15 Love or Life? 15 (1/2)
”Head-maid Khan, what happened to Guess Xi? Is she alright?”
'Guess Xi, your head!'
As far as Xi Sheng observes, there are five types of people working here. First, those men clad in black but they're probably use exclusively by the higher ups. Second, the patrolling and guarding team, they're the one that patrols the area and guards each and every cell. Third, the staffs that are generally attending the patients' needs. Fourth, the maids; they cook food and give it to the staff that will serve the patients, clean the facilities, do the laundry and other works that typical maids would do. Fifth, the torture---ahem, the psychiatrists led by Mu Ziyu.
When one of the employees asks her, Xi Sheng only ignored her. Her head bowing down, not even letting anyone see her face; only her brownish mole waves into their faces.
Xi Sheng maneuvered the service cart and avoided the patrolling men.
The men in white uniforms bow their head at her. In return... She didn't return anything--just ignoring them straight.
The service cart slows down as Xi Sheng's eyes memorized the map plastered on a certain wall. Her eyes searching for the word 'kitchen.'
As she was doing so, the nearby employees cannot help but to whisper between each others.
Staff A, lowers her voice:”Look, just because she got assigned to serve Master Mu, her head's getting bigger and filled with arrogance.”
Staff B, who got a louder voice:”She's always aloof, but when met with important people, she's the first one to volunteer to lick the sole of their shoes.”
Staff A sniggers:”Simply shameless.”
Staff B snorts:”Heh, maybe her nasty mole let's the important people remember her easily. It's quite iconic.”
Staff A and B laugh obnoxiously.
The man in white leading his group of men glances at the gossiping employees.
Feeling his gaze, the two quietened down and left the place.
The man shakes his head and stares at Khan who was slowly driving the service cart.
'Inferior maids. She might not look like it, but she was once a member of the Death Squad.'
He turns his back and continues the patrolling.
After finding the word she's searching for, Xi Sheng made a detour and followed the path that was stated on the map.
....
Maid A notices the wound in Xi Sheng's hand:”Head Khan, did Guest Xi made trouble for you?”
Xi Sheng only shakes her head.
”Aunt visits her.”
Maid B:”Don't worry hehe. Guest Xi won't be able to trouble you for a while.”
It was precisely these two women that accompanied Khan in serving the food.
Maid A, suspiciously asks:”Did you do something?”
Maid B, proudly lifts her chin and said:”I added a soporific pill in her drinks that quickly dissolves!”
Maid A, pretends to be angry:”You idiot! You said that was vitamin pill!”
Maid B:”Hmp, that Guess Xi spells trouble. I just took a special countermeasure. Isn't a blessing in disguise? She would fell asleep and won't feel the menstrual pain!”
Maid A:”What if Master Mu finds out about this?”
Maid B panics:”Head Khan will definitely protect me!”
Xi Sheng watch as the two of them made a scene.
So that's why this woman smiled terribly at her earlier.
Maid A is much more older with her scheming and vicious eyes.
While Maid B, her daughter, is quite childish and arrogant.
Base on their statement and treatment, Xi Sheng could deduce that this pair of mother-daughter has no good intentions. The mother schemes on Khan, while the daughter did the deed. How shrewd.
Xi Sheng shakes them off:”It doesn't matter. I'm going to eat.”
The pair notice that Khan is much more silent and unresponsive. She bows her head even more and her backs slumps down like a hunchback. They shrug it off, maybe she offended Guest Xi. That thought put a smile on their face.
....
Meanwhile, gazing upon the sky, Xi Anran lied in his bed lifelessly.
The door opened and the person bows down in deep respect:”Young Master Xi, we have already seized them up.”
Xi Anran didn't look at the person but from hearing his report, his eyes became frozen and ruthlessness flashed in.
”Where?”
The man wipes his sweat and answers:”At the old building site. Two kilometers away from the hospital.”
”Your name and origin?”
”Xi Clan's main branch;Butler Qin's second son, Qin Song.”
Xi Anran spent less than a minute and commanded the person to take him there.
”Before leaving, order the others to not let anyone enter the room. And I have never left the room. Erase the footages of me leaving.”
The person nodded and did what he said.
In an old and dilapidated building, fortysomething were gathered up. The place was inconspicuous, and few people use this as a route.
Among the forty-or-so, ten were kneeling and almost beaten to death.
”Let us go! We work for the Xi's! All of you will face death if you don't let us go!”
There were bruises on the man's face, and his abdomen is leaking blood. Probably from a gunshot.