"… "
He said everything that should and shouldn't be said in one breath.
Sai Lan didn't find the opportunity to interrupt. When she heard Mu Qingtian put a bunch of charges on her with clear logic, she was so angry that she laughed.
"I said it wasn't me."
"You say it's not, so it's not? You just admitted that it was you." Mu Qingtian bit her tightly, like a crocodile biting its prey on the water and ready to drag it into the black water.
Sai Lan lost interest in arguing with him, and turned to look at the gray-robed old man who had not expressed his opinion. She said with embarrassment, "Father, I didn't hire anyone to steal the Fader data, nor did I destroy the research base. This was not done by me. You'd better check whether it has anything to do with Qiao Nian. I suspect she schemed against me and led me into a ditch. Besides me, she also fooled Elder Mu."
Sai Lan's eyes truly flashed with regret when she said this. She was such a smart woman, but why wasn't she born in the Sixth Continent and had noble blood? Otherwise, she would have been the daughter-in-law of her dreams... Now, she was just more certain that she couldn't allow such a person to exist.
Her original plan was to make Mu Qingtian and Qiao Nian fight each other, so that both would suffer losses. She could use Qiao Nian to get rid of Mu Qingtian, the obstacle, and clear the obstructing stones on the island. She could also use Mu Qingtian to get rid of Qiao Nian, so that she could find a good marriage partner for her son. She saw that Ye Wangchuan liked the little girl very much. As long as the little girl was still there, his love-brained son would probably not accept other women... She also wanted a grandson with superior genes, so of course she needed to clear the obstacles.
This was the fundamental reason why she used Moody as a tool. If Moody died, she could solve the two most troublesome problems at the moment. What a good deal.
Who knew that Qiao Nian would discover her plan, and in a short period of time, he set a trap for her without anyone noticing, and forced her into an alley... Sai Lan's stunningly beautiful face did not show any guilt of being caught in the act. She met her father's cold eyes and said as a matter of course: "Every word I said is true. Father, if you don't believe me, you can check it out."
She turned to look at Mu Qingtian and continued, "The clan rules only state that we cannot kill each other, not that we cannot compete. Since you found out that I hired someone to cause the car accident and arrested the two people in the operating room, you know that I didn't want to kill Mu Di. I just hurt him a little bit from beginning to end, which is far from the level of killing to silence him as you said..."
Mu Qingtian's face, as dark as the bottom of a pot, became even darker. He grabbed the handrail with all his strength, but before he could react, he heard her sneering again.
"…Besides, have you never done something similar? Or is it that now that the person is dead, you don't need me to help you recall the past."
"..." Mu Qingtian's raging rage seemed to be paused, his expression froze, and he turned to look in the direction of the gray-robed old man.
The Tenth Elder listened to their endless argument with his eyelids drooped, as if he was exhausted by the noise. It was unclear whether he was listening carefully or not, nor could he tell whether he had understood the implication in Sai Lan's words.
Mu Qingtian suddenly felt short of breath. He suppressed his anger and sat back in his seat without saying a word. However, his dissatisfaction and anger could still be seen.
Sai Lan ignored him and turned her attention back to the old man: "The Fading One is a plan we have been implementing for many years. We must not let a yellow-haired girl ruin it!"
"As for the rest." She gritted her teeth, a trace of fierceness and resentment flashed across her eyes: "...I am willing to accept the punishment."