Chapter 15: Lili

Lili held up the oil lamp and followed Ethan into the dark alley. When she saw a man covered in blood lying on the ground, she was so frightened that she turned pale and was about to scream.

Ethan had anticipated this situation, and before she could speak, he went up and covered her mouth: "Shh! Don't scream!"

Hearing this, Lili was so frightened that she burst into tears. She tried to calm herself down and nodded.

Ethan slowly let go of his hand, and when he was about to pick up the killer on the ground, Lili begged in a humble tone: "Sir Ethan, I didn't see anything, please let me go!"

When Ethan heard this, he was stunned for a moment and immediately realized that the other party had misunderstood again.

"I guess Lili thought she was going to be robbed, which is why she was so scared. But I can't blame her. Anyone who sees such a scene would misunderstand it."

Ethan sighed, tried his best to keep smiling, and explained: "Miss Lili, please don't worry, I won't hurt you. The man on the ground is a killer. He originally wanted to assassinate me, but I knocked him unconscious.

Since this man is still of use to me, I need a place to stay.

And you happened to be passing by, so I found you. There was absolutely no other malice. "

After hearing this, Lili breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and said, "You want to send this person to my house?"

"That's right! It's just temporary!"

"Although my home is small, it is very clean, but this man is covered in blood. If he goes there, he will definitely make a mess in my home. In addition, I am also very afraid of blood."

Lili looked worried.

"Two gold coins a day!" Ethan sighed.

"Deal!" Lili readily agreed!

Ethan smiled bitterly, picked up the killer, and followed Lili home.

Fortunately, Lili's house is only a few steps away, so she arrived in a short time.

Ethan put the killer on the bed and tied his severed hand tightly with a rope to prevent him from bleeding to death.

Then he went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, roasted it until it turned red, and pressed it directly on the broken hand to seal the wound completely.

The killer was awakened by the severe pain, screamed, and fainted again.

Ethan saw him wake up and was about to draw his sword, but he was relieved when he saw the other person fainted again.

He then asked Lili to get some sewing needles and thread, and sewed up the wounds on the killer's body.

As for the technique, this was the first time he had done this. From what he saw in the TV series, the emphasis was on quick hemostasis. As for the aesthetics and sequelae, they were not within his scope of consideration.

Just don't let this killer die.

And he also believed that this killer would not die so easily.

There is an extraordinary mentor in the academy who retired from the battlefield.

He was cut into two pieces from the waist, but he didn't die. How could this killer die with only such injuries?

After everything was taken care of, Ethan exhaled and looked at his masterpiece with an expressionless face.

not bad!

Lili beside her was so frightened that her face turned pale and her legs were shaking. Especially when Ethan used a red-hot kitchen knife to burn the wound, the smell of meat wafted up and she almost vomited.

"Your Excellency Yi...Sen, how old...are you...this year!" Lili suddenly asked.

"Sixteen!" Ethan replied casually, while groping the killer's body.

"Oh!" After hearing this, Lili's teeth began to chatter.

Ethan didn't notice anything was wrong with Lili and continued to search on his own.

In the end, only ten decks of playing cards, a pure white mask, and a money bag were found.

Ethan looked at the money bag, which contained ten gold coins and some silver coins.

I originally wanted to accept it myself, but after taking a look at Lili, I threw the money bag to the other party.

"Sorry for making a mess in your house, this is compensation!"

Lili, who was still trembling at first, suddenly beamed when she received the flying money bag: "Really give it all to me?"

Ethan nodded: "Yes! And the two gold coins I promised you will not be less."

When Lili heard this, her legs stopped shaking, her face became pale, and her back straightened.

"You are such a good person!"

Ethan smiled: "You deserve this. Please help me look after this person. I'm going to deal with the scene."

"Ah! You left. What if this person wakes up suddenly?" Lili was shocked.

"Don't worry! I've broken off his hand tendons and hamstrings, and now he's a useless person. As long as you keep your distance from him, you'll be fine."

After Ethan finished explaining, he was about to go out. Suddenly he remembered something and said: "If he really wakes up and yells as soon as he wakes up, don't worry about it. Just tell me when I come back."

"Okay! I understand! But if he yells, wouldn't it cause trouble?"

Ethan did not answer directly, but said: "Just don't worry. If my guess is right, he shouldn't shout to attract attention.

Of course, if he really calls for help, just watch from the side and I will be back right away. "

Ethan has figured out that as long as a killer understands his situation and still has the desire to survive, he will not yell.

Of course, if he really calls for help, it proves that he has the will to die, and there is no value in interrogating him. He can just deal with it directly.

After thinking about it, Ethan and Lili talked together, picked up a bucket of water, and a rag, and hurried out.

When he arrived at the scene, he relied on his strong sense of perception to quickly deal with the signs of the fight.

Blood stains and the like were easy to deal with, just wash them away with water. The only thing that was difficult to deal with was the severed hand.

"If you throw it directly into the sewer, if someone from the killer organization sees it, will you be recognized? Although the probability is very low, no matter how low the probability is, it is still a possibility!"

Thinking of this, Ethan threw up the severed hand, slashed it with dozens of swords, chopped it into pieces, then packed it with a rag and threw it into the sewer.

After finishing everything, Ethan took another look around to make sure nothing was missed, and then rushed back to Lili's house.

"How is it? Is he awake?" Ethan asked as soon as he saw Lili.

Lili shook her head: "No!"

Ethan entered the room and took a look at the killer to make sure that he was not pretending to be faint. Then he relaxed his tense nerves, found a chair and sat down, leaning on it, not wanting to move at all.

He had been busy just now and had no time to look around Lili's residence. Only then did he have time to look around.

When he saw the wedding portrait on the wall, Ethan frowned: "Your husband is a soldier?"

Lili was bringing a cup of hot water to Ethan at this time. When she heard Ethan's words, she looked back at her wedding portrait and gave a sweet wry smile.

"Yes. But my husband died on the battlefield a few years ago, only two months before we got married."

"Uh!" Ethan was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't mention your sadness! It's just that I don't understand. Since you are the widow of a soldier, and the army should give you a monthly pension, why do you still do this job? ?”

Lili smiled contemptuously: "Pension? Yes, there is. I remember a few years ago, you could receive three silver coins per month.

You should know the current prices. Three silver coins are not even enough to eat!

Why did I complain so little at first?

Later I discovered that that was already the most time.

Now I can only receive 40 copper coins per month, and it is estimated that it will be even less in the future. "

"Impossible!" Ethan was confused: "According to imperial law, families of soldiers killed in battle can receive at least 15 silver coins every month based on their military rank. Why do you only get 40 copper coins?"

Lili smiled bitterly: "The law is the law, but it is people who enforce the law!"

"You mean someone is deducting pensions? This person is too courageous!" Although Ethan knew that corruption existed everywhere, he couldn't believe that someone dared to withhold pensions. This was shaking the foundation of the country.

"Is there anything that people dare not do? As long as there is enough profit, I dare to do it!"

Ethan was speechless for a moment.

"Is this country already in such a state of decay? It seems that we need to hurry up and establish a territory of our own. Otherwise, even if we are not assassinated, we are likely to be dragged into the battlefield and used as cannon fodder."