Chapter 103 Evidence
Mao Wenqing's gaze was indeed shrewd, and although Xiao Ping's face looked unpleasant, he still managed to calm down and say: "Boss Mao, I just want to know the truth about what happened. We can talk about other things later."
Mao Wenqing nodded slightly and turned to face Hu Qiang, saying: "This is your business, you'd better say it yourself!"
Mao Wenqing's words reignited Xiao Ping's anger, and he clenched his fists coldly, asking: "Was it you who found someone to do this?"
At this moment, Xiao Ping's days of taking the spiritual liquid finally showed its full effect, a shocking aura emanated from his body. Although the invisible aura couldn't be seen or touched, it forced Mao Wengui and Hu Qiang to involuntarily take a step back. Hu Qiang, who was at the forefront, fared even worse, he sat down on the sofa behind him with a thud, cold sweat pouring out of his forehead uncontrollably.
It turns out that Hu Qiang was able to climb to his current position by being ruthless and cunning, and he had seen the world and been through bloody battles. However, in front of Xiao Ping, he couldn't muster up any thoughts of resistance, and instead loudly defended himself: "It was done by my subordinates, I had no idea beforehand!"
"Xiao Lao Di, don't be anxious!" Mao Wenqing also came back to his senses from the initial shock and hurriedly persuaded him: "This matter has little to do with Hu Qiang, it's not too late for you to listen to him finish speaking before making a decision."
Xiao Ping still gave Mao Wenqing some face, and after hearing his words, he retreated a little and said: "Speak!"
"I just found out about this too, it was one of my subordinates who did it." Hu Qiang secretly let out a sigh of relief and said: "I've already asked him clearly, he also received instructions from someone else to do so!"
Xiao Ping coldly asked: "Where is your subordinate?"
"It's just outside." Hu Qiang hastily shouted loudly: "Xiao Qi, come in!"
Upon hearing the loud voice, a lean and mean-looking thug walked into the office, standing timidly by the wall. Seeing this guy who had caused Song Lei immense harm, Xiao Ping really wanted to immediately go up and give him a good thrashing. But he also knew that this thug was just a tool, so he suppressed his anger and asked: "Who told you to do this?"
"It was Tang Jiaqiang." Xiao Qi also didn't mince words, recounting the events as previously discussed with Hu Qiang: "This afternoon he took me to the south gate of the university to identify someone, and you were there too. I saw you standing at the school entrance with that female college student. I followed behind you guys all along, later when I saw that female college student come out of the restaurant and enter the school, I found an opportunity to make my move. Afterwards, I received a call from Hu Lao Da and only then did I realize I had made a huge mistake, so I immediately rushed over to take responsibility for it. This matter has nothing to do with Hu Lao Da, it was all done by me alone, you can kill or punish me as you see fit!"
Xiao Qi's words were 90% true, only leaving out Hu Qiang. He even described the details clearly, so Xiao Ping naturally believed a few points immediately. However, this matter was not trivial, and although Xiao Ping also thought that Tang Jiaqiang's suspicion was the greatest, he still needed to grasp conclusive evidence. So he asked Xiao Qi: "How do you prove it was Tang Jiaqiang who instructed?"
"I can call him." Little Seven said straightforwardly.
Xiao Ping nodded in agreement with Xiao Qi's approach. Loyal and diligent, Xiao Qi was determined to clear Hu Qiang's name and naturally cooperated fully. He not only put his phone on speaker mode but also turned on the recording function before dialing Tang Jiaqiang's number.
"Hello, who is this?" A slightly uneasy voice quickly responded on the phone. Xiao Ping and Tang Jiaqiang were old acquaintances, and he immediately recognized that it was indeed him.
"Is that Tang Jiaqiang, the Eldest Young Master of the Tang family?" Xia Qi asked according to her previous plan: "I'm Xia Qi, we just met at the South Gate today, do you remember?"
Tang Jiaqiang discontentedly said: "Why did you call me? This is very dangerous!"
"Hey, Big Tang, don't be so tense." Little Qi said slowly: "I've already ruined that girl's looks according to your wishes. What was her name again? Song Lei, right? Are you satisfied yet?"
Tang Jiaqiang didn't want to have too much contact with Xiao Qi, and perfunctorily said: "I'm very satisfied, this matter is done well. Nothing else, I'll hang up!"
Xiao Qi hastily said: "Don't go, I have something to ask of you! You were the one who asked me to ruin that girl's reputation, now things are getting out of hand and I need to run away, can you at least give me some traveling expenses?"
Tang Jiaqiang was anxious as soon as he heard it, and shouted loudly on the phone: "We said it before, the money has been given..."
Afraid that Tang would drag the boss into this, Xiao Qi hastily interrupted: "The past is the past, but now I urgently need money! Prepare 50,000 yuan immediately and meet me at the intersection of Dongfang Road and Minxing Road at 9 o'clock sharp! Once I get the money, I'll leave far away and never bother you again. Otherwise... if I get caught, I won't dare guarantee that I'll keep my mouth shut!"
Tang Jiaqiang, caught off guard, had no choice but to remain silent for a moment before responding, "Alright, just take the money and don't bother me again!"
"Don't worry, Tang Da Shao, we're all about keeping our word when we come out to mix." Xiao Qi gave Tang Jiaqiang a reassurance pill and then hung up the phone.
Xiao Ping couldn't help but secretly sneer at the guy's last words. Believing that such a rascal would keep his word was no more likely than believing a sow could climb trees. If Tang Jiaqiang knew that Xiao Qi had already sold him out, who knows what he would think.
Xiao Qi didn't know what Xiao Ping was thinking, and simply handed over his phone honestly. Xiao Ping hesitated for a moment, copied the conversation into his own phone, then returned the phone to Xiao Qi and said: "Take this recording to surrender yourself, I want Tang Jiaqiang to go to prison!"
When deciding to frame Hu Qiang, Xiao Qi knew he would end up like this. He didn't refuse, but silently nodded and got up to walk out without a word. Xiao Ping also immediately followed behind Xiao Qi, as this rascal was the most powerful witness to bring down Tang Jiaqiang, and he had to personally see Xiao Qi enter the Public Security Bureau before feeling at ease.
Seeing Xiao Ping planning to leave with Xiaoyi, Hu Qiang, who had secretly breathed a sigh of relief, hypocritically smiled and said: "Mr. Xiao, this matter is finally clear. I didn't manage my subordinates well, I'm really sorry."
Although Hu Qiang appeared to be apologizing, he was actually shirking responsibility. However, after this incident, Xiao Ping's attitude towards him seemed to have improved a bit, and he even stopped in his tracks to say: "I've taken note of Mr. Hu's kindness, thank you!"
Hearing Xiao Ping's statement, Hu Qiang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't see the faint glimmer of cold light that flashed in Xiao Ping's eyes as he turned and walked out of the office.
It turns out that Mao Wenqing's idea to Hu Qiang was actually not bad. Given Xiao Ping's personality, since Hu Qiang helped find the real culprit, he wouldn't make things difficult for him again. However, neither of them expected that Xiao Ping, with his exceptional hearing, would overhear the content of Hu Qiang's phone call. If he still couldn't figure out that Hu Qiang was also involved, then he'd be an idiot. For now, the most important thing is to let the mastermind Tang Jiaqiang face justice, so Xiao Ping decided to temporarily spare Hu Qiang and deal with him later when the opportunity arises.
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