The Rich Second-Generation Villain With No Morals

Chapter 113

Lan Gang had been busy all day. Seeing that most of the tourists had left, he also headed home for dinner. However, as he was driving home, Qi Lin stopped him.

"Uncle Lan, you worked hard today," Qi Lin said with a bright smile.

"If you know I worked hard, shouldn’t you thank me?" Lan Gang replied gruffly.

He was clearly the captain of the criminal police team, yet because of Qi Lin, he had been roped into managing a crayfish food festival, practically becoming his personal security guard. Though he spoke with irritation, deep down, Lan Gang actually admired this kid.

Managing to single-handedly organize a crayfish festival that drew over ten thousand visitors was proof that Qi Lin had some real ability. If he truly ended up with Yuxi in the future, Lan Gang wouldn’t have to worry about her suffering.

"Who said I don’t want to thank you, Uncle Lan? Look at this!" Qi Lin grinned and lifted a few takeout boxes filled with crayfish for Lan Gang to see. These were personally cooked by Qi Lin himself, completely different from the ones made in large pots. There were garlic-flavored, braised, and steamed versions.

"Gulp~"

Looking at the boxes of crayfish, Lan Gang couldn’t help but swallow. All afternoon, he had been maintaining order with his subordinates. While others got to enjoy the feast, he couldn't. Watching people devour the crayfish, drink beer, and dance along to the music, he had been green with envy.

"Damn it, my future son-in-law organizes a food festival, and I—his future father-in-law—have to stand guard? What kind of nonsense is this?!" That had been Lan Gang’s exact thought at the time."Let’s go, Uncle Lan. I didn’t eat lunch either, so I’ll just head over to your place for dinner," Qi Lin said, still grinning as he shoved Lan Gang into his government car before hopping into the passenger seat himself.

Seeing Qi Lin already buckled in, Lan Gang was speechless. This brat really didn’t treat himself as an outsider anymore. Now, he even blatantly invited himself over for meals. After helping him out all afternoon, Lan Gang now had to feed him dinner too. Who was thanking whom here? Yet, deep down, Lan Gang actually liked this kid. And besides, he couldn’t bear to part with the crayfish. So, after shooting Qi Lin a glare, he started the car.

"Mom, listen to me. Stay away from that Qi Lin. He’s no good."

As the car drove off, Qi Lin caught sight of some familiar faces in the plaza through the window. Li Jiaming, along with Yan Yan, who had just finished attending the event and was heading home. Seeing Li Jiaming call out to Yan Yan, Qi Lin froze for a moment. Then, he suddenly chuckled.

"So that’s why. I was wondering why the system randomly had me save a stranger. Turns out, Yan Yan is Li Jiaming’s mother."

"This is actually quite fun. At first, I thought Yan Yan was a decent person, and since we had no prior conflicts, I felt a little bad about messing with her."

"But now, that concern is gone."

"The protagonist’s mother must be messed with!"

"What could be more interesting than becoming the protagonist’s father?"

At Lan Gang’s home, while cooking, Zhou Lina spotted Qi Lin grinning beside Lan Gang and immediately frowned.

"Why did you bring this kid home again?"

Lan Gang chuckled sheepishly and pointed at the crayfish Qi Lin was holding. "Look, he brought gifts. We shouldn’t be rude to someone who comes bearing food, right?"

"Listen up, kid. Behave yourself in the house. If I see you bullying Yuxi, I’ll throw you out myself," Zhou Lina warned, glaring at Qi Lin before finally stepping aside to let him in.

"Is Qi Lin here?"

At that moment, Lan Yuxi, who had been sitting on the couch watching TV, heard the commotion at the door. She immediately tossed aside the remote control, her delicate face lighting up with excitement as she hopped over.

"You finally decided to visit me, you scoundrel?"

The moment she saw Qi Lin standing at the door, she couldn't hide her longing and, right in front of Zhou Lina, leaped into Qi Lin’s arms. Wearing an adorable nightgown, she clung to Qi Lin’s neck like an octopus.

Qi Lin quickly held her legs to prevent her from slipping.

Zhou Lina: "..."

"Auntie, you saw that, right? I didn’t do anything. Your daughter jumped on me first," Qi Lin said with an innocent smile.

"Lan Yuxi! Do you have any sense of propriety as a young lady? Get down right now!"

Zhou Lina’s thunderous voice echoed through the house. Only then did Lan Yuxi stick out her tongue mischievously and jump down from Qi Lin. Then, she grabbed a pair of slippers for Qi Lin, helped him take off his shoes, and put the slippers on him. She looked just like a doting wife.

Seeing this, it was now Lan Gang’s turn to grit his teeth. Damn that Qi Lin! Even he, as Yuxi’s father, had never received such treatment. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn’t have brought the brat home!

As Qi Lin entered the house, he noticed an unremarkable bag of sweet potato chips sitting beside the couch. Casually walking over, he sat down. Lan Yuxi immediately snuggled up beside him.

