Chapter 841
Family Law
Qiao Wentao's premonition was quite accurate. His father, Qiao Muzhou, was an extremely cold-blooded person at heart. Once he made a decision, he would go all out and do things to the extreme.
That night, Qiao Wentao sneaked into Qiao Muzhou's newly changed residence.
Upon hearing the sound of the courtyard gate opening, the kerosene lamp inside the house went out instantly.
Holding a flashlight, Qiao Wentao crossed the courtyard and went straight to the entrance of the main room of the north house.
"Dad, it's me!"
Qiao Muzhou, holding a Type 56 pistol in one hand, hid behind the door and whispered, "Come in!"
Qiao Wentao then pushed open the door and went inside. The father and son then returned to the heated kang bed in the east room.
Qiao Muzhou, as expected of a seasoned veteran, used smokeless charcoal to heat the room, making it quite warm.
"How's it going? Have you gotten any concrete information from the criminal investigation team?"
"I got the answer! I followed your advice, took the money, and even promised some benefits! Liu Mingchang readily told the truth!"
"What do you mean? Has Lao Ji been arrested by the criminal investigation team?"
"No! Absolutely not! Liu Mingchang took the bribe from me and personally went back to verify through internal channels. He confirmed that no one was found in the public security system!"
He told me that deaths involving foreign nationals are a red line within the criminal investigation team. If someone reports it to the police, the municipal bureau must assist in the investigation and issue a notification! As the deputy captain, he would know immediately!
On the way back, I wondered if it was the powerful and influential children behind Yue Feng who used their connections to send troops from the local armed forces to detain Lao Ji.
What Xiao Tian observed was that the three bodies were taken away by a military vehicle with military license plates and people in military uniforms!
Upon hearing this, Qiao Muzhou angrily slammed the cigarette butt he was holding onto the kang table.
"Damn it! No matter who's holding Old Ji hostage, he's definitely been sold into slavery by us! Otherwise, he wouldn't have confessed about those three corpses!"
He knew this matter concerned the very survival of the Qiao family!
"So... what do we do next? I still think it's too hasty to target his family. What if things don't turn out the way we expect? There'll be no turning back!"
Qiao Wentao was still somewhat reluctant to push things too far.
Qiao Muzhou glanced at his eldest son and said, "You're already this old, yet you're still so sentimental. You haven't made any progress at all!"
I'm asking you, ever since he hid the body, can our Qiao family and Old Ji ever go back to what they were before?
"This..." Qiao Wentao was speechless.
"Since things have come to this, why bother with these trivial matters! Now is the critical moment, we need to keep the people on the periphery stable!"
If the smuggling gang's underlings found out the truth, they would scatter like leaves in the wind, leaving them with no one left to use!
Since Lao Ji has betrayed our family, everyone must pay the price!
"But then, wouldn't those on the outside find out too?"
Qiao Wentao wanted to continue trying, but he simply couldn't bring himself to take action against Lao Ji's family.
Qiao Muzhou sighed, somewhat speechless: "Who told you to tell the truth! You could have said that he was lured by the other party and betrayed our family!"
We have investigated the situation thoroughly and obtained conclusive evidence! This is enforcing family rules!
Furthermore, all the henchmen and lackeys on the periphery have received a 30% pay increase recently! To manage subordinates, you need a combination of kindness and strictness!
Qiao Wentao sighed upon hearing his father's words: "Okay, so what's the next step?"
"Find a few scoundrels and kill his wife and youngest son! You and the second son's family should start secretly preparing to run away. Arrange for the family members to hide in a safe place in advance and wait for the results before deciding on the next step!"
The situation is getting out of control. I guess once Yue Feng is more prepared, he'll probably have Uncle Hat arrest the person!
By the time we want to leave, it will be too late!
These three Russian corpses are incredibly dangerous in Yue Feng's hands. If he can find evidence that we contacted the border mercenaries to hire assassins, he can sentence the person in charge to death!
Furthermore, with Lao Ji acting as a witness for the other side, the chain of evidence is complete, and none of the three of us can escape; we'll all have to go to jail!
My bottom line is that we'd rather all smuggle ourselves out and start over than get caught and executed!
While they were intimidating the henchmen, they quickly moved the supplies from other warehouses to a safe place, and also sorted out their valuables such as gold and silver in advance!
"We'll have to move all our belongings in one or two days at most, and then we'll leave!"
"Leaving so soon! Are you just going to give up all my positions at the mine?"
Qiao Wentao hadn't realized the seriousness of the problem yet. When he heard that his father had started planning for the whole family to smuggle themselves out of the country to avoid legal punishment, he was still reluctant to give up his respectable job.
