Chapter 98 Ms. Jiang, a kind-hearted citizen
One body, two souls?!
Literal meaning?
Apart from Qian Dejian, everyone else present turned to look at Jiang Mingyue, waiting for her to answer their questions.
Yan Qian was shaken. On his way to the Ren family's old residence, he prepared relevant information about Ren Xiao as requested by Jiang Mingyue.
While in the car, Jiang Mingyue didn't reveal anything after reading the information, but she repeatedly watched the video footage of Ren Xiao lying in the hospital bed that he had someone take.
Therefore, with her abilities, she doesn't need to go to the scene to observe and interpret the situation to obtain the information she wants.
Such extraordinary ability is probably possessed by very few people within China.
The closer Yan Qian got to her, the more he felt that he was nothing. How could the gap between people be so huge?
Jiang Mingyue didn't keep them in suspense. Having spent too much time at the Ren family's house, she wanted to go back to Mao'er Hutong to rest as soon as possible.
"When Mr. Ren was young, he had a chance to meet a Feng Shui master. The old Ren family house is backed by Qiyun Mountain and faces Qiyun River. With the mountain behind and the water in front, the house is arranged in a Feng Shui layout that allows four generations to live together. Every flower and tree in the house has its own wisdom and is full of ingenuity, which will benefit the descendants. Logically speaking, the descendants of the Ren family should either achieve great success or prosper."
"In addition, Ren Xiao has the best destiny. He was born in the year of the Nine Purple Fire Luck. Someone took a liking to Ren Xiao's destiny and wanted to use Ren Xiao's body to nourish his own son's soul. So Ren Xiao is now one body with two souls."
"Find an inconspicuous place, such as a small, third-tier county town housing complex, and let the anger of all the homeowners prolong Ren Xiao's life. Ordinary people won't be able to tell. When the time is right, Ren Xiao will wake up smoothly. As for whether the person inside the shell is actually Ren Xiao, I have no idea."
Jiang Mingyue's series of explanations stunned everyone in the Ren family.
They all stared at Qian Dejian, who was hanging his head. If what Jiang Mingyue said was true, then the other person who had possessed Ren Xiao's body was Qian Dejian's son!
Du Manlin was terrified. She hadn't misheard; her ears were fine. Jiang Mingyue said there was another person inside Xiaoxiao's body...
Du Manlin's eyes turned red with rage, and she charged at Qian Dejian in a fit of fury.
In an instant, Qian Dejian leaped up, bracing himself with his hands, his body enveloped in qigong energy. He grabbed Du Manlin and pressed the blade against her neck.
"presumptuous!"
Jiang Mingyue grabbed with her right hand, and the knife that was originally in Qian Dejian's hand was instantly transferred to her hand.
The Ren family exclaimed in surprise, "Does Jiang Mingyue have a magnet?" In a flash, it sucked away the knife that Qian Dejian was holding.
Seeing this, Yan Qian's bodyguard rushed past Qian Dejian from behind and rescued Du Manlin.
Qian Dejian realized what was happening and tried to make a run for it, but Jiang Mingyue lightly touched the ground with her toes and flashed behind him. She used a grappling technique to lock Qian Dejian's throat, applied pressure to his limbs, and then slammed him to the ground.
"You dare to be so arrogant even when you're about to die? Who gave you the guts!"
Jiang Mingyue slapped Qian Dejian unconscious, then looked at Old Master Ren and said, "Mr. Ren, please call the police. He won't wake up until they arrive."
Having experienced being held hostage and threatened, Du Manlin burst into tears. She knelt on the ground, filled with regret.
It's all her fault for misjudging people and letting a wolf into the house, ruining Xiaoxiao.
The cries echoed throughout the four courtyards, a heart-wrenching and sorrowful sound.
Ren Jun sighed heavily and instructed Ren Kai to call the police.
While waiting for the police to arrive, the group moved to the reception room in the second courtyard.
Ren Jun directly asked Jiang Mingyue if she could help resolve the issue of Ren Xiao having two souls in one body.
"Whether Xiaoxiao wakes up or not is up to her own fate. Our Ren family will never make trouble. If Miss Jiang needs anything from the Ren family in the future, just ask!"
"If I am gone a hundred years from now, there will still be descendants of the Ren family. If they go against my wishes, the Ren family will not receive a single penny."
Ren Jun also asked Ren Zhongbei to retrieve a token, a personal seal of his.
Jiang Mingyue quickly declined, "Mr. Ren, you don't need to be so polite. Ren Kai already paid me before."
Furthermore, she just unlocked another ability, the ability to retrieve objects from a distance; otherwise, how could she have grabbed the knife from Qian Dejian's hand?
