"Childe?"

Hearing the voice of the guard, the chief steward Shen Hong hurriedly turned his head and said respectfully, "Son, why are you here?" Is it because it's too loud on our side to disturb you? ”

“…… Well. ”

Le Yu walked over slowly, glanced at the bloodstains and corpses on the ground, and Shen Hong immediately said, "Childe, be careful, don't stain your shoes, I'll find someone to clean them up." ”

Le Yu looked at Frost Ye's head, her round face was a little purple and swollen, as if she had been beaten hard, her eyes were wide open, and she didn't know where she was staring into the distance, but in the end they all turned into a deep pool of dead silence.

Dead people, Le Yu has also seen a lot, he saw his own corpse on the first day he came to this world, then Lin Jinyao, Lin Xueen, and then the corpses of Chen Fu and other cadres of the Statistics Department, and in the morning, he also saw the ugly appearance of Huo Boss's group of people hanging.

He still remembered the calmness when he killed Lin Jinyao, although he was forced to be helpless, he felt that he had integrated into this era, at least calmly and calmly, accepting the existence of corpses and the fact that 'people will die at any time'.

But Leyu now finds that these are all just his illusions.

Thousand Plumes' 'cold-blooded physique' helped him much more than he imagined. It protects Leyu's naïve worldview and allows Leyu to calmly go through the 'novice period', but when Leyu faces the bloody cruel reality, he finds that he is still the same...... Frail.

This girl with a little baby fat face, a very sweet and cute smile, and a little shy, actually died like this.

Not died on the chaotic streets, nor in the fire and rain, nor did he die under the Ming Zhengzheng punishment of the Criminal Division.

It is neither like Lin Jinyao who died for his ideals, nor like Chen Fu who died because of the awakening of conscience.

It's not a natural disaster, it's not, it's worthless, it's meaningless.

Le Yu looked at Shuang Ye's eyes, and suddenly felt that she was also looking at herself, as if she wanted to say something, but Le Yu could neither hear nor see.

"What did she do wrong?" Leyu's voice was a little casual, as if he was just asking a trivial matter.

"Conspired with Rong Yao, another male servant in the mansion, to steal the key to grace and eloped away from the mansion." Speaking of this, Shen Hong gritted his teeth with an expression of gritted teeth, and seemed to hate it, "They untied their grace privately and fled before and after the appointment, and Rong Yao had already taken advantage of the gap when the guards were patrolling to escape." ”

"Fortunately, God has eyes, this girl stepped on a dead leaf when she was hiding in the shade of the garden, and the guards found out that something was wrong and caught her on the spot, otherwise she would have really run away."

Speaking of this, Shen Hong patted the shoulder of the guard next to him appreciatively. Leyu glanced at him and asked, "What's your name?" ”

The guard looked flattered, "If you go back to Gongzi, my name is Huatu." ”

The others looked at him enviously, this time he was remembered by the eldest prince, and sooner or later he would be reused by the prince, and maybe he would be able to break away from the position of the guard.

Shen Hong continued, "I found that the grace on her feet was gone, and I immediately counted the number of people in the house and the key to grace, but the key to her and Rong Yao was gone, plus Rong Yao couldn't find it, it is certain that these two sluts gave and received each other privately, and then interrogated a few words to see her reaction, and then knew everything." ”

Grace.

Leyu looked at Frost Leaf's left ankle and found that there was a shallow mark.

After the rise of slavery, how to prevent fugitive slavery has always been a concern for all slave consumers. Ordinary consumers have little to do, either starving their slaves or locking the door to prevent them from running.

But slaves were bought to work, and neither starvation nor lock-up could squeeze the maximum value out of slaves, so the great chambers of commerce made an instrument called grace.

The appearance of 'Grace' is a silver bracelet or anklet, which can be customized with various patterns, for example, the grace of the Jing family will have thorn patterns. As for the effect of 'grace', it is, in a word, a bomb.

Grace is made of a special flare stone, with several powder points placed inside, which, once detonated, will cause localized explosive damage, which is not large, but if tied to the hands and feet, it is definitely enough to blow off a limb.

The trigger condition for the explosion of grace is to forcibly dismantle or reduce the energy of the special Shine Stone to a critical point, and because the placement order of the Specialty Shine Stone is different, the replenishment of energy also requires the use of a light energy replenisher that matches the order.

