She asked around and found out that Cui'er would go out of the Zhao residence every afternoon to buy snacks for Linglong.
As dusk fell, the capital city was bathed in a golden light.
Jiang Bai was now in the form of a man, with two burly men behind him.
"When she arrives, you guys block Jiang Jiang's way."
"yes!"
A moment later, Jiang Bai saw Ying'er come out of the alley and whispered, "She's here."
Two burly men stepped forward and blocked her way: "Wait."
Cui'er was startled and immediately shrank into the corner.
"Who...who are you people?!" she cried, her voice trembling as she tried to protect herself.
Jiang Bai gave him a wink.
One of the burly men said, "I have a question for you. Tell me the truth!"
"Sir...what do you want to ask? I...I will answer to the best of my knowledge."
"Very good." Jiang Bai smiled and said, "Then tell me, is your young lady pregnant?"
Cui'er's expression changed slightly: "No...no."
Jiang Bai's intuition told her again that Cui'er was lying.
"I'm warning you, you'd better tell the truth, or else..."
Jiang Bai feigned ferocity: "I'll pull out your tongue."
Upon hearing this, Cui'er was so frightened that she lost all strength and fainted.
Jiang Bai was ashamed. What happened? Did he faint?!
"What do we do now, boss?"
Jiang Bai remained silent, looked up at the sky, and realized that killing was not an option at the foot of the imperial city. She waved her hand and said, "Never mind, let's go back first."
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