Damn you, Bluebird!
If Xu Keke knew what the Bluebird was, she would have captured it for this man by now. But she didn't know; it was just a code name. How could she possibly know who this person was?
Xu Keke calmed herself down. This matter was definitely related to the original owner's arrest.
"She's not some kind of 'Miss,' I'm telling you, you've definitely got it wrong."
On the train to the city, I encountered a man. He tried to put something in my pocket. I saw it through the carriage window, and in a moment of panic, I threw it at him.
He was very angry at the time. If you don't believe me, you can ask the butler from the Du family who picked me up. You also conducted a search at the train station; you can ask the passengers from that time.
There was a couple with a child in our carriage at the time; I'm sure they'll remember.
“Miss Du, your attempt to shift the blame is useless. It only proves that you know why we arrested you, but it proves nothing else. I admit that the reason we arrested you is because you took that train, but unfortunately you escaped. Today we raided your contact point, and you just happened to show up. This is not a simple coincidence.”
Xu Keke stared blankly at him, something intertwined in his two sentences. A thought flashed through her mind, but she didn't grasp it. She must have missed something.
"Could I have a drink? Let me think about it, just a little while. I'll give you a satisfactory answer. Please trust me."
Xu Keke wasn't afraid of death; she was only afraid of living a life worse than death. The idea that she'd rather die standing than live kneeling was utter nonsense. Regardless of life or death, she didn't want to suffer physical pain.
The man stared at her for a long time, seemingly wondering what tricks she was up to. After a while, he called over the guard beside him and whispered a few words to him.
As the guard brought in the orange juice, Xu Keke cursed inwardly, remembering that he had seen her that night at the banquet.
He and Su Wan were doing *that* on the balcony, and he still had the time to keep an eye on what was happening outside. That bastard is quite vigilant. Although she knew it was wrong to think about these things at this time, Xu Keke just couldn't help herself.
Suddenly, Xu Keke had a flash of inspiration. There was someone in there who was looking at the orange juice. Xu Keke shouted, "The bluebird you're looking for should be Su Wan."
Upon hearing this, even the guard holding the orange juice rolled his eyes without hesitation. These women, really, even at a time like this, they still want to drag their love rivals down with them. They'll say anything for a man. Even saying you don't know would be better than calling out your love rival's name.
The man sat on the table, his feet propped up on the chair, cracking the leather whip he had just received, watching her with interest.
"Oh?...Is that so? I wonder why Miss Du says that?"
Xu Keke ignored his strange tone and continued according to her own train of thought, "Besides the Kang Quan siblings from my nanny's family, the waiters and the owner of the teahouse know my purpose in coming to the teahouse, there is actually another person who knows."
When I left that day, I saw Su Wan at the alley entrance. There was a group of people dressed in black chasing after her.
The first time I saw her at the shooting range, she had a certain smell about her that made me feel like something was off.
"It's just the scent of jasmine perfume," the guard interjected instinctively. He'd smelled it too when he put his gun away that day. A sharp look from the man startled the guard, and he quickly shut his mouth.
Xu Keke nodded at him and said, "You're right, it's the scent of jasmine. The reason I felt something was off is because the man on the train who tried to stuff something on me also had that smell."
I found it strange at the time; the man's scent didn't smell like perfume. It was very faint, almost imperceptible, and only appeared briefly.
My nanny's daughter said that the jasmine tea at this teahouse is from the owner's own farm, but it has an exceptionally strong flavor. He must have had some on it.
The man that day was thin. He was short for a man, but tall among women. He was quick; when he lunged at me, he was afraid of touching me, so he would rather drop things than not catch me, and he would rather hold onto the table. This behavior was definitely not gentlemanly. He was afraid I would discover that he was a woman.
Yes, that's exactly it. She was wearing a hat and sunglasses the whole time, only her chin was showing. The reason I always thought he was a man was because of his mustache. But his mustache was so neatly trimmed; a man like that should be very patient. And he had a terrible temper. The only explanation was that his mustache was glued on.
The man paused for a moment, "Your guess only proves that the man might be a woman, how can it prove that he is Su Wan?"
"Su Wan harbored ill intentions towards me from the very first time we met. All I did that day was pay more attention to Li Dakang. But I witnessed it firsthand at the banquet that day; not only did I not pay attention, but quite a few ladies were also actively trying to curry favor with me."
Because she glanced at Li Dakang a couple of times, she harbored resentment towards me. If she doesn't hate every woman in this city, then she'll hate every woman in the city.
She hates me because that day on the train, I didn't let her control me. I threw her things out. She lost her things and wanted to confront me, but I scared her away when I threatened to call the police. Later, she even jumped off the train.
Thinking of the murderous intent Su Wan had shown him that day, the man's eyes darkened, and he knew what was going on. "Anything else?"
These three words brought Xu Keke a sigh of relief; to her, they were like heavenly music, signifying that the man had taken them to heart.
"Also, Su Wan met me at the teahouse entrance that day. She was afraid of being exposed, or she knew that this place had been exposed. So she found someone, or it was herself, to go to the Du residence this morning and deliver a message to me, making me mistakenly believe that the person I was looking for had returned. When I arrived, I ran into you."
The man tapped the table with his whip. "Miss Du, explain to us how you acquired your marksmanship and martial arts skills."
The man looked at her. He had sent someone to investigate. This girl had always lived a very proper life in the countryside with her grandmother. She would never watch anyone jump into a ditch, and she rarely even left the house.
Fortunately, Xu Keke had already thought of it. "We have a servant in our family who comes from Beiping. He always teaches me some kung fu at night when no one is around. He told me not to talk about it, and I didn't dare to. As for shooting, I don't actually know how to use a gun. He taught me to locate things by listening to the wind. That's why I asked to shoot blindfolded. Because if I open my eyes, I definitely can't beat her."
"That servant, he didn't die later, did he?" the man sneered.
Xu Keke, “…” Otherwise, instead of finding someone dead, I’d find you someone alive.
The man personally escorted Xu Keke to the jail. As they walked, Xu Keke understood his intentions.
Watching Xu Keke vomiting uncontrollably over the bucket, the man left satisfied. That little thing, her last words were a complete lie. A hermit sage, huh? He's been listening to too many storytelling performances. What kind of master would teach a little girl? What's in it for him? His good physique, perhaps? He'd be killed if anyone found out.
Xu Keke slumped weakly beside the bucket. Whenever she thought of that skinned hand, she would hug the bucket and vomit for a while. This man was a devil.
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