Perfect Encounter - Chapter 53.2

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Chapter 53.2

When An Ruochen heard that Lu Daniang asked to see her, saying she had brought a reply from the second girl of the An family, she knew that something urgent must have happened. But she never expected it would be the news of Zhao Jiahua’s death.

An Ruochen was so shocked that it took her a while to calm down.

“Where is her daughter?”

“I don’t know.”

“What about Boss Liu?”

“I think he is taking care of the aftermath. Tiezhu only said the owner’s wife passed away. If Boss Liu had an accident, he would have said so. The restaurant’s affairs are well organized, and the manager is not panicking, so I think the boss is fine.”

An Ruochen was completely confused. So crazy to kill herself? Impossible!

“Lu Daniang, go to Li Xiu’er. Be careful, do not let others pay attention to you. Zhao Jiahua’s death is unusual. If someone silenced her, then Li Xiu’er will also be in danger. Just use the method I told you and scare her with the news of Zhao Jiahua’s death. Make sure you can get some information out of her.” An Ruochen took out the money from her bosom. It was the money she gave Lu Daniang to rent the house, and now she gave it to Lu Daniang again. “After scaring her, give her some money. She needs money. She will talk.”

Lu Daniang took it and asked, “What does Miss want to do?”

“I can’t do anything, I’ll just pretend I don’t know anything. The spies will surely keep an eye on me. I will act as if nothing is wrong and keep them calm. Listen to what Li Xiu’er says. If she knows something, find a way to bring her to a safe place to hide first.” She thought about it and agreed on a location with Lu Daniang.

Lu Daniang said, “Then, be more careful. After asking around, I realized that the Jubao Gambling House is in cahoots with Boss Liu and the Xu Matchmaker. They have killed a gentleman together. I do not know who he was. It was in April, and the place was in the secret room of the Jubao Gambling House.”

“The secret room?”

“In the third room on the left side of the backyard of the Jubao Gambling House. There are switches on the cabinet. Qi Zheng secretly followed it down and said there were long aisles and several rooms inside.”

“How was the body handled?” If we can find the body, we can have physical evidence.

“He said he was chopped up, placed in the slop bucket of the Jubao Restaurant and shipped out of town. They intended to throw him into the mountains for the beasts to eat clean, leaving no trace.”

An Ruochen felt a pang of nausea. These people are so cruel.

“Also, previously I talked to you about the disabled man, wounded on the battlefield, who had to make a living guarding the Jubao Gambling House, Brother Yang ……”

“The one who died of illness? What happened?”

Lu Daniang slowed down and restrained her emotions, “Brother Yang found out about the spy in the first place.” She told her what Qi Zheng had told her in detail.

An Ruochen quickly reacted: “He suspected that someone had poisoned him.”

Lu Daniang nodded: “He couldn’t talk anymore, so he had to leave his corpse as evidence.”

An Ruochen gritted her teeth: “But even if we get the coroner to examine the body and prove that he died of poisoning, there is no proof of who poisoned him.”

That was indeed the reality. Lu Daniang also did not know what to do, only knew to rush to handle the current matter: “I will find Li Xiu’er first thing in the morning. When I have the results, I will report to you.”

As soon as Lu Daniang left, An Ruoxi came in the next minute. She still looked like yesterday, with several maids and servants trailing along, and came with great dignity. She met Lu Daniang at the entrance of the Purple Cloud House and gave her a fierce glare.

Lu Daniang said aloud: “Second Miss, do not worry. I have told Steward An the words you asked me to convey.”

An Ruoxi wanted to choke her twice, but Lu Daniang turned her head and left, not giving her a chance.

An Ruoxi waited for a long time before she saw An Ruochen.

An Ruoxi did not give An Ruochen a friendly face and pushed the food box heavily, almost throwing it to the ground. “Here, what you wanted to eat.”

An Ruochen opened and looked at it, remembering the mutilated corpse that Lu Daniang had spoken about, and closed it again.

An Ruoxi was furious: “Don’t bully people too much! To whom do you want to show your disgusted look!”

“These are not what I like to eat.”

“Sister doesn’t want to eat anyway.” An Ruoxi couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Who cares what she likes to eat? She just picked a few things in the kitchen and brought them over. Of course, the point would not be the snacks. She asked, “What exactly do you want? How long do you want to humiliate me? Do you want to wait until I can’t take it anymore and then deliberately pick on my mistakes? Because I’m impatient, so you won’t help me?”

“It’s true.” An Ruochen said lightly: “You can’t even stand these things. If the time comes to fight against the An family for a chance to get married, how will you have the patience and perseverance? I would only be busy for nothing and I would also get dragged down by you. Am I a fool?”

An Ruoxi was stunned: “Is there a prospect of marriage?”

“Of course not.” An Ruochen coldly splashed a pot of cold water over her. “Didn’t I just tell you, you have no patience or perseverance now? How dare I help you?”

An Ruoxi gritted her teeth: “You also said yesterday that I was useless.”

“That’s also right. I’ll say it all over again. You are useless and have no patience and perseverance. Why should I help you?”

“You ……”

An Ruochen glared coldly, shutting An Ruoxi’s curse words back.