Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"This guy is still trying to quibble at this time. He is really shameless!" Karen complained with her hands on her hips.

"Oh, Mr. Scott thinks so?" Lu Xi folded her arms across her chest and said calmly, "What if I tell you that we have witnesses? Shu Qing's housekeeper is just one of them. We've also found some of the minions who were involved in these transactions at the time. They're all willing to come forward and testify against you."

Scott's face turned pale instantly, but he still said stubbornly: "Humph, those minions must have been coerced and bribed by you. How can you believe their words?"

Luo Hao sighed softly and said, "Mr. Scott, do you think we would do such a thing? Our Linhui Army has always acted according to the law and would not resort to such despicable means. Moreover, the reason we haven't asked them to testify against you now is to give you a chance to surrender. After all, anyone who can come up with a trick to escape Shu Qing's clutches must be dissatisfied with his actions, so he would come up with a risky plan and take a gamble."

Beads of sweat formed on Scott's forehead, his eyes shifting between Luo Hao, Lu Xi, and the evidence. He was torn between his desire to give up all the hard work he had put in, and his awareness of the growing difficulty of his situation.

At this moment, he finally compromised, sighed, and said calmly, "Oh, when did you find out?"

"It was just yesterday, we saw in Shu Qing's records that in order to avoid colluding with him in selling the Dream-Eroding Pill, you were willing to take the risk and fake your death to escape. If we hadn't discovered his crime, I'm afraid you would have fallen into his clutches again." Lu Xi said.

Hearing this, Mo Yan and the others were stunned for a moment: "Selling Dream-Eroding Pills?"

"That's right, you didn't expect it, right? I was also shocked when I heard the news." Karen said with her hands on her hips.

At this moment, Scott said in a depressed mood, "I admit that I did all this. Three months ago, that guy suddenly called me to his house and said he had something for me to see. I went there out of curiosity, but I found out that what he showed me was a cage that I will never be able to escape from in my lifetime."

"You're right. That account book was a record of me bribing other officials for business purposes. I was also puzzled at the time. I was obviously being very careful, so how could I still be caught?"

Kailin smiled coldly and said, "This is what it means to do nothing wrong and not be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. If you don't do these wicked things, how can you bring trouble to your door?"

"Yes, I deeply regretted it at the time, but is regret any use? No, because profit is my duty as a businessman. Later, under his coercion, I used my family wealth to help him do many shameful things, which are the transaction records in your hands."

Scott looked at Lu Xi and continued.

"Actually, I didn't think much of it at first, because there wasn't anything wrong with the goods he asked me to transport. But then, half a month ago, he suddenly asked me for some mysterious goods, and he even specifically asked for special packaging. I was wondering what would make him go to so much trouble, but I didn't know until I checked..."

"What he wants you to deliver is the Dream-Eroding Pill." Zhao Heng said.

"That's right. What is the Dream-Eroding Pill? It's an addictive evil. If it weren't for Lord Flame King, the Three Harbors and the other seniors would have been gone long ago. That's why I came up with this plan to escape. I hired a group of robbers along the way, and then killed all the people that guy sent to monitor me, destroyed their bodies, and then fled. But I didn't expect that despite the careful plan, it still..."

"We still found it." Lu Xi said.

"That's right." Scott nodded and said, "Anyway, things have come to this. You can kill me or punish me as you please. I can only blame my bad luck. Well, it's okay to fall into your hands, but it's better than falling into the hands of that old guy."

"If that's the case, then why did you let those bandits burn the poison on the spot? Aren't you afraid that Shu Qing would become suspicious?" Lu Xi asked.

"Because I can't let others be afraid of those goods, and I burned them myself!" Scott continued, "I'm a businessman. Although profit is my duty, I can't do everything for the sake of it. If I can't guarantee the quality of our products, our reputation will continue to decline. In the end, won't I be in trouble?"

Hearing this, Kailin put her hands on her hips and said, "I didn't expect you still have a conscience."

"It's a pity that you used it in the wrong place." Zhao Heng said, "Since you also know that you have to live up to your conscience, then why did you gather people to collect the debt?"

"It's all because of that old bastard. To get rid of him, I can't say I've almost exhausted all my life savings, but it has certainly caused me a great loss. If I don't find a way to make up for this loss, I'll be miserable!"

"So that's why you set your sights on this piece of sand land that your great-grandfather sold to Lin Yu, and then there was the so-called debt?" Zi Xuan asked.

"That's right!" Scott looked at Lan Tianhui and continued, "I've seen the transaction records from that year. Back then, this place was just a barren place where nothing could grow. But now, such a lush forest is only sold for 30 rock coins! This is worse than losing money! But then again, if such lush land can be utilized..."

Hearing this, Zhao Heng shook his head and said, "No wonder those people you sent to cause trouble last night suggested burning it down, but you scolded them."

"They're asking for trouble. If they burn this place down, won't this land return to what it was a hundred years ago? Don't underestimate me because I'm coming at you aggressively. I just want to scare you so I can get this land. Who knew you were so stubborn?" Scott said with a pout. "Alright, I've explained everything clearly. It's up to you to charge me with whatever crime you want."

Lu Xi looked at Scott and nodded slightly. "Mr. Scott, you can confess, which is a good start. Although your actions violate the law, your conscience has not been completely extinguished. We will take this into consideration when sentencing you."

Luo Hao nodded and looked at Bai Lang without saying anything, but Bai Lang immediately understood what he meant and walked over and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Scott, you've been acquitted."

"what?"

"what?"

At this moment, both Scott, Mo Yan, Kailin and others cried out in surprise.

When everyone heard this, the only thought in their mind was: Did you f*cking take the money?