On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1953 Excellent Acting Skills

Torches were lit all around. Zhou Lie stood in the yard and picked up a piece of gold and silver jewelry piled on the ground.

Yinding looked at him coldly without saying a word.

"These things," Zhou Lie sighed softly, "I did it on purpose, Brother Silver Man, please listen to me."

Yinding narrowed his eyes and looked at him coldly. Wu Liang frowned, and Han Peng and Chen Linghe looked displeased.

It was just speculation before, but now he admitted it himself.

"What does this mean, Manager Zhou?" Yinding's voice was low.

When Zhou Lie looked up, his eyes were calm and expressionless: "It's what you think it means - a test."

He paused, his eyes sweeping over the four tense figures. "To be honest, I'm not the steward of an ordinary family, nor am I looking for a bodyguard for an ordinary person. You should have heard of the Rongzhou Liu family."

When they heard the word "Liu family", the four of them looked at each other in surprise.

Yinding thought for a moment and said, "I'm new here, so I don't know much about it. However, I've heard people on the streets and by the water say that the Liu family seems to be even more powerful than the Governor's Mansion."

Zhou Lie curled his lips slightly: "It's not seeming, it's the truth. Please come to the Liu Mansion. Your life and property depend on each other. I need to confirm whether the people around me are really reliable."

"So Wei Xiao and Zhang Qi..." Wu Liang didn't finish his words, but his meaning was obvious.

"They are greedy." Zhou Lie's voice was as cold as ice.

Wei Xiao and Zhang Qi, who were tied up, also understood at this time.

Their knees went weak and they fell heavily to their knees on the cold ground.

"Brother Zhou, no... Manager Zhou, please spare me!" Zhang Qi, his hair disheveled and tears streaming down his face, took two steps forward. "I was confused for a moment. Please, for the sake of our acquaintance for a few years..."

"A momentary confusion?" Zhou Lie sneered, "In such a short time, you were able to pack up the things and hide them in a safe place. This is not a momentary confusion."

Wei Xiao's face was pale, his lips were trembling and he couldn't speak.

Zhang Qi cried out, "We know we were wrong! We really do!"

"You know you're wrong?" Zhou Lie squatted down, pinched Wei Xiao's chin with his fingers, and forced him to look up. "Why didn't you think about whether you were wrong when you moved the stolen goods?"

He turned to the four people at Yinding, his voice suddenly raised: "I, Zhou Lie, have always been clear about rewards and punishments when employing people. You have kept your original intentions, and I admire you very much!"

Yinding looked at the two people crying on the ground with a frown.

"Butler, I have a mother to support at home!"

Wei Xiao also reacted and shouted hoarsely, "We won't dare to do that again!"

Zhou Lie brushed off the nonexistent dust on his collar. "No need to beg. No one is exempt."

"Zhou Lie! You can't do this!" Zhang Qi, seeing no hope of begging for mercy, suddenly cursed with bloodshot eyes, "You used such despicable means to test us. We were greedy, but what right do you have to punish us?"

Zhou Lie sneered: "You are talking to me about rights? Once I enter here, I have the greatest rights."

Wei Xiao also gave up, his cries turning into resentful curses: "You will not die a good death! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go!"

Zhou Lie looked at the two of them expressionlessly, his eyes showing no fluctuation at all, and raised his hand towards the guards with a decisive and quick movement.

"drag down"

"Zhou Lie, you traitor!"

The shrill curses gradually faded away and were finally cut off by the dull sound of a knife outside the door.

The yard fell into silence again.

Zhou Lie turned around, and the coldness and ruthlessness just now quietly faded away, replaced by a complex and difficult to distinguish emotion, even with a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.

"Brother Silver Man," he lowered his voice, "I know this approach is difficult for you to accept."

"But I promise you," Zhou Lie said in an unusually serious tone, "this is the last time. I need absolutely reliable personnel, and you four are the ones I value most."

Wu Liang coughed lightly and took a step forward: "Boss, it's not that the brothers can't understand your painstaking efforts, but..." He glanced at Yin Ding's tense face, "This method is indeed hurtful."

"I know." Zhou Lie nodded, "So I implore you to stay. We have a tough battle coming up, and we can't do without you."

Yin Ding remained silent, and the air in the hall seemed to be frozen.

Han Peng couldn't help but say: "Brother Silver Man, the steward said so..."

Chen Ling also nodded slightly.

Wu Liang patted Yinding's shoulder and said, "Since Manager Zhou said this is the last time, why not give each other another chance?"

Yinding slowly raised his head, his gaze swept across Zhou Lie's bloodshot eyes, then looked at the gold, silver and jewelry, and finally fell on the expectant faces of Wu Liang and the other two.

He took a deep breath, his chest heaving, and finally squeezed out a word from between his teeth: "This is the last time."

Zhou Lie was obviously relieved and showed a rare smile.

"Thank you." He said solemnly, "You will not regret your decision today."

"It just so happens that I need your help with something important tonight."

Yinding could feel that Zhou Lie was not telling the whole truth - this matter was definitely not just about helping.

Zhou Lie said calmly, "I've already drawn up the specific plan. Go and prepare first, and meet at the back door in a quarter of an hour."

"Yes!"

Yinding was the last one to turn around and glance back at Zhou Lie.

He was talking to his men with his head down, and the silver blade at his waist flashed a cold light under the light.

A strong premonition came to Yinding's heart - tonight's action might not be that simple.

……

Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe returned to the yard.

Huo Changhe asked, "Could the Miss Li they are talking about be the woman we have met?"

Yan Ruyu nodded: "I think so too, it's possible. If it really is her, then we can get some information out of Su Shengsheng."

"Yes, Su Shengsheng doesn't really like that Miss Li."

"I have another question. If she is Miss Li, then why did she go to the Lake Center Pavilion and then go down to the bottom?"

An incredible thought flashed through Huo Changhe's mind.

"Could it be... that the eldest son of the Su family is recuperating there?"

Yan Ruyu frowned and said nothing - in a place like that, it was probably not for recuperation, but for other reasons.

"Let's see Master Su first," Yan Ruyu looked out the window at the night scene, "we'll give him a retreat to advance."

The two smiled at each other, understanding each other tacitly.

The next morning, Su Shengsheng wanted to tease Yan Ruyu again and then go find them after having tea.

Now she has learned her lesson and no longer buys fruit tea by the bag, which is too luxurious. She buys it by the slice instead.

Although the aroma and taste are a bit lighter, you can drink it for a longer time.

Just after finishing half of the cup, Chu Ya came running in.

"Miss, something bad has happened. The servant at the door has come to report that the two doctors are leaving."

Su Shengsheng was surprised: "Leaving? When? Where is he? Have you stopped him?"

Chu Ya nodded: "Fortunately, the young lady gave instructions before, and the people were stopped. Don't worry."

Su Shengsheng couldn't feel at ease, so he immediately got up and walked out.