Chapter 135 Rebirth
◎In Zhao Chenyang's previous life, Wei Lan was not dead◎
Zhao Chenyang's brain finally worked for once, and he knew how to use his rebirth advantage. However, he was still the same Zhao Chenyang who loved leisure and hated work and always liked to take shortcuts.
Because he only remembered the plots of those popular novels in his previous life, but he was troubled by the limited ink in his stomach and could not write a lingering love story. So he chose to cooperate with Wei Lan, borrowing Wei Lan's writing style and fame to realize Zhao Chenyang's dream of getting rich.
No! Zhao Xiangwan suddenly realized a problem.
A very, very important question.
The fact that the reborn Zhao Chenyang chose to collaborate with Wei Lan to write a novel reveals two important details.
First, in Zhao Chenyang's previous life, Wei Lan did not die. Not only did she not die, but she also developed well in the following days. As Zhao Chenyang just thought, Wei Lan had literary talent, connections, and money. Therefore, Zhao Chenyang chose to cooperate with Wei Lan instead of other writers.
Second, since Wei Lan did not die in Zhao Chenyang's previous life, why was her throat cut in this life?
It must be the butterfly effect brought about by Zhao Chenyang's rebirth and cooperation with Wei Lan, which means that Wei Lan's death is related to Zhao Chenyang, and the grudge was caused by Zhao Chenyang's desire to cooperate with her.
Zhao Xiangwan first ruled out the possibility that Zhao Chenyang was the murderer.
Zhao Chenyang was just happily imagining how he would gain fame and fortune after working with Wei Lan. How could she be the murderer when she didn't even know that Wei Lan was dead?
Thinking of this, Zhao Xiangwan looked at Zhao Chenyang deeply: You didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of you. It seems that if you want to solve the case, you have to do it.
However, Zhao Chenyang felt that Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were filled with contempt and ridicule, and he jumped up in anger: "Hey, third sister, at least I have helped you a few times, okay? Can you be a little friendlier?" If the secret of his rebirth had not been known by Zhao Xiangwan, why would Zhao Chenyang be so servile in front of her?
Zhao Xiangwan's attitude was rare and he said, "What are you doing back here?"
Without waiting for Zhao Chenyang to speak, Zhao Xiangwan raised his hand and said, "Don't tell me you're coming back to see your parents. You haven't been back for five years. You must have forgotten about Zhao Jiagou."
As soon as Zhao Chenyang spoke, he was choked by Zhao Xiangwan and snorted: "I came to Luo County to discuss a big business."
Zhao Xiangwan asked Ji Zhao and the others to leave first, and then he pulled Zhao Chenyang aside and asked with a smile: "Why don't you let me guess, what big deal are you here to discuss?"
Zhao Chenyang shook off Zhao Xiangwan's hand as if he had been electrocuted, looked around, and found that he was forcibly dragged by Zhao Xiangwan to the fence of a vegetable garden. Behind him was a vegetable field planted with garlic and cabbage sprouts, and in front of him was the spacious floor of an old house.
The noisy crowd had dispersed, Qian Shufen returned to the house with the gift, and only Luo Yihui was left standing three feet away, staring at the two of them vigilantly.
Zhao Chenyang waved to Luo Yihui and said to Zhao Xiangwan with a brilliant smile: "Did you see that? I have someone to protect me, so don't always bully me."
Zhao Xiangwan was both angry and amused when he saw her like this. She found a venomous snake as her boyfriend, and she was still showing off in front of him?
Zhao Chenyang glanced at her and said, "Why did you drag me to this shabby vegetable garden?"
Zhao Xiangwan: "If you don't hide from others, will everyone in the village know that you are planning to make a fortune from your rebirth?"
Zhao Chenyang felt his scalp explode, and his eyes widened in shock: "You, how did you know?"
She quickly looked around again to make sure there was no one around. She was so far away that Luo Yihui couldn't hear her. Then she lowered her voice and asked, "Hey, you promised me that you wouldn't tell anyone."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "I also said that you have to be obedient."
Zhao Chenyang muttered reluctantly: "I didn't offend you. I didn't even dare to see you. I told you everything you asked me. What else do you want?"
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "What are your plans for returning to Luo County?"
Zhao Chenyang was so frightened by Zhao Xiangwan's threats that he could not even think of resisting. He could only say angrily, "Oh, you guessed right. I want to make some money from my rebirth. Is that not okay?"
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her coldly.
Zhao Chenyang was aroused by her glance and said, "Hey, don't look down on me. Although I didn't achieve much in my previous life, at least I have read a lot of romance novels and watched a lot of TV dramas. I know exactly what will be popular in the future. If I write them out in advance, I will definitely make money!"