Light energy replenishers are generally adult-height instruments, not only to adapt to large-scale energy storage solar slabs, but also to ensure that slaves cannot steal light energy supplements. Like the light energy replenisher in Jing Mansion, there are even three stone locks customized to ensure that no one can remove them.

The maximum interval between the replenishment of Grace's Light varies depending on the customer's needs, ranging from a minimum of one day to a maximum of five days, but normally Servants replenish the Grace Light once a day.

With the help of grace, the Chamber of Commerce has achieved maximum control over the slave - unless he dares to fight the risk of breaking his hands and feet, the slave cannot escape at all; And the slave can move freely outside for two to three days, which is enough to complete the tasks ordered by the master, so that the slave's labor force can be fully utilized.

As to why it is worn on the limbs and not around the neck, it is naturally because a disabled slave is always worth more than a dead slave.

The only way to dismantle grace is to open it with the original key that was used to purchase it. Grace is generally replaced every two or three years, and it is not uncommon to dismantle grace, and sometimes the master will reward the slave with the release of the master-slave status.

'The slave risked his life to save his master, the master was deeply moved and relieved of his slave status, and the slave was grateful and wept and wished to go to the soup for the master for generations to come' is a very popular rumor template in Xuanzhu County.

And the reason why this explosive restraint device is called 'grace' is because the Silver Blood Society stipulates that slaves can use grace to get the help of any chamber of commerce when they are outside, they can eat as much as they want when they are starving, and if they are injured, they can go directly to the medical court for free medical treatment, and they can even stay if they have no place to live.

As long as they wear grace, the slave's food, clothing, shelter and transportation in Xuanzhu County are free.

The Silver Blood would know that as long as the slave lived, the benefits he would gain from a man would far outweigh the little resources he had consumed.

Many slaves can live well, as long as they are willing to give their lives, obediently, and obediently, and the master will even protect their safety, because the slave is the property of the master.

If you have to be free......

"So you killed her?" Leyu said softly.

"Yes." Shen Hong nodded and said, "Whether it is stealing the key of grace or giving it to other slaves privately, it is an unforgivable felony. She refused to say where Rong Yao was anyway, leaving her would only give her a bad head, so she should cut through the mess quickly and make an example. ”

"Why don't you keep her for interrogation?"

"There's no need, these sluts are very shrewd, Rong Yao may have run away now, it is pointless to continue interrogation, it is a waste of effort, and she may attract the sympathy of others if she is alive, now that she is dead, everyone will forget her in a few days, and will only remember the fact that there is only one way to die as a slave."

Well-founded and convincing.

Le Yu didn't have much to say, and finally asked, "Don't you want to ask me?" ”

Shen Hong was a little stunned: "Childe, didn't you say that I will handle all the affairs of disciplining the subordinates?" Childe, you've never liked to deal with these chores. ”

Le Yu recalled that Jing Zhengwei did arrange it this way.

It turns out that this is actually a 'chore' that can be handed over to anyone to deal with......

Le Yu suddenly felt that his whole body had no strength, and he stood there and didn't want to speak. Shen Hong waited for a long time before asking, "If Gongzi doesn't have other instructions, then I'll call someone to come and clean up......"

"Wait," Le Yu asked, pointing to Frostleaf's corpse, "what are you going to do with it?" ”

“…… What is Childe going to do? Shen Hong heard the meaning of the words and asked respectfully.

Le Yu said calmly: "Let's bury it well." ”

"Gongzi Xie." Zilan, who was secretly sobbing on the side, hurriedly knelt down and thanked her, "If Shuangye knew that Gongzi treated her like this, she would probably be able to rest in peace." ”

What the heck...... Le Yu saw that the others were all moved, and Shen Hong said even more convincingly, "What Childe said is extremely true, although Frost Leaf plotted to steal the key and escape, but now that he has been punished, he is not to blame in the past." Shuangye is still a servant of the childe, and it should be properly disposed of to show the benevolence of the child, fortunately the son called me, otherwise the old servant would have to do something wrong. ”

Le Yu was speechless, maybe he didn't know what to say, or he didn't want to say anything, he waved his hand and turned to leave, Zilan immediately came over and said, "Childe, some lights in the house are out of order, I'll take the lantern back to your room with you, right?" ”

Le Yu didn't speak, nodding in acquiescence to her peers.

