The Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife Changes to Take the Black Moonlight Script - Chapter 60

At past ten o’clock, Shang Shiqian finally received a call from Shang Xiaowu.

They had agreed the night before that to avoid drawing their eldest sister’s attention, Shang Xiaowu would call Shang Shiqian once the matter was resolved.

Before that, she had hoped Shang Shiqian wouldn’t contact her proactively.

With this call, the weight in Shang Shiqian’s heart finally lifted. “How did it go?” she asked.

Shang Xiaowu began pouring out her grievances.

After returning last night, Sun Wei had arranged for samples to be taken for testing.

But for Shang Xiaowu, providing samples was the easiest part, what followed was the real challenge: facing alternating interrogations from her eldest sister and the police.

The police determined that the packet of “Popping Candy” was a new type of drug.

These drugs were often disguised as snacks, milk tea powders, jelly, or “stamps,” with packaging and flavors so similar to the real thing that ordinary people could hardly tell them apart. A single careless moment could lead to disaster.

Fortunately, both Shang Xiaowu and Xiao Luomeng’s urine tests came back negative.

After cooperating with the police investigation, Shang Xiaowu was ordered by Shang Shixing to stay home, no going out allowed.

Meanwhile, acting on her tip, the police raided the Earl Club, bringing Zhao Duxing and his entire group in for urine tests and sampling.

If only they had been targeted, Shang Xiaowu would have been exposed.

So the police mobilized a large force, checking everyone at the Earl Club.

Surprisingly, though some drug users were found, none were from Zhao Duxing’s circle.

Neither Zhao Duxing nor his friends had taken anything at least not in the past seven days.

This significantly raised the difficulty of the police investigation.

At this point, to get any leads, they had no choice but to risk alerting the suspects Shang Xiaowu would have to ask Zhao Duxing for surveillance footage.

At the very least, they needed to find out who had planted the drugs in her bag.

But Zhao Duxing told Shang Xiaowu there were no indoor surveillance cameras in his villa.

Furious at being unable to identify her would-be framer, Shang Xiaowu vented in her art studio by splashing paint everywhere: “That bastard, daring to set me up! If I catch them, I’ll chop their hands off!”

Once the police finished gathering evidence, it was Shang Shixing’s turn.

“Do you realize your mistake?” she asked.

Shang Xiaowu pouted. “I was framed.”

“Because you weren’t careful! Even a three-year-old knows not to let their water bottle or bag out of sight. But you? Toss your bag aside and forget about it.

Even if there’s nothing valuable inside, how do you know someone won’t tamper with it?

Thankfully, you found and reported it yourself this time. If someone else had discovered it, no amount of explaining would clear your name.”

Shang Xiaowu said, “If that’s what this is about, then yes, I know I was wrong. I’ll keep my bag with me at all times from now on.”

After reprimanding her, Shang Shixing changed the subject. “The friend you went out for supper with was it Xiao Luomeng?”

Shang Xiaowu hesitated for half a second before nodding. “Yeah, it was.”

“How did you two meet?”

“She’s a friend of a friend. We had dinner together, and I found her pretty ‘interesting,’ so we added each other and made plans for supper.”

This was the alibi she and Xiao Luomeng had prepared the night before.

Shang Shixing pressed further. “Who’s your mutual friend?”

“Hey, big sis, why are you asking so many questions?”

Shang Shixing said seriously, “You should learn from this incident. I also need to reflect on how little attention I’ve paid to you, so I think it’s necessary to understand your social circle and weed out those with ulterior motives.”

Shang Xiaowu evaded vaguely, “Shi%@&*”

Shang Shixing: …

She was both amused and exasperated by her silly sister. “Your attempt to cover up only proves there was a third person present last night.”

Shang Xiaowu hurriedly denied, “No! Really, it was just me and Xiao Luomeng.”

Shang Shixing had already made up her mind.

“So your mutual friend is Wei Yixian?”

Shang Xiaowu nodded honestly, “Mmm, huh?”

