The Killer's Cleansing Manual

Qi Zhen stood by and sighed: "This concubine really has feelings for Du Hua. She cried all day over such a jade pendant."

Lin Shanjuan didn't know how to identify jade, but she could tell that it wasn't a good piece. She always felt something was wrong, so she threw the jade pendant to Qi Zhen.

"We may have to go to Du Hua's house again."

She threw it suddenly, and Qi Zhen was in a hurry and failed to catch it. Not only did it fall to the ground, but he even stepped on it.

Hearing the sound of shattering, the two looked at each other.

Lin Shanjuan: I cried for a whole day to get my relics back, and now, I can directly exchange them for relic fragments!

Qi Zhen raised his foot in panic, but found that after the jade pendant broke, there was a key hidden inside it.

"Boss! This!"

He quickly picked it up and handed it to Lin Shanjuan: "No wonder this jade pendant is so big! It turns out it contains such a secret!"

Lin Shanjuan curled his lips and chuckled: "Then it seems that we really need to go to Lord Du's house."

The two men disguised themselves and set out from the back door, riding horses to the Du Mansion, but ran into Bai Shu at the door.

"Boss? Why are you here too?"

Lin Shanjuan didn't answer but asked, "Who did you find out was here?"

Bai Shu held up the list in his hand. "This is the last one, Yan Liu. I heard from the people on the street that she was taken here."

Lin Shanjuan knew what was going on, so he opened the door and sat in the main hall waiting.

When Yan Liu heard that there were guests coming and her sister was not at home, she had no choice but to go out and entertain them herself.

The moment she saw who was coming, she was shocked and stood still.

Lin Shan looked at her with a tired smile: "Miss Yanliu, long time no see."

Yan Liu twisted her handkerchief nervously, and her movements of bowing were very stiff: "Slave, slave greets Master Lin."

Lin Shanjuan looked at her headdress from head to toe with sharp eyes, and she didn't look shabby at all.

It is obviously unreasonable for the suspect to live so comfortably in the victim's home.

While the two were facing each other silently, the concubine rushed back in a hurry. When she saw this scene, her heart sank.

She stood in front of Yan Liu with all her might, dismissed all the maids and servants, and then she bravely agreed: "The gentlemen came suddenly, and I did not..."

"No need to be polite." Lin Shanjuan took out the key. "I'm here to give you Master Du's relics. Master Du's body has decayed and been buried. I'm sure you don't care where it's buried, but only where this is, right?"

The concubine bit her lower lip and said nothing.

Lin Shanjuan placed the key on the table: "Let's explain the whole story clearly. Maybe we can discuss some things."

The concubine looked at Lin Shanjuan in shock, hesitated for a long time, and then knelt down.

"Yan Liu and I are from the same hometown. Two years ago, I was drugged and brought here to Du Hua to be his favorite concubine. Du Hua is a cruel man. He has tortured countless women in his mansion to death. If I hadn't discovered his weak body by chance and hadn't learned some medical skills since childhood, so I could help him treat his hidden illness, I'm afraid they would have died from his inhumane abuse long ago!"

"Originally, I didn't want to live any longer and just wanted to die. But then I heard him mention a new girl named Yanliu who had come to Quexian Tower. Yanliu is a tree unique to my hometown. I suspected this 'Yanliu girl' was someone I knew, so I disguised myself and went to investigate. Sure enough, it was Liu'er!"

Bai Shu understood: "So, you are from the same hometown?"

Yan Liu nodded. "Although we are Red Cards, we are different from the other Red Cards. We are specially responsible for receiving distinguished guests of Lord Zhao, and are only responsible for transmitting information, not selling our bodies. The reason we announced it to the public as a new trick of the five of us is just to cover up our tracks."

They knelt together, and Chongji seemed to be trying to gain courage by holding Yanliu's hand tightly, then interlocking their fingers.

