This gave Lin the feeling that Sun Sanlang must be out of money; his eye sockets were sunken, as if his eyes were being swallowed by quicksand.
However, his cheekbones were abnormally high and unhealthy, making him look like an old ghost when standing opposite him.
Aunt Lin covered her nose; Sun Sanlang across from her reeked of cheap alcohol and the stench of someone who hadn't bathed in a long time.
His eyes were very cloudy, making Sun Sanlang look just like a wolf. It turned out that Sun Sanlang had recently lost money gambling and used his Hongyan Gambling House to pay off his debts. In other words, Sun Sanlang was now at his wit's end.
Therefore, today's encounter with Mr. Lin was not a coincidence, but rather something that had been planned long ago.
Sun Sanlang glared at Lin Shi, then grinned and laughed. Lin Shi looked up at Sun Sanlang and found him staring at her fiercely.
His voice was terribly hoarse, as if he hadn't had water in a long time, and he was irritable. "Oh, who is it?"
As Sun Sanlang finished speaking, he reached out to grope her. Lin was terrified. She had long wanted to cut ties with that damned Sun Sanlang, so when she saw his hand reach out, she instinctively dodged away.
But Sun Sanlang became even more brazen, chuckling lewdly as he continued to approach, "Hey Madam Lin, you really have a bad memory! What, now that you're thriving in business on Zhuque Street, you don't recognize your old sweetheart from back in the day?"
At this point, Sun Sanlang moved the stone rapidly around his lips. Seeing this, Aunt Lin felt nauseous and almost vomited.
Sun Sanlang deliberately moved closer to her, and the stench of alcohol and sweat wafted over, making Lin almost vomit. But Lin managed to suppress the urge.
Madam Lin lowered her voice and scolded, "What nonsense are you spouting? I don't know you. Who do you think you are? Get out of my way! Or I'll call for help!"
"Oh dear, you're getting more and more temperamental. You used to be so tender in bed, Madam." As he said this, Sun Sanlang hurriedly moved closer and pinched Lin's chin.
Lin slapped Sun Sanlang's hand away and warned him sternly, "Get out of here or not! If you don't get out, I'll have the Imperial Guards on patrol arrest you and throw you in jail to torture you slowly, you damned thing."
"Call for help? Hahaha!"
Sun Sanlang seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. Far from being afraid, he was even more emboldened. Seeing Sun Sanlang pressing closer and closer, Lin Shi straightened her hair and clenched her fists tightly.
She knew that she had to make a decision with Sun Sanlang sooner or later. The reason she had contacted Sun Sanlang recently was to ask him about the whereabouts of that money.
now……
Lin gritted her teeth, "What else do you want? I've just opened for business, and as you can see, the little princess is quite capable. She's making money over there, while we barely have any customers here."
Upon hearing this, Sun Sanlang gave a chilling smile, "Stop spouting nonsense. Go ahead and yell, yell as loud as you can! You'd better call everyone around here!"
"What exactly are you trying to do?" Lin asked, a chill running down her spine.
[I love watching this, hahaha, bad guys always get their comeuppance.]
This is hilarious! Every cause has its effect, and your retribution is me.
[Lin: When will you ever stop? Why do you keep bothering me every few days?]
Sun Sanlang's triangular eyes widened, looking like a venomous snake. "Madam, I am penniless and desperate. If you could spare some money, we can talk about anything."
Lin said sternly, "How much silver did I give you? Now you're asking me for more? Where would I get any?"
"Fine then, call them out and let all the men, young and old, in the capital hear what happened back then."
"Back then..." Madam Lin frowned, feeling only fear. Her gaze fell on Sun Sanlang's face, and she asked tremblingly, "Back then? Tell me what happened back then?" In fact, as soon as she said it, she herself felt fear.
Sun Sanlang sneered, "Three years ago, on that torrential rainy night, when we were doing 'that' in the grove west of the city, you brought out a maid named Hongjuan. How did your loyal maid Hongjuan manage to find out about our affair..."
Hearing this, Madam Lin turned pale. She jumped up, wanting to slap Sun Sanlang's mouth. Although Madam Lin was no longer a concubine, she still had some sense of shame.
Furthermore, if such a thing were to get out, it would have a certain impact on herself and Zheng Yutang, among others. Most importantly, she is now running a business and cannot afford to have her reputation damaged.
But seeing Lin's anxiety, Sun Sanlang found it amusing. "How could you and your good brother Lin Shoucai have gone so far as to commit murder and arson under the cover of darkness? A little money would have been enough..."
"Sun Sanlang, are you still talking nonsense?"
Not only was Sun Sanlang not intimidated, but his voice was even louder than before, as if he wanted everyone nearby to come and see, "I say, Aunt Lin, you've really gone all the way, haven't you? Everyone come and listen!"
"That little girl cried and begged for mercy, so you strangled her with a hemp rope and then threw her into my long-abandoned dry well. Did you and Lin Shoucai do this? Tsk tsk... Now that I think about it, the bones in that well should be completely rotted away by now, right? But even if the bones are rotten, the officials can still follow the clues. If this matter were sent to the yamen, it would be a very serious case."
Upon hearing this, Madam Lin was thunderstruck. It was indeed she who had done it. Years ago, she had gone out to have an affair with her maid, Hongjuan, but little did she know that while the two were making out, Hongjuan…
Thinking back on the past, Lin was terrified; her face changed color, and her whole body trembled violently.
"Don't talk nonsense. It never happened. Even if it did, don't you, Sun Sanlang, have any suspicion? You were the one who helped us kill people to cover it up."
In that instant, Aunt Lin's face turned deathly pale, almost devoid of any color!
That past, buried deep in her heart and long since covered by the dust of time, she planned to take with her to her grave after she had decayed and rotted away.
Now, all these sins have been torn apart by Sun Sanlang in the most despicable way, exposing the scene to the Lin family once again.
For many years, the Lin family had been worried about being arrested, which was the main reason why they had previously planned to leave the capital and go elsewhere.
At that moment, she was enveloped by immense fear, which made it almost impossible for her to breathe.
Her body began to tremble uncontrollably, followed by a chattering sound in her teeth.
"You, you...you traitor, you're spouting nonsense! It's all slander!" In that instant, Lin rushed forward and grabbed Sun Sanlang, screaming shrilly.
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