Zhao Xiangwan: "And then?"
Zhao Chenyang saw Zhao Xiangwan's attitude and didn't seem to object, so he immediately said enthusiastically: "I plan to find someone who can write novels. I'll come up with the ideas and she'll write them. If we make any money in the future, we'll each split it in half."
Zhao Xiangwan pouted in Luo Yihui's direction: "Did you tell him?"
Zhao Chenyang shook his head: "No, I haven't married him yet. I'll make some money first, so I can feel more at ease."
Zhao Xiangwan: "Then why did you bring him here? Aren't you afraid that he will discover the secret of your rebirth?"
Although Zhao Chenyang is stupid, he is not that stupid. Only Zhao Xiangwan knows the secret of rebirth.
In front of Luo Yihui, Zhao Chenyang did not say that she was a reborn person, but occasionally told him some creative ideas copied from the future, such as the rich nightlife in the future, such as adding some art and story elements to the erotic song and dance performances, such as the waiter's commission for drinks, etc. Don't underestimate her small ideas, they are the essence summarized by the future business elites, but a few words of understatement can benefit Luo Yihui a lot.
Zhao Chenyang said, "I just said that I admire Wei Lan. I heard that she was holding the annual meeting of the Writers Association in Luo County, so I came to ask her for autographs. Yihui is a very nice person. He took time out of his busy schedule to drive me to see Wei Lan. How nice."
Zhao Xiangwan asked her, "Did you go to see Wei Lan?"
Zhao Chenyang said, "I haven't seen him yet. We left Zhushi early in the morning and arrived in Luoxian at 9:30. Yihui said that writers usually get up late, so we should go back to my house first, so we came to Zhaojiagou. I didn't expect you guys to come back today, and we bumped into each other."
It takes about an hour and a half to drive from Zhushi to Luoxian via the provincial road. Zhao Chenyang and Luo Yihui set out from Zhushi at around eight in the morning.
From childhood to adulthood, when have you ever seen Zhao Chenyang so diligent?
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her and asked, "How can you get up so early?"
Zhao Chenyang yawned and sighed, "Yihui goes to bed early and gets up early, there's nothing I can do about it." The performances at the nightclub lasted until two in the morning, but Luo Yihui handed the nightclub over to the manager. He himself never stayed up late, got up early every day to run, and also worked out on weekdays. He was very self-disciplined.
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes became deep. Self-disciplined people are the most difficult to deal with.
Without finding more useful clues, Zhao Xiangwan decided to deepen the conversation: "You collaborated with Wei Lan to write a novel, so why can you get half of the profits?"
This question made Zhao Chenyang suddenly feel stuck.
"Ah, this..."
【I can't say.】
Zhao Xiangwan continued to ask: "Even if Wei Lan used the ideas, plots, or inspirations you provided for her book, how could she agree to give you half of the proceeds?"
Zhao Chenyang was speechless for a long time before he said, "Well, I corresponded with her and wrote her an outline, and proposed that we each take half, and she agreed."
Sometimes Zhao Xiangwan really wanted to knock Zhao Chenyang's stupid head open.
She agreed? She agreed so you could get half?
In this world, if everyone's words count, how can there be the crime of fraud?
Zhao Xiangwan asked: "How can you ensure a share of the profits?"
Zhao Chenyang answered quickly this time: "So I came to talk to her, and we signed the contract after we agreed on the profit sharing."
Zhao Xiangwan asked again: "Even if the personal agreement is signed, how can you guarantee that Wei Lan will give you half of the money from the novel's publication? You have to know that only Wei Lan's name is in the novel, and negotiating the publishing contract with the publisher is also Wei Lan's personal behavior. What does it have to do with you?"
Zhao Chenyang realized at this time that the fundamental reason why he was not as successful as Zhao Xiangwan in his previous life and this life was that he was not as smart as Zhao Xiangwan. He just mentioned it, but Zhao Xiangwan thought everything was clear, and no one could deceive her. But what about himself? He wrote a letter to Weilan in a fit of anger, and was tricked by her to come to Luo County. If Zhao Xiangwan hadn't reminded him, he would probably not get a penny even if he sold a lot of ideas, right?
Zhao Chenyang gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "Damn it! I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else. Wei Lan is a beautiful writer in public, but she's actually a whore behind the scenes. Around the turn of the millennium, she was exposed for a scandal that she had been cheating on her husband for a long time. Moreover, all her novels were completed by a mysterious person. I plan to use this to threaten her."
