My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

Chapter 104 - Afraid Of One’s Own Shadow (2)

Shen Minyao did expect that Liang Sisi would react this way. However, she wasn't worried that Liang Sisi would reveal what she had seen that night. After all, Shen Minyao was able to reappear in front of the dormitory in a mere second, allowing some people to see her entering the building. 

It was Liang Sisi's fault that she had schemed against the fox woman. If she didn't dare to harm Shen Minyao and threatened Li Fei'er's and the other's lives, Shen Minyao wouldn't resort to pushing her to insanity. She was able to use her powers to manipulate Liang Sisi's mind now, after all. 

By now, Liang Sisi should start hallucinating, seeing her dead best friend and hearing voices that weren't there in the first place. So it didn't come as a surprise to Shen Minyao when she heard from Li Fei'er that Liang Sisi had confessed about the crime against Bai Xinran she committed, but it was obvious that she was also not in the right state of mind. 

"I wonder what had happened to her. Do you think she was stricken with her guilt, and that's why she came clean and confessed?" Li Fei'er asked her during their lunch break. 

Shen Minyao shrugged as she sat on the windowsill next to Li Fei'er's seat in the classroom while sipping her favorite drink. 

"Who knows? Maybe she was plagued with a nightmare. People who knew they have done wrong tend to make their own ghosts," the fox woman replied. 

"But the recordings that came after it. Just who was able to record such a confession from her?" Li Fei'er still couldn't believe the sudden turn of events in Bai Xinran's case. Perhaps it was a good thing that Jiang Chen and Lu Anqi had chosen to close the case early. 

A recording of Liang Sisi's confession about Yu Lai's cursed webnovel and her involvement with Bai Xinran's death had been spread all over the internet. It was in the headlines of the mainstream news these days, putting Spring Hill High School under the spotlight. 

There had been media men and reporters camping outside their school, hoping to get a scoop or an exclusive. 

Many were surprised at how young Liang Sisi was, and most were appalled after hearing her reasons why she had killed her best friend. This made the investigation of the authorities easier. However, they doubted that they would be able to convict Liang Sisi because of the state of mind she currently had. 

"I thought you would be happy to hear that Liang Sisi was exposed. Wouldn't this mean that Bai Xinran is finally able to get the justice she was seeking?" Shen Minyao asked in return. 

"I don't know…" Li Fei'er sighed. "Maybe, you are right. I just didn't expect this to happen." 

She was in the middle of helping Jiang Chen and Lu Anqi regarding Jin Qian's case, and the thoughts of Bai Xinran's case had been pushed aside in her mind. So the news about Liang Sisi had somehow surprised her. 

"You worry too much. Liang Sisi should have seen it coming. There's no way she would be able to hide the truth for too long… since the authorities have already started another official investigation on Bai Xinran's death. 

"What would happen to Liang Sisi, then?" Li Fei'er asked, "If they won't be able to convict her for her crime, then what will happen?" 

"Most likely, she would be put in a mental facility," Shen Minyao said, "That is if they will be able to prove that she wasn't in the right state of mind when she committed the crime. Enough of her, is there any progress with your investigation lately?" 

Li Fei'er shook her head. "We're still waiting for Mr. Jiang's report. Lu Anqi and I have already got all the details we could get from Jin Qian and the nurses." 

"You really can't ignore people who need help," the fox woman commented, watching as Li Fei'er finished her packed lunch. 

"I can't seem to ignore them, especially when I know I can do something to help them." The young shaman laughed awkwardly. "Jin Qian was the first person I met when I came back here to Jiang City, and I promised to help her find her mother, anyway." 

"Then, you should learn to say 'no' from now on, or else everyone would come to seek you for help." This was another thing that remained the same with Feng Jiu's current incarnation. Regardless of whether the person was good or bad, she wouldn't hesitate to help. 

"I know, I know." Li Fei'er groaned as she rested her head on her desk once she put aside her empty lunchbox. "Dad also keeps reminding me to be wary of whom I decide to help." 

"He's right. You can't just be available 24/7 for anyone. It's for your own good, so you better listen to your father." 

"But I don't like that they still treat me like a kid." Li Fei'er was upset that she was being left out by her family on their quest to track down the missing nine-tailed fox from Qingqiu Mountain. 

"Well, aren't you still seventeen? A few months more, and you'll be near coming of age." The fox woman could sense Li Fei'er's irritation about something. 

"Still, I'm already a full-fledged shaman, right? So why can't I help them find the demon they were looking for?!" The younger woman huffed in annoyance. 

"Oh? They're doing some demon hunting?" Shen Minyao gently probed. Had the Li family somehow found a trace that would lead to her and Zhao Yichen? 

"En." Li Fei'er then straightened her back and looked around, making sure that they were outside everyone else's earshot. 

"They are still looking for the infamous nine-tailed fox that recently escaped from Qingqiu Mountain. No one knew how she was able to do it, considering the seals our ancestors put around the mountain should be strong enough to contain her and forbid her to step outside."