Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 197 Hammered Until They Can’t Get Up [1 Update]

Chapter 197: 197 Hammered Until They Can’t Get Up [1 Update]

Sheng Huaiqian froze suddenly and immediately opened the message Ye Wanlan had sent him.

It was a picture that clearly recorded the drug’s transportation time, location, and the recipient.

[Retrieval Information: A-6-lmn, Hui Chunru.]

[Delivery Location: Jiangcheng First Hospital]

[Note: A-6-lmn drug is a Class A drug, still in clinical trials, not to be used on humans. Mice fed with A-6-lmn experienced multiple organ failure and died within a minute.]

Sheng Huaiqian’s gaze became fixed, and his fingers gradually clenched tighter.

His mother should have been alive and well until now, but because of Madam Sheng’s selfish desires, she died on the operating table.

He had even thought that it was because she had given birth to him that his mother became physically depleted, and had been in low spirits for a long time because of that.

All of it, it turned out, was Madam Sheng’s doing!

"But to prevent the other party from continuing to claim that this picture is also Photoshopped or fabricated through technological means, I have contacted relevant personnel to issue a certification and post it on the official website," Ye Wanlan continued, "It will be visible shortly; I have another matter to attend to, so I’m hanging up."

After the call, Sheng Huaiqian stood still, his eyes reddened, unmoving.

"Big Brother, I understand you. If I were in your shoes, I would certainly be heartbroken, impotent with rage," Sheng Yunyi’s voice was gentle again, "But more than twenty years have passed, you can’t push the responsibility back onto Mom, can you? Mom’s attitude toward you when you were a child, Dad has seen it all."

"Yunyi is right!" Patriarch Sheng was fuming, "Your Aunt Hui treated you even better than she did Yunyi and Ronghua. You were ungrateful, and now you target her time and again. Do you want to destroy this family?"

Madam Sheng did not speak, only silently shedding tears.

This delicate and aggrieved demeanor prompted quite a few servants to speak up on her behalf.

"Yes, Young Master, Madam has always been kind and gentle, treating every one of us well."

"Young Master, please apologize to Madam. A family should live in harmony."

Sheng Huaiqian laughed in anger, only looking at Patriarch Sheng, "Dad, I just want to ask you one question. Did my mom know about your affair during her pregnancy?"

"Sheng Huaiqian!" Patriarch Sheng was thunderous, "Is this how you speak to your elders?"

However, Madam Sheng quietly furrowed her brows.

Although Sheng Huaiqian was indeed impulsive, he was being unusually headstrong today. Could it be that there was something she didn’t know?

"Alright." Sheng Huaiqian nodded, then smiled, "Then all of you log on to this website and see whether she, Hui Chunru, poisoned my mother!"

After he stated the web address, the Sheng family members were all stunned.

Of course, they knew it was the Global Center’s external official website.

The Global Center has an external and internal network, the external one being accessible to the public, while the internal network is not accessible to non-residents.

The external website occasionally posts local news, mostly trivial.

"Sheng Huaiqian, don’t make a fuss," Patriarch Sheng took a deep breath, "Bringing up the Global Center again, you—"

"Sir!" Steward Sheng suddenly spoke up in a trembling voice, "The Young Master isn’t lying, look!"

He handed over his phone, and on the screen was a news flash from the Global Center about the retrieval of the drug.

Netizens were also very confused about this news.

[Drug retrieval information from more than twenty years ago... What’s the use of releasing it now?]

[Administrator’s account got hacked?]

[Nonsense, the administrator’s account could never be hacked, it must be some big shot who has use for it, and they went through back channels!]

[Who is this Hui Chunru? Why would she retrieve a Class A drug still in clinical trials? She didn’t feed it to someone, did she?]

Madam Sheng was sitting right next to Patriarch Sheng and could see the screen clearly.

In that instant, it was as if her scalp was about to explode, her whole body went on end!

The Global Center’s official website, why post such information for no reason?!

"Hui Chunru, the evidence is right here, what do you have to say?" Sheng Huaiqian said coldly, "Or are you going to say that I’ve even brought the Global Center’s people under my control, specifically to falsify evidence and frame you? Speak!

The rage that had been suppressed for over twenty years burst forth in that moment.

He was determined to avenge his mother!

Patriarch Sheng finally fell silent. After a few seconds, he raised his head, his gaze sharp as he looked at Madam Sheng, "How did you get this drug?"

"I did retrieve this drug, but I never used it on anyone," Madam Sheng was still able to maintain her composure as she made her defense, "How can you prove that this drug was in your mother’s system?"

"Hui Chunru, do you not even bother drafting your lies?" Sheng Huaiqian scoffed, "Just a second ago, you were saying you didn’t even know this drug."

Having said that, he didn’t give Madam Sheng a chance to retort and dialed 110 to call the police: "Hello, I want to report a crime. The current head mother of the Sheng family maliciously committed murder and silenced a witness, staging it as an accidental scene."

Madam Sheng shouted harshly, "Sheng Huaiqian!"

At this moment, she could no longer stay completely calm.

Who was targeting her after all?

Did the higher-ups of the Global Center really have reason to make trouble for someone as insignificant as her?

