As soon as A Cui arrived, she also knelt down.
Many people were watching and pointing around.
It was only after Dan Qingfeng gave a wink to a few constables, who drew their swords and forced the group of onlookers to retreat.
A Cui lowered her head and spoke in a low voice.
"I pay my respects to you, my Lord."
"A Cui, Butcher Zhu said that he took a piglet from your house two nights ago. Is this true?" Shan Qingfeng asked.
"To answer your question, yes, this happened. That night my sow gave birth to seven piglets, one of which suffocated to death. So I went to ask Butcher Zhu if he would take the piglet in. Butcher Zhu was very happy to hear that, and he came to my house and took the piglet away." A Cui was much calmer and spoke slowly.
The constable nodded to Shan Qingfeng.
Shan Qingfeng received the look with an ambiguous look.
There is definitely something wrong with Butcher Zhu and A Cui. If they were really trading piglets, why didn't A Cui just take them away directly instead of going through all the trouble?
It's not appropriate for an unmarried girl like A Cui to go out alone at night, as the next day would be more beneficial for her.
But the constable said that A Cui's family did have a sow and six piglets, and the two must have concealed something with the only facts they had.
Shan Qingfeng waved his hand, "Come here, take Butcher Zhu and A Cui back."
"Your Excellency, you are innocent!" Butcher Zhu and A Cui kowtowed.
The two constables left first, each escorting one person.
But Shan Qingfeng did not leave, but asked the onlookers.
"My fellow villagers, may I ask where is Butcher Zhu's home?"
"I am a neighbor of Zhu the Butcher. I will take the adults there." A thin man walked out from the crowd.
He volunteered to lead the way.
At the end of East Street is Butcher Zhu’s home.
After the man led the way, he wanted to leave.
Shan Qingfeng said, "Wait a moment."
"What's wrong, sir?" The thin man bent over.
Shan Qingfeng waved his hand, and the constable subdued the thin man.
"I am kind enough to lead the way, sir. What are you doing?" The thin man looked up and questioned, as if he couldn't believe it.
Shan Qingfeng did not explain much, but broke open the door of Zhu the Butcher's house and walked in.
He first came to the kitchen and said, "Ada is waiting in the yard, so don't come in."
Su Yun nodded obediently.
Shan Qingfeng took Qin Fuying and Guan Xi into the kitchen.
As the three of them came in, their expressions changed at the same time.
All I saw were two white legs hanging on the wall.
Qin Fuying frowned. No matter how she thought about it, she felt something was wrong.
"My Lord, is this going too smoothly?"
Shan Qingfeng found a basket and put the calf in it to cover it.
He nodded silently.
"Ever since Ah Da took us to East Street, we have been under the control of the people in the dark. This Butcher Zhu might just be a scapegoat. The person who led the way is also problematic. Let's go and take a look next door."
[What is Shan Shaoqing carrying? ]
Su Yun was curious and stretched her head to look.
Shan Shaoqing blocked them and took the lead to go to the next room.
This time he went in by himself and soon walked out with a dark face.
"Let's go back to the Dali Temple first. Fuzi and Xizi will take Ah Da back."
Shan Qingfeng hurried back to the Dali Temple with his men. If he guessed correctly, the person behind the scenes would take action against him next.
Qin Fuying and Guan Xi took Su Yun to West Street. One of the alleys in West Street was filled with homeless people.
Most of the things inside are built with sheds, which makes it quite messy.
Su Yun and the other two disappeared as soon as they entered West Street, and the person in the dark quickly dodged away.
In a dim room.
The man in ordinary clothes knelt on one knee and said, "Sir, Shan Qingfeng has already captured Zhu the Butcher and A Cui. That beggar A Da could be one of ours, but why did he act on his own and take Shan Qingfeng to East Street in advance? This has completely disrupted your plan, and we have lost another person."
"No problem, proceed according to the plan."
The figure turned around, revealing a hideous scar on his face.
…
Su Yun and the other two returned to the secret room.
Wuchang removed the disguises of the three people. When he saw the bowl of soup that Su Yun was holding, he burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at? The money earned by my own ability is not shabby." Su Yun straightened her body.
And Wuchang had already prepared exactly the same clothes.
Su Yun picked up the clothes and gave a thumbs up.
"If I hadn't looked closely and realized the material was new, I would have thought it was my clothes."
"We were in a hurry, so the embroidery is a little rough. But if you don't look closely, it's not a big deal." Wuchang scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
The three of them changed their clothes and were not in a hurry to leave.
Su Yun was still thinking about favors and what was in the basket.
She turned and asked Qin Fuying.
"Your Highness, what favor does Shan Shaoqing owe you?"
"Wu Chun was injured a few years ago and needs a hundred-year-old blood ganoderma." Qin Fuying said in two brief sentences.
Su Yun nodded in understanding.
That’s right, it turns out Shan Shaoqing really has special feelings for Wu Chun.
Su Yun was now even more certain, so she asked again.
"What's in that basket? Shan Shaoqing is so mysterious."
Qin Fuying paused and thought.
It's time to tell Yunyun something: people always have to learn to grow up.
"It's the baby's legs."
"What? This Butcher Zhu is such a ruthless person!" Although Su Yun was a little scared, she was more angry.
Her little face was full of anger and she gritted her teeth secretly.
We cannot refer to the original text at all now because this is not described in the original text.
Even if Butcher Zhu was not the person behind the incident, cannibalism is indeed true.
Su Yun now recalled what Butcher Zhu had said about the tenderness of the piglets, and her hands were shaking with anger.
Shan Qingfeng was panting heavily, and it was obvious that he had run over from the Dali Temple.
He said to Wuchang, "Quick, send His Highness and the other two out."
Wuchang knew the seriousness of the matter and did not ask any further questions.
He took Qin Fuying and the other two directly to another secret passage.
Su Yun knew that she couldn't fall behind, so she turned around and glanced at Shan Qingfeng.
[Could it be that the person behind the scenes has already taken action, and now the evidence points to Shan Shaoqing. ]
Shan Qingfeng waved his hand, "Let's go."
Then he returned to the courtyard.
In the secret passage, Wuchang stopped.
"Your Highness, just keep going straight and you will reach the back street of the teahouse."
Qin Fuying nodded.
Wuchang ran back immediately.
Qin Fuying explained, "Something happened to Shan Shaoqing, and someone framed him. If we are found in Shan Shaoqing's house, we will also be implicated. Let's hurry back to the teahouse!"
"Yeah." Su Yun nodded worriedly.
Qin Fuying patted Su Yun's head.
"You don't have to worry too much. I will report this to my father when I return."
You can't go back to the teahouse in a grand manner.
Guan Xi asked Su Yun for a soup bowl filled with copper coins.
"Niece, lend me your help."
Su Yun gave it to Guan Xi without saying a word.
Qin Fuying and Su Yun hid in the back street of the teahouse, while Guan Xi lowered his aura and hid in the crowd.
After a while, he came back with empty hands.
"Let's wait until the teahouse becomes chaotic, and then sneak in directly. This way, the people watching from the dark won't be able to notice that someone has been replaced!"
(End of this chapter)