mtlumby2d Chapter 152: Shut Up or Become a Discarded Pawn?
Chapter 152: Shut Up or Become a Discarded Pawn?
"It's...it's the boss..." The man called Skinny was terrified, large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his whole body trembled slightly.
He was bent over, his hands on his knees, panting heavily, unable to utter a complete sentence, only able to utter fragments of words.
Upon hearing the words "boss," Bai Yulan, who was standing nearby, immediately realized what was going on.
The employer?
Who else could it be but Yun Quan!
Therefore, it must have been Miss Yun who sent this skinny man here.
However, at this moment, Bai Yulan couldn't help but have some doubts.
Why did Miss Yun send the skinny guy over?
Moreover, it seems that Miss Yun does not want to reveal her identity.
Bai Yulan's gaze slowly swept over the group of young, inexperienced children in front of her, a hint of hesitation flashing in her eyes.
Will these children be able to keep their mouths shut like they did, and protect Miss Yun's identity from being revealed?
After a brief moment of thought, Bai Yulan finally made up her mind, stepped forward, gently took the skinny man's arm, and carefully pulled him to a quieter corner.
After all, she couldn't be sure that the children wouldn't let the secret slip out due to impulsiveness or carelessness.
Now they have witnessed Miss Yun's life hanging by a thread. If they are not careful, once Miss Yun's identity is exposed, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Furthermore, since Miss Yun did not appear in person, it is enough to show that she had no intention of letting others know that she was involved in this matter.
In fact, Bai Yulan had heard about Miss Yun's lack of favor in the Yun family.
This matter was already common knowledge throughout Kyoto, and almost everyone knew about Miss Yun's difficult situation at home.
Thinking of this, Bai Yulan sighed inwardly, feeling that no matter what, she couldn't let what was happening now become the last straw that broke Miss Yun's back.
So she decided to play along for the time being and see if she could come up with a foolproof plan to deal with the current situation.
"In a moment, you'll say something like this: The master specifically sent someone over, ordering us to bring the person back immediately. Remember, you absolutely cannot reveal the master's identity, whether it's a man or a woman! Just say it simply and clearly." After Bai Yulan finished giving her instructions in a flash, she returned to Xiao Shi's side as swiftly as a butterfly.
At this moment, only the thin man followed closely behind Bai Yulan, his mind a jumble of thoughts, unable to make sense of what the shopkeeper was really up to.
"Skinny, what exactly did you just say?" Pillar asked, looking puzzled.
It turned out that before Zhu Zi could finish asking his question, the skinny man had already been dragged away by the shopkeeper.
Now that he sees the skinny guy back, Zhu Zi is naturally determined to get to the bottom of things and find out the truth about what he didn't understand before.
The skinny man's eyes darted around as he thought to himself: "The shopkeeper just warned me repeatedly not to reveal the owner's identity, so I have no choice but to give him this vague answer."
“There was trouble in the store, and the person in charge told us to go back immediately.”
Hopefully, Brother Zhu can understand what I mean... Thinking of this, the skinny guy narrowed his already small eyes, and then secretly used the corner of his eye to carefully observe the changes in Zhu's expression.
As expected, judging from the pillar's blank expression, he clearly did not understand the deeper meaning in the skinny man's words.
Just as Zhu Zi was about to press further, Bai Yulan was quick-witted and stopped him in time, preventing the conversation from escalating further.
"Zhu Zi, come over here and tidy up this place! We need to get these people back safely. And also..." Bai Yulan directed Zhu Zi as she worked, then turned her head and glanced at the group of girls with different expressions, pondering how to best settle them.
“Those girls whose home addresses can be found, let’s arrange for someone to take them home; as for those homeless children… let’s send them to the Charity Hall.” Bai Yulan sighed softly, looking at these girls, a feeling of pity welled up in her heart.
At this time, some of the young girls were dressed in gorgeous clothes, the fabric and workmanship of which clearly indicated that they were very expensive.
Bai Yulan naturally understood what this meant. She slightly suppressed the smile that had been on her face and said to everyone with a serious expression, "I noticed that some of you are dressed in very fine clothes, so you must be young ladies from wealthy families. However, what happened today is hardly honorable. If this matter were to spread, I'm afraid your respective families would not hesitate to discard you as pawns. Therefore, I sincerely hope that you will keep everything you have seen and heard here today firmly in your hearts and never utter a single word to anyone else."
Upon hearing this, many people at the scene nodded in understanding, indicating that they understood the deeper meaning behind the magnolia.
Indeed, if the young lady of any wealthy family were to mysteriously disappear for more than ten days, once the news leaked out, she would inevitably attract countless pointing fingers and gossip.
At that time, not only will these young ladies themselves have to endure tremendous pressure and humiliation, but their birth mothers, aunts, brothers, sisters and other relatives will also likely face criticism and condemnation because of this matter, and their backbones will be broken! They naturally understand in their hearts which matter is more important.
It should be known that there must be quite a few wealthy heiresses among them!
However, to this day, a long time has passed, and there has never been a single case of a young lady from a family mysteriously disappearing in Kyoto.
This has never happened to any other household before. What does this mean?
The answer is obvious. This only shows one fact: for these powerful families, the life and death of people may not be the most important thing.
What is truly of paramount importance is that nothing should be allowed to damage the family's reputation and honor, and nothing should be allowed to cast the slightest stain or shadow on the family.
Because once the family is disgraced, the negative impact will far exceed the loss of an individual's life.
Therefore, even if their own daughter suffers misfortune, they will do everything they can to block the news and cover up the truth in order to maintain the family's seemingly glamorous image.
Bai Yulan understood, and naturally, the wealthy young ladies present also understood. They all came from grand mansions, and Bai Yulan believed they were already used to such things and understood what choices they would make.