918 A Million Times for You 280 (2/2)

Their bedroom was locked from the inside.

Taking out a small and sharp instrument, she poked it into the keyhole and turned it slightly. The door was opened just like that without a trace.

This instrument was specially designed for the doors in the Lin residence.

Inside the bedroom, the two were deeply asleep and completely unaware that someone had entered.

Closing the door silently, An Xiaoning walked toward the bed.

As there were two of them, she could not hypnotize them both together and ask the questions she had in mind.

One of them had to be kept unconscious.

She took out a small bottle from her pocket. This bottle of liquid was given to her by Bei Qi. Once she sprayed it at someone, the person would fall into a deep sleep that could last as long as an hour. It was no different from hypnotizing someone and not waking them up in time. They would automatically fall into a deep sleep.

She sprayed the liquid onto Madam Lin's face. She made a small movement and immediately passed out.

She was already fully prepared for this. If her hypnosis achieved its desired effect, it would be good. But if it didn't, that would be fine as well. This special treasure she had brought was very useful.

She was not nervous at all, and her tone was soft and gentle.

Chief of Staff Lin, who was completely unguarded and in a stage of light sleep, was successfully brought into hypnosis by her words.

An Xiaoning never expected that things would go so smoothly.

She had thought that his subconscious mind would defend itself, but this situation did not occur like she had expected.

An Xiaoning had brought a torch the size of a finger — it was small and had a light that was just bright enough.

She turned it on and shone it on the couple's eyelids. After confirming that they were deeply asleep, she started guiding Chief of Staff Lin into answering her questions.

”Right now, you're standing on a very tall mountain with your back facing a cliff. In front of you is An Xiaoning, and she has a gun pointed at you. She is asking you why you have struck such a vicious blow on her. How would you answer?”

The scene that she had made up instantly became real in Chief of Staff Lin's head.

He appeared flustered and called out desperately with his eyes closed. ”We didn't have a choice either. Please spare us, please spare us…”

An Xiaoning went on, ”Whose idea was it?”

”It was mine. It had nothing to do with my wife, Junnan, or Shishi. It was all my idea. If you have anything, just come at me solely.”

”An Xiaoning spared you. She's left, and you went home as well. Your anxious wife awaits you at home and asks you what the situation is. You tell her…”

”It's fine already. She spared me. I'm back safe and sound, right? No matter what, we cannot divulge this matter to anyone. It's something our family of four planned together, but I told her everything was done by me. She seemed to have believed me.”

An Xiaoning suddenly understood it all and continued, ”Your wife is worried and asks if you still plan to harm An Xiaoning, you answer…”

”We have to. Otherwise, our family will live in a constant state of anxiety. If one day she finds out, she'll definitely find us for revenge. We can only strike a blow on her first so that she wouldn't have such a chance. It was all your and Shishi's mistake. If the two of you had not made her do a fortune reading, this wouldn't have happened. But then, if you hadn't, Shishi probably would not be alive right now. Forget it, you should wash your hands off this matter. I'll handle it myself.”

Hearing his words, An Xiaoning asked again, ”Your wife is worried that your son-in-law will find out about this. What will you say?”

She was only purely guessing and was unsure whether or not Tuoba Gucheng knew about this. She only wanted to hear it from him.

She was surprised to hear him answer, ”Didn't Shishi already say? His Highness is actually aware of it. You don't have to worry about this.”

At last, An Xiaoning asked, ”Your wife asks you, from the start, have you ever treated An Xiaoning as a daughter?”

He replied, ”We have a daughter of our own. The only reason we acknowledged her as our goddaughter was because she had fortune-telling capabilities. Otherwise, why would we do so? We'd thought that she would bring good luck to the Lin family, but who knew she would get a hold of something against us?”

An Xiaoning did not say anything further.

She went before their wardrobe.

With one hand holding onto the small torch, she used the other hand to open the door of the wardrobe.

....

Nobody else knew all that had happened at the Lin residence tonight.