Chapter 74: Important Phone Call

  "Director Mu, please get a lawyer over here. I believe Xiao Tong didn't kill anyone, but the evidence is all there, so some things still need to be done for show. If you search..." Guan Yao's expression was calm and smiling, his eyes glanced at Tan Jieyan who had already left. This time, Jieyan was really angry, he even directly stormed off, this temper wasn't small.

  Although there were many pieces of evidence at the scene that were unfavorable to Tong Qiang, they were all indirect evidence and could not directly point out that Tong Qiang was the murderer. Moreover, the hospital's video also confirmed that Liu Kang held a knife and threatened Tong Qiang first. Although the procedure was a bit troublesome, after more than two hours, with the help of a lawyer, Tong Qiang finally left the criminal investigation department, but was still reminded not to leave Beijing until the case was cleared up.

  "Come on, I'll treat you to a good meal to dispel the bad luck." Tan Jingyu smiled and put one hand on Mu Fang's shoulder. From start to finish, Tan Jingyu didn't say a word, but the facts were clear. If Second Brother really locked up Little Yaotou in the detention center, he would probably... Chapter 076 was dazzling and eye-catching, making Tan Jiongyu's heart throb uncontrollably.

  "Why did he say that?" Tong Jing tried to recall everything that had happened today, racking her brains. At noon, Tan Jieyan was still smiling and pleasant when they ate together. In the afternoon, she went to the hospital to see Liu Kang, then was taken hostage by him to a small courtyard in the suburbs, and later brought to the criminal investigation department by the police. Tan Jieyan had clearly been angry with her for being the murderer of Liu Kang, but now he didn't believe her.

  Tong's heart suddenly felt a thumping, an inexplicable restlessness flowing through her blood, and a desire to know the truth made Tong gaze unblinkingly at Tan Jieyan's cold expression. Why did Third Uncle Tan say that Tan Jieyan was eating vinegar?

  "Don't listen to Xiao Yu's nonsense." Tan Jingyu's voice was a little hoarse as he spoke, his gaze fixed on Tong Jiao's pure and innocent eyes that were staring at him unwaveringly. The black and white of her eyes shone brightly, and Tan Jieyan suddenly felt like the air around them had been sucked away, his heart tightening. This child was sometimes stubborn to the point of being helpless.

  "But you've been angry with me all along, and you don't believe I didn't kill Liu Kang." Even if it was self-defense, not doing something is still not doing it. In Tong Jiao's shining eyes, a layer of dullness slowly accumulated, Tan Jiayan's distrust hurt Tong Jiao more than any accusation.

  "I don't distrust you, I'm just angry because you went to the hospital on your own and put yourself in danger." Tan Jieyan couldn't bear to see the eyes in front of him become so dull and lifeless, and he opened his mouth involuntarily. His long fingers gently fell on Tong Jing's cheek, and his slender fingertips gently smoothed out her furrowed eyebrows.

  "If Liu Kang were to take revenge on you today because of the fall of the Liu family, and harm you, what would you do? If Liu Kang was killed by someone, and if you left the yard a bit later and encountered the murderer, what would happen? Tong Jiao, do you know how much danger you are in today?" The low voice became increasingly severe, Tan Jiayan thought of the possible situation that might arise today, thinking of Tong Jiao lying in a pool of blood like Liu Kang, Tan Jiayan's face turned serious again, his eyes narrowed and gazed at Tong Jiao, not daring to imagine such a scene.

  Tan Jiaoyan was angry because he was worried about himself. Tong Jing scolded him, but a smile slowly rose on his small face, and the cherry-red corners of his mouth cracked open into a beautiful smile, all the oppression and discomfort in his heart disappeared without a trace. It turned out that Tan Jiaoyan didn't distrust himself, he was just angry with himself for getting involved in danger.

