Chapter 130
Although she was speechless, Bei Qiao still boarded the Qin Mansion's carriage for Qin Huan's sake to testify to his identity. The fat cat, who had been lying obediently in her arms, saw the waiter eating fish while going downstairs. Without even turning back, it chased the fishy aroma and left, leaving Bei Qiao with only its furry back.
"Mr. Qiao...you can sit inside the carriage." Ying'er, who was sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and invited Bei Qiao, who was sitting in the front compartment, to sit inside. Although she knew Bei Qiao was a woman, she was visiting the Qin family as Qiao's cousin, so Ying'er only addressed her as "Mr. Qiao" in front of others.
When Bei Qiao was acting as Qiao's cousin, Ying'er wasn't with Qin Huan, so she didn't know him very well. This time, she was just following orders. Although she thought Bei Qiao's behavior was a bit strange, he was, after all, a guest invited to testify, so Ying'er couldn't say much.
Bei Qiao shook his head and said nothing, sitting sideways in the front compartment of the carriage, observing his surroundings. It was approaching curfew, and there were few pedestrians on the road. Everyone walked hurriedly, their eyes fixed on the road, all anxious to get home. One person just happened to pass the Qin family carriage at the corner, and the sudden appearance of the horse's head startled him so much that he dropped the wooden barrel in his hand.
By coincidence or not, the discarded barrel flew directly toward Bei Qiao. At the same moment, a guard, riding alongside the carriage, stepped forward, blocking Bei Qiao's escape route. Seeing this, Ying'er was about to attack, but Bei Qiao stood up, his hands brushing against his waist, and whipped out a whip. The guard, who had been cooperating with the others in the attack, tried to dodge, but was caught in the whip's grip around his waist. He then dragged him into the front compartment of the carriage, turning him into a shield.
Ying'er: Good skills!
Bei Qiao: I was just planning to force him to retreat, but this guy just jumped up and hit the whip. I can only say that this guy has done too many unjust things and has affected his own luck.
After being hit by the barrel, the guard screamed in terror, flailing his limbs in an attempt to escape, only to miss a step and fall from the cart. Ying'er flew out to apprehend the man who had thrown the barrel. On his return, he noticed the guard's face, a look of impending doom. With a stern expression, he tightened his grip on the man's arm: "What are you planning on doing with this barrel?" It was outrageous! Someone had colluded with an outsider to attack a guest!
"We just hurt people, we didn't mean to harm anyone." The person who was caught was just doing the job for money. Facing the Qin family, he didn't need to hesitate and told the truth on the spot, although this truth seemed to Ying'er like a quibble.
"Then what happened to him?" Ying'er used her foot to turn over the guard who fell to the ground. In just a moment, the man's face was so swollen that even his mother couldn't recognize him.
"It's not my fault, it's my own allergy." The man who threw the barrel couldn't break free, so he shook his head vigorously: "If you don't believe me, you can throw the barrel at me. I definitely won't dodge!"
Qin Huan's matter was more important, so Ying'er didn't ask any more questions. She just tied him up and threw him onto the horse's back, and took him back to the Qin Mansion.
Thinking of Bei Qiao's previous actions on the way, Ying'er suddenly realized: "Did Master Qiao do this because he noticed that person's abnormality?"
"I guess so." Not wanting to ride in a stranger's car was the main reason, but Bei Qiao didn't think it was necessary to say it out loud. She came only because she trusted Qin Huan, but that didn't mean she trusted anyone else in the Qin family. Ying'er, whom she had just met for the second time, was just a stranger to her.
The attack that Beiqiao encountered this time was not very lethal. Perhaps it was just as that person said, they just intended to stop people by injuring them, and they had no subjective intention of harming anyone.
"You only want to hurt people, not harm them. Listen to yourself, are you talking like a human being?"
"I swear what I said is true! The three melons and two dates that Wagua gave me are not worth my life for. I just want to get someone injured and the mission will be completed." Others think that whether the mission can be completed is not important, but he himself thinks that he can complete it. If the two parties disagree, at worst he will not ask for the balance and see each other next time.
"How much are three melons and two dates?"
"Only thirty taels of silver!"
Ying'er: "..." Thinking about her previous salary, she suddenly lost interest in talking.
Although they didn't know who hired the assassin, they probably didn't have much money. The attackers only came once, and then nothing happened. They were cautious along the way, and eventually returned to the Qin Mansion without any trouble.
After the carriage stopped, Bei Qiao jumped off and followed Ying'er to the meeting room. The attacker had been taken away by other guards. The Qin family had its own procedures for handling related matters. The guards only needed to hand the person over to the person in charge, and the rest was not their responsibility.
