Chapter 42 A far-reaching conspiracy
Her mother is still at home waiting to sell the clothes to raise money to save her life.
For a moment, Lan Miqian was caught in a dilemma.
If she chases after her, she'll definitely be caught by Xiao Hongxiu. If she doesn't chase after her, this is the only thing she can sell for money. Without this dress, her mother is truly doomed.
Lan Miqian was so anxious she was about to cry.
She felt the malice of fate towards her. Why, why did she have to suffer all this?
What sins did she commit in her past life?
Seeing that Xiao Hongxiu had spotted Lan Miqian and was about to rush over to grab her.
A hand that had been reaching out from the shadows firmly grasped Lan Miqian and disappeared into the darkness.
Once the noise outside subsided a bit, Jiang Xixi spoke up to ask.
"What are you doing? Do you know you're going to be captured by those people? Even if you don't die, you'll be skinned alive. Yesterday you were killing people with a big machete, and today you're courting death. Do you really not want to live anymore?"
Jiang Xixi was somewhat exasperated. This person was completely different from the great demon king of her previous life.
If it were the Great Demon King, she would never do anything that might harm her own interests.
According to her, only fools do things that harm others without benefiting themselves.
But wasn't this great demon king exactly the fool she was talking about when he was young?
"What are you doing here? What are you doing here?"
Lan Miqian looked somewhat wary.
Jiang Xixi rolled her eyes, speechless.
Her words were like a bomb going off: "Why are we here? That's a good question! What else could it be? I saw someone trying to kill themselves and couldn't bear it, so I came to save her dog's life!"
"Don't you know that the city government has been cracking down on this area lately? You're practically begging to your death. I'm really curious, what are you thinking?"
"What do you know? If I don't come, my mother will die. What am I supposed to do?"
My mother is seriously ill, and all the family savings have been given to my bastard father over the years—yes, the one I attacked with a knife yesterday. What am I supposed to do if I don't come over? Am I just supposed to leave my seriously ill mother lying in bed waiting to die?
Actually, I really wanted to do that, but when I thought of my grandparents, I just couldn't..."
Lan Miqian's appearance stunned Jiang Xixi, who stood there speechless.
She didn't know.
"I'm sorry, I..."
Lan Miqian raised her hand to stop Jiang Xixi from apologizing. "No need to apologize. You didn't do anything wrong. But, girl, you don't have to be so kind next time. Someone like me isn't worth saving."
Forget it, the clothes are gone, and the money is gone too.
It seems even God doesn't want her to live. If she doesn't want to live, then so be it. Anyway, it's her own fault.
After she dies, I'll find a secluded place to end it all and go to the underworld to apologize to my grandparents.
At an age when she should be full of energy, Lan Miqian's face was radiating a deathly aura.
"Lan Miqian, I can save your mother!"
"No need, you don't owe me anything. Save your kindness for those who truly deserve help!" Lan Miqian didn't turn around, she just waved her hand behind her.
"Lan Miqian, that's not what I meant. I want you to use your own abilities to save your mother and get you and your son off your bastard father. I need your talent!"
Lan Miqian, who was walking forward, paused after hearing these words.
His face, now turned around, was filled with disbelief, his eyes fixed on Jiang Xixi as if trying to determine the truth of her words.
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"Patriarch, I've found out what you asked me to investigate."
"Um?"
Liu Chengxin leaned back in his office chair and took the documents handed to him by his secretary.
"Tsk tsk, this girl's parents are really ruthless!"
After reviewing the documents, Liu Chengxin came to this conclusion.
This document is the result of researching all of Jiang Xixi's experiences from childhood to adulthood. After all, she was his savior, and to repay her kindness, he naturally had to understand what his benefactor needed most.
"Are the documents you checked authentic? Are there really parents who would treat their own children like this?"
Liu Chengxin couldn't understand it. Even tigers don't eat their cubs, so why would this person do this?
"Master, the information I gathered was obtained from the Jiang family's neighbors, so it shouldn't be too far off."
However, from the clues revealed in some neighbors' conversations, I did find some things that were different.
"Master, please look at this document."
Unlike the previous document, Liu Chengxin frowned deeply while reading this one, and several times it seemed he was about to swear.
"What are these families up to? Do they have nothing better to do than swap other people's kids?"
Despite his anger, Liu Chengxin, as the leader of the family, had already gleaned some insights from the document.
"Forget it, let's not investigate this further for now. If they're going to do this, there must be a bigger conspiracy involved."
Our Liu family has suffered a severe setback this time, with many areas affected. We cannot afford to confront them head-on now.
Just wait, once I've dealt with all this, I will definitely get to the bottom of this.
It wasn't just for Jiang Xixi, but more for the entire Liu family.
Several powerful families conspired together on this matter, yet the Liu family hadn't heard a word about it for so many years.
This conspiracy is very likely aimed at the Liu family.
"We can't touch those main culprits, but we can still manage the Jiang family parents. I've heard they're quite hardworking, so let's let them make the most of that interest!"
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"Old man, have you noticed that the tasks assigned to us have been getting heavier and heavier lately?"
"But this isn't the busy season for farming."
The one speaking was Jiang Mu.
At this point, she was no longer the noble lady she had been at the beginning. Her hair was dirty and messy, her clothes were tattered, and her skin, which had been fair and smooth without any blemishes, had become rough.
There were even several unhealed wounds on it.
The father next to her was in the same situation, and he was even worse off than the mother. Not only on his face, but also on his neck and chest, there were obvious fingerprints and footprints.
Father Jiang also sensed it. In the past, as long as the two of them bribed a little money, they would not only avoid being beaten, but also have the easiest farm work.
I don't know what's going on these past few days, but while I'm still giving them money as a token of respect, the workload I'm being assigned is definitely getting heavier and heavier.
Today, they even had the two of them repair the canal, a job that only strong, able-bodied men in the village would sign up for.
"I'll ask Brother Zhang tonight. Maybe we've been too lenient with us lately, and the subordinates have started to complain. They're thinking of silencing them."
Maybe it will get better in a while.
"Alright." Jiang's mother rubbed her aching back with a distressed expression.
This life is truly hopeless.
Hopefully, there will be good news from Brother Zhang!
"By the way, old man, have you sent the letter you wrote to Yu Rou?"
As soon as her daughter was mentioned, Jiang's mother's back pain disappeared, and her face lit up with joy.
"I sent it, along with some money and banknotes. Sigh, my two kids have never suffered any hardship, I don't know if it will work."
"Hey, you have to have faith in our child. Yu Rou has been very sensible since she was little, unlike that ingrate Jiang Xi Xi."
Don't worry, even if we're not there, Yu Rou will take good care of her younger brother.
Speaking of which, Yuhao should be starting school soon, right?
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