Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 214: A Sudden Trip-Up_1

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: A Sudden Trip-Up_1

"Murder!"

A woman’s scream rang out from the crowd, causing those who had been enjoying the spectacle to look around in all directions, attempting to locate the origin of the sound.

Long before, Liu Jie had placed people in various corners of the North Market. Hearing the commotion, they all headed towards the noise.

In the shadows, Shen Wenchen’s eyes narrowed slightly, signaling to his subordinates standing by him.

The men exchanged a glance, then silently blended into the crowd.

Now was the time.

The Lin brothers, each carrying two children, instinctively protected their wives and children behind them upon hearing the disturbance.

"Be careful."

Lin Ercheng spoke seriously, standing close with Lin Yicheng. Both men guarded the six people behind them by staring at the chaotic crowd, leaving no room for carelessness.

Sun Cui gripped Chen Qiulan’s hand tightly, full of worry.

Feeling her sister’s fear, Chen Qiulan patted her hand comfortingly.

"Don’t worry."

The chaos did not last long, returning to calm in less than half a moment.

A few officers placated the crowd, while Liu Jie looked at the woman who had just screamed, his expression stern. "What happened just now?" he asked.

The woman was in her mid-twenties and quite pretty. She appeared completely bewildered when halted by Liu Jie, as if the previous cry for murder had not come from her.

"Sir, what’s going on with you all?"

She spoke awkwardly, her face slightly embarrassed.

"Wasn’t that scream yours?" asked Liu Jie. Due to his youth and handsome looks, and lacking the threatening demeanor of an officer, Ms. Cui was not scared of him and even flirted and teased him like she would her usual customers.

"So many people coming and going, how could I have shouted something like that~" Ms. Cui’s voice was coquettish, with a rising intonation, causing Liu Jie to furrow his brows.

Was this woman ill?

"If you’re not willing to speak, you’ll have to come with us."

Liu Jie’s voice was cold and when he finished, officers came forward to escort Ms. Cui to the yamen.

Ms. Cui was dumbstruck for a moment. With Liu Jie appearing so young, she had a suspicion.

Could it be that this officer was green?

Seeing that people were coming to escort her, she remembered to plead innocence and quickly opened her mouth.

"Don’t arrest me, don’t arrest me. That scream was mine," Ms. Cui hurriedly explained.

Liu Jie gave a signal and the two men stopped the action of arresting Ms. Cui.

"Just now, I was browsing the market and a man bumped into me. When he walked away, I noticed a dagger hidden in his arms, which scared me into shouting."

While Ms. Cui was speaking, she sneaked a glance at Liu Jie and his group’s expressions.

She hadn’t been hit by anyone.

Just before, she was about to join the crowd to enjoy the excitement, when she spotted a handsome man wearing a moon-white robe with a jade pendant around his waist, who seemed to be looking for someone.

She intentionally fell into his arms, but the man didn’t catch her. He backed away instead, almost causing her to fall to the ground.

That’s when she screamed.

She intended to continue talking, but he handed her a silver ingot and left.

As soon as that man left, these officers appeared out of nowhere.

Feeling the five-tael heavy silver ingot in her hand, Ms. Cui’s face broke into a sycophantic smile.

Anyway, she got the silver, and the man might not recognize her, so making up some story to get by seemed plenty fine.

No one was allowed to carry sabers into the North Market on the 27th and 28th of February. As long as she mentioned the man concealing a dagger, these officers would likely not give her a hard time.

Although Liu Jie was young, he had been in the military camp from his youth, interrogating criminals, and wasn’t as naive as she assumed.

Seeing that she was not telling the truth, he ordered his men to bring her to the yamen.

At this point, Ms. Cui was stunned again. She wanted to speak the truth, but Liu Jie only let someone stuff a rag into her mouth. No matter how she cried out, she could only make faint whimpering sounds.

Watching their display, the crowd murmured for a while before returning to their previous lively state.

A man in the crowd, watching their departing figures, had a taunting expression on his face.

He murmured to himself, last time it was just a coincidence, how could Shen Wenchen withstand the city lord of Yan City?

He is just a good-for-nothing fool.

Does he really think that capturing a few small minions will reveal any secrets?

Laughable.

The man scanned his surroundings, gestured with his hand, and walked towards the exit of the market.

Their plan was not set for today.

But rather, tomorrow at the early dawn hours.

The North Market opens only two days a week. During these two days, the stalls are fixed, and as long as they tamper with a few of the most crowded stalls, their people don’t even need to appear, and the market gathering will be ruined.

Thinking of the two men pleading with him, the man snorted coldly in his heart.

They were all superficial, comparing Shen Wenchen to Song Lianen.

He is just a small officer under him, how powerful could he be?

And wasn’t he perfectly fine now?

With such thoughts, his face showed a growing disdain, while Shen Wenchen’s gaze was tightly locked onto his back.

Found him.

It’s this man.

The gaze of several people in the crowd also fell on the man. After exchanging silent glances, they slowly encircled him, waiting for a chance to catch him.

However, just as they were about to make their move, a short teenager suddenly appeared from one side, laughing and joking while pulling and tugging with a few passersby, blocking their view.

The man noticed something was off at this moment, and managed to slip away amidst the chaos caused by the youngster.

Seeing the direction in which he escaped, Shen Wenchen felt a tightening in his heart.

Nannan and Shen Miaomiao were also in that direction...

He hoped they wouldn’t run into each other.

Thinking so, Shen Wenchen quietly followed closely behind the man, and no one noticed anything unusual at all.

Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao, together with Gu Lang, were all engrossed in examining a small object displayed by a foreigner.

The foreigner was a woman in a bright red silk skirt with a veil over her face, her laughter pleasant.

After chatting with her a few times, Gu Lang was already blushing to his ears.

But Shen Miaomiao was completely focused on deciphering her mechanisms.

Nanzhi had also been watching with her, but suddenly felt a creepy feeling.

She had a bad premonition.

Having experienced this before, Nanzhi quickly straightened up and started looking around.

What was about to happen again?

While she was puzzling, she saw a man walking hurriedly towards them, seemingly looking back at something as he proceeded.

With just one glance at him, Nanzhi suddenly had an idea in her mind.

Knock him down!

She had to knock him down!

Baffled at why she had such a thought towards an unknown man, Nanzhi stretched out her foot before her brain could catch up.

The man, still savouring his luck over his narrow escape, stumbled and fell when his foot was tripped by something unexpected.

As soon as he fell, he found himself immobilized by others before he could even get up.

Even when he was last taken away, he could only see the back of Shen Wenchen holding a woman.

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