Thanks to the heavens for this gift; it's far more generous than the cash reward offered by the Ren family.
Since Jiang Mingyue could see Ren Xiao's fate, she could naturally save him as well. She didn't hesitate and readily agreed, making an appointment with the Ren family to visit the rehabilitation hospital where Ren Xiao was the next morning.
Du Manlin was deceived by Qian Dejian and felt guilty towards Jiang Mingyue at this critical juncture, but she still had to bite the bullet and apologize to Jiang Mingyue.
"Miss Jiang, I was blind before and mistook a fish eye for a pearl. I apologize to you..."
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have listened to Qian Dejian's one-sided story and helped him deal with you. Please forgive me, I will do my best to repay your great kindness!"
After saying that, he was about to kowtow to Jiang Mingyue.
Jiang Mingyue raised her hand to help Du Manlin up. "Chairwoman Du, please get up. I would accept it if most people knelt before me, but I appreciate your gratitude since you did it for the sake of the child."
Du Manlin stood up in shame.
Jiang Mingyue's cheongsam skirt was missing a large piece, so Du Manlin gave Jiang Mingyue a VIP shopping card from Beijing Department Store, which had a cash limit of one million yuan.
"I know that the cheongsam you are wearing is very valuable, and the money in this card may not be enough, but please do not refuse, Miss Jiang. If you do not accept it, I will feel uneasy."
Jiang Mingyue looked at Yan Qian, and Yan Qian accepted the gift on her behalf.
About fifteen minutes later, local police officers arrived, followed by officers from the Qiyun Mountain Criminal Investigation Brigade.
Because the Ren family's case involved a feng shui master using metaphysical methods to harm people, the local police station couldn't handle it and had to transfer it to the Qiyun Mountain Criminal Police Brigade before reporting it up the chain of command.
Jiang Mingyue woke Qian Dejian up. When Qian Dejian saw a room full of police officers, he immediately realized that his situation was hopeless.
Before being taken away, Qian Dejian glanced at Jiang Mingyue and said something meaningful.
“Little girl, you are also a member of the Xuanmen sect. What I am today may well be what you will be tomorrow.”
Feng feng shui masters who prematurely reveal heavenly secrets are generally said to suffer from the five ills and three deficiencies of widowhood, loneliness, and isolation.
Qian Dejian lost sight in his left eye, and when his own son fell off a cliff, he used his extraordinary abilities to bring him back to life, with his soul residing in Ren Xiao's body.
Jiang Mingyue is also a member of the Xuanmen sect...
Yan Qian dared not think any further. This was an unsolvable mystery. Unless he walked to the end himself, who could know the final outcome?
Unexpectedly, Jiang Mingyue replied to Qian Dejian in public, "Old man, who told you I'm a member of the Xuanmen sect?"
Not only was Qian Dejian shocked, but the Ren family was also secretly alarmed. Jiang Mingyue wasn't a member of the Xuanmen sect?!
Jiang Mingyue was not a member of the Xuanmen sect, yet her skills were already astonishing. However, Qian Dejian was taken away in a police car before he could get any further explanation from Jiang Mingyue.
Jiang Mingyue and Yan Qian cooperated with the police to give their statements. When they left the Ren family and returned to Yan Qian's van, it was already midnight.
At 10 o'clock, Shao Quan sent a message asking if she was coming back tonight. Jiang Mingyue replied that she would be late and told them to go to sleep first and not to wait for her.
Seeing that Jiang Mingyue was leaning back in her seat with her eyes closed, looking tired, Yan Qian signaled the driver to drive slowly. It was already late, so there was no rush to return home.
They returned to Mao'er Hutong in silence.
Just like last time, Yan Qian personally escorted the person to number sixty-three.
Before leaving, he asked again, "When will Miss Jiang return to Huai County?"
"The day after tomorrow morning." Jiang Mingyue didn't hide anything, since she would see Yan Qian again sooner or later anyway.
Yan Qian understood. She had to go to the rehabilitation hospital tomorrow and wouldn't have any extra time afterward. He could only ask her to have dinner another time.
"Okay, then I won't see you off the day after tomorrow. See you in Huai County then."
"Okay, see you in Huai County."
Jiang Mingyue's affirmative reply slightly lifted Yan Qian's previously low spirits.
There is ample time.
Jiang Mingyue stepped onto the stone steps, pressed her thumb to scan her fingerprint to unlock the door, opened it, and then turned around to look back. President Yan was still standing under the street lamp. When he saw her turn around, he raised his eyebrows in confusion.
Jiang Mingyue said to him, "Yanqian, from now on, just call me Mingyue."
Under the cover of night, the man's eyes shone like stars as he slowly uttered the word "good".
Jiang Mingyue waved her hand, pushed the door open, went inside, and then closed the door behind her.
