In the south of the city, the Taishi Mansion.
After serving the grand master and washing up, the housekeeper Jiang Lin made a tour of the mansion as usual.
This has been an unshakable habit for twenty years.
After inspecting the door, Jiang Lin looked dissatisfied when he saw the doorman taking a nap against the door frame.
"Ahem."
"Ouch!"
The doorman woke up from his dream and saw Jiang Lin standing in front of him with a gloomy face. He was so shocked that he almost jumped up from the ground.
"Steward Jiang, I made a mistake!"
"The little one really didn't fall asleep on purpose!"
Jiang Lin frowned and looked down at the young man, with no warmth in his cold eyes.
"You can go to the backyard cabin to collect your punishment yourself."
Hearing the words "backyard cabin", the boy seemed to have heard the most terrifying words in the world, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Lin.
"Steward Jiang, you don't remember the faults of the little ones, so please let them go this time!"
"I promise I'll never do it again!"
"Steward Jiang, please spare my life!"
The boy kowtowed as if pounding garlic, banging his head on the hard stone floor.
In just a few moments, the floor in front of him was covered in scarlet.
The sound of kowtowing was particularly abrupt in the quiet house, causing Jiang Lin to frown in displeasure.
"My lord has just fallen asleep, what do you want to do by making such a big fuss here?"
"Someone, take it away!"
Jiang Lin waved his hand, and the two boys following behind him immediately stepped forward and dragged the gatekeeper to the backyard.
Jiang Lin was even more displeased when he heard the soaring wails from the gatekeeper.
"Shut him up."
"yes!"
Stab——
The boy took out a dagger from his arms, pulled out the tongue of the doorman and cut it off.
"woo woo woo woo……"
The janitor was struggling on the ground in pain. He opened his mouth wide but could not make any sound. He could only make some weird whimpering sounds.
Looking at the huge black hole with blood flowing down the boy's face, Jiang Lin seemed to have been used to such scenes for a long time, and turned his head expressionlessly.
The moment Jiang Lin glanced at the door frame, he noticed it keenly.
The boy next to him understood, cautiously approached the door, reached out and unbolted the door.
"Squeak——"
Outside the gate, a huge black sack was inserted straight in front of the gate like a tombstone.
The boy who opened the door was shocked!
"ah!"
The boy reflexively took half a step back, and saw clearly that there was a standing sack at the door, and then he held his chest with sympathy.
"Scared...scared me to death!"
"Steward Jiang, what is this?"
Jiang Lin glared at the boy with some disgust.
Being frightened by a broken sack can lead to great things!
But looking at the sacks standing at the door, Jiang Lin couldn't help but feel confused.
This sack is indeed just an ordinary sack, but its shape is extremely unique. It stands in front of the gate of the Taishi Mansion.
At a glance, it looks exactly like a tombstone!
I don’t know who is so bold as to dare to place such an unlucky thing in front of the Grand Master’s residence.
Jiang Lin waved his hand and ordered the boy to carry the sack in.
But the boy seemed to be frightened by the sack and became a little timid and did not dare to step forward.
Under the pressure of Jiang Lin's gaze, the boy could only muster up the courage and step forward.
"Jiang...Steward Jiang..."
"What's inside..."
"like……"
"It seems like a living person!"
The boy suppressed his fear and felt bad when he put the sack on the ground.
The size and height of the sack were almost the same as the shape of an adult.
Especially the hard and soft feel makes people feel uncomfortable!
Jiang Lin glared at the boy with dissatisfaction: "It's a useless thing because it's timid."
But the moment he touched the sack, the expression on Jiang Lin's face changed.
The feeling of this sack is indeed very strange.
There does seem to be a person inside!
Jiang Lin quickly opened the sack, and the extremely pale human face inside made Jiang Lin take a breath.
This is an all too familiar face.
Earlier today, Jiang Lin had just given the owner of this face a high-dollar bill, asking him to kill someone tonight without anyone noticing.
What Jiang Lin didn't expect was that what was waiting for him was not the news that that person had been killed.
But the killer he sent out is now a cold corpse!
Jiang Lin's face became even more ugly.
Not only because the plan failed, but also because after the killer died, he was sent back by the other party.
Could it be that the Fourth Prince knew that the person sent to assassinate him tonight was the Grand Master?
After a fierce ideological struggle, Jiang Lin came to the Grand Master's bedroom.
"My lord, my lord!"
After a long while, I saw a thin, white and smooth arm that looked like a lotus root opening the door.
Behind the door was a very pretty face, which looked smooth and smooth, but she looked like she was only fourteen or fifteen years old.
"Master Taishi has gone to bed. Is there anything important, Butler Jiang?"
Jiang Lin lowered his head, not daring to look up at the girl's exposed white arms.
"There is something important and I need to meet with you immediately."
The girl said nothing and turned back to the room.
After a long time, I saw Grand Master Shangguan Yi looking displeased and walking out wearing his clothes.
"Jiang Lin, what time is it?"
Jiang Lin panicked and hurriedly knelt down.
"Please calm down, sir!"
"If it wasn't an urgent matter, I wouldn't dare bother the Grand Master!"
The expression on Shangguan Yi's face was indifferent, as if he had no intention of pursuing this matter with Jiang Lin.
"What's up?"
Jiang Lin's heart sank.
"Sir, the assassin sent to shoot the fourth prince this morning has returned."
"but……"
"He is dead!"
Shangguan Yi's expression was a little stunned: "Who died?"
"..." Jiang Lin hesitated, "The assassin is dead."
"Not only is he dead, but he was also placed outside the house!"
"Sir, do you think it's because the prince knew about our plan that he deliberately sent the dead back..."
Shangguan Yi's expression was also very ugly.
"Aren't there no guards around the fourth prince?"
This short sentence made Jiang Lin instantly frightened.
"It's my subordinate who neglected his duty!"
"I just don't know how the Fourth Prince learned that this matter was done by your Excellency...oh no, it was done by a subordinate!"
Shangguan Yi frowned, his eagle eyes were unfathomable, and he didn't know what he was thinking about.
"If he had evidence, he would have presented it to the emperor long ago."
"Putting the assassin at the door is obviously to scare me and warn me not to act rashly!"
"Haha, I can't believe that the Fourth Prince has such ability now..."
