745 Do Not Press a Desperate Foe Too Hard
Qiao Mei nodded, took out 100 dollars from her pocket and threw it on the ground. “Take it. I know you took money from the He family. You have plenty of money to treat Qiao Fu’s illness. If you don’t want me to expose you, then just take the money to treat your eldest brother. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get even this 100 dollars.”
Qiao Gui reluctantly picked up the 100 dollars from the ground and left without saying anything.
Zhao Liang looked outside worriedly and said, “You shouldn’t force him to the edge like this. When one’s in a desperate situation, one will decide to resist. If you force his family to a dead end, that woman Wang Qin is not an easy one to deal with too.”
Qiao Qiang also agreed with Zhao Liang’s point of view. In battle, there was a military strategy called “when you surround an army, leave an outlet free”. What it meant was to leave an escape route for the enemy at all times and not forcing the enemy to the stage of desperation, so as to lower their defenses and make them less determined to fight to the death.
There was no need to be afraid of how powerful the enemy was. No matter how powerful an enemy was, there would always be weaknesses. However, when a weak enemy disregarded life and death and was prepared to fight to the death, then this was truly the most terrifying enemy of all.
“No worries. They don’t have that kind of guts. They’ve already injured my grandfather so badly, yet they still dare to cause trouble for me. They must be tired of living!” Qiao Mei said as she looked at Zhao Liang with a murderous glint in her eyes.
Zhao Liang did not berate Qiao Mei for being extreme, but laughed out loud instead. He pointed at Qiao Mei and said, “Uncle Qiao, look at your granddaughter. This is truly the child you raised. The way she speaks is exactly the same as you. She’s just like you when you were young!”
When he was young, he was good friends with Qiao Mei’s father, Qiao Yue. Every time he saw Qiao Qiang, his heart would be filled with admiration. This was the reason why he wanted to become a soldier. He had always felt that Qiao Qiang was a great hero and he also wanted to become someone like Qiao Qiang.
“Hahahaha, that’s right. If my Mei Mei is a boy, she will definitely be a top army warrior! She won’t lose to my grandson-in-law, Xia Zhe, at all! It’s hard to say who will emerge the winner between the two of them!” Qiao Qiang said with a laugh.
Qiao Mei said confidently, “Hmph, no matter if I’m a man or a woman, he will lose to me!”
“That’s right, that’s right. Xia Zhe has already lost to you for the rest of his life,” Qiao Qiang said.
“Qiao Mei, I still want to give you a reminder. Be careful of them and don’t let them hurt you. During this period of time, I’ll investigate this matter carefully. You and your grandfather should recuperate well,” Zhao Liang said.
Qiao Mei understood Zhao Liang’s concern. After sending Zhao Liang off, she felt unhappy and suddenly had the thought of going to the capital immediately. If she had managed to persuade her grandfather to go to the capital earlier, they might not have run into such trouble.
However, if they went to the capital, the people from the Liang family were still lurking around and it would still be annoying at some point in time. They would not have any peace and quiet even if they went to the capital. If they stayed in the village, they might get murdered.
It was a difficult situation of being stuck being a rock and a hard place.
“Mei Mei! Come here!” Qiao Qiang shouted towards the outside of the house.
Qiao Mei carried the ginseng tea into the house and placed the teacup beside Qiao Qiang. She looked at Qiao Qiang quietly and waited for him to lecture her.
She knew that the way she gave Qiao Gui the money just now was like dismissing a beggar and that he would definitely hate her for it, but she just could not take it lying down.
“Stay away from their house for the time being, understand? Also, tell Xiao Wei and the other children to be careful and not to get into conflict with the children from Qiao Zhuang’s family. I heard from Zhang Wei that Qiao Gui’s eldest son always bullies Zhang Wei because he’s older,” Qiao Qiang said worriedly.
Bullying? Why had Zhang Wei never mentioned this to her?
Qiao Mei had never taken the children’s small fights seriously. It was normal for children to quarrel with each other, especially boys. After they quarreled, they usually became closer.
However, a fight with violent tendencies was bullying. How could Zhang Wei be a match for those people? This silly child was really being way too sensible if he did not even tell them about such things.
“I understand. I’ll talk to him. When Uncle Hu finds the evidence, we can send Qiao Fu to jail!” Qiao Mei said.
Qiao Qiang nodded. He was not a person who was kind to a fault. At that time, he had saved Qiao Fu because Qiao Fu did not deserve to die yet. The key was to let Qiao Fu go to prison and learn how to behave. He did not intend to let anyone involved with this matter go scot-free.
Now that Qiao Fu’s legs were going to be amputated, it was hard to say if he would be able to come out alive after going to jail.
