Chapter 253: 253. Chapter 253 Shi Lin, act normal

253. Chapter 253 Shi Lin, act normal.

Shi Lin took Qiao Sheng's hand and went inside.

Let go.

Qiao Sheng couldn't break free and glared at him.

Shi Lin pursed his lips and reluctantly let go of her.

This guy.

Qiao Sheng followed Shi Lin inside and, not far in, saw several bloody people tied to racks; they shouted when they saw her.

Young miss, we were wrong, we were wrong, please let him spare us.

Shut up!

Shi Lin gave them a sideways glance, and the men who had been shouting fell silent instantly.

Qiao Sheng looked closely and saw their wounds were scratches, roughly guessing what had happened.

She asked expressionlessly, "Who ordered you to attack me?"

Just as she finished speaking,

The men tied to the racks hurried to speak.

It was a young man…

He was somewhat ugly…

……

They themselves are ugly yet call others ugly.

That was when this happened.

Shi Lin brought over the portrait: "This is the person in the portrait who ordered them. Have you seen this man before? Have you ever had a grudge with him?"

Qiao Sheng took it, examined it carefully, and shook her head.

She hasn't even seen him, let alone had a grudge with him.

Qiao Sheng looked over and asked, "What did he say to you back then?"

The four men all tried to answer.

Qiao Sheng couldn't hear clearly and shouted, "You, you, you, shut up, let him speak!"

She randomly pointed at one.

The man she pointed to said, "He found us in the black market, gave us a hundred taels of silver notes as a deposit, saying he'd give us another three hundred after the job. We brothers were short on money, so we agreed without thinking."

He didn't say where to find him after the job?

Qiao Sheng then asked.

The man who had just spoken continued, "He didn't say where; he said he'd come find us, telling us to wait for him in a rundown house in the suburbs."

Qiao Sheng asked for the exact location.

After asking,

Qiao Sheng turned and left.

The tied men saw Qiao Sheng about to leave.

They immediately shouted.

Young miss, don't go, please, let him release us, or else, or else, you can take us to the yamen. We promise, we promise we won't bother you again.

What happened that they'd rather go to the yamen than stay here?

Qiao Sheng looked at Shi Lin.

Shi Lin took her hand and said, "Don't feel sorry for them; this is all their own doing."

He took Qiao Sheng's hand and walked out.

He came out.

Shi Lin heard them still shouting, had An Jiu and the others go in and give them a beating, and the courtyard instantly fell silent.

How do you plan to deal with them?

Qiao Sheng, sitting in the pavilion, asked Shi Lin.

Shi Lin looked at her with indulgence and said, "Shouldn't I be asking you? However you want to deal with them, I'll do it that way."

He made Qiao Sheng feel a bit unable to meet his gaze.

Shi Lin, act normal.

Shi Lin sat closer, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Where am I not normal? Tell me."

Qiao Sheng sized up the nearby Shi Lin and said, "You're abnormal everywhere—your gaze, your tone of speech…"

Shi Lin pointed to his chest and said, "I really am a bit abnormal, because you're here now."

Qiao Sheng's heartbeat skipped a beat.

Taking advantage of her distraction,

Shi Lin grabbed her hand and pressed it to his heart: "Qiao Sheng, I'm serious—will you consider marrying me?"