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Admitting to the former was no big deal—he hadn’t actually caused any physical harm.
Oh, mental harm doesn’t count.
But admitting to the latter would be quite troublesome, as everyone has some skeletons in their closet.
“No, since I already advised him to turn himself in, why would I go out of my way to do that?” Jiang Chenyi’s eyes were filled with confusion and looked particularly innocent.
However, the police weren’t so easily fooled.
His gaze never left Jiang Chenyi’s face: “According to our investigation, he later called you once and even developed the intention to kill you. So, you felt you couldn’t wait any longer.”
“No, no, no, you can’t put it that way, Police Uncle.” Jiang Chenyi chuckled lightly as if he didn’t take someone wanting to kill him seriously at all.
“In fact, I knew he wanted to kill me, but I was certain it wouldn’t succeed, so there was no need for me to take further action against him.”
Jiang Chenyi wasn’t lying—the one who acted against him wasn’t himself, but the supermarket!
The officer stared into his eyes for a long time.
And years of investigative experience told him: the young man wasn’t lying.
Moreover, judging by the young man’s methods, he leaned more toward making the living suffer.
If no one had submitted the evidence, someone like Lu Qingshan would never have turned himself in, so he would have continued to suffer.
Therefore, the one who submitted the evidence must have been someone else who couldn’t stand it either.
But the question remained: who had the capability to… completely scrape Lu Qingshan’s foundation clean?
Even knowing that he pushed someone when he was three years old?
Could it be that the one who acted was also a Celestial Master?
“Tsk!” The officer felt a headache coming on.
Honestly, he didn’t want to deal with these Celestial Master types.
After asking a few more questions and confirming that Jiang Chenyi wasn't the culprit, the police had no choice but to let him go.
Before leaving, the police officer reminded Jiang Chenyi, "Your actions have likely caught the attention of the Celestial Masters Association. They'll probably investigate you."
The Celestial Masters Association... What on earth was that?
Jiang Chenyi tilted his head slightly while blinking innocently, "Alright, thanks for the heads up~"
Then, he heard the officer continue, "Also... I just turned thirty this year. You don't have to call me 'uncle.'"
There was a hint of mild resentment in his tone.
Jiang Chenyi almost laughed out loud.
No matter how well he masked his expression, a glimmer of amusement still leaked through his eyes.
This only deepened the officer's resentment.
"Got it, Police Officer~"
After waving goodbye to the officer, Jiang Chenyi had just stepped out of the police station when his phone suddenly vibrated.
He flipped it open to see that Luo Qiuming was calling.
"Little Jiang!!!" The voice on the other end was extremely excited that Jiang Chenyi silently moved the phone away from his ear to avoid having his eardrums shattered.
"My wife is pregnant, wuwuwuwu!" Luo Qiuming started sobbing into the phone.
The couple had been through so much.
Jiang Chenyi checked the time.
It had been just over a week since his last visit to Ancheng.
If they had done a blood test, it would indeed confirm whether she was pregnant.
Had the couple just received the test results and immediately called him?
Sure enough, the next words from Luo Qiuming were, "Miaomiao went for a checkup today, and the results show she's been pregnant for a week. Wuwuwu, thank you so much, Little Jiang! Thank you! Where are you now? I'll come pick you up! I want to treat you to a meal!"
Luo Qiuming was crying and talking at the same time. And even after Jiang Chenyi declined twice, he still insisted on treating him.
"Alright then, I'm at the entrance of the Ancheng police station. Should I just head to your place?"
In the end, after much insistence from Luo Qiuming, Jiang Chenyi decided to wait for him to pick him up.
Luo Qiuming acted quickly.
Because not before long, he arrived in a luxurious stretch Lincoln.
Jiang Chenyi was stunned by the sight of the luxury car, as were the police officers who had just come out to investigate.
"Little Jiang!" Luo Qiuming jumped out of the car like a monkey and threw himself at Jiang Chenyi with tears streaming down his face.
Jiang Chenyi was helpless.
And under the astonished gazes of the police officers, he half-carried Luo Qiuming back into the car.
Less than ten minutes after they left, three people arrived at the police station entrance. "Hello, we're from the Celestial Masters Association. Where is the person who cursed Lu Qingshan?"
The officer who was asked looked bewildered, then pointed in the direction the luxury car had gone. "He just left."
The three of them felt a pang of frustration.
One of them angrily shouted at a white-haired young man, "Look at you! If you had been quicker, we wouldn't have missed him!"
The white-haired young man pouted and was about to retort when the second person jabbed him hard in the back.
Their little exchange didn't escape the leader, who snorted coldly and was about to leave when someone from inside the police station shouted, "I've told you everything! Why is it still so hot! You need to find him to undo it, please! I'll give you the others too, just find Jiang Chenyi for me!"
It was Lu Qingshan who was howling like a wolf and wailing like a ghost.
The three of them exchanged glances and walked into the police station as they intended to see for themselves what kind of curse that young man had cast!
Meanwhile, in the car, Luo Qiuming was still sobbing while repeatedly expressing his gratitude.
Jiang Chenyi was worried that the other might cry so hard that he would faint, so he quickly used Merit to calm him down: "Stop crying, stop crying, Brother Qiuming. Getting so emotional isn't good for your health."
