Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 247 Clues to the Kidnappers

Immersed in grief, Xia Lan watched as the ambulance took away Lin Zhao's already cold body. She knew that her sister would not come back.

At this time, Lu He and Shen Tong stayed upstairs.

"Who exactly are you? You're not Shen Tong! You're a time traveler, right?" Lu He wasn't stupid; she quickly realized something was wrong.

"What are you saying... I don't understand..." Shen Tong tried to struggle, stammering and changing the subject.

"If you weren't a time traveler, Lin Zhao wouldn't have died... Only time travelers can kill the protagonist..." There were too many things happening just now that Lu He didn't have time to react, so she didn't notice such a big bug immediately.

Seeing Lin Zhao die now, I belatedly realized that the protagonist's halo makes it impossible for them to die in the story world.

Only then did they realize that Shen Tong was probably a time traveler.

“We’ve come this far, why keep pretending? You’re a time traveler, right?” Lu He knew she had a gun and didn’t dare provoke her too much, trying to show her stance: “Tell me your mission, maybe we can help each other out…”

Shen Tong pursed her lips, determined to conceal her true identity, but she did not deny that she was a time traveler: "This gun was originally prepared for Zhang Xiuru, but things took an unexpected turn..."

She downplayed the seriousness of the matter, making no mention of why she had kidnapped Xia Lan and even intended to shoot her.

Lu He was skeptical: "Since it's for Zhang Xiuru, your task must be to investigate Wu Chunfang's case, right?"

"Is it related to your missing father, Zhao Jiacheng?" Lu He thought that the only person Shen Tong could be connected to in the whole affair was Zhao Jiacheng.

Shen Tong didn't speak, she just nodded.

Lu He wanted to press her further about why she had been so ruthless towards the two Lin sisters: "Is the case related to Lin Yingxin?"

She never dreamed that Shen Tong was after Xia Lan, knowing from the beginning that she wasn't Lin Yingxin.

However, since the misunderstanding had already occurred, Shen Tong took the opportunity to back down, nodded, and offered no explanation.

"I'll help you investigate this matter, but please stop targeting Lin Yingxin, okay? She doesn't know anything." Lu He was still kept in the dark and was seriously negotiating with Shen Tong.

For some reason, toying with her like this was actually kind of fun. Shen Tong felt a surge of restlessness. Since you care about Xia Lan so much, I should have finished her off just now...

Lu He frowned, noticing a hint of excitement flashing in Shen Tong's eyes, which made her very uncomfortable and gave her a dangerous premonition.

He didn't know if he had really eliminated the threat of Shen Tong for the time being, but his wife was the priority right now, so Lu He didn't say anything more to Shen Tong and turned to go downstairs.

Looking out the window at Lu He beside Xia Lan, Shen Tong squeezed the handle of the gun in her arms tightly.

Lu He sat down next to Xia Lan and carefully handed her a cup of hot water, a doting smile on her lips that Shen Tong had never seen before.

Xia Lan tilted her head slightly, her eyes filled with dependence on Lu He, while Lu He gently wiped away the tears on her face, his eyes full of heartache.

This scene was like a sharp knife, piercing straight into Shen Tong's heart.

Why did Xia Lan so easily win Lu He's complete love?

Shen Tong's hands clenched unconsciously, her nails digging deep into her palms, and hatred grew wildly in her heart like weeds.

Her desire to kill Xia Lan reached its peak at this moment. Uncontrollably, she took out her pistol, extended the barrel out of the window through the crack, and slowly placed her finger on the trigger...

"Han Xi! Han Xi! You bastard!" The sudden roar snapped Shen Tong back to reality, and he hurriedly put away his pistol.

Then Zheng Ming came running from afar, panting and cursing all the way.

"Isn't that Zheng Ming?" Xia Lan was the first to recognize the person, looking puzzled. "Why is he so angry?"

"Oh," Lu He then remembered Zheng Ming, and said with a wry smile, "He's angry because he was kidnapped..."

Zheng Ming rushed up to the two of them, pointed at Lu He's nose, and angrily shouted, "You're a true friend! You abandoned me and ran away! That kidnapper isn't human, and neither are you!"

Turning his head, he saw that Xia Lan still had tears on her eyelashes and assumed that she was crying because she was worried about his safety: "I'm fine, don't cry." Then he attacked Lu He: "Look how good your wife is. She even knows to worry about whether I live or die. She's even shedding little pearls!"

"Stop trying to glorify yourself, she wasn't crying for you..." Lu He quickly grabbed Zheng Ming's collar and pulled him aside: "...Lin Zhao is dead..."

"What?" This truly shocked Zheng Ming. What earth-shattering event had happened while he was being kidnapped?

"There are other kidnappers..." Lu He hesitated for a moment, unsure whether to tell Zheng Ming about Shen Tong's armed attack.

"How could this be... Could it be that Lin Yingxin also encountered kidnappers..." Zheng Ming finally came to his senses. There were police cars and ambulances all around, so there must be a big case.

"Hmm... Lin Zhao did it to save her..."

"Damn it, what is Shen Tong doing? Isn't this her territory? How can she allow something like this to happen?" Zheng Ming looked around but didn't see Shen Tong.

"Uh... well... I just arrived too..." Lu He didn't know how to answer Zheng Ming's question.

Although he wasn't familiar with Lin Zhao, he had at least met her once, so Zheng Ming still expressed his sadness and told Xia Lan to take care of herself.

At that very moment, Shen Tong walked over. She looked at Lu He and Zheng Ming warily, wanting to make sure their conversation hadn't involved her.

What a petty mind! Lu He knew what she was worried about. She was afraid that the matter of killing Lin Zhao with a gun would be exposed. Although she really wanted to report her, now was not the time.

Lu He scoffed and took a step back, too lazy to pay any attention to Shen Tong.

"Shen Tong, you've come at the perfect time! I was just looking for you!" Zheng Ming grabbed Shen Tong's arm without any hesitation as she approached.

Then, somewhat excitedly, he began to recount: "I'm telling you, there's been a major breakthrough. I've already beaten up the guy who kidnapped me today, and he's confessed everything. Guess who sent him?"

"Who else could it be but Zhang Xiuru..." Lu He knew without even thinking that it was that vicious woman.

“Zhang Xiuru is definitely the one, but guess who her boss is?” Zheng Ming blinked, seemingly expecting them to give some incredible answer.

"Does this have anything to do with my dad?" Lu He asked suspiciously.

Zheng Ming shook his head with an expression that said, "You'd never guess."

"It can't be Wu Chunfang, can it?" I'm speechless. There are only so many characters. We can't just try to guess them all by elimination.

“He’s connected! He’s another person related to the Wu Chunfang case,” Zheng Ming said, looking at Shen Tong, then emphasizing each word: “He said his boss’s name is Zhao Jiacheng…”