noveltune Chapter 24: Kill!
Chapter 24: Kill!
Chapter 24: Kill!
Chapter 24 Kill!
Thinking this, Qiu Tu closed the booklet, gently patting it while silently analyzing:
If the accusations recorded in the booklet were true, even if the Qin family remained unscathed, Qin Zhengguang would be finished.
At that time, the Qin family would lose one of its two legs in politics, and they certainly wouldn't spare him.
As for the unrealistic idea of using these crimes to bring down the entire Qin family, Qiu Tu didn't even consider it.
This information was collected by the fourth branch of the Qin family, so how could they set their own house on fire and destroy the family?
If Qiu Tu was correct, the accusations in the booklet were a mix of truth and lies. Even the true parts would have been prepared for by Fourth Master Qin long ago, ensuring the fire wouldn't reach the Qin family.
So, he was being used as a tool in their internal struggle? But what good would it do for Fourth Master Qin if Qin Zhengguang was brought down? Could this be a trap?
While deeply contemplating this, Qiu Tu's peripheral vision caught a suspicious figure outside the window. He paused, put away his thoughts, and shouted, "Who's there!"
Striding out quickly, he caught the person just as they tried to escape.
It was Cuilan. She turned around awkwardly, bowing slightly, "Agent Qiu."
Seeing Qin Shuman's black, chubby maid again, Qiu Tu frowned deeply, "It's you again? Why aren't you attending to Miss Qin? What are you doing outside my door?"
Cuilan, head bowed, guiltily replied, "Just passing by."
Qiu Tu's face darkened further, "Passing by? Miss Qin stays in the main house, at least a minute's walk from here. Your excuse is too far-fetched."
Cuilan defended herself, "It's my first time in the Qin family. I got lost and wandered here."
Qiu Tu, finding her stubbornness infuriating, bluntly asked, "How long have you been here? What did you hear or see?"
Feeling her strength wane and life slipping away, tears welled in Cuilan's eyes. She shook her head, silently crying, but nothing could stop her life from ticking away.
In her final moments, memories flashed before her eyes: her animated recounting of Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman’s interactions to Yan Chen at noon; her smug expression guiding Qiu Tu the previous night; her sneaky eavesdropping on Qiu Tu and Qin Shuman that morning; and Yan Chen rewarding her with a silver coin for spying on Qiu Tu.
If she had known this would be the outcome, she would never have meddled in such powerful affairs.
Gradually, her consciousness faded away.
Feeling Cuilan’s struggles cease, Qiu Tu coldly released her. He dragged her lifeless body inside, wiped up the blood, and changed his clothes before making a call.
Soon, Eagle and Ah Kun arrived. Seeing Cuilan's body, they silently placed it in a sack, cleaned up any remaining evidence, nodded at Qiu Tu, and left with the body.
Watching them depart, Qiu Tu's eyes darkened further.
After a moment, he softly muttered, "First one."
Late at night, the door of a side room in the Qin family’s secondary residence was knocked on.
A moment later, a middle-aged woman's voice asked, "Who is it?"
The visitor softly replied, "Madam, it's A Fu. I have urgent news for the master."
After a while, the sound of rustling clothes came from within.
Shortly, Qin Heng, the head of the Qin family, stepped out wearing a robe. His resemblance to Fourth Master Qin was striking, but he was thin and pale, looking sickly.
As he exited the room, the cold night air made him cough. He looked at Ah Fu, asking coldly, "What happened?"
Author's Note