Chapter 54 Retribution 5 He vaguely felt something was wrong

Su He changed into a scarlet skirt and styled her hair into a neat, heart-cross bun.

She looked in the mirror with red lips and white teeth, graceful and dignified, just like a clear spring under the moonlight, bright and flawless, graceful and moving.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at her, feeling mixed emotions.

She seemed to see the sister Su who had taken care of her in every way many years ago.

Zhang Xiuhua secretly wiped the moisture from her eyes and asked calmly, "It's still early. Are you leaving the house early, Miss?"

Su He replied, "Since we claim we're going to the 'Li family', we can't leave the house at night. Let's have dinner at the Changlong Restaurant first and then leave the city before the hour of Xu."

Then he ordered: "Remember to have Ah Si set up the melon shed."

"Don't worry, Miss. Ah Si has already made the arrangements."

Su He hummed, put on the bracelet containing the poison powder, then opened the drawer of her dressing table, took out a fire starter, opened the bamboo cap and blew gently, and an orange flame suddenly rose.

The light from the flames made her entire face look extremely gorgeous and dreamy.

She stared at the flames and smiled faintly: "That's good."

Su He left the house at 3:00 p.m.

She first took a carriage to the Changlong Restaurant. After getting off, she told the driver, "You go back home first. I need to have dinner at the restaurant before returning to the Li family."

The coachman's name was Fusheng, and he had been an old servant of the Xie family for many years.

He replied respectfully, "Then I will wait outside. After the young lady finishes her dinner, I will take her back to the Li family."

Su He shook her head. "No need. This place isn't far from the Li family's. I can walk back by myself when the time comes. You don't have to wait here."

Fu Sheng was extremely worried: "How can we let the young lady go back?"

"I just want to go shopping, no problem."

"Then this old servant will obey the young lady's wishes."

Su He watched Fu Sheng drive away, then turned and walked into the restaurant.

Her destination today is outside the city, so she naturally cannot let the Xie family know her whereabouts to avoid any bad consequences.

At this time, it was Liu's house in Tongxin Lane.

Liu Jiao fell asleep on the couch after lunch.

Song Sheng put a large packet of knockout drug in the tea she drank to ensure that she would sleep from noon today until tomorrow.

He then summoned Xiangnu, the only trustworthy maidservant in the house, and instructed her in a deep voice, "Go to the government office and give the master a message, telling him that after attending the new prefect's welcoming banquet today, he doesn't need to return to the house, but should go directly to the melon field outside East City. The young lady has prepared a unique fresh melon feast for him."

Xiang Nu was confused and glanced at the inner room: "Isn't the young lady...still sleeping?"

Song Sheng sneered, "Just go and tell my father-in-law to be mentally prepared. I'll personally take him to the melon field then."

Xiangnu replied hesitantly, "Yes," and turned to pass on the message.

Song Sheng looked at the maid's departing back, and the smile on his face grew wider.

Yesterday he learned that the government office where Liu Dazhong worked would hold a welcoming banquet for the new prefect. When Liu Dazhong got off work, he would not return home and would not see Liu Jiao.

Then he could lie to him and lure him out of the city.

The banquet started at 5 p.m., and he tricked him into leaving at 6 p.m., which was just the right time.

He knew the consequences of his lies being exposed, but he wanted to take a chance.

I bet that the female creditor had no good intentions towards Liu Dazhong, and even had murderous intentions.

If Liu Dazhong were to die or become disabled, how could he have the energy to deal with him?

In this way, he avenged his dead wife.

Just after the hour of You, Song Sheng went out and came alone to the door of the canteen of the government office. He stood under the porch and waited respectfully for Liu Dazhong.

In the dining hall, the officers gathered together, clinking glasses and playing finger-guessing games, each getting louder and louder.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Dazhong came out once.

Seeing Song Sheng under the porch, he asked casually, "Where's Jiao'er?"

Song Sheng replied, "Jiaojiao is preparing a fresh melon feast for her father-in-law outside East City."

Liu Dazhong sneered, his face full of disdain: "She is just bored."

