Chapter 123: Unexpected Escape?

  Summer shook her head: "No, it's with another wife!"

  "Be honest in the summer!" Ma Biao couldn't help but say, "How many wives do you really have?"

  "Hey, I have many wives and it's none of your business!" Xia Tian looked at Mao Biao, "If you're jealous, just say so!"

  "Am I jealous? Me..." Mao Biao wanted to flare up.

  "Ma Biao!" Ge Wei shouted in a low voice.

  Ma Biao suddenly became quiet, just staring at Xia Tian's eyes with a somewhat unfriendly gaze.

  "In the summer, you said that last night you were with a woman. We need to get in touch with her for verification." Ge Wei remained calm and composed, worthy of being an old detective.

  "Alright, but don't call her now, she's still sleeping." Xia Tian instructed before giving out Liu Yunman's phone number.

  Unfortunately, the detectives wouldn't really listen to Xia Tian's words. No sooner had they gotten the phone number than someone called Liu Yunman.

  Liu Yunman, who was just about to go to work, found out that Xia Tian had been caught and hurriedly rushed to the police station. On the way, she also called Qiao Xiaoqiao, who then called Qiao Donghai, whose phone call reached Huang Haitao, after which Qiao Donghai knew that this matter was a bit troublesome.

  Jin Gang is indeed dead, and before he died, Xia Tian hit Jin Gang with a beer bottle, which was witnessed by over a hundred people and also admitted by Xia Tian himself. Although Xia Tian thought that the two beer bottles wouldn't be enough to kill Jin Gang, and other hoodlums who were hit by Xia Tian are fine, the problem is that apart from being hit by Xia Tian, no one saw anyone else lay hands on Jin Gang. Moreover, even the forensic doctor believes that Jin Gang died from blunt force trauma to the head.

  In other words, the police have already determined that Jin Gang died at Xia Tian's hands, and the question is only whether this was intentional homicide or excessive self-defense. Apparently, the police do not want to consider it justifiable self-defense.

  According to the police's logic, Jin Gang just claimed that he wanted to cripple Xia Tian, but those people hadn't taken action yet. Before they could do anything, Xia Tian beat up Jin Gang instead. This can't be considered as legitimate self-defense at all, which made Qiao Donghai very unhappy. If it were according to their words, wouldn't Xia Tian have to suffer a beating first in order for it to be considered legitimate self-defense?

  Actually, Qiao Donghai was very clear that the problem wasn't here, but rather that someone deliberately wanted to deal with Xia Tian, and this person was Lin Zihao, who had just been robbed of his fiancée by Xia Tian.

  Lin Zihao, as the former number one young master of Jianghai, naturally has a lot of power. In fact, his father is Lin He, the current secretary of the Pinghai Provincial Party Committee. Although for Jianghai City, the Lin family is just an outsider without any foundation, after all, Lin He is the highest-ranking official in Pinghai Province, and how many people can go against his words?

  What Qiao Donghai did not expect was that the vice governor, Ji Nan, also intervened in this case with an ulterior motive, asking the police to handle it impartially and not to let the suspect off easily due to pressure. Ji Nan's words were equivalent to telling Huang Haitao clearly that he could not let Xia Tian go because of the Qiao family's pressure. As a result, Huang Haitao naturally did not dare to act rashly either.

  In fact, even Qiao Donghai's second uncle, Deputy Governor Qiao, had already told Qiao Donghai to keep the Qiao family out of this matter. This made Xia Tian's situation even more precarious.

  However, although Qiao's family was uninvolved, Qiao Donghai himself was not uninvolved. He personally came to the police station and met with Xia Tian.

  "This summer, someone is going to frame you. Second Uncle said that the Qiao family can't help you, but I will help you in my personal capacity." Qiao Donghai spoke up, "I've already asked the police and they say you don't admit to killing Jin Gang, right?"

  "It wasn't me who killed him in the first place." Xia Tian was a bit annoyed, "What's wrong with these police? If it weren't for Police Flower sister letting me come, I wouldn't have bothered with them. They even locked me up here and kept asking questions nonstop. When can I finally leave?"

  Qiao Donghai revealed a wry smile: "Xiatian, you have to be mentally prepared. You might have to stay at the police station for a while."

  "This broken place is no fun at all, I don't want to stay that long." Xia Tian pouted, "I still want to have lunch with Police Flower sister this afternoon."

  "In summer, I can think of a way, but at noon today, you are unlikely to go out." Jiao Donghai had no choice but to tell the truth.

  "But they wouldn't let me go, so I just went by myself."

  Qiao Donghai was startled: "Xiatian, you mustn't run away, that will only make things more troublesome!"

  "What trouble can I get into? If I didn't come over myself, no one would be able to catch me." Xia Tian said nonchalantly.

  Qiao Donghai had a headache, how could he persuade Xia Tian not to escape?