Luo Qiuming suddenly felt a cool sensation on the back of his head, and his agitated heart instantly calmed down.
He sat in his seat while sniffling a couple of times then wiped the tears from his face and tightly grasped Jiang Chenyi's hand: "Little Jiang, from now on, you are our family's benefactor! Our great benefactor!"
He didn’t mention gratitude or rewards again, but he deeply remembered this debt of gratitude.
Jiang Chenyi had thought they were going to the hospital, but the car took them directly to the outskirts of Ancheng.
"There’s a manor here and I plan to have Miaomiao stay here. The pollution in the city center is a bit severe, and I’m afraid she might feel uncomfortable."
Luo Qiuming reopened the topic and chatted about the things he had prepared for Miaomiao.
Not just the house, but this car was also specially prepared for her.
Because it’s spacious, big, comfortable, and safe enough!
Jiang Chenyi’s mouth twitched slightly until he got out of the car and saw Zhang Miaomiao, who looked equally helpless.
'Is my husband annoying? I’m sorry for the trouble…'
'No trouble at all… You’re the one who’s been through the most…'
The two exchanged a glance, then both turned their heads away and laughed. Luo Qiuming stood between them and looked confusedly at his wife and then at Jiang Chenyi while completely unaware of what they were laughing about.
"Wife, wife~ Don’t stand at the door catching the wind, what if you catch a cold?"
Jiang Chenyi looked up at the high-hanging sun and sighed silently.
The manor Luo Qiuming bought for Zhang Miaomiao was a farmstead and surrounded not only by various fruit trees but also vegetable greenhouses and fish ponds that give it a rustic charm everywhere.
But it must be said that the air here was indeed much better than in the city center.
The group sat on the lawn outside and enjoyed the afternoon tea while basking in the gentle breeze.
"Speaking of which, I heard from Old Luo that he picked you up from the police station. What happened? Do you need our help?"
Zhang Miaomiao was much more attentive than Luo Qiuming, and with her reminder, Luo Qiuming finally realized.
"Oh right, why were you at the police station?"
Jiang Chenyi told them about Lu Qingshan’s situation and didn’t hesitate to mention the Bottom Fishing incident at the supermarket.
"The supermarket… actually has self-awareness?"
The couple was somewhat dazed, as if they had just been told that monsters could become spirits after the founding of the nation.
"Of course it does, otherwise how do you think I got bound?"
Of course, it was the supermarket that chose me!
The couple exchanged a glance with their eyes filled with even more reverence for the supermarket.
Jiang Chenyi naturally noticed the emotion in their eyes and proudly boasted to the supermarket: "See! I’ve made you famous!"
But the supermarket didn’t respond, perhaps it was shy again.
After discussing the pregnancy, Zhang Miaomiao brought up another matter: "Little Jiang, there’s something I need to ask of you. I know someone who needs your help."
Jiang Chenyi's eyes flickered for a moment before he put down the water glass in his hand and asked, "Did you mention that I might not necessarily help her?"
Both Merit and sufficiently intense emotions are indispensable.
Zhang Miaomiao nodded, "I've already mentioned it in advance, and she's mentally prepared for the possibility that I might not be able to help. Regardless of whether you can assist or not, she won't hold any grudges."
This was something Luo Qiuming had just learned about.
However, he quickly filtered out a person in his mind, "Is it Huang Jue?"
Zhang Miaomiao nodded with a hint of sorrow and sympathy on her face, "She wants to find her sister who has been missing for twenty years."
It's been twenty years since she disappeared, and Huang Jue has been searching for twelve years. Ever since she came of age and started working, she has been looking for traces of her sister.
But no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't find her.
Her parents also searched for a while, but after a few years, they had to give up and seeing Huang Jue so distressed, they sometimes tried to persuade her to let go.
But Huang Jue was unwilling to give up.
Finding her sister...
Jiang Chenyi pondered for a while before saying to Zhang Miaomiao, "Alright, find a time for me to meet her. If she meets the requirements, we can sit down and talk."
Zhang Miaomiao quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, she's currently participating in a variety show, and the filming location is not far from here."
If possible, she wanted Luo Qiuming to take Jiang Chenyi there tomorrow.
Once everyone's attention was focused on Luo Qiuming, Jiang Chenyi could take the opportunity to observe the other party.
If Huang Jue met the requirements, Luo Qiuming could act as a communication bridge between the two.
With an acquaintance present, some words would be easier to say.
Zhang Miaomiao originally didn't want to rush this and planned to wait until the variety show filming was over, but...
To outsiders, this matter might not seem urgent, but for the person involved, finding her sister a day earlier would mean one less day of worry.
Moreover, what if Huang Jue's sister was living an unhappy life? Finding her a day earlier could mean rescuing her from misery sooner.
Jiang Chenyi had no objections to this arrangement.
The day after discussing this matter, he and Luo Qiuming set off.
After the two of them left and as Zhang Miaomiao was about to return to her room, three people approached from a distance.
"Hello, Ms. Zhang, we are from the Celestial Masters Association. Is Jiang Chenyi here?"
Translator:
Poor Celestial Masters, always late ┐( ˘_˘)┌. Better luck next time then.
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