The two walked through the path of the house, and gradually lost hearing the noise of the garden, and Zilan whispered, "Thank you, Childe." ”

"Thank me for what?"

"Gongzi Xie let the frost leaves be buried with dignity, and Gongzi Xie ...... They didn't chastise me. ”

Le Yu finally regained a little anger, and asked strangely, "Why should I punish you?" ”

"Because I live with Frost Leaf, Frost Leaf actually did such a big rebellious thing, I was also responsible for not finding out and reporting it in time, if it wasn't for the timely arrival of the son just now, Manager Shen probably remembered to punish me later." There was some annoyance in Zilan's voice, "Frost Leaf is really, I actually believe Rong Yao's nonsense, I used to think he was a flamboyant person when I saw him, but I didn't expect him to be so bold that he even dared to steal the key to grace ......"

Zilan whispered to the man who instigated Frost Leaf to escape, and after listening to it for a while, she suddenly asked, "Frost Leaf is dead, are you sad?" ”

"Sad." Zilan nodded, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, "She is my best friend, and I have always treated her as a sister." ”

"Then do you hate Mr. Shen?"

Zilan was stunned, "I ......"

"Don't worry, there's no one else here." Le Yu pressed Zilan's shoulder and looked at her, "I won't tell anyone, I just want to hear your true thoughts." Mr. Shen killed Frost Leaf, do you hate him? ”

Although Zilan's eyes were a little dodgy, she still nodded and said, "There is a little hatred, after all...... But it's not like I can't-"

"Then do you hate me?"

"No."

Le Yu stared at Zi Lan's eyes seriously, Zi Lan did not evade at all, blinked her eyes and looked at Le Yu sincerely, and asked suspiciously, "Why should I hate Childe?" ”

"Because Chief Shen is also carrying out my orders after all, if I don't pursue it, if I-"

"No, it's true that Frost Leaf did something wrong," Zilan shook her head, "She stole the Grace Key, and was tricked by a man into running away together, and it was reasonable for Mr. Shen to punish her." I hate Mr. Shen, and it's only because he refuses to give Shuangye a way out, but you won't be like this, Childe. ”

"But don't you think that if it weren't for me, maybe this wouldn't have happened—"

"How is it possible, if Childe hadn't bought me and Frost Leaf, we might have starved to death on the streets, or been sold into the Red Dream Field, no matter how you think about it, we will definitely have a worse life than now." Zilan said seriously, "Childe has nothing to do with this matter in the first place, why should I hate Childe?" ”

Le Yu was stunned for a moment, and then muttered to himself in relief

"yes, what does it have to do with me......"

At this time, the two had already walked to the front of the main bedroom, and Zilan cautiously asked, "Does Childe want to leave me to wait tonight?" ”

Le Yu looked at her with a look of eagerness, smiled slightly, and shook her head, "I'm a little tired today, and when I encounter such a thing, you don't feel good, go back tonight and have a good rest." ”

"Yes." Zilan obediently agreed, but looking at her expression, she seemed to have a little regret.

Qinglan, who was sitting on the bed reading a book, heard the sound of the door opening, and immediately put down the book and took off her glasses. She just wanted to say hello, but saw Childe lying on the bed as soon as he came in, looking like 'I don't want to talk, don't talk to me'.

Qinglan observed the words, quietly pressed the acupoints for the childe, and then asked softly, "Childe, then I turned off the light?" ”

Childe was still silent, and Qinglan turned off the light and closed her eyes and lay on the bed. She waited for a while, and then felt that Childe took the initiative to hug her again.

It was like hearing the sound of the second shoe finally falling to the ground, and Qinglan's heart also relaxed, ready to fall asleep. But just when she was a little sleepy, she suddenly felt Childe's hand move down!

Is it coming?

Is it finally coming?

Qinglan was very nervous in her heart, and there was a bit of indescribable expectation in her apprehension. She felt Childe's hand go all the way down, brushing over some of the places that made her blush, and then continued—

All the way to her feet.

Feeling that Childe groped a few times, Qinglan was full of doubts in her heart, did Childe have this kind of habit? I didn't see it before......

Suddenly, Qinglan felt Childe stop.

Then, Childe's hand returned to its original position, no longer moving, and seemed to have died down, acting like a decent man and a gentleman.

