Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 407 Variables
Lin Zhiqing raised an eyebrow, looked at Lu Huai, and asked with some surprise, "You could even tell that?"

"Ah Qing, no one knows you better than me." Lu Huai said this with great confidence:

"If you truly had only one goal, you wouldn't have chosen such an extreme approach."

"Jumping off the cliff is too risky. Taking a fake death pill or faking death in front of the Jiang family father and son is less risky than jumping off the cliff."

Lin Zhiqing nodded: "That's right, that's how it is."

As she spoke, she put her hands behind her back and tilted her head to look at Lu Huai:

"Guess why I insisted on jumping off the cliff?"

Lu Huai thought for a while, then honestly shook his head: "I can't think of anything."

"Alright, alright, finally there's something you can't figure out." Lin Zhiqing's tone was slightly smug:

“You know, we don’t have any solid evidence that Lin Congrong framed my father for treason.”

"Therefore, I can only resort to some special methods."

Upon hearing the words "special methods," Lu Huai raised an eyebrow, glancing slightly to the left. He pondered for a moment before his brow relaxed.

"Are you planning to use the same old tricks you used against Liu Mang to deal with the Jiang family?"

"If there's no evidence, then hypnotize Jiang Yunhe and make him confess his crimes?"

“You really know me very well.” Lin Zhiqing nodded.

"However, Lu Huai, my target is not Jiang Yunhe, but Jiang Liuyun."

Her expression turned serious, and she stared intently into Lu Huai's eyes.

Lu Huai's eyes initially twitched upwards, and he seemed slightly puzzled.

Recalling the scene of Lin Zhiqing falling off the cliff, he quickly realized what was going on:
"You mean, you want to hypnotize Jiang Liuyun?"

"Thinking about it this way, hypnotizing Jiang Liuyun is indeed easier than hypnotizing Jiang Yunhe, after all, you are very familiar with Jiang Liuyun."

“That’s not all,” Lin Zhiqing continued, “Lu Huai, Jiang Liuyun likes me.”

After saying that, she felt a little uneasy.

But to her surprise, Lu Huai's reaction was not strong; he simply nodded slightly.

"I should have known about this much earlier."

"Hmm?" This time it was Lin Zhiqing's turn to be puzzled.

Lu Huai smiled slightly: "Aqing, I understand you, and I understand Jiang Liuyun."

"After all, I spent a considerable amount of time with him, but he is not a simple man."

"That mole-faced woman is a variable."

Lu Huai meant that the person Jiang Liuyun was willing to give up his position as Minister of Justice to save, Zhi Niang, must have had a complicated relationship with him.

Lin Zhiqing was aware of this as well, and she spoke up:

“I know that. He’s wavering, wanting both.”

"If we try to hypnotize him using the usual methods, it will definitely not be pure, and the chance of failure is very high."

"Lu Huai, have you ever heard of the concept of a 'white moonlight'?" Lin Zhiqing asked Lu Huai.

Lu Huai shook his head.

Lin Zhiqing explained, "White moonlight generally refers to people and things that are desirable but unattainable, or things that cannot be obtained."

The more unattainable something is, the more you want it.

"I wonder if you remember when Jiang Liuyun tried to kill me in Bianliang, he took pity on me and wanted to take me as his concubine."

Hearing this, Lu Huai frowned deeply, but he did not interrupt Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing didn't pay attention to these trivial details and continued speaking:
That was the first time I doubted that he liked me.

“When my cousin and I pretended to be trapped in the Zhenyuan Marquis’s mansion, I deliberately provoked Jiang Yunhe in order to further test Jiang Liuyun’s attitude towards me.”

“He took the bait. He defied Jiang Yunhe for my sake and didn’t want to see me get hurt.”

Lin Zhiqing spoke of these things in a very calm tone. Lu Huai, however, felt uneasy.

"He chose to betray you before, so he has no right to say he likes you."

Lin Zhiqing understood this, and she tugged at Lu Huai's sleeve:
“I understand. All I’ve done is to increase the Lin family’s chances of winning the trial.”

"His emotions are also something that can be exploited."

"A 'white moonlight' is often unforgettable, but a dead 'white moonlight' is extremely destructive." Lin Zhiqing's tone carried a hint of excitement:
"The character I am when I jump off the cliff is exactly that kind of role for Jiang Liuyun."

"Only by deepening the emotional imprint I left on his heart can I successfully hypnotize him."

That would explain everything.

Lu Huai took a deep breath: "Even so, it's still a bit risky."

Lin Zhiqing turned her head to look at Lu Huai, and when her gaze fell on his slightly red earlobes, she knew that he was jealous.

"Don't worry, this will never happen again after this." Lin Zhiqing held up two fingers:

"I swear, if I am lying, then..."

Lu Huai grasped Lin Zhiqing's hand: "Instead of discussing Jiang Liuyun, let's think about how we can leave here."

"After dawn, it will be the third day."

"We barely have a day and a half to figure out how to get to the courtroom."

"What were your original plans?"

When this was mentioned, Lin Zhiqing's expression turned serious: "There is only one person who knows that my jump off the cliff was fake."

"Brother Shi'an, Miss Lin?" Lu Huai said the names of the two people in one go.

Lin Zhiqing shook his head: "If you can't even fool your own people, how can you expect the people you've been fooled to believe that it's all true?"

If it wasn't them, then who could it be...? Lu Huai pondered, stroking his chin.

Lin Zhiqing doesn't trust many people, so the person who can entrust such an important task to someone else must be no ordinary person.

and many more!

Lu Huai suddenly realized that the only people who met all these conditions were...

Thinking of that person, Lu Huai frowned slightly, but breathed a sigh of relief.

He understood Lin Zhiqing's arrangement.

Seeing that Lu Huai understood what she meant, Lin Zhiqing spoke again:
“I had already measured the location and arranged for someone to meet me halfway down the cliff.”

"But your appearance was an accident, so I didn't get to meet the Lin family."

"If we want to get out now, we really can't just sit and wait for the Lin family to come looking for us. Lu Huai, we may have to work hard again."

Lu Huai shook his head slightly: "Being with you is not hard at all."

Most importantly, the Jiang family now most likely believes that Lin Zhiqing will not appear in court.

They have achieved their goal of misleading the Zhenyuan Marquis's family; now their objective has changed.

Lu Huai understood Lin Zhiqing's meaning very well.

The most urgent task is to fight back and catch the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion off guard.

The stage has been set up; if Lin Zhiqing, the main character, doesn't appear, wouldn't all this effort be wasted?

He walked to the side and briefly observed the surroundings of the cave.

It has to be said that he and Lin Zhiqing were quite lucky to have fallen near this cave.

At least there was some buffer, so they didn't lose their lives in vain.

But luck isn't everything. For example, both he and Lin Zhiqing had injuries, making it difficult for them to climb up.

Furthermore, a group of talented individuals from the Zhenyuan Marquis's residence were dealt with.

To avoid being pursued from above and to conserve energy, going downhill is the best option.