My face inexplicably flushed and my heart raced; even my breathing became rapid.
It took him a great deal of effort to calm himself down, even though he was usually very composed.
"You should go to sleep early. I'm going out for some fresh air."
After stammering through his words, Gu Pingwei wheeled himself out of the tent.
He felt a strange, burning rage within him, and he even wished he could take a cold shower.
Jiang Jingxue also noticed that something was wrong with Gu Pingwei.
This man is so pure and upright.
He was burning with desire, but he didn't touch her even once.
This just proves that he is a principled and reliable good man, right?
A smile involuntarily appeared on Jiang Jingxue's face.
the next day.
When Jiang Jingxue woke up, she found that Gu Pingwei had not returned home all night.
She wondered to herself where this guy had gone.
Jiang Jingxue got dressed and walked out of the tent. She saw that the scene was a bit chaotic, and the soldiers were rushing around as if something had happened.
"Chen Hong, what happened?"
Jiang Jingxue called out to Chen Hong.
"Madam, last night, several villagers suddenly became seriously ill, and one of them, an elderly man, died. When they were found, his body was already stiff."
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Jingxue was filled with shock.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "This can't be!"
Yesterday, she clearly administered acupuncture to everyone and only went to rest after seeing that everyone's condition was stable.
How could the condition suddenly worsen?
Someone died?
"I'll go take a look!"
Jiang Jingxue was about to walk towards the patient when Chen Hong stopped her.
"Madam, you'd better not go there. The major instructed me to protect you."
"This is a matter of life and death..."
Before Jiang Jingxue could finish speaking, a commotion arose from not far away.
"That's the woman!"
"That's right, it's her! She's the one who killed that person!"
A group of villagers, filled with resentment and anger, walked towards Jiang Jingxue.
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