Chapter 169: Prison Disaster
In Caixing Town, Xin Fangyun and Xin's mother-in-law were arranging piles of groceries in the shop.
At the end of the town's main street, Xin's mother-in-law looked around from time to time.
"You said, it's been so many days, the hostess shouldn't come, right?"
Since Yuan Xi's death, Xin Fangyun seemed to have aged a lot. He became much more dull and not as cheerful and cheerful as before.
"Are you scared now?"
Xin's mother-in-law shuddered.
"What am I afraid of? I didn't kidnap him. I just called that little idiot and told him that Yuanxi was looking for him, and he followed me out happily. You can't blame me..."
"What I mean is," Xin Fangyun turned his head slowly. "Aren't you afraid that Yuanxi will turn into a fierce ghost and come to take your life?"
Xin's mother-in-law snorted coldly.
"I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I be afraid?"
Xin Fangyun turned around again and continued doing the things at hand like a wooden man.
Xin's mother-in-law pressed Xin Fangyun's head with her fingers.
"You unfilial son, you should have taken the landlady and Yuanxi with you. When she left, she took away the house deed, all the valuable jewelry, clothes and tea sets. You left nothing behind. You are getting poorer by marrying a wife."
"Mom, I'm going back to the countryside to farm. From now on, you and your brother will take care of the shop."
"How can you do that? Your brother is a playful person. Besides, you are fine."
Suddenly, a group of yamen runners came to the door of their shop.
"Are you Xin Liu?"
Xin's mother-in-law was a little scared and replied awkwardly.
"Yes, sir, what's the matter?"
"You have seduced the indenture of Lingyu Manor, stolen other people's property, and colluded with traffickers. You are now imprisoned and await your punishment."
Xin's mother-in-law was stunned.
"No, I am innocent. The man came to my house to play with my wife and got lost accidentally. It has nothing to do with me."
"You are so eloquent, how can you not be related? My people have found out that you are colluding with traffickers and took three taels of silver from them."
When Chen Shiyi's voice was heard, Xin's mother-in-law became even more frightened.
Xin Fangyun hurriedly stood in front of Xin's mother-in-law and knelt down to Chen Shiyi.
"Boss, please spare my mother. She is old and can't stand the torture."
"I think it's others who can't stand her torture."
"She colluded with the traffickers to kidnap Yuan Shu, and she often gossiped about him, causing Yuan Xi to develop hysteria. She is the kind of person who would torment others without blinking an eye."
Chen Shiyi walked around the kneeling Xin Fangyun.
"She once asked me where she would live if I took the house away from her. Now, you see, I have arranged such a good place for her. She should be grateful to me."
Xin's mother-in-law immediately ran over, hugged Chen Shiyi's legs and cried bitterly.
"Boss, please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again."
Chen Shiyi shook his head.
"There won't be a next time. I've already given you a chance for Yuanxi."
She said to the yamen runners.
"Thank you for sending me here, big brother."
These people had already benefited from Chen Shiyi, and said with a smile.
"It is our unshirkable duty to uphold justice, eliminate evil and promote good."
After hearing this, Xin's mother-in-law fell to the ground with a pale face. Suddenly, she stood up and attacked Chen Shiyi with both hands, trying to scratch her face.
Chen Shiyi moved extremely fast and kicked Xin's mother-in-law in the heart.
Xin's mother-in-law fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
She held her stomach and screamed in pain.
"You bastard, you shall die a miserable death."
Chen Shiyi's eyes were sharp and his chin was slightly raised.
She spoke to the officer standing beside her.
"Some people can say the most vicious words and kill people without leaving any trace. I wonder how the big brothers can subdue such people?"
One of the officers said.
"It's not that simple. Just give him some dumb medicine or pull out his tongue."
Chen Shiyi said with a smile.
"The big brothers are really powerful and decisive in killing."
A few officers understood and took the crying Xin's mother-in-law away.
Xin Fangyun stared blankly at his mother being taken away by the yamen runners, his body drooping involuntarily.
Chen Shiyi walked up to him and spoke softly.
"The thing I regret most is marrying you just to make Yuanxi happy. You are useless, weak, and opinionless. You watched Yuanxi fall into hysteria but could do nothing. Then you kept saying in your heart that you were wronged. You did everything well, so why did you lose in the end?"
"Just now, even if you had stood up to defend your mother and the police, or had followed your mother to jail, I would have respected you as a man, but you did nothing."
"Xin Fangyun, all these losses are the price you pay for your cowardice and weakness."
"Moreover, you will watch helplessly as you lose more and more in the future."
Xin Fangyun smiled bitterly.
"If I could start over, I would never go to Lingyu Villa again, and I would never meet Yuanxi again."
Chen Shiyi shook his head and sighed.
"You still don't understand. Whether it's Yuanxi or any other woman, it's their sorrow when they meet you. Do you understand?"
Having said this, he stepped on the stirrups, mounted the horse, pulled the reins, and galloped away.
Following behind him was a Fu Da who was on guard against Xin Fangyun.
He looked at Xin Fangyun deeply.
"Coward."
They were rushing on the way to Yanzhou City.
Fu Da hurriedly dissuaded her.
"Don't go. Pei Luoshu has killed all the members of Zhenxing Escort Agency. From now on, there will no longer be Zhenxing Escort Agency in Yanzhou."
Chen Shiyi was very surprised.
"He did it?"
"Um."
"Just him and Fu Feng? Two people? Killed dozens of martial arts masters from the Zhenxing Escort Agency?"
Fuda didn't want to admit that Pei was so powerful, but he couldn't deny that it was a fact.
"Didn't he tell you?"
Chen Shiyi shook his head.
"I thought he was hurt in a fight with you."
Fu Da snorted coldly.
"Once a woman has emotions, she loses her rationality."
Chen Shiyi smiled.
"In that case, we won't go to Yanzhou City, and will go directly to Kyoto."
He was very confused.
"What are you going to do in Kyoto?"
"set fire."
Chen Shiyi looked at the dazed Fu and laughed.
"Didn't you find out that the owner of Yinhelou has a relationship with the second in command of Zhenxing Escort Agency, and Yinhelou helped him to put kerosene in Qinyunlou?"
"He set my fire, so I can set his fire as well. This is called giving someone a taste of his own medicine."
Fu Da sneered.
"Do you know where Kyoto is? It's under the Emperor's feet. It's the most heavily guarded place. If there's a murder in Kyoto, they'll investigate it thoroughly, not to mention a fire?"
Chen Shiyi stopped his horse and looked at the towering city gate of Kyoto not far away.
The soldiers on the city wall were changing shifts, each one in an orderly manner, with red flags flying and cries of war. The blue bricks of the city wall were old, permeated with the vicissitudes of time.
What kind of filth and evil is hidden in the majestically guarded besieged city?