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Coincidentally, Li Tao was stuck in traffic, and the person who sent the flowers was also stuck in traffic.
Aunt Liu clung to Li Tao's back like a koala. Just as he touched the door handle of the flower shop, a van stopped by the roadside with a harsh brake sound.
A sweaty boy in his early twenties ran down in a hurry, holding a receipt.
"Hello... huh... is this Mr. Li Tao?" Li Mo said breathlessly.
"Yep."
It was time to talk about business. Li Tao patted Liu Renna's head and signaled her to come down, but Aunt Liu buried her face in his hair and ignored his request, even pouting and pushing his hand to express her dissatisfaction.
Worried that Aunt Liu might slip down, Li Tao reluctantly lifted it up a few times, then looked directly at Li Mo and asked calmly, "Wasn't it supposed to arrive at ten o'clock?"
"I'm so sorry, so sorry. It's my first time using this road. The morning rush hour has passed but there's still so much traffic. I'm half an hour late. I'm really sorry."
Li Mo was sweating and panting heavily. He turned around and waved to the workers, signaling them to unload the goods quickly.
"Wait a minute." Li Tao suddenly spoke to stop him.
Li Mo's face twitched, and he couldn't help but glance at the piles of flowers on the carriage.
"Today is Sunday, there's no rush hour, and all the couples are out having fun. If it weren't for the flower shop incident, I might have been able to get the answer from Mrs. Qin today, and I would have hit a home run tonight..."
"Be serious."
"嘤~"
Li Tao pinched Liu Renna's buttocks, and she immediately became obedient because of embarrassment. She buried her face in Li Tao's back like a little quail and stopped arguing.
However, the first half of what Aunt Liu said still makes sense. People like them who often deliver goods should know the traffic conditions of Luma University on weekends even if they have never walked this road.
Since he agreed to arrive at ten o'clock, he must have set off a certain time in advance.
"Oh, today is Sunday. I was wondering, hey, sorry, sorry, I've been having a confusing day."
"Do you believe what you said?"
"Really, really, this day is too busy." Li Mo said, wiping the sweat from the tip of his nose.
Li Tao lowered his eyelids and glanced at Li Mo coldly.
The document in his hand had a handwritten date in the lower right corner after the signature, exactly to the word Sunday.
Li Mo's tricks and numerous loopholes made Li Tao feel that something was wrong. He carried Aunt Liu on his back and walked towards the truck.
Because the other party glanced at the truck several times, Li Tao couldn't help but become suspicious of the goods. After all, this man named Li Mo felt guilty the whole time.
"Hey, hey, Mr. Li, just sign here, and let the workers move the flowers."
Li Mo was panting but still came over to stop Li Tao. However, the more he did so, the more Li Tao felt that there was something fishy about this flower.
"Don't move the flowers yet, I'll check the goods first."
Li Tao nudged Aunt Liu's sweet cheek with his shoulder.
She received the instruction, slapped the receipt that was blocking Li Tao's face away, and made faces at Li Mo with bared teeth like a little tiger.
Li Mo stood aside with a somewhat grim expression on his face. Li Tao walked straight past him without saying a word and soon came to the back of the carriage.
The workers also became nervous when they saw Li Tao. They stood in front of Li Tao nervously and didn't let him get close.
Li Tao tilted his head and glanced at Li Mo, who licked his lips and waved at the workers, signaling them to move aside.
When he got close to the carriage, Li Tao instantly understood what the trick was.
There were two workers in the carriage who kept spraying water mist on the flowers. The pungent, cheap smell made the eyes burn when the air came into contact with it.
This kind of "medicine flower" is basically a dead flower. It will die within a day if placed in the store. The workers spray that fragrance to create the illusion that the flower is blooming well.
"You're late because you switched the things." Li Tao looked at Li Mo expressionlessly.
"Anyway, there's nothing much to say now, my friend. You're not the owner of a flower shop. Just sign here and I'll give you points. I won't treat you unfairly."
Li Mo put his hands on his waist and looked down at his shoes. His voice was neither loud nor soft, and especially mixed with a sense of indifference, which made Li Tao very unhappy.
"Ship this kind of rubbish back to where you brought it from."
After Li Tao finished speaking, he carried Aunt Liu on his back and walked towards the flower shop.
"and many more."
Li Mo finished shouting at Li Tao's back, paused and continued: "Classmate, I advise you to think carefully. For this batch of goods, your store manager paid the full shipping fee in advance and 30% of the total value as a deposit."
"If you don't sign for it, the fee will not be refunded. I think no matter how open-minded your store manager is, he will deduct your salary out of pity."
"Besides, I used half of this truckload of flowers as defective ones, and the other half were normal flowers. Even if half of them died, I think you can blame it on the fact that this flower shop didn't have air conditioning."
Li Mo looked at the flower shop that had not yet been renovated. It seemed that he had already done research on it and had already thought about who to put the blame on if something went wrong in the future.
Li Tao stopped where he was and calculated secretly in his mind. Qiu Lan transferred 210,000 points to him, which was the final payment, accounting for 70% of the total value.
That is to say, this batch of flowers is worth 300,000 points in total, but half of them are defective.
Li Tao couldn't help but get angry. Not only did he take so much money, but this guy still dared to be so rampant even after being exposed. It was really infuriating.
"Okay, take down all the flowers."
