jdhmnovel Chapter 156: Pretending to be a ghost to scare people
Chapter 156: Pretending to be a ghost to scare people
After a tiring day, Xu Yingying and Li Siqi returned to their room to rest.
the next day.
"Sir, what should we do with Cheng Peng?" Xu Ruohao asked Xu Yingying cautiously.
As soon as these words were spoken, Xu Yingying suddenly remembered that she had been busy seeing off the Taoist priest these days and had forgotten about Zheng.
"Where is he now?" Xu Yingying asked.
"Your Excellency, I have imprisoned him in the cell under the order of His Highness the Ninth Prince." Xu Ruohao replied respectfully.
"Okay, then I'll go and take a look and interrogate him."
"Yes, my lord."
After saying that, Xu Yingying strode into the cell.
Cheng Peng, who was very arrogant two days ago, was now tied to a pillar. His body was covered with scars, without a single piece of good flesh left, and there were marks of whipping everywhere.
"Did he confess?" Xu Yingying asked the jailer beside her.
The jailer shook his head helplessly when he heard this and said, "My Lord, no, he said..."
The jailer glanced at Xu Yingying, who seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"What did he say? Just say it." Xu Yingying frowned.
"He said he wanted you to interrogate him in person, and then he would say that we had used all possible punishments on him, but it was useless. He kept his mouth shut." The jailer said helplessly with a wry smile.
"Okay, I understand. Then you can go down and leave his affairs to me!"
Xu Yingying waved her hand.
"Yes, my lord."
After saying this, the jailer ran away quickly, fearing that if he ran too slowly, Xu Yingying's anger would fall on him.
Xu Yingying found a place to sit down and said calmly, "Since you want to see me, and now that I'm out again, just say whatever you want to say."
"Drought demon...did you really kill it?" Cheng Peng asked unwillingly.
"Of course, didn't you see it with your own eyes? If you came to me to tell me this, then I'm leaving. Don't waste my time."
Xu Yingying said impatiently.
Xu Yingying's words once again extinguished the last straw of hope in Cheng Peng's heart.
"What do you want to hear?" Cheng Peng said with a pale face.
"How did Chen Xiaoyu die? It has something to do with you, right?" Xu Yingying was too lazy to beat around the bush with her and went straight to the point.
"Yes." Cheng Peng nodded without hesitation and admitted it immediately.
"I did it. Over the years, I not only used my position to harm her, a young girl, but also many other girls in the county. I was responsible for the disappearance of Aunt Liu, the rice seller's daughter, and the disappearance of Master Sun's daughter from the tailor shop, and also..."
"Among them, Chen Xiaoyu was the most stubborn woman. She resisted the most fiercely, which aroused my desire to conquer her. I forced her and then killed her. I then dumped her body into an abandoned well. I didn't expect that you would find it."
After Cheng Peng finished speaking, he showed a very regretful expression, but then he thought about how he had slept with so many girls and killed so many people to bury him, so he did not lose out.
Thinking of this, he burst into laughter.
Cheng Peng's words were heard by Chen Xiaoyu who was standing by. She was furious and wanted to rush up and kill Cheng Peng on the spot.
Xu Yingying, who was standing by, saw what she was thinking and immediately stopped her, saying, "Calm down. Now is not the time to kill him. I think he must have a bigger conspiracy behind his back."
When Chen Xiaoyu heard Xu Yingying's words, she abruptly withdrew her hand that was reaching for Cheng Peng's neck.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Xiaoyu said gritting her teeth.
"I'll get up early and go to your house to find out what's going on and see if I can find any clues." Xu Yingying said to Chen Xiaoyu.
"Okay." Chen Xiaoyu nodded.
In this way, Xu Yingying disguised herself again and came to Chen's house.
"Boom boom boom——"
Xu Yingying knocked on the Chen family's door.
"Who!"
"Who are you, blind man? Why are you knocking so early in the morning?" The impatient voices of Chen's father and mother came from inside.
With a creak, the door was opened.
When Mr. and Mrs. Chen saw that the person coming outside the door was Xu Yingying, their eyes suddenly lit up. This was the God of Wealth who came to give them money a few days ago!
"W-why are you here?"
"Come in, come in quickly." Father Chen enthusiastically pulled Xu Yingying into the house.
Mother Chen, who had been sullen before, now showed a rare smile on her face. She looked at Xu Yingying flatteringly and said, "Grandpa, how come you have time to come here today? We old couple haven't seen you for several days."
Xu Yingying found a random excuse to fool the other party and said, "I went out for business a few days ago and just came back today. What's wrong, you two?"
When Chen's father and mother heard that Xu Yingying was going to do business, their eyes suddenly lit up.
"Doing business is really profitable nowadays!" Father Chen couldn't help but sigh.
"I wonder what business the young master is doing?" Chen's mother asked curiously.
"I just buy and sell cloth for others. It's not a big business." Xu Yingying said modestly.
"Cloth? That can make more money." After Chen's mother said this, a greedy look appeared in her eyes.
"Hehe." Xu Yingying scratched her head, and then took the opportunity to say, "Mr. Chen, do you have a daughter? How about I make a set of clothes for your daughter for free?"
After these words were spoken, Chen's father and mother, who were originally happy, suddenly changed their expressions.
Mother Chen said with disdain: "Originally we had a money-loser in our family, but he died some time ago."
"Ah? Dead? How did he die?" Xu Yingying pretended to be very shocked.
"Of course she didn't love herself and ran off with a man. I heard that she first fooled around with her fiancé Wang Xingjiang, and then fooled around with the county magistrate Cheng Peng. In the end, she jumped into the river for no apparent reason. It was what she deserved. This is what she deserved if she didn't love herself."
Mother Chen mentioned Chen Xiaoyu with a look of disgust, and her eyes looked as if she was saying something dirty.
When Chen Xiaoyu heard her mother say this to her with her own ears, she was immediately heartbroken, and even her soul became a little dim.
When Xu Yingying heard this, she immediately understood that this was most likely planned by Chen's father and mother, her so-called fiancée, and Cheng Peng. These people were not good people.
"Wow, wow, wow..." Chen Xiaoyu sobbed sadly.
She knew from a young age that her parents disliked her because she was a girl, but she never expected to hear these hurtful words from her parents' mouths in her lifetime.
Especially the one who kept calling her a "money-losing piece of shit". Not only did her mother not believe her, but she even personally came out to slander her innocence.
When she thought of this, Chen Xiaoyu couldn't control herself anymore and started crying even more sadly.
"Don't be sad. I will help you find a way to find out what they are doing. After the matter is investigated clearly, I will help you get revenge." Xu Yingying comforted Chen Xiaoyu.