"Qi Lin, do you want an apple? I’ll peel one for you," she asked sweetly, looking at him with a fawning expression.

Yesterday, when they were drinking, her alcohol-tolerance bug had caused Qi Lin to get drunk, while she had slipped away. Afraid that he’d be angry when he woke up, she had to butter him up in advance.

But Qi Lin simply looked at her with a puzzled expression. Yesterday, he had clearly taken this girl’s innocence, yet today, she was bouncing around happily, even throwing herself into his arms. Didn’t she feel any pain?

"I don’t want an apple."

"Yuxi, let me ask you something. Yesterday, I took your innocence. How are you still so energetic today?"

"Did your mom give you some kind of ancient family remedy?"

Qi Lin whispered into Lan Yuxi’s ear.

Hearing his words, she blinked in confusion. What was he talking about? What innocence? Did he get so drunk yesterday that he hallucinated, thinking he had done something to her?

"Pfft~"

Realizing this, Lan Yuxi couldn’t help but giggle.

"What are you laughing at?" Qi Lin asked, confused.

Knowing his temper, Lan Yuxi didn’t dare to keep it from him. Holding back her laughter, she leaned close and whispered,

"Silly Qi Lin, I forgot to tell you—I’m actually immune to alcohol. I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. You were the one who got wasted like a fool yesterday, unable to move at all. How could you possibly have done anything to me? I had to call Sister Xueyao to take you back."

Qi Lin: "..."

In just a few sentences, he had received an overwhelming amount of information. No wonder no matter how much they drank, Lan Yuxi always acted like she was just one cup away from passing out—she had been tricking him into drinking more! After all, no man would want to lose to a woman in a drinking contest.

But most importantly… If he hadn’t taken Lan Yuxi’s innocence, then whose was that plum blossom mark on the bed?!

"You said you called Sister Xueyao to pick me up? Then what about you? Where did you go?"

Qi Lin quickly asked, feeling uneasy.

Lan Yuxi looked at him strangely. "Where else would I go? Of course, I came home."

At that moment, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Holding onto Qi Lin’s arm, she pouted,

"Qi Lin, I know what happened yesterday was my fault. I’m really sorry, okay? But I was scared… Just give me a few more days, and I promise to be your little w-wife~"

As she spoke, her face turned bright red, and she lowered her head shyly.

"Wait a minute. Let’s put your situation aside for now—I need to figure something out first!"

Qi Lin rubbed his head, thinking about how to handle Lan Yuxi's situation.

"Yesterday, when that happened, I kept calling Lan Yuxi's name. Qi Xueyao was already in a miserable state, and then she had to hear me calling another girl’s name… Did she get so angry that she nearly lost her mind?"

"No wonder today's diary entry from Qi Xueyao was just a few short words: 'What… what should I do?'"

"I took away her innocence when I wasn't even conscious. She must be feeling completely hopeless."

"And the worst part is, I only just found out about it now. I haven’t even called Qi Xueyao yet."

"Damn it, what if she’s thinking too much and ends up doing something stupid?"

At that thought, Qi Lin couldn't care about anything else and quickly called his mother, Fang Yuanyuan. She should be home by now after dropping off Wang Siling.

As soon as the call connected, Qi Lin asked, "Mom, is Sister Xueyao at home?"

Fang Yuanyuan laughed and said, "Yes, she’s watching TV right now. But she seems strange, staring blankly with lifeless eyes, as if she's in a daze. Silly son, don’t you already have that little sister Siling, the high school sophomore?"

"I just tested her out for you. She’s simple and naive, a really nice girl. Stop thinking about your cousin and treat Siling well, okay?"

Qi Lin: "…"

There were too many things he couldn't explain over the phone, but since Qi Xueyao was fine, he didn’t rush home.

He casually picked up the bag of sweet potato chips beside the couch and said to Lan Yuxi, "I’m a little hungry. Can I have some of these chips?"

Lan Yuxi smiled and said, "My dad’s friend gave them to us this morning. Eat as much as you like. If you like them, you can even take the whole bag home."

Qi Lin nodded, but as he reached for the bag, his fingers felt around as if searching for something.

Ding! The system has detected a crisis involving Lan Yuxi’s father. Someone has hidden high-value stamps inside this bag. Host, please make a choice.]

[Option 1: Ignore it and pretend you didn’t see anything. Put the bag back. Reward: One Luck Card, valid for one day.]

[Option 2: Take the stamps, help Lan Yuxi’s father through this crisis, but don’t reveal the truth to them. Silently be a good person. Reward: Ten thousand yuan in cash.]

[Option 3: Take the stamps, help Lan Yuxi’s father through this crisis, and later tell Lan Gang the truth to earn their whole family’s gratitude. Reward: Chen Shuyi’s diary.]

Qi Lin hadn’t expected even an incident like this to activate the god-level selection system.