Hearing Li Tao's words, Li Mo laughed. No matter which group you are in, you can negotiate through interests.
"Don't worry, brother. The money I'll give you will definitely be higher than your three-month salary." Li Mo waved his hand to signal the workers to unload the goods.
With the documents in hand, he happily came to Li Tao.
"Just sign it, bro."
"Give me a discount on these flowers."
"what?"
Li Tao's sudden and incoherent words confused Li Mo.
"Give me a 70% discount. Half of the money is dead. It should have been 50% off, and you were late for half an hour, so I'll deduct another 20% off. I don't have to refund the deposit I gave you before."
"Roar~ Hehe~"
Li Mo had a ridiculous smile on his face the moment before, but the next moment his face suddenly darkened and he poked Li Tao's nose with his finger and said, "Hey, you're eating a free meal with me?"
"Snapped--"
"Don't point at my man."
Li Mo's hands were beaten red by Liu Renna, but his mouth twitched and he didn't say anything.
Aunt Liu rested her chin on Li Tao's shoulder and stared at Li Mo fiercely.
Her hair fell down and just hit the side of Li Tao's face. He used his hand to push the woman's hair back and said lightly: "You use such despicable means, aren't you afraid of ruining your reputation and ruining your business?"
Li Mo said unconcernedly: "No matter how big Luma University is, and no matter how much it resembles a society, it still has a limited number of people."
"There aren't many people who open flower shops. After all, they can only sell a little during festivals. And those who choose to open flower shops are usually very quiet girls. Most of them don't care too much."
"I'm a member of the Medical College Student Union. Just based on my reputation, do you think that even if you tell others, they will still believe you or the executive of the Medical College Student Union, the head of the Ninth Hospital?"
Li Tao raised his eyebrows: "Do you know who is the manager of this flower shop?"
"I don't care who she is. Let me tell you, I don't want the remaining 70% now. I'm waiting for you to deliver it to me, otherwise you can see whether this flower shop can continue to operate."
After Li Mo finished speaking, he got into the truck, gave Li Tao a provocative look, and drove away.
Through the rearview mirror, Li Mo watched Li Tao's gradually disappearing figure, and after a moment he slowly took out his cell phone.
"Hey, senior, I'll do as you say, but I really don't want to play the role of a silly girl. I'm such a righteous and smart student, and you want me to play a role that is completely the opposite."
"Oh, I think you are the one who best fits this image among all the people I know. You just need to act in your true colors."
If Li Tao heard this voice, he would be shocked.
"Oh my sister Lan, you are destroying your bridges after crossing them. You are such a stupid loser bully. You can't even finish your freshman year at Luma University and you're going to kill me. I'm already a junior."
"It's so funny and he's acting himself~" Li Mo pinched his throat and said in a sissy voice.
"Okay, I have something else to do here. When Li Tao comes to the medical school to find you, help me test whether he wants to use me to do something."
“Uh ...
Suddenly there was a beast-like scream from Qiulan's side, followed by the sound of blood sizzling from the iron chain hitting the skin.
"Sister Lan, I've been your lackey for so many years, and this is the first time I've noticed that you're so interested in a man. Is there something going on?"
Li Mo didn't seem to care about the strange noises and screams on the phone. It seemed that he knew very well what Qiu Lan was doing.
"That's about right, if he's not using me for something."
"Oh, this is incredible. This is incredible. The young are truly formidable."
Li Mo hung up the phone with a lewd smile on his face, but he and Qiu Lan were on completely different channels.
Li Mo thinks Qiu Lan has a crush on Li Tao, but Qiu Lan really likes Su Xuefu. She just wants to find out what Su Xuefu likes about Li Tao and learn from him.
The cramped interrogation room was filled with the stench and smell of disinfectant.
Lying on the ground was a man so thin that his skin was sticking to his bones. Even though he was covered in wounds, he still stared at Qiu Lan with a wolf-like gaze.
"Clang-"
The door of the interrogation room was opened, and a strange woman walked up to Qiu Lan and whispered for a moment.
After the strange woman left, Qiu Lan picked up a silver suitcase from the table and slowly squatted in front of the man.
"Tell me, how did Fang Yueji die in the mock battle? How did Ma Qian die? How did you and Nakamori Akina win first place?"
"I told you, Ma Xi was killed by Fang Yueji. Fang Yueji died by herself. You are just torturing me for that man."
Ah Cha couldn't suppress the murderous intent in his eyes.
In Lotus Pond, Qiu Lan stood up for Li Tao and locked him up in the dark interrogation room, torturing him for countless days and nights.
Now, A-Cha has provided enough evidence to conclude the case, and it should have been closed long ago, but Qiu Lan has been pressing on and continuing the trial.
He didn't believe that Qiu Lan really knew that he killed Fang Yueji, but thought that Qiu Lan was taking revenge for Li Tao.
"If I had any selfish motives, I wouldn't be in this position now. I insisted on interrogating you because I'm sure you're lying. But I can reveal that someone is trying to save you now."
Qiu Lan's words made A Cha's eyes narrow. He was from an ordinary family, and the reason he was able to enter Lu Ma was because Li Tao begged for a spot from Liu Ren Na. How could anyone save him?
"If you admit now that you killed Fang Yueji, I won't open this box."
"If you don't admit it, you still have two hours before you are released. I will make things worse and let you know why others call me a 'villain'."