Hearing the guard's voice, the manager Shen Hong turned his head hurriedly and said respectfully: "Sir, why are you here? Is it because our voices are too noisy to disturb you?"
"……Um."
Le Yu slowly walked over and took a look at the blood stains and corpses on the ground. Shen Hong immediately said: "Sir, be careful, don't dirty your shoes. I'll find someone to clean them up right now."
Le Yu looked at Shuang Ye's head. Her round face was a little purple and swollen, as if she had been hit hard. Her eyes were wide open and she didn't know where she was staring into the distance, but in the end they turned into a deep pool of deathly silence.
Le Yu has seen a lot of dead people. On the first day he came to this world, he saw his own body, then Lin Jinyao, Lin Xuen, and then the bodies of Chen Fu and other members of the Statistics Department. In the morning
I also saw the ugly appearance of Boss Huo and his group hanging to death.
He still remembered the calmness when he shot Lin Jinyao. Although he was forced to do so, he felt that he had integrated into this era. At least he could calmly and calmly accept the existence of corpses and the fact that "people can die at any time."
But Le Yu now discovered that these were all just his illusions.
Qian Yuliu's "cold-blooded physique" helped him much more than he imagined. It protected Le Yu's childish world view and allowed Le Yu to spend his "novice period" calmly, but when Le Yu
When he faced the bloody and cruel reality, he discovered that he was still so... fragile.
This girl with a little baby fat on her face, a sweet and cute smile, and a bit shy, died like this.
He did not die on the chaotic street, nor did he die in a fire or rainstorm, nor did he die under the official punishment of the Criminal Division.
He was neither like Lin Jinyao who died for his ideals, nor like Chen Fu who died because of his awakening of conscience.
It is not a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it is worthless and meaningless.
Le Yu looked into Shuang Ye's eyes and suddenly felt that she was also looking at him. She seemed to want to say something, but Le Yu could neither hear nor see it.
"What mistake did she make?" Le Yu's voice was a little casual, as if she was just asking about a trivial matter.
"He conspired with Rong Yao, another male servant in the mansion, to steal the key to grace, and eloped away from the mansion." Speaking of this matter, Shen Hong looked like he was gritting his teeth and seemed to hate it: "They secretly unlocked the grace key and made an appointment.
Fleeing back and forth, Rong Yao had already taken advantage of the gap in the guards' patrol to escape."
"Fortunately, God has eyes. This girl stepped on a dead leaf while hiding in the shadow of the garden. The guards noticed something was wrong and caught her on the spot. Otherwise, she would have really run away."
Having said this, Shen Hong patted the guard next to him on the shoulder with appreciation. Le Yu glanced at him and asked, "What's your name?"
The guard looked flattered: "Master, my name is Hua Tu."
Others looked at him with envy. This time, his name was remembered by the eldest young master. Sooner or later, he will be put into more important positions by the young master, and maybe he will be able to get out of the position of bodyguard and rise to the top.
Shen Hong continued: "I found that the grace on her feet was gone, so I immediately counted the number of people in the house and the grace keys. Only her and Rong Yao's keys were gone, and Rong Yao couldn't be found, so I can be sure that this is the key.
The two bitches talked to each other in private, and after a few more cross-examinations to see her reaction, they knew everything."
grace.
Le Yu looked at Shuang Ye's left ankle and found a shallow mark on it.
After the rise of the slave system, how to prevent escaped slaves has always been a concern of all slave consumers. Ordinary consumers basically have no good solution, either starving the slaves, or locking the door to prevent them from escaping.
But slaves are bought to work. No matter whether they are hungry or locked, they cannot squeeze out the maximum value of slaves. Therefore, the big merchants created a tool called grace.
The appearance of 'Grace' is a silver bracelet or anklet, which can be customized with various patterns. For example, the grace of the Jing family will have the pattern of thorns. As for the effect of 'Grace', in one sentence it is: bomb.
Grace is made of a special sparkling stone, with several gunpowder points placed inside. Once detonated, it will cause local explosive damage. The damage range is not large, but if it is tied to the hands and feet, it will definitely be enough to break the limbs.
The triggering condition for Grace's explosion is forced dismantling or the energy of the special sparkling stones is reduced to a critical point. And because the order of placement of the special sparkling stones is different, replenishing the energy also requires the use of light energy replenishers that match the sequence.
