Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 129

Lu Tang was stunned.

Not quite the same?

Seeing the little fool rolling his eyes, thinking carefully about this matter, Qin Mo suddenly wished he could smack himself.

Was he that bored?

Why did he have to say that!

“Forget it, stop thinking about it. I was just talking nonsense. You brothers are both willing to risk your lives for each other.”

As soon as Qin Mo finished speaking, Song Qingzhan pushed the door open and came in. Lu Tang immediately jumped up, “Where’s Xie Yu?”

Seeing how anxious Lu Tang was, Qin Mo got up and rubbed her head, “A living person can’t just disappear.”

Song Qingzhan glanced at Lu Tang, then at Qin Mo, opened his mouth to speak but held back the words, finally saying only, “Xie Chengnian is willing to cooperate.”

After a pause, he continued, “Xie Yu is his biological son, but when he was conceived…”

Hearing Song Qingzhan’s tone, Lu Tang subconsciously pursed her lips.

“Years ago, Xie Jin’s father stole many manuscripts from Xie Chengnian and gave them to Huang Bangyuan. Huang Bangyuan wanted to draw him in, so he arranged for Huang Yunsheng to interact more with him. Do you remember the case in Jinling fifteen years ago? The one involving four high officials at the Elegant Pavilion?”

Song Qingzhan was speaking to Qin Mo.

But the case had been so sensational, it had been talked about for years, even Lu Tang, who was only fourteen this year, had heard of it.

“The one where four high officials killed six girls?”

Song Qingzhan didn’t expect Lu Tang to know about it too. He sighed and nodded, “In reality, it wasn’t six girls, it was three girls and three young men. The young men were from the local brothel, but the three girls were from respectable families.”

Lu Tang’s eyes widened.

Song Qingzhan pinched his fingers, “At that time, Huang Yunsheng and Xie Jin’s father were also involved.”

Lu Tang: !

Four high officials, including them?

“Of the four high officials, two were scapegoats for Huang Yunsheng and Xie Jin’s father, while the other two were the real culprits. Xie Jin’s mother was one of the three girls and the only one who didn’t die.”

Lu Tang: !

“At that time, Huang Bangyuan was the Minister of Works. Because Huang Yunsheng was involved, the case was suppressed immediately. However, one of the dead girls had caught the eye of a local wealthy young man. The young man was good friends with the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo in the capital. Unable to swallow this injustice, he sent the case directly to the capital.

Later, investigators were sent, but Huang Bangyuan had already bribed people, and found two scapegoats to replace Huang Yunsheng and Xie Jin’s father.”

Replace Huang Yunsheng, Lu Tang understood, he was his biological son.

But to replace Xie Jin’s father…

Qin Mo said calmly, “They needed Xie Jin’s father alive to silently extract more information from Xie Chengnian.”

Lu Tang: Damn!

“At that time, Xie Jin’s mother was already engaged to his father.”

Lu Tang was so shocked by this that she almost knelt down.

Already engaged, and then the fiancé took the fiancée to such a place to do such things?

Not only was Lu Tang shocked, but even Qin Mo’s eyes twitched, looking straight at Song Qingzhan.

Song Qingzhan thought of Xie Yu’s reaction earlier and felt a pang of pain, “Before the formal wedding, Xie Yu’s mother was already pregnant. Later, Xie Yu was born, and his father always doubted that he wasn’t his biological son.”

Lu Tang cursed silently.

No wonder Xie Chengnian didn’t want to mention it.

Firstly, this matter was truly unspeakable, and secondly, if it came out, Xie Yu’s father would be doomed.

Lu Tang felt a bit disgusted.

What kind of person was Xie Chengnian!

All these years, his kindness to Xie Yu, what was it for?

In the end, it was always about protecting his own son, yet he showed this love to Xie Yu…

“How did he know about all this?” Lu Tang asked Song Qingzhan.

Song Qingzhan smiled bitterly, “Huang Bangyuan demanded the design plans and used countless threats. This was one of the threats.”

Lu Tang instantly sensed something wrong, “Xie Chengnian was unwilling to even mention this, so how could he have given in to Huang Bangyuan’s threats back then?”

Song Qingzhan didn’t respond.

Lu Tang understood.

It wasn’t that Xie Chengnian didn’t comply, but he hadn’t had the chance to. Perhaps Xie Yu’s father had already colluded with Huang Bangyuan to use Xie Yu as leverage.

What a beast!

“Where’s Xie Yu?” Lu Tang asked Song Qingzhan, her eyes reddening.

Song Qingzhan glanced at Qin Mo, “In his room.”

Lu Tang headed out immediately.

As soon as she left, Song Qingzhan said to Qin Mo, “Just received news, Huang Yunsheng will arrive in about three days. By then, we’ll deal with this group of scum all at once.”

Qin Mo nodded, not speaking.

Xie Yu was truly pitiful.

When Lu Tang entered, Xie Yu was sitting on the ground like a wounded bear, leaning against the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Lu Tang’s nose twitched.

She sat down next to Xie Yu and patted his arm, “If you want to cry, just cry.”

Xie Yu didn’t move, “You know everything?”

Lu Tang nodded.

Xie Yu forced a smile, “You know, I don’t want to cry.”

Lu Tang turned to look at him, her eyes hurting.

Xie Yu looked numb, “When I was little, I watched my father and mother love Xie Jin, I was so jealous. To get a chance to see my mother, to get close to her, I willingly let Xie Jin cut me with a knife and burn me with fire.”

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and pants.

Lu Tang saw numerous scars.

“Later, as I grew up, I went to school. They all mocked me, bullied me. I always hoped my father and mother would care about me if they knew. Later, my dog, Da Huang, was boiled by someone, I cried to my mother, but she chased me away like I was a ghost.”

“My grandfather treated me very well. I always felt that I was a burden to him. If it weren’t for me, he would have lived happily with my father and mother. I felt guilty for a long time.”

“But now, you know what, I feel so relieved. I no longer hope my father and mother will care about me, no longer hope to be close to them. I don’t even feel guilty or ashamed anymore. Now, I am just myself. Without expectations, there’s no disappointment. Without care, there’s no guilt. Isn’t that right?”

Lu Tang didn’t know whether to nod or shake her head, her vision blurred.

Xu Shen and the others didn’t know when they came back. Not finding Lu Tang, they heard the voices here and came over.

A group of people silently stood at the door, listening to the murmuring voices inside.

Zhou Shu was the first to cry, wiping his tears, “Damn it!”

Although they didn’t know exactly what had happened, just hearing Xie Yu’s words was enough to break their hearts.

Guo Dawei turned and went downstairs, coming back after a while with two jars of wine.

“Want to drink?”

Xie Yu looked up and noticed the people at the door for the first time, “I might be a bastard.”

He said it lightly.

Lu Tang’s heart trembled, and she couldn’t control her tears.