Qinglan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but there were new doubts, why did Childe suddenly stop just now?

Childe must have touched her left ankle just now, which is where she wears the grace ankle. Doesn't Childe like people wearing ankle rings? Will I be asked to change my bracelet tomorrow?

When Qinglan was thinking wildly, sleepiness also struck.

But just as she was about to fall asleep, she was suddenly woken up by an inexplicable intuition.

There was no movement around, and Qinglan didn't hear any sound, but she just felt that something was happening around her.

She slowly opened her eyes, and through the faint moonlight, she could see the expression of the person next to the pillow clearly.

He was crying.

Obviously, his expression was as calm and lazy as ever, and he still looked like the eldest young master of the Jing family who had done a lot of evil deeds, but his eyes were two lines of tears, soaking the pillow.

There was no sobbing, no trembling, only unstoppable tears, like a child who only dared to cry secretly in the middle of the night, crying so pitifully and so sincerely.

Qinglan was stunned, and it took her a while to realize that she had to close her eyes and pretend to be asleep immediately. If Childe knew that she was watching him cry, then she probably wouldn't be able to see the sun tomorrow.

It's just that......

Qinglan closed her eyes tightly and slept, and after a while, she slowly adjusted her sleeping position, allowing her head to gently rest against Childe's chest.

Every night from then on, their sleeping position remained the same, never changing again.

……

……

Four days later.

In a 'gynecological' field doctor's clinic in the outer city, a man wearing a black trench coat to hide his identity came.

The young and beautiful civil medical officer glanced at him, picked up the sign of 'medical treatment' and hung it outside, locked the door, and led him into the inner room before saying, "Why do you have time to come to me?" ”

"I had to come back and see if there were any new arrangements in the organization."

Yin Minghong lifted his hood, sat down and said, "By the way, is there any new news from the Jing family?" ”

"It's still like that, but before the Jing family dies, their little fights don't make much sense, but Jing Zhengwei is a little strange these days."

"What's wrong with him?"

"He killed Shen Hong."

Yin Minghong frowned, "Shen Hong has been his confidant for many years...... What's with? ”

"As far as I know, Jing Zhengwei suddenly looked at Shen Hong one day and said, 'Why are you wearing a hat', and then asked Mi Die to directly twist Shen Hong's neck." The civil and medical officer spread his hands, "Do you believe it?" ”

"I don't believe it." Yin Minghong shook his head.

The medical officer nodded, "I don't believe it either, Shen Hong estimated that he was a spy sent by someone else, and he was accidentally discovered by Jing Zhengwei, so Jing Zhengwei casually found a reason to kill him." ”

"What else did Jing Zhengwei do?"

"It seems that he killed a guard, and the reason he found seems to be quite casual."

"He's getting more and more obedient." Yin Minghong judged, "Now that the competition for the head of the Jing family has reached a white-hot stage, Jing Zheng's power is not as good as others, so it is normal for him to become obedient and crazy...... He was in a hurry. ”

The clerk nodded approvingly.

"Is there any new directives for the organization?"

"Speaking of which, I have to mention one thing to you." The medical officer took out a letter: "Two days ago, someone sent a letter through your exclusive contact information. ”

Yin Minghong just wanted to take the letter, but the medical officer dodged it, and took out another document, "This is a wanted warrant passed by the organization, the mission to capture the city of Xingke County has failed, and a certain former White Night Stalker is suspected of major rebellion, and the organization requires all White Night Stalkers to participate in the hunt together to avenge the comrades of Xingke County." ”

"You take your time one thing at a time," Yin Minghong complained, "do you want me to read the letter first or the wanted notice first?" ”

"I want you to read both of them together."

The medical officer handed the envelope to Yin Minghong along with the wanted warrant.

Yin Minghong glanced at the wanted notice first

"The wanted original White Night Walker has a hidden voice, medium force, and is suspected of possessing the 'Sage Relic' of the Extreme Divine Soldier, and his current whereabouts are unknown, and the possible areas are Dongyang, Chenfeng, and Yanjing......

Yin Yin Yin!?

Seeing this name, Yin Minghong suddenly recalled something, and for a while his heart was mixed.

"Don't be stupid, read the letter." The medical officer urged.

Yin Minghong glanced at the signature of the envelope.

This time he didn't froze.

He was directly confused.

"Yin Yin Yin Hidden Respect"

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