Shang Shixing said, “Wei Yixian told me.”

Shang Xiaowu fell silent.

Wei Yixian would actually help her?

Oh wait, Wei Yixian shared a secret with her, they both needed to conceal Shang Shiyu’s existence. So it wasn’t that Wei Yixian wanted to help her, but that she had no choice.

Thinking this, Shang Xiaowu confidently admitted, “That’s right! Wei Yixian was indeed there last night.”

Shang Shixing smirked. “Since when did you and Wei Yixian get so close? I had no idea.”

Shang Xiaowu: …

Oops, slipped up.

But she didn’t give up, racking her brains to salvage the situation. “Well, after interacting with her a few times, I realized I’d misunderstood her deeply, so we made up. Remember when you asked why I kept going to Tianhao Garden recently? I wasn’t there to pick fights, I went to reconcile with her.”

Shang Shixing felt complicated.

“You might as well use your imagination and say that since the sun started rising from the west, the Earth’s magnetic field reversed, solving your incompatibility issues.”

Shang Xiaowu gave a thumbs-up. “Big sis, you’re truly the locust in my belly.”

Shang Shixing corrected, “The worm.”

“Right!”

Shang Shixing smacked her on the head.

Shang Xiaowu clutched her head and scampered away. “Ow! Did I fail to get into 985 or 211 because you smacked me too much when I was in the womb?”

Seeing her hopelessly silly sister, Shang Shixing said, “Actually, Wei Yixian never said any of that. Last night, the Wei Group announced the termination of their acquisition of Zhou Ran Group, she wouldn’t have had time to go for late-night snacks with you. Besides, she’s not the type to visit street stalls.”

With that, she left Shang Xiaowu’s studio.

Although Shang Xiaowu, Wei Yixian, and Xiao Luomeng had all coincidentally concealed the presence of another person, ever since Shang Xiaowu started interacting with that person, her emotional knots seemed to loosen, and she became much brighter.

No matter what, Shang Shixing was grateful to that person and wouldn’t pry further to disrupt this harmony.

However, from the recent rumors of Treasure Pavilion being haunted to Shang Xiaowu now being framed each incident seemed like a coincidence, but so many coincidences together were no coincidence.

This was undoubtedly a conspiracy targeting the Shang family.

Hah, daring to lay hands on her family? Had she done too much charity work, making people think she had no temper?

Shang Xiaowu was dumbfounded. Had her big sister just tricked her into revealing information?

After a few minutes of stunned silence, she called Shang Shiqian to report she was safe.

Shang Shiqian sensed that their eldest sister might have noticed something.

After some thought, she decided not to deliberately obscure things further and let nature take its course.

That evening, Weng Qizheng invited Shang Shiqian to dinner.

Weng Qizheng said, “After this month of intensive training, I’ve noticed a significant improvement in their chess skills though they still rely on AI joseki for opening strategies, their endgame calculation has progressed remarkably fast. Especially their resilience under pressure, which helps them maintain composure during mid-game battles, withstand the anxiety of dwindling time, and perform at their best.”

She paused, then added, “However, for those among them aiming to pursue a professional path, this is far from enough.”

Shang Shiqian handed Weng Qizheng a notebook containing detailed assessments of each player’s skill level, style, strengths, and weaknesses.

With these notes, they could tailor training to address their shortcomings while leveraging their strengths, giving them direction when planning their professional careers.

Weng Qizheng was delighted. After reviewing the notes, she felt even more convinced of her own ideas.

She asked, “Xiao Shang, would you be interested in teaching at my school?”

Shang Shiqian looked slightly embarrassed. “I truly appreciate your kindness. But I don’t have a household registration. While I can help coach your students now, joining your school would be a different matter, it could cause you a lot of trouble.”

“Then why not resolve your household registration issue first? I can help you. If there are difficulties, just tell me.”

Shang Shiqian smiled helplessly.

This was a problem Weng Qizheng likely couldn’t help with.

In the past, there were seven common categories of unregistered individuals.

