Chapter 20: Slander
Du Huoguan's hand remotely pointed a gem into the pond, and with his back turned, he asked: "Are you pleading for two thieves?"
Lan Qiaoyan: “It’s not really pleading. If it’s confirmed they truly stole it, then whatever happens to them, be it death or dismemberment, they brought it upon themselves.”
Du Huoguan stopped in front of a tall basin, his finger stirring and selecting gems in the basin, and asked: “What’s your relationship with those two thieves?”
Lan Qiaoyan stopped in front of him, “Just two local natives, what relationship could I have with them? They often come to Far-Gazing Tower to sell things, so after a long time, their faces became familiar, that’s all.”
Du Huoguan picked up a gem with both hands and examined it, “There are many people who sell things at Far-Gazing Tower.
You are very close with Ba Yingshan, is such a minor matter worth coming to me for? Little Lan, are you taking me for a fool?”
Lan Qiaoyan quickly offered an apology, “How could I dare! Compared to other natives, I am indeed more familiar with those two, and they could even be considered my daughter’s friends.”
The expressionless Du Huoguan’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned around, looking very interested, “Is that your… quasi son-in-law?”
At these words, Lan Qiaoyan’s face instinctively tensed.