Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 212: Chapter 212: The Truth Comes to Light

Poisoned cigarettes?

This was serious.

Downright terrifying, even!

Qin Tianxuan looked up and glanced at the little fatty.

The boy was only about ten, yet his eyes were filled with malice.

He even made a smug, repulsive gesture.

The kid had been spoiled rotten by his family, picking up all sorts of bad habits.

Sure enough, a report soon came through his phone. ”Sir, we used the fastest methods available. The lab has identified the fingerprints, but we can’t find a match for their owner...”

”The students at Evergreen Ivy Primary School have all had comprehensive physicals, and they use fingerprint-activated key cards. Immediately compare the prints to the school’s database. I suspect the owner of that cigarette is Liu Qin’s son!”

The results confirmed it.

”Sir, we’ve matched the prints and confirmed the identity. The poison content in the cigarette is extremely high. This is a felony. We’ve prepared the evidence and will deliver it to you at once!”

Qin Tianxuan typed another order into his phone as a text message: ”Pull the school’s surveillance footage, the records for Elite Class 2. The teacher hit Niannian. I want proof!”

What?!

Prince’s furious roar came through the phone. ”Niannian... Niannian was hit? Dammit, let me in there! I’ll cripple that bitch!”

”Shut up! You handled Niannian’s schooling this poorly. I’ll deal with you later!”

Qin Tianxuan replied sternly. On the other end, Prince was overcome with shame. ”I failed in my duty, sir. I am prepared to accept my punishment.”

Outside, Prince clutched his head, furious.

’Everyone knew how much Young Miss Niannian meant to the Sir.’

’He was the one who had arranged for the young miss to attend this school, and now this was the result.’

He was filled with anger and self-reproach.

Outside the school gate, a red supercar pulled up. Ye Mingzhu hopped out, and was startled to see Prince’s worried expression. ”Prince, what’s wrong?”

The two had been dining together often lately, and their relationship was progressing rapidly.

So Prince didn’t hide anything from her, explaining in a low voice, ”Mingzhu, the Sir is going to punish me later. You absolutely must not step in to plead for me. If you do, our... our relationship will be exposed. I’m afraid the Sir will object to us seeing each other!”

Ye Mingzhu blushed and gently squeezed his hand. ”Maybe the Sir will think I’m not good enough for you. After all... I have that dark period in my past.”

Prince gripped her hand tightly. ”What are you talking about? I won’t let you say that.”

Right there in front of everyone, they held hands.

A few men from the Martial Venerable Hall saw this, their eyes widening in surprise.

Qin Tianxuan’s Personal Guard Captain couldn’t resist secretly snapping a photo and quickly sending it to his boss.

Inside the school building, as Qin Tianxuan was comforting his daughter, he suddenly saw the photo of Prince and Ye Mingzhu holding hands and almost let out an exasperated laugh.

’If those two want to date, they should just be open about it. Why are they being so secretive? Are they afraid I’m going to break them up?’

Seeing how happy and shy they looked together, Qin Tianxuan felt some of his anger dissipate.

He was actually quite pleased that Prince had finally found his own happiness.

He chuckled softly and put down his phone.

The group across from him, however, stared with wide eyes. ’He can still laugh? He must be scared stupid.’

Just then, the door opened. Prince walked in and respectfully handed a prepared folder to Qin Tianxuan.

”Go on out for now. Keep Ye Mingzhu company,” Qin Tianxuan said with a casual air.

Prince’s eyes flickered, and he stood there, at a loss.

Nevertheless, he backed out of the room.

The wealthy woman stormed over. ”Who was that? What file did he give you? What kind of scheme are you plotting right in front of me? I order you to hand over that file immediately!”

Qin Tianxuan glanced up at her and clapped his hands lightly.

WHOOSH! Something was thrown violently into the room from outside.

It was the very same expensive backpack the little fatty had lost!

The entire room was stunned!

The wealthy woman, Liu Qin, stood with her mouth agape, momentarily speechless.

”This is your son’s backpack. It was found in the woods behind the equestrian field,” Qin Tianxuan said calmly.

He set his daughter down and had Niannian go sit and rest behind him.

He didn’t want Niannian to see what was about to happen. It would be quite frightening.

Qin Tianxuan gave the little fatty’s backpack another kick, sending its contents spilling onto the floor.

”You!” Liu Qin’s face flushed with anger.

”Everything inside, your son’s imported school supplies—it’s all here!”

Qin Tianxuan stared at her coldly. ”Not only are all the school supplies here, but there are also quite a few extra things!”

’What... What does he mean by that?’

The wealthy woman Liu Qin’s eyes darted. ”Impressive. So you actually found the backpack. But as I see it, your daughter still stole it. She took the backpack but was too scared to leave with it, so she threw it in the woods!”

Trying to shift the blame?

Qin Tianxuan smiled, opened the folder, and took out a USB drive. ”On here is the surveillance footage from the entire school. Shall we take a look?”

He played the video, finding the footage from the day the backpack went missing. Everyone in the room, including the school’s administrators, gathered around to watch.

On the large screen connected to the USB drive, Liu Qin’s son appeared. He was carrying his backpack as he snuck into the woods. Then, he pulled a strange pack of cigarettes from his bag, took one out, and expertly lit it.

GASP!

Everyone in the room drew a sharp breath.

How old was that kid? And he smoked with such practiced ease?

The wealthy woman was already squirming in her seat. She suddenly lunged forward, trying to yank out the power cord!

Several of the other parents immediately blocked her way.

”Ms. Liu, your son smokes? He plays with my son all the time! I need to see exactly what’s going on!”

”That’s right! Our kids are all in the same class. Has he been teaching this to the other children?”

The scene descended into chaos.

Finally, the footage showed the little fatty smoking when he suddenly spotted someone outside the woods. Terrified, he threw down the cigarette and ran, completely forgetting his backpack.

Liu Qin’s face darkened. She whirled around and grabbed the little fatty by the ear. ”Are you an idiot? Why didn’t you go back and get your backpack?”

The little fatty wailed, ”I was too scared! It’s full of people there in the afternoon, I really was too scared! Mommy, I want to go home! I don’t want to go to school anymore! I want to go home!”

Liu Qin forced herself to stand up straight. The truth was out in the open.

She gave her clothes a sharp tug to straighten them and stood there with a cold, indifferent expression. ”Alright, fine. I was mistaken. I wrongly accused Qin Niannian. I have other business to attend to, so I’m taking my son home. Let’s just leave it at that for today!”