Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 885: 220: Those unknown past events!

Zheng Lingling nodded, "When did I ever fail to handle something properly?"

Sun Wu’s suspended heart finally settled, "That’s good.

With Ni Yang dead, nobody else could pose a threat.

Ni Cuihua wasn’t even one-tenth as capable as Ni Yang.

In time, the Zheng Family would still belong to the three of them!

Sitting at her dressing table and starting to apply cream to her face, Zheng Lingling expressed her concern, "Do you think Ni Yang will find out about this?"

Sun Wu replied, "No way, didn’t Aunt Jiang say that stuff is colorless and odorless? Ni Yang is no deity; how could she possibly discover it?"

On the other side, Zheng Suyu sat on the bed, sobbing silently.

She held the glass bottle tightly in her hand, her knuckles already turning white.

She didn’t know what to do.

Would she really have to go through with poisoning Ni Yang?

The next day, Ni Yang made a trip to the Detective Agency.

Xiaozhou and Ni Yang were old friends by now. Seeing Ni Yang arrive, Xiaozhou pulled her over and said, "Yangyang, come quick and see what’s wrong with my phonograph, why has it stopped working again!"

Ever since Ni Yang had fixed Xiaozhou’s phonograph the last time, she had become an omnipotent figure in Xiaozhou’s eyes.

Ni Yang took the black record, fitted it onto the phonograph, bent down and fiddled with it for a while, and then a sweet and pleasant voice poured out from the machine, "How sweet, your smile so very sweet, as if flowers blooming in the spring breeze..."

This song was sung by Ms. Deng, popular not just in that era, but in future generations as well.

Hearing this song, Ni Yang inexplicably cheered up and began to hum along.

Xiaozhou said excitedly, "Yangyang, you’re really incredible! You got it to work!"

Ni Yang clapped her hands, her face full of smug pride, "Otherwise, why would everyone on the street call me ’Brother Yang’?"

"Brother Yang..." Xiaozhou clicked his tongue and laughed, "I must say, the nickname suits you well. I’m going to start calling you Brother Yang."

Xiaozhou liked Ni Yang a lot, but not in a romantic way.

He and Ni Yang were like brothers; Ni Yang often gave him a sense of being an elder.

Also, Ni Yang was straightforward and didn’t put on airs; being with her, there was no need to worry about being plotted against, nor any backstabbing.

She was quite different from other women.

Smiling, Ni Yang said, "I’ve come here because I need your help with something."

Xiaozhou changed the record, "I knew it, Brother Yang never comes without a reason. Out with it, what do you need this time?"

Ni Yang said, "I’d like you to help me look into my great-aunt."

Xiaozhou was startled, taking a moment to process, "Your great-aunt, who’s that?" As he spoke, it seemed like he remembered something and then said, "I recall your mother is the daughter from the Zheng Family who went missing for many years, right? So by that account, your great-aunt would be the celebrated Beijing beauty from thirty years ago?"

Zheng Suyu had made a strong impression in Beijing back in the day.

Even now, quite a few people still remembered Zheng Suyu.

"Right," Ni Yang nodded, "My great-aunt is Zheng Suyu."

Xiaozhou said, "Your great-aunt used to be a great talent! My dad was particularly fond of her! So, what about your great-aunt do you want to look into?"

Ni Yang said, "I want you to help me investigate my great-aunt’s past. I want to know what exactly she went through these past thirty years?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaozhou continued, "I’ve heard that your great-aunt’s mental health hasn’t been very good for some years, right?"

Zheng Suyu was indeed a person of influence before, so the Zheng Family concealed her mental health issues, claiming she had gone abroad.

Thus, aside from those close to the Zheng Family, not many people knew of Zheng Suyu’s recent state.

Ni Yang didn’t conceal the truth, "There were indeed some issues before, but she’s all right now."

"It’s truly a case of envy of the talented. Your great-aunt used to be a legendary figure," Xiaozhou observed. Then he continued, "By the way, Yangyang, why are you looking into your great-aunt?"

Ni Yang trusted Xiaozhou’s character and started to tell him about the affairs of the Zheng Family.

Moreover, since Xiaozhou was a detective, the clearer he was about certain matters, the better positioned he would be to investigate.

After listening, Xiaozhou shook his head in amazement, "Good Lord! Your family’s situation is way too complicated! I think you’d better get out of that house as soon as possible!"

Ni Yang sighed, "It’s simple for me to leave, but what about my grandparents?"

"You’ve got a point," Xiaozhou slapped his chest, "Yangyang, leave this matter to me. I guarantee I’ll investigate it thoroughly for you."