Over half were cases where families, fearing fines for exceeding birth limits before the two-child policy, didn’t register their children often in rural areas.

Others lacked birth certificates, making registration impossible.

Some became unregistered due to failed relocations where they couldn’t return to their original residence and so on.

These individuals had traceable life experiences and social connections, so reinstating their household registration only required presenting the necessary documents.

As for her, who had been declared dead, she could theoretically petition the court to revoke her death declaration. Once she obtained the judgment, her identity could be restored.

But the key issue was family cooperation.

Moreover, the public knew she had died. Her family would have to explain why she hadn’t died and prove she was indeed Shang Shiqian.

They would also need to investigate who the person killed by Chen Baoming and later cremated actually was.

They might even face scrutiny over whether the police handling the case or the crematorium had been negligent, falsified records, or engaged in misconduct.

The fallout would inevitably be widespread.

Not only would it be troublesome, but it would also spark public outcry.

Thus, “Shang Shiqian” couldn’t come back from the dead.

However, if she wanted to reintegrate into society as Shang Shiyu, it wasn’t entirely impossible.

Beyond the seven common categories, there was an eighth for miscellaneous cases.

The authorities would need to investigate and confirm her social background before processing her registration.

This process often took one or two years by the time her registration was settled, she might already be gone again.

There was also an unavoidable problem, “Shang Shiyu” had appeared out of nowhere, with no life or activity records for the past 21 years.

In the end, the police might conclude she had illegally entered Xia Country.

–

After declining Weng Qizheng’s invitation, Shang Shiqian wasn’t entirely without plans for the next year or so.

She had recently learned from Li Zhishen about a rising online Go platform in Xia Country called “Observe-the-Game Go.” Not only did it regularly host prize tournaments, but high-ranking players could also give teaching games there without needing to be physically present. All they had to do was attract an audience by streaming their games on the platform.

The fee for a teaching game ranged from a few hundred to several thousand, depending on popularity and skill level.

Of course, the prerequisite was demonstrating enough skill to be taken seriously on the platform such as reaching its highest rank, P9D before they would invite her to stream teaching games.

So after returning, Shang Shiqian approached Wei Yixian and asked her to help register a verified account.

Wei Yixian: “…”

Seeing Wei Yixian’s hesitation, Shang Shiqian didn’t want to push her. “Never mind, I’ll ask Sister Pu.”

“Give it to me.” Wei Yixian took the tablet and started registering for her. “What username?”

Shang Shiqian said, “Little Black System.”

Wei Yixian: “…”

The newly awakened system: 【?】

Noticing the steadily rising Love Points and Heartbreak Points, the system happily suggested: 【It should be called Enceladus’s Saturn!】

Shang Shiqian: 【You still haven’t forgotten that joke?】

Without looking up, Wei Yixian said, “‘Time Waits for No One,’ right? Got it.”

Shang Shiqian had no objections to the name.

After a few minutes of tinkering, Wei Yixian had not only registered and verified the account but also filled in the rank details for her.

The highest self-selectable rank on the Observe-the-Game platform was 3D (Observe-the-Game 3-dan).

This rank didn’t necessarily reflect real-world rankings, but it was generally accepted that higher ranks indicated better skill. So, to advance from 3D to the highest P9D, one needed to win matches.

For complete beginners, they should start from the lowest 18K (Observe-the-Game 18-kyu) and work their way up. Otherwise, the higher the self-selected rank, the stronger the opponents they’d face.

Shang Shiqian was surprised. “Ah-Hang, how are you so familiar with the registration process?”

Wei Yixian’s gaze sharpened slightly. “What’s so surprising? If I’m learning Go from you, I should verify my progress.”

“That makes sense.”

Wei Yixian handed the tablet back, and Shang Shiqian, too excited to care about anything else, happily started playing Go.

Wei Yixian (internally): Of course. You’re oblivious most of the time, but the moment Go is involved, you become sharp.

Shang Shiqian: “…”

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