Chapter VI
If I went directly to the yamen, then what Xuan Lin said was at most related to the restaurant, but he took me to the restaurant where the accident occurred, so I don't know what he was going to say.
On the second floor, Xuan Lin went straight to the room where the accident happened, I looked inside, he had already ordered tea and pastries in advance, but I didn't go in immediately, just stood at the door, looking at him cautiously.
Xuan sat down, turned around and asked sarcastically, "What, scared?" ”
I nodded, and Xuan Lin sneered: "It's not necessary for you to pretend like this, don't tell me that what you are afraid of is not murder, but the house where people have died." ”
"I'm just a maid, and I haven't killed anyone."
"The people of the Qinglian Society have started to look for the escaped killer everywhere, aren't you one of them?"
I strode to my seat and asked, "You're not from the Qinglian Society, how do you know?" ”
"I'm the head catcher, this is the capital again, and there are some things I can know before more people. Do you still want to live? ”
"Of course I want to live, what do you mean by that?"
"Let me ask you, who is the head of the Qinglian Society?"
I hesitated for a moment and said, "Penlin." ”
"That's easy, Peng Lin is chasing all the killers who escaped, and you are one of them, and I'm arresting the killers, isn't it a coincidence?"
Of course, I know what Xuan Lin is planning, in his eyes, this is a matter for both me and him, he arrested me, not only to save my life, but also to invite credit, in his opinion, it is simply the best of both worlds.
"Don't you think that if someone really came to arrest me, I would have escaped, and I would rather live in the wilderness than in prison! If you want to ask for credit, go to someone else, and I won't take your stubble. I said angrily.
"Although what you said is very beneficial to you, don't forget, I can directly send someone to Changfu to arrest you to the yamen, why bother calling for tea and pastries early in the morning to tell you the truth?"
"Then why don't you just arrest me?"
Xuan was silent for a while, and said: "You are Mrs. Chang's favorite maid, and Master Chang also said that Mrs. treats you like her own daughter, even if I am here to invite merit, I will not directly take Mrs. Chang's favor, mercilessly." ”
"You still don't arrest me for yourself, in order to please Mrs. Chang and Master Chang."
Xuan Lin frowned and looked at me, and said, "Why are you so ignorant? I'm already one of the head catchers in the capital, why do I have to please Mrs. Chang and Master Chang? Can I not see the Dharma in order to please them? ”
"People are unpredictable, I don't dare to say."
"Let me ask you one last time, do you want me to arrest you away, or wait for Peng Lin to come and kill you, or do you confess your identity to Madame Chang in order to seek protection from Madam Chang and Master Chang?"
I clenched my fists and wanted to kill the person in front of me. The Qinglian Society is never allowed to reveal any information about the leader, including what Peng Lin is, which I made up casually, and the leader of the Qinglian Society is Xu Wuxian. But Xuan Lin has already said this, which shows that he has a certain understanding of the Qinglian Society, I don't know if he has caught the murderer that day, if he is caught and tortured to extract a confession, it is still very likely that the person will tell the information of the Qinglian Society.
"I'll tell my wife myself."
Xuan Xiao sneered and said, "It's good to understand, but if the lady and the master can't protect you, I still have to arrest you." ”
"I know."
I got up and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Xuan Lonely: "What are you doing in such a hurry?" If you go back so early, won't you be suspected by Madame? ”
I thought about it, there is still a distance between Changfu and Yamen, and normally, I haven't even entered the gate of Yamen now.
"Besides, don't you have anything to ask?" Xuan asked silently.
I glanced at him and sat down, "How do you know what I'm going to ask?" ”
"I'm a head catcher, don't you see fewer prisoners in ordinary times?"
"Then you don't have to interrogate me as a prisoner, do you? I didn't hurt anyone. ”
"Are you harming someone when you kill someone?"
"The orders I received were all wicked people, and when I killed them, I did them all for the people."
"Have you ever wondered if those people's children and wives are all wicked? If you kill them, will their descendants be better? ”
"Of course, why not? Could it be that those money-greedy, lustful, and vicious people will make their families happy? ”
"And which one do you think you are?"
I frowned and glared at him, and said, "You can scold if you want, and I didn't offend you, so why bother beating around the bush like this?" ”
Xuan Lin poured me a cup of tea and said, "What am I scolding you for?" What if Madame is not happy and tells the lord and demotes me to the frontier? ”
I didn't speak, and Xuan Xiao said again, "Don't you want to ask how I know about the Qinglian Society?" ”
"I want to know, would you say?"
Xuan Lin raised the corners of his mouth and said sarcastically: "Anyway, this is a matter of your Qinglian Society, you have to know sooner or later." It's just that I'm telling you, I hope you don't get angry. ”
"The person who said it has betrayed the Qinglian Society, and it is the leader who should be angry, what do I have to be angry about."
"Actually, you should have known that day that the person who killed the person was from the Qinglian Society."
