Chapter 244 Lu Shuyu's Mind
Meng Yunzheng remained silent; as expected, the more he said, the more mistakes he made.
He wrote too much last time; most people would just read it and move on, focusing on the event itself.
But he happened to meet Lu Shuyu, who, based on a timeline and Lu Shuyu's personality, guessed that he might be faking his muteness.
He paused for a moment, then asked, "Just like you said, the person who plotted against us is no ordinary person. Is it possible that we know who harmed us, but we can't afford to offend them, so we had no choice but to hide in a place like Jiangyuan County?"
Shu Yu nodded. "That's a possibility, but I saw Lord Xiang last time. You and Lord Xiang already knew each other, right?"
Zhao Xi's eyes widened. "You even know this?"
He looked at Meng Yunzheng suspiciously, "Could it be that you told her?"
Meng Yunzheng glanced at him sideways, "I'm not you."
“I…” Zhao Xi said indignantly, and asked Shu Yu, “Then how did you know?”
"Didn't the eldest son of that former magistrate come to your door last time, injure you, and threaten Young Master Meng to send him out of the city?"
Zhao Xi nodded. "Is there a problem?"
“This is a big problem.” However, this time it was not Shu Yu who answered Zhao Xi, but Meng Yunzheng. He followed Shu Yu’s train of thought and said, “You think that the magistrate’s son only came to me and not others because he knows that I have the ability to get him out, right? And this ability is from Lord Xiang.”
Shu Yu smiled and said, "That's right. The magistrate's son could only come to you if he thought you were capable, or he knew you had connections and influence. Obviously, he didn't know you were skilled and capable, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to come to your door and coerce you with just two people. That leaves only connections and influence. At that time, the entire Jiangyuan County was under the control of Lord Xiang, so your connections could only be Lord Xiang."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xi felt that his brain was probably not quite up to the task.
Based on this??
How does this girl's brain work? How could she deduce that?
He needs to drink some water to calm down.
Shu Yu concluded, "So, you know Lord Xiang, you and Lord Xiang appeared in Jiangyuan County one after the other, and then the magistrate of Jiangyuan County was taken down. So your purpose in coming here is unlikely to be hiding the people who plotted against you, right?"
Of course, she didn't know why the two of them were pretending to be mute and foolish. This was probably a cover-up, or perhaps someone was indeed plotting against them, and they were just playing along.
What she cares about most right now is...
Shu Yu sized up the two of them, then suddenly smiled brightly, "Now may I ask, what are your motives for approaching me?"
Zhao Xi spat out the water in his mouth, quickly wiping it away and coughing twice. "What? What do you mean, 'approached you'? Didn't you just say we came for the magistrate of Jiangyuan County? It was really an accident that we ran into you."
"Oh, really? Hmm, maybe it was an accident at first, but not later." Shu Yu turned around, staring at him with a forced smile. "Otherwise, why would you pretend to be bullied by a group of kids and deliberately lure me here? You're not really stupid, don't you feel ashamed?"
Zhao Xi, “…” Yes, it was quite embarrassing. Even now, thinking about it makes my scalp tingle.
Shu Yu then looked at Meng Yunzheng, "So, why did you approach me? To get evidence of the Shu family's crimes from me?"
(End of this chapter)
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