Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 285: As Long as the Result Is What She Wants

Su Yijia shared 666’s speculations with Qin Kaize and Xia Weiguo. After listening, they frowned and pondered for a moment before shaking their heads.

"We banned these Western gadgets a long time ago. Even back then, there were no such effects," Xia Weiguo said. Hypnosis existed but couldn’t possibly be that powerful. Otherwise, the world would be in chaos.

"Well, let’s investigate further. The current Wang Fengsong is definitely not the real one," Su Yijia wasn’t in a hurry to deal with this matter at all.

Not only had her father’s current wife been responsible for the real Wang Fengsong’s tragic drowning, but later, to keep her own identity hidden, she’d set an entire alley ablaze. That alone was more than enough reason for the Mu family to be utterly ruined.

"I’ll arrange for him to be well-guarded, but his testimony doesn’t hold much weight. A fire from twenty years ago lacks concrete evidence to prove that the current Wang Fengsong is an imposter," Qin Kaize said, his voice heavy with regret.

"It doesn’t matter," Su Yijia shrugged, optimistic. "We still have two months. Who knows, we might uncover something else along the way." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

If they couldn’t uncover the truth from twenty years ago, they could always look into what had happened in the last two decades. Someone impersonating another, living a double life in both the Wang and Mu families, clearly had ulterior motives—motives likely unsavory and hidden in the shadows.

Su Yijia felt at peace with the situation, not particularly concerned with whether she could seek justice for her mother and grandparents. In the end, it didn’t matter what reason was given, as long as those who deserved punishment met their end and the guilty faced complete ruin.

"Let’s not dwell on it," Qin Kaize said, taking Su Yijia’s hand and standing up. "Uncle Xia, we’ll go prepare lunch now."

"I’ll head back after finishing this call," Xia Weiguo said, seeing them to the office door. He reminded Qin Kaize and Su Yijia not to mention the Functional Restoration Elixir or the Great Strength Pills. They were smart enough to know that they couldn’t privately disclose such matters without official authorization.

When they went downstairs, the team surrounded them again.

"Commander Qin, how come you were so amazing just now? You’re even stronger than before!"

"You were sick for three months, how did your recovery exceed previous levels?"

Their questions came one after another, full of curiosity.

"The poison might have other effects. Anyway, it’s like this after recovery," Qin Kaize replied flatly.

His explanation left everyone somewhat doubtful.

Su Yijia, however, noticed a flash of resentment in Xue Qianhao’s eyes hidden among the crowd, though it quickly disappeared. He even seemed to notice Su Yijia’s gaze and met it directly.

Su Yijia was unbothered and turned her head away, no longer looking at him.

"Alright, it’s getting late. I need to go prepare lunch," Qin Kaize said, pulling Su Yijia away from the crowd.

Once they were far enough and alone, Su Yijia mentioned Xue Qianhao’s strange behavior.

Then, tilting her head with a sly expression, she asked Qin Kaize, "Do you think he might poison himself for such enhanced effects?"

"He doesn’t have an antidote," Qin Kaize replied. When he was poisoned, they had captured the opponent’s subordinate and questioned him multiple times but got no information about an antidote. So Xue Qianhao wouldn’t be foolish enough to take such a risk.

"But since your poison can be cured, wouldn’t he think that someone could cure his poison too?" Su Yijia speculated. Xue Qianhao seemed to be a ruthless person with strong motivation.

Qin Kaize looked down, a faint smile appearing on his stern face. "He won’t have that opportunity."

Once someone is targeted, they definitely won’t be sent on missions. Moreover, the higher-ups had already identified some individuals. It wouldn’t be long before the entire network was captured.

Hand in hand, Qin Kaize and Su Yijia went home and immediately headed for the kitchen. Grandma Lin intended to help but was pulled back by her husband.

"Let the young couple nurture their relationship. We’ll stay out of it."

"Yes, I’ll knit! I’m sure we’ll have a great-grandchild soon," Grandma Lin said, suddenly realizing, and resumed her knitting.

The elderly couple didn’t know how much time they had left, and their biggest wish now was to hold their great-grandchild. Since Jiajia and Ze had wasted so much time after marriage, they should work hard now.

Su Yijia didn’t have much to do; Qin Kaize had already prepped all the ingredients for the hot pot base. All she needed to do was add them to the pot in the right proportions and stir-fry them in pork lard until fragrant.

This recipe was something her family’s chef had customized just for her taste. Although the original recipe called for beef tallow, pork lard was the best substitute available since cattle were valuable for labor and couldn’t be slaughtered easily.

The flavor wasn’t exactly the same, but it was still incredibly delicious. The scent was rich and intense, drifting from their kitchen all the way to the nearby Commissar Mi’s house.

Niu Fanghua, who had been relaxing in the living room with the fan blowing and the radio playing, took a deep sniff. She shot up from her seat without a second thought, marching straight to her kitchen. There, she took in the sight of her daughter-in-law stir-frying cabbage and sour-and-spicy shredded potatoes, and wrinkled her nose in disdain.

However, Fang Xuewei seemed oblivious. "Mom, wait a moment. There’s one more dish, and lunch will be ready."

"Pah! These dishes are terrible. You’re deliberately torturing me. I won’t eat your food," Niu Fanghua spat and grabbed a soup bowl, intending to leave.

Fang Xuewei’s eyes twitched. She quickly grabbed Niu Fanghua’s arm. "Mom, what are you doing?"

"What do you think I’m doing? The neighbors made delicious food. I’m going to get some," Niu Fanghua said, and when Fang Xuewei wouldn’t let go, she twisted her arm forcefully. "Get out of my way, don’t delay me from eating good food."

Fang Xuewei winced in pain but dared not let go, seeing her stubborn mother-in-law.

"Mom, stop making a fuss! Comrade Xia said yesterday that if you cause any more trouble in the team, Hongwei might have to resign from his position as political commissar and be demoted."

Niu Fanghua was infuriated by Fang Xuewei’s response and pinched her arm a few times, hard enough to make Fang Xuewei cry out in pain.

Finally feeling a bit of relief, Niu Fanghua let out a long sigh. "Just look at you two useless people! If it weren’t for you, would I have to live so miserably? I’m so pitiful, living under someone else’s thumb at this age, unable to even speak my mind!"

"Fine, fine, you’re the most miserable one!" Fang Xuewei snapped, angered by the pinching. "Go ahead and make a scene if that’s what you want! But think it through: Hongwei’s not young anymore, and if he leaves the army, he won’t be guaranteed a job. He’ll have to go back to the countryside. His health isn’t what it used to be, so he won’t be able to earn labor points working in the fields."

"I’m not going back to the countryside with him. If it comes to that, we’ll get a divorce. You can go back to farming and take care of your son on your own. There, you can say whatever you want!" Fang Xuewei pushed Niu Fanghua gently, as if to hurry her out the door to cause the trouble she was threatening.