Perhaps because they'd already argued before, the meeting room was remarkably quiet when Bei Qiao entered. There were quite a few people in the room. Bei Qiao noticed Qin Guan, whom she'd met last time, sitting silently nearby. She also spotted Qin Huan, who'd peeked out from behind a screen and winked at her. As for the others, she had never met them before. She thought they looked incredibly serious, and the way they looked at her didn't seem like they were looking at anyone. There was even an old man standing there with a puffy beard, glaring, and his hands on his hips, looking at her as if he'd seen a ghost.
"You are that cousin Qiao who is sneaking around and even wearing a mask. You must be too ugly to be seen in public, right?" The distant cousin standing on the other side has been very confident since he was a child. Although he is not as tall as Bei Qiao, his body is not as good as Bei Qiao, he is fat and has a wretched expression, but this does not prevent him from feeling that he is more handsome than Pan An. As for the cousin Qiao in front of him, he is obviously a little worse than Pan An, so if we round it off, isn't he a little worse than himself?
Bei Qiao: I don’t know why, but this guy looks a bit like a pumpkin.
Bei Qiao ignored the man who suddenly started talking to himself. Facing the gazes of the crowd, she acted calmly, even a little distracted: "Didn't you ask me to help? Why is no one talking? If no one talks again, I'm going to say something."
"You're the child from the Qiao family." Just as Bei Qiao was considering whether to speak first, an old man in a reddish-brown robe finally spoke. His tone was steady, without any overbearing airs. He looked like a kindly grandfather, though his eyes were sharper than usual.
"Ah... yes." Bei Qiao held the folding fan and blinked in surprise: It turns out that the identity of Qiao's cousin has been confirmed, which means that other people also know the existence of Qiao's cousin. This... What a big deal, Qin's mother really dotes on her children.
"There's nothing wrong with calling you here late at night. There's just an old fool who thinks Qin Huan is not Qin Huan and has to find a witness." The old man held Qin Yue back when he tried to jump up with one hand on his waist: "Okay, stop embarrassing yourself in front of the younger generation." You don't have to keep playing the good guy. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten?
Qin Yueyao originally wanted to question Bei Qiao's identity, but seeing that the big brother said so, he stopped talking and quietly retreated.
Without him fanning the flames, his distant cousin couldn't get his act together. Although Qin Huan was not in trouble, the fact that he attacked Qin Huan was still a fact, even though the person he hired to kidnap Qin Huan had not yet been apprehended. The kidnapping attempt was not over yet, but the previous ambush on Bei Qiao had come to a conclusion. The person who threw the barrel and the bribed guard were all bribed by his distant cousin, and Qin Huan's whereabouts were previously leaked by this guard.
With a ready-made witness, the distant cousin was dragged away despite all his excuses, and all his plans were instantly shattered. He wanted to scheme against Qin Huan and take over the Qin family, but his brain was ultimately incapable of calculating anything too complex, and in the end, he had to suffer the consequences.
Distant cousin: Why did it turn out like this? I followed the script step by step strictly, why don’t everyone’s reactions match the script?
Storybook: I never thought anyone would treat me like a jewel! Do you think rich people are fools? If they were truly foolish, would you still be able to cheat them? As long as the fruit on the roadside isn't unpalatable, it'll be picked before it reaches maturity.
"Mom, he, he..." Seeing his distant cousin being taken away but Qin Yueyao being unharmed, Qin Huan was a little dissatisfied. He stood behind the screen and pointed at Qin Yueyao, and was so anxious that he couldn't even swear.
"What's wrong?"
"...Why?" Qin Huan took a breath and glared at Qin Yueyao's back: He spread rumors that I had an affair with that Japanese pumpkin and also slandered me for not being a real person. Why should I let him go like this!
"With so many elders in the clan, there has to be someone who plays the good guy." Mother Qin raised her hand and touched Qin Huan's head: "If everyone plays the bad guy, the show won't go on, and it will be easy for people to take advantage of us." Sometimes, a cold face and a bad temper are just a way of self-protection, to protect yourself from being treated as a soft persimmon by bastards who like to take advantage of the weak.
"But……"
"Of course, playing the good cop is necessary, but things that offend one's own family won't be easily covered up." Mother Qin lowered her voice: "They are all this age now, do you still expect them to bow their heads and apologize to a junior like you? Go back and wait, there will definitely be an apology that will satisfy you." If not, she can personally go to a confused old man's house to remind him not to think that he is the only one who is wronged by playing the good cop, and don't try to pretend to have a bad memory to shirk responsibility.
Mother Qin had something else to do, so she stayed with Qin Huan for only a short while before leaving. Qin Huan, still in a bad mood, walked out from behind the screen and said hello to Bei Qiao. He noticed the sky outside and suddenly became energetic: "It's so late, why don't you stay here?"
Bei Qiao shook his head gently: "No, I know the way and can get back with just a little Qinggong."
"Okay, so you didn't ride a horse this time because the speed of riding a horse is not as fast as Qinggong. Are you afraid that I will keep you overnight? Humph!"
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