Xuan Lin took out the knife that was inserted in the deceased's chest that day from his waist, the knife had been washed and sheathed, but the black lotus flower at the end of the handle was still in full bloom.
"If it were normal, that sign would be difficult to see, but it's a pity that the prisoner didn't pull out the knife, and Qinglian would definitely be exposed."
I looked at the knife and was silent. Xuan Lin picked up the knife and said, "Take a closer look, what's different about this knife." ”
I took the knife vigilantly, looked at it, and the moment I pulled out the knife, I saw Xuan Lin on the other side instantly put his hand on the sword at his waist.
I sneered and looked at Xuan Lone, who was staring at me with a frown, I withdrew my gaze and continued to look at the knife nonchalantly, only to find a mark.
On the tip of the knife is a very small letter, engraved with "Star".
I gently lowered the knife and said, "What's wrong, what's there to see?" ”
"You've seen that too, so you can see who we're arresting."
"There are more people with stars in their names, how do I know who you are arresting?"
"I don't know if the Qinglian Society will let you engrave words on the weapon, but I will never let you have feelings between the killers, the person who arrested is from the Qinglian Society, you are also from the Qinglian Society, and your name is also engraved, you are the only one in the organization with a star in your name, can it still be someone else?"
"Why can't it be someone else? I've been gone for more than a year anyway, how do I know if there are new people, besides, even if I don't get new people, I don't know a few old people. ”
"You're good at disguise, but it's useless in front of me. Mrs. Chang is not deeply involved in the world, and Master Chang is also busy with government affairs, you can deceive the past very well, but unfortunately, An Ran has already said a lot of things. ”
I clenched my fists tightly and tried my best to calm myself down. I took a sip of tea and said, "I just don't want to believe it." ”
"Don't believe Enron is still alive? Xu Wuxian is not a fool, he knows what is going on between you, and he also knows that An Ran is not a good killer, expelling him from the Qinglian Society at the beginning, on the one hand, he can save one person's food money, and on the other hand, he can break you up, killing two birds with one stone. ”
"But he's alive."
"Yes, otherwise how would we catch him?"
I let out a breath and said, "Thank you for not arresting me, Xuan Catcher, but I don't want to hear anything about Enron again." ”
"Why is that? Aren't you happy with each other? ”
"An Ran has chosen to inform, from the moment he tells the truth, the Qinglian Society is completely unsafe, and all the killers will be hunted down, all. What does this mean? The rivers and lakes are huge, there is more than one killer organization, Qinglian will do dirty underground transactions for a long time, whether it is black work or white work, it has already destroyed the original intention, Xu Wuxian will send other killers to kill us at all costs, and no killer can escape the clutches of Xu Wuxian. ”
"What are you anxious about, if you can save your own life, will you still worry about the safety of other killers here?"
"Of course not, but it's hard for me to escape."
I'll be gone.
Enron, you're still alive.
It's already July, and it's already very hot in the capital, although the master can get ice cubes to cool off, but Madame is weak, and Ah Yan and I don't have a chance to enjoy the cold.
"I've wronged you, but my body ......"
"Madam, don't be aggrieved, usually Madame doesn't let us do any work, so it's cool for us to sit and stand." I hurriedly said.
"Yuxing, you are still sensible. Recently, the master came back a few times, saying that a killer organization has been exposed, what is it called Qinglian Society...... The old man is helping to check it, and he won't be able to come back for another while. ”
My heart tightened, and I said, "Madam, I did hear about that organization again. ”
"Oh? Tell me something. ”
"Madam, I'm one of the killers."
Madame looked at me in surprise, and Ah Yan on the side also gasped.
"You're a killer?" Madame stood up, and I hurriedly said, "But I'm not here to kill the people in the house. If it were, I would have done it a long time ago, and I became my wife's maid just to escape from that organization. ”
Madame couldn't speak for a long time, and then I explained: "Madam, you know what my usual attitude towards you is, I just want to survive, and the master has come back a lot of times, and I haven't done anything. I killed neither the lady nor the master, I didn't kill anyone, just to escape from the Qinglian Society. If I had a purpose, I wouldn't have called me a killer. ”
Madame sighed and said, "Yuxing, I believe in you." It's just that this killer and the yamen are two opposite ends, how are you ...... How do you talk to Xuan Zhutou? ”
"Xuan Zhutou knew that I had no intention of killing, and besides, I really treated Chang Fu sincerely, so he decided to spare my life. It's just that the leader of the Qinglian Society wants to hunt us down. ”
"What? You...... Is it included in that? Ah Yan asked.
"Yes." I knelt down in front of my wife, "Madam, I still want to live, I don't want to die so early...... I only beg my wife and lord to save my life. ”
"Hurry up, you kid, my lord and I both understand your sincerity towards us, if you don't say it, I will never know that you are a killer...... Don't worry, I will definitely ask the master to keep you safe. ”
"Thank you, ma'am!"