Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 243: They actually resorted to underhanded tactics?

Today I originally planned to go and talk to Zheng Ming and Shen Tong about that batch of documents.

However, for some reason, she couldn't get in touch with Zheng Ming, and Lu He was unwilling to take the initiative to contact Shen Tong, which was really a dilemma.

She took the documents Zheng Ming had delivered to her at the jewelry store yesterday and carefully reviewed them again. The evidence in the documents basically proved that Zhang Xiuru had poisoned Han Xi's biological mother.

Although Old Man Han was unaware of the affair, he had indeed cheated on his wife...

"Pah, scumbag..." Lu He spat. He was clearly a father who loved his daughter very much, but he never expected that even with such an image, he was still a man who kept a mistress.

"Now that I have this evidence, I've found the truth, haven't I? Why can't I be considered to have completed my mission?" Lu He asked the system with some dissatisfaction.

The system then lazily spoke up: "This case is not fully reconstructed yet. Isn't Wu Chunfang's matter still unclear?"

"Isn't it Zhang Dian and Zhang Xiuru who did it? It's probably one of them or they conspired together, right?" Lu He felt that this was just a matter of choosing between two options, so why take it so seriously?

"Of course it's not because you completed it, it's because the murderer is wrong. Don't forget, an old policeman is missing here, Shen Tong's father. There's something fishy about this." The system reminded Lu He not to forget the inconspicuous clues from before.

Lu He then remembered Zhao Jiacheng, whom he had previously overlooked. He was the last person to see Wu Chunfang, and had been missing for so many years.

"Take another careful look, don't miss any details," the system said earnestly.

Lu He rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache: "Is this script supposed to be a campus drama or a suspense drama...?"

"...Campus mystery drama...right..." The system chuckled awkwardly, after all, these were all content that had been painstakingly found in the comic's side stories, the childhood growth chapters of each character, and could be used as side quests.

If it weren't for the higher-ups' requirement to keep them in this book for as long as possible, System 7440 wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find these tricky suspenseful plots in this kind of campus comic.

It essentially takes the character's family trauma and forces it into a mission.

Lu He glanced at the time. Xia Lan had been gone for quite a while, probably more than half an hour. She should be back by now.

He said he had something to discuss with Lin Zhao and would be back in about ten minutes.

Although he was a little jealous that she couldn't be there, Lu He gladly accepted his wife's request.

But this has been going on for far too long. What could have taken so long to talk about? She picked up her phone and couldn't help but send Xia Lan a message: When are you coming back?

Three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds... one minute... two minutes...

No reply...

Could it be that they were too engrossed in their work to see the message?

Lu He lay on the table, her eyebrows furrowing uncontrollably. After hesitating for a moment, she sent four or five messages in quick succession: How much longer?

Do you need me to pick you up in a bit?

Where are you guys? I'll come find you in a bit, and then we can go buy some things together.

Let me know when you're done!

……

We have not received any reply.

Lu He couldn't sit still at the dining table and started pacing back and forth in the living room.

Her brow was furrowed, and she bit her left thumb nail. She wanted to call, but would that seem too restrictive?

I've already bombarded you with messages, isn't that making me seem too clingy?

Even so, Xia Lan didn't respond at all, which was really worrying...

Lu He was conflicted, worried that her overly controlling behavior might bother Xia Lan, and also concerned that something might have really happened...

She forced herself to be patient and waited for ten minutes before dialing the number, almost timing it with a stopwatch.

There was no response except for a busy signal.

She dialed four times in a row, and the same thing happened each time. The fifth time, the call was manually disconnected.

A bad feeling suddenly arose in my heart.

She immediately opened her contacts, tapped Lin Zhao's number, but before she could dial, her phone suddenly rang.

Lu He was startled and almost dropped the phone. After calming herself down, she looked closely and saw that someone had called from an unknown number.

Without saying a word, she quickly answered the phone.

On the other end of the phone was a man with a rough and fierce voice: "Han Xi, listen up! Your beloved is in my hands. If you want him to live, you'll have to exchange him for Zhang Dian!"

Lu He's heart sank. She tried to remain calm, but her voice trembled slightly: "Don't do anything rash! How do I know if you've really arrested someone? Let her talk to me!"

The man opposite snorted coldly: "Hmph, don't try to play tricks on me. You know perfectly well whether he's in my hands or not. I've already tried to contact him but can't, right? Or do you want me to send you a finger or something before you'll believe me?"

She took a deep breath, gripping the phone so tightly that the veins bulged, but still tried to keep her tone calm: "Don't hurt her. If you hurt her, it will only provoke me into a life-or-death struggle with you all!"

He then added, "Zhang Dian is in the police station right now. I'll try to get him out, but you'll have to give me some time... a day..."

Unexpectedly, the man shouted impatiently, "Enough nonsense! Do you think I don't know the strength of the Han family? You can just pull the trigger on someone. I know you're a clever girl, so don't try to stall me!"

Seeing that the other party was agitated, Lu He's mind raced: "I know you were sent by Zhang Xiuru. Why don't you meet with me and we can talk in detail?"

"What's there to talk about in person? If I don't see you tonight, I'll kill you..." The man's hoarse voice sounded extremely fierce, like someone who would actually kill someone.

“But Zhang Dian is currently being guarded by Shen Tong. I don’t know if you guys in the underworld have heard of Shen Tong’s style, but she doesn’t care about the Han family or anything like that. I can only have a chance if I knock her out or kill her… But I can’t beat her…” Lu He tried to persuade the other party to agree to work together to get Zhang Dian out of Shen Tong’s hands.

“…27 Bingjiang Road, get here within an hour…” Before she could finish speaking, the other party suddenly changed their mind and agreed to the meeting. After saying that, they hung up the phone with a “click,” leaving Lu He standing there with her phone in her hand, stunned.

The kidnapper is so capricious, changing his mind so easily, but that doesn't matter anymore. The most important thing right now is to get there quickly to save Xia Lan.

But being outnumbered and outmatched, Lu He dialed Zheng Ming's number again, but still no one answered...

They're all useless; when it really matters, you can't count on any of them.

Seeing Shen Tong's name lying quietly on the contact list... Lu He frowned and dialed Lin Zhao's number first.