Chapter 576: Reverse scale (1/2)

Xu Tingsheng was separated from Fang Yuqing since Suzhou and placed in a holding cell for the first time. It was pretty good, as it was a single cell and the policemen were not fierce. Still, he was somewhat worried, worried that Xiang Ning would be scared, worried that those outside could not remain patient, worried that his parents would be worried, worried that…

Xu Tingsheng did not sleep that entire night.

The next morning, after two official interrogations, seeing the policemen not at all in a rush with the investigation, Xu Tingsheng could more or less confirm: This jail stay itself was not perilous.

Where exactly did the peril lie then?

He thought that he should be able to meet with his lawyer in the afternoon but it unexpectedly never happened. China’s relevant institutions and transparency regarding financial crime had never been high. Many of the procedures were decided by people in a more arbitrary manner.

This time, Xu Tingsheng was probably being intentionally suppressed. Somebody wanted to temporarily cut off all his connections with the outside world.

Only that night did Xu Tingsheng receive his first visitor. When a policeman informed him about it, he thought that perhaps it was his father who had come and he better get ready to apologise. Still, in the end, it turned out that the person waiting for him was Ling Xiao.

“Wouldn’t have thought, right?” Ling Xiao smiled, “I’ll have to apologise to you first. This time, I have no choice but to have you stay in here for a few days. The case regarding the land is but an excuse. Relax, it’ll be okay in a few days.”

Seeing how candid she was, Xu Tingsheng did not really know how to respond. He could not possibly thank her, right. After all, she had schemed against him and put him in jail!

Ling Xiao did not mind that Xu Tingsheng wasn’t saying anything as she continued, “I’ve brought you clothes and some food. There’s also a few packets of cigarettes. They’ll give them to you in a while. If there’s anything else you need, you can just tell them, and I’ll take care of it.”

“No need.”

“It’s necessary,” Ling Xiao smiled, “I know that your Dad has come to Xihu City. There are probably many people helping you to think of something outside. Actually, I really don’t want such a conflict between us and your family. Still, we have to hold on for a few days, and we will be able to do so too.”

Xu Tingsheng sighed rather helplessly, asking from the bottom of his heart, “Is there really no other way to bring an end to this matter?”

“There is one. Still, I’m afraid you won’t be willing to listen.”

“Just say it.”

“I’ll say the preconditions first then. Actually, there is already no point in continuing to get revenge now. After venting it out, the elders no longer have it weighing on their minds. What really is their concern now is to eliminate the threat before it can grow. After all, it is likely that in a few years, only I will remain of the Ling and Xiao families, along with one or two kids who haven’t had time to grow up.”

Ling Xiao glanced at Xu Tingsheng before continuing, “No longer being supported by that strong desire for vengeance, the health of my two fathers have taken a sudden plunge. After all, they have never truly lived properly for the past twenty over years as their spirits and bodies have actually long since been permeated with wounds.”

Xu Tingsheng nodded quietly.

“So this matter has become another dead knot. As long as one person from the Fang family remains, my two fathers will not be able to rest at ease,” Ling Xiao said, “There is actually a solution, though.”

“Oh?”