Chapter 555: Stealing a Chicken Only to Lose the Rice: The Thief Gets Sold Out

This time, Lao Qi and the others didn't stop them; since they wanted to run, let them run.

Consequently, more and more people started running.

The woman who had been giving Shi Youxuan a hard time began to panic, beads of sweat streaming down her cheeks incessantly.

Even though the weather wasn't hot, she was sweating so much; it was clear at a glance that she had a guilty conscience.

Furthermore, it seemed she was also preparing to run.

The woman stopped crying and shouting, scrambled up from the ground, and turned to leave, only to be grabbed by Shi Youxuan: "Hey, where are you going? Don't leave yet. You haven't said how much compensation you want, have you? Since you came to cause trouble, be a bit more professional..."

"Let go of me, let go."

The woman tried to scratch and hit Shi Youxuan, but after flailing about for a long time, she didn't even touch a single hair on Shi Youxuan, and her clawing, screeching appearance was all caught on camera!

Shi Youxuan could let others run, but she couldn't let her run.

There were only five or six troublemakers left, all of whom had been inciting others in the crowd just moments before.

The police arrived.

They were a bit slow, but they didn't miss anything.

The coffin was indeed empty, there was nothing inside!

Police station.

With ironclad evidence, it was useless for those few people to quibble any further.

The charges of gathering a crowd to cause trouble, framing others through staged accidents, malicious planting of evidence, and causing injury in public were all confirmed!

This matter could be big or small; for a light penalty, it would be a fine and fifteen days of detention.

For a serious case, it would be three to seven years of imprisonment.

That woman was Huang Ma's daughter-in-law; they really were relatives.

But the others were not; they had all been hired by her.

Once in the interrogation room, she put away her sharp tongue and lost her previous arrogant air, quickly confessing—she wasn't the mastermind either.

Someone had given her the idea to cause trouble at the entrance of Jian Yixin's Apartment, but she had never met that person; she only had a WeChat ID!

The police opened WeChat, but the person's profile picture was gray, and both the registration location and phone number were overseas, leaving no way to investigate.

An Apartment in the city center.

Every window in the room was covered with curtains, and a man sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, frowning as he watched the Jiangzhou news.

The news showed clips of Shi Youxuan outwitting those people; although her face was pixelated, he could recognize at the first glance that the woman was Shi Youxuan!

A self-deprecating smile tugged at the corner of the man's mouth, and he muttered to himself: "How could I have forgotten you? Long time no see. You are always so stunning. Don't be in a hurry; once I'm done dealing with that person, it will be your turn."

"None of you, I won't let any of you off!"

Jian Family Hospital.

Shi Youxuan supported Jian Yixin as they walked out, teasing her: "You usually seem so cautious, how could you be so silly as to go out alone this time? Did you think those people were as easy to talk to as your Sheng Zerong? That whatever you say, they will listen to you?"

"Shut up."

Jian Yixin didn't treat Shi Youxuan any more politely just because she had saved her.

She covered her cheek with her hand and complained to Shi Youxuan: "What is your heart made of, woman? Can't you comfort me after I've been hurt? From the road here until now, you haven't stopped picking on me; it's too much."

Shi Youxuan thought about it, and it seemed that was the case.

"Alright, I won't pick on you anymore. Let's discuss what to do next; you can't just wait for the other side to make a move and then react. There is no logic in defending against a thief for a thousand days."

"Mm."

Jian Yixin nodded.

From just now until this moment, she had finally said something serious.

The two went straight to Shi Youxuan's home.

Wang Yinghao knew they had serious business to discuss, so she had someone bring juice and then didn't let anyone disturb them.

Shi Ran had gone to school, so she went to play with Zichen and Moli.

Moli had been taken to Shi Youxuan's home at the very first opportunity.

Closing the door.

Shi Youxuan said sternly: "There must be someone behind this matter. You've guessed who that person is, haven't you?"

Jian Yixin picked up the juice and took a sip, nodding with a solemn expression: "Yes, I guessed it."

"He is coming for me. Xuanxuan, can I leave Moli at your place for the time being? It's too dangerous for him to be with me."

Shi Youxuan: "Yixin, have you thought about it? Perhaps Moli being with you isn't just dangerous; he might also be able to protect you."

"I have thought about it, but I don't want to."

Neither of them wanted to mention that name—Sheng Yukai!

But he was definitely the mastermind behind this.

At the very beginning, when the house was "haunted," Jian Yixin thought it was something Huang Ma had cooked up to get a promotion and a raise, but soon Huang Ma died, and she knew this matter definitely wasn't simple.

She just hadn't expected the next wave of trouble to come so quickly, and it was all connected, like a chain of traps.

She was very unwilling, but she had no choice but to walk into it!

The thing Jian Yixin was most grateful for right now was calling Shi Youxuan when she was preparing to leave the Apartment.

Shi Youxuan had a quick mind and many clever ideas; she always had unexpected methods that looked like child's play but could achieve excellent results.

Just like this time, if Shi Youxuan hadn't helped, she really wouldn't have known how to end it.

Shi Youxuan said: "You don't want to because you're afraid that person doesn't know whose child it is and might hurt Moli?"

"Mm." She nodded.

Shi Youxuan felt somewhat touched; Jian Yixin was actually a very kind woman.

Knowing full well that Moli was Sheng Yukai's son, she refused to use Moli as a Hushunfu after Sheng Yukai returned for revenge, preferring to expose herself to danger rather than fail to protect the child.

"Xuanxuan." Jian Yixin suddenly grabbed her hand: "I beg you to protect Moli well... don't let that man hurt him. As long as he is safe, I... it doesn't matter what happens to me!"

Shi Youxuan thought she was foolish and suggested she publicize the fact that Moli was Shi Yuke's biological son.

That way, Sheng Yukai, who was hiding in the shadows, would know Moli was his son, and perhaps he would let go of his past hatred and stop targeting them!

"He won't, he won't..."

Jian Yixin shook her head like a rattle-drum and said to Shi Youxuan: "Xuanxuan, you haven't known him for long, so you don't understand that man's temper. He has been petty and selfish since he was a child; he only thinks about the bad things others have done to him and never considers the good they have done!"

Even now, Jian Yixin could clearly remember when they all played together as children.

Just because a servant brought them food and got his preferred taste wrong, Sheng Yukai pushed that servant down the stairs, breaking six of the servant's ribs, and it took over three months in the hospital to recover.

At the time, because Bai Xue was in charge of the household, she spent money to settle it.

Such incidents happened several more times later, but back then, although Sheng Yukai's methods were ruthless, his schemes were not very deep.

But this time, she could clearly feel that it was different.

This time, he laid low for a year while on the run, and when he finally struck, it was fast, accurate, and ruthless!

Moreover, the very first person he dealt with was Jian Yixin; his choice of target for revenge was very precise.

Now that things had reached this point, Jian Yixin no longer hid it and said softly: "Xuanxuan, do you know who hired people to slash his face back then?"

Shi Youxuan's mind went "Boom," and she understood in an instant.

"Could it be you?"

"Mm."

Jian Yixin admitted: "Back then I was in the shadows, so it was naturally easy to take revenge on him. Now the roles have reversed, and he has also come prepared, so it is naturally not difficult for him to deal with me."

"This time was just luck; I only escaped danger because I had your help, but what about next time, or the time after that?"

"I cannot be this lucky forever, which is why I want to beg you to help me look after Moli. Do not let him fall into the hands of his biological father. He is such a good child, and I don't want him to be raised by a devil and turn into a devil himself."