Chapter 1417: She Drowned Herself Two Nights Ago
Feng Fuce slightly raised his hand, and only then did Lei Hu snort and return the knife to its sheath.
"Continue." He said coldly.
Run He stammered, "A while ago, I heard she was neglecting her father, so I went to mediate their family relations."
"May I ask, masters, did something happen to her?"
Lei Hu said sharply, "She drowned herself in the river the night before last."
"Ah?!" Run He gasped.
"We just came from her house. Her family said that the night before last, you visited her house and had an argument with her."
"Therefore, we suspect that her death is related to you."
Bai Zhi’er stood nearby and looked at Run He with some surprise.
Because there was no dark mist or blood on Run He’s face, which indicated she hadn’t killed anyone.
Upon hearing this, Run He was frightened and immediately started crying.
"Masters, please discern clearly, her death truly has nothing to do with me!"
"I went to her house the day before yesterday to ask her for money. She refused, and in a fit of anger, I argued with her. How was I to know she would die?"
"In any case, it certainly has nothing to do with me. Maybe she was troubled herself, after all, she came out of the brothel, her body was already tainted, it’s quite normal to consider taking her own life!"
Bai Zhi’er frowned.
"Lv Xinniang is indeed a woman from the brothel, but I heard she was sold into the brothel by her father when she was young."
"After growing up, she earned enough money to buy her freedom and reform her life, yet some heartless people are still trying to make her support that wicked father!"
As she spoke, she glared at Run He, "I believe Lv Xinniang’s strong character would never lead her to suicide; her death was surely due to someone else’s actions!"
"Otherwise, if she really wanted to die, she would have done so long ago; what was the point of buying her own freedom?"
"In her childhood, she was too small to stop it, unable to decide her destiny, but now she has earned enough to free herself! I never thought there would be people smearing her like this!"
Run He shivered all over, shrinking her neck.
She seemed a bit guilty.
She knew her words were wrong.
But to cater to the men’s views, she had to do so.
Only then would people come to hear her storytelling.
Feng Fuce glanced sideways at Lei Hu.
Lei Hu then questioned, "You said you went to her house for money. What money are you talking about?"
Run He whispered, "I... I was asking for her father’s money. Lv Xinniang is heartless; her father is severely ill, yet she ignores him."
"So, out of goodwill, I helped by going to Lv Xinniang for some medicine money."
Saying this, Run He waved repeatedly, "I gave all that money to her father, Lu Da, without pocketing any. I have my limits and principles."
Bai Zhi’er folded her arms, sneered coldly, and snorted twice.
Feng Fuce turned his head towards the young girl.
With just a glance, he knew, this Run He probably angered his Bai Zhi’er.
Feng Fuce looked at Bai Zhi’er, intending to chuckle lightly.
Standing in the middle, Bai Yaoyu keenly caught their interaction.
He glared at Feng Fuce, "Marquis, what are you looking at? Hurry up and conduct a good investigation to find out what happened!"
Feng Fuce’s face darkened.
Bai Yaoyu was troublesome, but he couldn’t say anything.
Ke Shouwang squeezed among them, unable to resist commenting, "But last night when I returned home from the academy, I saw Lu Da being thrown out from the gambling den; he didn’t seem sick at all."
Lei Hu nodded, "We’ve also investigated. This Lu Da isn’t sick at all!"
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