie Dawei was kicked to the ground with his limbs facing the sky. This fall woke Nie Dawei up. He thought of a problem.
Why were these people trying to trick him?
They must be trying to get evidence of Tao Tao hiring someone to set the fire.
Now that the evidence had been recorded, he was dead for sure.
Sorrow came from within. Nie Dawei had never regretted it as much as he did now. If he had not been greedy for the money back then, if he had resisted the temptation from the beginning …
Would he still be able to live in poverty like he used to, with his wife and children in front of a warm bed and happy days?
Seeing the regret on his face, Qi Xingchen walked over and said, "We've already called the police. If you cooperate with the police investigation, you might be able to get a reduced sentence."
"What's the use?" Nie Dawei smiled bitterly. "I'm still going to die."
"It's not the same. You know Tao Tao's methods. If we don't catch her soon, she might take revenge on your family."
Family …
Yes, it was fine if he died, but his wife and children had suffered too much with him in this life. He could not let them lose their lives because of him.
Nie Dawei's face was ashen. He closed his eyes and nodded.
Nie Dawei's agreement meant that Tao Tao would be executed. It also meant that the Qi Family would be completely out of trouble. Qi Xingchen and Qi Jiaze lowered their heads and covered their eyes.
But this was not the place to celebrate. They still had to send Nie Dawei to the police station. Bai Ye pulled Qi Xingchen into his arms and patted his back. "Don't cry. Let's go back first, okay?"
"Okay." Qi Xingchen wiped his tears. "Let's go to the city police station."
Qi Jiaze also knew that business was more important. He sniffed and helped Nie Dawei up with A Lun. The five of them walked to the place where they had parked the car.
Before they took two steps, a few strong beams of light suddenly hit their faces. Everyone subconsciously squinted to look at the source of the light.
Not far away, two cars suddenly braked and turned, stirring up a cloud of dust.
In the dust, Tao Tao and a few strong men got out of the car. She held a knife in her left hand and a little girl in her right hand.
Nie Dawei's eyes were about to pop out.
That was his daughter!!!
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