Chapter Ninety-Eight: Explanation

This matter involved Ye Chu.

Her thoughts were the same as Ye Chu's: what, exactly, would Feng Su do?

But...

Ye Chu had plotted to harm her. She was not going to swallow that insult for nothing.

So when the police from the capital came to question her,

she mentioned Ye Chu!

Even if Ye Chu could get away with it, she would make her lose a layer of skin.

After the questioning ended, Li Jiuwei lay quietly in bed.

Unexpectedly, Li Jingshen appeared.

A handsome man sitting in a black carriage not far away, waiting in line to enter the city, happened to look out through the window and see the scene just now. He could not help but curve his lips into a faint smile.

And so, afterward, she kept wondering how Heng Yanlin had managed it, and the matter was forgotten.

Such extravagance was probably rare even in the De Tai Hall of the Imperial Longevity Palace. Since the Grand Empress Dowager Jiayi was renowned for her virtue, how could she possibly object to a little plainness?

"Don't go, you beast. Explain yourself!" My mother rushed forward, trying to seize my father. But she was no match for him; she caught only empty air, staggered a few steps, and fell to the ground.

It was not that Su Wanze's rebuke of the siblings' dignity surprised them, but rather that his words, "if there is a chance," frightened them. What did Su Wanze mean by that? He was their own paternal uncle; if he wished to visit Su Ruhui, who could possibly stop him?

"There's no need to thank me. It was nothing more than a small favor." Tong Lei waved a hand. In her eyes, it was only a trivial matter.

"Have we not heard enough of such words these past few years?" Gan Ran said coldly, not even lifting an eyebrow.

I was still considering whether I should go out when I suddenly heard Doctor Zheng calling out. He seemed very angry.

At last, seeing that the dark mass ahead, like an octopus spitting out a plume of black ink, had swallowed the staircase below, it seemed they would have to pass through this darkness to reach the next dream.

But now, before them lay the deed Heng Yanlin had done, and it was profoundly infuriating.

He still remembered how, the last time, he had arranged for a sniper to deal with Zhang Fan. Then, Zhang Fan had to contend with a moving target at high speed. This time, however, he had waited until the other side made a move before shifting, and he had even brought himself along.

"What?" Liu Mengyao quickly stopped and signaled to the two companions beside her to stop as well.

Although the name sounded a little overly dramatic and even resembled a material from the game in Luke's original world, it had been named that way by the scientists in the previous world. Luke was not bored enough to rename something like that just for the sake of it; after all, he had not discovered it, and even if he changed the name, no one else would understand.

This time they had changed to a large freight truck. The cargo doors were tightly locked, the wheels had sunk deep into the ground, and it was obvious that it was loaded with heavy goods. I did not bother asking, because this guy, Da Niu, basically never says anything.

"If I told you, there'd be no surprise, would there?" It put on a mask, turned back to look at the two of them, and said with a smile.

I cried out and, as if possessed by Liu Xiang, dashed out of the room with Yao Fei in just a few strides. The ghost came right after us, but just as it was about to emerge, it suddenly let out another shriek, and then the door slammed shut with a bang.

Looking at the instant noodles in my hand, I did not know whether to laugh or cry. This guy was always so unreliable. He was tomb raiding with instant noodles—who knew where he planned to find hot water?

The murderer had clearly intended for Lin Pingsheng to die without a sound, with no one noticing anything unusual. Choosing the drug and calculating the dosage both required detailed preparation in advance; this kind of planned murder always demanded meticulous thought.

After the men beating me all stopped, Lin Mengchen and Shen Yuanyuan also looked at me. My whole body was already aching and numb, and my stomach hurt terribly too.

Of course, that was getting too far afield. The Zhao family returning to power would take at least several years. During this time, all I needed to do was settle myself, steady my forces, and when they came for me, I would be prepared. By then, I could charge back into the capital once more.