Chapter 296: Misfortunes Never Come Alone
Liu Sheng, of course, knew exactly what was going on with Song Ru.
However, having experienced the small world, she now had a new answer.
“World, Song Ru should be a New Human, right?”
“Yes, you’ve discovered it.”
“I never thought New Humans would start appearing in our world…” Liu Sheng sighed with emotion.
“According to existing information, when a civilization develops to a certain stage and there is a large amount of dark matter present, New Humans are very likely to appear.”
“In the Federal Empire, New Humans are already widespread and their evolution and Awakening can be artificially controlled. Here, we are still far from that; I don’t even know what a non-natural Awakening should be like.”
“Furthermore,” Liu Sheng’s eyes deepened, “was Song Ru really arrested for murder?”
As soon as the question was posed, the other Liu Shengs immediately began an enthusiastic discussion.
“The people she killed were all identical to herself. If the Jinwu Guard truly discovered her corpses, they would realize this.”
“Killing oneself, though bizarre, shouldn’t count as murder, right? Is there anyone who understands Tang Law who can analyze this?”
“Hiss, what a tricky problem. It involves law, philosophy, logic, ethics, and morality across various Domains. It’s worth discussing.”
“The law is very clear on the identification of a person’s identity. Everyone has their unique identity and status. If two or more completely identical people appear, Tang Law probably cannot apply to this situation, and therefore cannot make a clear legal determination.”
The World also joined the discussion, bringing newly learned legal knowledge.
“I think, in Song Ru’s case, at most it would be for excessive piling of corpses, and the stench, which would obstruct public order, right?”
“Regardless, this is clearly a weird event. The ones who should be handling her case are the Weaving Institute system, which specializes in weird objects. Why is it the Jinwu Guard?”
“Thinking about it this way, it’s terrifying.”
Only now did Liu Sheng feel that having a well-informed friend was truly important.
…
In the evening, when Liu Sheng and Wang Dongdong were eating together, she received another shocking piece of news.
“What, Yi Chunxian was arrested?” Liu Sheng initially almost couldn’t recall who this person was. After a moment, she remembered: wasn’t that Wang Dongdong’s friend from Li County?
Liu Sheng had met her a few times, but couldn’t remember her appearance, only that she was a quiet girl who didn’t like to talk.
“She seems to have… returned to her hometown after that incident?” Liu Sheng vaguely recalled Wang Dongdong mentioning it to her.
“Yes…” Wang Dongdong frowned deeply, “Her face was ruined, and she didn’t want to see anyone. I sent her several letters, but there was no reply. I suppose she didn’t want to see me anymore, so I had to give up.”
“I didn’t expect to receive a letter from her parents today, saying that she had been randomly killing people in her hometown, emitting Guai Qi, and was arrested by the Exploration Division of the Weaving Institute.”
“How long ago was this?” Liu Sheng asked, sensing a familiar implication.
Wang Dongdong sighed and said, “According to the date on the letter, it was half a month ago.”
“Why did it take so long?” Liu Sheng asked, surprised.
Yi Chunxian had no spirit message, so they could only contact her by letter. Although letters nowadays were quite fast with flying carriages, they still took time.
But not this long, at most a few days.
“Because I used the address of the Jingxin Zhai where I was recuperating to send her letters. Her parents probably found those letters and mailed them back to the original address. Jingxin Zhai received the letter and then sent it to my old home in Xichuan. Unexpectedly, my parents were out traveling and didn’t check the mail for several days. They only saw the letter after returning home, and then sent it to me.”
“With all this going back and forth, a lot of time has passed,” Wang Dongdong said helplessly.
Liu Sheng remained silent for a long time after hearing this before saying, “What a twist of fate.”
In this case, Yi Chunxian might already be…
Contained.
This was Liu Sheng’s first reaction.
Wang Dongdong continued, “They also heard from Yi Chunxian that my family might have some connections, which is why they thought of asking me for information.”
“How is the situation?”
“Initially, I heard she was arrested by the Qinghe Weaving Institute. I quickly asked Liao Chengpeng and the others, and they said she had already been taken by the Dali Temple.”
“She has now arrived in Chang’an and is still in the Dali Temple’s prison. I plan to ask my uncle in the Dali Temple tomorrow.”
