Chapter 2329: Who Harmed Wei Shi

Chapter 2329: Who Harmed Wei Shi

On this day, Zhao Xi remained inside the inn the entire time.

Meanwhile, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng, after visiting the unconscious Wei Shi, went out for a stroll to avoid raising suspicion. They used the excuse of looking for the master of Dongqing Temple.

To be honest, they had been in the southwest for quite a few days now. From Heichang County to Zhengdao Village and then to Qingxuan County, the people from the black market had been keeping an eye on them, but they hadn't made any moves. They had no idea what their intentions were.

However, this situation was somewhat advantageous because Wei Shi was seriously injured. Their inaction gave Shu Yu and the others time to recuperate.

When they returned to the inn in the evening, the assistant brought them their dinner and quietly said while arranging the dishes, "The guest who bumped into Master Meng this morning seemed to have been trying to test the reason you wanted to buy pineapples. Following our prearranged story, I told them that it was for Master Zhao's medicinal use, and I don't know much else."

This explanation provided Zhao Xi with a valid reason for staying in his room these past two days.

Meng Yunzheng knew that the surveillance team would be suspicious, especially since he had been carrying something unusual in the wicker basket. So, when he brought the pineapples upstairs in the morning, it was indeed real pineapples he was carrying. Even if the person he bumped into hadn't questioned him, he planned to pretend to trip at the door and accidentally drop the pineapples out of the basket, revealing what was inside to them.

This act would, at the very least, leave the surveillance team uncertain and suspicious rather than convinced.

Otherwise, Meng Yunzheng believed that they would have found a way to break into Zhao Xi's room by now.

At this point, the assistant continued, "The person also asked where the pineapples were bought. I said they were purchased early in the morning at the vegetable market nearby. They might come and investigate tomorrow."

Meng Yunzheng nodded in agreement. Indeed, the pineapples were bought at the vegetable market early in the morning. It wouldn't be difficult for them to verify that.

After setting up the dinner, the assistant left.

Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng rested for a night, but the next day, there was still no change in Wei Shi's condition.

They had no choice but to continue going about their business as if nothing had happened. Shu Yu had initially planned to go and check the alley where Wei Shi had been hiding. However, before they could reach the area, they saw it was cordoned off by officials.

Meng Yunzheng explained, "I was in a hurry that day, and there were still many bloodstains left in the alley. Besides, it's right behind that shop that caught fire. It was bound to attract attention."

The fact that a shop had burned down was quite unusual. Rumors said that no one found any servants who were supposed to be inside the shop, which naturally raised suspicions of arson. Add the bloodstains in the alley to the mix, and the case was becoming increasingly mysterious.

Shu Yu asked, "Who do you think is behind the harm to Wei Shi?" She recalled the two holes in Wei Shi's abdomen and couldn't help but shudder. If Meng Yunzheng hadn't rescued her, if he hadn't had life-saving and hemostatic pills, if she hadn't been treated by Zhao Xi, Wei Shi wouldn't have survived.

Meng Yunzheng fell silent for a moment before replying, "I suspect it has something to do with the owner of the shop where she was hiding."

He had found the conversations among the onlookers strange that day. People said that the shop's young miss had heard some commotion coming from Wei Shi's room, but the fire still broke out.

"Perhaps, the main family had some dark secrets, and Wei Shi happened to overhear something, so they decided to eliminate her." This was the most plausible explanation.