"Forget about it! Leave a note requesting long-term sick leave. If there are any other developments later, we'll figure out a way to work it out!"
Time is of the essence, so hurry up and do as I tell you! After dealing with Lao Ji's family, we must take this opportunity to establish our authority and stabilize the emotions of our subordinates!
Don't be stingy with money; it's definitely worth it to exchange valuable time for money and promises.
As long as we don't lose most of our family fortune, and we establish ourselves firmly abroad, it won't be long before we're still the bosses!
"Okay, I'll do it!"
After hearing his father's arrangement, Qiao Wentao no longer hesitated and nodded in agreement.
"Wen Tao! If anything goes wrong, I will do my best to withstand all the pressure and buy you time! I will make sure that you and the second brother can get out safely!"
By the way, is Scarface still in Fengcheng?
Qiao Wentao was quite annoyed by the first part of the sentence, but when he heard his father ask about the location of the scarred face, he was stunned.
"He's still here! He's been recovering since what happened last time. He just had his stitches removed last month and had a check-up. He's still in Fengcheng right now!"
"Dad, you asked him, what are his plans...?"
Scarface is a bodyguard kept by the Qiao family who has never seen the light of day. He has three unidentified vagrants under his command, all of whom have blood on their hands.
These four people have mostly kept to themselves and rarely appeared in public. The last time they were out in action was because they fought a battle with another group over a smuggling route with the Russians.
All four were injured, and Scarface almost lost his life but was fortunate enough to survive and has been recuperating ever since.
Back in his hometown, no matter how difficult the times, Qiao Muzhou never considered using this trump card, keeping a backup plan that no one knew about.
Now that they've suffered a complete defeat in their dispute with Yue Feng, they have to use this trump card.
Qiao Muzhou narrowed his eyes and looked at his eldest son: "If we can't make it better, then Yue Feng shouldn't expect to make it better either!"
I need to teach him a lesson. Even if he wins against us because of his connections, he'll have to pay a bloody price!
Tell Scarface and his gang to get ready!
Once we've finished cleaning up the mess here, we'll have Scarface and his gang bring their weapons and slaughter Yue Feng's family and their entire business on the mountain!
"Didn't they cut off our foundation and leave us no way to survive? I'll make those rich kids who invested in Yuefeng's industries feel the pinch too!"
Hearing his father's seemingly reckless and all-or-nothing attitude, Qiao Wentao took a deep breath, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.
"it is good!"
"Go do it! These next day or two are very precious! We need to make sure the most important parts are settled properly!"
Don't come over unless it's absolutely necessary! And don't let the second brother know about the scarred face!
"OK!"
……
That evening, after talking with his father, Qiao Wentao immediately got to work.
In an empty warehouse-style house belonging to the Qiao family, Old Ji's concubine and son, bound tightly, sat on separate chairs. Qiao Wentao arrived at the warehouse, travel-worn, and after a few greetings and a short wait, all the henchmen who had been notified gathered.
A young man in his early twenties, who was leading the group, came up and asked, "Brother Tao, everyone's here! Just announce what you need to say!"
Qiao Wentao abandoned his hesitant demeanor in front of his father and directly pulled out a gleaming, sharp leg dart from his lower back.
"Just now, I verified some very infuriating news through my channels!"
Old Ji, who had followed my father for many years, really betrayed us and surrendered to Yue Feng's side. He betrayed us and leaked a lot of information about the organization, which directly led to Hats sweeping our warehouse and causing heavy losses to everyone!
According to the rules, those who betray their brothers will be stabbed three times and have six holes pierced in their bodies!
If he evades the punishment, then his son and wife will bear the consequences!
"You little rascal, I'm appointing you as the new manager of our smuggling operations, to enforce the family rules. Do you dare?"
For all other members, their base salary will double, and their profit-sharing percentage will increase by 30%, starting this month!
The monkey, who was appointed in a time of crisis, was slightly taken aback, but then became secretly delighted.
Among this group of peripheral henchmen, he was considered one of the more senior ones. Because he was usually quite clever and knew how to read the room, he did fairly well.
Pi Hou and his gang all knew about the warehouse raid, but they all knew that their boss had powerful connections, so the underlings didn't think the whole thing would collapse.
After his initial smugness, Pi Hou saw the leg clip that Qiao Wentao handed him.
"Brother Tao, this family law..."
Pi Hou had been involved in fights and brawls before, but this was the first time he had ever committed such a serious crime as murder. He appeared somewhat nervous but tried to remain calm.