Zhao Xiangwan already knew about Wei Lan's extramarital affair and was not surprised. What surprised her was that all of Wei Lan's novels were completed by a mysterious person? Who was the mysterious person?
Seeing Zhao Xiangwan's surprised expression, Zhao Chenyang finally felt that he had made up the score in terms of IQ: "You don't know about this, right? So you see, it has to be me. I was so stupid before, always thinking about snatching your good life. Now I understand how great an opportunity it is to live a second life. Why should I always fight with you?"
Zhao Xiangwan frowned: "You use this to threaten Weilan, aren't you afraid of her revenge?"
Zhao Chenyang snorted, "I'm going to meet her openly, how dare she do anything bad to me? Besides, if she refuses to cooperate with me, I can just find someone else at the annual meeting of the Writers Association. I have brains and stories, but I just can't write. Isn't it enough to just find a great writer to cooperate with? Then we can sign our names and go to the publishing house to negotiate terms together, and that'll be all."
Zhao Xiangwan didn't say anything. What was this Zhao Chenyang thinking about all day? Besides stealing other people's lives and copying other people's ideas, what else could she do?
Seeing that Zhao Xiangwan had no objection, Zhao Chenyang thought that she approved of his behavior, and he was so happy that he was a little floating: "Right, you also think it's okay, right? After I meet my parents, I will go to Luo County and invite Weilan to have lunch at noon to discuss the terms. After all, she is famous and her husband is the president of a publishing house. It is easiest to make money by cooperating with Weilan."
Zhao Xiangwan: "Looking for Wei Lan? I'm afraid you will be disappointed."
Zhao Chenyang looked at her in confusion: "What?"
Zhao Xiangwan's voice was very calm: "She is dead."
Zhao Chenyang shuddered and looked at Zhao Xiangwan in disbelief: "Dead?"
Zhao Xiangwan's eyes were sharp: "Originally, she shouldn't have died, right?"
Zhao Chenyang took two steps back in shock at what Zhao Xiangwan said: "She shouldn't have died at this time! She would have won the highest award for Chinese romance novels, she would have happily accepted a TV interview with Yu Huimin, and her novel would have been adapted into a hit TV series. How could she have died now?"
Zhao Xiangwan took two steps forward, his eyes becoming sharp: "So, it was you who changed her fate!"
Zhao Chenyang was forced to take another step back by Zhao Xiangwan, and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, I didn't kill her. I just sent her a letter, let her see some of my ideas, and expressed my desire to cooperate."
Luo Yihui saw something was wrong and ran over quickly: "Chen Yang, what's wrong?"
Zhao Chenyang waved his hands hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay, don't come over."
Even though Zhao Chenyang refused him to get close, Luo Yihui still walked closer, put one hand on Zhao Chenyang's shoulder, and stared at Zhao Xiangwan: "What are you doing? Don't bully her!"
Zhao Xiangwan tried to find out what Luo Yihui was thinking, but found that at this moment his heart was still like a black cloth covering it. No light could penetrate it, and no sound could be heard.
Zhao Xiangwan sneered.
Zhao Chenyang quickly pushed Luo Yihui and said, "No, no, she didn't bully me. We were just chatting."
Luo Yihui hugged Zhao Chenyang tighter, narrowed his eyes, and said with an inexplicable pressure: "Zhao Xiangwan, stay away from Chenyang in the future. Although she did something wrong, she was just an ignorant little girl at the time. It has been so long since the incident, and she has apologized and compensated. What else do you want from her?"
Zhao Xiangwan simply asked Zhao Chenyang in front of Luo Yihui: "Wei Lan is dead, you are one of the suspects, don't even think about leaving today."
Luo Yihui didn't even raise an eyebrow: "What a joke! What does Wei Lan's death have to do with her?"
Zhao Xiangwan quickly stared at Luo Yihui, and their eyes met in the air, with a strong smell of gunpowder.
Zhao Xiangwan's attitude in questioning was the same as in the interrogation room, his voice was calm and dignified: "So, you knew that Wei Lan was dead?"
Luo Yihui's left eyelid twitched slightly, and his eyes subconsciously avoided Zhao Xiangwan's gaze: "I don't know."
Zhao Xiangwan suddenly smiled, and moved as fast as lightning, rubbing his body forward.
No one knew how she did it. With one hand, she held Luo Yihui's right elbow and lifted it up. With the other hand, she took out the car key from his pocket, and then she closed her five fingers and held the key firmly in her hand.
After getting the car keys, Zhao Xiangwan quickly backed away from Luo Yihui's close range: "Don't even think about running away. Stay and wait for the police car to pick you up."
