Chapter 532: A Chance Encounter
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The matter was too important; Liu Shimei couldn’t afford to be polite. She spoke out, “How can I trust you? Since our first encounter, your attention towards me has been strange. Later, you volunteered to provide me with rare medicinal supplies… among other kind gestures, all of which seemed suspicious inside and out.”
Her tone was sharp, her words not yet finished. “And now you’re telling me that the person guiding me to investigate my brother’s death is also you! You’re also the one advising me not to challenge those above my station!”
Her gaze was sharp and cold, fixed on Mu Jiangli’s deep eyes. “Mu Jiangli, who are you really? Why are you doing all this? If this has nothing to do with you, why interfere?”
Mu Jiangli sighed softly.
When Huangfu Lingyao first asked for his help, he initially refused. Considering their friendship, and with Huangfu Lingyao willing to offer him substantial benefits, he agreed to discreetly assist Huangfu Lingyao in protecting a newly opened medical hall.
He was even willing to support it.
But…
He hadn’t expected the person running the medical hall to be Liu Shimei!
Huangfu Lingyao was too anxious, constantly pushing him. He had to resort to aggressive methods. He knew he was likely scaring her off with such rash behavior.
Liu Shimei wasn’t unintelligent; she was very astute!
Empty compliments are either deceit or thievery; his actions ended up being counterproductive.
“No matter what you suspect of me, but… Shimei, regardless of my intentions, I would never harm you.”
He repeated his words, saying, “I can’t say more than this.”
“So among the enemies, this internal traitor is Madame Zhang?” Liu Shimei knew that if he said so, he must have hit a dead end. So, she focused on a smaller target!
Mu Jiangli didn’t confirm or deny. He lowered his eyelids and said, “I have no place to intervene in such matters, and… it has nothing to do with me. Therefore, I can only remind you, Madame Zhang is just a helpless woman, incapable of such things!”
“Then why didn’t you tell me directly?” Liu Shimei couldn’t understand. “If you already knew, why did you make me run around investigating?”
Seeing her getting anxious. Mu Jiangli sighed deeply. “Because I only had speculations, no evidence. So, I had to guide you to investigate; I couldn’t give you a definite answer.”
Liu Shimei squinted her eyes, not fully trusting his words.
Mu Jiangli smiled bitterly. “Shimei, this isn’t my business. I have little connection with Wu Qiang. So why would you think I’d investigate this thoroughly? Do I have so much free time?”
Before she could respond, he laughed again, saying, “I’ve been alone all these years, without any family or attachments. I felt an inexplicable connection with you, and I couldn’t help wanting to get closer to you and help you.”
He shook his head helplessly. “Of course, my sudden involvement must have raised your suspicions. Why would a stranger do all this?”
His words, ‘I don’t have much connection with Wu Qiang, why would I investigate this?’ finally convinced Liu Shimei.
She thought, ‘Indeed. Maybe I was too impatient, always thinking he was good to me and would tell me everything he knew. But in reality… why would he?’
In the end, it was her who had been a bit too presumptuous.
It was her mistake!