  "Still smiling." Looking at the unbridled joyful smile on Tong Ying's face, Tan Jieyan, although still stern-faced, had his deep and unfathomable black eyes soften, and he curved his fingers to gently knock on Tong Ying's forehead, severely warning, "Next time, don't be so reckless, did you hear?"

  "Mm." The nod was like a little chick pecking at rice, and Tong Jiang's heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey. Her hand, which had been hanging by her side, hesitated for a moment before finally lifting up to hug Tan Jieyan. It turned out he was just worried about her, not that he didn't trust her! The uneasy heart seemed to have finally found its peaceful haven.

  "What did you go to the hospital for today to find Liu Kang?" Tan Jieyan looked at Tong Jiang, who was nestled in his arms like a child, and his anger dissipated. It wasn't easy, usually Tong Jiang was very afraid of him, but today she actually dared to take the initiative to hug him.

  As soon as Tan Jieyan mentioned Liu Kang, Tong Qiang thought of the murdered Liu Kang, and her joy dissipated a bit. The warm atmosphere that had been built up with difficulty disappeared because of this heavy topic. Tong Qiang was unhappy, biting her lip and staring at Tan Jieyan with puffed cheeks, thinking about how to explain it to him.

  Looking at Tong's adorable expression, even her scolding was full of joy, her cheeks puffed out, making one want to take a bite. Tan Jie's eyes dimmed slightly, but he still suppressed his desire and shifted his gaze away, turning around to walk towards the dinner table, continuing his unfinished dinner.

  Standing by the dinner table, Tong Jiang's mind began to spin rapidly. She was organizing her words, thinking about how to tell Tan Jieyan that it wasn't someone else who had been secretly seeking revenge against the Liu family and Cheng Tian Nan from the beginning, but rather Liu Kang himself. He was the one who had brought Li Guo to Beijing, and then sent thugs to attack Li Guo at the train station, so that Guan Yao would investigate Li Lanlan's death. Then, he had sent someone to attack her after the banquet, so that Guan Yao would understand that everything was related to the Liu family and Cheng Tian Nan.

  "What? Can't speak?" Tan Jieyan raised an eyebrow, looking at Tongyuan's face with a quick change in expression. He had thought she was a bit dull, but now it seemed that she was thinking of an excuse to fool herself. With a hint of a smile, Tan Jieyan elegantly put down his chopsticks and waited leisurely for Tongyuan's explanation.

  "No." The head shook like a rattle drum, Tong's eyes met Tan Jieyan's deep black pupils, and all the excuses and reasons immediately disappeared without a trace. Tan Jieyan was too clever, lying to him would only lead to being exposed!

  Tong Jing couldn't help but glance at Tan Jieyan with dissatisfaction, then stood obediently like a child who had done something wrong and confessed, "I was just worried about Liu Kang's health, he drank a lot of wine last night, this matter is all because of me."

  It's better not to mention drinking, but as soon as it's mentioned, Tan Jie's face gradually turns cold and stern, his thin lips pursed tightly. The events of the past day and night have been too much for Tan Jie, who hasn't even had a chance to properly punish this child who dared to get drunk and make a scene outside!

  It's really getting worse the more you talk! Tong Jiao immediately felt Tan Jiyan's slightly changed facial expression, and her body tried hard to move back, reducing her presence! However, with a stealthy glance, she met Tan Jiyan's unangrily stern gaze, and Tong Jiao resignedly took back the step she had retreated, "I know I was wrong, I won't dare do it again."

  "The Liu family has fallen, and Liu Kang is dead. You are currently the only suspect. Whether or not you killed Liu Kang in self-defense, the Liu family will likely not let this go easily. So, Xiaodong, with Chinese New Year approaching, stay in the apartment for now and wait until the Liu family's matters are fully resolved." Tan Jieyan spoke with a heavy heart, although he was capable of strategizing and grasping the overall situation, and could find a way to clear Tongdong's name of the crime of self-defense killing, Tongdong's safety was the top priority. The only son of the Liu family had died, and the Liu family had fallen; it was likely that this revenge would ultimately fall on Tongdong.

