Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 267: Little Thief

Chapter 267: Chapter 267: Little Thief

Little Zhiyu broke free from Lin Ercheng’s arms and rushed to Nanzhi’s sickbed.

"Mom - wake up -" The little lad tried to pull Nanzhi, but could only wipe away his tears whilst softly calling for his mother.

"Miaomiao, what’s going on with Bao Ya?" Lin Ercheng’s head was full of sweat as he hurriedly looked at Shen Miaomiao, who was sobbing on the side.

Shen Miaomiao was always together with her sister, what could’ve happened?

She was fine at lunch, why did she suddenly collapse?

"Just now, I was about to go home with Sister Nanzhi, and while we were chatting on the road, she suddenly just froze, I called for her but she didn’t respond and before long she fell to the ground." Shen Miaomiao’s eyes were reddish, and her eyelids were somewhat swollen.

"This...this...Doctor, is my sister okay?" Lin Yicheng was flustered and hurried to grab Doctor Qian’s hand.

Doctor Qian was faster and quickly tucked his hand into his sleeve before he spoke, "Don’t worry, it’s nothing big. However, this young lady’s pulse is a bit strange. When she was brought here a while ago, she was almost breathless, but now she seems to be recovering on her own."

"There’s nothing wrong with her pulse after acupuncture, but we can’t be sure if a relapse will happen. And although she’s out of danger of dying at the moment, we can’t guarantee when she will wake up." Doctor Sun stroked his beard, looking at Nanzhi with some doubt.

He had never seen such a case.

"Thank you, thank you both, doctors." Lin Ercheng thanked the doctors on one side, while Shen Zhiyu was on the other side of the bed quietly calling for mom.

Seeing her unresponsive, he wipes away his tears by raising his sleeve.

He reaches into his pocket.

He remembered that Brother River Clam gave him a pearl during lunch, and told him to keep it safe.

Previously, when mom was sick, it was Brother River Clam that gave mom a pearl to eat, and then she got better.

However, after reaching into his pocket, he couldn’t find anything.

Knowing that it was lost, the little lad’s mouth puckered up, and the tears flowed even fiercely.

It was all his fault for not being obedient... if he had been a good boy and kept the object safe, it wouldn’t have been lost, and mom could wake up.

Seeing Little Zhiyu’s sadness, it also made Lin Ercheng’s heart ache.

He could only softly comfort, "Zhiyu, don’t cry, the doctor said your mom is fine, let’s believe in the doctor."

But Little Zhiyu buried his head and wanted to run outside.

Liao Da saw the child about to run out and extended his hand to stop him.

Although he didn’t understand why this child called the boss "mom", they were still family, and he couldn’t let a little child run around outside in the dark.

"Let me go, I need to find the pearl. If I have the pearl, mom... mom will get better." Zhiyu cried, trying to break free from Liao Da’s grip.

He remembered that on the way home at noon, a brother bumped into him. That must have been a thief who stole his pearl.

Upon hearing the word "pearl", Shen Miaomiao suddenly looked up.

She looked at Zhiyu incredulously.

Sister Nanzhi had died once two years ago during the famine. It was a boy named Xiaohe who used a pearl to save her.

Could it be the same item that Zhiyu was talking about?

"Zhiyu, are you talking about the pearl that Brother Xiaohe fed your mom?" Shen Miaomiao looked at the little lad and asked.

Little Zhiyu nodded his head, "Yes, it’s the one that Brother River Clam gave me at lunch. He told me to keep it safe, but... but a dirty brother stole it."

Hearing the conversation between the two, Lin Ercheng seemed to have understood something and hurriedly followed up with, "Zhiyu, can that pearl save your mom?"

The little lad nodded his head, and then shook his head: "I...I don’t know, but mom woke up after she ate it before."

The Lin brothers looked at each other, and Lin Yicheng asked again: "Zhiyu, do you remember what the person who stole your thing looked like?"

"It’s a dirty brother. When I was returning home at noon, he bumped into me and Brother Doudou."

The little lad answered between sobs.

Lin Yicheng thought of the little thief that his sister had caught previously and had some suspicions in his heart.

Initially, Bao Ya was also robbed on this road by that child. Could it be the same gang?

Or even, could it be the same person?

After asking Doctors Sun and Qian about Nanzhi’s condition and confirming that her life was not in danger, Lin Ercheng took Nanzhi home. Lin Yicheng took Zhiyu to the county government office.

He wanted to see if that little thief had been released yet.

If he hadn’t been released yet, he could ask if there were any clues. If he had been released, he would have to bother Liu Jie.

Shen Miaomiao wanted to go with them. Afraid she couldn’t help much and might cause trouble, she suppressed her worries and let Aze and Liao Da go back to the restaurant first while she walked home.

Tomorrow, the restaurant still needs to open its doors to welcome guests. Now that something happened to Sister Nanzhi, she had to shoulder the responsibility.

"Boss, let us take you home. It’s already late." Liao Da looked at the sky outside the door and scratched his head.

"No need, you guys go back and rest early. We have work to do tomorrow." Shen Miaomiao wipes the tears from the corner of her eyes and tried to calm herself.

In the end, unable to persuade her otherwise, Liao Da and Aze finally went back to the restaurant.

Watching the thin silhouette of Shen Miaomiao, Wang Jingzhi pursed his lips, and still chose to follow her.

He had always been curious why the kindest girl whom everyone loved in the past had become Malicious Nanzhi.

No matter how he looked now, the two should have been the same person...

Lin Yicheng held Shen Zhiyu in his arms and rushed to the county government office. Fortunately, it was not far. They arrived in just half an hour.

After Shen Wenchen left, Liu Jie took over his duties, so he was always busy until late at night.

Hearing that the Lin family had come, Liu Jie, who was napping, sat up abruptly and immediately asked, "Where are they? Quickly, bring me to them."

The government official was somewhat puzzled but did not ask any questions. Instead, he led Liu Jie to the front hall.

"Brother Lin? Zhiyu! Why are you both here so late?" Liu Jie looked at Zhiyu, who seemed to have just cried, and was somewhat baffled.

Had something serious happened?

"Liu brother, the little thief my sister and I brought here earlier, has he been let out?" Lin Yicheng asked bluntly.

"That little beggar?" Liu Jie was stunned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Because you guys brought him in, I had someone watch him carefully. However, he was released yesterday. Did you get stolen from again?"

Lin Yicheng’s face went pale, Shen Zhiyu turned to Liu Jie, "Uncle Liu, my pearl was stolen by a brother, now mom can’t wake up, can you help me find it?"

Hearing that Nanzhi couldn’t wake up, Liu Jie realized that something big had happened.

The general had instructed him to pay more attention to his sister-in-law before he left.

She was fine at noon, what could’ve happened in just half a day?