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Chapter 99 - The secrets were not over.

Liwu listened, resisting the urge to let emotion cloud her focus. "Do you remember anyone clearly? A face, a voice?" 

Jinling hesitated. "One of them held my hands down, it was a woman. She was disguised as a man, but I smelled fresh nail paint and some kind of sweet perfume. I could be mistaken, but I heard someone whispering to me that I deserved a lesson. They were wearing masks, I did not recognize anyone."

Liwu's pulse quickened. Just as she thought, it was a premeditated crime. Someone had a grudge against Jinling and they set her up.

Jinling's eyes locked onto Liwu's. "My whole life, nothing bad has ever happened to me. My grandmother always said that I was born with a golden bell of good luck and charm. This...." she burst into sobs. 

Linlin comforted her for a while while Liwu remained silent until Jinling resolved her composure. 

"Promise me that you will find him...all of them. Find them and make them pay." Jinling hissed. 

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