Xu Qingqing massaged for a long time but didn't find anything wrong with Lu Chuanbai's leg. Seeing Lu Chuanbai in a daze, she pressed harder. "Can you bear it?"
Lu Chuanbai suddenly sat up, grabbed Xu Qingqing's hand, his excitement hard to hide. "It's you! It was you who massaged my leg back to health!"
Lu Chuanbai knew!
For some reason, Xu Qingqing felt a twinge of guilt as if she'd been caught. She quickly pulled her hand back, turned around, and averted her face. "Wasn't it Gu Anrou who massaged your leg? How could it be me?"
There was a hint of sourness in Xu Qingqing's tone that even she didn't notice. Her mood had been affected by Lu Fenglin's provocation after all.
Xu Qingqing's jealous look amused Lu Chuanbai. "It wasn't her! I just recognized that it was you who massaged my leg. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lu Chuanbai mostly regretted not realizing it earlier, making Xu Qingqing suffer so much for no reason.
"What's the use of admitting it? You're so close to Gu Anrou. If I did, wouldn't I be the villain trying to break you two up?"
Xu Qingqing angrily pushed his leg away. If she'd known Lu Chuanbai was just testing her, she wouldn't have massaged his leg even if he'd died of pain!
"I was only nice to Gu Anrou because I thought she was the one who cured my leg, so I tolerated her in every way..." Lu Chuanbai looked at Xu Qingqing with doting eyes and gently took her hand.
"I'm sorry. Don't be mad at me."
Xu Qingqing frowned and sneered. "You can't even recognize your own benefactor. Your judgment is really poor."
"I was wrong. I really know I was wrong." Lu Chuanbai launched his clingy dog attack and voluntarily admitted his mistake. "I promise to make it up to you."
"I tolerated Gu Anrou's nonsense because I thought she was my benefactor."
Xu Qingqing said coldly, "So is your feeling for me now love or just gratitude for saving my life?"
She didn't want to be like Gu Anrou, using the favor of saving someone to tie Lu Chuanbai down for a lifetime.
"We're even after you saved me last time."
"We can't be even. I owe you." Lu Chuanbai tightened his grip on Xu Qingqing's hand. "I love you more. Even if you weren't my benefactor, I'd do anything for you."
"What if I kill someone or set fire? Would you take the blame for me?" Xu Qingqing asked.
Lu Chuanbai answered without hesitation. "I'd die for you. Now I owe you two lives."
"Two lives?" Xu Qingqing was puzzled.
"One is for you curing my leg, and the other is one I'm willing to give you." Lu Chuanbai's eyes were filled with deep love, making one want to sink into them.
Xu Qingqing looked into Lu Chuanbai's eyes, deeply touched. "But you only have one life."
"I'll give it to you in the next life. I've reserved your next life." Lu Chuanbai said extremely domineeringly.
"Don't talk nonsense." Xu Qingqing couldn't help laughing, and her mood gradually improved. "What are you going to do about your younger brother and Gu Anrou?"
"Your younger brother came to see me today and said he wasn't involved."
Mentioning Gu Anrou, Lu Chuanbai's tone was full of disgust. "Gu Anrou should pay the price for her mistakes. As for Lu Fenglin..."
Originally, Lu Chuanbai planned to let Lu Fenglin off, but he acted like a clown in front of him. So he decided to give him a warning.
"Give Lu Fenglin some punishment to teach him a lesson."
"Did Lu Fenglin give you anything to prove his innocence?"
"Yes." Xu Qingqing took out the printed chat records Lu Fenglin gave her, her tone full of sarcasm.
"Your younger brother is really interesting. When something went wrong, he shifted all the blame to Gu Anrou and got himself out of it completely."
"He's always been like this." Lu Chuanbai flipped through the chat records, his eyes sharp.
It turned out that the cemetery on the island had been targeted. If Xu Qingqing hadn't reminded him, he would never have known. Those treasures might have been dug out by tomb - robbers.
Lu Chuanbai sent these pieces of evidence to Officer Xiao He in charge of the case. It could not only implicate Lu Fenglin but also shift the Gu family's attention to avenge onto Lu Fenglin.
That night, Gu Anrou was arrested at her home by Officer Xiao He's team. Before being arrested, Gu Anrou struggled desperately.
"Why are you arresting me! Let go of me!"
"Let go of my daughter!" Father Gu slammed his walking stick and was furious. His beard was standing up in anger. "What crime has she committed? Why are you arresting her!"
"She's suspected of tomb - robbing."
With all the evidence in hand and the fearless spirit of a newborn calf, Officer Xiao He wasn't afraid of the angry Father Gu at all.
"What evidence do you have?" Father Gu's heart skipped a beat, but he still stood in front of his daughter. "Without evidence, don't even think about taking her away!"
"Here, the evidence you asked for!"
Officer Xiao He sneered and threw out Fang Qing's confession and the chat records provided by Lu Fenglin.
"Is this evidence enough? If not, I have more!"
Officer Xiao He also had a video of Gu Anrou harboring tomb - robbers.
Seeing the iron - clad evidence, Father Gu's face turned green and white. He was so angry at his useless daughter that he felt dizzy and couldn't say a word. His outstretched finger kept trembling.
"Which of these charges is unjust!" Officer Xiao He shouted.
Gu Anrou snatched the evidence from her father's hand and quickly scanned it.
Gu Anrou's face gradually changed from anger to guilt and fear. Especially when she saw the chat records, her eyes were red and swollen, and flames of anger burned in them.
Lu Fenglin dared to betray her!
This bastard!
Since Lu Fenglin was the first to be unjust, don't blame her for being unkind!
"So what if I did it? And I wasn't the only one!" Gu Anrou laughed maniacally and roared like a crazy woman.
"Your evidence is incomplete. The real mastermind is also Lu Fenglin, the second young master of the Lu family! You have to arrest him too, or I won't go with you!"
Slap!
The crisp sound of a slap added to the tense atmosphere. Gu Anrou's face was beaten red and swollen by Father Gu.
Father Gu looked at Gu Anrou heart - broken. "Who told you to get involved with Lu Fenglin? Do you know you've ruined your whole life!"
"Dad, I was wrong. I underestimated the enemy and didn't listen to you." Gu Anrou covered her face, filled with regret.
If she could do it all over again, she would never agree to the tomb - robbing.
Officer Xiao He had no patience to watch this father - daughter drama. "Since you said Lu Fenglin was also involved in this activity and the chat records were fake, do you have any evidence?"
"Of course I have evidence. The chat records on my phone are the real and complete ones. You can check if you don't believe me!" Gu Anrou took out her phone and showed the complete chat records to Officer Xiao He.
Officer Xiao He nodded seriously after reading them. "We won't wrong the innocent, nor will we let the guilty go. Thank you for providing the evidence. We'll verify it."