Do You Like Me That Much? Miss Villainess

"Miss Shen, come for a hug."

Mu Qinglan smiled and opened her arms, speaking warmly.

Clearly a criminal suspect, yet she spoke so brazenly in front of the chief constable, even demanding that the investigating constable bend down and personally hug her.

This was truly...

What audacity!!

These days, were criminal suspects really this bold? Did she have no fear at all?

If you asked Mu Qinglan, she really wasn't afraid.

After all, this was Miss Shen who could be easily softened and manipulated. What did she have to fear? It should be Miss Shen who feared her!

Hearing Mu Qinglan's request, Shen Yao hesitated for a moment, then obediently and coldly walked over, bent down, and lightly hugged her.

What else could she do?

Shen Yao was helpless.

"Miss Shen caught me, hurry up and arrest me." Releasing her hands, Mu Qinglan smiled sweetly, exactly like a little troublemaker cat that had caused mischief and was still frantically provoking its owner's anger, deserving to be fucked.

Shen Yao didn't respond, but her fists clenched.

Seeing this, Mu Qinglan became even more brazen. Sitting in her wheelchair barefoot, she kicked her legs intermittently, her small feet bumping against Shen Yao's legs.

Shen Yao looked down to see a pair of smooth, well-proportioned calves.

"Are your legs better?" Shen Yao asked.

Mu Qinglan turned her body, acting cute: "Thanks to Miss Shen, they're much better."

"Let me see," Shen Yao stared at her legs for a moment, her emotions relaxing somewhat: "Remember my kindness and stop causing trouble all the time."

"What trouble?" Mu Qinglan was dissatisfied: "This was all for you."

"For me what? Overtime work?"

"Didn't the yellow dog tell you?"

"You mean... Li Wang?" Shen Yao was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "Since you know so clearly, then the letter Huang Gang received was also sent by you?"

"Hmph, will Miss Shen put me in prison?"

Shen Yao shook her head and slapped her constable badge on the table: "What's the point of saying all this?"

Mu Qinglan smiled faintly and shook her head. Seeing Shen Yao frustrated, her mood improved greatly. She put her hands together in a gesture as if shackled by handcuffs, swaying back and forth.

Shen Yao couldn't stand her and got to business.

She told Mu Qinglan the details of Feng Qi's case, then relayed the information obtained from Huang Gang. Finally, she nodded, seeking her opinion.

"Huang Gang hasn't told anyone about this, right?" Mu Qinglan asked.

Shen Yao thought for a moment and answered: "He probably hasn't. He wouldn't dare."

"Then come here, I'll tell you."

Shen Yao leaned over to listen as Mu Qinglan pulled her neck close and whispered something in her ear. After hearing it, she unconsciously widened her eyes and said in shock:

"Your plan is too dangerous."

Didn't she think about what would happen if her role in this was discovered?

Mu Qinglan saw her concern and explained:

"Everyone can only see fragmentary information, like some phantom in a broken mirror, unclear and indistinct. Huang Gang thinks it was planned by our three families, but he won't actively mention it; the Crown Prince and Li Wang's side know nothing of my existence from beginning to end; Feng Qi and his subordinates are dead with no testimony. Unless Feng Qi confessed and said we were involved. But that probability is too small. He's already dead—would he still ask if the enemy was really the group he imagined?"

Mu Qinglan's expression was calm as she counted the possible scenarios on her fingers. Finally, she said:

"Even if we're caught, it doesn't matter. When you owe too much, you stop worrying. At worst, we'd just be resented. Reporting directly to the royal family would mean mutual destruction, and reporting to Six Bureaus..."

Mu Qinglan smiled ambiguously:

"Miss Shen wouldn't just stand by and watch, would she?"

"..."

Shen Yao was speechless.

She still felt Mu Qinglan's scheme was too dangerous—it could be called walking a tightrope—but she had actually succeeded.

"By the way, Huang Gang told a subordinate about receiving the letter. Do you need to handle that?" She suddenly remembered this matter.

"Oh?" Mu Qinglan raised her eyebrows. "Invite him to Six Bureaus too."

Shen Yao nodded, having nothing more to say.

Water was still dripping outside the window, falling on the blue bricks with pattering sounds.

Shen Yao sat somewhat uncomfortably, yet also admired the girl across from her.

Her courage was truly remarkable. Although Feng Qi's strength was just so-so, he was still one of the imperial palace guard centurions. His death was a major matter—wasn't she afraid at all?

Even if you passed the Human Gate a few days ago and reached eighth-rank, it shouldn't be like this.

Oh right, I haven't congratulated her yet.

After hearing Shen Yao's congratulations on her breakthrough, Mu Qinglan was stunned and glanced at her with a rather peculiar expression before smiling:

"Let's focus on business."

"Speak." Shen Yao straightened her back and listened attentively.

She was also very curious about how Mu Qinglan intended to resolve such a big commotion.

"You're very curious, aren't you? Why did I make such a big fuss to kill Feng Qi? Wouldn't it work to quietly find an expert to kill him? After all, we have no connection, so normally no one would suspect me."

