Chapter 157: Sarcasm
Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
Director General Long was not the director of a common police station of City A, but the director of the general public security bureau of City A, whom a common cop could hardly meet! He hadn’t expected that Director General Long would show up here just for a case of attempted murder!
The police officer began to weigh the status of the Xiao Family in his mind.
Xiao Jing also hadn’t expected Director General Long to come here in person, but he was certain that he was here not because of his father. And if it was not because of his father, then it was clear who had played a role in making him come over.
Xiao Jing held out his hand to shake hands with Director General Long and said politely, “Sorry to trouble you, Director General Long.” Then he pointed to Tao Yan and continued, “This is the suspect and we now hand her over to you. If you have any problems, please don’t hesitate to call or ask me to serve as the witness.”
Director General Long nodded as he looked around and then, resting his eyes on Xiao Hongyi’s face, he asked, “May I take a look at the victim please?”
Tang Xi cast a questioning glance at Director General Long while the others looked puzzled. Director General Long smiled and explained, “I want to take a look at the victim’s condition and then decide how to deal with this case.”
Tang Xi nodded at Xiao Hongyi, who then said, “This way please, Director General Long,” and led him out. After a while, Director General Long came back and spoke solemnly to the several policemen following him. “Take this woman back and send her to the interrogation room.” With that, he nodded at the others and left. Seeing Director General Long take Tao Yan away, the other policemen hurriedly handcuffed Xiao Jinning and followed him out.
As she was pushed out by two policemen, Xiao Jinning looked at Tang Xi viciously and hissed, “Xiao Rou, do you think you can live a happy life ever after? Well let me tell you! That’s impossible! You’re going to suffer forever!”
Looking at the crazed Xiao Jinning, Tang Xi gave a cold smile as she folded her arms over her chest and walked up to the former. A cold gleam flashed through her eyes and she said coldly, “This is only the first gift I’m giving you and you already can’t bear it? Then what are you going to do next because I’ve prepared you a bigger one? Will you go crazy on the spot?”
“Xiao Rou!” Seized by the two police officers, Xiao Jinning struggled hard towards Tang Xi. She glared at Tang Xi and yelled wildly, “You did this on purpose, didn’t you? You did this on purpose from the very beginning! You’re just trying to get back at me!”
“Yes, it was intentional.” Tang Xi looked coldly at the crazed Xiao Jinning with a sneer and snapped, “I decided to get back at you when I woke up in the sanatorium. Since no one else can punish you, I will. No one else can teach you a lesson, but I can.”
Xiao Jinning looked at Tang Xi in shock, who folded her arms over her chest and with an indifferent gaze fixed on the former, said coldly, “In the past twenty-three years, you may have had luck on your side, so you could get whatever you wanted during all this while, but now your good times are over. Your luck has run out. Even if someone really wants to help you, it’s not gonna work. Besides, who still wants to help you?”
Xiao Jinning subconsciously looked at Liu Chengyu, but he didn’t even turn her way as he gazed affectionately at Tang Xi instead. She took a deep breath and smiled at Tang Xi. “Even if there’s no one to help me, you won’t get away with it. Yes, you can laugh and celebrate your victory, but I’m waiting to see how miserable you’ll end up.”
Tang Xi looked nonchalantly at Xiao Jinning with raised eyebrows and smiled coldly. “You can wait, but that day will never come.”
After Xiao Jinning was taken away, Tang Xi turned around and looked at Lin Ruozhi, who had been keeping silent. “Mr. Lin, don’t you have anything to say?”
Lin Ruozhi turned his cloudy eyes to Tang Xi and, after hesitating for quite a while, said, “Miss Xiao, I know your grandma and Jinning have done a lot of things to hurt you and your mother, but you’re going too far by doing this. Please don’t…”
Tang Xi stared at Lin Ruozhi and with a frown, asked confusedly, “Did I do anything to make Mr. Lin take me wrong?”
Lin Ruozhi looked blankly at Tang Xi only to find a cold gleam sparkling in her eyes. She continued coldly, “Do I look like I’m kidding you? Mr. Lin, I have two options for you. One is to tell me exactly what happened. And the other is to wait to be sued, and you’ll be able to meet your family in jail.”
With that, Tang Xi turned to Xiao Jing and added with a straight face, “I remember they have another daughter two years younger than my mom. She seems to be called Lin Jiao. Find that woman for me. I suspect she has a lot to do with the baby swapping case twenty-three years ago!”
Lin Ruozhi finally panicked. He hurried came forward to grab Tang Xi’s arm and then said anxiously, “This has nothing to do with your aunt. It’s all my and your grandma’s fault. We’re the ones who stole you, we’re the ones, I’m telling you. It has nothing to do with your aunt.”
“I didn’t say that Lin Jiao had a part in stealing my mom. What I meant is that she has something to do with the baby swapping case twenty-three years ago. So don’t panic.”
Xiao Jing looked at Tang Xi in shock, then he gulped and turned around to exchange a glance with Xiao Sa—they saw the shock in each other’s eyes. It had only been several hours… how had Rourou turned the tables so quickly…?
Now was it her turn to get the other party into trouble?
Was there any other secret that they didn’t know?
They hoped not!
Liu Chengyu and Xi Luoxian hadn’t realized what was going on. They looked at Tang Xi. Xi Luoxian was slightly confused and so she asked Tang Xi, “Rourou, what’s going on here? Can you explain to me?”
Tang Xi shook her head. “I’m not sure yet. I just made a speculation based on Tao Yan and Lin Ruozhi’s reactions.”
Then without looking at Xi Luoxian, she turned to Xiao Sa and pursed her lips as she asked, “Sa, can you gather information on Lin Jiao and give it to me? I really need it.”
Xiao Sa nodded and turned to make a phone call.
“Now you want to investigate a case just because of your speculation?” Liu Chengyu asked with puzzlement.
Investigate a case? Tang Xi raised an eyebrow. She wasn’t in the mood to do that; she just wanted to figure out what exactly happened to Xiao Rou and her mom many years ago.
“No, I’m not investigating a case. I’m just trying to find out the truth. I don’t want my mother to be kept in the dark for her entire life.”