The woman walking towards them was the wife of Director Liu, the woman rumored to be extremely ruthless.
She walked up to Lin Zhirou, looking down at her with a haughty gaze, casually glancing at her.
"You've been with my husband for quite some time, haven't you?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, the bodyguard beside her moved a chair for her to sit on. One of the black - clothed men handed her a cigarette and lit it for her.
Seeing this, Lin Zhirou was already so frightened that she was out of her wits. Not to mention answering the question, just seeing this woman made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Answer!" The woman clearly showed some impatience.
The pale tendrils of cigarette smoke curled in front of her. In the haze, Lin Zhirou met the woman's terrifying eyes.
She swallowed hard and didn't dare to answer at all.
Perhaps having lost her patience, Mrs. Liu whispered something to the bodyguard beside her. The bodyguard walked straight up to Lin Zhirou, squatted down, and grabbed her chin.
As is well - known, the bodyguards around Mrs. Liu were specially trained by her. Their temperaments were hardly any different from hers.
So, this black - clothed bodyguard in front of her had very little patience. If Lin Zhirou didn't obey obediently, no one knew what he might do.
"Answer whatever you're asked quickly," the bodyguard whispered in her ear. "Don't try to challenge Mrs. Liu's bottom line, or you'll end up miserably."
After saying this, he directly let go of her chin.
There was a red mark on Lin Zhirou's chin. She now clearly understood that if she didn't tell the truth, she didn't even dare to imagine what this Mrs. Liu might do.
"It's... been a while," Lin Zhirou slowly raised her head. "I... I've forgotten the exact time."
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu didn't intend to continue making things difficult for her.
She had bailed this woman out of the police station not to get angry, but to ask Lin Zhirou to do her a favor.
Moreover, this was something that only Lin Zhirou could do.
"Do you want to go home safely?" Mrs. Liu snuffed out the cigarette.
Without even thinking, Lin Zhirou nodded firmly. "Of course I do!"
In fact, Lin Zhirou now regretted it very much. If she had known things would turn out like this, she would never have returned to the country no matter what. Maybe she would have been fine abroad.
"I can fulfill your wish," Mrs. Liu crossed her legs, her eyes charming. "But you have to do me a favor."
Lin Zhirou was very curious. She thought she was good for nothing now. What could she possibly be useful for?
"What?"
"I heard that Lu Ziqian, the second master of the Lu family, has always taken a fancy to you. If you can amuse him and then find a chance to get rid of him, I'll let you go home."
Hearing this, Lin Zhirou's eyes widened in shock. This was simply too astonishing for her.
She originally thought it would be Lu Jinsheng or Shen Jianyi who were the targets, but she never expected it to be Lu Ziqian.
Lin Zhirou was completely confused. "Can you tell me why you want to kill him?"
"You don't need to worry about these things. Just do your job well. Will you... agree?"
This was the only chance to survive. As long as she could survive and go home, she was willing to do anything.
A cruel look flashed in Lin Zhirou's eyes, and she snorted. "Of course I'm willing."
"Good!" She got up and was about to leave. "I'll wait for your good news. I'll also send people to protect you secretly."
After saying this, she turned around and left the villa.
The bodyguard who had been cooperating with her also followed.
"Madam, why do you want to kill him? Weren't you two completely strangers before?"
Hearing this, the woman looked up. She stared into the man's confused eyes, a smile playing on her red lips. "Xiao Wu, you grew up with me. You should still remember Enjin, right?"
"Lin Enjin?"
"Yes," Mrs. Liu's eyes were dull. "She should have had the best fate among us, but... it was because of Lu Ziqian that things turned out that way. Now, we don't even know if she's alive or dead."
Although Lu Ziqian had publicly announced that Lin Enjin was dead, she just refused to believe it. She always felt that the cause and effect were definitely not as simple as it seemed.
Xiao Wu's heart skipped a beat, and his eyelashes drooped. "Madam, do you mean... you want to avenge Enjin?"
"Yes!" Mrs. Liu's eyes were fierce. "I can't forgive him on Enjin's behalf. My mission is to send him down to see Enjin!"
Over the years, Mrs. Liu still couldn't let go of what had happened to Lin Enjin back then. She always remembered it in her heart.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Wu was a little worried. "Madam, aren't you afraid that the Lu family will find out and fight back?"
"Since I've decided to do it, there's nothing to be afraid of."
...
At the Lu family's mansion.
As soon as Shen Jianyi got home, she started to pay attention to the news about Lin Zhirou being rescued.
She stared intently at the computer screen, as if she wanted to find some unheard - of news on it.
But - the reports on the computer were almost all the same thing, just in different words.
She stared intently at the computer screen. Suddenly, a netizen's reply shocked her.
[By Clearwater Lake]: I heard that it wasn't Director Liu who rescued the person, but his wife. Alas, when will the cycle of revenge end?
If it was Mrs. Liu, then this matter would be really interesting.
Suddenly, Shen Jianyi's phone in the drawer vibrated. It was a mission sent by the employer on the bounty list.
This time, the employer specifically asked her to cooperate with the first - ranked Gun and the third - ranked Hongxiu to kill a woman named Liu Ying.
She thought for a while and finally pressed the button to accept the mission.
Immediately afterwards, the three of them were pulled into a group chat.
The employer's name was: Peerless.
Seeing this rather childish name, Shen Jianyi even suspected that this was a mentally immature child.
But the commission he offered made her take back all her previous thoughts. He actually offered a full ten million yuan as a reward.
This meant that as long as the mission was completed, she and Lu Jinsheng could get a total of twenty million yuan.
It was a pity... Shen Jianyi didn't intend to kill anyone. If the employer just wanted to make this woman never step on Chinese soil again, she could still do it.
Just as she was hesitating, the employer updated the mission.
[Make Liu Ying and Wu Tong disappear from China forever without harming their lives.]
This change in the mission really suited Shen Jianyi's wishes. She was quite pleased.
Immediately afterwards, the employer sent the information of the two people.
[Liu Ying, female, the wife of the famous entertainment director Liu Guodong.]
[Wu Tong, male, the bodyguard beside Liu Ying.]
Seeing these two messages, Shen Jianyi hooked her lips into a smile and replied with two words: Received!