Chapter 424: Chapter 423: You’re Really Lucky to Have Met Me
The warm breeze was gentle, making it hard for people’s troubled thoughts to settle.
Shen Hua hastily ate the roasted meat and drank the sweet spring water, only then did she look at the person lying unconscious on the ground.
"Madam worries that this person is related to the Hengzhou disappearance case?"
"Maybe."
She indifferently tugged at her lips, then kicked the person on the ground.
"The incident in Hengzhou comes first, Wang Xu’s identity comes second, I don’t believe in coincidences."
"This person’s hands and feet are definitely not clean. Not to mention other things, even if it’s just human trafficking, it has harmed many people and must be punished."
She wiped the grease from her hands, instructing Yingwu, "No need to go back, it will delay our journey and may lead to unexpected complications. Just tie the person up and take him with us."
After a moment, she added.
"Later, you interrogate this person thoroughly."
Yingwu was naturally capable of handling such matters. If she couldn’t handle it, Fengzhou City had undercover agents; even the toughest mouth can be pried open.
"If he is just a human trafficker, send him to the government office."
Shen Hua does not know what kind of person Magistrate Wang is. However, regarding his son, he would certainly not let go lightly. Every parent protective of their child would find ways to completely root out this old man’s hideouts.
"If it really is as I suspect about Hengzhou, the undercover agents there will also know how to proceed."
"Yes."
The sunlight was a bit harsh; Shen Hua did not stay long and then boarded the carriage.
As she entered, Wang Xu, who was huddling his knees, looked up at her helplessly. As soon as their eyes met, the girl laughed.
"What, still haven’t figured it out?"
Seeing Wang Xu as if he had lost his soul, unable to accept reality, she disdainfully commented, "Keep your wits about you when you’re out and about."
Really, how is the Wang Family raising him!
"Why don’t you have anyone serving you by your side?"
She remembered that when they parted at the inn last time, the Wang Family had already found Wang Xu.
"They were under my father’s orders, taking me back home."
Wang Xu glanced at Shen Hua, his pride completely gone, and confessed, "I had just managed to sneak out for a journey, why would I want to go with them? I racked my brains to shake those people off and got rid of them."
What racking of brains, Shen Hua didn’t believe Wang Xu had the brains for that.
"I really don’t know, why would he deceive me?"
Wang Xu was utterly perplexed and couldn’t figure it out.
"I gave him all my silver, how could he still exploit me?"
Shen Hua was at a loss for words: ...
Wang Xu was younger than her, after all just a naive teenager. A wealthy young master without a clue, his whole being screamed ’easy to deceive’.
Who else to deceive but him?
"Look at your tender and soft skin, though sturdy, but starve for a few meals, let your body lean out, your appearance striking, selling you to a brothel as a clean official might just work."
"The clean officials in brothels, after staying in such a place for long, get tainted by the worldly flavors, but someone naive and teary like you could certainly stand out. You might even make a name for yourself."
The girl said somberly, "If not you, then who else to deceive?"
Wang Xu believed it, and suddenly felt terrible.
His eyes widened in shock, he suddenly stood up, his head hitting the roof of the carriage with a ’thud’. He winced in pain, covering his head with both hands.
He is the son of the Magistrate!
The sole heir of the Wang Residence!
How can a clean official degrade him like this!
Fear completely overwhelmed all his emotions following the realization.
Shen Hua: "Hey."
"You’re lucky to have encountered me; your fortunes are really good."
If he had naively gone with that old man, who knows what would have happened to him.
Outside, Yingwu had neatly arranged everything and then came to the outside of the carriage, calling softly through the curtain, "Madam."
Shen Hua responded, "Let’s start our journey."
"Yes."
Wang Xu held his breath, anxiously observing Shen Hua’s expression.
"Is it true that you said you would take me back?"
It’s no wonder he felt that way, especially after seeing Yingwu pull out a dagger and a bag of unused knockout drug from the old man’s bosom not long ago.
It shows how easy he was to deceive, they didn’t even use the knockout drug on him!
Shen Hua lowered her eyelids, her whitened fingertips fiddling with the jade pendant that Cui Yun had personally put on her waist last time.
She still remembered standing there properly, looking at Cui Yun’s profile, feeling ultimately guilty.
However, what she said was:
—If you make me unhappy, I will smash it again next time.
He laughed angrily.
—How dare I.
Wang Xu, his face red with shame, said: "My home is in Fengzhou, two days’ carriage ride from here."
As he spoke, he saw Shen Hua cold and indifferent, not knowing what she was thinking, without any intention to engage in conversation, fearing she would change her mind.
"If you take me back, my Daddy will surely thank you heavily."
Shen Hua absent-mindedly responded.
"You truly are the most beautiful and kind-hearted girl I have ever met in my life."
Shen Hua’s attitude softened because of this sentence. The silly-looking Wang Xu suddenly seemed much more agreeable in her eyes.
"It’s a trifle, not worth mentioning."
"I hope it will not delay your journey."
"It will not."
Wang Xu’s look at Shen Hua immediately became strange.
Shen Hua had not tricked him at all this time, and even kindly offered to take him back to Fengzhou out of goodwill. Wang Xu, deeply moved, vigorously wiped his flushed eyes with his sleeve.
The next moment, he heard the girl say.
"Who says I’m also not going to Fengzhou."
"Otherwise, do you think I would go out of my way to take you?"
Even little ghosts aren’t as naive as Wang Xu!
It never crossed Wang Xu’s mind how Shen Hua knew he was from Fengzhou. He only heard the sound of porcelain smashing. Originally, it was the slowly overflowing emotion, now slightly cracking with these few words.
During the following journey, no further incidents occurred.
Several days later, the carriage finally entered Fengzhou City, eventually stopping in front of the Wan Residence.
During these days, a pall seemed to hang over everyone at the Wan Residence, oppressively suffocating.
The young master was difficult to track, especially since he disappeared outside his father’s jurisdiction, naturally making it 50% harder to find someone.
Those who were sent out could only carry Wang Xu’s portrait and ask around, turning over every stone, only to hear a sentence.
—I’ve seen this person before, initially he was tussling with an old man, I don’t know what they were saying, but later they left affectionately together.
This left everyone uneasy.
The master’s face grew more solemn by the day; after the madam fainted, she fell ill, taking medicine day after day.
Despite being worried and sleepless every night, Magistrate Wang still had to attend to the affairs of the government office. He put on his official clothes, with a sorrowful expression left the residence, but before he could get into his sedan, a plump figure rushed towards him.
Wang Xu hugged him tightly.
"Daddy! Your son almost didn’t make it!"
Crying, he rubbed his tears on Magistrate Wang’s body.
While speaking, he pointed to the girl behind him.
"She saved me."
Then, he recounted the whole incident.
"Father, you once said that saving a life is as great as giving birth to one, Wang Family’s teachings I’ve always remembered. Although she’s only a few years older than me, I’m also willing to acknowledge her as my foster mother."
Shen Hua’s ears buzzed.
But ultimately, all disbelief mixed together.
Yangyang does not want it.
Yangyang refuses it.
Then she heard Magistrate Wang approve with one sentence.
"It is only right."