Chapter 81 I'm not going to let them know

"Is there a problem?" Shao Zhi gritted her teeth. "You guys are cooperating so well in solving the case, do you need me to stand by and disturb you?"

Xu Chuchu looked at her chest rising and falling nervously, and sat down opposite her calmly.

"You know, I've always been curious why Sanshan Zhenren chose such an inopportune time to launch the attack."

"I don't care if it's appropriate or not!" Shao Zhi grabbed the bedpost, "Get out, or I'll call someone!"

Xu Chuchu ignored her obviously abnormal attitude and continued to analyze: "He wanted to kill me to silence me because he was worried that I would reveal the truth about the doll to Madam Lu, causing the doll to retaliate. But the question is, when did he know that I was also a fortune teller?"

"I kept wondering if I had done something wrong or said something that had exposed my identity."

"Later on I thought it shouldn't have happened. Even if he had realized I was a physiognomist, he could have easily killed me when I was alone. Why would he have rushed to do it in front of Madam Lu?"

"So I guess..." She looked at Shao Zhi, "someone sneaked out and became a spy, exaggerating the situation and tipping off the enemy, which led to Master Sanshan coming here."

"What do you think, Miss Shao?"

Shao Zhi's face turned grim: "Your speculation has nothing to do with me."

"I haven't told you whether it has anything to do with you yet, why are you in such a hurry?" Xu Chuchu laughed. "It's a pity that you hid it so well. Master Sanshan gave you away right away last night."

Sanshan Zhenren naturally never mentioned Shao Zhi at all, but Xu Chuchu copied the same tactics that Xiao Yu had used.

As soon as these words came out, Shao Zhi's face turned pale, but she quickly suppressed her emotions.

She suddenly smiled grimly, stood up and walked around Xu Chuchu, opened the window and looked out to make sure there was no one outside, then came back.

"You have no evidence. You're lying to me, aren't you?" Shao Zhi whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear. "If Sanshan Zhenren really said that, Brother Yu would have arrested me himself without you having to come here to test him. He didn't move, which means he knows nothing."

Xu Chuchu also praised him generously: "You react very quickly and think of this in time."

"But you missed one thing. Actually, I wasn't sure it was you until just now, but I'm sure now."

"Stupid. I didn't miss anything." Shao Zhi looked up. "Do you think I care whether you know or not? On the contrary, I wish you knew. It's really pitiful to see you know the truth clearly in your heart but unable to reveal it."

Xu Chuchu asked curiously, "Pathetic? Why, aren't you afraid that I'll tell everyone what you did?"

"Even if you tell it to others, someone has to believe it, my silly sister. Brother Yu is such a person who relies on evidence, would he listen to your empty talk? It seems that you don't understand him as well as I do." Shao Zhi said coldly.

She was very cautious. Even though she had checked that there was no one outside the door, she still spoke in a very low voice, not intending to give Xu Chuchu any handle.

"Hmm... you have some truth to it." Xu Chuchu nodded in agreement. "I don't have any evidence. If I tell Xiao Yu the truth directly, I'm afraid he won't stand up for me and will be caught in a dilemma. Even if he truly believes me, with your brother Shao Mingjie pleading for you, he won't do anything to you."

Shao Zhi's body stiffened. "You still have some self-awareness. The bond between us siblings and Brother Yu has been going on since we were young. Who do you think you are?"

"But so what?" Xu Chuchu's eyes suddenly darkened and he stood up.

"I, Xu Chuchu, never ask others to make decisions for me!"

She suddenly flicked her sleeves, and the candlelight on the table far away suddenly went out, and the room suddenly became gloomy.

There was no wind, but the bed curtains fluttered strangely by themselves.

Shao Zhi was horrified and subconsciously wanted to escape, but Xu Chuchu blocked her way like a ghost.

Then there seemed to be a fierce and heavy force in the air, pushing Shao Zhi onto the bed.

A cold talisman was placed on her forehead.

"ah--"

Everything happened too fast. Shao Zhi felt dizzy and struggled and screamed frantically, but her limbs felt like they were filled with lead and she couldn't move. Her screams seemed to be strangled in her throat, making only mosquito-like sounds.

This woman wants to use her witchcraft against me!

She looked at Xu Chuchu who was approaching the bed step by step, trembling with fear: "You are crazy! You can't hurt me! If you want to do anything to me, they will definitely find out, and they won't let you go!"

"Well, I understand. I don't want to embarrass them." Xu Chuchu calmly sat beside the bed and took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms. "So, I don't plan to let them know at all."

She shook the porcelain bottle, and a small, black snake as thin as an embroidery needle poured out, swimming lively in her palm.

"What are you going to do!" Shao Zhi finally started to get scared. "You actually dared to hurt someone... Aren't you afraid of going to jail, you vicious woman?"

"Don't you understand the situation, Miss Shao? Who is the evil woman?" Xu Chuchu twisted the snake's tail and lifted it in front of Shao Zhi. "You wanted to kill me right away. If Xiao Yu hadn't led me to the antidote in time, you would have succeeded. You don't really think I'm so kind as to be indifferent to your actions, do you? Do you think I'm such a saint in your heart?"

Shao Zhi shook her head frantically, trying to stay away from the little snake, but she couldn't break free at all. The talisman paper stuck on her forehead seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

"No, no..." Her eyes were filled with hatred and anger. "Why don't you think about why I want to kill you? At the beginning, I just wanted you to quit peacefully. It was you who pushed me into this situation step by step!"

Xu Chuchu frowned: "Oh? Then tell me, what did I do?"

"You still have the nerve to ask." Shao Zhi said bitterly, "Do you know that before you showed up, I was the only woman Xiao Yu was close to? There were so many noble ladies in the capital, but he only treated me well and smiled at me alone. If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be engaged in half a year!"

"And now? You've ruined everything. You used your little tricks to fool him around, letting him take you to the tomb and investigate the case, leaving me aside. If I can't marry him, I'll be the laughing stock of the whole capital when I return, don't you know that?"

"You're happy when you're around him. Have you ever thought about the harm it might cause to others? You only care about yourself!"

Xu Chuchu really stopped what she was doing, as if she was really shocked by Shao Zhi's words.

"I only have two points to make," she said calmly. "First, Xiao Yu didn't bring you along for the investigation. It wasn't because of me, or because you're a girl, but because you lacked the attitude to judge the case impartially. You didn't care about the truth of the case, and you didn't want to redress the victim's injustice. From beginning to end, you were only concerned with your own interests, constantly making unreasonable demands to achieve your own goals. I advise you to think carefully about your own problems."

"Second." Xu Chuchu pinched Shao Zhi's jaw and forced her to open her mouth. "Who are you to me? My parents or my grandson? Why should I consider your thoughts when doing things? Don't be so self-righteous, Miss."