She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 262: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (33)
"Let me take you inside, keep her away." Shen Xuan whispered to Ah Chen. Although Shi’s mother looked pitiful, her daughter Shi Wen was ruthless when plotting against Chenchen.
Combining everything, he had long since guessed what Shi Wen and Qin Cheng’s plot was back then.
If not for Chenchen’s unique personality, she might have married Qin Cheng after falling into the water. The thought made him angry, not at her, but at those who schemed against her.
Ah Chen shook her head, took a step, and walked up to Shi’s mother. "Actually, it won’t be long before the county government here takes action against Shi Wen. Since auntie is so anxious, I’ll tell you what I saw before."
The first scheme, Shi’s mother should have been aware of it.
Now she seemed pitiful, yet she was not a good person.
Ah Chen lowered her voice and described the scene she had seen in the forest earlier. Seeing Shi’s mother widen her eyes, looking both shocked and understanding, it was obvious she wasn’t surprised at what her daughter had done.
"Aunt Qin," since she had started speaking, Ah Chen didn’t intend to end it there. She leaned in a little closer, bent slightly, and whispered in Shi’s mother’s ear, "I know everything. Last time your daughter Shi Wen instigated my fall into the water to plot against Scholar Ying, she actually wanted to match me with Qin Cheng, right? But I didn’t fall for it. My reaction dashed her hopes, and she had to change her strategy. You knew about this, didn’t you?"
Shi’s mother, still in shock, stumbled at those words, only staying upright thanks to Father Shi’s support.
She looked at Ah Chen’s calm face and finally understood why Lin Daming and Lin Chen wouldn’t let their family take advantage, and why Lin Chen stopped playing with Shi Wen.
Knowing this matter, it’s no wonder the other party didn’t want to stay with Shi Wen.
"This time is no coincidence. You must have guessed that it’s mostly related to her." Ah Chen continued, "Last time with the bandit incident, it probably wasn’t simple either. Judging by your reaction, you were unaware. Fortunately, you didn’t know, or the Shi Family wouldn’t be in a good situation. Since it involved bandits, the County Magistrate wouldn’t easily let it go. Because it involved bandits, the County Magistrate took it seriously and caught Shi Wen red-handed."
Ah Chen stood up and smiled faintly, "That’s all I know..." part of it, "The rest, we’ll wait for the county government to get some answers. The County Magistrate will surely handle it fairly and publicly reveal who did what."
[It looks like Chenchen knows everything!] Shen Xuan chatted with the system, [She looks so good.]
[So unique!]
System: [Host, you’ve changed.]
Previously, the host wasn’t like this. Why did he act brainlessly around Lin Chen?
Shen Xuan: [People change, don’t make a fuss.]
Ah Chen heard Shen Xuan and the system murmuring and nearly laughed out loud.
She stepped back, looking at Shen Xuan.
He had just said he would take her into the county jail to observe.
Shen Xuan already knew her father was exceptional. This County Magistrate was smart, with talented people around, and likely had a sense of it. Her father had sent Ying Bairong messages twice, and Shen Dai probably figured out who did it.
If unnecessary, everyone likely wouldn’t reveal identities.
Since Shen Xuan invited her to observe, she naturally wouldn’t refuse.
"Dad, if you’re not interested, you can go back and rest." Ah Chen said.
Lin Daming laughed in anger. He wasn’t tired; he was in good shape.
In fact, he had figured everything out and wasn’t particularly curious.
Oh well, he wouldn’t go to watch.
"Alright, I’m tired, so I’ll head back first." He gave Shen Xuan a dismissive snort, "Bring Chenchen back later."
Shen Xuan, of course, quickly agreed. Lanru County seemed quite dangerous now; he definitely needed to escort her back.
Previously, he had added some attribute points, so he wasn’t powerless now. His physical condition was relatively good; he might not be a master, but he could still struggle if faced with danger.
Entering the county government, Shen Xuan quickly took Ah Chen to find Shen Dai.
Seeing him, he quickly asked, "Dad, did you catch the person Shi Wen was in contact with?"
Shen Dai was extremely speechless. He glanced at Ah Chen’s position before saying, "Got him. The people below are interrogating him, but," he frowned, "no reports have come in yet, probably can’t get much. I do know who he is, Qu Shao, one of the biggest bandit leaders in Lanru County back then. He escaped a few years ago, and I didn’t expect he’d fall into my hands."
Initially, he didn’t think the person behind Shi Wen was a bandit, but it turned out to be true.
As for that Erniang, she probably was from a bandit background too.
The two of them likely weren’t bandits anymore, their martial arts had improved a lot, not like those with unorthodox backgrounds. If he didn’t have many talented people around, capturing Qu Shao would have been impossible.
