"The situation was only dimly lit, they all covered their faces, but it was clear that the two people dressed in black meant harm; I even heard one of them, with a woman's voice, say that she would kill me.
Meanwhile, the third person, who seemed to be the one shouting prohibitions, opposed them, making it easy to assume that he had helped, if not perhaps even saved my life."
said Ciu Tai-jin to his daughter when they discussed the shocking and worrying incident.
"But who is hostile towards Father? Does Father have enemies?" asked Lian Hwa.
Ciu Tai-jin sighed deeply, "Holding office makes it impossible for one to be free from enmity.
Especially if the office holder acts firmly and orderly, opposing those who break the law without discrimination, they will certainly be hated by many people—criminals and corrupt officials whom I oppose."
However, this official was also confused thinking that there was a woman who hated him and intended to kill him.
Starting that night, security was tightened, and Kim-ciangkun, upon receiving this news, even mobilized a special squad of guards to protect the safety of the Ciu family.
That third person was Bu Cin Han.
When Cin Han saw the two masked figures entering the garden of the Ciu family home, a feeling of worry arose in his heart.
Indeed, Lian Hwa's father had insulted him, even driven him away.
However, that did not bring about hatred within him.
The girl's father had expelled him out of shame upon hearing that his daughter was friends with a mere servant, as Cong Bu must have reported.
Now, there were people threatening the safety of that family, and he knew about it, so he had to intervene to prevent it.
After all, hadn't Lian Hwa been extremely kind to him? And hadn't the girl's parents also been kind to him before hearing Cong Bu's report or instigation? When the two people pried open the bedroom window, he approached, and when one of them, who turned out to be a woman, uttered a threat against Ciu Tai-jin, Cin Han was utterly shocked because he recognized the woman's voice.
Kim Eng's voice! He knew the girl's voice well and no longer doubted that it was the voice of Lui Kim Eng, the girl he loved! He also recognized her figure well, even though the girl was wearing black clothes and a black mask.
Thus, he shouted to stop her and pushed Kim Eng so that the girl did not jump into the room.
Then, he had to face the assault of the two of them who were wielding swords.
Cin Han had indeed covered his face with a handkerchief.
This was initially done because he did not want to be recognized by the occupants of the Ciu family home whom he intended to defend.
Thus, Ciu Tai-jin did not recognize him, and even the black-masked woman, who was actually Lui Kim Eng, did not recognize him when she and her companion were forced to flee because the guards had come running upon the shouts of Ciu Tai-jin and his wife.
Since the attempted assassination of the regional head, it was not only the guards who were busy keeping strict watch every night.
Secretly, there was one person performing a hidden watch, and this person was none other than Cin Han! Every night, this young man secretly guarded not far from the official's house, ready to intervene if the two masked figures reappeared to repeat their attempt to kill Ciu Tai-jin.
This was because he was certain that one of the two masked figures was Lui Kim Eng! He did not know why the girl was attempting to murder Ciu Tai-jin, nor did he know who the tall, large person accompanying her was, but he absolutely did not want the girl he loved to become a secret assassin! He had to prevent Kim Eng from committing that murder, from performing a dark deed like a criminal, and for this prevention, he was forced to stand guard around the Ciu family home every night.
His heart felt somewhat relieved seeing how strict the guard troop's security was, making it difficult now to enter the building without the guards knowing.
Because he stood guard every night, during the day he rested at the inn, and the rest of the daytime he used to try and find Lui Kim Eng's whereabouts.
However, his efforts to find Kim Eng during the day were never successful.
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