However, the Zhu Residence was heavily guarded, far beyond anything Wang Siming's estate could compare to. There were two patrol teams alone, not to mention the vicious hounds they kept.
I knew this guy was deathly afraid of dying. He would definitely send plenty of people to guard the area.
"Looks like killing him won't be easy."
Su Qiao lay on the wall and watched for a while before retreating.
She had to prepare some things before coming back, and it was already getting late.
Actually, they didn't necessarily have to act at night. Daytime would work too. He might even let his guard down more during the day.
"There are plenty of people around him during the day too, and it's easier to be seen. Nighttime is safer." Su Qiao still felt that nighttime was more secure.
Then what should we do?
"If I can't hack him to death, can't I poison him to death? I'll go get the medicine now."
After retreating, Su Qiao visited several herbal medicine shops in the city. She quietly made her way home only when dawn was about to break.
She had visited multiple shops partly to gather all the medicine, and partly because taking a little from each shop made it less likely that anyone would notice.
*
Manager Qian of Wanli Bank had been murdered, and his blood-soaked body had been hung on the main gate. A detailed bill had been pasted over his chest, while a pile of Silver Dollars and gold bars, horribly spattered with blood, had been heaped beneath him. The news spread to every corner of Haicheng like a gust of wind.
This was the second brutal murder to occur recently, and both had been carried out in such an brazen manner. The bodies had been hung