Chapter 137: The Truth of Xia Bai's Case

  "In the Xia Bai case, were all those fake evidences made by you?" Tang Xiao Sheng looked at Long Tian Hao and asked again.

  Ever since Xia Bai was killed, he had been suspecting that the person who framed him was Long Tianhao, because apart from Long Tianhao, he really couldn't think of anyone else who had such a big grudge against him, nor could he think of anyone else who had such great abilities.

  Long Tianhao's face didn't change color, and he slowly said: "I'm not just looking for someone to bear false witness against you. The fact that Xia Bai tried to kill you after escaping from prison was also something I planned. After Xia Bai went to jail, I first bribed several prisoners to torture Xia Bai in every way possible, so as to make Xia Bai think of escaping from prison. Then, I bribed the police officers in the prison to help Xia Bai successfully escape."

  "After Xia Bai escaped, I continued to push him into a desperate situation, making him put all his resentment on you and harbor the idea of killing you." He paused for a moment, then asked, "On the night when Xia Bai was preparing to kill you, weren't there two men in black who took you to an open area in the northern suburbs with a van?"

  Tang Xiaosheng was slightly stunned, what Long Tianhao said was true. On the night when Xia Bai tried to kill him, Tang Xiaosheng was indeed held hostage by two men in black with daggers and taken away in a van to meet Xia Bai in the northern suburbs of Jinghua City. After handing over Tang Xiaosheng to Xia Bai, the two men in black received 200,000 yuan from Xia Bai and then hastily left.

  "Those two men in black were also arranged by me." Long Tianhao said calmly, "After they got 200,000 yuan, they didn't leave, but instead parked the van in another place and secretly returned to the original location. Then, under cover of darkness, they used a camera and recorder to record the whole process of your fight with Xia Bai. And what they recorded eventually became the evidence to frame you."

  "After that, I had the two men in black tell a third person about the fight that night and had him bear false witness, claiming to have seen you kill Xia Bai. Since what he said matched the signs of struggle at the crime scene, the police believed his testimony was true."

  "I originally thought that with both human and physical evidence, you should be able to rot in prison. I never expected your luck to be so good, and for Guo Yang to surrender himself."

  Tang Xiaosheng listened quietly, from start to finish, he didn't say a word.

  Long Tianhao saw that he didn't speak and curiously asked: "Now you know it's all my doing, the one who wants to kill you is me, what do you plan to do?"

  Tang Xiaosheng remained silent for a while before calmly responding: "If what you've stated is true, I won't let you off."

  Long Tianhao smiled and asked in return: "Are you going to settle accounts with me directly or are you preparing to call the police?"

  Tang Xiaosheng shook his head: "I said if, but there is no if. Everything you just said is obviously fake, and you may not be the one who framed me!"

  Long Tianhao's face didn't change at all, and he calmly asked: "What makes you think that?"

  Tang Xiaosheng analyzed: "If you really want to frame me, you can find me directly, there's no need to go around in such a big circle. First, you bribe the prisoner to torture Xia Bai, then help Xia Bai escape from prison, and finally let Xia Bai come to kill me. This seems too redundant. If Xia Bai's escape is really planned by someone behind the scenes, this planner obviously not only wants to kill me but also wants to kill Xia Bai. You have a grudge against me and want to frame me, which can be understood, but you have no reason to frame Xia Bai at the same time. So what you just said won't be true."

  Long Tianhao nodded, seemingly quite satisfied with his analysis, and smiled slightly: "Your reaction is pretty quick, not bad. I was indeed lying just now, those things were not done by me." He paused for a moment before adding, "However, those things are true."

  It seems that Long Tianhao is quite clear about the ins and outs of Xia Bai's case, so Tang Xiaosheng asked: "So, do you know who framed me?"

  Long Tianhao said in a deep voice: "I'm asking you, now that Xia Bai is dead, who benefits the most?"

  Tang Xiaosheng furrowed his brow, as if in thought.

  Long Tianhao hinted: "The old boss of the Baihe Group, Xia Gangzheng, has two sons. The younger son is called Xia Bai and the elder son is called Xia Yang. Xia Gangzheng is already 68 years old this year, and the tens of billions of assets of the Baihe Group will eventually fall into his sons' hands. Think about it, if Xia Bai dies, who would benefit the most?"

  By the time he heard this, Tang Xiaosheng had managed to make out some clues, but he still couldn't quite understand: "According to what you said, Xia Yang designed a trap for Xia Bai in order to inherit the White Egret Group's assets, which is understandable. But I have no grudge against Xia Yang and don't even know him, so why would he frame me?"

  It's because of Xiaoxue.

  Long Tianhao and Xia Gangzheng have been colleagues for over 30 years, with a relationship as close as brothers. After they both started their own families, they had always thought about becoming in-laws. However, Long Tianhao only has one daughter, Long Xiaoxue, while Xia Gangzheng has two sons, Xia Bai and Xia Yang, who both happen to like Long Xiaoxue very much. As a result, the brothers began to openly compete with each other in secret.

  As Xia Gang had a soft spot for his youngest son, Xia Bai, he eventually got engaged to Long Xiaoxue. This engagement was not ordinary, as once Xia Bai married Long Xiaoxue, he would likely gain the inheritance rights of both the White Egret Group and the Long Family Group.

