Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 330: People are unpredictable
"What?" Lin Congli stood up abruptly.

"Asagao, what did you mean by what you just said? Say it again!"

Asagao was soaked to the bone, but she didn't care about herself and repeated:
"My lord, Miss Yangyang has kidnapped my young lady! I saw her jump over the wall and disappear!"

As she spoke, Asagao couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

She fell to her knees with a thud and kowtowed several times:

"Master, please save my young lady! She has done so much for the Lin family, she can't be harmed!"

As Lin Congli listened to Chaoyan's sobs, he felt a terrible headache coming on. He swayed and grabbed the table next to him for support.
"Quickly, come with me to see the magnificent courtyard."

Asagao wiped away her tears, stood up from the ground, and the two quickly headed to Lin Yangyang's courtyard.

Soon, Lin Congli's servant knocked on Lin Yangyang's courtyard gate.

"Who is it so late?" Lin Yangyang's personal maid, Xiao Cui, opened the door and was startled to see Lin Congli's gloomy face.
"Sir, what are you doing so late at night?"

"Where is Miss Yangyang?" Asagao couldn't help but step forward and ask, holding back her tears.

Xiao Cui was a little confused and pointed to the main room:

"My young lady went to bed early. What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Asagao didn't even have time to reply before walking towards the main house.

Xiao Cui finally realized what was happening: "Hey, Chao Yan, how could you be so rude, barging into my young lady's courtyard like that..."

Her voice grew softer and softer as Lin Congli raised his hand, signaling her to be quiet.

Xiao Cui stood nervously to the side, instinctively feeling that something had happened.

Soon, Asagao came out, her eyes filled with tears, and shook her head at Lin Congli.

Lin Congli nearly collapsed, his chest heaving violently.
"Go back to the courtyard, let's go back to the courtyard first."

The sound of heavy rain completely masked the situation at the Lin family's home.

Perhaps because they were too flustered, the Lin family members did not notice that Lu Huai's figure appeared not far away.

Yun Feng had already sensed something was wrong. Seeing the Lin family members leaving in a hurry, he finally spoke up, puzzled:
"Young master, what has happened?"

Lu Huai's eyes were slightly upturned at the corners, his face ashen.
"Aqing and Lin Yangyang have disappeared."

Upon hearing this, Yun Feng's expression changed drastically: "Young Master, what should we do now?"

"Go back to the Lin family and bring Yunlan and the others with you to the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence." After saying this, Lu Huai turned and left.

Yun Feng's pupils dilated: "Young Master, Yun Lan and the others are all top-tier experts, and they are the Lu family's trump cards. If they are exposed to the public..."

Upon meeting Lu Huai's murderous gaze, Yun Feng's words caught in his throat: "Yes, young master, I'll go right away."

……

The heavy rain continued.

On the surface, Shengjing City appeared calm, but beneath the surface, a turbulent storm was brewing.

"You promised me that as long as you capture Lin Zhiqing, you would tell me Shi'an's whereabouts."

"The person has been brought here, but where is Shi'an?"

My cousin's voice?
Lin Zhiqing's consciousness gradually returned, and she slowly opened her eyes.

dark!

Endless darkness!
Lin Zhiqing felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck. She knew very well that she was no longer in the Lin family.

She tried to move her body and found herself tied to a chair, unable to move.

The next moment, Jiang Liuyun's voice entered her ears.

"What's the rush? Catching Lin Zhiqing is just the first step. What we need is information on Zheng Kuo." Lin Yangyang became anxious:

"I already told you, I know about Zheng Kuo, but you didn't believe me. You told me to bring Lin Zhiqing here, and I did, but you still won't tell me!"

"Isn't this going back on your word?"

"Once we finish interrogating Lin Zhiqing and confirm Zheng Kuo's information, we will naturally release Lin Shi'an. There's no use in you being anxious now." Jiang Liuyun's tone was very impatient.

After that, Lin Yangyang seemed to stop talking.

Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath.

At this point, she knew very well that she had been captured by her cousin and taken to the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence.

Moreover, she is very likely currently in a secret chamber of the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence.

She made this judgment because there was a dusty smell in the air, and there were occasional rustling sounds around.

The sound was like that of a rat, or perhaps a cockroach, which inexplicably instilled a sense of dread.

Before Lin Zhiqing could obtain more information, accompanied by the sound of footsteps, the oil lamp in the place that seemed to be a dark room lit up.

Upon first encountering the light, Lin Zhiqing instinctively closed her eyes.

Once her eyes adjusted to the light, she opened them again and saw three people in front of her.

Jiang Yunhe stood at the front, a faint smile on his face.

Jiang Liuyun and Lin Yangyang lagged behind, following on either side.

Jiang Liuyun remained expressionless, while Lin Yangyang avoided eye contact when she saw Lin Zhiqing looking over.

"Zhiqing, it's been a long time since you've visited the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence." Jiang Yunhe looked down at Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing smiled and said, "Your family's way of entertaining guests is truly unique."

As she spoke, she observed her surroundings.

This is indeed a secret room. Judging from the layout, it should be a partitioned room in one of the rooms of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence.

However, this compartment is completely enclosed.

Jiang Yunhe smiled gently as he saw her looking around.

"Zhiqing, this place is quite secluded. Many people have sat here before, but they all died in the end."

This statement seems to imply that Lin Zhiqing will be next.

Lin Zhiqing was not intimidated. She glanced past Jiang Yunhe and looked at Lin Yangyang, her voice low and dejected as she slowly began to speak:
"Cousin, you're confused."

Lin Yangyang closed her eyes: "Don't blame me. Shi'an grew up with me. I can't just watch him die."

"Cousin, are you just going to watch me die?" A hint of sadness appeared in Lin Zhiqing's eyes:
"I trusted you and respected you, but now you've joined them in plotting against me. Shi'an is your brother, but am I not your sister?"

The more she spoke, the more heartbroken she became.

Lin Yangyang pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but in the end she turned her head away.

Seeing her like this, Lin Zhiqing felt a tear well up in her eye, but she stubbornly lowered her head, as if she didn't want others to see it.

But Jiang Liuyun had already seen it. He stepped forward and observed the way Lin Zhiqing's shoulders shrugged slightly, as if he were looking at a fine piece of porcelain.

He smiled and said, "Qing'er, people's hearts are unpredictable. Your mistake was trusting people too easily."

“I am, Lu Huai is, and Lin Yangyang is too.”

"No one gets up early without a reason. There is no one in this world who is kind to you for no reason. When you were playing me for a fool, you probably never thought that you would stumble and fall one day."

“You’ve always been smart. If you tell us about Zheng Kuo, we’ll let you go, and we’ll let Lin Shi’an go too.”