EBE Chapter 17 They were caught
Chapter 17 They were caught
"Look at you, so naive and unsophisticated." Cheng Ruoan was somewhat smug, after all, Si Shaoheng had tried and found that he couldn't move things in the space with his mind, nor could he take anything away.
He could only control whether or not Cheng Ruoan could enter the villa.
Cheng Ruoan was previously annoyed by his highest level of access to the e-housekeeper, but now he is completely at peace with it.
After all, she was the owner of this space, and Si Shaoheng was at most just a gatekeeper.
"Let's go, let's get out of here." The gatekeeper, no, Si Shaoheng, reminded us, "Although this dead end looks like no one comes, if someone does come and sees the two of us sleeping against the cart, they might get suspicious."
"Ah."
When the two regained consciousness and opened their eyes outside, Cheng Ruoan was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat.
Si Shilang, holding a few books, stood in front of the cart, making eye contact with the six of them!
"Third brother and third sister-in-law, why are you sleeping here?" Si Silang asked with a suspicious look.
Cheng Ruoan felt like a million groundhogs were screaming inside her.
When did he come?
Did you see that all the stuff on the cart just disappeared?
It's over.
Am I going to be captured and burned at the stake as a monster?!
Cheng Ruoan nervously grabbed Si Shaoheng's hand, scratching it until he frowned.
In contrast, Si Shaoheng was much calmer and asked in return, "Fourth brother, how did you find your way here?"
"I just went to Zhang's Rice Shop, and the manager said you went to the warehouse gate to pick up the goods. I went over and ran into a rice shop clerk who told me you delivered the goods to the city gate. I ran towards the city gate, but I didn't see it..."
Shiro couldn't continue after saying that.
Because he saw his third brother staring at him coldly.
He was afraid.
Other family members might not have noticed, but he did.
After the third brother and sister-in-law woke up from the earthquake, they were noticeably different.
The former Si Sanlang was selfish, cold-hearted, and a bully to his own people.
He used the promise of a government official position through the imperial examination to keep his entire family dependent on him for financial support.
But from the route and plan he laid out for everyone to flee north after waking up yesterday, it's clear that he has no intention of taking advantage of anyone in his family.
And most importantly, the look in his eyes now no longer held that deep-seated disdain he used to have.
That kind of disdain that scholars have for peasants.
Just then, his third brother's deep, cold voice pulled him back to reality.
"What did you see? Don't lie, you can't fool me."
The way Si Shaoheng looked at him now was as if he were looking at a dead man, which made Si Sanlang feel like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat and couldn't speak.
Cheng Ruoan was also surprised.
No, bro, the way you're looking at me, you're not thinking of killing your cheap fourth brother, are you?!
Were murders not illegal in ancient times?
You'll have to take the imperial examinations later, you know!
“Si Shaoheng…” Cheng Ruoan held onto Si Shaoheng tightly, stammering, “Calm down.”
thump.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw out of the corner of her eye that Si Shilang knelt down.
“I didn’t see your donkey cart on the street. I asked around and people said they hadn’t seen any donkey carts carrying grain toward the city gate, so I went back to look at the wheel tracks.”
There were few people and cars on the streets of the county town today. I followed the wheel tracks from the rice shop warehouse and that's how I found this place.
Third brother, I'm not lying, I saw you and your wife sleeping here.
Although I'm surprised that the bags of rice you took are gone, I swear I didn't see how they disappeared!
As he spoke, Si Silang raised three fingers, "If I've uttered even half a lie, may my wife, my daughter Si Niu, and I all suffer a terrible death!"
He was genuinely curious.
The fact that the third brother and sister-in-law were sleeping so peacefully, with smiles on their lips, meant that they hadn't been robbed of their cartload of grain.
There were no other signs of moving or hiding heavy objects in this dead-end alley, so where is the grain?
After Si Silang finished speaking, Si Shaoheng remained silent, and the air became deathly still.
The atmosphere was tense.
Cheng Ruoan bit her lip tightly and didn't say anything to persuade her.
Although Si Shaoheng's ideas might be dangerous, she couldn't play the saint at this time.
If her secret with Si Shaoheng were ever discovered, and someone had to die, she would not hesitate to choose that person to die.
She and Si Shaoheng cannot die.
What if the space is upgraded, and we can really go back to the modern era?
Cheng Ruo'an died with regrets, having not yet reached that point.
Si Silang was still kneeling, and Cheng Ruoan glanced at Si Shaoheng from the side.
We're just waiting for him to make a judgment and a decision.
The next moment, she felt Si Shaoheng's tense arms relax.
The man exhaled almost imperceptibly, then his expression softened as he stepped forward to help Si Shilang up.
"Fourth brother, please rise quickly. Why must you make such a vicious oath?"
Cheng Ruoan: ...?
You just wanted to kill him, and now you're pretending to be a saint!
“If you’re lying to me or trying to harm me, you can just die yourself. Why drag Lin Shi and Si Niu into it?”
"Here, take one of your third sister-in-law's secret poisons first, then we'll talk about 'belief or not'," Si Shaoheng said, reaching out to Cheng Ruoan...
Cheng Ruoan: ? ?
She gave Si Shaoheng a flirtatious glare.
Where did she get this secret poison?
Si Shaoheng winked at her.
Shiro saw the tension between the two, but dared not say anything.
The reason he can still kneel upright without falling down is because he's paralyzed with fear!
His third brother actually wanted to make him eat poison!
Do not!
The person in front of him might not be his third brother!
But things had already progressed to this point, so Cheng Ruoan had no choice but to close his eyes and search for poison in his spatial dimension!
She took out a bag of Maltesers, and at the same time thought of how to fool Si Shilang.
In short, it's better than what Si Shaoheng was thinking, saying that only she had the poison and that the fourth branch of the family would obediently listen to her from now on.
At that moment, Si Shilang felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the hairs on his body stood on end.
He saw that the oil paper package appeared out of thin air in Cheng Ruoan's hand!
Cheng Ruoan unwrapped the oil paper package and took out a large, dark-colored meatball.
She asked Si Shaoheng for help, "to pry open his mouth."
Si Shaoheng didn't say much. He stepped forward, grabbed Si Silang's chin, and Cheng Ruoan stuffed the Maltesers into his mouth.
No sooner had he been fed than Si Shaoheng slapped Si Silang on the chest, and the large, dark meatball was swallowed whole by Si Silang!
Sishirō:! ! !
He swallowed it without even tasting what the poison was like!
And how could his third brother have such great strength?
So, these two really aren't his third brother and sister-in-law?
But yesterday, he and his eldest brother dug the two out themselves. The seven moles on the soles of his third brother's feet are still there. How could it not be his third brother?
In just a few breaths, Si Shilang realized that the two people in front of him... might not be human?
Before Si Silang could even gag himself, he started kowtowing to Si Shaoheng and Cheng Ruoan on the ground.
"I really won't tell anyone, Gods, you are gods, please spare me, I have elderly parents and young children to support..."
Si Shaoheng: ?
Why is this going in a completely different direction from what I planned?
But turning to look at Cheng Ruoan, the woman smiled slyly, "Leave it to me."
Si Shaoheng remained silent.
What trick is this woman trying to play?