Yan Qian knew perfectly well that Jiang Mingyue only considered him a friend and had not developed feelings for him beyond friendship, since she treated Don Juan and the others the same way.
But from Miss Jiang to Mingyue, that's already progress, isn't it?
He's not in a hurry.
Jiang Mingyue did not tell the two masters what happened at the Ren family's house. She carefully put away the cheongsam she had changed out of, and when she returned to Huai County, she found a needle and thread to sew the missing fabric back on herself.
On Saturday, Jiang Mingyue slept until eight o'clock in the morning. Her two masters went to a meeting. She ate two bowls of soy milk porridge cooked by Aunt Wang, said goodbye to Aunt Wang, and went out.
Ren Kai and Du Manlin personally came to the entrance of Mao'er Hutong to pick her up and take her to the rehabilitation hospital.
Ren Xiao's matter went very smoothly. She sent Qian Dejian's son away on the spot. After that, it was up to Ren Xiao's own fate. Perhaps he would sleep for another ten years or so, or perhaps he would wake up in two or three years.
Jiang Mingyue has done everything she could; now it's up to fate.
It was nearly noon when she left the rehabilitation hospital.
Du Manlin stayed at the hospital with Ren Xiao, while Ren Kai and Jiang Mingyue stood at the entrance of the hospital parking lot talking.
“Miss Jiang, my grandfather gave me a check for ten million yuan and instructed me to donate it to the Red Cross Society of Huai County. I will go to Huai County in a couple of days to handle this matter personally, and the donation will be made in your name.”
"No need to use my name, just write Ren Xiao. By the way, please thank Mr. Ren for his kindness. I won't go to visit him anymore, I have to go back early tomorrow morning."
Ren Kai didn't dare to refuse and nodded repeatedly, even asking if he should take her back to Mao'er Hutong.
"No need, I have a dinner party later. My friend will come to pick me up. You can go first."
Ren Kai smiled and nodded, then left the parking lot first.
A moment later, Don Juan's car approached and stopped on the opposite side of the road. Jiang Mingyue walked out of the parking lot and then left with Don Juan.
Don Juan is going to Haicheng on a business trip tomorrow, and he came here today specifically to see Jiang Mingyue off.
"Mingyue, have you taken care of everything?"
"Yes, thanks to Brother Tang, it was resolved smoothly."
Don Juan smiled upon hearing this. The little girl knew how to talk, but in reality, he hadn't helped at all.
Meanwhile, unexpectedly, a scene of Jiang Mingyue and Ren Kai talking in the parking lot was photographed by netizens and uploaded online.
Netizens were curious as to why Jiang Mingyue was standing in the hospital parking lot with a man she didn't know.
Some trolls took the opportunity to spread rumors that Jiang Mingyue went to the hospital for an abortion, and that many female celebrities went to the rehabilitation hospital for abortions, and that they had seen several minor internet celebrities there.
[Photos have been taken as evidence; keep them so Sister Jiang can sue you.]
[The rehabilitation hospital is a private sanatorium, and the patients there are all wealthy and powerful. Those who criticize it, please have some common sense!]
[It's obvious that Sister Jiang and the other person are having a normal conversation, and the man is very respectful to Sister Jiang, as if he's asking her for a favor.]
Why are there still haters attacking Sister Jiang? Don't they feel the sting of being proven wrong before?
[They're probably short on KPIs again, always trying to take advantage of Sister Jiang.]
There are plenty of celebrities in the entertainment industry, can the haters please leave Sister Jiang alone?
There's no way around it; Sister Jiang is their father. They'll be restless if they don't come to pay their respects to her for a day.
[My sister is right, thumbs up!]
Those who previously criticized Sister Jiang have now become her fans. These few won't be able to keep up this for long; just wait and see how they're proven wrong.
When Ren Kai discovered that someone had exposed this matter online, he promptly paid someone to delete the posts, preventing further impact online.
Early Sunday morning, Jiang Mingyue, Shao Quan, and Qin Xue boarded their RV and left Beijing.
Qin Xue didn't bring many clothes, but she brought a lot of books she usually reads and materials she needs for painting.
They weren't in a rush, taking their time to explore and enjoy themselves along the way. What should have been a one-day trip took them three days to reach Huai County.
Shao Quan had already told his daughter to tidy up the house and make room for Qin Xue in a sunny room.
Jiang Mingyue didn't rush back to Dahuai Village. First, she helped Qin Xue's things settle properly, then stayed for dinner and chatted with the two teachers before leaving.
She didn't ask Sun Aijun and the others to pick her up; instead, she called a taxi directly to go back.
