After the system ran, I took off with my family

Chapter 345: Malicious Intentions

Wang Gao thought about the situation at that time and swallowed his saliva in fear.

"The man in black holding the child put a sword to the child's neck and demanded to know who the child was and why he was hiding there.

I didn't dare to hide anything and honestly revealed my identity.

I thought he was going to die here, but after listening to what I said, the man turned around and walked aside with another man in black and whispered for a while.

I don’t know what they discussed, but the man came forward and stuffed the unconscious child into my hands.

He threatened me, asking me to take the child back to the village and raise him by my side. He said I could raise the child however I wanted, but I couldn't let him run away or die.

They also said it would be best to raise the children to be bandits like us who burn, kill, and plunder."

Luo Bingwen raised his eyelids and glanced at him. "So you brought the child up the mountain?"

Wang Gao said with a sad face: "They threatened me that if I didn't obey, they would kill me and then bring people to massacre the village.

How could I not respond? I could only carry the child back to the village.

When we returned to the village, we found that the child had a high fever.

After finally getting his fever down, the child woke up and didn't remember a thing, so I named him Gousheng."

After hearing the whole story, Luo Bingwen's head was pounding. For a moment, he had only two thoughts in his mind.

First, Wang Gao is too restless, going to gambling houses and brothels.

Secondly, the background of this kid Gousheng is probably not simple. I wonder if he is involved in some major case.

He took a deep breath and asked dutifully, "Did those two men in black ever say they would take Gousheng away later?

Did Gousheng have any special possessions or assets on him at that time?"

Wang Gao shook his head. "Those two men never said they would take Gousheng away. They only said they would send someone to keep an eye on me. If I dared to send Gousheng away or lose him, they would massacre the entire village.

Gousheng was only wearing a thin summer coat at the time, nothing else, but the material was so small I had never seen it before, and it felt very slippery."

Luo Bingwen stared at Wang Gao, staring until Wang Gao broke out in a cold sweat, and then he said, "I will send people to verify everything you said. If you are found to be lying, you should know the consequences."

"Your Excellency, please be wise. Every word I said today is true." Wang Gao quickly expressed his opinion.

"Okay, come on, take him back to the cell and keep him under good care."

Luo Bingwen rubbed his swollen temples and waved to the yamen runner beside him.

After the bailiff took Wang Gao away, he turned to look at Constable Liu who was standing silently beside him.

"Go and fetch Ershun, Dahou, Guzi, as well as the first and third bosses that Wang Gao mentioned."

"Yes, sir." Constable Liu turned and left with several yamen runners.

Luo Bingwen looked at the full moon in the sky through the small window of the torture chamber and murmured, "These are troubled times..."

At this moment, he thought of something and his face suddenly changed. "Ahuai, come in."

Ah Huai, who was guarding the door of the torture chamber, immediately trotted in, "Master, what are your instructions?"

"Come here." Luo Bingwen waved to him to come forward, and then whispered a few words into his ear.

After hearing what the master said, Ah Huai was stunned at first, then he bowed and trotted out of the dungeon.

Unlike Luo Bingwen who was exhausted, Lin Shuyue and his master and servant spent a wonderful night.

The next day, at noon, Lin Shuyue took Qinghe and Qingzhi to Ruyi Residence for a banquet.

When they arrived at Ruyi Ju, Luo Bingwen had not come yet, so Lin Shuyue sat at the window of the private room, drinking tea and waiting for him.

The appointed time had passed, but Lord Luo still had not arrived.

"Sir, why hasn't Lord Luo come yet? He was the one who asked you out, but he's late. This is too..."

Qingzhi murmured in dissatisfaction, wondering how it would be possible for the host to be late when treating guests.

Hearing this, Qing He glared at her and said, "You better stop talking. The Master hasn't said anything yet. Why are you talking so much?"

"Okay, stop arguing. Isn't it coming?" Lin Shuyue gestured for them to look out the window.

Sure enough, a carriage was parked at the door of Ruyi Residence, and the person who got off the carriage was Luo Bingwen, holding Gousheng in his hand.

However, looking at his haggard face, he must be very tired.

After a while, footsteps were heard at the door and Qinghe got up to open the door.

"Young Master Lin, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting!"

Luo Bingwen came in with Gousheng and bowed to apologize as soon as he saw Lin Shuyue.

When Gousheng saw Lin Shuyue, his eyes suddenly lit up and he stared at her with his big black eyes.

"No problem. Lord Luo is very busy with official duties. We understand and would like to express our gratitude for his hard work."

Lin Shuyue touched Gousheng's little head and replied politely.

As we got closer, the dark circles under Luo Bingwen's eyes became more and more obvious, as did the new stubble at the corners of his mouth and the wrinkled corners of his clothes.

She couldn't help but suspect that Lord Luo must have been busy all night and couldn't sleep, and her respect for him grew deeper.

"Haha, it's good that Young Master Lin doesn't blame me. Come on, let's all take a seat."

As the host, Luo Bingwen warmly invited Lin Shuyue to sit down and told the waiter to serve the dishes.

Luo Bingwen is a talkative person and never lets Lin Shuyue's words go to waste. The two of them have a very pleasant conversation.

Qinghe and Qingzhi took care of Gousheng's meals, and Lin Shuyue occasionally looked up at Gousheng.

Seeing that he was very particular about his dining manners, taking small bites of food and chewing them slowly, neither too fast nor too slow, she became even more curious about Gousheng's background.

Luo Bingwen, who was standing by, also noticed this scene, but didn't say anything.

After lunch, Luo Bingwen asked Lin Shuyue to step aside and talk. He stood up and led Lin Shuyue behind the screen.

Behind the screen is an inner room with a tea table and several armchairs.

After the two sat down, Luo Bingwen poured Lin Shuyue a cup of tea.

After they finished a cup of tea, he spoke solemnly, "Young Master Lin, to be honest, I interrogated Wang Gao, the second-in-command of Tianlang Village, last night and learned about Gou Sheng's situation from him."

Then, he told him everything Wang Gao had told him last night about Gousheng.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Shuyue frowned slightly, "So, this man in black has really vicious intentions. He handed Gousheng over to the bandits to raise, and even specifically told them that. It's clear he wants to destroy him.

Even if Gousheng's family comes looking for him in the future, his experience of growing up in a bandit's den will surely become an indelible stain on him. Does Gousheng still have a future?"

Luo Bingwen's face also looked a little grim. He looked at the steam rising from the teacup and said quietly, "Young Master Lin, you don't know that late last night, an uninvited guest came to the backyard of the county government office.

As soon as this person entered the backyard, he went straight to Gousheng's room. It was obvious that he was coming for Gousheng.

Fortunately, I was prepared and had Gousheng moved away long ago, otherwise he would have been in great danger."