"That's impossible!"
In the distance, Zhu Linyu immediately let out a scream of disbelief.
Zhu Zhong's corpse rolled to a stop right at her feet. Those hollow eyes, still wide open in death, would probably haunt Zhu Linyu for the rest of her life.
She staggered back in horror, nearly falling over.
Suddenly, a sharp gust of force swept across her face. The pain instantly brought her to her senses. She looked up to see Lin Shuguang already standing before her, and her pupils contracted.
Lin Shuguang held his saber against her throat. "Does your Zhu Family know the consequences of attempting to assassinate a Special Management Bureau director in the street?"
Zhu Linyu froze, seemingly not expecting Lin Shuguang to pin such a serious charge on her Zhu Family with just a few words. Taking a deep breath, she forced herself to sound calm. "I acted alone. This has nothing to do with the Zhu Family!"
Lin Shuguang looked at her expressionlessly. "Just because you say so?"
Zhu Linyu faltered, then stared coldly at Lin Shuguang. "You're even more shameless than I thought."
Lin Shuguang replied flatly, "You're very ignorant."
"You!" Zhu Linyu flared up, but the icy chill at her throat forced her to swallow the words she had been about to say. "You shouldn't have killed my brother."
Lin Shuguang looked down at her. "If you were holding the saber right now, would you choose me?"
"Of course I would!" Zhu Linyu answered without hesitation.
Lin Shuguang looked at her calmly. "Then why couldn't I kill your brother?"
Zhu Linyu suddenly froze. Her mouth opened, but for a moment she was speechless, as though she could find no words to counter Lin Shuguang.
Before she could work it out, Lin Shuguang reached out and seized her.
"What