“Why would this matter involve the Dali Temple?” Liu Sheng again felt a familiar sensation. A murder case involving a weird object in the countryside had actually escalated to the Dali Temple.
Wang Dongdong shook her head, “I don’t know. Perhaps it really isn’t a weird event?”
“Although, according to Yi Chunxian’s family’s description, Yi Chunxian has become unusually gloomy and behaves strangely, enjoying raw meat. It really… seems a bit like a weird phenomenon.”
“However,” Wang Dongdong thought for a moment, then became a bit more optimistic, “It’s good if she’s not a weird object. She won’t be contained in the Imperial Storage, never to see the light of day again.”
“But taking a life for a life, it might not be that simple,” Liu Sheng, however, was not very optimistic and shook her head, stating directly.
Wang Dongdong instantly wilted like a frosted eggplant. Thinking about it, it was true. She had been thinking from the perspective of a close friend, believing Yi Chunxian couldn’t possibly kill anyone, completely ignoring the fact that she had indeed killed people.
Liu Sheng still had a guess in her mind but didn’t voice it, as Wang Dongdong didn’t know anything yet.
She suspected that Yi Chunxian was also a New Human.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been sent to the Dali Temple instead of being contained.
With this thought, Liu Sheng asked, “By the way, Dongdong, when you ask tomorrow, could you also inquire about something else?”
“Inquire about what?” Wang Dongdong listlessly poked at the eggplant in her bowl.
It was soft and limp, just like her.
“I have a friend who was arrested by the Jinwu Guard today. I estimate she might also be sent to the Dali Temple.”
Liu Sheng slowly said, watching Wang Dongdong’s eyes gradually widen because of her words.
“Because she killed many people.”
At these words, Wang Dongdong’s eyes widened to their fullest.
…
On this day, the maids and servants of the Jiang Family all felt that the Second Young Master Jiang had changed.
He would gently smile at everyone like a spring breeze, speak in soft whispers, and treat people with even more refined elegance.
His posture was even more upright and graceful, not at all like the lazy and frivolous young master he used to be, who had no proper standing or sitting posture.
Especially his personal attendant, Qingzhu, felt a clear change in the Second Young Master.
He had originally been scolded by his wife, who accused him of stuffing clothes haphazardly, losing her things, and even stealing the young master’s clothes. With all these accusations combined, she even suggested a divorce.
“Divorce then, divorce!” That’s what he said, and he slammed the door and left.
But in the evening, he still had to obediently go back and apologize, after all, his wife had grown up with him as childhood sweethearts, so a real divorce was impossible.
But how to apologize, he was really having a headache.
Bring a flower? Tacky and useless.
Give jewelry? He was truly short on money.
As he was worrying, he didn’t expect this problem to be solved by the young master.
As soon as the Second Young Master Jiang returned home, he immediately pulled out a pile of women’s clothes, jewelry, and scented creams from his Storage Pouch, stuffing them into Qingzhu’s hands and telling Qingzhu to take them back to his wife.
Qingzhu took a look and exclaimed, “Oh, they’re all brand-name goods, from several well-known shops in the capital.” Although he didn’t care for these things, he recognized the patterns and designs.
So extravagant?
And, wife?
The Second Young Master didn’t even use his usual term “old woman” (wife).
He just felt that the Second Young Master had changed somehow…
Qingzhu watched the Second Young Master sitting by the window on a soft couch, leaning casually and drinking tea. He actually felt that the Second Young Master’s posture had a certain dignified grace of a lady, and looking at his fair, delicate face, there was even a hint of a seductive demoness.
Thinking this, he couldn’t help but slap himself.
“What’s wrong?”
Jiang Caibin slightly raised his eyes, his gaze cool as water, directed at Qingzhu.
Qingzhu shivered even more, quickly shaking his head and saying, “Nothing, nothing, just a mosquito on my face.”
“Oh.” Jiang Caibin withdrew his gaze, lowered his head to look at his delicate, long hands, and casually asked as if nothing had happened, “Has my elder brother finished his shift?”
“First Young Master?” Qingzhu asked, surprised, “He didn’t go to work today!”
“It seems… he said he was ill.”