After a week's absence, the waterproofing of the roof of the main room in the Sun family courtyard has been completed, and all the furniture in the west room has been moved out, with repairs already underway.
Cao Hualan was heartbroken to see that Jiang Mingyue had lost weight after her trip to Beijing. The next day, she asked Sun Aijun to slaughter a pig and cook a big pot of stewed pork. She watched as Jiang Mingyue ate two large bowls of bones.
Jiang Mingyue said that she had apprenticed with a traditional Chinese painting master in Beijing. The master was a friend of Shao Quan and had also returned to Huai County with her, staying at Shao Quan's place.
She used to go to Shao Quan's workshop to learn embroidery every afternoon, but now she also has to take time out in the morning to learn traditional Chinese painting.
The Sun family had no objections and supported Jiang Mingyue in learning more. They even prepared a gift for her apprenticeship, frying ten catties of meatballs that very night for Jiang Mingyue to take with her the next day.
Next, Jiang Mingyue began to learn from Qin Xue and Shao Quan step by step.
In early spring, March, as the weather gradually warmed up, her two teachers would take her to the suburbs to sketch when the weather was nice, or they would take her to various scenic spots.
Jiang Mingyue didn't want to be recognized, so as not to affect her two masters' mood. She activated the shielding function in the crowd and successfully avoided wave after wave of tourists.
Before the staff of Shiliu TV arrived in Huai County, paparazzi in Beijing exposed a rumor.
"Previously, some netizens spotted Jiang Mingyue jogging near Mao'er Hutong. Everyone was curious about why Jiang Mingyue was there, right? I was lucky enough to meet Jiang Mingyue at No. 63 Mao'er Hutong..."
The video that was released did not show Jiang Mingyue herself, but only the entrance to No. 63 Mao'er Hutong.
Netizens felt deceived by the paparazzi and left comments questioning them.
"No picture, no proof! What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Sister Jiang left Beijing a long time ago; someone saw her at a highway service area."
Some local Beijing netizens also criticized the paparazzi for bragging, writing lengthy posts to refute them.
"Do you even know who lives at No. 63 Mao'er Hutong? How dare you spout such nonsense?! That was the home of the late Academician Meng. Now only Academician Meng's wife, Ms. Qin Xue, lives there. If you don't know Ms. Qin Xue, go online and search for her yourself."
Netizens and Jiang Mingyue's casual fans were completely baffled and quickly searched online. What they found was astonishing: the couple's titles were remarkable, and Ms. Qin Xue's outstanding honors were in no way inferior to those of her husband, Academician Meng.
Haters took the opportunity to cause trouble in the comments section.
"The paparazzi must have taken money from Jiang Mingyue to create a goddess for her."
"No picture, no proof. We can also say that we live here."
"Jiang Mingyue is outrageously trying to extort money from someone; she's really audacious. Isn't she afraid of being criticized by the authorities?"
Jiang's fans couldn't stand the haters criticizing her, so they rolled up their sleeves and started tearing her apart.
"My sister Jiang has already retired from the entertainment industry. Does she need to spend money on paparazzi to create a goddess for her? There's no need for that!"
"Which fake fan is pretending to be a hater, constantly targeting Sister Jiang?"
"I hope your idol suffers a backlash!"
"Instead of earning 25 cents a piece, you might as well go work as a bricklayer and earn more money."
The public opinion fermented too quickly, as if there was an unseen hand pushing the matter from behind, and it soon became a trending topic on Weibo.
[Jiang Mingyue's outrageous staged accident] ranks first.
Unsuspecting netizens thought Jiang Mingyue had hit someone with her car or something else, but when they clicked in, they found some dubious paparazzi revelations.
Smart netizens are no longer being swayed by malicious individuals; they want to let things play out a bit longer, since, as is often the case, it's always the paparazzi and trolls who end up being proven wrong.
Imagine a retired actress who has been officially recognized by the local cultural and tourism authorities in Huai County and has boosted the local economy; her character must be impeccable.
Unexpectedly, that evening, instead of receiving an explanation regarding No. 63 Mao'er Hutong, netizens received a police report from Ping An Qiyun Mountain.
The report stated that it thanked Ms. Jiang, a kind-hearted citizen of Huai County, for her help in resolving a thorny case. However, it did not provide any specific details about the case, and the report was full of thanks to Ms. Jiang for her contribution.
[Huai County, concerned citizens, Ms. Jiang—the references are quite clear.]
【Aaaaaaah, where is Sister Jiang doing another good deed?!】
[No, Sister Jiang just came to Beijing for a trip and happened to do a good deed while she was there?]
[The official account is practically tagging Sister Jiang directly, specifically mentioning Huai County. Let's see which hater dares to criticize them!]
Author's Note: [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh] Went out to have some fun and relax.
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