Chapter 255: Chapter 255: Some Hesitation
So the old lady appeared to be very puzzled as well.
She had absolutely no idea what this man wanted from her.
Indeed, she was a bit cautious.
Since he had been standing at the doorway all this time, she finally began to ask.
"What do you want?"
Lao Luo first carefully took in the entire house.
Then, with a smile, he approached the old lady.
This time, he directly took out some cash.
"It’s like this, I have a favor to ask and I’d like you to help me."
He quickly walked in on his own.
But he discovered that there was nowhere inside where he could possibly settle down.
Mainly because the interior was really filthy.
He found it somewhat impossible to sit down.
After simply placing the money on the table, he stood in front and spoke.
"It’s like this, if you’re willing to agree, then when this matter is over, you’ll receive ten times the money you see here."
When the old lady saw the money on the table, a glint of light flashed in her eyes, she had never imagined that someone would just offer her money for nothing.
But she quickly came to her senses.
After all, she didn’t know this person and had no idea what he wanted her to do; she had to listen before making a decision.
Otherwise, if it turned out to be something like murder or arson, she wouldn’t be able to do it.
At her age, she certainly couldn’t get involved in illegal activities, could she?
"What do you want me to do?"
The old lady quickly asked.
The person in front of her didn’t hide anything and replied.
"I want you to put on a performance for me, and of course, this play involves Liu Zheng. We want to bring him down this time."
At these words, a flicker of surprise showed in the old lady’s eyes.
She had never thought that Liu Zheng would have such enemies.
Truth be told, she had been very angry recently, not knowing how to take her revenge. She felt that if it weren’t for Liu Zheng, she wouldn’t be in such a sorry state now.
Yet, she had no way of finding a means to get vengeance.
And now, surprisingly, someone offering an opportunity had appeared before her.
Under such circumstances, how could she not seize such a chance?
Not only could she get money, but she could also get revenge, wasn’t this killing two birds with one stone?
Thus, at this moment, she nodded happily.
"Alright, what do you want me to do?"
Lao Luo had not expected that she would agree so quickly; it seemed her enmity with this man ran deep.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have consented so readily.
But, for him, this was good news; it would save him from wasting any more time or having to explain anything further to her.
"When the time comes, you just need to pretend to be sick in front of him. Even though there seems to be some tension between the two of you, in such an urgent situation, he won’t possibly turn a blind eye."
"Moreover, I will also send some people to put on a performance immediately, so he will have to grit his teeth and treat you."
"After he prescribes the medicine for you, you obediently take it. However, we will also provide you with a special medication, which we can then use to slander him as a quack."
"But rest assured, this medicine won’t cause any significant harm to your body; it’s just to require your cooperation in acting."
When the old woman heard this, she was indeed hesitant.
Even though the offer seemed extremely enticing, and the stack of money in front of her was indeed sizable, she was afraid that something unexpected might happen.
What exactly was this medication?
And what if something truly did happen to her?
So at this moment, she was very cautious.
After all, if she did earn such a sum of money but had no life to spend it, that would be too tragic.
Furthermore, she quickly thought of another point.
Just the last time, Liu Zheng had said that if she showed up in front of them again, they might directly finish her off. So how could she obediently take Liu Zheng’s medicine?
What if he really did poison her?
At that moment, she shook her head slightly.
Indeed, it was because she had thought of that possibility that she had become slightly more cautious.
So if such a situation really did arise, she truly did not know what to do.
"Let’s forget it, I think this is too dangerous."
The man had thought that the old woman would definitely agree without hesitation, but he had not expected her to outright refuse.
This truly left Old Luo in front of her in disbelief, and he couldn’t help but widen his eyes, hardly believing what he was hearing.
Why did the old woman refuse?
This was completely contrary to his expectations.
"This is a very good plan, why do you reject it? If things continue like this, you won’t be able to get revenge, nor will you get this money."
Upon hearing this, the old woman could only frown and say,
"It’s not like that. It’s not because I don’t want to, but because last time he told me that if I showed up again, he might very well poison me, and I might not even need to pretend anything before he directly poisons me to death."
After speaking, she sighed helplessly.
Clearly, she had taken Liu Zheng’s words to heart.
When Old Luo heard this, he also helplessly touched his forehead. How could this old woman be so foolish?
"Do you really believe what he said? How could that be? If he truly poisoned you to death, he would certainly go to prison, he would certainly suffer punishment; he couldn’t possibly do all that, so just rest assured."
He didn’t understand how this old woman could be so naive to actually believe such words.
But now he felt embarrassed to state it too obviously.
After all, he still needed the old woman to do some things for him next.
If he spoke too plainly, it might be a bit too harsh and could hurt her self-esteem, and then if she were no longer willing to help him, that would be disastrous.
Upon hearing this, the old woman looked at Old Luo with a puzzled face and asked,
"Is what you said true? He really won’t poison me?"
"Then was he deceiving me last time? But why would he want to deceive me?"