  Her head nodded like a small chicken pecking at rice, Tong Jiang knew that Tan Jieyan cared about her and worried about her safety. However, thinking of Liu Kang's death still made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. The person who killed Liu Kang wouldn't be from the Liu family; it could only be Cheng Tian Nan. He was probably aware that Liu Kang would drag the entire Liu family down with him to accompany him in death, so he took preemptive action and killed Liu Kang first. This way, the Liu family would collapse, and Cheng Tian Nan would still be Cheng Tian Nan, minus the protection of the Liu family umbrella.

  "Tan Jieyan, today at the hospital, if Li Guo wanted to kill Liu Kang, I called the police, wouldn't he be dead?" Today's events were too much for Tong Jing, her face was pale and her eyes dim, with a hint of self-blame that she couldn't suppress.

  "This isn't your fault, you were also taken hostage by Liu Kang. He turned off your phone, so you couldn't even call for help." Tan Jieyan's eating motion paused for a moment, under his sharp eyebrows, a pair of deep eyes showed profound thought, this matter was somewhat suspicious!

  Cheng Tian Nan, although not a good person, leaked the news of Liu Kang's hospitalization to Li Guo, using Li Guo's hatred for losing his daughter to kill Liu Kang. This is still understandable, but hiring someone to kill Liu Kang in broad daylight is too bold, and this style of doing things doesn't seem like Cheng Tian Nan's.

  But at that time, I was free, and Liu Kang couldn't control me! Tong Jiao lowered her head, if she hadn't left Liu Kang alone in the courtyard on the outskirts of town back then, maybe he wouldn't have died.

  Half a day without hearing Tong Jiao's voice, Tan Jiayan knew that this child must be blaming himself. He involuntarily raised his hand and grasped Tong Jiao's hand, the thick and warm palm was exceptionally warm. "No one expected Cheng Tian Nan to kill someone so rashly, you don't have to blame yourself, even if Guan Yao sent police to protect Liu Kang, it would be useless." But today's matter is still very strange, how could Cheng Tian Nan be so bold?

  Feeling the warmth transmitted from Tan Jieyan's palm, Tong Jiang finally regained some spirit and sat down beside him, watching him eat with her hands propping up her chin.

  Dividing line

  After dinner, Tan Jiyuan had just put down his chopsticks when Tong Qiang immediately got ready to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, wash them, and do other chores. After all, she had made Tan Jiyuan angry today, although she knew he was concerned about her. However, since Tan Jiyuan's face always looked somewhat cold and stern, Tong Qiang couldn't tell if he was still angry or not, so she naturally wanted to try to please him a bit more. Moreover, Tong Qiang couldn't imagine Tan Jiyuan rolling up his sleeves and standing at the sink washing dishes.

  "I'll do it." Tan Jieyan blocked Tong Qiang's hand, and he himself stacked the bowls and plates together and walked directly into the kitchen. In winter, the tap water was icy cold, and Tan Jieyan didn't want Tong Qiang's hands to get cold again after they had just warmed up.

  "Will you wash?" Tong Jing followed Tan Jieyan and walked over, the man in front of her was wearing a suit that was perfectly tailored, exuding an aura of coldness and majesty from head to toe. Even when eating, his movements were elegant and refined. Tong Jing really couldn't imagine Tan Jieyan washing dishes, especially after seeing Mu Fang's clumsy appearance while washing dishes, breaking two bowls while washing one.

  Tan Jieyan glanced sideways at Tong Jing's suspicious expression, shook his head helplessly, turned on the faucet, and first rinsed off the greasy dishes with water. Then he took some dish soap from the side and squeezed it onto the dishes. Although his movements were not very skilled, washing the dishes was definitely no problem.

  From Chapter 076, however, the foundation is not deep. Now Liu Yuanhai has been taken away by the discipline inspection team for investigation. The investigation team of the Discipline Inspection Commission is thoroughly investigating the various cases of abuse of power and corruption in the Liu family. Xiao Yu can directly hand over the things to Guan Yao.

