Chapter 574 The Last Hope

The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Bai Shuang knelt on the ground and didn't dare to breathe.

Su Ying had told them before that it is okay to be kind, but kindness that exceeds one's capabilities may very likely become a sharp knife that stabs oneself.

"My lady, I know I was wrong."

Su Ying's face was expressionless. "Stand aside first and wait for those two officers to come in and see what they say."

Bai Shuang bit her lip and stood aside in response.

Soon, two officers came in.

When the officials arrived, they didn't expect that the queen was here, and they couldn't help feeling a little timid.

"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen."

Su Ying asked straight to the point: "Get up, I heard from you that there is a prisoner in the villa, who is it?"

"Your Highness, this criminal behaved badly. He escaped when I and others were trying to capture him yesterday."

"oh?"

"Recently, I received a report that a suspicious man had been lurking outside a girls' college, intending to attack the students. Yesterday, when a female student was leaving school, the criminal suddenly kidnapped the student, intending to molest her. Later, a passerby discovered him and drove him away, and then the victim was rescued."

The hoarfrost became paler and paler.

Su Ying's expression became increasingly cold.

"What does the prisoner look like? Is there a portrait?"

"Yes, a passerby saw the prisoner, and the painter of Jingzhao Yinfu drew him. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Su Ying took the portrait from the official's hand and unfolded it to take a look.

Bai Shuang was standing next to Su Ying, so she could see the portrait clearly. The portrait was a bit abstract, but Bai Shuang recognized it at the first glance. The features and eyebrows belonged to Si Chen for sure!

She would never have thought that the person she rescued was actually a pervert!

Then the marks on his neck were probably caused when he was caught...

Zhou Qing secretly supported Bai Shuang to prevent her from falling.

"This man collapsed behind the villa yesterday. I thought he was a civilian who had fallen, so I asked the imperial guards to bring him back for treatment. I didn't expect that he was actually a criminal. Zhou Qing, take them to capture him."

"yes."

Zhou Qing took the two officers out of the main courtyard.

"My queen, please let me go with you. If he is awake, I would like to scold him to vent my anger."

Su Ying looked at Bai Shuang deeply, and agreed to her request, "Go ahead, and take it as a lesson for yourself."

"Yes, thank you, my lady. I will accept the punishment when I return."

Bai Shuang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and quickly left the main courtyard.

At this time, Si Chen, who was lying on the bed, woke up slowly.

His eyes became alert after a moment of confusion, and he subconsciously sat up on the bed, but the moment he moved, the wound on his body was affected and his face wrinkled in pain.

Just as he was about to speak, the door was pushed open and two officers walked in with fierce faces.

Si Chen saw a hint of surprise in the officer's eyes. Before he could figure out the situation, he heard the officer say, "It's him. Arrest him!"

The officer stepped forward and arrested Si Chen without saying a word.

Si Chen widened his eyes in shock and opened his mouth to speak, but he was almost strangled to death yesterday and his throat was injured. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound.

"Ah! Ah!" Si Chen opened his mouth and could only make ah ah sounds. He tried to gesture with his hands, but the officer thought he was trying to escape and punched him in the face. One of his eyes turned blue and black in an instant.

"You damn rapist, you actually dared to hide in the royal villa. Do you think we can't catch you if you hide here? Come with us honestly, or we will break your legs!"

The police officers forced him out of the house.

As soon as he got outside, Si Chen saw Bai Shuang standing not far away.

Facing Bai Shuang's disgusted and reproachful look, Si Chen became even more flustered.

"Ah! Ah!!" He tried to shout "Hu ah", but no matter how hard he tried he couldn't utter a single word. Si Chen once again felt what despair was!

Bai Shuang looked at Si Chen with anger in her chest. She could not help but rushed over and slapped Si Chen in the face. "You pervert, I didn't expect you to do something like raping an innocent woman. I really misjudged you. I thought you were a good person, just down and out for a while! Perverts like you should be cut into pieces!"

Bai Shuang became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and she almost pounced on Si Chen to get close to him.

The two officers knew that Bai Shuang was someone close to the Queen and they did not dare to offend her. They could only stand aside and watch. Si Chen was extremely thin and had injuries on his body, so he was no match for Bai Shuang and was knocked to the ground by Bai Shuang in a blink of an eye.

Seeing this, the two officers wanted to step forward to stop them but were stopped by Zhou Qing. It was obvious that Bai Shuang was really angry, so let her vent.

After venting, Bai Shuang finally calmed down the anger in his chest.

She climbed up from Si Chen's body panting, glared at him fiercely, "You'd better not let me see you again, otherwise I will beat you every time I see you!" After that, she left without looking back.

Si Chen was really hurt by Bai Shuang's beating, but his eyes were fixed on her back with a hint of hope in them.

Girl, I selfishly hope that you can save me again...

Bai Shuang returned to the main courtyard and closed the door.

She opened her palm, and there lay a key in it, which he had just stuffed into her hand when she was beating Si Chen.

For some reason, Bai Shuang didn't throw the key away after feeling its presence, but held it tightly!

She...maybe she can trust him again!

Bai Shuang changed into a clean dress and returned to Su Ying and knelt down.

"I acted rashly and did not follow your instructions. Please punish me."

Su Ying leaned lightly on the soft pillow, her face expressionless, making it hard to guess what she was thinking.

"Bai Shuang, I remember that you have always been a rational person."

"I don't know why I was so confused this time. It's my fault. But my lady, just now when I was beating the prisoner, he suddenly stuffed a key into my hand."

Bai Shuang handed the key to Su Ying.

Su Ying opened her eyes and looked at the key, frowning slightly, "The key to the storage pavilion."

"Yes, I saw it as soon as I brought it back." The locks of the storage pavilion are specially made, so its keys are also different from ordinary ones. Ordinary locksmiths cannot make them. It can be said that the locks and keys of the storage pavilion are unique.

Su Ying looked at Zhou Qing who walked in, "As a bystander, you can see more clearly. What exactly is going on?"

(End of this chapter)