Chapter 621: Capture All
But no one expected that this daughter, whom Mr. Zhou had high hopes for, would be born with a strange poison from her mother's womb.
No, it cannot be said to be a strange poison, because Mrs. Zhou was infected by a Gu worm. The Gu worm would have completely devoured the fetus and the host, and then broken out of the body.
However, Mrs. Zhou also had good martial arts skills, so she protected the fetus with care and managed to hold on until the time of delivery.
It’s a pity that he protected the child but failed to protect his own heart.
At the moment she died of hemorrhage, even though Mr. Zhou had rescued Zhou Qingyan in time, the child had already been poisoned, and many black spots appeared below her eyes.
Young children are too young to use strong medicines, so even if Mr. Zhou found the best doctor, the toxin could not be completely removed. Fortunately, Miss Zhou had no worries and the toxin only remained on the surface of her skin.
At first these black spots were not obvious, but as the child grew older, their color became darker, their number increased, and they continued to grow and become more terrifying.
"There's actually such a poison in the world?" Hu Xin'er was horrified. "Then when Miss Zhou grew up, didn't Master Zhou ever think of giving her a cure?"
Although strong drugs should not be used on a fetus, Ms. Du's drug resistance will increase as she grows older.
"If it were that simple, Miss Zhou wouldn't have to stay in her boudoir under the pretext of being sick," Zhao Si said with a sigh. "The poison of this insect is no less potent than others. It's been growing inside Miss Zhou's skin for so many years. How can it be easily removed? And even if it is removed, it will grow back if the poison isn't completely eliminated."
Just listening to this description, Hu Xin'er got goose bumps all over her body. She cried out, "Will it grow again?"
"How could such a bizarre poison exist in the world?" Hu Lao San murmured. "No, Madam Lu, don't believe this person. If Miss Zhou really had such a terrible poison, she would be extremely ugly. How could she have such a long-standing reputation in Qingzhou City?"
Zhao Si didn't even need to think when refuting these burly men. He simply said, "Have you ever seen Miss Zhou's true appearance in all these years? If she were truly as beautiful as a fairy, given her personality, wouldn't she have hyped herself up as a fairy and sat on the Guanyin Lotus Platform, enjoying everyone's worship?"
Hu Laosan was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that Miss Zhou was indeed someone who could do such a thing. Even if she did these things, everyone would definitely think it was reasonable and praise her to their heart's content.
"But what does this have to do with our young lady?" he asked. "Since the Zhou family is so vicious, shouldn't we rescue the young lady as soon as possible?"
Zhao Si spread his hands and said, "This is why Miss Zhou wants to harm your beautiful daughter. She is so ugly herself, so she is very stubborn and can't stand anyone stealing her limelight."
"She's not planning to kill Miss Du, is she?" Hu Xin'er shook her head, rejecting the thought. "To kill Miss Du out of jealousy and go against the entire Du family is a truly unprofitable deal. I don't think Miss Du is smart enough to do such a thing."
"She wants to exchange her face with Miss Du." Zhao Si added, "To be more precise, she wants to use Miss Du's face. As for whether Miss Du has a face or not, she doesn't care."
Face swap?!
Perhaps no one is more familiar with face-changing than the Lu family.
In this way, everything makes sense. Miss Zhou deliberately forced Miss Du out, and then took the opportunity to take Miss Du back to the mansion to change her face.
If it was a face transplant, Miss Du would probably be close to having surgery now!
Thinking of this, the faces of several people became extremely ugly, and a creepy feeling arose in their hearts.
How could there be someone as vicious as Miss Du in the world? Doesn’t she feel disgusted when she uses someone else’s face?
"We must rescue Miss Du immediately," Lu Yunjue said decisively. "The Du family has been held hostage by the government. No one but us can help Miss Du. If we don't go now, it will be too late!"
"Yun Jue, I understand how you feel, but you can't be too reckless now." Hu Xiner came back to her senses from her thoughts and said hurriedly.
Lu Yunjue asked back, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean by reckless? Do you think they will spare Miss Du's life after the face-changing is complete?"
Hu Xiner knew without even thinking that the answer was naturally no.
If she were Miss Zhou, she would just find a way to hide Miss Du's body in some secret place where no one would know about it.
When the Taoist priest replaced Mu Qing and others' faces, it only took about four or five hours, and after the face replacement was completed, Miss Du would definitely be silenced.
In other words, they only have four or five hours left.
It was precisely because time was tight that Lu Yunjue suggested breaking into Zhou's residence directly.
After figuring this out, Hu Xin'er no longer hesitated: "Okay, then I'll take you there now."
Lu Yunjue shook his head: "Sister-in-law, you and brother must stay in the mansion. That traitor has colluded with the Zhou Mansion and may take action at any time."
"Can you do it alone?" Hu Xiner was shocked.
Lu Yunjue walked forward without looking back: "No one in the Zhou Mansion is my match. I will sneak in carefully and rescue Miss Du."
"Yun Jue, wait a minute, let's find a more comprehensive way..." Hu Xiner chased him all the way to the door.
There was a sound of horse hooves outside the door.
Riding on the leading horse was a dignified and majestic official who looked somewhat similar to Shen Yunzhou. Hu Xiner knew who he was at first sight.
This is probably the common backer of Mr. Shen and the Zhou family, Prefect Shen.
He waved his hand, and the yamen runners flowed into the Lu Mansion like water.
Hu Xin'er was both shocked and angry: "I don't know why Prefect Shen broke into my house?"
Prefect Shen said condescendingly, "Come here, arrest the comic book shop owner Zhao Si and the Du family disciple Hu Lao San!"
Hu Xiner's heart sank, and sure enough, not long after, both of them were caught.
She asked, "Sir, may I ask why you are arresting them?"
Prefect Shen glanced at her, his eyes falling on her belly: "Zhao Si spread rumors and almost killed Miss Du, and Hu Lao San and his disciples almost rushed into the Zhou family and killed Miss Zhou. Shouldn't these two suspects be arrested?"
He said coldly, "Originally, even if it was you, you would have been charged with shielding a suspect, but since you didn't intentionally cover up the suspect, I'll forgive you that crime!"
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