  "Second Brother, isn't it good to beat a fallen dog?" Tan Jingyu muttered to himself, thinking of the arrogant remarks made by the Liu family. He was preparing to send them directly to the Liberation Army newspaper. Even if the Liu family hadn't committed murder or corruption, just this recording and video would be enough to make them unable to recover.

  "No need." Tan Jieyan's voice was cold and calm, his deep and unfathomable eyes gazing out at the night beyond the windshield. The Liu family was just a small threat, and now that it had been eliminated, there was no need to beat a dead dog. This was Tan Jieyan's style, and completely eliminating them would not bring him any benefits in his political career. On the contrary, showing mercy would earn him a better reputation in the political circle.

  "Alright, I'll listen to you, Second Brother." With a lazy shrug of his shoulders, Tan Jingyu's wrist moved slightly, and in the palm of his hand, which had been empty just a moment before, suddenly appeared a recorder pen. "I'm going up now, Second Brother, don't worry, my future second sister-in-law's safety is absolutely guaranteed."

  Smiling sarcastically, Tan Jingyu opened the car door and got out, but then heard Tan Jieyan speak again, still with a stern and indifferent face, but the words that came out made Tan Jingyu's smile stiffen on his cheeks.

  "You live with Xiaotang, wash your own bowls and chopsticks." Not thinking that this sentence was surprising at all, Tan Jiyuan's phoenix eyes stared seriously at the stone-like Tan Jingyu beside the car, until his younger brother nodded, he drove Tongtang's car into the night.

  Second brother, isn't this a bit too much for Xiao Yatou? Is it that second brother deliberately called himself downstairs just to hand over himself, and from now on, let himself be in charge of all the household chores, not letting Xiao Yatou do any housework? The corner of his mouth twitched, and a cold wind blew over, Tan Jingyu turned around and walked towards the elevator entrance, indeed, people can't be judged by their appearance!

  He went straight to Guan Yao's apartment, compared with Tan Jieyan's residence in Xihu Garden, Guan Yao's old second-hand house looked shabby. The treatment of this head of the criminal investigation department and deputy mayor was indeed incomparable.

  "Beer." Guan Yao didn't make a mess here, but it was just barely passable. He randomly pushed the magazines and empty beer cans on the tea table to one side, then picked up a bottle and directly tossed it to Tan Jieyan who had just entered, opened one for himself, took a sip, before seriously asking: "What do you plan to do?"

  "This is Xiaoyu's recorder." Tan Jieyan took the beer and sat on the sofa, handing the recorder to Guan Yao. His cold face slightly furrowed, he opened the beer can and drank a few mouthfuls before speaking in a low voice, "The matter of the Liu family will pass like this, I'll make my intentions clear to the investigation team of the Discipline Inspection Commission."

  "Backing off? Ji Yan, what do you plan to do?" Guan Yao habitually pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and those eyes that were originally warm and gentle now had a few sharp glints as he stared at Tan Jieyan.

  Judging from the usual practice, Ji Yan's approach in the political circle over the years has been relatively mild, which led to Wang Tao and others repeatedly challenging Ji Yan's bottom line. This was originally a good opportunity for the Liu family to establish its power, but Ji Yan surprisingly decided to call off the investigation into the Liu family, which would have definitely implicated many big fish behind it, a rare opportunity that comes once in a thousand years.

  "Don't look at me like that, can't I have a bit of style and let those people off the hook?" Tan Jieyan glanced sideways at Guan Yao, who had a serious and solemn expression, and couldn't help but crack a joke.

  "Come less, I'm chapter 076, Blue Dolphin High-rise also directly gave Mu Fang a holiday, letting him avoid this sensitive period."

  "Stop staring at me like that, I'll be embarrassed." After finishing breakfast, Tan Jingyu, who had taken on the task of washing dishes with a sense of responsibility, poked his head out of the kitchen and smiled ambiguously at Mu Fang in the living room, looking sheepish.

