Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle
Chapter 501 - 500: The Plan to Raise a Poisonous Insect

Chapter 501: Chapter 500: The Plan to Raise a Poisonous Insect

The elder lady’s eyes widened in disbelief, as if to say, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Even more righteously, she declared, "This is my granddaughter, I’ll do as I please with her. What business is it of yours?"

Luo Ning had no desire to argue with such a maliciously ignorant person and simply commanded, "Take her away."

She also retrieved the unattended drone she had previously set up in the courtyard.

To Han Lie, she said, "I’ve recorded everything they did before. This is evidence, and I’ll send it to you in a bit."

Han Lie nodded, "Okay, I’ll hand these pieces of evidence over to the appropriate departments."

Then he ordered his men to arrest the old lady and her group.

The elder lady and company futilely resisted and only started to feel the fear as they were dragged to the entrance of the courtyard.

They all pleaded for Xi Shu to save them, but Xi Shu pretended not to see.

The elder lady and her people were forcibly taken away and shoved into the police cars that had followed.

After Luo Ning had called Lu Xun to explain the situation here, Lu Xun had Han Lie and his government colleagues come over, clearly anticipating that the elder lady and the others would be implicated in a crime.

With the previously gathered evidence, and considering the murders committed by Cousin Xi Shu and the other aunt, these people had no chance of escaping the law’s retribution.

Once the arrests were made, Han Lie asked Luo Ning if she wanted to go back with them, but when she politely declined, he left with his team.

After everyone left, only Luo Ning, Huo Rui and his brothers, and the Xi sisters remained in the courtyard.

Luo Ning walked over and looked at Xi Shu apologetically, saying, "I’m sorry, this time it was I who got you all involved."

Xi Shu was somewhat pale but smiled and shook her head, "I don’t blame you. It’s my family’s inherent wickedness that attracts bad people."

"I should be thanking you. You’ve come all this way to save us, or else we would have really fulfilled their wishes."

She truly didn’t blame Luo Ning, but rather felt grateful.

Luo Ning took out two Pills and handed them to Xi Shu, "Eat these Pills, and the spell cast on you earlier will no longer affect you."

Not only would the spell no longer affect them, but these Pills would also greatly benefit their health, serving as compensation from her.

She also had not expected that Mr. Liu, seeking revenge, would not come after her but rather target the people close to her.

For this, and for Xi Shu, she felt sorry and guilty.

Xi Shu took one of the Pills and then had her sister take the other.

She then gave Luo Ning a reassuring look and gently pulled on her hand, "We’re fine now. Don’t blame yourself."

"Besides, in a way, this incident has actually helped us," she said with a smile.

Luo Ning understood instantly, "You mean their getting arrested?"

Xi Shu nodded, "Yes, I had been looking for a way to deal with them myself. Now it’s not bad that my eldest uncle and auntie will spend a long time behind bars."

Luo Ning had some questions for Xi Shu, "Let’s get in the car and head back to the county to find a hotel. It’s windy here; let’s talk in the car."

She could tell that Huo Rui was also eager to have Xi Shu clear up things.

Xi Shu nodded, "Okay!"

The vehicle Huo Rui had the driver bring was a seven-seater, so there was plenty of room.

After getting into the car and setting the navigation, the driver headed towards the county.

Xi Shu sat beside Huo Rui and took the initiative to say, "Do you want to ask about my family affairs?"

She added, "Just ask whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you everything. There’s nothing inconvenient to talk about."

Luo Ning knew Xi Shu’s character; this was also a display of her straightforwardness.

After thinking for a bit, Huo Rui bluntly asked, "After visiting your home, we found that your family members all have serious issues."

"Your dad is foolishly filial and weak, and your grandma and the others are like vampires. Given your personality, you should not have been satisfying their demands."

"Yet, you often sent money back home. You must have known they were asking for money under the pretense of your dad’s medical treatment, but you indulged them."

"The house in your village belongs to one of the best families, and your uncles are all lazy and gluttonous by nature, unable to earn the money for the renovations. So, that money for the house renovations must certainly be yours."

"Can you tell us why you indulged them? If you say it was just for familial affection, I don’t think you’re that kind of foolishly filial person."

After finishing his words, Huo Rui took Xi Shu’s hand, signifying his trust in her.

He wasn’t asking Xi Shu to disregard her family ties, but given what happened today, these top-grade parasites truly didn’t deserve help or sympathy.

Only the foolishly filial and spineless would let themselves be manipulated by these people.

Xi Shu, feeling the warmth from his hand, pursed her lips and spoke the truth, "Because I wanted to ’nourish a poisonous insect’."

Huo Rui looked at her, puzzled, and asked, "Nourish a poisonous insect?"

Xi Shu explained while reminiscing,

"I was born into a family that values males over females. My parents had five daughters and were ridiculed behind their backs by the villagers and were often put down by my grandparents, which made them sensitive and inferior."

"Because of this, they have always felt unable to lift their heads."

"From a young age, my sisters and I were always put behind my male cousins, even behind my female cousins."

"Because our parents were like the old oxen of the family, oppressed by my grandparents to work hard only to subsidize my three uncles’ families."

"The reason I was able to go to school was that my sisters collected and sold garbage to pay for my tuition."

"As you have seen, my dad is foolishly filial, inferior, and cowardly, never daring to resist his parents. Perhaps he was so accustomed to being exploited that he lost any will to resist."

"Although they weren’t abusive toward us five sisters, compared to his parents and brothers, we were always put last."

"My mother, too, was inferior and cowardly for having had five girls and similarly did not dare to resist. Every time she was bullied, she only knew how to retreat and endure."

With self-mockery, Xi Shu said, "But why should they endure and expect us sisters to endure too, to pay for their cowardice?"

"I went to university on a student loan and promised to send money back to the family after working. My grandparents agreed to let me go because of the benefit, but they made it clear they wouldn’t give me a cent for living expenses."

"So, my living expenses during university were all earned through part-time jobs, and I even had to spare money for my dad’s medicine."

"It’s laughable, really; the reason my dad is disabled is because he fell from a high place while fixing my elder aunt’s family’s house."

"At that time, a child in her family caused an accident while playing, accidentally hitting the ladder, which led to my dad’s fall."

"Her family only paid the initial medical bills when he was sent to the hospital and then defaulted on the rest."

"Neither my grandma nor my uncles would pay for his medical treatment, which ultimately resulted in his disability."

"Yet under the pressure from my grandma, my dad continued to be the old ox."

"I didn’t use to hate them, those bloodsuckers, but when they married off my eldest sister and second sister with high-priced dowries without my parents being able to stop it, I started to hate."

"They even wanted to marry off my younger sister to an old widower in exchange for a high dowry. It was only after I threatened not to give any more money if they married her off without my consent that they abandoned the plan."

"We sisters have long wanted to kill these people, but murder is illegal, and we don’t want to throw our lives away for these disgusting people. That’s when we came up with the plan to ’nourish a poisonous insect.’"

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