Chapter 1888: Chapter 1885: Sarcasm

“Outsiders all say that Lord Chu fears his wife. I’ve always been curious whether it’s true or not.” Bai Yao’s eyes flashed with sarcasm and malice.

Chu Heng’s clear eyes met hers, his voice cool: “I know full well about your relationship with Heshan.”

“If I’m not mistaken, Heshan is the former Southern Border Witch Doctor who left with you back then.”

“Do you want to remove the Gu insect from your body?” His voice was indeed icy, like seducing someone to hell, but the words made Bai Yao, who had always kept herself distant and was stubbornly tight-lipped, noticeably emotional.

“How do you know?” Bai Yao squinted at him.

She never thought Chu Heng was a fool, and everything he said was accurate.

Precisely because of this, she was certain Chu Heng knew more than before.

She squinted her eyes, suddenly thinking of something, and laughed strangely: “Could it be that you’ve captured that filthy monk Heshan and pried his mouth open?”

Chu Heng didn’t answer, which was equivalent to admitting.

Bai Yao suddenly laughed heartily.

As if she had avenged a great grudge.

“Lord Chu, it seems you are truly remarkable, even able to pry open the mouth of the extremely hypocritical Heshan.”

“I can’t help but admire you.”

“Then tell me, what kind of deal did you secretly make?” Chu Heng remained calm.

Bai Yao deliberately made things difficult for him, scoffing: “Lord Chu, since you can pry open Heshan’s mouth, why come to ask me?”

“You are also a participant; your testimony naturally aids the investigation.”

“Aren’t you worried that I’d deliberately lie to deceive you?”

Chu Heng’s voice didn’t change: “That would be my business.”

“Heh, interesting.” Bai Yao seemed to think of something, looked at Chu Heng’s face, and mumbled: “If that person back then could have been as loyal and steadfast as you, how could I have lived worse than a dog these years.”

“What you want to know is simple. I was responsible for cultivating the unique medicinal herbs of the Southern Border; Heshan was responsible for making the medicine; the people we raised handled the human trafficking. Over time, this matter became more stable. Moreover, those trafficked were mostly ordinary folks without any family background, orphans even. Even if the government received reports, they couldn’t find anything. Naturally, this kind of thing just continued.”

Bai Yao lowered her voice with a smile, as if possessed by madness. Her eyes were extremely cold, and she felt not a bit wrong about what she did.

When Chu Heng heard the word ‘trafficking,’ his gaze had already turned cold.

“How exactly did you traffic, and where specifically did it happen?” Chu Heng’s voice became much more serious.

Bai Yao found his righteous indignation amusing: “Lord Chu, outsiders all say you are an incorruptible official, surprisingly you really are.”

“In the capital, who hasn’t had dealings with us, otherwise where do you think those boy toys, pretty maids come from?” Bai Yao’s eye corners slightly lifted, like an enticing siren.

However, the scars on her face made her look quite terrifying.

“These people are, after all, your colleagues, Lord Chu. If this were exposed, it’d be interesting. It turns out that the seemingly prosperous Great Chu is rotten underneath, just the muck in the pond.”

Chu Heng raised his eyes to meet hers: “Where there’s scum, there’s justice, the two are not in conflict.”

“Heh, saying it so righteously, but I am truly curious.”

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