Chapter 96 Murder
"Being instructed by someone?"
Lu Zhaoruo's body trembled violently, and she felt ice-cold all over.
She never imagined that being kidnapped by bandits three years ago and having her innocence ruined was not an accident, but a scheme set up by someone behind her back.
Who is it?
How could someone hate her so much, be so heartless?
She initially attributed her shame and despair to the misfortune of being robbed by bandits.
Her eyes were red-rimmed, and her voice was almost forced out through clenched teeth: "Speak! Who ordered this?"
"That...that person only contacts the boss..."
The burly man was drenched in cold sweat, his voice trembling, "The boss didn't reveal a single word, and besides... besides, he died that night!"
The trail ends here.
Could it be Shen Rongzhi?
But if it were him, why would he be disgusted by her dirty body afterward? Isn't that a contradiction?
Just as she was pondering this, Dongrou hurried over with a lantern in hand, followed by a stone mill.
It turned out that she was anxious because her wife had not returned for a long time, so she called people to come looking for her.
Lu Zhaoruo calmed himself down and instructed Sun Jing to escort the strong man to the yamen.
Returning to her room, she was in a daze. Who could have used such despicable means to ruin her life's reputation?
Her thoughts were in turmoil, and all she could think of were Zhang Shi and Shen Qingshu, who had once regarded her as a thorn in their side.
However, these two had already reaped the consequences of their actions and received the punishment they deserved.
It's funny to think about it now. If I hadn't been reborn, I wouldn't have known that my innocence was violated at someone's behest.
Sun Jing was escorting the burly man to the yamen.
The burly man pleaded for mercy the whole way: "Sir...Sir! Please just treat me like a fart and let me go! I have an eighty-year-old mother at home..."
Sun Jing's expression remained cold and unmoved. He simply shouted, "Enough talk, let's go!"
"Knock knock!"
Suddenly, the sound of bamboo clappers rang out from ahead.
A night watchman carrying a lantern, hunching his shoulders, turned around and came face to face with them.
The lantern's light suddenly flickered, illuminating the faces of the burly man and Sun Jing, startling him so much that he dropped his clapper and screamed, "Ahhh..."
Seeing this, Sun Jing quickly spoke up, lowering his voice to reassure him: "Don't be afraid, watchman, I am Deputy Inspector Sun from the county government."
A fierce glint flashed in the burly man's eyes. Taking advantage of Sun Jing's distraction, he suddenly exerted his strength and snatched the knife from his hand.
The two immediately began to fight fiercely.
While parrying the wildly flashing blades, Sun Jing turned to the terrified watchman and shouted urgently, "Run!"
The night watchman was so frightened that he ran away with his lantern.
Although the burly man wielded a large knife, he was no match for Sun Jing.
Sun Jing dodged the slash to the side and delivered a powerful kick to his chest and abdomen.
The burly man groaned and flew backward, spitting out blood.
Just then, the watchman's money pouch fell from his arms, and he hurriedly turned back, squatted down, and picked it up...
This delay instantly attracted the burly man's attention!
Despite the excruciating pain, the burly man scrambled to his feet, abandoned Sun Jing, and charged straight at the night watchman!
Sun Jing's expression changed, and he rushed forward to protect the night watchman, but he was a moment too slow—
"Sizzle!"
With a sharp rustling sound, the burly man swung his knife backhand, slicing it across Sun Jing's back. His clothes were torn, and blood instantly soaked through his garments.
Under the lantern light, a huge, old, and extremely ferocious black tattoo was visible on that bronze-colored back muscle.
The burly man's eyes widened: "This...that brand? You...you're 'Black Wolf' from Black Cloud Village? You used to be a mountain dweller too?"
The night watchman's eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
Sun Jing tensed instantly, quickly turned around, picked up the knife, and pointed it at the burly man.
Seeing this, the burly man forced a smile: "'Black Wolf'! We're all brothers... We're from the mountains, why resort to knives? You, now that you're wearing this skin, are you no longer one of us?"
Deputy Inspector Sun paused slightly, his eyes swirling with complex emotions before finally turning to disgust: "I am no longer a mountain dweller. I have turned over a new leaf, only to atone for my sins."
"Atonement?"
The burly man seemed to have heard the most absurd joke in the world, coughing up blood and sneering out: "Hahaha...you say you've turned over a new leaf?"
He spat and sneered, "Just because you're in office doesn't mean you're innocent! Stop fooling yourself, 'Black Wolf'! The truth about people like us is rotten to the bone, and we can't wash it off!"
Sun Jing gripped the knife handle tightly.
He didn't want to be a bandit, nor did he want to kill anyone; he just wanted to live a peaceful life with his little sister.
Seeing that Deputy Inspector Sun remained silent, the burly man's tone became warmer: "Look, this is fate! You let me go, and from now on you'll be my boss. Let's go back to the mountains and have some fun together!"
He suddenly narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice lewdly: "You risked your life to protect that Lady Lu just now... could it be that you've taken a liking to her?"
Without waiting for a reply, he continued in a filthy tone, "I must say, that Lady Lu is indeed a beauty, with a pretty face and a body as supple as water..."
He even reached out his blood-stained hand, pushed away the knife tip pressed against his face, and leaned closer, saying, "How about... we join forces to kidnap her and make her your bandit queen? That night outside the thatched hut, I heard it all... she was crying and panting, and the sound was so seductive!"
"What a pity, it's just a freebie for someone who came out of nowhere."
Sun Jing's temple veins throbbed, and the veins on the back of his hand gripping the knife bulged.
The burly man, thinking he was tempted, became even more smug, his filthy language flowing even more freely: "You saw that snow-white arm just now...tsk tsk...besides, she's not exactly a virgin, and she's married, wouldn't it be even better to play with her..."
"but……"
The burly man suddenly lowered his voice and grinned maliciously, "If you insist on taking me to the county government, I'm happy to oblige. In court, I'll recount the events of that year in detail, so that everyone in Jizhou will remember that Madam Lu was under a man's body..."
"And of course, your true identity."
"laugh!"
A muffled sound like a sharp blade slicing through a throat cleanly and decisively cut off all the filthy words.
The burly man's sinister smile froze instantly, his pupils widening in horror and disbelief...
He slowly extended his hand: "You...you..."
Then his body fell heavily to the ground.
This scene.
It happened to fall into the eyes of the watchman who had just woken up.
Murder!
Deputy Inspector Sun actually committed murder!
Sun Jing slowly sheathed his sword, lowering his eyes to stare at the winding trail of blood on the blade.
He pulled up his sleeve and wiped the blade over and over again, almost obsessively, until the cold light reflected off his gloomy eyes.
The night wind was biting, cutting like a knife across his cheeks, yet it seemed to carry a soft, mournful sob—Sun Fu'er's tearful whispers, each word shattering against his heart.
"Brother... promise me... you won't kill anyone again, okay?"
“Let’s just be ordinary people, find a quiet place, and live a normal life… I don’t want to… see your hands stained with blood again…”
"Brother... I beg you..."
He lowered his head, looking at his blood-stained palms.
Little sister.
Brother... I still feel sorry for you.
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