Chapter 179, Life-saving Grace
After seeing the doctor off, Zheng Li walked to the stairs and looked up to see Shen Yang strolling past in the corridor.
The man had just woken up and was wrapped in his bathrobe. He walked past the guest room with a slow pace and without looking around.
"Ayang." Zheng Li called out to the younger generation.
Shen Yang raised his eyelids: "Uncle Zheng."
"I just sent the doctor away. Don't you want to go see that girl?"
"Girl?" Shen Yang then remembered the girl he had brought back. He yawned and said lazily, "There's nothing good about her. It's just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth."
He continued downstairs, drowsy: "Is breakfast ready? I'm hungry."
"Young Master." Hearing his careless words, the old man's face darkened. "You should go see that girl. I've already had someone take care of her."
It was rare for the old man to lecture him so seriously. Shen Yang paused, puzzled: "Uncle Zheng, why do I have to go see her?"
Knowing that the old man had misunderstood, he pulled his hair helplessly and sighed: "She really has nothing to do with me. She's just a girl I picked up on the street. When she recovers from her injuries, you can just find her a job."
Picked it up casually? You must be kidding!
In view of the young master's dissolute behavior in daily life, the old man did not believe a word of his excuses.
However, the old man did not force it, but only nodded slightly: "Master, you brought the person back, so please take responsibility - I am very busy with my work every day and don't have extra time to take care of the injured little girl."
After saying that, he went downstairs without waiting for Shen Yang to reply.
As he walked, he kept ordering the servants, "Is breakfast ready for the old man? No? Hurry up, don't you see what time it is now?", to show that he was really busy.
Left hanging at the stairs, Shen Yang became increasingly speechless. After waiting for a moment, no one paid any attention to him. The young man walked towards the patient's room in his slippers.
Without knocking, he pushed the door open and walked in.
The girl was awake, staring blankly at the ceiling with lifeless eyes.
After some cleaning, the dirt on her body was cleared and her hair was re-styled, revealing her pretty little face - soft lines, small and delicate features - a typical girl born in the Jiangnan water town, both in appearance and temperament, just like the Jiangnan in April, clean, soft and non-aggressive.
Shen Yang didn't go any closer, but stopped at the door.
Hearing footsteps, she turned to look at him, and her dim eyes suddenly lit up with eager light.
“…” She moved her lips silently and struggled to get up from the bed.
"You'd better not move now." Shen Yang coldly watched the girl struggle and gave her a warning with what he thought was good intentions. "If the broken ribs pierce your lungs, even Hua Tuo can't save you."
The girl didn't move, lying on the bed, looking intently in his direction.
"What's your name?" After asking, he remembered that she couldn't speak, "Oh, you can't speak, forget it."
He leaned against the wall like a boneless person. "I'm not interested in your past or your name. I saved you purely on a whim. Of course, if you insist on repaying me for saving your life, I don't mind."
He spoke very quickly, and the girl had her mouth slightly open, giving her no chance to express herself.
"If you can't repay me for saving your life, just stay here and get well. After that, you can stay or leave, it's up to you."
The young man finished speaking to himself and turned away.
The girl blinked and pulled the quilt up to cover her red eyes.
…
When I went down to the restaurant, Shen Lang was already waiting there.
When he saw him, the old man was not as friendly as before, but just stared at him coldly.
As if not noticing the old man's scrutiny, Shen Yang pulled out a chair and sat down: "Good morning, Grandpa."
After saying that, he reached out to take the steamed bun placed in front of the old man.
The old man, barely suppressing his anger, tapped his hand with chopsticks neither lightly nor heavily.
Shen Yang quickly retracted his hand, holding the red back of his hand and blowing on it: "Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Seeing that his expression was the same, the old man's doubts were somewhat relieved. He frowned and asked him, "I heard that you went to the dungeon to interrogate Luo Rui yesterday?"
When the old man asked the question, Shen Yang quickly grabbed a bun and took a bite: "Well, I'll go."
"Her injuries..."
"I did it."
He acted as if it was his due, and Shen Lang was so angry that he raised his cane and hit him: "That's the person I promoted! You! How dare you do that to him! You bastard!"
Shen Yang nimbly dodged the old man's crutches and jumped several steps away: "Grandpa, just talk, don't use your hands."
"You'd better give me an explanation!" The old man gasped angrily, pointing his cane at him. "Otherwise, I'll break your legs!"
Not taking the old man's threat seriously, Shen Yang finished his buns slowly and then sat back down in his chair.
"Grandpa, you forgot that Si Xu suggested that Luo Rui be handed over to us."
Hearing Si Xu's name, the old man, whose head was overwhelmed by anger, barely regained some rationality: "What do you want to say?"
"Grandpa, you don't think that Si Xu asked me to deal with Luo Rui so that our Shen family could be cleared of suspicion, right?"
“…”
"He's just trying to sow discord between you and the people in Team Six. This time, Wei Yage was murdered. No matter how I investigate or what I find, since the person accused is Luo Rui, our Shen family will never be cleared of suspicion."
"..." He listened in silence. The old man's tone was not as intense as before. "What are your plans?"
"Grandpa, I know you're interested in Luo Rui, but you can't be too biased." Shen Yang poured a bowl of porridge for the old man and said with a smile, "If Luo Rui comes out of the dungeon intact, you will never be able to clear your suspicion. But if she is treated like other prisoners in the dungeon, at least it can show our Shen family's position."
The old man seemed to be convinced by him and murmured: "In your opinion..."
"Lock her up for a few days first. Once the other one dies, I'll naturally find a reason to release Luo Rui."
"You've tortured her like that, what's the point of letting her out?" The old man glared at him coldly.
Shen Yang touched the tip of his nose and smiled: “Grandpa, she is a superpower, she uses her hands and brain, whether she has legs or not doesn’t matter much.”
"You bastard!"
The old man cursed and didn't pursue the matter any further.
Shen Yang said a few more words to coax him, and finally made the old man smile.
…
In the dim dungeon, the woman leaned against the wall, waiting for the final news that would determine her fate.
As she expected, the person who left yesterday came back today.
Shen Lang stood outside the dungeon door, looking at the girl with compassion in his eyes.
"Shuai Chen." The girl looked up at him with hatred in her eyes, "You're back."
Not long after Shen Yang left yesterday, Shen Lang came in a hurry. I guess he received the news and came to confirm the situation.
Knowing this was her only chance, she made a deal with the old man.
She staked her life on this deal - the old man's return meant she had won the gamble.
"Luo Rui, I have confirmed what you said." Shen Lang said coldly, "Now, we can cooperate."
(End of this chapter)
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