Chapter 45: Lao Xin's End
The actual result was exactly what she expected.
Inside the dark and damp county jail.
Captain Liang looked at the dazed Old Xin in front of him and slowly squatted down. He asked again, "It's already this time, and you still don't want to talk?"
Old Xin twitched the corner of his mouth and shook his head weakly: "Boss, it's useless."
Captain Liang suppressed his anger and directly told the truth: "Deputy General Qi has been sentenced to confiscation of property and exile. Do you think anyone will come to save you?"
Lao Xin was stunned, his face full of disbelief: "How is that possible? You are lying to me, right? I will never tell you."
Liang He was furious and threw the letter in his face: "How long are you going to be stubborn? Open your eyes and see!"
The white paper fell to the ground. Lao Xin recognized the words. After seeing the content clearly, his face changed drastically and he read it again carefully from beginning to end.
Why was Deputy General Qi also exiled? Wasn’t he working for the Third Prince?
And he was also sentenced to beheading!
But Song, the person who poisoned the people, escaped!
How could it become like this?!
For a moment, Lao Xin felt that life was hopeless and muttered to himself, "How is it possible..."
Liang He took a deep breath and shook his shoulders: "Old Xin, tell me the truth, why did you do that? Besides Deputy General Qi, is there the Third Prince behind you?
The will of the Holy Spirit has been given, and there is absolutely no reason to change it. Think about your family, don't you want revenge?"
Lao Xin's face turned pale and tears started to flow.
He choked and shook his head, then collapsed onto the ground: "Boss, I don't want to die."
Liang He patted him a few times to comfort him. Lao Xin, who was initially resistant, started to cry loudly. Liang He did not stop him. After waiting for a long time, he slowly stopped crying.
"I'll tell you!" Old Xin wiped his nose and tears, his voice hoarse and full of hatred: "I owed 500 taels of silver for gambling, and the gambling house wanted to use my grandson to pay off the debt. Later, Deputy General Qi found me and said that if I did him a favor, he would give me 500 taels of silver.
It was indeed me who used the beast-luring powder. I also wanted to drug the temple that day, but…"
He told the story slowly.
"I just wanted to get rid of the Luo family. I didn't expect Madam Song to be so bold. She wanted to kill all of us!"
"Why is she okay?!"
Old Xin became more and more angry as he spoke. He hated the injustice of God. Why did the woman from the Song family escape?
Liang He's eyes darkened. He certainly knew why. Although Song was exiled, her biological father was still alive.
The nobles have always been in collusion with each other. If her father stepped in and put all the blame on Lao Xin, it is not impossible to forgive him.
…
After coming out of the county government office, Song followed Liang He in a low-key manner, trying not to speak so as not to attract the other party's attention.
Magistrate Wang escorted Liang He to the door and asked, "Since the imperial decree has been issued, when will Lord Liang depart?"
"tomorrow."
“So fast?!”
He hadn't even had time to invite Captain Liang to dinner to strengthen their relationship.
"The weather has been bad recently, so we should set off early to avoid delaying our trip."
Magistrate Wang looked at the wet ground and sighed, "Indeed, I don't know how long this rain will last!"
"In that case, Sir Liang, please take care on your journey. Goodbye!"
"Goodbye!"
Along the way, Chang Wu tried hard to restrain himself, and several times he almost couldn't control himself and wanted to stab Song.
Liang He also knew that he was angry. No one could remain indifferent when seeing the person who killed them right in front of them.
But this is obviously not a good time to take action.
He held Chang Wu's arm and whispered, "No rush!"
There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!
After all, quite a few exiles die on the road every year.
…
Inside the inn, Zhu Mingqing was farming in the space when there was a sudden knock on the door.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw Luo Xiao with a very grim expression. He pointed outside and said, "A lot of people came outside looking for you. My second brother asked them what was going on, but he was held down!"
Zhu Mingqing immediately walked out with a cold expression.
In the lobby of the inn, the officers did not dare to act rashly, and the guests sat far away, watching this side.
As soon as Zhu Mingqing appeared, he discovered the wound at the corner of Luo Huai's mouth, and at this time his hands and shoulders were being pressed down by someone.
Luo Huai is not the one who takes the initiative to cause trouble, so these people did it on purpose.
Her face darkened instantly and she turned her gaze to the leader.
"Are you the Madam Zhu?" Prince Wang paused, a glint of surprise in his eyes.
"Let him go!"
Prince Wang smiled and said, "I can release him, but you have to sell me those herbs. And with your status, what is your intention in buying so many herbs?"
"It has nothing to do with you. I'll ask you again, are you going to release him or not?"
The atmosphere gradually became tense.
"Humph, no one has ever said no to selling anything this young master has set his eyes on!"
Zhu Mingqing stopped talking nonsense with him and went forward to bring Luo Huai over, but was stopped by the other party.
"ah--"
Zhu Mingqing grabbed his arm and twisted it hard, forcing him to kneel on the ground. Pain surged through his shoulder. "Let go! I'm the county magistrate's son. How dare you offend me? Are you trying to kill yourself?"
Seeing that the situation here was not good, Luo Xiao immediately moved back quietly and ran towards the county government office while no one was paying attention.
"I don't care who you are!"
Zhu Mingqing knew that given his current situation, he should just do his duty.
But now that she has been bullied to the point of being bullied, if she continues to hold it in, she will be a coward.
If I really get into trouble, the worst that can happen is I'll just run away.
It saves you from all the trouble along the way.
"Young Master!"
"Let my son go!"
A servant came forward and tried to take down this daring woman.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper stepped forward to dissuade them: "Everyone, please listen to me. Let's talk it over."
He first said to Zhu Mingqing, "Madam, please let go quickly. If something really happens, no one can save you."
Then he turned to Prince Wang and said, "My Lord, please don't bother with this blind person. She doesn't know your identity, so please be magnanimous and don't make a fuss about it."
Zhu Mingqing snorted in his heart: It’s a pity that the son of the county magistrate has nothing in common with County Magistrate Wang.
Not only did she not let go, she pressed harder: “Let them let go first!”
Prince Wang's face turned pale. No one had ever dared to treat him like this in his life.
But his arm was in so much pain that he shouted in the direction of the servant, "Let him go!"
Luo Huai freed his arms. He suppressed the anger in his heart, walked to Zhu Mingqing, and stared at him intently.
His eyes were dark, as if he was shooting out a sharp sword, ready to pierce through the opponent!
Prince Wang felt a chill on his back, and then his body fell heavily backwards. Fortunately, he was caught by his servant in time.
The atmosphere was deathly silent, when suddenly Luo Xiao's loud shouting came from outside.
"Here he comes, Lord Liang is back."
Prince Wang didn't care about Lord Liang. He said sullenly, "Catch him..."
But before he could finish, the other person's body went limp and fell to the ground.
Liang He came in and saw this scene.
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