The Double
Chapter 769 - 228 Threat_2

Chapter 769: Chapter 228 Threat_2

Jiang Li and Situ Jiuyue couldn’t help but look down at the ground, and Jiang Li called out softly.

It was a section of a person’s finger. Situ Jiuyue picked up the finger nonchalantly, furrowed her brow, and said, "A woman’s finger, do you recognize it?"

Jiang Li suppressed her shock, looked at the finger, and indeed it was a woman’s little finger. She was stupefied at first glance and murmured, "It’s Hai Tang’s finger..."

Hai Tang’s little finger was marked with three small red moles, which back then Xue Fangfei had jokingly said made her quite unique. And on this bloody finger, in exactly the same place, Jiang Li could not possibly mistake it.

She composed herself, unfolded the letter to read it, scanned it quickly, and then handed the letter to Situ Jiuyue.

The letter stated that Jiang Li had to find a way to leave the city tonight on her own. After leaving the city, she should head twenty miles to the east, where there was a village, and someone would be waiting to meet her at the entrance of the village. If Jiang Li did not go, by dawn she would receive Hai Tang’s corpse, and by the second day, Xue Zhao’s corpse, and so on until everyone was killed. Jiang Li was also not to think about informing the authorities or taking people to the place where she was supposed to leave the city. There were informants in Yanjing City, and if Jiang Li brought people with her, the five members of the Ye Family could disappear from this world in an instant.

The words on the letter were also blood-drenched, as if written with fresh blood, revealing the madness of the person who wrote it.

After Situ Jiuyue finished reading the letter, she said spitefully, "Scum!"

Jiang Li stared at the finger on the table, her eyes aching from the sight. This was a dilemma for Jiang Li. If she left the city, she would inevitably become a bargaining chip to threaten Jih Heng. If she did not leave, the crazed person would vent their anger upon the Ye Family members.

She gritted her teeth, "I will go out of the city!"

"Jiang Li!" Situ Jiuyue said softly, "This is their trick."

"We have no other choice, Jiuyue, can you really watch Xue Zhao die with your own eyes?"

Situ Jiuyue was at a loss for words. Severing Hai Tang’s finger was a warning. They believed that if Jiang Li did not do as instructed in the letter, the perpetrator would definitely kill to silence their victims.

"After all, they are implicated because of me," said Jiang Li. "I’ll try to exchange myself for their safety first. If they want to use me to threaten Jih Heng, tell him not to worry about me and to proceed with his plan."

"What if they capture you and don’t release the Ye Family?"

"I have a wax pill hidden in my mouth. If they don’t, I’ll bite through the wax pill and end my own life. To threaten Jih Heng, they need me alive; a dead me is of no use, and will only ignite Jih Heng’s fury. They can use the Ye Family to threaten me, but I can also use myself to force them to release the Ye Family members."

After some thought, Situ Jiuyue said, "No, I have to go with you."

"Jiuyue..."

"Don’t forget, I am called Poison Beauty, not for amusement. Naturally, I have my own ways. If we can get out unharmed and save the Ye Family without risking you, wouldn’t that be perfect?"

She looked resolute. Jiang Li watched her for a long time and then nodded, "Alright. But if there’s danger, remember to escape first. Those people will want to keep me alive, but they might not show you the same mercy." She thought that without Situ Jiuyue’s help tonight, this escape might not be possible. The perpetrators had told her not to involve the authorities or bring people, but perhaps bringing only Situ Jiuyue, a woman, should not be considered wrong.

Situ Jiuyue took out several bottles of medicine, some hidden weapons concealed within her fingers, and the wax pill that Jiang Li needed. She carefully taught Jiang Li how to use them before stopping. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

When Jiang Li left, she asked Situ Jiuyue to drug Bai Xue and Tonger as well, with a sleeping potion that wouldn’t wear off until the next afternoon. Otherwise, if the Jiang family members realized she was missing, they would likely blame the two maids. Drugging the maids would spare them from misdirected anger.

To Jiang Li’s surprise, though she thought Situ Jiuyue had no martial arts skills and that leaving the Jiang family would be quite challenging—after all, she was no Zhao Ke—it went smoother than expected because Situ Jiuyue simply drugged all the guards. Jiang Li left through the back door in less time than it takes for an incense stick to burn down.

She suddenly felt that the reputation of "Poison Beauty" might not be too bad after all. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Situ Jiuyue stole a horse-drawn carriage, and the two of them were on their way. She also gave Jiang Li a mask to wear. The thin mask adhered perfectly to her face, and, upon looking in the mirror, Jiang Li appeared to be an ordinary-looking woman with a cough.