Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 287 Indistinguishable Male and Female
The real culprit is about to be revealed!
"When did you find out?" Lin Congyan's brows furrowed slightly.

“Last month!” Zheng Suihe answered without hesitation.

Lin Congyan clearly sensed something was wrong: "Foolish! Why didn't you say something so important sooner?"

"If she takes advantage of the opportunity you've given her to tip off the people outside, wouldn't we be in trouble?"

Zheng Suihe knew that Lin Congyan was probably telling the truth, and she only realized it now, but it was obviously too late.

Lin Yangyang also became anxious: "Fourth Aunt, when was the last time she went out?"

"I hadn't seen Aunt Mu for about half an hour before the day she had the accident."

Hearing this, everything became clear.

Lin Zhiqing's delicate brows furrowed slightly:
"Fourth Aunt, I'll have someone send you to Bianliang tomorrow to accompany Jingya. The situation in the capital is complicated, and I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

That's just the surface explanation.

Lin Zhiqing knew that Zheng Suihe had no bad intentions and was just a pitiful woman confined to the inner quarters of the house; she was clearly unaware of this matter.

Even so, she is simple-minded and a gentler version of Lin Yangyang.

She did make some oversights and is someone who is relatively easy to deceive.

The Lin family cannot accept this uncertainty.

Therefore, it was a good thing for both the Lin family and Aunt Si herself that she went to Bianliang.

"Good, good, Bianliang is good." Zheng Suihe knew in her heart that she had repeatedly caused trouble and brought problems to the Lin family.

Bianliang was indeed a good place for her.

She looked at Lin Congyan, her eyes reddening: "Congyan, take good care of yourself in the capital. After I go to Bianliang, I will definitely not cause any more trouble."

“I will also discipline Yangyang for her mistakes.”

Lin Congyan took a deep breath and did not look Zheng Suihe in the eye: "Once this matter is settled, the three of us will go to Bianliang to reunite."

"Suihe, I can't leave now, please wait for me."

Zheng Suihe was shocked to hear Lin Congyan say such a thing, and burst into tears: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang, who were standing to the side, did not say much.

They brought Yunjian back to Shuqing Pavilion.

Lin Zhiqing asked Lin Yangyang to help her by filling the entire room with candles and having various musical instruments played outside the room.

This method of strong light and noise interference is intended to put psychological pressure on Yun Jian, aiming to break down her psychological defenses.

After being woken up by a basin of water, Lin Zhiqing got straight to the point.

When Yun Jian heard "Zixiaofang", her expression clearly changed.

Based on this, Lin Zhiqing has been putting psychological pressure on Yun Jian.

In this situation, the more Yunjian says, the more mistakes he makes.

She was just an ordinary maid, not a spy with exceptional mental fortitude.

Finally, she couldn't hold on any longer and, covered in sweat, confessed everything.

Yun Jian did indeed send out news about the Lin family every month; the older sister she mentioned had passed away several years ago.

As Lin Zhiqing guessed, it was she who revealed Aunt Mu's whereabouts.

When Yun Jian last met with the people from Zixiao Workshop, their task for her was to promptly report any important information she heard about the ministers.

Following this lead, Lin Zhiqing also uncovered the contact person for Zixiaofang Yunjian.

According to Yun Jian, she would write down what she wanted to convey on paper each time, then place it under the inkstone on the counter and leave.

The other party would also place the message they gave her under the inkstone on the counter.

That's how they spread the message.

Once, Yun Jian forgot to take the message and went back. She saw an extremely thin man in black taking something from under the inkstone. The man in black had a small mole at the corner of his eye. She guessed that he was the person she was supposed to meet.

Aside from these, Lin Zhiqing asked Yun Jian about the person behind her and why she betrayed the Lin family, but Yun Jian remained silent.

Unable to extract any further information, Lin Yangyang knocked the person unconscious again and hid them.

Lin Zhiqing felt that sitting and waiting for death was not a good idea. She believed that the person who killed Aunt Mu must be inside this Zixiaofang!

So, she and Lin Yangyang changed into men's clothing, made some simple preparations, and headed straight for Zixiaofang in the East Market.

The name Zixiaofang was relatively unfamiliar to Lin Zhiqing, but it was very familiar to Lin Yangyang.

She used to enjoy dressing up as a man and going to these kinds of places.

However, this time it's an enhanced version of a woman disguised as a man.

After leading Lin Zhiqing into Zixiaofang with practiced ease, Lin Yangyang casually found a table to join in the fun.

If we don't put on a show, others will definitely become suspicious.

Lin Zhiqing followed behind her, subtly observing the direction of the counter.

Apart from a middle-aged man with a small mustache, there was no one else there.

Lin Zhiqing carefully observed the other people in the gambling den, but did not see the thin man in black with a mole at the corner of his eye that Yun Jian had mentioned.

Half an hour later, Lin Zhiqing confirmed that the person she was looking for was not there, and left Zixiaofang with Lin Yangyang.

Lin Yangyang's trip wasn't in vain; she won quite a bit of money: "Sister Qing, how was it?"

"I didn't see anyone suspicious," Lin Zhiqing replied.

"Could it be that Yun Jian is lying?" Lin Yangyang wondered.

“No,” Lin Zhiqing affirmed. “From the perspective of the study of mind analysis, she did not lie.”

"Perhaps we've come at the wrong time, or maybe... that wasn't a man in black at all."

"Huh?" Lin Yangyang didn't understand: "Not the man in black, could it be the man in white, or the man in red?"

Lin Zhiqing shook his head:

“That’s not what I meant. What I meant was, is it possible that the man in black that Yun Jian mentioned is actually a woman disguised as a man, just like us?”

“That… isn’t impossible.” Lin Yangyang clapped her hands. “If that’s the case, then the thin and frail trait does match up.”

Lin Zhiqing nodded: "Let's continue to look tomorrow. We should be able to run into them someday."

"If all else fails, let Yun Jian go. It's possible that the person will only show up when he sees Yun Jian."

"Okay," Lin Yangyang replied.

They all knew that Yun Jian was emotionally unstable, and sending her to lure the snake out of its hole was not a good idea, but it was the only option available.

After returning to Shuqing Pavilion, Lin Yangyang went to the side courtyard to check on Yun Jian's condition.

Lin Zhiqing was pondering whether the owner behind Zixiaofang might be the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion.

As soon as I sat down, a rustling sound reached my ears.

Her eyes lit up—Lu Huai had arrived!

After confirming that no one was around, Lin Zhiqing opened the window.

Lu Huai was indeed already standing by the window.

Knowing that Lin Zhiqing was concerned about Aunt Mu's matter, he didn't exchange many pleasantries and went straight to the point:

"Ah Qing, I've selected a few more people who have passed through that alley. You can take a look."

"This time, I discovered a very suspicious woman."

"A woman?" Lin Zhiqing's mind raced. "Does she have a small mole at the corner of her eye?"