His surprise only lasted a moment before he chuckled.

"I choose the third option."

Not to mention that Lan Yuxi was already his woman, so of course, he would help her family. But just for the sake of Chen Shuyi’s diary, he would have chosen the third option anyway.

Li Jiaming was different from Wang Cheng and the others. His family was also worth billions. Dealing with a wealthy second generation like him would be much easier if Qi Lin could obtain valuable information from Chen Shuyi’s diary.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for making a successful choice. Reward: Chen Shuyi’s diary has been placed in the host’s possession. Please check it.]

Now wasn’t the time to look at the diary. It felt like the disciplinary inspection officers would be arriving soon.

Qi Lin quickly retrieved the high-value stamps hidden in the bag’s lining and stored them inside his system space.

Now, even if the disciplinary inspection officers searched every inch of Lan Yuxi’s house, they wouldn’t find anything incriminating.

"Knock, knock, knock~"

Speak of the devil.

Just as dinner was served and Lan Gang was rubbing his hands together to start eating, someone knocked on the door.

"Who’s coming at this hour? Don’t they know they’re disturbing our meal?" Lan Yuxi pouted as she walked to open the door.

"Hello, we are from Jianghan City’s Disciplinary Inspection Department. We received a report that Police Captain Lan Gang has been accepting bribes and is suspected of violating the law and discipline. We are here to search his home."

"Here is the search warrant."

Lan Yuxi: "…"

Lan Gang and Zhou Lina were both shocked and exchanged worried glances.

With a search warrant, no one could stop them.

As Lan Yuxi nervously walked over to Lan Gang, he suddenly thought of something and asked with a serious expression, "Yuxi, when your mom and I were at work today, did anyone come to our house?"

Lan Yuxi quickly nodded. "Yes, an older man came. He said he was your friend and that you helped him in the past."

Hearing that, Lan Gang’s heart sank. "Did he give you anything?"

Lan Yuxi finally realized the problem and looked distressed as she pointed to the bag of sweet potato chips Qi Lin had been eating. "That bag of chips was from him."

At that moment, Lan Gang felt completely hopeless.

This was the dirtiest kind of framing he had ever encountered.

And the worst part was that they had targeted his naive and innocent daughter.

Lan Gang didn’t blame her at all. The political world was like a battlefield where a single moment could determine life and death. How could a girl with no experience in society possibly detect such a scheme?

Right now, all Lan Gang could do was pray that they wouldn’t find anything in that bag of sweet potato chips.

But since they had come prepared, there was no way they would leave empty-handed.

The disciplinary officers took the bag of chips from Qi Lin’s hand and tore it open.

Lan Gang even closed his eyes in despair.

With his experience, he was certain that the bag either contained valuable calligraphy and paintings or was stuffed with cash.

Two minutes passed.

"Hmm?"

The officers looked at each other in confusion.

They had searched the bag inside and out but found nothing.

"Please cooperate with our investigation. We now need to search your person." One of the officers said sternly.

Qi Lin lazily replied, "I’m not comfortable with men touching me. Can you get a lady officer to do it instead?"

The disciplinary officers: "…"

Half an hour later, after turning Lan Yuxi’s house upside down and even searching everyone, including Qi Lin, they still found nothing. Of course, the men were searched by men, and the women by women.

They didn’t find anything suspicious.

Seeing this, Lan Gang chuckled.

"You came all the way here, acting on some vague anonymous report, and searched my house. Did you find anything?"

"Tell your superiors to be ready. Tomorrow, I’ll personally visit your department and demand answers. I want to know why a public official’s loyalty to the country is being doubted without reason."

Lan Gang was all too familiar with how the system worked.

His opponent had clearly set a trap, but someone had mysteriously neutralized it. With their plan foiled, they had no choice but to leave empty-handed.

Now that their attack had failed, it was Lan Gang’s turn to retaliate.

The officers, realizing they had nothing to stand on, could only offer an awkward apology before hurriedly leaving.

"Whoo~"

Everyone in the house, including Lan Gang, Lan Yuxi, and Zhou Lina, let out a sigh of relief.

The three of them immediately rushed to the coffee table, sifting through the torn remains of the sweet potato chip bag.

"This doesn’t make sense. They went through all this trouble just to plant a bag of chips on me?"

"Could the hidden item be so well concealed that even they couldn’t find it?"

Lan Gang and Zhou Lina muttered to themselves.

"You’re looking for this, aren’t you?"

Qi Lin’s lazy voice came from behind them.

"Hmm?"

Lan Gang and Zhou Lina turned around in confusion.

But when they saw the complete set of rare stamps in Qi Lin’s hand, they were utterly stunned.

At the dinner table, Qi Lin grinned and said, "I found these hidden in the lining of the bag."

Lan Gang chuckled. "No wonder they tore the bag apart and still couldn’t find anything. Turns out, you had already taken them."

"But what I really want to know is, they even searched you… Where exactly did you hide them?"