Chapter 85: Asking for a Raise and Sharpening Swords before Battle (Second update of 9K, requesting first subscription)

"On that account," he concluded, "even if the over one thousand female weavers including Jiang'er are still alive, they might be silenced in the future."

"We must act quickly if we're to save them!"

After retrieving the 'Spirit Sniffing Star Pattern,' Xu Jin smelled the scents of three different people on the letter. Zhao Weiqing's scent was the faintest, indicating he probably touched it for only a short time.

Before leaving, Xu Jin rummaged through the room and found a silver note worth one thousand taels and more than two thousand taels in silver notes.

However, Xu Jin's motive wasn't to loot wealth but to create misdirection.

The murder within Zhao Mansion couldn't be concealed for long.

He estimated that in half an hour, the crime would be discovered.

Xu Jin intended to mislead the direction of the Star Patrol Guard and the county guard's investigation—a murder for wealth case!

Afterward, Xu Jin left Zhao Mansion soundlessly, without an umbrella, drenched in the drizzle.