Chapter 627 Monster
Seeing that he couldn't win the argument, he wanted to take direct action.
But even though she knew that Prefect Shen was unreasonable, Hu Xin'er had no other choice.
After all, the situation is stronger than people. The entire Lu family is an outsider with no roots in Qingzhou, let alone her, a little woman?
If a conflict really breaks out, they can only surrender obediently... However, if everyone is really captured, what will happen to Lu's mother who is unconscious in the mansion?
She asked somewhat unwillingly: "Master Shen, why are you forcing our Lu family so hard?"
At this time, Prefect Shen put on an iron-faced and impartial look: "I am not targeting anyone deliberately. It is just because the Zhou family suffered heavy losses that I took you back for interrogation. You don't have to act so pitiful."
He glanced at Lord Chu calmly from the corner of his eye, but then realized his actions might seem unkind and unworthy of his image as a caring official. He paused and said earnestly, "Lu, don't worry. Considering that you are still pregnant and have your mother at home, as long as you don't persist in your wrongdoings, I will not order a severe punishment."
His words made it seem like Hu Xin'er was being unreasonable because she was worried that being interrogated would hurt the baby in her womb.
Lord Chu was playing with the jade pendant in his hand, looking nonchalant.
It would definitely not work to reason with Prefect Shen at the moment. If the needle pricked something, it might even make him angry and embarrassed.
Seeing this, Hu Xin'er changed her mind and decided to give up, using every possible means to delay time: "Sir, since you are speaking so frankly, I might as well speak frankly. We have just moved in, and we only have that one shop in the mansion to make a living. Now you are closing the shop and ransacking my house. How can I live like this——"
Not only Hu Xiner, but the remaining two people were also rapidly thinking of ways to break the deadlock.
Going to jail? That's absolutely impossible.
Mu Qing thought for a moment and then spoke up, "Right now, the Zhou family has no physical evidence and no witnesses. They're just relying on nonsense. If the prefect really wants to arrest someone, he can take me away."
Hu Xin'er was surprised: "How can this be possible?!"
Mu Qing said calmly, "My mother is seriously ill, and my wife is pregnant and cannot bear the shock. She cannot be left alone at home. I am the head of the family, so please be lenient and allow my younger brother to take care of my mother and wife at home."
Upon seeing this, Prefect Shen looked at Lord Chu inquiringly with a pensive look in his eyes.
Lord Chu declined to comment on this, clearly intending to watch from the sidelines.
Prefect Shen no longer hesitated and shouted, "Stop obstructing the government's investigation! Get started!"
The bailiffs gathered around them, intending to take Lu Yunjue and Hu Xin'er away. They were almost pushed aside, but luckily Mu Qing protected them.
With Lu Yunjue's martial arts skills, how could those yamen runners be his match? Zhou Chenghe's eyes flickered slightly when he saw this. If he took action at this moment, wouldn't he be able to secretly poison him, or even seize the opportunity to sever Lu Yunjue's tendons?
In this way, the power of the Lu family was greatly weakened, and it also created convenience for the young lady of the family to conquer the second young master Lu.
However, his actions were seen by Prefect Shen, who stopped him.
Prefect Shen said righteously, "Mr. Zhou, I know you hate this man to the core and want to arrest him, but the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. Let the government handle this matter."
After he finished speaking, he looked behind him and said, "Master Chu, the situation is urgent, please lend a hand!"
Lord Chu jumped off his horse and attacked Lu Yunjue directly, showing no mercy.
He was the one who had subdued Master Du before, and Lu Yunjue was restrained by the yamen runners and could not break free. Mu Qing rushed forward without hesitation: "Stop!"
The two men were fighting, and Zhou Chenghe couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw this - it was a good thing that he didn't take action just now, otherwise he would have been beaten up by the two brothers.
Lu Yunjue was also shocked: "Brother, don't confront him head-on!"
Hu Xiner was even more anxious. Although she did not know martial arts, Mu Qing had been at a disadvantage when he had fought with Master Du before and was seriously injured. Now that he was fighting with Lord Chu, it seemed that he would not end up well.
Sure enough, just as Lu Yunjue finished speaking, he heard a crisp sound, and it turned out that Lord Chu was pinching Mu Qing's neck directly.
This place is very important. With Lord Chu's strength, he might be able to crush Mu Qing's larynx. Even if he held back, he had clamped Mu Qing's fatal weakness.
By then, Mu Qing will no longer be able to fight back and can only be bullied.
Fortunately, Mu Qing had practiced martial arts for many years and was no pushover, so he narrowly avoided the attack, but his mask was removed!
The mask fell to the ground with a crisp sound, and his true appearance was exposed to everyone's eyes.
The hideous black scar on his face represents the ultimate humiliation and sin in this era!
Even Lord Chu was shocked for a moment, and his movements stopped. Mu Qing's eyes showed a brief panic, and then he stepped back and covered his face with his sleeves.
After a brief moment of dead silence, an even greater uproar erupted. Several timid yamen runners, unable to bear the shock, fell to the ground, shouting in terror, "Monster! It's a monster!"
"Run, there's a monster!"
"There's a monster in the haunted house!"
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The righteous expression that Prefect Shen had been maintaining finally broke down, and he trembled as he asked, "You...you...are you a human or a demon?"
Zhou Chenghe and the others were also horrified. The two men behind him were trembling and wanted to rush forward: "Brother! Help!"
One of his men hugged his thighs and howled miserably, "I told you that the Lu family members weren't normal. How could there be such good-looking people in the world? Turns out they're monsters in disguise!"
Zhou Chenghe kicked him away angrily: "Shut up! Why did I bring you two idiots out here?"
The Zhou family are all masters of poison. He could recognize at a glance that although the black marks on Mu Qing's face were scary, they were most likely caused by toxins.
Hu Xin'er stretched out her arms, blocking Mu Qing's way, and said angrily, "Now you understand why we don't want to go to the government? Lord Shen, even your own bailiffs look like this when they see my husband. I don't know what will happen to him once he's in your prison!"
She defended herself, "My husband fell seriously ill in his early years, and was later poisoned by someone with ulterior motives, which is why he has these scars on his face. If not for that, we wouldn't have fled here to settle down. But you've completely destroyed our family's peaceful life!"
Hu Xiner's words successfully diverted everyone's attention.
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