Light energy replenishers are generally instruments that are as tall as an adult. In addition to being adapted to large-scale energy-storage solar glazing slabs, they are also used to ensure that slaves cannot steal the light energy replenishers. Like the light energy replenishers in Jing Mansion, even
Three stone locks were also customized to ensure that no one could remove it.
The maximum interval for replenishing grace's light energy varies according to customer needs, with a minimum interval of one day and a maximum interval of five days, but normally slaves will replenish grace's light energy once a day.
With the help of grace, the Chamber of Commerce has achieved maximum control over its slaves - unless they dare to risk losing their hands and feet, the slaves cannot escape at all; and the slaves can move freely outside for two to three days, which is enough to complete the tasks ordered by the master, allowing them to
The labor force of slaves is fully utilized.
As for why it is worn on the limbs instead of around the neck, it is naturally because a disabled slave is more valuable than a dead slave.
The only way to dismantle the grace is to use the original key when purchasing it. The grace is usually replaced every two or three years. It is not uncommon to remove the grace. Sometimes the master will reward the slave by releasing him from the master-slave status.
"The slave risked his life to save his master. The master was deeply moved and released his status as a slave. The slave shed tears of gratitude and was willing to go through fire and water for his master for generations to come." is a popular rumor template in Xuanzhu County.
The reason why this explosive restraint device is named "Grace" is because the Silver Blood Society stipulates that slaves can use grace to get help from any chamber of commerce outside. If they are about to starve to death, they can eat whatever they want, and if they are injured, they can go directly to the doctor.
If you have a lawsuit, you can get free medical treatment, and if you don’t have a place to live, you can even stay in a boarding house.
As long as you wear grace, your slave's food, clothing, housing and transportation in Xuanzhu County will be free of charge.
Silver Blood will know that as long as the slave lives, the benefits obtained from the person will far exceed the few survival resources he consumes.
Many slaves can live a good life. As long as they are willing to dedicate their lives, be obedient and submissive, the master will even protect their safety - because the slaves are the master's property.
If you must pursue freedom...
"So you killed her?" Le Yu said softly.
"Yes." Shen Hong nodded and said: "Whether it is stealing the key of grace or privately giving and receiving it to other slaves, it is an unforgivable felony. She will not tell where Rong Yao is under any circumstances. Keeping her will only
If he has a bad start, then he should cut off the trouble quickly and kill him as a warning to others."
"Why not keep her for further questioning?"
"It's not necessary. These bitches are very smart. Rong Yao may have run away now. Continuing to interrogate is meaningless and a waste of time. Moreover, she may attract sympathy from others if she is alive. Now that she is dead, in a few days everyone will also
Just forget her as a person and only remember the fact that a runaway slave will only die."
Reasonable and convincing.
Le Yu had nothing to say, so he finally asked: "Don't you want to ask me?"
Shen Hong was a little stunned: "Master, didn't you say that I would handle all the matters of disciplining the servants? Master, you never like to deal with these chores."
Le Yu recalled that Jing Zhengwei had indeed arranged it this way.
It turns out that this is actually a 'chore' that can be left to anyone to handle...
Le Yu suddenly felt that she had no strength in her body and stood there without wanting to speak. Shen Hong waited for a long time before asking: "If the master has no other instructions, then I will ask someone to come over and clean it up..."
"Wait a minute," Le Yu pointed at Shuang Ye's body and asked, "What are you going to do with it?"
"...How do you plan to deal with it, Master?" Shen Hong heard the implication and asked respectfully.
Le Yu said calmly: "Have a good burial."
"Thank you for your great virtue, Young Master." Zi Lan, who was sobbing secretly, quickly knelt down and thanked her. "If Shuang Ye knew that Young Master treated her like this, she would probably be able to rest in peace."
What the hell... Le Yu saw the others looking moved, and Shen Hong said sincerely: "What the young master said is absolutely true. Although Shuang Ye conspired to steal the key and escape, now that the punishment has been carried out, let's forget about it."
"Shuangye is still the servant of the young master, and should be handled properly to show the kindness of the young master. Fortunately, the young master called me to stop, otherwise the old servant would have done something wrong."
