Chapter 84 True and False
Seeing Wen Wan’s confused look, Meng Jin frowned again.
He asked Liu Ma to go out first, and only spoke again after the door was closed.
"We've been tracking him down all the way, and today we've discovered that after Envoy Chen arrived at the border town, he stayed in your courtyard. Everyone in your courtyard has seen him, and not only that, you've also seen Xiang Nu."
"Xiangnu?" Wen Wan was startled. "The Xiangnu you're talking about is the old woman who was in love with Chen Yuanshi?"
"That's right."
"Xiangnu..." Wenwan murmured these two words. So this was the old woman's name?
Meng Jin: "Before leaving the palace, Envoy Chen discovered a secret, and this secret is his death warrant."
Hearing this, Wen Wan's eyes darkened, and when she thought of his warning just now, she suddenly felt a chill in her heart.
"So, you came here to kill people and silence them?"
Meng Jin hesitated for a moment and then uttered a word.
"right."
Wen Wan's face paled. "So, you'll kill everyone related to Chen Yuanshi and Xiang Nu? Including... me?"
"Of course, that doesn't include you. So, I just asked you to keep your mouth shut. From now on, you haven't seen Chen Yuanshi or Xiang Nu."
He said firmly, "I'm glad I'm here to handle these matters. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the chance to protect you."
He didn't dare to think that if he hadn't happened to meet Wen Wan in the border town, she would probably have become a dead soul by the knife.
Perhaps the news he told was too shocking, and Wen Wan remained silent for a long time.
She asked timidly, "You mean, you'll kill everyone else in my yard except me?"
Meng Jin's eyes darkened. "Xiao Wan, I can't protect so many people. If I protect you alone, I'll also take a huge risk."
"Heh," Wen Wan laughed sarcastically, "So, you want to kill everyone around me, but leave me behind. Should I thank you?"
Her cold tone made Meng Jin's brows furrowed even tighter.
"Xiao Wan..."
Wen Wan interrupted him, "Alright. I'm going back to my room to rest. Let me calm down!"
She stood up and groped her way out angrily.
After two days of familiarization, she was able to return to her room alone and familiarly.
Meng Jin stood up and tried to help her several times, but she slapped his hands away.
In the end, he could only watch Wen Wan return to the room and close the door in front of him.
Meng Jin stood outside the door for a while, and a young man came over.
"Sir, Xiangnu's residence has been cleaned up. No one from her neighborhood or those she knew has been found alive."
The man glanced in the direction of Wen Wan's house and said, "Now... only the people in Miss Xiaowan's yard are left..."
"Got it." Meng Jin raised his hand to interrupt him. "That guy named Agui is quite skilled. Gather the brothers and let's go deal with him together. We must not let him get away. As for that young lieutenant..."
After a pause, he raised his voice, "We'll be waiting for him at the border town. If he dies at the border, that's fine. But if he comes back alive, the moment he enters the city, that'll be his death."
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The gentleness just across the door made it difficult for me to calm down for a long time.
There was no concealment in the conversation between Meng Jin and his subordinates.
She understood that he said it on purpose for her to hear.
She wanted to give up all her thoughts and cut off all the branches that she might cling to.
Sure enough, a man who could climb to the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue at such a young age is definitely not someone who only cares about love.
Even the story he told about himself and the original owner might not be entirely true.
Wen Wan felt a chill down her spine when she thought of Meng Jin leading people to kill Agui and Shen Zhou.
She no longer cared that her eyesight had not fully recovered, and climbed onto the windowsill without hesitation, preparing to climb out of the room and try to escape from the yard.
Unfortunately, she still underestimated Meng Jin's caution.
Aunt Liu had already been waiting by the window, and behind her stood two people from the opera troupe.
"Girl, why are you doing this?"
Aunt Liu stepped forward to support Wen Wan, "Lord Meng asked us to keep a close eye on you tonight. We will never let you leave this courtyard."
She continued to persuade him earnestly, "Miss, your eyesight is not good. Lord Meng not only does not despise you, but also takes care of you in every way. You are in this state now. Even if you escape from this courtyard, how can you live?"
"Just listen to Aunt Liu's advice and don't worry. Master Meng is a good man and he will treat you well."
For a moment, Wen Wan felt a sense of fear in her heart.
How does Meng Jin manage his image?
He could kill so many innocent people with just a wave of his hand, yet those who followed him still kept saying that he was a good person?
Some people are born with a talent for acting and politics, and perhaps Meng Jin is one of them.
Even Wen Wan was deceived by his affectionate appearance when she first met him and almost thought he was a gentleman.
Wen Wan sneered and was too lazy to argue with her.
Because of their different positions, no matter how polite and caring you are to her with words, it still cannot change the hostile stance.
After failing to escape, Liu Ma closed the window again and asked someone to guard the window and door before leaving the room.
As soon as she left, Wen Wan sat up.
She stared blankly towards the window, her eyes red and her voice choked.
"Agui, Chen Zhou, who found this place first, or did Meng Jin find you first?"
It turns out that when humans are powerless, they can only pin all their hopes on prayer.
*
Wen Wan kept her eyes open and waited until dawn, but Chen Zhou and A Gui did not show up.
As the sky brightened, the person who strode in through the door was Meng Jin.
He seemed to have been through a fierce battle, and when he entered the room, he had a strong smell of blood on his body.
Liu Ma poured him some hot water. While washing his hands, he turned around and glanced at Wen Wan.
Wen Wan's lips trembled, and she didn't dare to ask him what the result of this trip was.
Meng Jin wiped his hands with cotton cloth before walking to the bed.
He looked down at Wen Wan and said, "Xiao Wan, from now on, I will take good care of you."
He said words that he thought were affectionate, but to Yu Wenwan, every word was like a knife, cutting into her heart, causing her excruciating pain.
Her nose felt sore and she couldn't help but start crying.
As tears fell, she raised her hand and slapped Meng Jin in the face.
"madman!"
He killed everyone around her and still had the nerve to say he would take care of her for the rest of her life.
Meng Jin sneered, touched his cheek, and smiled instead of getting angry.
"I am indeed crazy."
He raised his hand angrily and pinched Wen Wan's chin. "If I weren't crazy, how could a kid like me from a remote village climb to such a high position?"
"Back then, your parents despised my family's poverty and sold you to a wealthy family as a concubine while I was traveling with my master. Do you know how I managed to survive when I returned home and learned everything?"
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