Chosen One, how did I end up as the villain?

"Get out of the way!"

"Mayor, please don't worry, allow me to go and inform them."

Just then, a commotion arose outside the room.

Feng Yunming followed closely behind, leading Shen Wan'er in.

"Young master, I couldn't stop him!" The servant cried, fearing punishment.

"It's alright, go down first!"

Qin Huaiyu put down the soup spoon he was about to use to eat and waved his hand in acknowledgment.

Seeing this, the servant breathed a sigh of relief and quickly withdrew.

"Hehe, my dear nephew, better late than never! I haven't eaten yet either!"

Feng Yunming smiled as he walked to the table and sat down. He unceremoniously picked up a bowl, ladled out some porridge, and began to eat.

"............."

Qin Huaiyu rolled his eyes at the other person, then looked at Shen Wan'er and said, "Let's go together!"

Shen Wan'er nodded and sat down next to him.

"The matter has been settled. The poison in those who were afflicted by the charm curse has been cured. They are all residents of nearby villages, and their memories are all stuck before they made their wishes at Yinling Temple. They know nothing about what happened after that."

Feng Yunming took a sip of porridge and said:

"That's right, poor souls! Those monks at Yinling Temple keep chanting about the Buddha's compassion, yet they resort to such despicable means for their believers. It's truly hateful!"

Is it hateful? And what about you...?

Qin Huaiyu was somewhat suspicious. This morning, he suddenly realized that Feng Yunming, as the mayor of Pingxing Town, had lived here the longest and could not possibly have been completely unaware of the strange things about Yinling Temple, yet he had done nothing about it.

Is it because they can't afford to offend them, or is there some other reason...?

He was also a little unsure for a moment.

Looks like we need to be careful of this seemingly harmless old guy.

"Now that things have come to this, the most important thing is to make the townspeople face reality. Yinling Temple couldn't have done all this without a purpose!" he said.

"Even if the marriage vows are exposed, they are still a minority, and under the current circumstances, they are simply not enough to convince the public!"

Shen Wan'er frowned, then asked, "What did you find out last night?"

Qin Huaiyu nodded. "The matter of planting money has been clarified."

"Forehead"

The two were startled and looked up to ask, "What exactly happened?"

Qin Huaiyu didn't hide anything and carefully recounted his discoveries from last night, excluding Shi Yu and his control over Zheng Laizi. Having some privacy is a way to protect oneself.

"Human and rat mated, and they actually produced a child called Zheng Laizi!"

Feng Yunming's eyes widened, his expression one of utter disbelief, the news was simply too shocking.

It broke through the species boundaries and achieved successful hybridization.

Shen Wan'er's fair face was also filled with shock, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.

"This is utterly despicable! Yinling Temple has completely disregarded human ethics. What do they treat people as? Experiments to be played with at will?"

"Don't get so excited. Genetic modification is understandable, but it's a bit ahead of its time," Qin Huaiyu explained.

"..............." Shen Wan'er

"..." Feng Yunming hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What is genetic modification?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huaiyu paused, realizing that these two were old-fashioned and knew nothing.

"Hmm... it's a specific arrangement of cells."

"What is a cell?" Feng Yunming asked.

"You could consult a biology professor!"

Feng Yunming was taken aback again. "Who is this creature?"

Qin Huaiyu gritted his teeth and forced a smile, saying:

"It's a teacher!"

"Oh, why didn't you say so earlier? Isn't he Mr. Sun, the private tutor in town? I know him!"

"............Um?"

Qin Huaiyu nodded very seriously; Mr. Sun had it tough too.

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"............"

Shen Wan'er looked at the two of them speechlessly and reminded them, "Let's get down to business first. Mr. Sun isn't going anywhere; we have plenty of time to ask him questions."

Talent!

Qin Huaiyu truly felt that the two eras were an insurmountable chasm.

He shook his head, not wanting to waste time on this topic, and then said:

"Now that you know the secret to growing money, what are your thoughts?"

"Relying on rats to deliver money is something no one would have thought of, no wonder no one noticed the flaw."

But to stop it, we have to address the root cause, which is the Rat King. Only by killing him will the rat horde lack leadership, and the money-giving will fall apart on its own. Feng Yunming was quite satisfied with his idea, a smile playing on his lips.

Upon hearing this, Shen Wan'er frowned slightly.

"It's not that easy. The Rat King chose to live in the nearby suburbs, which clearly shows it's a cautious person. In addition, its strength is unknown, and there's that swarm of rats. Who can be confident of eradicating it?"

"Don't worry about that. Leave the Rat King to me. I've already figured out a way to deal with it!" Qin Huaiyu said.

"What method?" Shen Wan'er asked with some concern.

"It's a secret, but don't worry, there won't be any danger."

Are you sure?

"When have I ever lied to you!"

Qin Huaiyu said confidently, "With Zheng Laizi in my hand, that big black rat is no longer a threat."

"No, there's another problem. According to you, everything Yinling Temple prepared was part of a grand conspiracy, and it was aimed at all the townspeople on the day of the Dharma assembly."

Even if we kill the Rat King and prove that the payment was fake, everyone still benefited. Who cares about the truth then? We'll still fall into the trap. Shen Wan'er said solemnly.

Feng Yunming nodded. "That's right. Greed can cloud all reason, especially when people have gained something. They will only want more, unless they can figure out the conspiracy behind it and expose the danger."