Le Yu was speechless. Maybe he didn't know what to say, or maybe he didn't want to say anything. He waved his hand and turned to leave. Zi Lan immediately came over and said: "Master, some lights in the house are out of order.
Can I pick up the lantern and follow you back to your room?"
Le Yu said nothing and nodded in acquiescence to her colleagues.
The two walked through the paths in the mansion, and gradually heard no more noise from the garden. Zilan whispered, "Thank you, Master."
"no need thank me?"
"Thank you, Master, for allowing Shuangye to be buried with dignity, and thank you for... not punishing me."
Le Yu finally regained some of her anger and asked strangely: "Why should I punish you?"
"Because Shuangye and I eat and live together, Shuangye actually did such a rebellious thing. I am also responsible for not finding out in time and reporting it. If the young master hadn't arrived in time just now, Manager Shen would have thought of punishing me later.
Zilan's voice was a little troubled: "It's true that Shuangye actually believed Rong Yao's lies. When I saw him before, I thought he was a smooth-tongued person, but I didn't expect him to be so bold and dare to steal the grace key...
"
Zi Lan softly denounced the man who encouraged Shuang Ye to escape. Le Yu listened for a long time and suddenly asked, "Are you sad that Shuang Ye is dead?"
"Sad." Zilan nodded and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "She is my best friend. I have always treated her as my sister."
"Then do you hate Manager Shen?"
Zilan was stunned, "I..."
"Don't worry, there is no one else here." Le Yu held Zi Lan's shoulders and met her eyes: "I won't tell anyone, I just want to hear your true thoughts. Manager Shen killed Shuang Ye,
Do you hate him?"
Although Zilan's eyes were a little dodgeful, she still nodded and said: "I feel a little bit hateful, after all...but it's not that I can't—"
"Then you hate me?"
"no."
Le Yu stared at Zi Lan's eyes seriously. Zi Lan did not escape at all. She blinked and looked at Le Yu sincerely, and asked doubtfully: "Why do I hate the young master?"
"Because after all, Manager Shen is executing my order. If I don't pursue it, if I--"
"No, Shuangye did something wrong indeed," Zilan shook her head: "She stole the grace key and was tricked by a man into running away together. It is reasonable for Manager Shen to punish her. I hate Manager Shen, but that's just Because he refused to give Shuangye a way out, but you won’t do this, sir.”
"But don't you think that if it weren't for me, maybe this wouldn't have happened at all—"
"How is it possible? If Master hadn't bought me and Shuang Ye, we might have starved to death on the street, or been sold into the Red Dream. No matter how you think about it, our lives will definitely be worse than now." Zilan said seriously: "Young Master has nothing to do with this matter. Why should I hate Young Master?"
Le Yu was stunned for a moment, then murmured to himself in relief:
"Yeah, what does it have to do with me..."
At this time, the two of them had already reached the front door of the bedroom. Zilan asked cautiously: "Master, do you want me to stay with you tonight?"
Le Yu looked at her eagerness to try, smiled slightly, and shook her head: "I'm a little tired today, and if something like this happens, you'll feel uncomfortable too. Go back and have a good rest tonight."
"Yes." Zilan agreed obediently, but looking at her expression, she seemed a little regretful.
Qinglan, who was sitting on the bed and reading a book, heard the sound of the door opening and immediately put down her book and took off her glasses. She was just about to say hello, but she saw the young master lying on the bed as soon as he came in, with a look like "I don't want to talk, don't talk to me."
Qing Lan observed the words and expressions, and quietly massaged the young master's acupoints, and then asked softly: "Young Master, should I turn off the light?"
The young master remained silent, Qinglan turned off the light and closed her eyes and lay on the bed. After waiting for a while, she felt the young master taking the initiative to hug her again.
Just as she heard the sound of the second shoe finally landing, Qinglan's heart relaxed and she was ready to fall asleep. But just when she felt a little sleepy, she suddenly felt the young master's hand moving downward!
Is it coming?
finally coming?
Qing Lan was very nervous, and her anxiety was mixed with some indescribable expectations. She felt the young master's hand going all the way down, brushing over some places that made her blush, and then continued going down——
All the way to her feet.
Feeling the young master groping for a few times, Qing Lan had doubts in her heart: What, does the young master have this kind of hobby? I didn't see it before...
Suddenly, Qinglan felt that the young master had stopped.
