Chapter 46: Innocent Death
There are carved step-out beds, exquisite mahogany tables and chairs, ancient paintings by famous artists hanging on the walls, and top-quality porcelain on the shelves.
Every single thing in this room was something she couldn't afford even if she sold her belongings.
A small captain actually has so many good things. He must be either greedy or have a mine at home.
Based on Wen Wan's understanding of him, he would not be so corrupt as to embezzle money, which means his family owns a mine.
"A rich man."
Wen Wan couldn't help but sigh, "I wish this was my room."
Seeing her like this, Shen Yu laughed and shook his head, "Okay, go back now that you're up. You've tormented me enough for the whole night."
Wen Wan widened her eyes and then thought of a possibility.
She wouldn't take advantage of alcohol to really do something to him, would she?
Although she really couldn't remember anything, she had no confidence in her self-control when she was drunk and drunk.
"I tortured you?" she asked timidly, "How did I torture you?"
Shen Yu pointed to the changed clothes beside him and said, "You vomited and made a fuss, and you soiled several of my clothes."
Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief, everything was fine.
"It's just clothes, no big deal. I'll give you a few later."
Shen Yu raised an eyebrow, "You did it?"
"Uh..." Wen Wan laughed dryly, "Although I'm not good at needlework, if you dare to wear it, I can make it for you."
Chen Yu was silent for a moment. "I'm not afraid of killing enemies on the battlefield, so why would I be afraid of wearing a piece of your clothes? Come and show me how to do it."
Wen Wan lifted the quilt and stood up, "Then you wait, when I make it, whoever doesn't wear it will be a grandson."
Shen Yu nodded.
Wen Wan walked out. She was still drunk and stumbled as she walked, almost falling several times.
Shen Yu looked at it and shook his head helplessly. He could only order the servant to make some sobering soup and send it to the next yard later.
Fortunately, the two courtyards were only a few steps apart. Wen Wan returned to the courtyard yawning and went to see Wen En first.
This guy's alcohol tolerance is really terrible. It's just a glass of wine, but now he is so drunk that he can't even get up.
She glanced at him through the window and saw that he was sleeping soundly, so she didn't disturb him anymore. She just thought that she would never let him touch a drop of this wine again.
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I have been busy moving these days and forgot that the mosaic jade was still in the jewelry store.
It was two days later that Wen Wan remembered this incident.
Wen Wan went out alone under the pretext of buying groceries.
She didn't know what was going on, but her eyelids had been twitching since morning, and she always felt uneasy.
When we reached the corner of the street, a group of people suddenly rushed out.
Before she could figure out what was going on, she saw flames shooting up into the sky in the distance and thick smoke rising into the air. The scene was so huge and truly scary.
"The fire is coming!"
"Someone come and put out the fire!"
As people fled, many people in the distance were screaming in panic.
In this panic, Wen Wan was ready to go home. Even though the jade pendant was valuable, she didn't want to take the risk at this time.
"Oh, what a pity! A jewelry store that was in great condition was burned down. I don't know what happened to the people inside."
"It's really dangerous. The fire started too quickly. If there were anyone in the shop, there would be no way they could escape."
Jewelry shop?
Wen Wan stopped, turned around and squeezed into the street against the flow of people.
Neighbors carried basins and buckets and kept pouring water on the burning shop.
But once a wooden house catches fire, how can it be put out with just this little water?
Wen Wan stood in the crowd, unable to get any closer, and could only watch the fire grow bigger and bigger.
Now, she doesn't care about the jade pendant anymore, she just hopes that the masters who made the jewelry are safe and sound.
Suddenly, a man covered in flames rushed out of the shop.
The crowd of onlookers stepped back in fear.
The fire man fell to the ground, the fire on his body still burning. He didn't even have time to shout before he died in front of everyone.
The crowd was frightened and the scene became increasingly chaotic.
Wen Wan sniffed, her expression more solemn than ever.
“The smell of kerosene.”
When this person rushed out, she felt that something was wrong with the fire. If it was just clothes burning, the fire would never be so big.
So, someone poured kerosene on him and then lit the fire?
This person was probably awakened by the pain and then burned to death.
What a cruel method!
Wen Wan's heart sank. Just as she was about to go forward to check, she suddenly saw what the burned-to-death fireman was holding in his hand.
Chimeric jade!
It’s her piece of chimeric jade!
At that moment, Wen Wan's scalp went numb. When she looked at the fire man again, she found that his figure was very similar to the young man who had received her.
She took two steps forward and was about to walk out of the crowd when someone suddenly appeared behind her and pulled her back by the arm.
"Don't go over there."
Shen Yu's voice was steady, and he held her arm tightly.
Wen Wan was startled and turned back to meet his warning eyes.
Her chaotic thoughts suddenly calmed down, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
"Hey, this person is holding a jade pendant. Look..."
Someone also discovered the jade pendant and immediately stepped forward and bent down to check it out. There was a sound of something breaking through the air, and the next moment, the person who was bending down was pierced through the forehead by a feather arrow.
Blood splattered, the crowd let out screams of terror, and quickly scattered like birds and beasts.
Shen Yu grabbed Wen Wan's arm and left the street in the panicked crowd.
After returning to the yard, closing the gate, and making sure that no one followed, Shen Yu let go of her arm.
"They killed everyone in the jewelry store, and they're going to use the jewelry store's employees to lure out the owner of the jade pendant? Is that right?"
Along the way, Wen Wan connected everything that had happened before and came to this guess.
Shen Yu poured her a cup of hot water and said, "Drink some water first."
Wen Wan held the cup but didn't drink it. Instead, she stared at him stubbornly for an answer.
"Who are they?"
Shen Yu saw that her face was pale but her eyes were extremely firm, so he slowly spoke.
"Those people are the ones who chased us in the Niangniang Temple last time."
Wen Wan's eyes reddened unconsciously when she heard this. She choked up and asked, "So, the people in the jewelry store really died because of that piece of mosaic jade, right?"
It was she who handed the jade pendant to the master.
The old master, like everyone else in the jewelry store, is an innocent person.
They have nothing to do with this matter. They are just ordinary people living in a border town, making a living by making jewelry.
If, if she had retrieved the jade pendant earlier, perhaps they would not have died.
Perhaps the guilt in her eyes was too obvious, and at that moment, Shen Yu actually guessed what she was thinking.
That piece of jade was the one he picked up in the cemetery and threw to her.
He was also a little scared at this moment. If he was a step later, she would rush out of the crowd and be exposed to the eyes of those people.
The consequences...
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