After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 399 You Now Have Two Choices

Shen Ji never expected that the answer he had been searching for for eight years would be so easily revealed by Lu Wangxuan.

He was shaken to his core, and opened his mouth as if to say something, but could not utter a word.

Ye Jin'er patted his back and shook her head at him, signaling him to calm down.

...That's true.

Shen Ji managed to calm down and thought that Lu Wangxuan's current state was obviously abnormal; he didn't know if he had been drinking or taking drugs.

If what he meant by "leaving" is death, then that makes sense, and we shouldn't be too happy too soon.

"Ah Xuan...why didn't you come that day?"

After his initial surprise subsided, Fu Shaochen immediately stepped forward and spoke in Fu Shaojing's tone.

We must bring Lu Wangxuan along when we go to find him, because his face can still be of use.

Since there's a flaw in what the other person is saying, we should naturally follow up with the questions.

Lu Wangxuan opened his arms, seemingly wanting to hug Fu Shaochen, but he didn't dare to actually step forward. Instead, he shook his head dejectedly, lowered his arms, and took a step back.

"That day...didn't you tell me not to follow you? Have you forgotten?"

As Lu Wangxuan spoke, he actually burst into tears.

"I knew something was wrong! You take me everywhere you go. If you don't take me with you one day, something bad is definitely going to happen!"

"I shouldn't have listened to you. I should have secretly boarded the ship with you. Otherwise, how could this have happened... how could this have happened..."

"I'm back now, aren't I? Stop crying."

Fu Shaochen comforted her.

"You..." It was his comforting tone that brought Lu Wangxuan back to his senses. "No, you're not A-Jing. A-Jing wouldn't comfort me! Who are you!"

"Oh dear, I can't hide it anymore. I'm sorry, it's me, Ah Chen."

Fu Shaochen didn't expect to be able to fool him for long; getting a couple of sentences out of him would be good enough. At this moment, he laughed in a truly wicked way and shrugged.

Lu Wangxuan's pitiful appearance might evoke sympathy in many people, but Fu Shaochen knew very well...

Just as Lu Wangxuan said, Fu Shaojing always had him by his side when he was doing those messy things.

In other words, he was partly responsible for bullying men and women, and also for being utterly depraved...

"How come it's you... you little good-for-nothing?"

Lu Wangxuan grabbed a rag from the side and wiped his face haphazardly. He clearly felt that he had lost his composure in front of the useless younger brother that Fu Shaojing had mentioned, so he put on a very tough stance and said.

"I have nothing to say to you."

"So, do you and I have anything to say to each other?"

Shen Ji said at this moment.

"and who are you?"

Lu Wangxuan put on a stern face, exuding the usual imposing aura of the Lu family, but he couldn't intimidate Shen Ji at all.

"I am... Shen Qing's brother."

Shen Ji let out a cold laugh.

He knew that Lu Wangxuan wouldn't take a small-time agent like him seriously, so the other party's answer wasn't unexpected.

"I don't know who Shen Qing is." Lu Wangxuan clearly decided to swallow what he had just said and shook his head in denial.

“I don’t like this answer. Let’s try again,” Ye Jin’er said.

“You…” Lu Wangxuan stared at him, unable to speak for a long time.

"You wouldn't go so far as to ask who I am, would you?"

Ye Jin'er smiled.

“The second young master of the Ye family… of course I know him.” Lu Wangxuan answered politely, but his politeness only lasted for a moment.

He immediately became somewhat deranged and said, "What are you doing here? What do you have to do with the lives of these lowly people? Are you going to uphold justice for them?"

“Lu Wangxuan…” Ye Jin’er said slowly, “Do you know why you’ve been with Fu Shaojing for so long, yet he’s always treated you like a dog?”

These words clearly stung Lu Wangxuan; he gritted his teeth, and veins bulged on his forehead.

But he didn't dare to be rude to Ye Jin'er directly, so he just glared at her.

"Because in his eyes, everyone is a dog."

“But I am different from him.”

"You now have two choices: one, be a human being."

"Second...not human."

Ye Jin'er's gaze drifted toward the entrance to the ice storage room behind.

His look wasn't just a hint; it was practically a blatant declaration: "If you choose not to be human, I have my own ways of dealing with inhuman beings."

Lu Wangxuan hesitated.

His mind had long been clouded by years of drugs and alcoholism, so he was so focused on the food in front of him that he didn't notice the commotion around him at all.

To him, today was just a banquet hosted by the Lu family. He didn't care who the newcomers were; all he knew was that taking the food and cigarettes would allow him to survive for a while longer.

But his subconscious was telling him that he couldn't betray Fu Shaojing.

And he really doesn't remember anything from the past.

He only knew that Shen Qing existed, and he also knew that Fu Shaojing was very fond of her... and then... and then what?

Lu Wangshen suddenly punched his head a few times.

He suddenly went mad, and Zhou Jiawen immediately kept a vigilant eye on him, ready to subdue him at any moment.

"Should we use truth serum?"

Zhou Jiawen said.

Ye Jin'er: ...You even have this? That's inhumane!

But he noticed Zhou Jiawen winking at him, and knew that these words were meant to bluff Lu Wangxuan, so he went along with it and said, "If you have it, then take it out. I want to see how effective this thing is."

"No, no, no, don't use the medicine. I can't take any more medicine, I'll die... I... I don't want to die, I don't want to become Shen Qing... No, Shen Qing can go with you, so what am I..."

Lu Wangxuan was a little distraught when he heard this. He immediately pleaded, but then started rambling incoherently again.

"Something's not right," Fu Shaochen said quietly to Ye Jin'er after observing for a while.

“He’s not fully conscious. It seems like he really did overdose, and there might be some aftereffects. I don’t want to say it, but... we might have to send him for treatment, and only after his condition improves can we ask him what we want to know.”

“Indeed, and he must have been traumatized.” Ye Jin’er nodded. He noticed that Lu Wangxuan was clearly trying hard to recall, but his eyes were still blank.

It is very likely that Fu Shaojing's departure caused him psychological distress, making him unable to recall related events and resulting in fragmented and incoherent speech.

Although Shen Ji was somewhat disappointed, he had to admit that this was a relatively good development.

At least Lu Wangxuan seems to be under control; we can ask him questions slowly later.

And he just said, "On the day you board the ship," "Shen Qing can go with you," which means...

On the day Shen Qing was declared dead from a drug overdose, he was definitely not dead.

If Fu Shaojing didn't die in the shipwreck, then Shen Qing's chances of survival would also increase.

The thought of Shen Qing's fate being so tightly bound to someone like Fu Shaojing made Shen Ji feel nauseous.