Qiao Wentao glanced at Pi Hou: "What? You don't dare? If you don't even have the guts, then you can forget about being a manager. Lots of brothers with guts can do it!"
"I dare! Who says I don't dare! I just want to ask one last time if the evidence is conclusive! Uncle Ji has been with Third Master for a long time, so please don't misunderstand!"
"There's no misunderstanding. I went to great lengths to personally verify this with the criminal investigation team!"
"Okay, I'll do it!" Upon hearing this, Pi Hou gritted his teeth and took the leg-insert.
"Those who betray their brothers will be stabbed three times and pierced six times!"
In front of his other underlings, Pi Hou pretended to be calm, shouted a slogan, and then, with a determined heart, stabbed Liu the widow in the chest.
"Shout with me: Those who betray their brothers will be stabbed three times and pierced six times!!"
Ignoring the blood on his hands, Pi Hou shouted again, shifting his target to Old Ji's youngest son.
The underlings repeated the shout, and the rascal attacked again, this time targeting the child with a vicious blow.
Soon, the two bound men fell silent.
The warehouse was filled with a pungent smell of blood, which mixed with the dry, cold air, making the scene quite gruesome.
"Well done! Keep up the good work with the guys, and once this is resolved, everyone will get a share of the business department!"
Qiao Wentao personally witnessed the entire process of illegal and harmful acts, and remained calm.
Pi Hou got promoted and, upon hearing that he would receive shares later, immediately forgot his tense feelings about causing trouble: "Brother Tao, what's next? What do we do with the corpse?"
Qiao Wentao reassured them, "Drag it into the yard and burn it to the ground! Everyone else, don't run around for the next few days. First, follow my instructions to move the risky warehouse supplies away, and then wait for further mission arrangements!"
We've already paved the way in and out of the border, and things will only get more profitable from here on out. Keep up the good work, and the Qiao family will definitely not let you down!
……
In the middle of the night, flames soared into the sky in the courtyard of a residential warehouse, and a foul stench wafted far and wide on the cold night wind.
The next morning, the contents of the other supply warehouses had been mostly moved.
Yue Feng and Wu Keji were still having breakfast at home when Xiao Hui rushed over in a hurry.
"Master, Brother Feng, something's happened!"
Wu Keji put down his chopsticks: "What's going on? Speak slowly!"
"Didn't you tell me to send someone to keep an eye on those people on the periphery of the Qiao family's smuggling gang?"
While having breakfast, Xiao Guan overheard their people saying that last night, Qiao Muzhou's eldest son, Qiao Wentao, gathered his henchmen and publicly carried out family discipline!
Old Ji's wife and children were killed by a thug named Pi Hou, whom he ordered to kill!
Upon hearing this, Yue Feng jumped up from his seat.
"Is this information accurate? Has it been verified?"
Xiao Hui nodded: "That should be true. Xiao Guan secretly went to the warehouse that had already been emptied and saw that there were large pools of bloodstains that had not been cleaned up, and a lot of charred scraps were haphazardly buried in the snow pile in the corner of the yard!"
Some of the children's bones were found inside!
Wu Keji nodded upon hearing this: "Judging from the timeline, it must have happened in the latter half of last night! Everything matches up!"
"Xiao Hui, who's watching over Guan Laoji's room right now?"
Xiao Hui replied, "As you arranged, I reduced the number of people involved in the activity in several stages. Now only Da Jun is there!"
"Execute the plan, be careful, let Lao Ji go, but don't let him hurt you!"
"Okay, shall we do it now?"
"Yes, Old Ji is very meticulous; we can't let him see through our scheme!"
"Don't worry, I've figured out his habits!"
If he's smart enough, he can sense the broken windowpane in the dark by the slightest cold breeze, slowly move to the window, and cut the rope with the glass!
"Alright, go and do it!"
……
Having received instructions from his master, Xiao Hui said goodbye and left, then returned to the house where Lao Ji was being held.
Over here, Lao Ji has been blindfolded and tied up with his hands behind his back for several days.
Aside from meals and bathroom breaks, during which time a gun would be pointed at their head and the ropes would be untied for a brief respite, they were under constant control.
Old Ji did indeed discover the back door that Xiao Hui had intentionally left. In the latter half of the night, when the temperature inside the room dropped, a cold wind could be seen blowing in through a crack in the window glass.
He had tried to confirm this detail, but there were always people watching inside the house. He only confirmed the discovery but never found a chance to escape.
Sure enough, Xiao Hui arrived and found an excuse to temporarily remove the guards from the area.
Hearing his guards leave, the bound Old Ji suddenly felt a glimmer of hope for escape. (End of Chapter)