Chapter 138 Collusion between Two

In the cellar, Qin Feng accompanied Zhao Liang to the bound waiter and the shopkeeper. He pointed at the two silent figures and said, "Sir, it's them! What they did is truly abhorrent to both humans and gods! They must be sentenced to death, so that the dead can rest in peace!"

Zhao Liang listened to him, narrowed his eyes, looked at the waiter and asked, "Have they confessed to their crimes?"

"Confess! The two brothers did it all. It's just that we haven't found the silver they've been hiding for so many years. We've only found part of it. Your Excellency, please inspect it." Qin Feng handed the small change that Anliu and his companions had found in the room to Zhao Liang. He untied the ropes, tied the waiter and the shopkeeper together, and handed them to Zhao Liang. Zhao Liang weighed the small change in his hand, stood in the shadows, and said in a low voice, "I see."

Zhao Liang pulled the hemp rope and led the two men out of the cellar.

"Get up." He looked at the other officials sitting there drinking tea and chatting, and shouted with a stern face. The others stood up instantly, straightened their official robes, and lined up at the door to wait. Zhao Liang turned to look at Qin Xiangnuan, tightened the hemp rope in his hand, and said, "Thank you for your help in solving many missing persons cases. I believe the county government will give them an explanation."

"This inn should be sealed off, but it's getting late, so you all can stay here for one more night. Tomorrow, we will naturally send people to seal off the inn and seize the evidence in the cellar." Zhao Liang did things quickly. He clasped his fists with the people from the Qin Mansion and left the inn.

After all the tossing and turning, Qin Xiangnuan felt sore in her back and waist. She lay on her back on the square table in the lobby to stretch her muscles.

"Are you injured here?" Jiang Lin walked over to her side, looked at the deep scratch on her little finger, took out the ointment from his arms, and pretended to apply it to her. Qin Xiangnuan fluttered and sat up. Without refusing, she naturally extended her hand. Looking at Jiang Lin's profile, she said jokingly, "I didn't expect that the prince is actually a walking medicine jar. No matter what kind of injury he encounters, he can always come up with the corresponding ointment. He is much better than a half-baked doctor like me."

Jiang Lin lowered his eyes and did not answer immediately. He just used the jade board to evenly apply the ointment on her wound.

"After getting hurt so many times, you'll naturally understand the benefits of carrying life-saving medicine." His voice was cold, but it touched a place in Qin Xiangnuan's heart. She recalled how many times she had walked on the brink of life and death during missions, and the smile on her face gradually faded. "That's right. No matter how dangerous the situation, you must always save your life. No matter how difficult it is, you must fight for it."

Jiang Lin raised his eyes, and when their eyes met, a special feeling burst out.

Qin Xiangnuan withdrew her hand as if she had received an electric shock. She shifted her gaze elsewhere and watched Qin Feng pick up two wooden sticks in confusion, slapping them in his hands and saying, "I didn't even see this thing, but the official actually saw it. The official must have good eyesight."

"What did you say?"

Qin Xiangnuan stopped dead in her tracks when she heard his words, and turned back to stare at him, her eyes filled with nervousness and questioning. Qin Feng was stunned by her expression, blinking rapidly, reviewing what he had just said, and stammered, "Does the official have good eyesight?"

"In front."

Qin Xiangnuan frowned, pointed at the stick in his hand and said, "What's going on?"

"When the officer took them away, the stick fell out. I searched for it for a long time but couldn't find it. Finally, the officer pointed to the crack in the ground and told me where it was. After all, it wasn't evidence, so I picked it up and kept it." Qin Feng recounted what had just happened. Qin Xiangnuan immediately realized that something was wrong. She turned her head and looked at Jiang Lin, "No! Go after him!"

Qin Xiangnuan just said one sentence, and the undercurrent and dark wind rushed out at the same time, running in the direction where Zhao Liang left.

Jiang Lin chased after Qin Xiangnuan, and before they could exchange a few words, Qin Xiangnuan stared gravely at the footprints on the ground, looking at the fork in the road. Anfeng and Anliu stopped, wanting to follow the footprints to the left.

"Right!" Qin Xiangnuan glanced at it and said immediately. Jiang Lin nodded without any doubt, and a group of people followed Qin Xiangnuan. The footsteps of several people were not light until they saw shadowy figures and conversations in front of them. Anliu shouted loudly, "Stop!"

They were frightened by the noise. The shopkeeper and the waiter looked at each other and wanted to run away immediately.

Qin Xiangnuan seized the opportunity and delivered a powerful kick to the waiter's back. He lost his balance and fell facedown to the ground, chewing a mouthful of mud. After yesterday's heavy rain, the ground was muddy, and his ears and eyes were almost completely covered with dirt. Jiang Lin signaled Anfeng and Anliu to detain Zhao Liang and the other officers simultaneously. For a moment, the reeds were in chaos.

"Don't move, or I'll chop your heads off."

Anliu tied up Zhao Liang and threatened him with a sword against his neck.

Qin Feng ran to Qin Xiangnuan with a curious look on his face, "Little sister, can you tell fortunes with your fingers? How do you know they are coming to the right?" Qin Xiangnuan shook her head. In fact, she was not sure this time. It was just a guess made in a hurry.

"If they really had something fishy going on, Zhao Liang wouldn't have brought them to the government office. The road to the government office is on the left, so he certainly wouldn't go there." Qin Xiangnuan walked up to Zhao Liang and snorted coldly, "But I really didn't expect you to be in cahoots with them. An official mixing with bandits, it seems this place is really in chaos."

Zhao Liang straightened up, looked up at her, and spat on the ground twice, "What do you know?"

"Where did this country girl come from? How dare you attack an official? What's going on? Are you planning to send us all to the government office? Let's see, does the governor believe you or us?" Zhao Liang was a popular figure in the government, and even the governor's adopted son. He was confident. Even though he had fallen into prison, he maintained his composure and said, "If you release me now, I can pretend nothing happened and not pursue the matter. But if you don't, and my adoptive father sends someone looking for me, even if you have nine lives, it won't be enough!"

The tone is quite arrogant.

Qin Xiangnuan stepped aside to make room for Jiang Lin to walk in front of Zhao Liang. She tilted her head with a hint of sarcasm in her eyes and said, "Look, we might end up in front of the governor. With my status, I'm afraid it won't work."

"That's fine. I also want to see what the local state capital looks like."

Jiang Lin stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes filled with murderous intent.