  "Xiao Tong, let's go over the lines together." Ignoring Tan Sanlang in the kitchen who had no shame, Mu Fang was dressed fashionably and elegantly even at home. Today he was going for an elegant young master style, wearing a black silk shirt with a low V-neck cashmere sweater on top, matching trousers of the same color scheme, his slender hands holding the script as he rehearsed lines with Tong Xia.

  "The Years Are Quietly Good" will start filming after the new year, although Xiao Tong is a born artist, there are still some details that Mu Fang needs to teach her personally. If it were in the past, even during Chinese New Year when families gather together, Mu Fang would be busy socializing and partying every night, not returning home until dawn. But now, staying in Tongtong's apartment like this, Mu Fang feels a sense of peace and comfort that he has never felt before.

  "Good." Tong Ying closed the script, reciting the lines with Mu Fang as if she had memorized them, without missing a single word. Mu Fang looked at her with a hint of surprise, holding the script, thinking that Tong Ying's memory was too good to be true. Although in this movie, Tong Ying only played the role of the second female lead, she still had many lines to remember. No matter what line Mu Fang said, Tong Ying could always accurately respond with the next line, her memory as sharp as a computer.

  The tap water is really icy! Second brother really has no brothers when it comes to women! Tan Jingyu quickly washed the bowl and chopsticks clean, pitifully looking at his own frozen purple hands. Although he said he wasn't afraid of this cold, but he's not a machine, this water is probably around zero degrees, second brother is really ruthless!

  Wiping the water stains off his hands, Tan Jingyu's eyes shifted cunningly as he looked at the sofa where Mu Fang was rehearsing lines with Tong Jiang. He then smiled treacherously to himself, knowing he wouldn't dare do anything to the little girl, but there was still Little Fang around.

  He tiptoed and lightened his footsteps, even holding his breath very low. Tan Jingyu brought out the skills he had learned in the army, walking quietly to the back of the sofa, his eyes fixed on Mu Fang's white neck.

  Tong Ying's eyebrows furrowed in doubt, taking in Tan Jingyu's every move. Tan Jingyu claimed to be a laid-back journalist at the Liberation Army News Agency, but setting aside the previous scene of him fighting with over a dozen people from the Liu family, his movements and demeanor made Tong Ying suspect that he was not who he seemed. At this moment, she suddenly understood - being a journalist was probably just a cover, and he wasn't even an ordinary soldier. The way he walked, the almost imperceptible sound of his breathing, all indicated that he had received special training.

  Mo Fang was completely unaware of Tan Jingyu's approach, and a pair of icy hands suddenly appeared on the back of his warm neck, causing him to let out an "ah" of surprise. After a moment of embarrassment, his anger surged up, and his beautiful peach blossom eyes were instantly filled with flames, shining brightly. He threw down the script in his hand and directly vented his anger at the culprit behind him.

  In the originally quiet living room, suddenly it was a lively and earth-shaking scene. Mu Fang didn't show any courtesy and directly threw punches at Tan Jingyu, abandoning his usual elegant and charming side. Because when dealing with this idiot Tan San Shao, everything is fake, so using fists to greet him is the most direct method.

  Tong Ying smiled as she watched the two people who had just reconciled, shaking her head. Her phone rang, but it was an unfamiliar number. Tong Ying answered the phone and walked towards the balcony on the side of the living room, "Hello, I'm Tong Ying, a lawyer?"

  Listening to the words on the other end of the phone, Tong Jing was stunned and froze, "You mean that house is going to be transferred under my name?"

  Liu Kang had always been suicidal, Tong Jing knew that, but why did he transfer the house where he and Xiao Ya lived to his own name, although it was in the suburbs, more than an hour's drive from the city center, but it wasn't an apartment building, it was a house with a yard, and selling the land alone would be worth at least tens of millions.