After Reborn, I Became the Bigshots' Beloved novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399: Chapter 399: Drugging?

When Shi Muchuan said those words, everyone present was dumbfounded.

Chenchen? He sneaked into Lu Sheng’s room in the middle of the night by himself, carrying a knife, and even tried to stab her?

How is that even possible!

Shi Chengyun was the first to cry out, glaring at his eldest son disapprovingly: "Muchuan, what nonsense are you spouting? How could Chenchen ever do such a thing?!"

Everyone knew that Shi Luochen had an intellectual disability and was just a child. If anyone in the Shi Family held any grudge against Lu Sheng and wanted to harm her, it was absolutely impossible for it to be Chenchen.

However, Shi Muchuan maintained a cold, resolute expression, his tone almost certain: "Precisely because Chenchen couldn’t do this on his own, someone must have made him do it."

"Otherwise, where did the knife in Chenchen’s hand come from? He’s too short to reach the knife rack on the kitchen counter. And how would he manage to walk out in the middle of the night, find Lu Sheng’s room, all by himself?"

Shi Muchuan’s words made everyone tense apart from Shi Yuwei, who, standing in the back, wore an amused expression like a spectator at a play.

What Shi Muchuan implied was clear: Someone had handed Chenchen the knife. Someone had guided him to Lu Sheng’s room. Someone had instructed him on what to do.

And what did that mean? It meant that someone in the Shi Family wanted Lu Sheng dead but used Chenchen to carry out the act.

Shi Erya was so shocked she couldn’t close her mouth. "...But if someone really wanted to harm Shengsheng, why would they use Chenchen?"

"Chenchen is just a child with an intellectual disability who can’t even speak. Who would choose him to commit murder on their behalf?"

Just then, Lu Sheng suddenly spoke up.

"It’s because he has an intellectual disability that even if he were to commit murder, it could be explained away as a mental issue. He’s a child, so he wouldn’t bear any criminal responsibility."

"Not being able to speak means that even if the plan failed, Chenchen couldn’t reveal who taught him. He wouldn’t even understand what we’re talking about, let alone know what he’d done."

"It’s not that Chenchen shouldn’t be chosen; it’s that using Chenchen for this makes him the perfect pawn for a murder-by-proxy." Lu Sheng lifted her gaze. "Whether the attempt succeeds or fails, the orchestrator’s hands remain clean."

Hearing these words from Lu Sheng, realization dawned on Shi Erya—it was indeed true.

Shi Mingxiu never imagined that the granddaughter he had fought so hard to bring back to the family would almost be killed in her sleep on the very first night she stayed in the house.

Lu Sheng had saved his life earlier today, yet she had nearly lost her own in return.

Seeing the bloodstain on Lu Sheng’s neck, Shi Mingxiu flew into a rage, pounding his cane against the ground with force.

"Who was it?! Who in the world would dare harm my granddaughter and even use my little grandson to do it?! If anyone has a grudge, they should come at me directly!"

"If I find out who it was, I won’t forgive them!"

Seeing the old man becoming breathless with fury, Shi Erya hurried to his side, patting his back to calm him down. "Dad, don’t get worked up. There are only eight or nine of us who could have come into contact with Chenchen. We’ll definitely figure out who it was."

With that, Shi Erya walked over and crouched in front of Shi Luochen, gently holding his small hand to comfort him.

"Chenchen, don’t be scared; you didn’t do anything wrong. Just tell Auntie—why did you go to your sister’s room? Who brought you there? And where did you get the knife?"

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