Qingyun's Love: Tiger Boy Falls in Love with a Pretty Lawyer

Such a habitual thief couldn't be let off lightly. Ran Mo thought of something else and asked calmly, "Your stealing skills are indeed first-rate. You were able to pry open the windows of the school that are tightly locked. This behavior is probably not just a simple theft."

The thief's face turned pale with anxiety when he heard this. He quickly confessed, "This young man really misunderstood me. I don't have the courage or ability to break the window and pick the lock. It was only because someone in the school helped me and left a trap in advance that I was able to open the window from the outside."

Ah Tian and the others gasped when they heard this. This statement confirmed Ran Mo's previous conjecture.

The thief then described in detail how the window lock had been inserted into the window gap by an insider in advance, with a thin, long iron sheet resting on the lower end of a thin column. All they had to do was slowly lift the iron sheet from the outside, driving the thin column out of the groove, and finally open it.

Everyone was furious upon hearing this; they had never imagined someone would resort to such a method to lure a wolf into their home. Everyone was particularly concerned about who the accomplice was, both internally and externally.

Qingsheng asked the thief to tell him the man's name. The thief looked around and said that although he had met the student before, he did not know his name.

Qingsheng thought he was trying to cheat again and pressed his arm hard. The man groaned and said, "Be gentle, sir. I really don't know. I only know that he is the owner of the bonsai."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They all looked at Ah Tian. Ah Tian was dumbfounded. How could he possibly let a thief sell his bonsai?

Ran Mo pointed at A Tian and asked the little thief, "Do you know who he is?" The little thief looked at A Tian and shook his head.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They understood that the thief's alleged accomplice was someone else. They just didn't know why he'd mistakenly identified the bonsai's owner, and why that person claimed to be the bonsai's owner.

At this moment, the student who had gone to inform the teacher came over quickly, leading the teacher. Ran Mo and the others reported to the teacher what had just happened and the thief's confession.

The teacher praised their cleverness and courage, but upon learning that the theft was caused by an insider, he became furious. He told the thief to simply describe the student's appearance and speech, and he would be able to guess who it was. Everyone praised the teacher's cleverness.

The thief described the student timidly, saying that he had a pair of protruding ears, slanted eyebrows, a black mole on his cheek, and spoke in a slick tone and swayed from side to side. Anyway, there was no good word to describe him.

When the teachers and students heard this, they thought it was a lifelike portrait. Besides Ah Qian, who else could be so wretched?

The teacher immediately decided to take the thief to Ah Jian's house to testify against him and asked the stall owner to stay and wait for questioning.

After turning two streets, they arrived at Ah Qian's house. The gate was shut tight, and after knocking for a long time, no one answered. Everyone was just beginning to wonder when a child, about ten years old, emerged from the adjacent yard and looked over at them.

Ran Mo walked over and asked in a gentle voice, "Little friend, do you know where this guy named Ah Qian next to you went?" The child blinked and replied, "He just said that he went to the small market in front to eat spicy skewers."

Ran Mo patted his little face, then rushed to a small market not far away with everyone.

Sure enough, from a distance, he saw Ah Qian sitting in front of a food stall eating. He turned his head and saw the teacher and the others walking towards him.

When he got closer and saw the thief clearly, Ah Qian was dumbfounded, with some unchewed spicy skewers still in his mouth.

When the thief saw Ah Qian, he hurriedly told everyone, "It was him! It was him who encouraged me to steal the flowerpots from the school and left me a clue through the window."

The teacher was so angry that he stepped forward to teach Aqian a lesson, but unfortunately he didn't bring a ruler and was afraid of dirtying his hands, so he scolded Aqian harshly, saying that he had read the teachings of the sages in vain and actually did such a bad thing as colluding with outsiders and then framing his classmates. He must be severely punished!

Ah Qian, with his stubborn nature, would have tried to defend himself, but with the evidence now in hand, he couldn't deny it. He simply stopped talking and quickly finished the remaining spicy skewers.

The teacher asked him coldly if he had anything else to say. If he told the truth, he might be given a lighter sentence.

Ah Qian ate the last mushroom head, then stared at the two pots of flowers and said, "I only asked him to steal my potted flowers, not Ah Tian's bonsai. He messed up on his own."

When everyone heard this, they thought he was just making excuses. Ah Qian looked at the thief and asked, "Tell me, didn't I ask you to take a pot of emerald green lucky bamboo? That's my own flower, and for some reason you took someone else's bonsai?"

After hearing this, the thief lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"You're right. I saw your flower pot at the time, but then I saw that bonsai was much prettier and would definitely fetch a better price, so I just took the bonsai. Yours is still where it is. But I didn't reduce your share at all."

When they heard that there was a share of the profits, everyone started talking again, and the teacher wanted to hit Aqian on the head.

Ran Mo looked at Ah Qian and asked, "Why did you let outsiders steal your potted flowers? If you wanted money, why didn't you sell them yourself?"

Ah Qian glanced at Ran Mo and said, "My father doesn't give me more pocket money. I have to borrow money from others if I want to eat spicy skewers. I also thought about stealing and selling the potted flowers at home, but I didn't dare to, so I came up with this idea.

Let him steal my potted flowers, then lie and say someone else stole them. My family won't blame me, and he'll give me a few cents. If things go well, the teacher will even ask everyone to collect some money as compensation. That way, I have the best of both worlds."

Best of both worlds? Qingsheng wanted to hit someone after hearing that. Ranmo suppressed his anger and said, "It's fine if you planned to steal the money yourself, but why did you also falsely accuse your classmates of theft? Have you lost your conscience?"

Hearing this righteous questioning, Ah Qian slowly looked at Le Li and Ah Tian, ​​sighed, and squeezed out a few words in a mosquito-like voice, "I'm sorry for them."

The school theft case was successfully solved. The thief was taken to the county government office for trial. The stall owner was also summoned for questioning and investigation. After the investigation and confirmation, punishment will be determined.

As for Ah Qian, his act of colluding with the thieves to commit theft will be punished as well. Considering his student status and his good attitude towards admitting his guilt, he can be given a lighter sentence.

After arriving at the academy, everyone was still thinking about and discussing the theft incident. The teacher earnestly advised that being a good person should first cultivate virtue, not only should one not commit theft but also should be friendly and supportive to each other, and work together to create a good atmosphere in the academy.

Everyone nodded in agreement. Looking out the window, pots of brightly colored flowers were in full bloom, and the vibrant greenery was a delight to the eye, transforming the school into a beautiful and welcoming garden.

When A Tian was leaving school, he expressed his gratitude to Ran Mo again. Ran Mo looked at his thin face, and suddenly her eyes turned red, almost crying.

Ah Tian was confused and asked Ran Mo what happened. Ran Mo didn't say anything, just asked him to walk with him for a while. After calming down a little, he said to Ah Tian:

"Flowers and bonsai are just a small matter. When you go back, be sure to tell your parents to be extra careful when selling flowers, especially to watch out for passing cars. Be sure to pay attention to safety."

A Tian was a little confused. There were not many horse-drawn carriages in this small town on weekdays, and they drove slowly and carefully. Why was Ran Mo so worried?

Ran Mo was unable to explain the reason to him for the time being, so he just asked him to remember what he had instructed and explain it in detail later.

Ah Tian nodded solemnly. He now had complete trust in Ran Mo. Since Ran Mo had told him to do this, he must have had his reasons. He only needed to do as he was told.