  Qiao Donghai hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Xiatian, actually this time's matter isn't very troublesome. Fang Kun's death, because of Liu Yunman's testimony, you've already been cleared of suspicion. As for your relationship with Isabella, Liu Yunman also made it clear that you two just met last night. Therefore, your current trouble is just excessive defense leading to Jin Gang's death."

  "It wasn't me who killed the rooster." Xia Tian couldn't help but interject.

  Qiao Donghai shook his head: "Xia Tian, until we find evidence that someone else has harmed Jin Gang, this matter will have to be pinned on you. However, it's not a serious offense. I'll arrange for a lawyer to help you with bail as soon as possible. Be patient and wait a bit, maybe you can get out by noon today."

  That's what they say, but Qiao Donghai didn't have any confidence in his heart because now it was Lin Zihao who wanted to deal with Xia Tian. If Lin Zihao hadn't intervened, this matter could have been handled as self-defense. Originally, Jin Gang wasn't a good person, and no one would sympathize with him if he died. But after Lin Zihao's intervention, things became different. As for the police station, they probably wouldn't allow Xia Tian to be released on bail either. How could Lin Zihao possibly be willing to let Xia Tian go so easily?

  "Alright, if they don't let me go before noon, I'll just leave by myself." Xia Tian said casually.

  Qiao Donghai was just about to say something when the door of the interrogation room was pushed open and Ge Wei walked in.

  "In summer, you can leave." Ge Wei's expression was very strange.

  "What?" Jiao Donghai thought he had misheard.

  "Some people have surrendered and confessed that after Jin Gang was sent to the hospital, they secretly did something to him, and also admitted to killing Fang Kun afterwards. Since the real culprit has been caught, Xia Tian can naturally be released." Ge Wei explained, knowing the background of Qiao Donghai.

  Qiao Donghai was speechless for a moment. So, he had been busy all this time for nothing? If someone confessed voluntarily, he wouldn't have to do anything and Xia Tian would be fine too!

  A thought flashed through his mind in the summer, and then he asked a sentence: "Is the self-reporter Isabella?"

  Ge Wei looked at Xia Tian in surprise: "How did you know?"

  "That woman named Isabella actually surrendered herself?" Jiao Donghai was also surprised.

  Pausing for a moment, Qiao Donghai hastily said: "Forget it, never mind all that. Xia Tian, let's go first!"

  Xiatian looked at Ge Wei and asked: "Where is Isabella? I want to see her."

  "Coincidentally, Isabella has proposed to see you." Ge Wei looked at Xia Tian with a very strange expression, "This is also the only condition under which she is willing to confess truthfully."

  Upon hearing this, Qiao Donghai was taken aback again. Weren't Isabella and Xia Tian just acquaintances from last night? How did he feel that the relationship between these two people was extraordinary?

  A few minutes later, Xia Tian was taken from one interrogation room to another. Of course, he was no longer a suspect and the handcuffs had been removed. In this new interrogation room, he saw that sultry Isabella.

  Isabella was still dressed as she was last night, only with a pair of handcuffs added. When she saw Xia Tian enter, she gave him a charming smile and sweetly called out: "Hubby!"

  Ge Wei's expression was a bit strange as he followed them in, this woman is really Xia Tian's wife?

  "Officer, could you please step out for a moment? I have some private words to discuss with my husband." Isabella smiled slyly at Ge Wei again, making him feel uneasy. This woman had killed two people, yet she seemed as if nothing had happened, and now, not even looking like a prisoner, but rather like a tourist.

  "I'll give you one minute." Ge Wei nodded at another policeman in the interrogation room and then they both walked out of the interrogation room.

  "Isabella, you're really useless! Can't even kill someone without making it so obvious? How can you let people catch you?"

  Isabella gave Summer a coquettish white eye: "You didn't even kill anyone and got caught, you're more useless than me!"

  Isabella stood up and walked towards Xiatian, soon arriving beside him. She leaned in close to his ear and whispered softly: "Tonight at 9 o'clock, wait for me in room 1401 of the Yihai Hotel. The room has already been booked under your name. Remember, come alone."

  Xiatian was lost in thought when he felt a warm, soft mouth print on his face. It was Isabella who had kissed him and then giggled and sat back down in her chair.

  Ge Wei pushed open the door and came in: "It's time."

  In the summer, Isabella took a look at Yatian and then walked out. He knew that Isabella was confident in her ability to escape, so he didn't have much to worry about. As for why she wanted to kill Jinqiang and Fangkun, he would ask her again tonight.

  "In the summer, we first returned to Qiao's building, and Little Qiao was waiting for us!" Seeing Xia Tian come out, Qiao Donghai hurriedly said. Xia Tian unexpectedly turned danger into safety, so he naturally notified Qiao Xiaoqiao at the first time, and then called Deputy Governor Qiao, who was also quite satisfied with this result.

  Xia Tian had no opinion on this matter. Just as the two of them walked out of the homicide department's office, they ran into Qiu Ming in the hallway, who was returning from the hospital.