I'm farming treasure chests in the female-oriented world.

Chapter 21 Chasing the Murderer

Xia Jun tiptoed into the room, glanced at the unconscious Xia Yao with heartache, and turned to ask Xia Jue, who had been watching over her, "How is she?"

Xia Jue loosened her tightly clenched hand and gently placed it under the covers. While tidying up the blankets for Xia Yao, she replied:

"I fell asleep after taking the medicine."

Xia Jun stepped forward and gently smoothed Xia Yao's messy hair. If Xia Jue hadn't been observant, she wouldn't have noticed his slightly trembling fingers.

"I've already asked Xie Yanqing, and there's nothing wrong with the prescription."

Xia Jue nodded.

"Dad, how should we handle this?"

Xia Jun snorted coldly.

"Ignore that illegitimate child. As for the others, hmph, let's see how the Nguyen Dynasty reacts first."

After speaking, Xia Jun stood up.

"I'll go check on Xiaoxue again; she was quite frightened this time too."

Xia Jue suddenly spoke up: "Dad, Third Sister's martial arts and medical skills..."

Xia Jun stopped, turned his back to Xia Jue, and waved his hand, saying, "This is Xiao Xue's extraordinary encounter. I only found out about it recently. Don't overthink it. No matter what Xiao Xue becomes, she will always be your sister."

After saying that, Xia Jun walked away.

Xia Jue habitually tidied Xia Yao's blankets, murmuring:

"An adventure?"

……

"You bastard, how dare you drug Xia Yao! You have a death wish!"

In a fit of rage, Nguyen Trieu kicked Nguyen Nghi, who was kneeling on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, to the ground.

Ruan Yi scrambled to his feet, then knelt down again, gripping his knees tightly with both hands. He swallowed hard, and in a trembling voice, he cried out, "Dad, I... I just wanted to upset Ruan Ling, I..."

"Still trying to argue!"

Ruan Chaoqi's face turned red with anger, his eyes were bloodshot, and he pointed at Ruan Yi with a trembling finger.

"You think I don't know your little schemes? You think you'll have a chance just because Xia Yao's fake heiress identity has been exposed? Bah! Don't you know what kind of person you are? Even if Xia Yao is down on her luck, it's not your turn."

At this point, Nguyen Chao suddenly understood, and shook his head repeatedly with a wry smile.

"No, you know, you know everything. It's precisely because you know you have no chance through normal means that you resort to such despicable methods."

Ruan Chao felt his vision go black, his body swayed involuntarily, and he stumbled backward, barely managing to regain his balance by using his right hand to hold onto the desk.

"Do you think Xia Yao is an ordinary woman? Even if you succeed, believe me, your fate will only be worse than it is now!"

Nguyen Chao's eyes were filled with disappointment and despair.

He never imagined that the son he had so much hope for, the one he had with the woman he loved, would turn out to be so utterly worthless.

"My biggest regret right now is sending you abroad."

I didn't learn anything good when I went abroad, but I did learn a lot of bad things.

Compared to Ruan Ling, who was raised as the legitimate successor in the country.

The gap is too big.

"It was my fault."

Thinking back to the time I chose to cover up for Ruan Yi's womanizing, thinking about how I spoiled him because of my debt to his mother, and thinking about all the ways I indulged him.

Nguyen Chao sighed deeply.

"Indeed, spoiling a child is like killing a child."

Ruan Chao turned away, no longer looking at him, and simply waved wearily.

Ruan Yi was initially happy to get up and leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly felt a pang of panic. He opened the door and walked out of the study, only to hear from inside, "Ruan Yi is not allowed to enter or leave Jin Garden unless summoned by him." Only then did he realize what was happening.

Father, this means you've given up on him.

"No, Dad, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."

However, the two bodyguards at the study door firmly blocked him from entering.

Upon hearing the commotion, the butler came over, gave Ruan Yi a cold glance, waved his hand, and then two bodyguards came over and dragged Ruan Yi out.

The butler knocked twice on the door and entered the study.

"Sir, the news about the fashion show has spread, and many deals that had already been agreed upon have run into problems. There are also dissenting voices within the board of directors. Some people at Jinyuan have suggested that the board of directors be reconvened."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Ruan Chao slumped into the swivel chair behind his desk, his left hand on his forehead, his eyes closed. After a long while, he slowly spoke, "Tell Ling'er that I support her becoming the CEO and that she should step forward to quell this storm."

The butler left for a moment and then returned.

"Miss wants 10% of the shares."

Nguyen Chao opened his eyes, his gaze filled with ferocity.

"Ling'er has grown up."

Unlike before, I can no longer easily coax people into being appeased.

Ruan Chao remained silent for a long time, the fierce look in his eyes slowly fading. He closed his eyes helplessly, let out a long breath, and waved his hand weakly.

Tell her I agree.

……

Xia Jun walked into the corridor when the phone rang.

"Did the killer die from hydride poisoning?"

"The smartwatch he wears is similar to an electronic ankle bracelet; it can only be removed with special equipment?"

"You mean, the killer is a professional hitman?"

"His smartwatch is broken, is there really nothing that can be done?"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Director Du."

Xia Jun hung up the phone, a puzzled look on his face.

"How did Xiaoxue end up being hunted by a professional assassin?"

Is there really a problem with Xia Xue's information?

"still…"

Xia Jun recalled his earlier guess.

"They came because of Xia Xue's identity?"

……

"This is the deep web? It's utterly mind-poisoning!"

Xia Xue immediately activated a software she had developed, filtering out the offensive information. The website that kept flashing on the screen as it opened and closed was quickly searching for the information she wanted.

"No?!"

Xia Xue frowned slightly, moved her hands away from the keyboard, gently tapped the table with her right index finger, and tilted her head to gaze at the night sky outside the window.

"It seems that the forces behind this have also realized the limitations of the internet and have not put important information online."

This is tantamount to completely disabling her hacking skills.

"That's cautious enough."

Xia Xue scoffed.

"Unfortunately, besides technological means, I also possess mystical arts."

Xia Xue quickly glanced through the murderer's autopsy report and evidence files.

"This information should be enough."

The more complete the information, the faster the traceability and the less energy is consumed, once it is removed from the carrier.

"Tracing the source!"

Images flashed through Xia Xue's mind, finally settling on the murderer opening the door to a middle-aged man dressed in a delivery uniform and wearing a mask.

It was he who personally put the smart watch that would cost the killer his life on his wrist.

"Hmph, you think I won't recognize you just because you're wearing a mask?"

Xia Xue sat in front of the drawing board, recalling the scenes she had traced back to, and quickly sketched a clear face with her pencil.

"A max-level oil painting is no joke."

Xia Xue took a picture with her phone, uploaded it to her computer, and used her self-developed software to begin a large-scale screening in Jiangcheng.

"If things go smoothly, we'll have the results tonight; if not, it'll be three days from now."