“Qin Guobiao, do you still have the cheek to say you are an elder?”
Liu Shuan’s face was livid. He called out Qin Guobiao’s name, indicating that he was really angry.
Qin Guobiao was shocked by his shout. The muscles on his swollen face were trembling, and his eyelids twitched. “W-What do you mean?”
“What do I mean? Do you want me to explain more clearly?”
Liu Shuan’s gaze was like a sharp dagger that pierced into Qin Guobiao’s heart. He scolded, “Have you never thought of the consequences of instructing Qin Gang and the others to burn the orchard? The back of the mountain is connected to five villages. If it burns down, have you ever thought of the consequences that these five villages will face? Not only the back of the mountain, but the fields and tea trees we worked so hard to plant will also be burned down. Even the houses we live in might be burned down. What are you thinking? Ah!”
Hearing Liu Shuan’s reprimand, Qin Guobiao’s pale face was filled with shock. He said in confusion, “What do you mean by burning the orchard? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Why would I burn the orchard for no reason? Besides, the orchard belongs to my granddaughter, so it belongs to my Qin family. Why would I burn my own orchard? Liu Shuan, are you drunk?”
After knowing that his plan had failed, Qin Guobiao knew that these bastards would definitely expose him.
Therefore, he decided to play dumb. He would rather die than say that he was the mastermind. Anyway, they had no evidence, so he was still safe.
Qin Guobiao’s words stunned everyone present. No one expected that not only would Qin Guobiao not admit it, but he would also try to cover his crime up.
Qin Gang widened his eyes and said in disbelief, “Grandpa, you were the one who asked us to burn the orchard. You even said that as long as we succeeded, you would give us 500 yuan. Have you forgotten about that?”
The villagers gasped. How vicious did a person have to be to say that?
“Shut up.”
Qin Guobiao cursed in his heart. In a hurry, he leaped to Qin Gang and slapped him hard.
“Bastard, bastard, when did I ask you to set the orchard on fire? Although Xi is not doted on in the Qin family, she’s still a member of the Qin family. How can I let you do such a heartless thing?”
He spoke righteously and completely denied the fact that he was the mastermind.
He thumped his chest and stomped his feet. “You brat, I’m your grandfather, your biological grandfather. How dare you slander me? How can you do such a thing? How can I, Qin Guobiao, have a grandson like you? Sigh! I’m so angry.”
Qin Gang was dizzy from Qin Guobiao’s slap. When he came back to his senses, he looked terrified. “Grandpa, why did you hit me? You were the one who said…”
Before he could finish, Qin Guobiao slapped him again. “How dare you say that! Are you trying to anger me to death?”
“…I…”
There were two slap marks on both sides of Qin Gang’s face. He looked at his grandfather in disbelief and felt like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.
In his impression, he had never seen his grandfather look at him like this. His heart skipped a beat and he moved his mouth, but in the end, he did not say anything.
Seeing that he had quieted down, Qin Guobiao was finally relieved. He turned to look at Liu Shuan and met his ashen face. He said with a smile, “How about this? I’ll tell Xi tomorrow about this and let this matter rest. After all, it’s my family’s business. There’s no need to bring them to the police station. Besides, isn’t the orchard fine? Nothing happened. I’ll teach them a lesson later. Sigh, it’s already so late. Let’s go home and sleep! Let’s go back!”