The Double
Chapter 255 - 106 Prison_3

Chapter 255: Chapter 106 Prison_3

Perhaps it was the sight of the common people he wholeheartedly supported being so indifferent and callous, coupled with the loss of all his children, that made Xue Huaiyuan unable to resist becoming distraught and mad.

Qiongzhi was suddenly startled and said, "Miss Jiang the Second, you..."

Seeing her strange expression, Jiang Li unconsciously touched her own face and realized that she had unwittingly shed tears.

In the end, she couldn’t just stand by indifferently; that was her father, after all. Knowing her father was suffering in prison, how could she remain unmoved?

"So it seems, no one dares to inquire into Xue Family’s affairs now?" Jiang Li took out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, and her expression turned icy cold.

Qiongzhi noticed the change in her demeanor and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Indeed, since everyone avoids the topic as if it were taboo, I fear this matter is tangled with other significant figures and isn’t as straightforward as it appears on the surface."

Jiang Li sneered inwardly; entangled with other figures, it was clear without thinking that it was Yongning pulling strings from behind! At that time, she was at death’s door, and Yongning, to sever her hopes or to make her suffer intensely, had told her that Xue Huaiyuan had died of illness. But now, thinking about it, the simultaneous deaths of three members of the Xue Family within a similar timeframe were bound to raise suspicion. Yongning surely wasn’t afraid, but Shen Yurong couldn’t help but have concerns. To avoid trouble, Yongning couldn’t kill Xue Huaiyuan, but given Yongning’s pettiness, she certainly couldn’t tolerate Xue Huaiyuan and thus simply used such a trumped-up charge to jail Xue Huaiyuan, subjecting him to endless torment!

Yongning knew Xue Huaiyuan was devoted to the common people, so letting him be abandoned by the very people he cared about, leaving an indelible stain on his clear conscience, would be more painful than death. By the time Xue Huaiyuan learned of Xue Fangfei and Xue Zhao’s deaths, he would naturally be driven to utter despair, preferring death to life. To use such vile means against a father, Yongning could indeed stoop that low!

"That is as much as I could find out," Qiongzhi said, "I can’t leave Cherish Flower Tower freely, and the implications of this matter are extensive... You’re right, maybe the only one who can avenge Xue Zhao is you." Qiongzhi looked at Jiang Li with a glimmer of hope. As the daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Li had even dared to confront Tong Zhiyang on the issue of the Ye Family, which showed she had the confidence. At least, she dared to do what those ordinary people wouldn’t.

Jiang Li faintly smiled, but that smile at this moment seemed chilling to the bone. She slowly said, "I will certainly avenge Xue Zhao, not only that, but whoever has framed the Xue Family, I will also make them pay a hundredfold."

Such words coming from the mouth of a seemingly gentle and weak Official’s daughter should have sounded laughable. But Qiongzhi, for some reason, shivered. She felt as if the clear and bright eyes of the young lady in front of her hid a deep whirling vortex—one she couldn’t see the end of and could not discern the raging storm within.

"Thank you," Jiang Li said to Qiongzhi, "Thank you for gathering information about the Xue Family for me. But as you said, since this matter involves so much, your inquiries, if someone finds out..."

Qiongzhi said, "Don’t worry, the people I asked are trustworthy. Besides, they aren’t the type to stir up trouble for themselves." She must not have expected Jiang Li to be concerned for her at this time; the way she looked at Jiang Li softened, and she couldn’t help asking, "Miss Jiang the Second, since you’re determined to deal with the Tongxiang matter... What will you do next?"

"In Xiangyang, there’s no way to discover the true facts of the case." Jiang Li said coldly, "I need to make a trip to Tongxiang."

Qiongzhi opened her mouth slightly.

"No matter how powerful the people behind this are," Jiang Li lowered her gaze, "even if I stake my life, I will drag them down to be buried with me."

Her words were so chilling that Qiongzhi felt as if the initially warm-hearted girl had transformed into a Fierce Ghost climbing up from the underworld, seeking to exact a bloodsoaked revenge.

Qiongzhi was so captured by that momentary ferocity that she no longer dared to speak.

...

When she emerged from the Cherish Flower Tower, Tonger and Bai Xue could tell that something was off with Jiang Li.

She usually loved to smile and would carry a slight smile even when meeting strangers, looking as refreshing as a spring breeze and exceptionally comforting to be around. Today was no different, yet after just a short stay in the Cherish Flower Tower, she came out seeming like a completely different person.

Not a hint of a smile was on her face, seemingly burdened by heavy thoughts, lips tightly shut, brows deeply furrowed, and her gaze somewhat unfocused.