Strictly speaking, An Qiqi's case is not over. After she was "violently" rescued from Bana City by Gou Liuzi, she was actually on the run.
This is also the reason why, after An Zecheng rescued the girl, he took her directly back to Longcheng. His purpose was still to protect her.
Qiqi's mother, Yu Zhen, recently bought a property in Longcheng, which is less than 500 meters away from the garrison headquarters and the military headquarters in Anze City.
Moreover, Yu Zhen did not return to work in Huafu recently, but took a long vacation and stayed in Longcheng. It can be seen that the An family was really traumatized this time, and they were afraid of everything.
…
Inside the An family villa.
An Zecheng sat on the sofa in the living room, watching the news on his tablet without even raising his head: "Who sent it?!"
"Yes, Kang Dinghuang!" A lieutenant colonel staff officer replied: "A lawyer and an officer came and wanted to talk to Qiqi."
An Zecheng raised his head slowly: "What's going on with Xue Pingan?"
"He was taken back to Washington. Kang Dinghuang sent him there." The staff officer bowed slightly. "Currently, Xue Ping'an is being detained at the Corps Headquarters."
"Xuzhou and Zhu Peng have both gone back. Didn't the Corps Headquarters hold anyone accountable? Did they let Kang Dinghuang release the Xue family so easily?!" An Zecheng raised his teacup and asked.
"Bana City is lost, Zhou Xian is dead, and Deputy Commander Xu who supported him is in an awkward situation now. He has no choice but to take the blame for such a huge blow." The staff officer lowered his voice and said, "Moreover, Zhou Xian's failure just proves that Kang Dinghuang's previous strategy was correct. There is no harm without comparison. The Corps Command is now preparing to reuse Kang Dinghuang. And Kang's intention to protect the Xue family is so obvious, so it is estimated that... Deputy Commander Xu will not worry about revenge on the Xue family. After all, the bandit leader has been arrested and his son is not dead, so there is no need for him to offend Kang Dinghuang, a future Corps backbone. It is estimated that... Old Xu is not far from retirement."
An Zecheng nodded slowly.
"What's more, when Kang Dinghuang arrested Xue Ping'an, he had already released the Xue family's people. The reason was that when the Warhammer troops were forced to withdraw, half of the guards died in the battle, and the backbone of the Xue family took advantage of the chaos to escape. So even if Lao Xu wants to retaliate now, he can't find anyone. It's too easy for the Qingyi Bureau to hide a few people." The staff officer whispered, "Zhou Xian is already dead. If we dig deeper into this matter, everyone will look bad. To put it bluntly, you really pushed Kang Dinghuang into a corner. Once the Qingyi Bureau shows ambiguity with Longcheng... Lao Xu will probably want to hang himself! After all, the current political situation is no longer a single-choice question, but a multiple-choice question. Haha, and the bandit leader Xue Ping'an has been killed, which can be considered a vent, so it's okay."
An Zecheng intervened and commented: "This Kang Dinghuang is quite moral in his actions."
"He wants to employ people and make long-term plans, so he has to be moral." The staff officer frowned and said, "Zhou Xian is standing on the position of the upper class to control the lower class, while Kang Dinghuang is just the opposite. He wants to use the lower class to influence the upper class. The styles are completely different."
An Zecheng thought for a while and said, "Don't let Qiqi meet them. Just go and talk to them. Find out the truth about this case as soon as possible!"
"Okay." The staff officer nodded.
"dad!"
While the two were talking, An Qiqi came down from upstairs. After more than a week of recuperation, her complexion had obviously recovered a lot and her pretty face looked radiant.
The only thing that hasn't changed is that she is still as thin as before. Her whole spirit and energy have also changed, but it is hard to tell exactly where the change is.
"Haha, you're down." An Zecheng stood up.
"I heard someone from Washington DC is here?" An Qiqi stroked her hair and said with a smile, "Are they here to see me?"
"Don't worry about it." An Zecheng waved his hand: "I'll let Li Ren handle it!"
"Qiqi, don't worry." The lieutenant colonel in his early thirties immediately smiled and said, "I'll go meet them."
An Qiqi paused: "Dad, I want to talk to you myself!"
An Zecheng frowned: "You shouldn't go, this kind of thing...!"
An Qiqi walked over and took her father's arm: "Let me go, I can negotiate it."
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The next day, around ten o'clock in the morning.
In a coffee shop next to the Longcheng Garrison Headquarters, a middle-aged lawyer sent by Kang Dinghuang stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, Miss An Qiqi! I am Yu Hai."
"Hello, Lawyer Yu!" An Qiqi nodded politely, bent down and sat opposite the lawyer.
Next to them, the waiter brought two cups of coffee and placed them in front of the two of them.
The lawyer put his work bag on the chair next to him, adjusted his glasses and asked, "You should know why I'm here, right?"
"I know!" An Qiqi's voice was clear and her attitude was polite.
The lawyer looked at this beautiful, sunny girl, chuckled and said, "Then I'll get straight to the point."
"good!"
"It's like this." The lawyer paused. "Mr. Kang means that this case will be settled in court and outside of court. We will be responsible for the specific operation, including comforting the victim Wang Ying's family, changing the testimony, the process of the judicial system, etc. You don't need to worry about it. We will arrange bail for you first, and in about half a year, you can go back to Washington to appear in court. In the end, the court will cancel your criminal prosecution on the grounds of insufficient evidence! In other words, you don't need to live with the stain in the future."
An Qiqi looked at him with a smile: "And then?"
"There's nothing else, haha!" The lawyer looked at An Qiqi with some surprise and responded with a smile.
"Are you sure you don't have the conditions?" An Qiqi asked.
The lawyer blinked and immediately said, "That's right. In order to reduce the impact of this case, you do need to cooperate a little bit...!"
"You want me to give up pursuing Xue Nan, right?!" An Qiqi interrupted and asked.
The lawyer frowned and said, "That's about it. To put it simply, if you don't bite him to death, it will be good for you...!"
"It's no good for me. Xue Nan has already dropped the case and admitted that he framed me." An Qiqi interrupted him for the second time: "To be frank, without your so-called out-of-court settlement, it would be difficult for the court to charge me with murder in the end."
The lawyer looked at her with a slightly surprised look in his eyes. He lost his false politeness and spoke with threats instead: "You should know that you are a fugitive! You may be arrested and taken back to District 1 for trial at any time!"
"Lawyer Yu, I also went to a college and studied law. Haha, please don't lie to me." An Qiqi looked at him and said slowly, "Kang Dinghuang knows that Xue Nan is in our hands, and he also knows that he has already confessed the facts of the case. That's why you can't kill me, so you want to protect Xue Nan and give Xue Ping'an an explanation! Right?"
"you… !"
"Listen to me." An Qiqi interrupted for the third time: "I agree with your proposal! But there is one condition!!"
Lawyer Yu swallowed his saliva and picked up the coffee cup for the first time: "You say!"