Chapter 281 - 111 Mute Granny_4
Jiang Li was overjoyed and said, "I’m coming right away."
When she arrived in the room and saw the Mute Granny, who was wolfing down her meal as if she hadn’t eaten well in a long time, Ye Mingyu sat on the side, legs crossed, gnawing on a steamed bun. Upon seeing Jiang Li arrive, he said with a hint of pride, "Jiang Li, how about that? I brought her here without anyone noticing." He added, "Ugh, Feng Yutang is really bad luck, having someone follow me. If I hadn’t had someone disguise themselves as me to lead him away, who knows when I would’ve shaken off this trouble. The place where the Mute Granny was staying wasn’t under surveillance, but just to be on the safe side, I still waited until it was dark to bring her here."
Jiang Li looked towards the Mute Granny.
The old lady with grizzled hair swallowed the last spoonful of porridge before finally looking at Jiang Li.
The face of the Mute Granny was crisscrossed with wrinkles from old age, her eyelids drooping, her back hunched, and her stature small and thin, a clear representation of a frail old woman. Likely because she made her living turning over night incense, her body emitted an unpleasant odor that people tended to avoid at all costs.
However, Jiang Li did not show any sign of disgust. She simply said calmly, "Mute Granny."
The Mute Granny looked at Jiang Li for a while, then suddenly spoke, "Who are you?"
Ye Mingyu was startled; ever since he had taken this old woman with him, she hadn’t said a word. Even the surprise of being taken away was but a brief moment. People said that as one grows old, one becomes unflappable, and Ye Mingyu assumed the old woman was just slow to react. When Jiang Li initially said that the Mute Granny could speak, Ye Mingyu thought it was a joke, but now, the Mute Granny had actually started speaking. Though her voice was raspy, it was still clear. He muttered to himself, "So she really can speak."
"My name is Jiang Li," Jiang Li said while smiling at her. "Mute Granny, I’m here to ask about the whereabouts of County Magistrate Xue’s former subordinates."
The Mute Granny replied, "I don’t know."