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She began to be afraid. She did not know where this jade artifact came from, but it was all her fault for being so greedy, for bringing this unknown item out to cause trouble.

She cursed herself uneasily.

If anyone tried to force her to reveal her background, she would have to tell them that it was from Lin Junyi.

Other people might suspect that she was Lin Junmai's lover, but it didn't matter.

Of course, this had to happen as a last resort, otherwise she wouldn't want to have anything to do with him.

After a while, Qian Xingxuan stopped imposing and two mighty officers came in. They looked at Qiao Ruoxi and asked her with eyes as cold as ice, "May I ask where Miss, where did you get your things from?"

"My family." Her voice was low.

She did a stupid thing.

She decided to be stubborn. Even if they said she was stealing, she would have to prove it.

She didn't steal it.

One of the officers went out to make a phone call. After a while, he came in and waved his hand. "Excuse me, miss. Please come with us."

Qiao Ruo Chu was calm. No matter where she went, she didn't steal it. She was very naive.

After following the two aides out of the door, Qiao Ruo Chu got into their car. They didn't make things difficult for her and didn't say anything along the way.

She had thought that she would be taken to the police station or the police station for questioning, but she didn't expect that the car would stop right after leaving the city. A military jeep was heading towards her, and she was scared to death, feeling that she was in a bad situation.

Qiao Ruo's mind was blank. She wanted to run away but lacked the strength to push open the door and jump out like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

As she got closer, she saw a tall figure getting out of the car. He was wearing a military uniform, and his military boots were shining brightly.

Before she could react, she was pulled out of the car. Lin Junyi looked down at her with a slight smile on his handsome face. "Little girl, you sure are bold. You dare to sell anything!" His eyes were frivolous.

The enemy's path was narrow.

Qiao Ruo Chu really regretted selling the things related to him.

"I, I want to use money. What's more, you were the one who gave me the thing. I thought it was fair and square." Qiao Ruoxi lowered her eyes and quietly tried to defend herself.

She looked very meek and delicate.

The aide who had brought her was silent.

A while ago, a group of bandits had dug up an ancient tomb of the Song Dynasty at the foot of the mountain, from which a lot of burial objects had been stolen. Lin Junmai's men had received reports that they had quickly arrested a few of the bandits' backbone, and the leader of the bandits had offered to use the stolen jewels to redeem his backbone, so Lin Junyi had made this deal with them.

The things that were sent over were mostly the yellowish white items on a jade ornament. This Jadeite Cabbage was shining brightly and was very warm. One could tell that it was definitely of the highest quality.

For some reason, he thought of Qiao Ruochu.

He still owed this girl a heavy debt of gratitude.

He had the adjutant buy a delicate little box, which he took privately, and said he was going to give it to my mother.

Qian Xingxuan's shopkeeper was a person who understood jade, and he knew that this kind of thing was dug out of an ancient tomb. Moreover, it hadn't been long since he saw it, so he quickly informed the deputy commander of the garrison.

The aides did not dare to hide anything and reported it immediately. Lin Jun knitted his eyebrows and ordered the aides to bring the people and items over.

Hearing Qiao Ruochu's explanation, Lin Jun burst into laughter.

"I don't have much on the right path." He held a trace of a faint smile as he looked at Qiao Ruochen with a burning gaze.

She was wearing a fashionable cheongsam and a lipstick, like a rich girl who went out to catch a rich man's wife.

He had only gone out to sell a piece of jade, not his body.

Lin Jun frowned and snorted.

"Adviser Lin, bring the people who murdered Lieutenant Wu here!" An adjutant came running from afar and bowed to report.

"Spear Arts, execute it immediately." His face was grave and stern, and his teeth chattered with fear.

The deputy officer ran off into the distance. After a while, there was the sound of gunfire in the distance, followed by a trace of blood in the air. It seemed to be warm from the fresh blood that was spreading out from the human body.

Qiao Ruo Chu's body was powerless as she leaned against the car behind her.

"Everyone will be rewarded with a coffin. Buried." After the gunfire, Lin Jun ordered his men in a low voice, his voice tinged with regret.

Who was the one who assassinated Lieutenant Wu!

He assumed that the man who had been shot was Wu's trusted aide, but Lin was only making up an excuse to get rid of those who were not loyal to him.

In troubled times, human lives were as cheap as grass or mustard.

"Sir, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Qiao Ruo Chu pretended to be calm and her voice trembled a little.

She did not want to have any more interactions with him. With the Jadeite Cabbage in the hands of her aide-de-camp, she did not have any plans to return.

He grabbed her and stuffed her into his jeep. "You want to leave without giving me a treat?" He put on a rogue look and put his arm around her shoulders.

Qiao Ruo Chu felt a wave of disgust and frowned her long and tight eyebrows.

"To Maple Manor." He ordered the driver.

The car swerved out of the city.

"Why should I reward you?" Qiao Ruchu protested loudly.

"Because I want it." With a charming smile, Lin Jun hooked a finger under Qiao Ruozhu's chin, pressing close to her.

Qiao Ruo knew that her end had come.

She was afraid that she would be caught by this vicious and dirty military bandit to vent her animal lust.

They would definitely live a life worse than death.

She would not let him succeed, she decided.

However, she had only lived to fifteen years old, and hadn't had the time to see the world written by Xunuo. It was such a loss.

The car arrived at Maple House on the outskirts of the city. It was a small, new, two-story building that faced south from the north. It was surrounded by tall walls and had green walls.

After getting off the car, Qiao Ruo obediently followed him inside. She had already made up her mind, she had no other way to escape, and had no choice but to jump off the building and crash into the wall. Although this man looked pretty good, she really didn't want him to be her lover's concubine.

The interior decoration was still elegant and distant style, wasting good things for nothing. Qiao Ruozhu silently cursed.

Today, she wasn't in the mood to appreciate all of this. What she was thinking in her heart was that if she was forced to pursue the courage of a pure and noble woman, then she wouldn't have the courage to do so.