At this moment, Wei Yao suddenly screamed again, pointing at the black insect on the ground, her body trembling like a leaf.

Shen Qingtang glanced at the insect that was scurrying around under Lu Jiaojiao's skirt without causing any harm, then simply stepped forward and stomped it to pieces.

The dark green liquid splattered on the ground looked extremely disgusting.

But Wei Yao's madness did not stop; instead, it intensified. One moment she was rushing into the crowd.

He would huddle in a corner again, repeatedly shouting "Don't come near me, bugs!" and "Don't kill me!" causing a lot of trouble for the exiled group.

The others frowned, and one couldn't help but complain, "With Miss Wei acting so crazy every day, how are we supposed to keep going?"

Upon seeing this, Wei Zheng quickly stepped forward to pull his sister back, comforting her while apologizing to those around them: "Please forgive me, everyone. My sister didn't mean it. She was just upset and will be fine in a few days."

His tone was pleading, and his face was full of helplessness.

"Did she suffer a shock?" Shen Qingtang suddenly spoke, her tone icy and her eyes devoid of any warmth. "General Wei, haven't you ever considered why she's become like this?"

Wei Zheng was taken aback, then turned to look at Shen Qingtang, his brows furrowed: "What do you mean by that, Shen Qingtang? My sister was frightened after being robbed. What does that have to do with anyone else?"

Shen Qingtang's lips curled into a cold smile, and a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

His gaze swept over Lin Peirou not far away, and he slowly said, "Really? But I noticed just now that your sister's reaction is always more intense whenever she sees Fatty Lin than usual. When Fatty Lin was here just now, wasn't she even more frantic? Haven't you ever suspected that her 'stimulation' is related to the Lin family?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Peirou's face instantly changed, her eyes filled with tears, and her voice trembled: "Sister-in-law, what nonsense are you talking about! My brother and Miss Wei are complete strangers, how could he possibly be related to her illness? Don't try to smear our Lin family!"

Wei Zheng also frowned.

Clearly, he didn't believe Shen Qingtang's words: "Shen Qingtang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. My sister has never even met Fatty Lin before. What evidence do you have to say that?"

He felt a little irritated, thinking that Shen Qingtang was deliberately making things difficult for Rou'er.

Seeing their eagerness to defend themselves, Shen Qingtang did not rush to refute them.

He simply said, "Evidence? If General Wei really wants to know, why not ask your sister if the 'robbers' she encountered were related to the Lin family? And ask Lin Peirou if her brother has been in contact with any suspicious people recently. Some things cannot be covered up just because you deny them."

Pei Wuwang stood to the side, his brows furrowing slightly as he overheard Shen Qingtang and Wei Zheng's conversation.

The clues about Fatty Lin that he had investigated earlier flashed through his mind.

He had already discovered that Fatty Lin was not a kind person at all. Relying on his sister Lin Peirou's connections, he often forcibly abducted women in his hometown. Several girls were even driven to jump into the river by him. It was only because his sister suppressed the news that it did not become a big deal.

Looking at Wei Yao's erratic state, he recalled an address he had found earlier.

He began, "I sent people to investigate Fatty Lin before. He has an abandoned house in the south of the city. I heard that a girl disappeared in that house last winter and has not been found since."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wei Yao, who had been muttering softly, suddenly screamed and backed away like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, clutching her head tightly with both hands and trembling violently: "Don't mention that courtyard! Don't go there! There are bugs in there! They'll bite!"

Her eyes were filled with fear, as if she had returned to the scene that had shattered her.

Lin, who was being escorted by the officials, heard the words "abandoned mansion in the south of the city".