"Mm."

"Did Miss Shen notice that people from Li Wang's faction participated in this incident?"

"You mean?" Shen Yao's eyes widened slightly.

Mu Qinglan smiled: "Consider it a birthday gift for Miss Shen. Although it's been several months, we can make up for it!"

"The one who killed Feng Qi was someone from Li Wang's faction?" Shen Yao's breathing became slightly rapid.

"Correct." Mu Qinglan snapped her fingers. "Most likely. Even if not, he definitely can't escape involvement. Go find Wu Zhong from the White Bird Guard and interrogate him—there will be surprises."

"I..."

Shen Yao's expression was dazed, feeling somewhat unreal because of this great gift Mu Qinglan had given her.

The opportunity for revenge against Li Wang that she had dreamed of had come just like this?

Although it was only very minor revenge now, this could be considered taking the first step.

At least it wasn't like her previous small-scale harassment of Li Wang's faction or acting as a vigilante at night to deal with some seventh and eighth-rank small fries.

Wu Zhong was fifth-rank!

Someone she couldn't take down within a minute.

Moreover, as the White Bird Guard general, he could be called a tyrant in the capital. With a city guard army as cover, it was very convenient for him to do anything, and he held a pivotal position among the war faction under Li Wang.

Now she could catch evidence against him?

This was much more powerful than the previous Revenue Bureau secretary they had brought down—a truly influential figure with real power.

She opened her mouth slightly, looking down at the girl in the wheelchair with a serene smile, not knowing what to say.

The white-haired girl smiled faintly:

"What's wrong? I promised to help you get revenge back then. Did you forget already?"

"No..." Shen Yao's eyes reddened slightly as she lowered her head and said softly: "I didn't expect... you could help me so quickly."

"I'm not a liar."

Mu Qinglan's voice was gentle but carried strong persuasive power: "Trust me."

Shen Yao closed her eyes and asked softly: "When you came to see me last time, was it also for this matter?"

"Mm."

"I'm sorry."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. You didn't know last time, and although I had made promises before, I hadn't actually helped you with revenge, so having doubts was normal." Mu Qinglan added.

She didn't mention the interrogation at all, yet every word seemed to be interrogating.

Striking at Shen Yao's heart.

Making her involuntarily feel regret.

To be fair, when Mu Qinglan visited her last time, she hadn't intended to refuse, but somehow it had developed to that extent.

"I..." Shen Yao stammered, speaking hesitantly: "I'm willing..."

"Willing to what?"

"About last time..."

"That matter..." Mu Qinglan waved her hand, completely unconcerned: "That was an accident. I was a bit angry at the time and said some things in anger. Miss Shen shouldn't take it to heart, okay?"

"Oh..." Shen Yao lowered her head.

Honestly, no one could be unconcerned about being pressed onto a bed. Mu Qinglan saying this was just to make Miss Shen feel more anxious about gains and losses in her heart.

She was PUA-ing her!

First acting pitiful and wronged to make people misunderstand, then casually letting people discover—

Actually, that time was for her own good, but she was still scolded.

This way, guilt would explode with devastating effect.

Of course, this routine wasn't always applicable. In her previous life, more often people would continue to misunderstand forever once they misunderstood, or even after clearing up the misunderstanding, they'd still treat you like a simp.

Only someone pure like Miss Shen, this honest little wife who couldn't leave her, would be manipulated by Mu Qinglan like this.

So she felt this method wasn't particularly clever.

But against the right person, it could have miraculous effects.

The sage said to teach without discrimination and according to individual aptitude. Mu Qinglan took this to heart—she had completely different strategies for dealing with different little sisters.

For dealing with Shen Yao, she just needed to pull at her obsessions and constantly provoke emotions.

She would slowly take the bait.

Of course, Mu Qinglan wasn't the type of scum who only knew how to PUA cute girls. Or rather, although she was quite scummy, she still had some sense of responsibility.

Since she wanted to train dogs, she naturally had to help the doggies solve their problems!

Dealing with the Crown Prince and Li Wang, though it involved her own interests, was also inseparably related to the obsessions of several girls.

"What is Miss Shen thinking about?" Mu Qinglan suddenly asked.

"Ah? Oh, that... I'm thinking about how to handle this best." Caught off guard by the sudden question, Shen Yao's heart, which hadn't yet calmed down, stirred with more waves. She lowered her head and tactically drank tea.

The tea was sweet, the taste of happiness.

Just like the voice across from her.

"Then how about listening to my solution?" Mu Qinglan asked, her face wearing an unsurprising smile.

Shen Yao's heart became even more chaotic. She just nodded, drank tea, listened to Mu Qinglan's arrangements, and quietly agreed, unable to offer any opinions.

Seeing her obedient appearance, Mu Qinglan smiled slightly, thinking how easy she was to handle.

Worthy of being me.

"Do as I say, and use your chief constable status to handle any loose ends that might not be completely cleaned up. There won't be any problems." Mu Qinglan said.

