Upon hearing this, Wen Yuan frowned instantly: "The Ke Lai Inn is run by a concubine's family member from the governor's mansion. Relying on the governor's mansion as their backer, they run rampant in this city. No guest has ever been ripped off by them. There have even been reports of them killing people because of their power, but in the end, nothing ever came of it."
"If you're targeted by the people at the Guest Inn, you'll most likely be severely injured, if not killed, and..."
Wen Yuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Lin Lixuan, the governor of Nanjiang City, is extremely lecherous, regardless of gender. Anyone he sets his sights on, no matter who they are, will be forcibly taken into his mansion. If any of the maids in the Prince's mansion are even slightly attractive, they are likely to meet a terrible fate!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wei and Ning Wenyi could no longer remain seated.
If Zhilan is bullied, who knows how Ningyao will retaliate against them.
"Do you have a defense map of the governor's mansion?" Shen Wei asked.
Wen Yuan said, "Yes, Your Highness intends to sneak into the governor's residence at night?"
That's exactly what I was thinking!
Wen Yuan, however, advised him: "Based on my understanding of these two men, the governor's mansion alone is not enough; the city lord's mansion is the biggest hidden danger. Lin Lixuan is just a lecherous man. But the elder brother, Lin Licheng, is a man of deep cunning and many schemes."
"I have spies at both of these residences. How about we have them investigate first?"
Shen Wei raised an eyebrow: "You also have eyeliner?"
Wen Yuan smiled bitterly: "Even if I can't beat them, I won't be foolish enough to wait for them to persecute me. I've had spies for several years now. Although I can't get any useful information, I can still find out about the people in the mansion."
Shen Wei pondered for a moment, then said, "Then let's do as you say!"
As night fell, in the main courtyard of the city lord's mansion, just like the night before, the shouts and curses of men, mixed with the screams of women, continued until late into the night.
The difference is that Lin Licheng came out tonight after finishing his business.
"I had someone clean it up, what bad luck!"
The steward bowed his head and said, "This old servant understands!"
Lin Licheng flicked his sleeve and left, and the butler hurriedly called for people to go in and tidy up.
The scene inside the room was too horrific to bear; clothes were torn to shreds and scattered all over the floor, and porcelain utensils were smashed and strewn about.
The gauze curtains at the head of the bed were torn off, covering the naked body of the woman on the bed, creating a hazy, alluring beauty.
Through the sheer gauze curtains, one could see the woman's wounds and her wide-open eyes.
She looked exactly like the maid from the day before yesterday, but now she was lifeless.
The people who went in, including the butler, showed no signs of distress. They calmly rolled up the already deceased woman and all the bedding on the bed and carried her away.
His movements were fluid and natural, as if he had done them many times before and was already used to them.
After the servant carried the maid's body out, the steward, with his unfathomable eyes, said, "She didn't even last three days. You can only blame your bad luck."
Half an hour later, the room was draped with new gauze curtains and bedding, the broken porcelain was put back in its place, the foul air in the room had dissipated, and the room was filled with the scent of incense.
The study was brightly lit, and Lin Licheng sat behind his desk.
"Where is the Second Master? Hasn't he returned yet?"
The steward replied, "The people who went out to look for the Second Master the other day came back and said that the Second Master went out of the city this time, but we don't know exactly where he went. This old servant has already sent people to look for him."
Lin Licheng's anger flared: "You idiot! Going out of the city at this critical juncture is just courting death! Increase the manpower and make sure to bring him back before nightfall tomorrow!"
"Yes, sir!"
Inside the prefect's residence, Wen Yuan hurriedly found Shen Wei.
"Your Highness, my spies have some information!"
"how?"
“The day before yesterday, a woman did enter the manor in the early morning. I heard that she was sent back by Lin Lixuan’s men. Lin Licheng went to see the woman early the next morning and left not long after. The woman is still locked in the side room. She doesn’t seem to be a commoner woman that Lin Lixuan forcibly took back. She was probably ordered to be taken back by Lin Licheng.”
"In my opinion, if it is only Governor Lin Lixuan's idea, it will not be difficult for Your Highness to rescue this woman. However, if it is Lin Licheng's idea, I am afraid that the inside story is not so simple. For now, she is safe and sound. Your Highness must not act rashly."
Shen Wei instructed, "Then do it your way. Have your men keep a close eye on her, and make sure nothing goes wrong with her!"
Meanwhile, Lin Lixuan, the second master whom Lin Licheng had sent to find, was running around like rats with his servants.
The people chasing him followed him at a distance that seemed to be toying with him.
"Miss Ning, we're almost at Nanjiang City. What are your plans for dealing with these people?"
Ning Yao, seated on her horse, looked down at Lin Lixuan with a disdainful expression and said to the person who had asked the question, "Young Master Jiang, how do you intend to deal with this?"
Jiang Shilin looked at Ning Yao and said, "This group of people are not from ordinary families. They are obviously rich and noble. They should be a big family in Nanjiang City. It would be unreasonable to deal with them like this. Besides, that person has already been crippled."
Ning Yao understood Jiang Shilin's implication: he was telling her not to cause any unnecessary trouble and to be forgiving when possible.
Ning Yao didn't respond to him, but turned to Shen Ci'an: "Ci'an, tell me what we should do?"
Shen Ci'an stared ahead, his handsome face seemingly harmless, but his words were devoid of warmth: "Sister, just kill him. What's there to hesitate about?"
Jiang Shilin was stunned. He found it hard to believe that such casual killing came from the mouth of a young boy.
Shen Ci'an hadn't finished speaking when he asked, "Or does Young Master Jiang think that just because the person who was offended wasn't one of yours, you can let it go?"
Jiang Shilin choked up: "That's not what I meant. I think..."
"As long as that's not what you meant, it's not a big deal if this person dies a thousand times over!"
A sound of hooves rang out, and Hua Yan's figure approached from afar, finally stopping beside the group.
Ning Yao looked up: "How is it?"
Hua Yan's expression was very unpleasant, a seriousness that Ning Yao had never seen before: "Three female corpses, one of whom was a young girl, who looked a little older than Qing Lan. She had been dead for no more than half a day and was tortured to death."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed instantly, and their gazes towards Jiang Shilin became hostile.
"Young Master Jiang, is this what you call 'unacceptable'?" Lin Qingyu's expression was very bad: "Qinglan, whom Miss Huayan mentioned, is my own younger sister, only five years old. The little girl who was abused to death was only seven years old. If they can harm children, why can't we kill them?"
Jiang Shi'an never expected this group of people to be so ruthless. He thought they had only spoken rudely to Ning Yao and Hua Yan, but he never expected them to commit such heinous crimes!
"It is Jiang's fault for not knowing the cause and effect. I hope everyone will forgive him!"
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