Song Sheng bent his waist and said, "The summer heat is at its peak. Jiaojiao wanted her father-in-law to eat some fruits to cool down. This is also...her filial piety."

"Bullshit filial piety! Why go to the melon field to eat fruits when you can eat them anywhere else?"

"The melons are freshly picked and eaten right from the patch. They're the freshest, and there are stars above and frogs croaking below. Maybe... this is a surprise Jiaojiao created for her father-in-law."

Liu Dazhong naturally knew that melon field.

Standing on the high platform of Dengwen Drum and looking outside the city, you can have a panoramic view of the melon field.

He waved his hand impatiently: "Forget it, stop talking nonsense. I'll entertain you for a while and then go to the melon field with you."

Song Sheng was secretly delighted and said, "My son-in-law is waiting for you, father-in-law."

After entering the cafeteria, Liu Dazhong drank two more glasses of wine and then went to the locker room.

After all, it was a fresh melon banquet prepared by his daughter for him. He couldn't go there in his dark official uniform. He had to change into clean casual clothes to be appropriate.

His street clothes were in his locker in the locker room.

When Liu Dazhong walked into the locker room, he looked around and made sure that he was the only one in the room before turning around and closing the door.

He walked to the wooden cabinet, unbuttoned his collar, and took off his official uniform.

Under his official uniform, he was wearing a dazzling golden soft armor.

The gold-thread soft armor is known as the Golden Jade Suit. It is not only exquisitely crafted and expensive, but also can resist assassinations and protect the body.

Everyone knows that Judge Liu is a savage and fearless person, but who could have known that he secretly wears a protective golden armor every day?

It is false to say that one is not afraid of death. Who among living people is not afraid of death?

As a distant relative of the Zhou family and a prefectural magistrate, he had killed countless people, and countless people also wanted to kill him. He knew what was going on and had to be on guard at all times.

After Liu Dazhong took off his official uniform, he raised his hand and pulled the bottom edge of the soft armor so that it could protect his body more snugly. Suddenly, a slight sound came from behind the locker.

He immediately became alert: "Who?"

A maid came out from behind the cabinet with a broom in her hand: "Sir, it's...it's my servant."

Liu Dazhong recognized her. She was the maid in charge of cleaning the government office, known as Mrs. Zhou.

He asked, "What are you doing here?"

The maid replied tremblingly: "I would like to take advantage of... while you gentlemen are having dinner to clean all the rooms." After saying this, she could not help but glance at his gold-thread soft armor.

Liu Dazhong smiled and said, "You haven't seen this soft armor before, right? You know, even if I take your whole family's lives, it can't be worth the value of this soft armor of mine."

The maidservant turned pale with fear and lowered her head: "It is...it is this servant who did not know the seriousness of the matter."

Liu Dazhong stopped laughing and said, "It's not that you don't know the seriousness of the matter, but you are just too unlucky."

After he finished speaking, he swung his arm and threw a dart, which went straight into the maid's neck.

But in the blink of an eye, the maid was hit by the dart and fell to the ground. She covered her neck and twitched a few times, and soon lost her voice.

Liu Dazhong glanced at the corpse on the ground and snorted disdainfully.

Who told her to see his golden soft armor?

Seeing the man in the golden soft armor means seeing his fear of death!

How could he let her live?

Liu Dazhong's expression remained unchanged. He calmly opened the wooden cabinet door and put on his casual clothes in an orderly manner.

He then went to the dining hall and reported to the newly arrived prefect that a maid in the kitchen had tried to assassinate him, but he had killed her in one fell swoop.

Slaves are nothing more than ants, and Liu Dazhong has the Zhou family behind him. The prefect didn't want to offend anyone, so he was too lazy to investigate and naturally reported and compiled the list according to his wishes.

Liu Dazhong was satisfied. After finishing all the affairs, he followed Song Sheng out of the city in a carriage and headed straight for the melon field outside the east city.

As soon as Liu Dazhong left, Su He rented a carriage and left the city.