"However, Du Hua was attracted to Yan Liu, but because she was Lord Zhao's woman, he didn't dare to take action. But I knew that once a woman was targeted by that beast, few could escape his clutches. So, I secretly made a plan with Yan Liu. I secretly gave her the drug that would take his life, and deliberately confessed to Du Hua that Yan Liu was my sister, hoping that he would help redeem her."

"Du Hua readily agreed and excitedly went to Quexian Tower to redeem the person. Yan Liu took the opportunity to put drugs in his wine..."

The concubine finished speaking in one breath, then resolutely prostrated herself on the ground. "My Lord, I was the one who orchestrated everything. Yan Liu was forced into a corner, but she wasn't the mastermind. I've been suffocated by Du Hua's tyranny for a long time, so I'm taking revenge!"

She took all the blame on herself. Lin Shanjuan could see that she was just trying to protect Yan Liu behind her.

These two people were sold out of their hometown and sold into the hands of a pervert like Du Hua. Even if they return home now, they will probably be cursed and their fate will not be any better.

Her eyes were on the keys: "You guys go out first, I'll talk to them about other things."

Bai Shu was stunned. Before he could ask himself what he wanted to say, Qi Zhen pulled him away.

Lin Shanjuan stood up and said, "I have one last question. One for each of you. Answer truthfully and I'll give you the key."

She looked at Yan Liu: "Why are you willing to believe her and help her kill Du Hua?"

The concubine subconsciously winked at Yan Liu, but Yan Liu lowered her head, not looking at anyone, only looking at the ground in front of her.

"I...the year Xiang'er disappeared, everyone said she was dead, drowned. I didn't believe it, and after searching around, I found out someone had taken her away. I found a way to contact the county magistrate, and then I followed the other women to the capital."

The concubine was obviously unaware of this, because she was trembling with shock, her eyes full of disbelief, and heartache that even Lin Shanjuan could see.

"I knew these women would be sold to the capital, but I kept asking around and couldn't find any information. I became disheartened and thought she was really dead."

"The madam probably saw my cleverness and asked me to be this special red card. I used the pseudonym 'Yan Liu' because she loved Yan Liu the most, so she used this name to commemorate her late wife."

The concubine was startled and subconsciously grabbed her hand to stop her from saying anything, but Yan Liu shook her head and said helplessly.

"Xiang'er, you and I are not destined to be together in this life. If I can be a man who can protect you in the next life, we will meet again."

Things turned out just as he had guessed. Even if they didn't say anything else, Lin Shanjuan could guess it.

Chongji originally planned to ask for Yanliu under the pretext of "torture" to take her away and escape, but she did not expect that the madam would report the case, so she could not escape.

Later, Zhao Xuan collapsed, and Yan Liu took advantage of the chaos to escape, but they could not find the key to Du Hua's small treasury anywhere, so they guessed that it must be in the jade pendant on him.

After waiting for five months, he thought he could get the body back, but he heard that Du Hua had been hastily buried, so he came to ask for the belongings.

Things were becoming clearer, but Lin Shanjuan felt even more depressed.

In modern times, same-sex love is not uncommon. Although she is not one of them, she does not feel disgusted.

But today, when she really met him, she realized how difficult it was to overcome this kind of love.

In modern times, it is the most easily denied relationship. In ancient times with so many rules, it is even more difficult for two people to stay together.

One was sold away from her hometown, and the other was willing to risk his life to find her.

She couldn't let such a deep friendship end in her hands.

"How much money is hidden in the place this key can open? Is it enough for you to escape?"

Both of them stood there in a daze, and Lin Shanjuan simply put the key in his concubine's hand.

"You have your own difficulties. Du Hua's death is what he deserves. It has nothing to do with you. This house will be taken over by a new owner. If you have a good place to go, take the money and leave."

Yan Liu was so excited that she was speechless. Lin Shanjuan had already passed them by and said, "If you can get to a safe place, you can send a letter to the Princess's residence. If you find it troublesome, you don't have to send it."

She strode out of the main hall, and only then did the two of them react and kowtowed in unison to express their gratitude.

Lin Shanjuan paused, without turning back, and left.