Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 94

Qin Mo indeed made a trip to Yuhang. He left right after talking to Lu Tang that day.

He went in a rush and returned in a rush.

Lu Tang carried a tray with two cups of tea, serving them to Qin Mo and Song Qingzhan. “Thank you, Master Qin and Brother Zhan. I have nothing to repay your kindness with.”

Qin Mo glanced at Lu Tang. It had only been a few days since they last saw each other, but this little fool seemed thinner.

“If you have nothing to repay with, what, are you going to offer yourself?” Qin Mo blurted out.

Lu Tang: !

Lu Tang turned his head swiftly to look at Song Qingzhan, his mind screaming: Damn! Is this something you can say in front of him?

Song Qingzhan glared at Qin Mo, about to speak when Qin Mo pulled Lu Tang to sit on a nearby stool. “I say, what’s wrong with you? I’m talking to you, why do you keep looking at him?”

Lu Tang glared at Qin Mo: What do you mean, why? Have you considered Song Qingzhan’s feelings when you talk like that, you scoundrel?

Song Qingzhan couldn’t take it anymore. He poured Lu Tang a cup of tea, pushed it in front of him with his index finger, and said, “Young Master Lu, don’t mind him. He’s acting up again. Have some tea. Let me tell you about Xie Chengnian. This man indeed has some problems.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Tang stopped glaring at Qin Mo and quickly turned to look at Song Qingzhan.

Qin Mo glanced at Song Qingzhan, stretched his long legs, leaned back on the chair, and held the cup of tea that Lu Tang had just poured for him with two fingers.

“Back then, Xie Chengnian personally supervised the construction of the Xiyang Dam. After the dam was completed, the Emperor specifically ordered a book to be written about the Xiyang Dam, mainly praising Xie Chengnian’s achievements.

This caused a great sensation in the court and among the people.

After the Xiyang Dam was completed, according to the plan at the time, three more dams were to be built, also under Xie Chengnian’s supervision. The Ministry of Works decided to start with the Liyang Dam.”

Liyang Dam?

Lu Tang scratched his head. Why did that name sound so familiar?

Qin Mo noticed Lu Tang’s little face scrunching up like a dumpling wrapper and smiled. “The Liyang Dam is in Qinghe County. After it was built, a statue was erected at the head of the dam to commemorate its builder.”

Lu Tang suddenly remembered.

Last year, she and Liang Cheng had gone to Dragon Sun Stream in Qinghe County. The Liyang Dam was built there.

There was a statue of a person at the head of the dam, said to be the Minister of Works who built the dam, named Huang Bangyuan.

Huang Bangyuan?

Lu Tang suddenly thought of Huang Yunsheng.

Could it be such a coincidence?

Seeing Lu Tang’s reaction, Qin Mo leaned back in his chair, tapping the table lightly with his fingers. “Huang Yunsheng’s father.”

Lu Tang swiftly turned to look at Qin Mo.

Their eyes met, and Qin Mo’s eyes curved slightly, seeming to sparkle with light.

Lu Tang’s heart skipped lightly, as if something brushed past it.

Song Qingzhan continued.

“Back then, three months after taking on the task, Xie Chengnian mysteriously submitted a resignation and returned home, refusing to stay no matter what. This time, when we went to Yuhang, we found a manuscript in Xie Chengnian’s study. This manuscript was the blueprint for the Liyang Dam.”

Lu Tang looked at Song Qingzhan. “Is there a problem with this manuscript?”

This time, before Song Qingzhan could answer, Qin Mo spoke first. “Blueprints like this, after the dam is completed, are sealed by the court and kept in the library. The Ministry of Works can borrow them if needed. When Xie Chengnian left, the dam hadn’t been started yet. How could he have a complete blueprint of the dam?”

“Is there a problem with the blueprint, or is there a problem with Xie Chengnian?” Lu Tang asked.

Qin Mo replied, “We didn’t stay long enough to find out more. To know for sure, we would have to ask Xie Chengnian personally. Unfortunately, Xie Chengnian is very cautious and refuses to talk about the past.”

Lu Tang understood. “Did you reveal your identity when you went to see Xie Chengnian?”

Qin Mo smiled, “Without revealing our identity, how could we have been allowed to visit his study?”

After a pause, he continued, “However, Xie Yu is indeed poisoned. But Xie Chengnian can’t find an antidote, and Xie Yu’s parents don’t care about him at all.”

Lu Tang picked up on this, “If we can help Xie Yu detoxify, Xie Chengnian would definitely tell us why he left back then?”

Qin Mo nodded, then leaned forward, close to Lu Tang. “Why are you so concerned about the Xie family? Does it affect you if Xie Chengnian talks about why he left? He’s far away in Yuhang. He can’t affect your Qiao family. Even if your family’s inn opens in Yuhang, Xie Chengnian won’t be a threat to you.”

Lu Tang opened his mouth but couldn’t say anything.

Say what?

Should she say that if she doesn’t find out, she can’t complete her task, and if she doesn’t complete her task, she will die in pain?

After a moment, Lu Tang grinned, “I’m just curious. At first, it was curiosity. Now that Xie Yu has become a good friend of mine, I can’t just stand by knowing he’s poisoned.”

Qin Mo raised an eyebrow and drew out a long “Oh?” Then he asked, “How do you plan not to stand by?”

Lu Tang: !

She shrank her neck and said honestly, “I plan to ask you for help.”

Qin Mo laughed, “Why should we help you? This matter with Xie Chengnian is from the previous Emperor’s time. It has nothing to do with the present.”

Lu Tang muttered, “But you still went to Yuhang.”

Qin Mo ground his teeth.

Did I go to Yuhang to investigate Xie Chengnian?

Wasn’t it because of

Because of what?

Qin Mo was stunned.

Did he rush to Yuhang just to hear this little fool say thank you? Or because he couldn’t bear to see how anxious the little fool was to know about Xie Chengnian?

Damn!

Was he crazy?

A strange feeling welled up inside Qin Mo, making him feel inexplicably irritable. At that moment, someone lightly tugged on his sleeve.

Lu Tang tugged on Qin Mo’s sleeve, “Can you help?”

Qin Mo’s eyelids twitched as he looked at the hand holding his sleeve.

The little fool’s fair and slender fingers grasped his black sleeve, the contrast making the little fool’s fingers look even paler.

The back of the hand was tense, with blue veins faintly visible.

Further up, a slender, pale wrist was exposed.

Qin Mo’s heart skipped a beat, “Hmm.”

Feeling parched, Qin Mo picked up his cup and drank the now cold tea in one gulp, “To investigate Xie Chengnian, we need to go to Yuhang and bring Xie Yu with us.”

Lu Tang immediately agreed, “No problem.”

She slapped the table and stood up quickly, “When do we leave? I’ll go arrange it right away.”

When Lu Tang let go of Qin Mo’s sleeve, he felt as if something was missing from his heart. “In the next few days.”

As soon as Lu Tang left, Song Qingzhan looked suspiciously at Qin Mo, “It’s one thing if you went to Yuhang on a whim. I could think you were just bored. But now, with Huang Yunsheng and Magistrate Zhao’s cases still unresolved, you’re going to Yuhang?”