Yu Manli glanced at the brothel, then at Wang Yue. She hesitated, but in the end, she followed him.
She knew her identity had already been exposed. At this point, no one would believe her disguise as a brothel worker.
She thought she should first find out whether Wang Yue was a good person or a bad one, then decide whether to change her strategy.
So, once they reached a secluded corner of a teahouse, Yu Manli immediately asked, "Who are you? How do you know I want revenge?"
Her voice sounded impatient, but also wary!
Wang Yue knew he had to bluff Yu Manli at this point. Otherwise, she would never believe him—after all, she was on her guard more than ever.
So Wang Yue said earnestly, "I don't know if Uncle Yu ever mentioned me in his letters. I'm a young man who returned from abroad, and he once helped me.
"I never expected that after I'd taken care of things at home and come all this way to thank Uncle Yu, I'd find that someone had killed him."
Although Yu Manli still had some doubts after hearing Wang Yue, she was somewhat convinced. After all, Mister Yu had always been a kindhearted man who loved helping others.
Still, Yu Manli felt she needed to hear Wang Yue's plan before she could decide whether he was sincere. She asked seriously, "How should we get revenge?"
Wang Yue knew she was testing him, so he replied solemnly, "Manli, have you ever considered that after running a business for so many years, Uncle Yu would have known where the bandits and roadblocks were? How could he have been ambushed so easily?"
Yu Manli's attention was successfully diverted. Guessing at a possibility, she asked in agitation, "Are you saying someone betrayed