Chapter 118 - 83 Water Monkey, Playing Dead_2
After the forensic room was empty, Xu Qing looked at the corpse of Old Lady Cao on the cold bed and couldn’t help but lick his lips.
This was his first case after two months of closed-door training.
The legendary female Salt King now had gray hairs, and when Xu Qing held her hand, it was rough to the touch.
Like grains of salt.
Xu Qing didn’t mind, holding the old lady’s hand, reminiscing about the past together.
Fifteen years ago, Cao Xiuying was still a nursemaid at the Grand Commandant’s Mansion, responsible for the daily care of the young officer.
When the young officer grew up, Cao Xiuying, deeply trusted by the Grand Commandant, was sent to Linhe to begin handling the Salt Gang’s affairs.
At that time, there was a Salt Smuggler in Linhe named Xin Lao San, a man who lived on selling illegal salt and licking blood from the knife’s edge.
During her time trying to establish herself in Linhe, Cao Xiuying was often harassed by Xin Lao San. The Grand Commandant’s Mansion initially didn’t take it seriously, believing that Cao Xiuying was just a woman, and if she couldn’t handle the salt affairs, they could always replace her with someone else.
But no one expected a woman in her forties to lead a dozen people and take down Xin Lao San’s stronghold of over a hundred men.