Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 78

After a series of smooth actions, Qin’s face showed a bit of disdain as he glanced down at the little head next to him.

“Even sleeping, you could almost kill yourself by knocking into things. You’re unbelievably foolish.”

He then looked over at Song Qingzhan, “It’s possible he’s telling the truth. He was entrusted by Gu Yunhe, and having a meal with Xue Tian was indeed part of Gu Yunhe’s plan.”

Qin Mo glanced down again at the little head, unable to resist pressing down on the two tufts of hair sticking up.

Lu Tang’s hair was a bit loose, and these two tufts just happened to poke at Qin Mo’s chin and neck, tickling him annoyingly. However, the tufts seemed particularly resilient. Every time he pressed them down, they popped back up. Finally, Qin Mo couldn’t stand it and used his chin to hold them in place.

Song Qingzhan was dumbfounded.

If Young Master were a girl, he might suspect Old Saucy Qin had developed a crush.

As his gaze shifted to Lu Tang, Song Qingzhan recalled the time he had taken Lu Tang’s pulse. The young master’s pulse was rather unusual.

Qin Mo, satisfied with his adjustments, whispered to Song Qingzhan, “Gu Yunhe arranged the meal to make it known that the father and son were alive and well during lunch. However, this little fool, not knowing how they intended to harm her, cleverly ordered a table of identical dishes and created a scene over buying wine. Even if we hadn’t intervened today, she could have cleared herself of any involvement through Zhao’s testimony.”

His words broke Song Qingzhan’s train of thought. Pushing his thoughts about Lu Tang’s pulse aside, he asked, “You mean the father and son didn’t know it was Gu Yunhe who gave them the powder?”

“Of course not. If we hadn’t intervened, the fuss would have ended with Yunyang Restaurant’s Zhao Dahu taking all the blame. But now, with Yu Shunhai in our hands, we have Gu Yunhe’s Achilles heel. If we play this card right, we can throw Gu Yunhe into chaos.”

They could easily arrest Gu Yunhe, but to do so legitimately without alerting Gu Zongming would require some strategy.

Qin Mo turned to the driver, lifted the curtain, and instructed, “Hurry up. Get us there fifteen minutes before Feng Chunshan.”

The driver, who had been replaced by Qin Mo’s man, immediately urged the horses to speed up.

As the carriage accelerated, Lu Tang’s head bobbed, and Qin Mo quickly steadied her.

Song Qingzhan asked, “Why do you need to arrive fifteen minutes early?”

“Don’t worry about it. I have my plans.”

Qin Mo always had big ideas, but he often executed them flawlessly, so Song Qingzhan said nothing more.

The carriage rushed towards the county office, encountering the county bailiffs heading to Sihe Town after receiving the report from Guo Dawei.

When the bailiffs heard that the Minister of Justice had taken over the case, they were astonished.

Nervously, they followed the minister back, silently lighting three candles in their hearts for their county magistrate.

Lu Tang, unaware of all this, slept until the carriage reached the county office. As it stopped, she groggily woke up, realizing she had been using Qin Mo’s arm as a pillow!

Startled, she quickly grabbed Song Qingzhan’s arm, “Sorry, sorry.”

Qin Mo: …

His face darkened as he grabbed her arm, pulling her to face him, “What’s wrong with you? You sleep on me all the way and then apologize to him?”

Lu Tang: …

Why did that sound so wrong?

“Stop spacing out. I’m talking to you!” Qin Mo snapped, his tone impatient and irritable.

Song Qingzhan was about to intervene, but Lu Tang, feeling sheepish, simply nodded and said, “It was okay.”

Qin Mo sneered, “Oh, really? You’re comfortable, but I’m not.”

Lu Tang: …

“Sorry, maybe next time I’ll be your pillow?”

Qin Mo, expressionless, replied, “No need. Just do it now.”

He rolled his shoulders, then pointed to the spot she had pressed on, “You can make up for it now.”

“Is this okay? The pressure good? The spot right?”

“Yes.”

Watching Qin Mo tricking Little Lu into giving him a shoulder massage, Song Qingzhan couldn’t stand it. He got out of the carriage, thinking he had expected something significant but got this instead.

Strategic genius?

Yeah, right.

Rarely did Song Qingzhan swear, but now his mind was filled with anger.

After massaging Qin Mo’s shoulder for fifteen minutes, Lu Tang got out of the carriage, her hands almost numb.

Guo Dawei, who had accompanied the bailiffs back to Sihe Town, ran over with Xu Shen. Seeing Lu Tang alone, Xu Shen asked, “Where’s Young Master Qin?”

Lu Tang gritted her teeth, “He and Brother Qingzhan had something to do and didn’t come to the county office.”

They were merely “room guests” who had helped when they saw injustice. There was no need for them to get involved in the inn’s affairs, so Guo Dawei and Xu Shen didn’t think much of it.

Just then, Magistrate Zhao, having received the news, rushed out of the county office, nearly falling at Feng Chunshan’s feet in apology.

“Forgive my negligence, Lord Feng, I have failed…”

His repeated apologies were ignored as Feng Chunshan walked directly to the courtroom.

Knowing about Zhao Village, Lu Tang understood that Qin Mo and his group had taken down the bandit den there but hadn’t moved against Magistrate Zhao yet, possibly waiting for the right moment.

Maybe now was that moment?

As she pondered, Lu Tang followed the others into the courtroom.

By now, a large crowd of townsfolk had gathered outside, eagerly discussing the case.

With the son’s confession, the whole matter became clear.

Zhao Dahu immediately confessed.

“It was me who bribed them. I owed Old Master Lu many favors, and when he was unjustly imprisoned, I felt indignant on his behalf. That’s why I couldn’t let it go and wanted to teach them a lesson!”

He spoke with such righteous indignation, as if his words were the truth.

However, little did he know, his confession hit Magistrate Zhao’s raw nerve!

Why was Lu Deren imprisoned?

Because Lu Deren was a bandit!

Because the bandits raided Zhao Village!

Magistrate Zhao’s fury surged, but he didn’t dare erupt in front of Feng Chunshan.