"Then where did you go?" Zhang Wu asked calmly. "Why can't Lai Fu and the others find you? Didn't we agree to work together?"
"Brother Laifu said the town is too big, so it's easier to find people if we search separately. I'm the person who knows Miss the most, so he asked me to go and check the places Miss often goes to." Xiangming lowered her head and answered in a serious tone.
"Then where did you go?" Zhang Wu asked casually, his back to her.
Xiangming raised her head, looked at Zhang Wu's back, and whispered, "This servant went to Duobao Pavilion, Fulai Inn, and Yuelai Restaurant, but I couldn't find Miss in any of these places."
Zhang Wu finally turned to look at her. "What are you doing in these places? Isn't Duobao Pavilion owned by Manager Bai?"
“Yes!” Xiangming nodded, subconsciously leaning Zhang Jingwen’s death onto Bai Nuo, “Miss really likes the things in Duobao Pavilion, and…” Xiangming hesitated for a moment, “Miss had an argument with Manager Bai before.”
"Why?"
"Manager Bai and Young Master Hu of Fulai Inn are lovers. Miss also likes Young Master Hu, so she gave Manager Bai money to leave him. However, Manager Bai took the money but continued to entangle with Young Master Hu. So Miss had a big fight with Manager Bai and even cried!"
Zhang Wu was the kind of person who could easily recall injuries. When he heard Xiang Ming say this, Zhang Wu immediately thought of the previous rumors and asked in a cold voice, "Did you also spread the rumors about Manager Bai?"
Xiangming lowered her head even further, almost touching the ground. "Yes... Miss said Manager Bai tricked her, and she wants to ruin Manager Bai's reputation so that Duobaoge can go out of business!"
"Yeah?"
Xiangming was startled by Zhang Wu's provocative remark, but what she said was true. Bai Nuo had indeed had a dispute with Zhang Jingwen, and Zhang Jingwen had indeed wanted to make things difficult for Bai Nuo. These were all true facts.
"Yes... Miss also said that if spreading rumors doesn't work, then kill Manager Bai by surprise. Over time, Young Master Hu will forget about Manager Bai and remember her good qualities. When she reappears in front of Young Master Hu, he will definitely take a liking to her!"
"Alright!" Zhang Wu said calmly upon hearing this. "I understand."
Xiangming breathed a huge sigh of relief; she hadn't expected to pass so easily.
Just as she was about to suggest that she step back to help, she heard Zhang Wu say, "You are the closest person to Jingwen, and I have something I'd like you to do!"
"Please give your orders, young master!" Xiangming didn't think much of it and immediately prostrated herself again.
Zhang Wu's voice rang out above Xiang Ming's head, "Jingwen has always been timid and afraid of loneliness. As her personal maid, you have always been very much to her liking. Now that she is gone, you should go and keep her company!"
"What?" Xiangming's mind seemed to explode, and she looked up at Zhang Wu in shock.
Zhang Wu stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "I said, go and be buried with him!"
"No!" Xiangming looked at Zhang Wu in disbelief and said in horror, "Young Master, I have elderly parents and young children at home, and they are all waiting for me to support them!" She didn't want to die, and she couldn't die!
"Don't worry, after you're buried with him, I'll treat your family well!" Zhang Wu said calmly. A human life didn't stir any emotion in Zhang Wu's heart.
"Young Master!" Xiangming crawled up on her knees, hugged Zhang Wu's leg, and cried out, "Please, for the sake of the young lady, please let me go!"
"As long as Jingwen is alive, you have value. Now that Jingwen is gone, you should go and keep her company!" Zhang Wu called out calmly, "Laifu!"
Xiangming stared in horror at the doorway, and then saw Laifu enter as Zhang Wu finished speaking. Laifu was tall and strong, unlike Long Yi and the others. Laifu was a servant of the Zhang family and someone Zhang Wu trusted very much. He was holding a white silk ribbon in his hand, like the ones hanging at the door.
When Laifu came in, the door opened abruptly, and the noise and crying outside immediately rushed in.
But to Xiangming, it sounded like a death knell.
Laifu strode in and immediately closed the door, quickly cutting off the sounds from outside.
"Young Master!" After Lai Fu entered, he didn't look at Xiang Ming, but bowed respectfully to Zhang Wu.
Zhang Wu stopped looking at Xiang Ming and said calmly, "Let's do it!"
"yes!"
"No!" Xiangming screamed, her pupils dilated, tears streaming down her face, pleading as she cowered, "Young Master, Brother Laifu!"
But neither of them listened to her.
As Laifu drew closer, Xiangming suddenly leaped up and ran quickly toward the door, shouting, "Help!"
But all her sounds stopped abruptly the moment her hand touched the door. Laifu threw the white silk ribbon in his hand and put it around Xiangming's neck, just like he had strangled Zhang Jingwen. Laifu pulled hard with both hands, and the white silk ribbon tightened quickly!
"Crack... Uh..." Xiangming's hand weakly tugged at the white silk around her neck, making a sound like a broken bellows coming from her throat. Soon, her hand fell limply to her side.
Seeing that Xiangming had no further reaction, Laifu released the white silk. Xiangming's lifeless body slid down like a noodle and fell to the ground.
Laifu walked over, checked Xiangming's breathing, and turned back respectfully, saying, "Young Master, he's already dead!"
"Clean it up. Just tell everyone she committed suicide for her master!" Zhang Wu said calmly, then sat back down at his desk.
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