"I'll remember." Shen Yao answered.

Mu Qinglan thought for a moment, bent down, opened a wooden box, and took out an azure night pearl that was continuously releasing cold air.

"Consider it a belated birthday gift to celebrate. Look, it's quite beautiful. Where do you want to put it? In the office, take it home, or just leave it here?" Mu Qinglan asked.

She spoke without using subjects, which would give anyone the feeling that this night pearl was their shared property.

Someone might ask, isn't this a birthday gift?

Surely it's meant to be given away?

Silly, did Shen Yao say it was hers? She didn't, so it's a shared memory between the two of them, an intimate moment belonging exclusively to them. Do you understand, do you understand!

Mu Qinglan understood perfectly~

When asking where to put it, she deliberately said "it's quite beautiful" first, which would naturally make Shen Yao lean toward leaving the item at Mu Qinglan's place.

Honestly, this was a green tea tactic.

The purpose was to create an illusion—an illusion that Mu Qinglan's boudoir was on the same level as her home and the office where she often stayed.

See, since it's like this, wouldn't you be embarrassed not to visit often?

Right.

Two sentences contained eight hundred schemes. Being a bad woman was truly exhausting.

"...Leave it at your place then." Shen Yao didn't think much and decided.

Mu Qinglan nodded with satisfaction.

After finishing business, Shen Yao didn't stay long. After saying "see you tonight," she hurried away, leaving only the night pearl on the bookshelf, seemingly still telling of the earlier intimacy.

In the room, Mu Qinglan quietly looked at the desk surface and suddenly smiled:

"I didn't tell her everything, but she probably doesn't care anymore."

"Not caring is good. Why worry about so much? Just peacefully accept my kindness to you, isn't that fine?"

"Right."

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After leaving Prince Qi's mansion, Shen Yao first went to Six Bureaus to meet with Huang Gang.

She first gave a conclusion—Feng Qi was killed by Li Wang's faction, and the Crown Prince couldn't escape involvement either.

As for the other second-rank prince who wasn't directly implicated in this case, whether to mention him to disgust them and cause them some trouble was up to him to decide.

Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with that person—it could only disgust them while earning their resentment.

Under Shen Yao's calm but extremely oppressive gaze.

Huang Gang submitted.

He changed his testimony and called Old Li over, making him agree to keep quiet too.

The two even swore oaths to the spellcasters at Six Bureaus that if they violated their agreement, they would suffer heart-piercing, bone-gnawing pain and their cultivation would be completely destroyed.

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There was so much filth in Heyang City—one more wouldn't matter, one less wouldn't matter either.

After handling Huang Gang's matter, Shen Yao non-stop searched Feng Qi's home and his subordinate thugs' homes thoroughly. After confirming there were no records related to this matter, she finally struck decisively, interrogating White Bird Guard General Wu Zhong at the fastest speed.

She also simultaneously raided the Crown Prince's mansion, finding at a certain location some barely perceptible bloodstains that had been cleaned once.

This location was friendly provided by Miss Zhu Yan.

Normally, trying to find these bloodstains would be like looking for a needle in a haystack—extremely difficult.

The evidence was conclusive. The corpse was later found, and all evidence indicated that Feng Qi's death was Wu Zhong's doing.

But Wu Zhong remained tight-lipped about the reason for the murder.

He only said there was a private grudge.

The Crown Prince's side also claimed ignorance—they didn't know why Feng Qi came, didn't know why Wu Zhong killed him, only knew that Wu Zhong came over because the two had a good private relationship and regularly drank and enjoyed entertainment together.

Completely clean.

But could one really stay completely uninvolved in such matters?

Obviously not.

After paying an enormous price, the Crown Prince and Li Wang's faction preserved their secrets but lost the position of White Bird Guard general. Wu Zhong was also directly executed for murdering an imperial palace guard.

This touched a bottom line—even being fifth-rank couldn't save him.

Not only that.

After this incident, the Crown Prince and Li Wang's faction developed rifts. Many affairs in outer provinces began to gradually lose cohesion, no longer maintaining their previous harmony.

Both sides' power suffered varying degrees of reduction.

And through this matter, Chief Constable Shen Yao's reputation grew even greater.

Duke Bai's mansion.

In the training ground.

"How could Senior Sister achieve merit again while I was in seclusion! I can't accept this!!" Little Bai heard about Shen Yao's heroic deeds and stared blankly, furious.

She also wanted to be admired!!

How was Senior Sister always in the spotlight! Was there no justice left in this world!

Angry! Trembling! Cold!

Beside her, the current Duke Bai saw her expression, stroked his beard, and chuckled: "Little Yu, do you want to be as strong as your Senior Sister?"

"Yes!" Bai Yuyu's bright eyes lit up.

Stare~

"Don't you want a weapon infused with moonlight power? Go to Fragrant Mountain! The item is there." Duke Bai made a gesture of spreading his arms.

"If you want it, go get it yourself."