Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 112

Lu Tang knew this person had taken the bait. She yawned lazily, “Of course it’s true. If you don’t believe me, just watch. See if I can get out or not.”

“When I said you couldn’t get out just now, why did you seem so startled?” Zhou Jing stared at the person in the opposite cell, trying to see all their expressions.

However, the light was too dim, and he could only see a thin figure lying with limbs outstretched on the damp straw. He frowned.

“You are sworn brothers with the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and your family runs an inn. You can endure the dampness of this cell.”

Lu Tang, lying on her invisible mattress, spouted nonsense, “We martial artists are not afraid of this.”

Martial artists?

Zhou Jing looked at the scrawny figure, his eyes twitching with a bitter hatred.

What kind of martial arts would make someone so thin?

A shrinking technique?

A bone-thinning method?

After Lu Tang finished speaking, she turned her back to the wall.

She had done all she could. Whether Zhou Jing decided to speak was his own decision. Pressing too hard would make Zhou Jing suspect she had ulterior motives.

Feeling slightly relaxed, drowsiness soon overtook her.

The bustling Yuhang gradually quieted down under the moonlight, returning to peace.

At the Laifu Inn.

Yuan Bao, a man standing 6 feet tall, squatted on the ground, crying loudly, “I failed the young master, failed the madam, and even more so failed the old master’s trust in me! I, Yuan Bao, am useless. The old master entrusted me to take care of the young master, and I failed.”

Zhou Shu’s servants surrounded him, trying to say something comforting but unable to utter a word.

Although they were not from the Qiao family, their young master had been close friends with Little Lu since childhood. They had long regarded Little Lu as half their master, and their hearts were deeply troubled.

Among the five young masters of Qinshui, four were anxiously waiting.

Except for Liang Cheng, who had difficulty walking and sat on the bed, the other three paced back and forth.

Xie Yu stood in a corner, facing the wall, hands clasped, muttering incessantly.

Although Song Qingzhan was worried, he remained calm. He lightly tapped his finger on the table, one tap at a time. Just as he was about to tap again, familiar footsteps sounded outside, followed by the door being pushed open.

Everyone turned to look.

“How is it?”

Zhou Shu and Xu Shen asked in unison.

As soon as Lu Tang was captured, the four young masters of Qinshui rushed to the prison to see her.

Unfortunately, the jailers were unyielding, and no amount of silver could get them inside.

Eventually, Qin Mo found a local boss, Boss Dou. The jailers dared not offend him and finally allowed Qin Mo in for a quarter of an hour, while the rest could only wait anxiously at the inn.

When Qin Mo finally returned, Zhou Shu and the others stared at him, barely breathing.

Qin Mo glanced faintly at Xie Yu, sighed, and shook his head, “Little Lu has been set up.”

Liang Cheng almost fell off the bed, his face turning pale, “What do you mean set up? He’s new here and has no enemies. Who would want to harm him?”

Qin Mo shook his head, “We don’t know who yet, but it definitely has to do with Xie Jin.”

As soon as he mentioned Xie Jin, all eyes turned to Xie Yu.

Yuan Bao rushed forward and grabbed Xie Yu by the collar, “Little Lu truly considers you a friend, and this is how you repay him?”

Song Qingzhan tried to intervene, but Qin Mo gave him a look and gently shook his head.

Xie Yu, hanging by Yuan Bao’s grip, trembled and cried, “It wasn’t me, I wouldn’t harm Brother Tang.”

Zhou Shu also rushed over, gritting his teeth, “Xie Jin is your brother!”

Xie Yu cried, “He’s my brother, but we’ve had no contact since I can remember.”

Even if there was contact, it was only Xie Jin bullying him behind his back.

Insults, beatings.

Qin Mo, seeing Xie Yu’s reaction, went over to stop Yuan Bao, “Let him go. This matter has nothing to do with Xie Yu.”

But then he turned to Xie Yu, “But you don’t know why Xie Jin wants to harm Little Lu at all?”

Released by Yuan Bao, Xie Yu’s feet touched the ground. He shook his head in agony, “I truly don’t know.”

Qin Mo frowned and sighed, “I met with Boss Dou. He told me that the Xie family has someone in the court. If Xie Jin indeed set up Little Lu, this time…”

Qin Mo didn’t finish his sentence, but it was enough to shock everyone present.

Liang Cheng felt a surge of blood in his chest. He took several deep breaths, “No, I have to go to the county office now. I need to see the magistrate.”

Xu Shen quickly stopped him, “What good will it do?”

Liang Cheng was furious, “I need to tell him, my family…”

Before he could finish, Qin Mo interrupted, “Right now, the priority is not to find the magistrate but to figure out if Xie Jin indeed framed Lu Tang.”

Liang Cheng’s words were cut off.

He stared at Qin Mo, his mouth still open.

But when Qin Mo finished speaking, he didn’t say another word.

Liang Cheng felt a lump of anger in his chest. He punched the bed in frustration.

Qin Mo glanced at him, then turned to Xie Yu, “For this matter, you need to ask your grandfather if he has any clues. But try not to mention us.”

Xie Yu left the inn in a daze.

As soon as he left, Qin Mo scanned the room and said in a low, calm voice, “Lu Tang is fine.”

Everyone, who had been fuming and on the verge of tears, was stunned.

Zhou Shu, as if dreaming, looked at Qin Mo.

“What?”

Qin Mo walked to the table and poured a cup of tea, “Lu Tang is fine.”

This time, everyone was sure they heard correctly.

Xu Shen was the first to react, “You said that on purpose for Xie Yu to hear? Why?”

Qin Mo didn’t hide it, “Because it’s confirmed that Xie Jin set this up.”

Everyone looked at Qin Mo in astonishment.

Song Qingzhan asked, “Confirmed?”

Qin Mo finished his tea, pulled out a chair, and sat down, speaking slowly, “The Xie family just approached the owner of Laifu Inn, offering a large sum to get the owner to change his statement. To change it from Lu Tang saving him to Lu Tang swimming over to drown him.”

Everyone was dumbfounded. Guo Dawei kicked over a nearby stool, “Bastard!”

Xu Shen remained cautious, “How do you know?”

Qin Mo succinctly explained the matter with Zhou Jing that Lu Tang had told him.

“…After leaving the prison, I immediately asked Boss Dou to keep an eye on the Xie family and the inn owner.

Boss Dou’s men just arrived at the inn owner’s house and saw the Xie family leaving.”