  This made Xia Bai's older brother, Xia Yang, a bit restless. If it weren't for their father, Xia Gang Zheng's favoritism, he felt that all of this should have belonged to him. Whether in terms of ability or seniority, Xia Yang was superior to Xia Bai.

  Unfortunately, due to his father Xia Gangzheng's favoritism, Xia Yang was also helpless, until later when Xia Bai was imprisoned for hiring someone to injure another person, Xia Yang knew that his opportunity had arrived.

  After Xia Bai was imprisoned, although Xia Gang was so angry that he fell ill in the hospital, his favoritism towards Xia Bai did not change at all. In order to make Xia Bai completely lose his chance, Xia Yang made a ruthless decision and decided to design a plan to get rid of Xia Bai once and for all.

  Xia Yang first bribed the prisoners and prison guards, forcing Xia Bai to escape from prison. After escaping, he also cut off contact between Xia Bai and Xia Gang Zheng, leaving Xia Bai with no way out, and ultimately decided to die together with Tang Xiao Sheng.

  According to Xiaoyang's original plan, Xiaobai was supposed to kill Tang Xiaosheng and secretly record the whole process of Xiaobai killing someone near the scene of the crime, and then hand over the evidence of murder to the police. Xiaobai would naturally be prosecuted for intentional homicide. As a result, the plan did not keep up with the changes, Tang Xiaosheng did not die, but instead Xiaobai died. The evidence collected by Xiaoyang became evidence that incriminated Tang Xiaosheng for murder.

  Xia Yang wanted to frame Tang Xiao Sheng so that he could be with Long Xiao Xue. Because he was very clear, whoever marries Long Xiao Xue would likely get the inheritance rights of the Long Group. At that time, Long Xiao Xue was with Tang Xiao Sheng, so Xia Yang decided to use a borrowed knife to kill him and let Xia Bai kill Tang Xiao Sheng.

  If everything goes smoothly, Xia Yang's plan will not only eliminate Xia Bai but also bring Tang Xiao Sheng to his death, successfully eliminating the two biggest obstacles. And he himself, not only can he rightfully inherit the White Egret Group, but also has the possibility of marrying Long Xiao Xue and becoming the heir of the Long Family Group, a perfect double whammy.

  Xia Yang's plan was originally going to be successfully implemented, but unfortunately, Tang Xiaosheng escaped by pretending to be crazy and selling foolishness. Due to Guo Yang's self-surrender, he was released without guilt. Afterwards, Tang Xiaosheng's rise was even more rapid, becoming the focus of attention in Beijing City within a short period of time. Considering that Tang Xiaosheng's reputation was too great and his level of attention was too high, Xia Yang temporarily gave up on the idea of killing him.

  About all that Xia Yang had done, Long Tianhao originally knew nothing. Until later when he found out that Tang Xiaosheng was innocent, he felt that something was fishy about this matter. So Long Tianhao used his vast connections to investigate and after nearly three months of searching, he finally figured out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

  Long Tianhao sank his voice, looking at Tang Xiaosheng, and said solemnly: "I'm telling you these things, not to let you go find Xiatian for revenge. This kid is more ruthless than his father, has a better mind, and now he's inherited the Baihe Group's industry, both black and white ways are open to him, it's not easy to move him, don't ever rashly go find him or tell on him."

  Tang Xiaosheng was somewhat puzzled: "Mr. Long, since you know so much about Xia Yang's affairs, why can't you tell him?"

  Long Tianhao smiled and said lightly, "Some things are clear when said here, but can't be said clearly in court. In short, about Xia Yang's matters, just keep them in your heart, be more careful and have some precautions. As for that kid Xia Yang, let's take it slow, no need to rush."

  Tang Xiaosheng nodded and said seriously: "Thank you, Mr. Long, for telling me so much."

  Long Tianhao waved his hand: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not doing this for you, I just don't want Xiaoxue to be a widow at such a young age."

  Long Tianhao had known about Xia Yang's affairs for almost half a year, but since he and Xia Gang were old friends of several decades, he had been turning a blind eye to Xia Yang's matters, pretending not to have seen anything.

  But now the situation is different, Long Tianhao has acknowledged Tang Xiaosheng and Long Xiaoxue's relationship. Tang Xiaosheng may be his future son-in-law, so he can't just sit back and do nothing about Xia Yang's matter after all, it concerns Long Xiaoxue's lifelong happiness.

  Suddenly knowing so much, Tang Xiaosheng's heart felt a lot more at ease. For the past year, he had always been unaware of who was framing him, and his whole heart had been hanging in mid-air.

  After Long Tianhao finished speaking, Tang Xiaosheng couldn't help but add another layer of worry. Regarding the source of the fake evidence in the Xia Bai case, the police had been investigating for nearly a year, but so far, there was still no result. However, after Long Tianhao used his own connections, he managed to investigate Xia Yang's affairs clearly in just a few months.

  With Long Tianhao's abilities, if he were to investigate Xiao Huang Rong's background, it would be difficult to deceive him. It is unknown how long Xiao Huang Rong's fake identity as his granddaughter can last.

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  PS: Little Huang Rong impersonates as Long Tianhao's granddaughter, in a precarious situation, asking Zhang for a recommendation vote to serve as her protective charm. O(∩_∩)O

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  Thanks for the reward and recommendation from book friend "Hai Bin 007".

  Thanks to book friend "low head and straight walk" for the reward and recommendation votes.

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