The knock on the door was as rapid as a drum, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Lu Qing opened the door and saw his cousin standing outside. Her face was pale and her lips were trembling, as if she was extremely frightened.

"Sister Qiqi, Brother Qing... I... I saw..." She spoke intermittently and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

Shen Qiqi handed her a glass of water, patted her back, and soothed her, "Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?" The cousin drank a sip of water and calmed down a little. "I... I saw my aunt and my second uncle's cousin sneaking to the back mountain. They were holding something in their hands. It looked like... looked like..." She hesitated for a moment, but finally said it out loud, "It looked like... an account book."

Account book!

Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing looked at each other and understood.

It seems that the evidence they are looking for is in the back mountain!

The two of them made a quick decision and decided to go to the back mountain to find out what was going on.

"Let's go!" Lu Qing took Shen Qiqi's hand and said in a firm tone.

The cousin pulled Shen Qiqi's sleeve and said worriedly: "The back mountain is very dangerous at night, you guys..." Shen Qiqi gave her a reassuring look, "Don't worry, we will be careful."

The night was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The path in the back mountain is rugged and overgrown with weeds. The occasional cries of night owls add a touch of eeriness and terror.

Shen Qiqi held Lu Qing's hand tightly, her heart pounding.

In the darkness, she always felt that something was secretly watching them, which made her feel creepy.

Suddenly, Lu Qing stopped and glanced around vigilantly, "Qiqi, we seem to be followed." Shen Qiqi took a breath and felt a chill on her back.

She pretended to be calm and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?" Lu Qing nodded, "I feel someone is watching us in the dark." As soon as she finished speaking, a rustling sound came from not far away, as if someone was walking through the grass.

Shen Qiqi's heart was in her throat, and she held Lu Qing's hand even tighter.

"Who's there?!" Lu Qing shouted.

He was answered with dead silence.

However, the feeling of being watched became even stronger, as if a pair of eyes were staring at them in the darkness, leaving them nowhere to hide.

At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness and grabbed Shen Qiqi's arm...

"Ah!" Shen Qiqi screamed.

Lu Qing reacted quickly and grabbed the hand with his backhand, "Who is it?!"

That hand clamped Shen Qiqi's arm tightly like an iron clamp, making her feel like her bones were about to break.

Lu Qing was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed the hand with his backhand and twisted it hard.

With a "crack", the sound of bones dislocated was particularly harsh in the silent night.

A dark shadow staggered out from the darkness, covering his arm and groaning in pain.

With the help of the faint moonlight, Lu Qing saw the face of the person who came. It was actually the son of his second uncle!

"You...you guys..." The second uncle's son was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, his eyes full of fear.

Lu Qing didn't give him a chance to breathe. He threw him to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw. Then he stepped on his chest and asked sternly, "Tell me! Who sent you here?"

The second uncle's son's face was pale and his lips were trembling, but he refused to speak.

Lu Qing increased the strength of his footsteps, "You don't want to tell me? Then don't blame me for being rude!"

At this moment, several dark shadows rushed out from the woods and surrounded Lu Qing and Shen Qiqi.

Lu Qing's eyes flashed, knowing that tonight would be a tough battle.

He protected Shen Qiqi behind him and took a defensive stance.

"Qiqi, be careful!" As soon as Lu Qing finished speaking, several black shadows rushed forward, and punches and kicks fell on Lu Qing like raindrops.

Although Lu Qing was quite skilled, he was outnumbered and gradually lost the upper hand.

Shen Qiqi hid behind Lu Qing, anxious and worried.

She knew she couldn't just stand by and watch, she had to do something!

She looked around and saw a thick branch on the ground. She quickly picked it up and rushed over.

"Lu Qing, let me help you!" Shen Qiqi shouted, waving a branch and smashing it hard at a black shadow.

"Qiqi! Danger!" Lu Qing exclaimed, trying to stop Shen Qiqi, but it was too late.

The branch hit the black shadow's head hard, making a dull sound.

The black shadow fell to the ground, unconscious.

The other shadows were stunned when they saw Shen Qiqi dared to fight back.

They didn't expect that this seemingly weak woman would be so brave.

While they were stunned, Lu Qing seized the opportunity and kicked two people to the ground with a sweeping kick, and then knocked another one to the ground with an elbow strike.

The situation reversed in an instant. Seeing that the situation was not good, the remaining black shadows retreated and prepared to escape.

How could Lu Qing let them escape so easily?

He rushed forward, grabbed one person, and then swung him hard, throwing him towards another black shadow.

The two men collided with each other and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

The last black shadow was so frightened when he saw this that he turned around and ran away.

Lu Qing sneered, "Want to run? Not that easy!" He picked up a stone on the ground and threw it hard, hitting the black shadow on the back of the head.

The black shadow screamed and fell to the ground, motionless.

Lu Qing walked up to the second uncle's son, looked down at him, and said in a cold tone, "Now, can you speak?"

The second uncle's son was trembling all over. He took one look at his companion lying on the ground and knew that he had no way out.

"I... I said..." He stammered, "It's... it's my aunt..."

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