"Who are you? How dare you lay a hand on an official of the imperial court? You don't want to live anymore, do you? Let go! Let go of me!"
Believe it or not, I'll kill you all.
Zhu Shichang struggled violently in dissatisfaction, his eyes glaring angrily at the people around him.
Especially when she saw Lin Yan'an, the anger and resentment in her eyes were impossible to hide, and she wished she could rush up and beat him up right now.
He had finally fallen for that bastard's trick. After thinking about it all night, he finally figured out how those people had sneaked in. They must have followed that bastard from the Lin family into the manor, which led to what happened today.
Unfortunately, he was just an clerk and didn't know who was plotting the rebellion. Otherwise, he would have revealed the person to save his own life. All the wealth and honor he had worked so hard for were now gone.
Looking at the man in front of him, whose face was bruised and swollen, and whose head had been beaten into a pig's head, Yuan Hui was momentarily unable to recognize him and asked in confusion, "This is the magistrate of Pingjiang County? He certainly has a unique appearance."
If he didn't speak, he wouldn't even recognize that person. He had been beaten so badly that he had no idea who he had offended.
Lin Yan'an glared fiercely at Zhu Shichang and said irritably, "This guy is spouting nonsense all day long. All he thinks about is how to enjoy himself and prey on the people. He deserves a beating."
He almost lost his innocence because of it, and he felt that just beating him up wasn't enough.
Yuan Hui nodded, but didn't say much. He had already gleaned a lot from those testimonies.
Zhu Shichang was able to secure his position as magistrate of Pingjiang County thanks to the idea of the Wan family head.
He felt there must be something fishy going on. If a merchant family knew how to benefit the people, how could they have gone for so many years without a single member becoming an official?
Later, it was only through the help of the concubines in the palace that the younger generation of the Wan family were able to secure an official position.
Now it seems all of these are going to be gone.
Zhu Shichang was furious upon hearing Lin Yan'an's words and cursed loudly, "You bastards of the Lin family, who are you talking nonsense about? You people dare to slander an official of the imperial court, you're going to die! I am innocent!"
It is you who trespassed on private property and assaulted and verbally abused officials of the imperial court; you deserve to die, you all deserve to die.
If those above do not give me an explanation, I will... I will...
Yuan Hui frowned and said sternly, "So what? As the magistrate of Pingjiang County, you not only don't serve the people wholeheartedly, but you also do such shady things behind their backs, and you even dare to say such rebellious words. I think you really deserve to be beaten."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stepped forward and slapped Zhu Shichang hard across the face several times until blood trickled from the corner of his mouth and his lips were swollen and red. Only when he dared not shout anymore did Yuan Hui order the men to stop.
Lin Yan'an felt relieved and glared at the other party fiercely before looking away when Zhu Shichang was locked in the prison cart.
Yuan Hui, having already gone to the mine, checked on the wounded and then decided to go up the mountain with Lu Cijian.
Jiang Yimian glanced at Lu Cijian with some concern. He was already injured, and his wound had reopened earlier. He hadn't had a proper rest before going up the mountain again.
Perhaps sensing her worry, Lu Cijian simply smiled and reassured her, "I'm fine, I'll be careful, you don't need to worry."
Having said that, he walked out of the manor.
Jiang Yimian only frowned slightly.
They guessed that something had been discovered at the mine, and they wanted to tell Yuan Hui, but it wasn't appropriate to bring it up at the manor.
She wanted to say a few words of advice, but with so many people around, she couldn't say much. She only said to Wang San, "He's still injured, so be careful not to let his wound reopen."
Wang San responded and quickly chased after him.
Lin Yan'an clicked his tongue twice, seemingly both envious and dissatisfied, "This guy is really strong. He woke up the next day after such a serious injury. If it were me, I would have to lie in bed for at least three or four days."
Although he didn't particularly like pretty boys, he was still somewhat impressed by the other man's strong physique and how well he had protected Jiang Yimian, leaving her with only a few shallow scratches after emerging from the collapsed mine.
She was a little envious that the other person was being cared for by Jiang Yimian, and maybe even had her medicine applied to her personally.
Unfortunately, he didn't have that opportunity.
Jiang Yimian responded absentmindedly, her mind preoccupied with matters at the mine.
She didn't make any special discoveries during the fight with those people yesterday, and she wondered what message Lu Cijian had received from Song Er before going up the mountain.
Seeing that Jiang Yimian was in a bad mood, Lin Yan'an assumed that she was worried about Jiang Dazhuang, so he quickly comforted her, "Yimian, don't worry, Uncle Jiang will definitely wake up. Old Chen said that he didn't wake up because he was too weak and seriously injured. You don't need to worry too much."
I see that many of the miners are still unconscious.
He had just learned that Jiang Yimian and the others' main purpose in coming to the mine was to rescue Jiang Dazhuang. He was extremely grateful that he had done what she asked him to do and successfully stalled Zhu Shichang.
Jiang Yimian was stunned for a moment before she chuckled dryly, "I know, Father will be alright."
As a doctor herself, she naturally knew that Jiang Dazhuang was not in any immediate danger and that it was only a matter of time before he regained consciousness.
With Zhao Xiaonian taking such good care of her, she really didn't need to worry about anything.
She's worried about other things now.
The masked man has escaped, and there's no guarantee he won't harbor resentment towards her and Lu Cijian. He'll definitely try to harm them if given the chance.
The two of them are fine, as they have martial arts skills to protect themselves. It's Wang Fengqin and the others who are in more danger.
Although Lu Cijian had arranged for people to be there, she was still somewhat uneasy.
The matter here needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
Lin Yan'an was relieved and said with a smile, "Then don't forget what I said. It seems that you are going back to the capital today. We won't see each other for a long time after I leave this time."
When you go to the capital, don't forget to come find me.
More importantly, he couldn't forget about him. With Lu Cijian by Jiang Yimian's side, he was really worried. He used to think that the other party was just a pretty boy, but now that he knew that the guy's identity was not simple, he felt a great sense of crisis.
If Jiang Yimian is really seduced by Lu Cijian, he'll regret it to death. He finally likes a girl, and then she steals his home away.
Jiang Yimian simply responded with a casual reply.
At this moment, on the mine.
Yuan Hui frowned as he stared at the knife broken in two in Song Er's hand, and asked curiously, "Was this knife made by people from the mountains?"
Song Er nodded hesitantly, "Probably, but this was dug out from the bottom of a rather secluded cave. It looks like it was originally buried underground."
They were lucky; after moving the rubble aside and digging a few times randomly, they sensed something inside.
When they dug it out, they found it was a broken knife in two sections.
He guessed that someone must have accidentally broken the knife and buried it on the spot to avoid being discovered.
Yuan Hui took the two broken swords and looked at Lu Cijian, asking in surprise, "Is this the weapon the people on the mountain used to fight you?"
Not only is this knife easy to break, but it also contains very little iron. Fighting with such a knife would be certain death.
He couldn't understand what the person behind him meant. Wasn't using such a knife as a weapon just sending his men to their deaths?
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