Chapter 124: Survival of the Fittest

  "Summer, stop right there!" Qiu Ming almost roared, "Which bastard dared to let you out?"

  Qiu Ming's roar almost startled the entire criminal police brigade. No wonder Qiu Ming was so angry, he had just finished sewing and hanging up his IV drip, and immediately rushed back to the police station from the hospital, with the goal of nailing down Xia Tian's murder charge, to avenge his hatred. But when he returned, he found that Xia Tian had been released, how could he not be furious?

  "Captain Qiu, I'm Qiao Donghai..." Qiao Donghai hastily stepped forward to explain the situation. He didn't want Xia Tian to start a fight again and possibly get charged with assaulting a police officer, which would be hard to explain to Xiao Qiao.

  However, Qiao Donghai never thought that as soon as he reported his name, Qiu Ming would blow up: "I don't care if you're Qiao Donghai or Qiao Xihai, is having the surname Qiao something to be proud of? This Jianghai City isn't your Qiao family's, and this murderer can't just be taken away by your Qiao family at will. Get out, get out!"

  Several police officers who came out to watch the commotion heard Qiu Ming say this, and suddenly felt a bit sympathetic towards him. This time, Captain Qiu is definitely done for.

  Qiao Donghai was furious, what kind of identity did he have? The young master of the Qiao family, the first of the three major families in Jianghai, one of the four famous young masters in Jianghai. He looked easy-going and approachable in front of Xia Tian, but that was because Xia Tian had extraordinary abilities and also because he understood Xia Tian's identity more clearly than others. But what about Qiu Ming? Just a small police captain, daring to yell at him, Qiao Donghai, and even provoking the entire Qiao family?

  "Qiu Ming, you're wrong. This Jianghai City isn't our Qiao family's, but it's not yours either. Even the Criminal Police Brigade doesn't belong to you!" Qiao Donghai looked at Qiu Ming coldly. "The Major Crimes Unit has already proven that Xia Tian is innocent, yet you, Qiu Ming, insist on saying he's a murderer. Do you think your one sentence can represent the law?"

  "Innocent? How can he be innocent? This is impossible!" Qiu Ming bellowed.

  Qiao Donghai let out a cold laugh: "Just based on this sentence alone, it shows that you're not qualified to be a criminal police officer, and don't even deserve to be a policeman!"

  This sentence is equivalent to a verdict for Qiu Ming, and he will never be able to be a policeman again in this life.

  "You say I'm not worthy, then I'm not worthy..." At this moment, Qiu Ming seemed completely crazy to others, and he even dared to compete with Qiao Donghai in a test of strength.

  "Qiu Ming, shut up!" A loud shout came, and Huang Haitao appeared.

  "Huang Ju, I..." Qiu Ming wanted to explain, but as the saying goes, "a county official is not as good as a current manager". Relatively speaking, Qiu Ming was more afraid of this director.

  "Get back to the hospital and take good care of your illness, and have a doctor check your brain while you're at it!" Huang Haitao shouted sternly, not giving Qiu Ming a chance to explain.

  "Yes, Director Huang, I'll leave right away." Qiu Ming replied through gritted teeth, but in fact, he didn't leave immediately.

  Huang Haitao didn't bother to respond to Qiu Ming, and hastily walked towards Xia Tian and Qiao Donghai, with an apologetic expression: "Qiao Young Master, Xia Divine Doctor, I'm really sorry..."

  Qiao Donghai waved his hand to stop Huang Haitao from continuing: "Director Huang, you don't need to apologize. I just hope that such things won't happen again in the future. Some police stations' troublemakers should be cleaned up!"

  Huang Haitao's face stiffened, and he quickly forced a smile and nodded: "Qiao Shao is right, the rotten apple should be eliminated to avoid affecting the reputation of the police station."

  "In the summer, let's go." Qiao Donghai obviously didn't even bother to pay attention to Huang Haitao. Anyone could see that this young master Qiao was in a bad mood at the moment, and the person who made him unhappy was Qiu Ming. Everyone, including Huang Haitao, knew that this time, Qiu Ming was doomed."

  "Qiao Shao, Xia Shen Yi, slow down." Huang Hai Tao respectfully sent off the two of them with his eyes, and only after their figures disappeared did he turn his head to look at Qiu Ming, whose face still wore a dissatisfied expression. In his heart, he couldn't help but sigh - this Qiu Ming was also skilled in solving cases, so why was he so obtuse in other aspects?

  Qiu Ming used to compete with Leng Bingbing in secret, and even stabbed her in the back, which made Huang Haitao think he had some problems. However, there were people in the hall who appreciated Qiu Ming very much, and Leng Bingbing did not use her background to deal with Qiu Ming, so Qiu Ming didn't encounter any trouble.

  But today, he actually offended Qiao Donghai, isn't this a suicidal move? Which of the four young masters of Jiang Hai is an easy role to play with? If someone wants to deal with you, they won't come at you quietly, they'll clearly tell you, but you can't do anything about it. Just like now, Qiao Donghai has already made it very clear that he will eliminate Qiu Ming from the police station, and this matter will soon become a reality.

