Chapter 2971 - 2972: Hero Dengdeng Makes His Entrance

Chapter 2971: Chapter 2972: Hero Dengdeng Makes His Entrance

Jiang Yichun ignored him and looked at Bai Ruozhu, saying, "I didn’t see anything."

Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but hold her forehead, "You’re just making it obvious; better not to say anything."

"I really didn’t see it, automatically filtered it out." Jiang Yichun’s face was very stiff, as if he was lying without blinking.

Gao Zhou gloated, "With your sight, can you really miss it?"

Bai Ruozhu also gave him a glare, "Dad, you’re being disrespectful. Can we discuss the main issue first?"

"Oh, talk, talk." Gao Zhou then conveyed Xue Zhuo’s words to Jiang Yichun.

"Do you think she did it on purpose just now?" Bai Ruozhu asked.

"Didn’t see clearly, couldn’t see the expression." Jiang Yichun’s face was cold; he was not happy now, afraid of getting a sty.

Bai Ruozhu also didn’t see clearly, the actions didn’t seem fake, and she couldn’t see Xue Zhi’s expression either.

She had a pretty good impression of this girl, no outrageous actions on the way, very filial, didn’t seem like someone scheming.

But a schemer won’t have it written on their face; it’s better to be cautious.

The three of them discussed briefly and went to find Mr. Xue.

Mr. Xue had just got the situation clear from his daughter, his face was very dark.

"Official Jiang, I thought you had already left the Residence." He spoke with some sarcasm, as if accusing Jiang Yichun of daring not to admit it.

Jiang Yichun’s face became cold, "Mr. Xue, if you have something to say, say it directly. I, Jiang, walk the righteous path and don’t like beating around the bush."

When he became tough, Mr. Xue instead wilted, thinking his family still needed help, he had no choice but to temporarily put the matter aside.

"Mr. Xue, be honest, is Xue Zhi not born from your wife?" Bai Ruozhu directly asked, there was no time for beating around the bush.

Mr. Xue’s eyes widened, "How is that possible!"

He instinctively denied it, but faced with Bai Ruozhu’s determined gaze, his face turned a bit pale, realizing it couldn’t be hidden.

"I’ve always had a good relationship with my wife, and I’ve always been a person who values my integrity. Didn’t expect a maid at home had an improper thought, while I drank a few too many, wore my wife’s clothes at night to meet me, the result being... having Zhizhi."

He sighed, "I always disdained such women, but Zhizhi is still my flesh and blood. My wife and I discussed it, raised Zhizhi under her name, not letting anyone know about this."

"So your wife only mentioned passing things down to your son, never mentioning your daughter." Bai Ruozhu had felt something was odd before, and now realized it.

"Zhizhi doesn’t know a thing, those informed back then had long been dealt with by me. She’s uninvolved in this," Mr. Xue added.

"We’re not suspecting her, but missing any detail could affect the investigation." Gao Zhou said.

Jiang Yichun kept his face dark, suddenly spoke, "We can’t waste more time, we must lure the snake from its hole."

Bai Ruozhu immediately understood his meaning, nodding in agreement.

We are in the open while they are in the dark, this takes too much time, better to wait for them to come out on their own.

"Later, take your wife’s jewelry box and have someone move it, but act as though you don’t want anyone to see, cover it with an inconspicuous cloth." Bai Ruozhu said, "When the time comes, whether or not we find anything, we’ll say we found it and are leaving Linchuan City." Bai Ruozhu said.

"What if the opponent doesn’t believe it?" Mr. Xue worriedly asked.

"Put the jewelry box in the memorial hall, say you’re going to bury it with Madam Xue, if they don’t believe, they’ll still send someone to steal it, we’ll keep an eye out." Jiang Yichun said.

"Alright, I’ll handle it." Mr. Xue said.

"Wait!" Bai Ruozhu stopped him, "Don’t tell anyone about this, including your son and daughter. If they ask, just say we took it, and we didn’t tell you what it is."

Mr. Xue frowned, he believed it wouldn’t involve his children.

"Alright, I’ll arrange it."

Once he left, Bai Ruozhu instructed Jianqi to monitor secretly, after all, not everyone in the Xue Family is innocent.

Quickly, Mr. Xue had someone carry the jewelry box over, Bai Ruozhu and the others immediately began searching but didn’t find anything after a while, Gao Zhou suspected Xue Zhi might have already taken it.

"It’s a mechanical box, you keep an eye here, I’ll go fetch our Dengdeng, he’s better than me in mechanical techniques." Bai Ruozhu said.

"Right, we have that little expert at home, hurry up." Gao Zhou laughed.

Bai Ruozhu looked at Jiang Yichun, "Be more cautious, the opponent is an expert with formidable inner strength."

"Okay."

Bai Ruozhu quickly left the Xue Residence, returned to the Inn and brought Little Dengdeng along, thinking she might as well call the Eternal King over too, he was definitely a top-tier helper.

The Eternal King looked displeased, "Can’t you do it yourself? You’re delaying my training again."

"You’re eating and drinking for free by tagging along, aren’t you? We’re busy every day outside, you’re always in the Inn room alone, aren’t you afraid of being suspected?" Bai Ruozhu retorted.

"I’m not afraid, I can always escape if discovered." The Eternal King said with displeasure.

Bai Ruozhu gave him a big eye-roll, fine, better not waste words with someone lacking wit.

Even while grumbling, the Eternal King still accompanied her to the Xue Residence. The gatekeeper saw her come back shortly after leaving, bringing along a little child, felt it strange, didn’t Bai dare risk having her child exposed to bad luck?

Lately, they all feared terribly, if it weren’t for being sold into servitude, they’d have long resigned.

"Mom, don’t worry, with me, the great hero Dengdeng here, there’s absolutely no problem." Little Dengdeng patted his chest and said.

The Eternal King stared at his chest, "Kid, what treasure are you hiding in there?"

"Mechanical techniques, do you understand?" Little Dengdeng remembered his mom’s words, absolutely not telling anyone, cleverly took out a small puppet spider, it crawled on the ground by itself, following alongside them.

The Eternal King’s eyes went wide, "You made this yourself?"

"Of course." Little Dengdeng proudly released a puppet dog.

"Such a young age, you’re incredible, truly worthy of being a member of our Chengshui Imperial family." The Eternal King remarked.

Bai Ruozhu glared at him, "Stop speaking nonsense, not afraid of being overheard?"

The Eternal King snorted but stopped talking.

Soon they arrived at the memorial hall and joined Jiang Yichun and the others, Gao Zhou saw the Eternal King and laughed, "Ruozhu really thought things through."

Little Dengdeng circled the jewelry box, "It’s at the bottommost inside, crafted by a master carpenter outside, the inside hides a mechanical box, it’s Jiuli’s mechanical technique."

Bai Ruozhu was also somewhat surprised, "Who has a connection with the Duan Family from Jiuli?"

"The timber is about twenty years old, weren’t there fewer people going out from Jiuli then?" Gao Zhou said.

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