Chapter 634 Acknowledgement
Upon hearing this, Lord Chu frowned slightly: "Who are you?"
The existence of the Anbu is extremely secretive, even ordinary officials are unaware of it. Why does the man in front of him keep making shocking remarks?
Lu Yunjue looked him over for a few seconds. "It seems I've never met Lord Chu before. You must be conducting investigations outside the area all year round, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be unfamiliar with me."
Lord Chu saw that his appearance and behavior were both extraordinary, and it seemed that he was not from an ordinary family. His tone softened unconsciously: "May I ask your name, sir?"
Lu Yunjue said silently, "It's inconvenient to tell you, Lord Chu, please forgive me. Besides, even if I tell you my true identity, Lord Chu will probably need to conduct multiple investigations, which will increase his suspicion. I just want Lord Chu's permission to let me confront Zhou Chenghe right here."
Lord Chu frowned: "Do you know that this is against the rules?"
Lu Yunjue said earnestly, "I really have a secret at home that I cannot tell you."
Lord Chu added, "If I discover anything suspicious about you during your confrontation, I will arrest you."
Lu Yunjue nodded: "Of course."
"In that case, drink this muscle softening powder." Lord Chu said calmly, "If you truly have a grievance against me, I will give you the antidote."
"Yun Jue..." Hu Xin'er and Mu Qing called out softly, with hesitation in their eyes. What if this Lord Chu came here to pretend to surrender?
Moreover, Lu Yunjue did go out and burn the Zhou family's medicinal materials last night. This is indisputable.
What they had done before was to try to delay time and find a way to explain to Lord Chu the injustice and crisis suffered by the Du family and draw attention to the Du family's affairs.
As long as Miss Du’s problem is resolved, all the mistakes made by Lu Yunjue and the Du family will naturally be justified.
But now, there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Miss Du is in the Zhou family. The charges that the Du family "bullies an orphan girl and breaks into a private house" and Lu Yunjue "breaks into a house in the middle of the night and burns a huge amount of property" are solid!
Lord Chu was already leaning towards Prefect Shen. If he saw the incriminating evidence on Lu Yunjue, how could he believe what they said? I'm afraid his heart has completely turned to Prefect Shen's side.
Zhou Chenghe and Prefect Shen also figured this out, so they remained silent and did not show any anxiety. There was even a hint of pride in Zhou Chenghe's eyes.
If he had met with Lord Chu and confessed his grievances before Lu Yunjue burned the Zhou family's property, then Prefect Shen and others would have had no way to deal with him.
But now his mistake has been made, he is now a criminal!
When a criminal speaks out of his mouth, how much truth and how much falsehood can there be? Not to mention that Lord Chu is an official of the Anbu, even ordinary people would subconsciously doubt what a criminal says, right?
If Lu Yunjue was sincere at this moment, then taking the Softening Muscle Powder would be courting death, but if he didn't take it, it would mean that he had something to hide!
Lu Yunjue took the muscle softening powder very casually and said, "I hope Lord Chu will keep his word."
He went straight to the inner room to get a pot of water, and then took the muscle softening powder. The effect of this medicine was miraculous. In less than a moment, he lost his usual upright temperament, and instead looked a little weak, and his lips were slightly pale.
It can be seen that all the internal energy in the body has been temporarily sealed.
Zhou Chenghe laughed loudly and said, "Second Master Lu, it's true that if there's a road to heaven but you don't take it, then there's no door to hell but you'll find it yourself!"
He bowed slightly to Master Chu and said, "Master Chu, please understand. Last night at midnight, someone suddenly broke into my Zhou family's pharmacy. Then, my fellow apprentices and I tracked him down and found that he had fled to the Lu family. Although Second Young Master Lu and his men tried their best to refute it, but..."
He kept it a secret, then smiled slowly, "How could my Zhou family's medicine be so easy to get? All the boxes of herbs have long been sprinkled with the Zhou family's special medicinal powder. The powder is colorless and odorless, but it will glow when mixed with a special potion!"
Lord Chu raised an eyebrow: "Where is the potion?"
Zhou Chenghe smiled and pulled out a bottle of potion from his bosom, his eyes full of pride. "Master Chu is very insightful. Just pour this potion on the hands of the three people from the Lu family, and we'll know who went to the Zhou family and destroyed the medicinal materials last night!"
After hearing this, Hu Xin'er and Mu Qing pretended to be calm, but they couldn't help but feel worried. Yun Jue...
If Yun Jue was identified as a criminal at this time, how could the Lu family have a chance to gain Lord Chu's trust?
Without waiting for everyone to react, several disciples of the Zhou family stepped forward and held down the hands of Lu Yunjue, who had lost all his martial arts skills.
Hu Xin'er screamed, "Let him go! Lord Chu, Zhou Chenghe already sees us as a thorn in his side. What if his Zhou family disciples take advantage of the opportunity to injure Yun Jue?"
In a hurry, she called out Lu Yunjue's name. Lord Chu couldn't help but frown slightly. This name seemed familiar?
However, he was often sent abroad as an official, so he didn't take it too seriously. With a flick of his finger, he pushed away several Zhou family disciples.
Zhou Chenghe slowly stepped forward and deliberately uncorked the potion. "Second Young Master, those who do evil will be punished. Don't try to get away with it. However, if you surrender now, you might be able to seek forgiveness from my young lady."
He shook the medicine bottle in his hand: "You have to think carefully. If you wait until I pour this potion, it will be too late!"
Hu Xin'er suddenly held her head and said, "Husband, I feel a little dizzy. Can you accompany me to the inner room?"
Prefect Shen said unhappily, "What are you up to, woman? Even if you're dizzy, it's not too late to read the results of the potion."
Zhou Chenghe smiled and said, "Yes, Madam Lu, I will be very gentle and quick."
The potion fell on Lu Yunjue's weak fingertips, and indeed, some fluorescent spots appeared on them.
Zhou Chenghe's expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly, "My Lords, have you all seen clearly? This Second Young Master Lu is clearly the thief who sneaked into my house last night!"
Lord Chu lowered his eyebrows slightly: "Second Young Master, what is your explanation for this?"
"Yes, I destroyed those herbs," Lu Yunjue said calmly. "I'm willing to bear the consequences for this. I heard that the Zhou family had abducted Miss Du, and I was eager to save her, so I sneaked into the Zhou residence last night while my brother and sister-in-law were asleep."
He actually took all the blame for this matter on his own!
There seemed to be a trace of regret in Lord Chu's eyes: "Is it for Miss Du again? It is true that even heroes cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women."
Zhou Chenghe said bitterly, "Just for a fabricated accusation against Miss Du, they actually burned all the medicinal herbs in our Zhou Mansion. Those were the herbs that saved our young lady's life. They are worth more than ten thousand gold coins."
Lu Yunjue looked at him coldly: "You were the ones who kidnapped people first. I destroyed those medicinal herbs just to save Miss Du!"
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