As the carriage passed Zhuque Street, a light breeze blew, lifting the curtain of the carriage, and Su He's face flashed by in the twilight of the window.

Zhang Qian'er was just walking out of the nearby winery, leaning on Dong Ye, and saw Su He at a glance.

It was a face that she would recognize even if it turned into ashes. Even in the twilight, even at a close distance, she could recognize it at a glance.

Zhang Qian'er staggered and stared at the carriage as it drove away until it disappeared at the city gate.

She gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know what this little bitch is doing out of town at night."

Dong Ye sighed, "It's getting late, Miss, you should hurry back home and stop meddling in other people's business. If the son-in-law knew that you were secretly drinking outside, I don't know how angry he would be."

Zhang Qian'er said disdainfully: "Why are you so anxious? It's just a beating from him. If he has the guts, he'd better beat me to death."

"What depressing words are you saying, young lady?"

"But with his physique, he'll probably die before he can even kill me."

Zhang Qianer laughed as she spoke, staggering forward while laughing.

She can drink a lot, but she still got a little tipsy.

She didn't want to face the tuberculosis patient at home, so she could only drink in a winery far away from home to find a little comfort.

Dong Ye supported her carefully and said, "Miss, you should get in the carriage and drink some sobering tea to get rid of the smell of alcohol. Then the son-in-law will not be able to tell."

Zhang Qian'er didn't care at all: "I told you, I'm not afraid of that tuberculosis ghost."

After saying this, he still looked towards the city gate not far away, with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

In the melon field outside the East City.

Song Sheng led Liu Dazhong along the crisscrossing paths to the sixth melon shed.

This sixth melon shed is the largest one here. It is divided into two rooms, front and back. It is equipped with not only beds, tables and chairs, but also cooking utensils.

At this time, a candle was burning in the shed, and a pot of tea was warming on the table. Under the teacup was a piece of paper that read: "Father, please take a rest. Your daughter will be here soon."

Liu Dazhong recognized that this was the handwriting of his daughter Liu Jiao.

Song Sheng also bent his waist and smiled: "Father-in-law, please wait here for a moment. I will go find Jiaojiao first."

Liu Dazhong asked, "Where is Jiao'er now?"

Song Sheng replied: "In the melon shed nearby, preparing a surprise for my father-in-law."

Liu Dazhong had no doubts and said, "Well, you go first."

Song Sheng lowered his head and replied "yes", then turned and walked out of the melon shed.

Then he waved to the night in the distance and fled from the melon field in a flash.

In the distance, under the night sky, Su He was slowly walking towards this side.

As they walked, he stuffed a pill into Zhang Xiuhua's mouth and said, "Auntie, take this."

Zhang Xiuhua asked, "What is this?"

Su He replied: "Anti-poison pill." Then he took one himself.

Zhang Xiuhua said "Oh", tilted her head back and swallowed the pill in one gulp.

The two of them approached the sixth melon shed step by step without haste.

At this time, in the melon shed, Liu Dazhong was lying on the bed, waiting quietly.

He didn't have much patience with others, but he was very patient and obedient to his daughter. He would give her whatever she wanted, and even if she wanted a man, he would help her get him.

Isn’t Song Sheng an example right in front of us!

His daughter claimed that she wanted to give him a surprise today. Although he felt it was unnecessary and even troublesome, he still cooperated with her and came to the melon field outside East City, waiting for her to serve a fresh melon feast.

The candle flame flickered, making a few soft "puff" sounds.

The orange flames cast a hazy glow over the entire melon shed, making it look like a dream, real and unreal.

Liu Dazhong felt a wave of tiredness, starting from the soles of his feet and rising straight up to his forehead.

He simply stretched out his limbs and lay flat on the bed.

But even if he relaxed and lay flat, he still felt a constant stream of fatigue surging from deep within his body, making him lose all strength.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong and wanted to sit up, but he couldn't support his body. He wanted to call out "Jiao'er", but his voice was as soft as a mosquito.

He panicked, and when he turned around, he saw a woman walking in...