The Villain's Ledger Has No Heroes Chapter 36: The Superintendent's Daughter

Deng Qi's daughter lived in a house above the curing pans where the air tasted of salt even behind closed windows. She was sixteen, had been ill since childhood, and spent much of her day in a chair beside the western balcony. Her name was Deng Yu, and when Ye Jingshu arrived to request her father's presence at an inquiry, the girl asked whether the inspector could bring her a real book rather…