After all, those refugees were just trying to get a bite to eat and weren’t professional bandits to begin with. Usually, they just relied on their numbers to bully lone travelers.  

As for merchant caravans and the like, those mountain bandits wouldn’t dare provoke them.  

Qi Han’s expression darkened. “That’s right, but those bandits weren’t ordinary refugees—they were specifically targeting our delivery team.”  

Father Qi’s face changed abruptly as he realized something was wrong. “What happened?”  

Qi Han suddenly grew solemn. “Father, Mother, I hope you won’t get too agitated by what I’m about to say. Please don’t let it upset your health.”  

Hearing this, the couple exchanged a glance and braced themselves.  

“Alright, go ahead.”  

Looking at his healthy and unharmed parents, Qi Han felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. He had no intention of telling them about his rebirth, but he had to make them aware of those people’s sinister ambitions.  

His parents were kind-hearted, gentle-natured, and treated others with sincerity and tolerance. If he didn’t expose those people’s true faces, his parents would surely fall for their schemes again.  

Relying solely on his own vigilance wouldn’t be enough—those people had plenty of underhanded tricks. He needed his parents to stand firm and maintain a clear mind.  

“Father, Mother, our family was deceived. That Boss Xu wasn’t some out-of-town lumber merchant at all. His identity was fake—he’s just a street thug.”  

“What?!” Father Qi exclaimed, his face filled with disbelief.  

Mother Qi quickly patted her husband’s back to soothe him. “Don’t panic, let our son finish.”  

Qi Han continued, “The so-called big order was purely a trap set for our family. When I led the team to deliver the goods this time, I realized something was wrong as soon as we arrived at the destination. But they had the advantage in numbers, and we were no match for them.  

Fortunately, a few of the team members who went with me were quick-witted. They deliberately created chaos, allowing me to escape. The injuries I sustained happened during the pursuit.  

In the end, I shook them off, but I collapsed on the road from exhaustion. Luckily, Huanhuan found and saved me. If it weren’t for her, I’d probably still be unconscious out in the wilderness.”  

“How dare they!” Father Qi slammed his fist on the tea table, his face livid.  

He had always upheld harmony and never provoked or offended anyone. Never could he have imagined someone would go to such lengths to frame their family.  

Who had their family wronged? What kind of deep-seated hatred was this?  

“Do you know more?”  

Qi Han nodded silently.  

“Go on. Tell us everything you know.”  

Father Qi was furious. This scheme was too vicious—it was meant to ruin their family’s reputation completely.  

Qi Han frowned. “Their goal wasn’t that simple. They deliberately lured me into making the delivery so they could kill me outside the city, then make it look like we were robbed and murdered by bandits.  

At the same time, Boss Xu would bring people to demand compensation from you. According to the original agreement, if we failed to deliver the goods as promised, we’d have to pay three times the transaction amount.  

They might even seize the chance to claim additional damages, all to force you to hand over our family’s shop. In short, they want to drive our family out of the provincial capital.”  

“Th-that can’t be…?”  

Mother Qi was stunned, murmuring in disbelief. How could anyone be so malicious?