  That's right, Jianghai City doesn't belong to the Qiao family, and the police station isn't under Qiao Donghai's control either. The problem is, no one would bother to confront Qiao Donghai for someone as insignificant as Qiu Ming, not only is it not worth it, but they wouldn't gain anything from it either. So, Qiu Ming is definitely done for.

  "Qiu Ming, come to my office for a moment." Huang Haitao sighed in his heart. Actually, Qiu Ming was still a talented person, but unfortunately, his brain seemed to only be good at solving cases, and other aspects were not great.

  **

  In the summer, Donghai didn't stay in the police station for long and soon returned to the Qiao Building. Qiaojie was already waiting for them in the living room of her workroom/bedroom, where no man other than Xia Tian was allowed to enter, only women could go in, after all, it was a place where Qiaojie's private clothes were often seen.

  "Big brother, on the police station's side, can you confirm that they won't bother my husband again?" Qiao Xiaoqiao asked with some concern.

  "Somebody has surrendered, the police naturally have nothing to say, and He Linzihao cannot give Xia Tianan a crime out of thin air." Qiao Donghai was quite confident about this, as long as they had reason on their side, the Qiao family would not be afraid of the Lin family.

  Qiao Qiao's beautiful eyebrows furrowed: "Is Lin Zihao really going to fix her old man? Is it just because of what happened that night?"

  "If it weren't for Lin Zihao, how would Second Uncle dare not to intervene in this matter?" Qiao Donghai smiled faintly. "As for saying it's because of that night's events, I'm afraid it's not that simple. Recently, Jiang Hai City has had a lot of things happen - first the Ye family had an incident, then you were ambushed, Gao Mingyang was beaten up by Xia Tian, and Lin Zihao just happened to return at this time. Things are probably not that coincidental."

  Pausing for a moment, Qiao Donghai added: "Of course, Lin Zihao's fiancée being snatched away by Xia Tian that night was also a catalyst. I have a feeling that the one who will deal with our Qiao family is Lin Zihao. Xia Tian's actions just made Lin Zihao take action ahead of time."

  "Big brother, our Qiao family and Lin family have always gotten along peacefully, there's no competition between us, right?" Qiao Xiao Qiao asked in surprise.

  "It doesn't matter if there's no competition, our Jiao family's business is so big that someone will always be eyeing it." Qiao Donghai shook his head. "There have been rumors that the Gao family has a backer in Beijing, but I don't know who their backer is. Now I think that the Gao family's backer in Beijing might actually be the Lin family. Although the Lin family isn't considered a big clan in Beijing, they're still a local family and ordinary people wouldn't dare to offend them. This time Lin Zihao appeared, maybe it was just to support Gao Mingyang."

  "Why bother thinking so much, just get rid of Lin Zihao." Xia Tian lazily chimed in.

  Qiao Donghai was taken aback, then looked at Qiao Xiaoqiao with a bitter smile. He really wanted to ask his sister what her old husband's brain was made of. How could his thoughts be so shocking and unconventional all the time?

  Qiao Xiaoqiao also felt a bit helpless, she was more aware of Xia Tian's situation than others. She knew that Xia Tian had been living in the mountains since he was young and wasn't very familiar with things outside his world. Although he had three masters, to be strict, none of them were normal people. Under their guidance, Xia Tian's principles for interacting with others were naturally different from those of others.

  "Honey, I've told you before, this world has many rules and not everything can be solved with violence." Qiao Xiaoqiao softly advised.

  Similar words were spoken by Ye Shao Xiong not long ago to Xia Tian, but Xia Tian was a bit skeptical, he still thought that violence was the best solution.

  "Wife, the master said that there is only one ultimate rule in this world, which is survival of the fittest. All other rules are just tools for the strong." Xia Tian thought he should make Xiao Qiao understand this point.

  Qiao Xiaoqiao opened her mouth, but didn't know how to refute. People in her position actually understood this point very well. The weak are preyed upon by the strong, and this is an unchanging truth that has been passed down through the ages. No matter how society develops, this will not change.

  "In the summer, you're right, it's indeed survival of the fittest, but the strong don't just solve problems with their fists." Qiao Donghai said from beside him, "You also say that other rules are tools for the strong, so why don't you use those tools?"

  "Oh, I think those are quite troublesome, I like it simple, killing is the simplest." Xia Tian said casually.

  Qiao Donghai was also speechless.

  "Alright, husband, let's not talk about this. Listen to me, don't easily hurt people, and even if you want to hurt someone, you need a good reason. Taking a step back, if there's no good reason, you can't let others catch your weakness, or else you'll end up like today, being caught by the police, okay?" Qiao Xiaoqiao pleaded with a soft voice, hugging Xia Tian's arm.

  "Alright." Xia Tian was a bit reluctant, but still agreed. He was a man who spoiled his wife, and usually agreed to her requests.

  Qiao Donghai let out a sigh of relief and thought to himself, Xiao Qiao really has a way with things, no wonder she's Xia Tian's wife.

  "Come to think of it, did you offend Ji Nan in the summer?" Qiao Donghai suddenly remembered this matter. Because after Xia Tian was taken away by the police today, among those who cared about this case, there was also Vice Governor Ji Nan. According to reason, Ji Nan and the Qiao family should not have any grudges, and the police department is not under Ji Nan's jurisdiction, so he has no reason to intervene.

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