Song Qianning was shocked when she heard the people's words and blurted out: "The prefect's family was wiped out?!"

The people were not surprised by her surprise. When they first learned that the prefect's family had been wiped out, their reactions were similar to Song Qianning's, and some were even more exaggerated.

Seeing the people nodding, Song Qianning was so shocked that she was a little dazed and almost doubted her ears.

Before, when she was in the brothel, she saw Ning Qiuze flirting with the girls in the brothel next door, and later he was chased and hacked by Ning.

Not long after, their family was suddenly wiped out...

An inappropriate thought popped into my mind: No wonder the people on the street are so abnormal today.

Shocked, Song Qianning couldn't help but ask, "I remember the prefect was fine yesterday. How could his entire family be wiped out? Is anyone in the prefecture still alive?"

"Oh, what's the point of living? There's not a single person left in the entire mansion. It's so tragic." The commoner shook his head and said in a low voice, "I'm telling you, everyone in the prefectural governor's mansion was killed, including the servants. I heard the situation was horrific. The whole mansion was filled with the smell of blood..."

Through the answers of the people, Song Qianning learned that Ning Qiuze and everyone in the mansion were killed by a mysterious man last night.

No one in the entire mansion, including all the servants, was left alive.

When the story of the annihilation of the prefect's family was told, the people sighed, but were more delighted than happy. Some even whispered, "If you ask me, they all deserved to die."

"No matter who did it, they helped us ordinary people solve a scourge."

Since becoming the prefect, Ning Qiuze has never done anything serious and has a very bad reputation among the people.

Especially after the taxation incident some time ago, the people were tortured and their lives were miserable. They couldn't eat or drink enough, and everyone was forced to tighten their belts to pay taxes.

People were filled with resentment towards Ning Qiuze, the one who caused all this. I wonder how many people secretly cursed him to be struck by lightning.

Normally, ordinary people have a natural fear of officials, and they only dare to complain secretly to their families.

Now that Ning Qiuze is dead, everyone is filled with joy and happiness, as if it were New Year's Day.

Oh no, I wasn’t as happy as I am now during the Chinese New Year.

After the news of the extermination spread, many people were so happy that they secretly burned incense and prayed to Buddha at home, thanking the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the people who wiped out Ning Qiuze's family.

"This kind of inhumane official brought suffering to the common people when he was alive. It's a blessing that he's dead now."

"From now on, we don't have to worry about him harming us anymore. I'll go to the temple and burn some incense and have a good time."

"I don't know which kind-hearted person did this. If I knew who did it, I would definitely set up an altar at home and burn incense and pray to Buddha every day."

From this we can see how unpopular Ning Qiuze is in his daily life.

Coming back to her senses from her trance, Song Qianning was not surprised by the people's hatred and dislike for Ning Qiuze.

The only thing she couldn't understand was why Ning Qiuze's family was wiped out for no reason.

When she first learned about it, Song Qianning subconsciously thought that it was Qin Ye who did it.

As soon as the idea came up, she rejected it.

With Qin Ye's personality, he would definitely not bother to do such a thing.

Even if Ning Qiuze was to be dealt with, only those who had done bad things related to him would be dealt with, and his entire family, including his servants, would not be wiped out.

Moreover, this kind of reckless behavior is not like Qin Ye's style.

After rejecting this idea, Song Qianning fell into doubt again.

Since it wasn't Qin Ye, then who was it? What grudge did he have with Ning Qiuze's family that he was willing to wipe out their entire family?

Song Qianning temporarily gathered her thoughts, thanked a few people, and then hurried away to find Qin Ye.

Qin Ye would definitely not be unaware of such a big thing.

When she found Qin Ye, he was discussing the murder of Ning Qiuze's family with Chang Qing.

"This matter is somewhat complicated. In my opinion, it may not be as simple as it appears..."

Similar to what Song Qianning thought, Qin Ye and Chang Qing had also learned the news that Ning Qiuze's family had been silenced, and they even knew it earlier than the people on the street.

Hearing the footsteps, the two looked over at the same time and saw Song Qianning. Chang Qing said in surprise, "Miss Song?"

The moment he saw Song Qianning, Qin Ye guessed her purpose without her saying a word.

As expected, Song Qianning stood firm and asked him directly, "Mr. Qin, do you know about the extermination of Ning Qiuze's family?"

"I know." Qin Ye nodded, having guessed Song Qianning's intention long ago. He was not surprised by her question.

Before she could speak again, Qin Ye said bluntly, "It was not me who murdered Ning Qiuze's family. It has nothing to do with me."

She had roughly guessed in advance that this matter had nothing to do with Qin Ye, so when she heard his answer, Song Qianning's expression did not change, and she did not show any surprise or astonishment, she just nodded.

After the two finished talking, Chang Qing spoke at the right time: "Miss Song, you came at the right time. My father and I were discussing this matter."

Exhaling a breath of foul air, Song Qianning pursed her lips and said, "Master Qin, have you two made any progress on the matter of exterminating our family?"

"Not yet." Qin Ye shook his head.

Chang Qing beside him sighed, "I'm afraid the matter is more complicated than it seems. The person who wiped out Ning Qiuze's family, my father and I are still discussing it."

This incident happened so suddenly that even Chang Qing was shocked when he first found out.

After a brief moment of thought, Song Qianning suddenly spoke, drawing the attention of both Qin Ye and the others: "I do have a guess..."

Thinking of Song Qianning's intelligence, Qin Ye did not interrupt, but waited for her next words.

"As the prefect, Ning Qiuze holds a high position in this place. Most people wouldn't dare to mess with him and cause trouble for themselves. Moreover, he was able to do it without anyone noticing and wipe out an entire family overnight. This person must be no ordinary person."

If someone has the ability to do this, Qin Ye can do it, but he won't bother to do such a thing, so there is only one possibility left -

"The one who did this to wipe out the entire family was Ning Qiuze's mastermind."

Hearing this, Chang Qing was instantly surprised: "Miss Song, what do you mean?!"

"Not many people can do this. The most likely person... is the person behind Ning Qiuze."

Unlike Chang Qing, Qin Ye was slightly surprised, but after combining Song Qianning's words with what happened a few days ago, he understood the reason.

After she finished speaking, Qin Ye narrowed his eyes and opened his thin lips: "I think I know what's going on."

After Song Qianning had read it, he continued slowly, "A few days ago, I ordered people to instigate the people to go to the capital to file a complaint with the officials. It seems the time is almost up."

I'm afraid that Ning Qiuze's family will be wiped out, and it has something to do with this incident.