He just couldn’t figure out why Qu Shao and Erniang helped Shi Wen plot against Ying Bairong.
Ying Bairong indeed had considerable knowledge and a promising future, but it hadn’t reached that level yet, not worth such trouble.
There might be some breakthrough with Qin Cheng and Shi Wen, but uncovering the secrets behind Qu Shao and Erniang was still challenging.
Shen Dai always felt there was a hidden hand behind this, trying to take advantage, but he really couldn’t guess the other party’s purposes.
"Dad, can I take Chenchen to have a look, is that convenient?" Shen Xuan asked.
Shen Dai said, "You two can watch from the side, don’t cause any trouble."
Is it really appropriate to bring a girl to watch an interrogation? He glanced at his foolish son and let out a cold snort, he’ll give him a lesson.
Shen Xuan happily led Ah Chen to the prison. When they reached the dim area, he suddenly stopped: "Maybe we should skip it, the scene during interrogation might not be pleasant."
Catching mountain bandits and not using torture is impossible.
That scene is really not suitable for a girl to see. No wonder his father had a strange smile earlier. He finally understood.
Shen Xuan slapped his forehead. He was out of his mind.
[Research shows that being in love lowers IQ, ponder it carefully, host.]
Shen Xuan: [What can a single system like you know?]
Ah Chen said, "We’re already here, might as well take a look."
"Are you scared?" she asked.
Shen Xuan replied, "Of course I’m not scared, I’m worried about you."
"I chop meat every day, I’m not afraid," Ah Chen said, "My dad is going to teach me how to slaughter pigs soon, so I might as well get some experience now."
Shen Xuan imagined her slaughtering pigs and was speechless for a moment.
"Do you really want to watch?"
Ah Chen nodded with a smile, "I really want to watch, if you’re scared, you can wait outside for me."
How could that be possible?
Shen Xuan led Ah Chen inside.
[I fell for someone with the biggest courage!] Shen Xuan said, [But can Chenchen really learn to slaughter pigs? It takes several people to hold one down, right?]
[Host, your future father-in-law is quite skilled, it’s a one-knife matter, and Lin Chen might have already learned it. Have you forgotten how she threw stones at the bandits last time?] The system reminded.
Shen Xuan fell silent, he sneakily glanced at the demure and quiet girl, imagining her slaughtering a pig with one stroke, and liked her even more.
[Host, even if she whipped you, you’d probably feel happy.] The system couldn’t resist teasing.
Shen Xuan: [How could that be?]
He pondered a bit, perhaps it could be?
The two arrived at the place where Qu Shao was being interrogated and stood to the side observing. Qu Shao was covered in whip marks, and someone was still whipping him, but he just kept his eyes closed and said nothing; it was completely ineffective.
He sensed someone had come and opened his eyes to look at Ah Chen’s position, stunned for a moment.
He smiled and said, "There’s no point in asking, it’s useless."
Even if executed, he would not reveal a word. He was absolutely loyal to his master.
He originally thought it would be easy to plot against Ying Bairong, but didn’t expect to be discovered by Shen Dai. He didn’t even understand why his master wanted to plot against Ying Bairong, but it was his master’s order.
Unable to extract anything, it’s uncertain whether Shen Dai will keep him locked up or kill him.
Afterward, the two went to see Fang Erniang but could still get nothing out of her either.
Shen Xuan asked the system in his mind: [Is there a problem? Like being restrained or something.]
[Almost, host, work hard on your tasks, strive to unlock more storylines, and in the future, you’ll be able to resolve the situations of Fang Erniang and Qu Shao. All I can tell you is that there are more people like them.] The system answered, [The ones who attacked the Shen Family on New Year’s Eve were all such absolutely loyal people.]
Shen Xuan frowned, "Got it."
[Does the host want to lend a hand to your Shen Xuan?] 997 asked.
Ah Chen: [Not for now, my intuition tells me not to, or else he might miss something. He has a system helping him, so it should be fine.]
Ah Chen went to Qin Cheng’s place, who was slowly starting to confess. He was just a small scholar, caught red-handed before, and a bit of technique was all it took to extract everything in the interrogation.
From the plot to make Shi Wen fall into the water, to this current matter, he confessed everything.
When she got to Shi Wen, she hadn’t spoken yet, until the government official said, "Your cousin has already confessed, and Qu Shao and Fang Erniang have been captured too." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
At that moment, Shi Wen gave up all resistance and confessed everything.
Seeing Ah Chen, she couldn’t help but burst into tears: "I’m just unwilling, why am I not Lin Daming’s daughter. I just wanted to live better. If I were Lin Daming’s daughter, why would I need to scheme like this?"
