Back in the courtyard, Chen Lian waited anxiously. Seeing them return, she went to greet them, "Huanhuan..."

Changsheng gave her a wink, and she hurriedly opened Liu Huan's door.

Su Yi carried the person in his arms into the house and closed the door behind him, but Liu Huan clung to him like a leech.

Sobbing uncontrollably, she cried, "Heartless people, none of them came to save me."

Su Yi: "..."

He patted her head intermittently until she slowly regained her composure, but his own throat tightened, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Today's events not only terrified Liu Huan, but also terrified him. If something really happened, he couldn't guarantee what would happen to him.

Why aren't you saying anything?

Su Yi gently kissed her hair: "You're right, it's all my fault."

Liu Huan murmured softly, "I feel like this county town isn't right for me. I've encountered all sorts of things."

Su Yi didn't deny it, "Then shall we go home?"

"No," Liu Huan shook her head in refusal. She was just saying it; who wanted to go back?

I want to take a shower.

She felt unwell because of the tension, the sweat covering her body, and the fact that she had just left that dirty courtyard.

"Sister Lian has gone to boil water, wait a little longer."

Su Yi finally saw her face clearly. Her eyes were red from crying all the way, like a wounded fawn, making people feel sorry for her.

Su Yi couldn't help but say, "Grow up quickly..." but he didn't finish his sentence.

Liu Huan clenched his fists and nodded vigorously: "Yes, I will grow up quickly, and then I will be invincible, commanding the wind and rain, and capturing everything with ease."

Su Yi didn't reply, but sighed inwardly.

Liu Huan kept clinging to him until Chen Lian knocked on the door and said the water was ready.

After she finished showering and changing her clothes, she climbed into her own bed. Su Yi went to wash up and came back to wipe the water from her hair.

"Stone, will you avenge me?"

"Yes," Su Yi said softly, but firmly.

"I saw two girls, about my age, being carried out of there. They were barely clothed and covered in wounds. They were killed by that young master Jiang. They weren't as lucky as me."

Although Liu Huan often says she is very unlucky, she has to admit that she is lucky, whether it is meeting the Su family, meeting the Wolf King, or encountering danger.

It's as if she also has the protagonist's halo.

Upon hearing this, Su Yi clenched the handkerchief in his hand and gave a faint "hmm," "Don't worry, he will definitely pay with his life."

He didn't care what relationship Jiang Gongzi had with the county magistrate; all he knew was that anyone who bullied Liu Huan deserved to die.

The two chatted about roosters crowing, and Su Yi told her to go to sleep, but she was still not sleepy.

I can't sleep.

Su Yi had no choice but to take off his shoes and go up to her, then hugged her with her little blanket, patting her gently like he used to when she was a child, saying, "Sleep now, I'll stay with you."

Liu Huan smiled, took his hand, and slowly drifted into a dream.

When it was dawn, he finally withdrew his hand, held a corner of the blanket for her, and slowly walked out.

"Sister Lian, remember to keep the porridge warm after cooking. Give it to her when she wakes up, and tell her to do what we talked about yesterday."

Feeling guilty about what happened yesterday, Chen Lian nodded repeatedly, "Okay, you go ahead."

Su Yi walked out of the alley and headed in the opposite direction from the county school. He got into a carriage that was parked there, heading towards the outskirts of the city.

Upon arriving at a courtyard outside the city, they heard cursing and swearing coming from inside. "Who is it? Release us now! We are Young Master Jiang's men!"

Guan Hong hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help reminding him, "Su Yi is the magistrate's only nephew." Moreover, the magistrate had no sons and doted on him.

Su Yi said coldly, "Brother Guan, if you make a mistake, you have to pay the price."

Guan Hong remained silent. He was well aware of this principle, but putting it into practice was simply too difficult.

As Su Yi walked in, the group recognized him. "So it was you. What right do you have to arrest us? Release us immediately!"

"That's right, we're Young Master Jiang's men. Do you have a death wish?"

Su Yi stared coldly at them, making their scalps tingle.

"Don't worry, you'll be released soon."

It will be quick, depending on the speed of the trial.

Guan Hong's men, using information provided by Su Yi, located the two corpses from last night and their families.

The two families wept uncontrollably. When the soldiers led them to identify the suspect, they immediately spotted the suspicious person among the group of servants.

"It was him. I saw him acting suspiciously near my house a few days ago, and then my daughter disappeared a few days later. He's the one who ruined her."

"Stop making baseless accusations. When have I ever been to your house?"

The man naturally denied it. He had Young Master Jiang behind him, so unless there was solid evidence, there was nothing they could do to them.

...

Liu Huan woke up and the first thing she did after finishing her porridge was to report to the authorities.

However, she didn't mention Young Master Jiang, but rather that Manager Wang had placed her under house arrest.

Soon, Manager Wang was brought in to deliver a message: "This humble citizen, Wang Hai, greets Your Excellency."

Do you know this girl in the audience?

Wang Hai glanced at him, feigning composure: "I don't know him."

In his heart he was thinking, what happened? Why did the young master fail?

"Manager Wang, you may not recognize me, but do you recognize this contract?"

When Liu Huansheng went to see the county magistrate, he ordered someone to bring back the magistrate Wang's handwriting, which was clearly the same person's.

"Then how do you explain this?" the magistrate asked.

"My lord, after I drafted this contract yesterday, Miss Liu disagreed, so I let her go."

It's good that we know each other.

Liu Huan: "Then why did you say you didn't know me just now?"

"this……"

Before he could speak, Liu Huan added, "Sir, I also know something else. The case of the missing girl recently is related to him."

“Yesterday I almost fell victim to his evil schemes. If it weren’t for my brother saving me, I would probably have ended up like those other girls.”

Shopkeeper Wang was taken aback by her words and didn't expect her to see them. His voice cracked as he said, "You're talking nonsense."

"Sir, you can send someone to the south of the city; there are probably still traces of his torture and murder of girls there."

Liu Huan went to deal with those two girls yesterday. The others planned to deal with them together after she finished, but unexpectedly, something happened.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a deafening cry erupted outside.

"My lord, please, my lord, do justice for us!"

They were clearly the parents of the two girls, and the two corpses.

Manager Wang then began to panic. "Please, Your Excellency, do me a favor! I am the manager of Zuixianlou Restaurant. I am someone who would never dare to step on an ant!"

The magistrate certainly knew who he was; Zuixianlou was his nephew's business, how could he not know the connection?

Since things have already escalated to this point, we can only send someone to take a look, otherwise the people will not stand for it.

We should remind Feng'er again that this kind of thing must never happen again.

Before he could give any instructions, Guan Hong came in from the side and said, "My lord, no need. I have already checked."