Chapter 243: Shocked Zhao Xi

 Chapter 243: Shocked Zhao Xi

Zhao Xi, who was curious and slowly moving closer from the corner, stiffened as he was choked by his own saliva. His eyes widened in astonishment as he looked at Shu Yu in the main room. What did he just hear? Lu Shu Yu asked Meng Yunzheng to speak? She knew? When did she find out, how did she find out, who told her, and where did he expose himself? Shu Yu happened to turn her head and greeted him, "Zhao Daifu, it's hot outside. Would you like to come in?" Zhao Xi was momentarily unsure whether he should listen to her and go inside or continue pretending to be a fool counting ants in the corner. But he had been frozen in place for too long. If he turned and ran now, it would be quite embarrassing. Zhao Xi couldn't help but look at Meng Yunzheng, who suddenly chuckled and finally spoke, "When did you find out?" Shu Yu sighed, lamenting that such a nice voice was being wasted. Seeing that Meng Yunzheng had no intention of hiding it anymore, Zhao Xi straightened up and patted his clothes, walking into the house. After all, he was pretending to be a fool. The actions he had done in front of her earlier now felt extremely embarrassing in retrospect. Zhao Xi walked behind Meng Yunzheng, trying to minimize his presence. Shu Yu chuckled. This was her response to Meng Yunzheng's question, "Last time you told me that you had been to the Shu residence, and that's when I knew." Meng Yunzheng was curious, "Which part of what I said made you suspicious?" Zhao Xi nodded repeatedly. He had read the words Meng Yunzheng had written, but he didn't find anything amiss. Shu Yu explained, "You told me that after you went to the Shu residence, you discovered that the third miss of the Shu family was an imposter. So you immediately started investigating but found that the Shu family had become cautious and difficult to approach. Then, both you and Zhao Daifu got into trouble, and you came to Jiangyuan County. Is that right?" "Mhmm." Shu Yu extended her hand and continued, "I calculated the time. You went to the Shu residence three days after I left, and we met on the fourth day after I arrived in Jiangyuan County. There were only a few days in between, but you went through the investigation, got into trouble, and left. In other words, you came to Jiangyuan County immediately after the incident. It doesn't quite make sense." Zhao Xi asked, "What doesn't make sense?" "Just think about it. Both of you were involved in such a big incident. One became dumb, the other became mute. According to Meng Gongzi's character, why wouldn't you stay in Dong'an Prefecture for retaliation? Instead, you appeared in such a small county like this." She knew Meng Yunzheng wouldn't leave things half done when dealing with Zhang Shu. It didn't make sense that they both suffered severe injuries but took no action, which didn't align with his character. "But if it's retaliation, one day wouldn't be enough time. It would take at least seven or eight days. How could you appear in Jiangyuan County so quickly?" "Of course, it's also possible that your enemy came to Jiangyuan County, and you followed him. But that possibility is very small. The person who could successfully ambush both of you is certainly not simple. It's unlikely that such a person would allow you to find his identity and track him down within a day." She sighed, "So, after thinking it over, there's an 80% chance that you two never had an incident at all. You probably pretended to be victims and hid in Jiangyuan County for some purpose." Zhao Xi was dumbfounded. Damn it, she actually guessed it right.

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