Luo Yihui never expected Zhao Xiangwan's reaction speed to be so fast. He wanted to snatch back the car keys, but found that Zhao Xiangwan did not resist him at all and stayed far away from him.
Luo Yihui gritted his teeth and said, "What are you crazy about? Give me back the car keys!"
Zhao Chenyang was also confused now. He looked at Zhao Xiangwan, then at Luo Yihui. He didn't know why Zhao Xiangwan suddenly wanted to steal the car keys: "Hey, third sister, are you crazy? You want to steal in broad daylight? It's not like you don't have a car!"
Zhao Xiangwan glanced at her and said, "Idiot!"
Luo Yihui's heartbeat began to speed up. He didn't dare to continue to entangle with Zhao Xiangwan. He held Zhao Chenyang's hand and walked towards the village entrance: "I don't know what you are talking about! It's simply a mental illness."
Zhao Chenyang was dragged by him to the village entrance. While struggling, he said, "What are you doing? My mother is still waiting for us to go back home for tea."
For some reason, a strong sense of crisis surged up from the bottom of his feet. Luo Yihui seemed to hear a voice in his head constantly telling himself: Get away quickly, get away quickly!
At this moment, Luo Yihui extremely regretted meeting Zhao Xiangwan.
You shouldn't mess with her.
She is a dangerous leopard.
The Ji family is obviously gentle and kind, so why did they find such a powerful daughter-in-law? It's terrible!
Luo Yihui's hands unconsciously exerted some strength, squeezing Zhao Chenyang's arm so hard that it hurt. Zhao Chenyang was a little scared and cried, "Yihui, let go, I won't leave, I don't want to leave."
As soon as he finished speaking, the brothers Zhao Bowen and Zhao Zhongwu came over from the upper room: "Xiang Wan, come quickly, we're waiting for you."
Realizing that something was wrong, the Zhao brothers ran over. Zhao Zhongwu slapped Luo Yihui on the shoulder and said, "What are you doing? The fourth sister is crying and you are still dragging her along!"
Luo Yihui pushed Zhao Zhongwu's slap away and stumbled, almost falling. He usually works out and has a strong body. He quickly stabilized his body and glanced at Zhao Chenyang: "You're not going back?"
Zhao Chenyang was completely confused: "I'm not going back. Wei Lan is dead, and there's nothing for me to do in Luo County. Besides, your car keys are still in the hands of the third sister, how can I go back?"
Luo Yihui finally calmed himself down, stood up slowly, looked at Zhao Xiangwan with cold eyes: "Want to keep guests? Your idea is really unique." If he wanted to leave at this moment, he would seem guilty and flustered, so it would be better for him to do the same as Zhao Chenyang and control his movements with stillness.
Zhao Xiangwan smiled and said to Zhao Bowen, "Bring them home and sit down to drink tea. Don't let them run away."
Zhao Bowen nodded and did as he was told without further ado.
Zhao Zhongwu asked, "What are you going to do?"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "I'll make a phone call and ask the police car to pick them up."
Zhao Zhongwu took a deep breath and said, "What happened? Did the fourth sister break the law?"
Zhao Chenyang said, "Pooh!" to him, "You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth."
Zhao Xiangwan pointed at Zhao Chenyang and Luo Yihui and said, "These two are important witnesses in a murder case. Treat them well."
Having said that, Zhao Xiangwan turned around and went to find the village committee director Zhao Changxing.
Although he said he would not interfere in Wei Lan's case, but... the clues were right in front of him. If he let Zhao Chenyang and Luo Yihui go, the case might become an unsolved case. So, Zhao Xiangwan decided to help Li Mingyang.
When the call came, Li Mingyang said excitedly, "Okay, okay, I'll bring my summons card and come right over."
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Interrogation..."
Li Mingyang responded immediately: "I'll have the chief write to your Xing City Public Security Bureau, requesting that you assist in this case as a criminal investigation expert. If you make any contribution, you will also receive a share. How do you think?"
Zhao Xiangwan could imagine Xu Songling's expression and smiled: "Okay."
Soon, the police car drove into Zhaojiagou, and in full view of the public, Luo Yihui and Zhao Chenyang were taken into the police car.
Qian Shufen was so scared that she was shaking. She held Zhao Chenyang's hand and said, "Sister, what happened to you? Don't do anything illegal. Your sister is a police officer and she will definitely arrest you."
Zhao Chenyang was also a little nervous and said impatiently, "I didn't break the law, why are you panicking?"
