Hearing Xia Tianxiu say that, Su Ruyi couldn't help but look up at her: "What did you say?!"

"I...I saw Xia Tianlu firing her weapon at you! I'm willing to testify for you!"

Xia Tianxiu lowered her head as she spoke, her voice barely audible, "Dr. Su, I apologize on Lulu's behalf—she's been spoiled rotten since she was little. If I don't teach her a lesson this time, I'm afraid she'll cause a huge disaster! I... I am, after all, her older sister! I can't just watch her continue like this!"

Su Ruyi stopped applying the medicine and stared intently at Xia Tianxiu.

At this moment, she was nothing like the arrogant and domineering woman who had ruined her appearance in the previous life. She looked like an innocent little white flower!

But look at what she did!

What a brilliant move to use someone else to do the dirty work!

With Su Ruyi's help, Xia Tianlu can be eliminated, and Xia Tianyu will naturally be unable to stay in Dingjiatun!

At that time, only Xia Tianxiu and Su Yin will be left!

Su Yin naturally became hers.

However, Xia Tianxiu's willingness to testify saved Su Ruyi a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Su Ruyi's expression softened: "How did you see it?"

Xia Tianxiu naturally didn't see it; she heard it from the Yu Lu sisters.

They discussed such a private matter without trying to hide it from her, which clearly showed that they looked down on her to the extreme.

Furthermore, they were certain she couldn't leave the Xia family; they were all in the same boat.

Xia Tianxiu felt a burning hatred whenever she thought about this.

She pretended to recall something and said, "That night, Lulu suddenly wanted to go out in the middle of the night. I saw her fiddling with a gun and installing a silencer, and I was scared half to death. Later, she quietly went out, and I followed her because I was worried. She walked fast, and I couldn't see clearly from a distance, but I heard a gunshot. A few days later, I found out that you were the one who was shot."

Su Ruyi had already secretly controlled the recorder in the space, recording every word she said.

I bought this tape recorder from that plump auntie back in Haicheng.

She had intended to go back to being a middleman, but since being sent to the countryside, she had been too busy and didn't lack money, so the tape recorder was left unused.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy at this time.

Su Ruyi remained calm and continued to question, "Did Xia Tianyu and Xia Tianlu talk about this again later?"

Xia Tianxiu nodded: "They've already buried the gun in the back hill. If we report it to the police, they should be able to find it!"

Su Ruyi continued, "Why do those two have guns? What are their backgrounds?"

Xia Tianxiu swallowed hard: "My adoptive father, who is also their biological father, is named Xia Dong."

“Xia Dong?” Su Ruyi felt the name was familiar, but couldn’t quite place it.

Xia Tianxiu continued slowly, "Xia Dong is the vice mayor of Haicheng. My adoptive father has three younger brothers. My second uncle, Xia Xi, is a bookworm who studies physics. My third uncle, Xia Nan, is the youngest general in the Jiang Province Military Region. My youngest uncle, Xia Bei, is the head of the Jiang Province Department in charge of agriculture."

Su Ruyi's eyes widened.

I had long suspected that the Xia sisters came from extraordinary backgrounds, but I never expected their family to be so illustrious!

No wonder Xia Tianlu could kill people with impunity!

Seeing Su Ruyi's expression change slightly, Xia Tianxiu added, "Reporting to the police won't solve this problem. You can't fight them, and making a big fuss won't do you any good. As long as they're still in Dingjiatun, your life won't be easy. Why don't you just call my adoptive father..."

"Besides Xia Tianyu and Xia Tianlu, does your adoptive father have any other children?" Su Ruyi asked again.

“Yes. I have two older brothers. My eldest brother is called Xia Tianlei, and my second brother is called Xia Tianting. They both live in Haicheng.” Xia Tianxiu said, then laughed self-deprecatingly. “Of course, I call them brothers. They don’t acknowledge me.”

"Okay, give me the phone." Su Ruyi agreed.

“I can give you the phone, but… you absolutely mustn’t tell my adoptive father that I gave it to you. Otherwise… otherwise I’ll be in big trouble…” Xia Tianxiu said, nervously rolling up the corner of her clothes.

She tried her best to suppress her smug expression—she had come to find Su Ruyi with the intention of using someone else to do her dirty work.

Ever since the Xia sisters returned home and made a scene over Su Yin, even to the point of wanting to go to the countryside, Xia Tianxiu has become deeply curious about Su Yin.

Unexpectedly, Xia Dong actually asked him to go to the countryside with the two sisters!

Upon seeing Su Yin, Xia Tianxiu suddenly had an idea—what an interesting thing it would be if she hadn't chosen the Xia sisters but instead chose Su Yin!

Right now, Su Ruyi is the knife Xia Tianxiu used to get rid of the sisters.

She had to use it very carefully.

Thinking of this, she tried her best to appear panicked: "Dr. Su, you...you absolutely can't betray me! Otherwise, I...I'm doomed!"

"Yes, of course," Su Ruyi readily agreed.

Xia Tianxiu finally wrote down a string of numbers on a prescription slip and handed it to Su Ruyi.

She used her left hand, and her handwriting was crooked and messy.

After writing it down, she asked again, still worried, "What will you say if my adoptive father asks where this number came from?"

Su Ruyi blurted out, "General Shen gave it to me!"

Xia Tianxiu finally smiled, turned around and took out the two pairs of insoles from her bag: "Dr. Su, this is my apology to you on Lulu's behalf... I... I don't have anything else, please don't find this offensive..."

Su Ruyi hesitated for a moment, then took it: "Okay."

Xia Tianxiu left, completely satisfied.

Su Ruyi looked at the number on the prescription slip and silently wrote it down.

After thinking for a moment, he walked towards the brigade headquarters.

At this moment, Su Ruyi and Xia Tianxiu share the same goal—to drive away the Rain and Dew Sisters.

Before learning of their powerful backgrounds, Su Ruyi probably wouldn't have planned to do this.

But her biggest enemy is Su Yin. Xia Tianlu was also bewitched by Su Yin to want to kill her. So Su Yin is the first person she needs to deal with.

But now it seems that without the Rain and Dew sisters as a shield, it's easier to deal with Su Yin.

As for Summer Show, she would definitely not let her go either.

Su Ruyi greeted the accountant, Wang Jiaqiang, who tactfully went outside for a smoke.

Su Ruyi dialed the number, and a middle-aged man with a Haicheng accent answered the phone, his voice full of laughter: "Is this Xiaoyu or Lulu? Missing your dad?"

Su Ruyi's voice was cold: "Vice Mayor Xia, I am Su Ruyi, an educated youth from Haicheng who was sent to Dingjiatun."

Xia Dong's voice instantly became wary and cold: "How did you know this number?"

Su Ruyi said, "That's not important. All you need to know is that Xia Tianlu shot me with a gun a few days ago, and I almost died."

"What did you say?!" came the sound of a teacup being knocked over from Xia Dong's end. "A gunshot?"