Then, the young master's hand returned to its original position and stopped moving. He seemed to have stopped, acting like a gentleman.
Qinglan breathed a sigh of relief, but she also had new doubts: Why did the young master suddenly stop just now?
The young master must have touched her left ankle just now, which is where she wears the grace anklet. Doesn’t the young master like others wearing anklets? Will I be asked to change the bracelet tomorrow?
When Qing Lan was thinking wildly, she felt sleepy.
But just when she was about to fall asleep, she was suddenly awakened by an inexplicable intuition.
There was no movement around, and Qinglan didn't hear any sound, but she just felt that something was happening around her.
She slowly opened her eyes, and through the faint moonlight, she could clearly see the expression of the person next to her pillow.
He is crying.
His expression was as calm and lazy as ever, and he still looked like the eldest young master of the Jing family who had done many evil deeds, but his eyes were filled with tears, soaking the pillow.
There was no sobbing or trembling, just unstoppable tears, like a child who only dared to cry secretly when sleeping late at night, crying so pitifully and so sincerely.
Qinglan was stunned, and after a while she realized that she had to close her eyes immediately and pretend to sleep. If the young master knew that she was watching him cry, she would probably not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
only……
Qinglan closed her eyes tightly and slept. After a while, she slowly adjusted her sleeping position so that her head was gently pressed against the young master's chest.
Every night from then on, their sleeping position remained the same, without any change.
…
…
Four days later.
In a "gynecology" doctor's clinic in the outer city, a man wearing a black trench coat to hide his identity came.
The young and beautiful medical officer glanced at him, picked up the sign saying 'Medical Treatment' and hung it outside, locked the door, took him into the back room and said, "Why do you come to me here when you have time?"
"I have to come back and see if there are any new arrangements in the organization."
Yin Minghong opened his hood, sat down and said, "By the way, is there any new news about the Jing family?"
"It's still the same intrigues, but before the old man of the Jing family is dead, their little quarrels don't mean much. But Jing Zhengwei has been a little strange these days."
"What's up with him?"
"He killed Shen Hong."
Yin Minghong frowned: "Shen Hong has been his confidant for many years...why?"
"As far as I know, Jing Zhengwei suddenly looked at Shen Hong one day and said, 'Why are you wearing a hat?' and then asked Mi Die to directly break Shen Hong's neck." Medical Officer Wen spread his hands: "Do you believe it?"
"I don't believe it." Yin Minghong shook his head.
Medical Officer Wen nodded: "I don't believe it either. Shen Hong is probably a spy sent by others. He was accidentally discovered by Jing Zhengwei, so Jing Zhengwei found a reason to kill him."
"What else did Jing Zhengwei do?"
"It seems that he also killed a guard, and the reason seems to be quite casual."
"He is getting more and more surly." Yin Minghong judged: "Now the fight for the head of the Jing family has reached a fierce stage. Jing Zheng is not as powerful as others, so it is normal for him to become surly and crazy... He is anxious."
The medical officer nodded in approval.
"Does the organization have any new instructions?"
"Speaking of this, I have to mention something to you." Medical Officer Wen took out a letter: "Someone sent a letter through your exclusive contact information two days ago."
Yin Minghong was about to take the letter, but the medical officer dodged it and took out another document: "This is a wanted order passed by the organization. The mission to seize the city in Xingke County has failed. A certain former White Night Walker has
There is a suspicion of major rebellion, and the organization requires all White Night Walkers to join in the hunt and avenge the comrades in Xingke County."
"You take your time doing one thing at a time," Yin Minghong complained: "Do you want me to read the letter first or the wanted notice first?"
"I want you to read both copies."
The civil medical officer handed the envelope and the wanted order to Yin Minghong.
Yin Minghong took a look at the wanted notice first:
"The wanted original white nightwalker Yin Yin Yin, with moderate military force, is suspected of possessing the extremely divine weapon 'Saint's Relic'. His current whereabouts are unknown. The possible areas where he can be found are: Dongyang, Morrowind, Yanjing..."
Yin Yin Yin Yin!?
Seeing this name, Yin Minghong immediately recalled something, and for a while he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
"Don't be stupid, read the letter." Medical Officer Wen urged.
Yin Minghong glanced at the signature on the envelope.
