In the reception room of the sanatorium, Xue Pingan looked at Zhou Xian's reaction and clearly felt his dissatisfaction. But in this situation, Xue Pingan had no choice. If he didn't fight for it today, he might lose his whole family.
Nothing is more worth risking your life for than your family, and this is no different for ordinary people and drug addicts.
Xue Pingan paused for a moment and continued, "Commander Zhou, I'm just borrowing someone from you. I'm using An Qiqi as a bargaining chip to threaten An Zecheng and Su Tianyu. I promise that nothing will happen to her while she's in my hands."
The smile on Zhou Xian's face was gone. He put his hands on his chest and replied calmly, "You can't even guarantee the safety of your own family, so how can you guarantee that An Qiqi will be safe?"
Xue Pingan was furious when he heard this, and he replied with some out-of-control emotions: "If it weren't for the fact that the higher-ups wanted to retaliate against An Zecheng, and they were so anxious, then we could have locked onto An Qiqi through other means through long-term preparation and operation, and we wouldn't have left so many clues and opportunities for Su Tianyu... Commander Zhou, in this matter, our Xue family...!"
Zhou Xian looked at Xue Ping'an with sharp eyes: "Are you blaming me? Was my decision wrong?!"
When Xue Pingan heard this, he realized that he was a little excited and had said something.
Zhou Xian looked at Xue Ping'an coldly: "I am no longer the only one who has the final say on An Qiqi's case. The higher-ups have intervened and specifically mentioned that they want to use An Qiqi to divide and contain Tan Hengqiang and An Zecheng to ensure that the problem of Banacheng can be solved as soon as possible, so I don't have the power to bring her up alone."
Zhou Xian's words sealed off all possibilities. Xue Pingan stared at him blankly and asked, "Sir, what about my family?"
"Didn't I just say that? The higher-ups will try every possible means to communicate with Lao Li." Zhou Xian's expression eased a lot. "I will also help you keep an eye on it. As long as Lao Li's conditions are not too excessive, we can talk. Moreover, I am also going to let you do auxiliary work on the subsequent issues in Bana City. To put it bluntly, you are not a front-line troop, and Su Tianyu will hardly make excessive demands on you. Your family members cannot play a decisive role in his hands, so it is useless for him to hold them."
When Kang Dinghuang heard this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Calm down first, Old Xue!" Zhou Xian comforted him softly, "The upper echelons will not easily abandon their own people, especially a family like the Xue family who is passionate about the region's cause and loyal to their beliefs. They cannot be abandoned."
Xue Ping'an was a little dazed when he heard this, his brain went blank and his ears were buzzing.
Obviously, Zhou Xian would never agree to borrow An Qiqi's plan. As for what he said later, if Xue Pingan believed it, he would be the biggest idiot of the century.
What should my family do
Xue Ping'an, whose hair has turned half white, is very confused at this moment.
"Old Xue, go out and get some fresh air first. I want to chat with Zhou Xian." Kang Dinghuang suddenly spoke.
When Xue Pingan heard this, a glimmer of light flashed in his dull eyes. He immediately stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go out for a walk, you guys chat."
"Old Xue, calm down! I'll help you keep an eye on this side." Zhou Xian took the initiative to say.
"Okay." Xue Ping'an nodded woodenly, turned around and left the reception room.
Inside the house, Kang Dinghuang picked up the teapot and said softly, "In fact, An Qiqi's role is not that big anymore. Now that Xue Nan has been arrested, the frame-up will probably be impossible to hide. Old An and Tan Hengqiang are not ordinary small characters. They will use their connections in District 1 to handle the case through legal procedures. In the end, they will have to release the person."
"I've thought of that! But the problem is that for criminal homicide cases, the judicial cycle is full of uncertainty. Simply put, I can fight this case for one year if I want, or for three years if I want." Zhou Xian spread out his palms, frowned slightly and said, "Assuming Xue Nan confesses in there, does he have to provide evidence to frame An Qiqi? Does this require investigation? When it comes to the litigation stage, do the lawyers on all sides also have to collect evidence? All of this takes time! I can drag Old An to death if I delay, do you believe it?"
"You are only restricting his behavior by dragging him along. It is impossible for him to break up with Tan Hengqiang because of this matter, and it is even more impossible for him to..."
"It's enough for me to hold him back!" Zhou Xian replied succinctly: "One An Qiqi can be exchanged for the commander of an army. He dared not move for three years. Isn't this cost-effective?"
Kang Dinghuang rubbed his palms and said, "What about the Xue family?"
"Didn't I tell you to let the higher-ups communicate with Lao Li...!"
"Do you think Xue Ping'an or I can believe this?" Kang Dinghuang asked back, "The Xue family has not had an easy life, Xiaoxian! They have been following us all these years, helping us deal with a lot of dirty things on the periphery, and they are hardworking and even more reliable than Huihong and Baolong in some matters. Because their interests are very simple... It's nothing more than using our political connections to get some economic benefits outside the district. But now that they have such a big problem, you don't give them any chances at all, and you want to marginalize them. Isn't this... a little less humane?!"
"Ha ha!"
Zhou Xian laughed, intervened and looked at Kang Dinghuang: "When did you learn the word human touch?! Brother, who are they? They are drug addicts, thugs who live outside the district! To put it bluntly, they can cling to our thighs today, and they can also hang out with Tan Hengqiang tomorrow. Whoever feeds you is your mother, that's what they are talking about. And do we need such people? Without the Xue family, there are still the Wang family and the Li family... It's just a chamber pot, brother, you can't use it to drink tea! Just throw it away when it gets dirty. Using An Qiqi, this important bargaining chip, to exchange for a group of people I haven't even met, is this cost-effective?"
Kang Dinghuang stared at Zhou Xian in a daze: "You have become the same as before..."
"Don't talk about the past!" Zhou Xian waved his hands, put his legs on the coffee table and said, "In the past, I had all four limbs intact. Now, I am, haha, what the hell, this is called? This is called a disabled person! In less than half a year, my left and right feet are not at the same height. How can I not change?"
Outside the door.
Xue Ping'an looked at Zhou Xian through the gap in the window sticker with extremely gloomy eyes. He was silent for half a minute before leaving with a gloomy face.
There seems to be no room for easing the situation regarding An Qiqi.
What should Xue Ping'an do
Inside the room, Kang Dinghuang drank tea and glanced at Zhou Xian out of the corner of his eye.
Zhou Xian stood up slowly: "Xiao Kang, the incident in Longcheng reminded me. The premise for realizing your ideal is that you must first abandon your ideal!"
downstairs.
Xue Pingan got into the car with a gloomy face and ordered in a cold tone: "Go back!"