Chapter 620 Promise to Help
Prefect Shen said with great sorrow: "Look at what you have done to a weak woman like Miss Zhou!"
"Stop confusing right and wrong." Following Mrs. Du's hint, Mr. Du finally came to his senses. "I'm looking for my daughter, but you're standing in my way. Could it be that you're colluding with the Zhou family?"
He pointed at Prefect Shen angrily, and raised his fist as big as a bowl, which frightened everyone who saw it.
Prefect Shen showed an incredible expression: "Master Du, I have always respected you as an elder, so I am usually respectful to you, but how can you slander my reputation like this?"
He stood up from the ground, vigorously brushing off the dust on his body, his posture as straight as a pine tree. "I have served as an official in Qingzhou City for many years. I believe everyone knows my reputation. But you, Master Du, usually pride yourself on being a public servant, but today you openly broke into a private house. Is this an act of justice?"
His questioning did make sense. As long as he stopped Mr. Du from doing something inappropriate, he could successfully prevent him from entering the Zhou Mansion.
Moreover, even if someone came from above, they could not say that there was anything wrong with what Prefect Shen did, because the laws of the time stipulated that it was not allowed to break into private homes.
Miss Zhou said with tears in her eyes, "Uncle Du, I have always admired you very much and have always wanted to invite you to my house. But my father hasn't returned yet, and you are so aggressive. I am just an orphan, so I really don't dare..."
Before he could finish his words, Madam Du interrupted him: "Stop pretending, sir, let's just force our way in. We can't let them imprison our daughter here!"
"Who dares?!" Prefect Shen showed his badge in a hurry. It seemed that if anyone dared to break into the Zhou family today, he would arrest them.
Mr. Du sneered disdainfully. The group of yamen runners in the government office were all good-for-nothings. It would be more than enough for the disciples of the Du family to rush into the Zhou Mansion.
As for being imprisoned? As long as it was confirmed that Miss Du was indeed locked up in the Zhou Mansion, who would dare to put the Du family in jail?
The two sides charged into battle, and the disciples of the Du family had the upper hand. Just when they were sure of victory, one of the disciples showed a worried look and quietly ran towards the Lu family.
At the Lu family, Hu Xiner was still forcing Zhao Si to tell her why the Zhou family always had a problem with Miss Du, but Zhao Si refused to tell her.
The cold night wind, soaked in moonlight, blew across everyone's bodies with a chill. Hu Xin'er sighed, "Since you haven't said anything yet, I'll have no choice but to let Yun Jue and the others take action."
At this time, Hu Laosan hurried in.
"Hu Laosan, why are you back? How is the Du family? Is everything going well?" Hu Xiner asked hurriedly.
Hu Laosan said seriously: "I originally wanted to come and tell you the news, but after running a few steps, I heard that the government had detained the Du family. At this moment, Prefect Shen is coming this way, maybe he is here to chase me!"
"What?!" The three members of the Lu family couldn't believe it.
Mr. Du’s martial arts skills are so high, how could he be easily captured by the government?
Hu Laosan frowned and shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation."
"Then you should hurry up and come in and hide." Hu Xiner thought quickly, "Oh, there's a tunnel in our house."
"Thank you for your kindness, Madam. However, the government probably wouldn't dare to do anything to our Du family. But what about our young lady?" Hu Lao San's eyes were filled with anxiety. "Madam Lu, my life or death is not a concern. I only ask that you find a way to save our young lady."
"This..." Hu Xiner looked at his eyes that were full of sincerity and pleading, and couldn't bear to say no.
There is obviously a huge secret behind the Zhou family's targeting of the Du family. The Du family is now in a weak position. The Zhou family is in collusion with the government and is so vicious. If she gets involved, if she makes a mistake, she will probably not end up well.
But… thinking of the various interactions between the Du family and the Du family, her blood boiled, and she gritted her teeth and promised: "Don't worry, as long as I still have the ability, I will definitely help you rescue Miss Du!"
Lu Yunjue's brows relaxed for a moment. He looked at Hu Xiner, and although he tried his best to restrain himself, his eyes still showed gratitude and relief.
Mu Qing stood beside Hu Xiner, his eyes complicated.
"Sister Caishen, this isn't fair, is it?" Zhao Si was stunned. "Didn't you say that the last time you faced me?"
"Can you compare to Miss Du?" Hu Xin'er said bluntly. "Miss Du has helped my family so much, inside and out. How about you?"
"But she's caused us a lot of trouble..." Zhao Si muttered softly, then said with a smile, "Sister Caishen, since you're going to help the Du family deal with the Zhou family, you can also help me get revenge. Give me a ride."
This guy, he really dares to open a dyeing room just because he has some color.
Hu Xiner's brain was working very fast and she didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Seeing this, Zhao Si rolled his eyes twice and said, "Sister Caishen, don't you want to know why Miss Du was taken away? No need to interrogate her, I'll tell you now."
Hu Xin'er's thoughts were interrupted by this sentence. She turned her head and looked at Zhao Si suspiciously: "Why are you willing to talk about it again?"
Zhao Si smiled and said, "You were all willing to help me before. Telling this will only cause you trouble. How do I know if you will turn around and report me to the Zhou family for money? So I won't tell you."
However, when he saw that Hu Xin'er was not afraid of the alliance between the Zhou Mansion and the government for the Du family, he suddenly felt relieved and wanted to use Hu Xin'er's power to accomplish what he had wanted to do for so many years.
"If you dare to tell a lie, I will cut off your tongue." Zhao Si's words also attracted Lu Yunjue's attention.
Zhao Si shrank his neck and revealed a shocking secret: "In fact, Miss Zhou is simply ugly!"
Lu Yunjue drew his sword with a cold face.
Hu Laosan was originally looking at Zhao Si with expectant eyes, but now he frowned: "Now is not the time to make fun of us."
"I'm telling the truth!" Zhao Si said seriously, "A very important reason why Uncle Zheng was murdered was that he saw Miss Zhou's true face. That's why the Zhou family refused to let them withdraw from the cooperation. They felt that without the constraints of vested interests, my godfather and the others would definitely reveal Miss Zhou's true face..."
It turned out that Mr. Zhou had done so many evil things that he was hunted down by his enemies. Although he managed to escape, his wife was poisoned during the fight and died in childbirth.
Mr. Zhou was extremely sad and named his daughter Zhou Qingyan.
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