"Save your words for when you’re inside the station," Sheng Huaiqian watched her with disgust. "Don’t think that what you’ve done is so covert. If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it."

This time, he was determined not to let Madam Sheng escape the clutches of the law!

**

Over at the Lin Family’s residence,

Ye Wanlan placed the Withered Wood Dragon Chant Zither alongside the Primordial Lost Sound Zither and sat down in front of the latter, gently plucking its strings.

"Zeng!"

Each vibration of the Primordial Lost Sound Zither’s strings caused the Withered Wood Dragon Chant Zither’s strings to resonate as well.

The sounds of the two zithers, one high and clear, the other deep and pleasant, complemented each other, weaving together to produce a beautiful melody.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve heard Her Royal Highness the Princess play the zither," Qingyun Pendant said, thoroughly enchanted. "I used to love listening to Her Royal Highness play the zither while Lord Prince Yan practiced his swordplay."

Alas, those days were gone forever.

Ye Wanlan quietly played the zither until the piece was finished, then she spoke indifferently, "The Sun and Moon Ruyi Zither is indeed in the Lin Family’s possession. They’ve been smart, sealing it to prevent me from determining its exact location."

After using the Withered Wood Dragon Chant Zither to save Curator Xiang, Lin Shiyuan’s keen sense would surely have realized that she was also proficient in the Heavenly Music Method.

Qingyun Pendant was utterly perplexed, "Ah, if only we had known there would be such a turn of events, when the Supreme Elder of Heavenly Sound Sect offered you zithers, you should have taken them all."

Unlike others, where the zither chooses the player, with Princess Yongning, it was the player who chose the zither.

Out of the three zithers, Princess Yongning could play any, but she ultimately chose to take the Primordial Lost Sound Zither with her.

"How can I monopolize the Heavenly Sound Sect’s treasures?" Ye Wanlan shook her head slightly.

Her phone rang at this moment.

"Sister Lan, great news!" Cheng Qingli was brimming with joy, "Sheng Huaiqian sure moves fast, he has already reported Madam Sheng to the police. The case has been filed, and now all that’s left is to verify all the evidence. Shall we go and watch the show, Sister Lan?"

"Very well," Ye Wanlan raised her eyebrows slightly. "I’ll come over and join you for the show."

At this time, outside the police station, not only was Cheng Qingli there, but Fang Qinghan and Fang Qingye were also present.

"Have you asked her why she tried to switch out my little sister?" Fang Qingye moved his fists, "If it’s not clear, I’ll go in and beat her up until she spills everything."

Cheng Qingli once again exclaimed loudly, "Big brother, look at him, he’s a violent maniac and needs to be taken down a notch. What if his recklessness and impulsiveness cause trouble later on?"

Fang Qinghan gave Fang Qingye a warning glare.

Fang Qingye: "..."

Does he have any standing in his family at all?

Meanwhile, the members of the Sheng Family had also arrived.

"Brother, what should we do now?" Sheng Yunyi was unusually panicked, "What’s the deal with the Global Center? Does Sheng Huaiqian know people there too? And they offer him special treatment?"

Sheng Ronghua was very composed, "Someone must be helping Sheng Huaiqian behind the scenes, otherwise how could he possibly know about these matters?"

"I suspect it’s Ye Wanlan," Sheng Yunyi wiped her tears, "Only the gardener who switched the Fang Family child knew about mom’s poisoning, and Ye Wanlan is on good terms with the true daughter of the Fang Family that was found. Maybe..."

"Ye Wanlan?" Sheng Ronghua frowned, "You said she changed a lot and isn’t chasing after Brother Hechen anymore."

Sheng Yunyi nodded gently, "That’s right on the surface."

"One thing in front, another behind," Sheng Ronghua scoffed. "Sister, your guess is probably right. I’d say she definitely played a role in stirring things up this time. Look, she’s here to enjoy the turmoil, isn’t she?"

Sheng Yunyi bit her lip, troubled, "But we can’t do anything about her, she..."

Sheng Ronghua had already brushed her hand aside and was walking towards Ye Wanlan: "Ye Wanlan, you do have some skills, helping Sheng Huaiqian catch my mother’s weaknesses."

Ye Wanlan did not acknowledge him and didn’t stop walking.

"My sister is engaged to Zhou Hechen, don’t think that just because my mother is down, my sister and I will fall as well," Sheng Ronghua looked down at her with a superiority. "The foundation our family built in the Sheng Family over more than twenty years can’t be shaken by Sheng Huaiqian. All you’ve done is in vain."

Madam Sheng had already paved the way for them. The Shengshi Group was his to command.

Once Sheng Yunyi married Zhou Hechen, their union would only squeeze the living space of the other three major powers and officially become the masters of Jiangcheng.

Did Ye Wanlan really think that by aligning with the Fang Family and her worthless elder brother, she could make waves in Jiangcheng?

It was a foolish naivety.

"I advise you to keep a low profile, don’t be so high-profile. Otherwise, I have plenty of leverage over you. Let me think, your uncle, your brother, your aunt, your grandmother." Sheng Ronghua looked down, counting on his fingers, "Oh, and that cousin of yours, she’s quite pretty..."

Finally, Ye Wanlan stopped in her tracks, turned around slowly, and offered a serene smile, "Go on."