She couldn't figure out why Wei Lan died. Was it really because of her connection with her that her fate changed? Why did Wei Lan get killed?
What does this have to do with Luo Yihui? Why did Zhao Xiangwan say that he already knew that Wei Lan was dead?
Just now, Zhao Chenyang was sitting quietly in the old house, thinking a lot, and suddenly he felt that Luo Yihui was a stranger.
Zhao Chenyang and Luo Yihui had been dating for half a year and had lived together for three months. He had always been a gentle and polite gentleman, and he had never been as excited as he was today.
Although Zhao Xiangwan is annoying, she never tells lies.
She said Luo Yihui was related to the case, so he must be related.
But no matter how hard Zhao Chenyang racked his brains, he couldn't figure out why Luo Yihui was related to Wei Lan's death.
Before getting into the police car, Zhao Chenyang whispered to Zhao Xiangwan, "Hey, don't tell anyone else my secret." If people knew that she was reborn, Zhao Chenyang was worried that she would be locked up in a research institute and sliced into pieces to explore the mysteries of life.
Zhao Xiangwan nodded.
If Zhao Chenyang's ability is used by certain people, it will change the fate of many people, which may not be a good thing.
Wasn’t Wei Lan killed?
Li Mingyang brought Zhao Chenyang and Luo Yihui back to the Municipal Bureau, while Zhao Xiangwan visited the elders in Zhao Jiagou who had been kind to her. They had lunch at Zhao Changgeng and Zhao Qingyao's homes, and then the family went to Xing City.
As for Qian Shufen and Zhao Erfu, Zhao Xiangwan didn't even look at them.
Not taking them to court and convicting them of abandonment and abuse was already a mercy. Did she expect her to thank them for raising her like nothing had happened? No way.
After settling the Ji family in Furong Hotel, Zhao Xiangwan and Ji Zhao prepared to participate in the case investigation.
Before leaving, Zhao Xiangwan looked at Luo Danfeng who was hesitant to speak: "You think Luo Yihui is your nephew, and you have been with him for more than ten years and have feelings for him, so even though you know that he has ill intentions towards Ji Zhao, the two families still maintain superficial interactions. Seeing him being taken away by the police, you feel uncomfortable, don't you?"
Luo Danfeng felt very upset and wanted to explain a few words, but she felt helpless. She looked at Ji Jinmao for help, hoping that her husband would say a few words for her. But Ji Jinmao did not seem to receive her signal and just looked at Zhao Xiangwan quietly.
Zhao Xiangwan's expression was serious: "What if I told you that Ji Zhao climbed up the billboard in the hotel and almost lost his life, and it was all planned by Luo Yihui?"
Luo Danfeng's face turned pale all of a sudden: "How is this possible?!"
Ji Jinmao also widened his eyes: "Xiang Wan, that's not what you said at the time."
Zhao Xiangwan: "I was not Ji Zhao's fiancée at that time."
Ji Zhao stood beside Zhao Xiangwan, nodded heavily, and clearly supported everything Zhao Xiangwan said.
Do you need any more evidence? Not at all.
Ji Zhao's attitude means everything.
Luo Danfeng was trembling with fear, "I, I treated him like my own son, raised him carefully, sent him to study abroad, my brother and sister-in-law got divorced, and neither wanted him. I brought him home and lived with Ji Zhao. How could he do this?"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Human nature is greedy. You think you have done him a great favor, but he thinks you are just using him and want him to work like a slave for Ji Zhao."
Luo Danfeng shook his head, sat down, and murmured, "I was wrong, wrong!"
Zhao Xiangwan said calmly: "You still have Ji Zhao and me."
Ji Jinmao knew that Luo Danfeng had feelings for her family, and he had never had the heart to irritate his wife. Now that Zhao Xiangwan had personally pierced this cancer, although he knew that a short pain is worse than a long one, he still felt distressed. He put his arm around his wife's shoulders and comforted her softly, "Yes, you still have me. We are a family. We should ignore that kind of ungrateful wolf!"
Zhao Xiangwan said: "Ji Zhao and I will go to the Luo County Public Security Bureau to participate in the interrogation. If I get ruthless, don't blame me."
Ji Jinmao said hurriedly: "It doesn't matter, go do your thing."
Luo Danfeng slowly raised his head, endured the pain in his chest, and said word by word: "Xiang Wan, just let it go and try it. No matter what the result is, I don't blame you."
【Xiang Wan has never missed anyone she wants to catch.】
[Yihui, you are sorry for me and yourself! ]
Zhao Xiangwan finally felt relieved and rushed to Luo County Public Security Bureau with Ji Zhao.
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