Seeing that he looked terrified, Qin Qing remained unmoved, staring at him fiercely!
"Trying to conduct a proper trial now? Too late! I'm asking you! Whose bribe did you take? Why are you in such a hurry to kill me! Tell me, what bribe did you take from him!"
After saying this, Qin Qing was prepared for the person in front of her to deny it or lie to her, but to her surprise, the prefect's legs trembled and his face turned deathly pale. He hurriedly said in a trembling voice.
"It's...it's Scholar Pan! He gave me twenty taels of silver! It's not my fault, hero! I was just confused for a moment, be gentle, be gentle, you've broken my skin!"
Hearing his wailing and pleas for mercy, his snot and tears were disgusting, Qin Qing couldn't help but move the knife away a little and threatened him.
"Sir, you know that even a rabbit will bite when cornered, and people will do anything when pushed to the limit! I can let my worthless life go, but you've only been an official for a few years, and you're already sacrificing yourself for twenty taels of silver... Tsk tsk!"
As she spoke, her eyes darkened, a smile spreading across her lips as she picked up a razor blade and pressed it against the prefect's face, looking every bit like a morbid madwoman! The bloodstains that had been stuck there now left marks on his face, and the icy touch terrified the prefect half to death. His face turned deathly pale, and the next second, with a "thud," he fainted.
Qin Qing looked at him, her lips twitching slightly involuntarily. It seemed she had quite the potential to be a yandere...
Thinking this, she turned around and saw the horrified scholar. Ignoring the prefect who had already fainted, she shouted loudly.
"What are you all standing there for! Didn't you hear what the lord just said? Seize this traitor who bribed court officials and disrupted the law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of longswords aimed at Qin Qing hesitated for a moment before quickly changing direction, leaving the scholar, who was already terrified, completely bewildered!
No one expected this to happen so suddenly; the huge reversal came out of nowhere!
When the prefect finally regained consciousness, the first thing he saw was Qin Qing's alluring face! He was so frightened he almost fainted again! He had lived a comfortable life for over forty years! Encountering this situation suddenly nearly cost him his life!
Seeing this, the constable standing nearby quickly said!
"The master is about to faint! Quickly, fetch a doctor!"
Upon hearing this, the prefect glanced gratefully at the constable. He was truly a subordinate he had personally promoted! As long as this woman stayed away from him, everything would be alright!
The next second, Qin Qing sneered and said coldly.
"No need for such trouble. I happen to be a doctor, and I can handle this situation perfectly well!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand, as if he was about to treat him!
The prefect's excited expression froze instantly, then he stared at Qin Qing with wide eyes in horror and shouted loudly.
"He's awake! He's awake! I'm not dizzy anymore!"
Qin Qing could easily see through it, so she could only say "Oh" indifferently, with a hint of regret in her eyes.
The prefect's face turned both dark and red, his mind filled with "mmp!" He wore a stiff smile.
"Ahem! Since you have been wronged, this government will certainly give you justice. Or... why don't you go back first?"
Seeing that he seemed eager to get rid of her, Qin Qing smiled.
"What are you saying, sir? My grievances haven't been cleared up yet! What if I go back and you send a lot of soldiers to arrest me again? Wouldn't all my efforts have been in vain? I think you wouldn't want to experience what just happened again!"
Upon hearing this, the fear deep within the prefect's heart was instantly stirred up, and he waved his hands repeatedly.
"No, no, no! I'll deliver the verdict right away. That scholar maliciously framed someone, and he's clearly the prime suspect. I'll definitely investigate the case thoroughly and give you a satisfactory result!"
Seeing Qin Qing's dissatisfied expression and the fact that he was closest to him, he didn't even have a chance to escape! At this moment, the prefect was internally devastated. He never expected that inviting a god would be so easy, but sending him away would be so difficult! Did he forget to check the almanac before going out today?
Suddenly, a constable standing nearby thought of something and quickly said!
"Sir, you can write a disclaimer promising to solve the case as soon as possible and that it has nothing to do with the Mu Qin family!"
Upon hearing this, the prefect grasped at a straw and nodded hastily. Qin Qing, not wanting to waste any more time, also nodded in agreement.
Soon after, seeing her finally walk out the door, the prefect collapsed onto the bed, trembling with rage! He then unleashed a torrent of curses!
"Useless idiots! Good-for-nothings! I've raised you for so long, and you can't even handle this simple task..."
Hearing the angry curses coming from behind him, Qin Qing smiled and then strode out of the government office.
By this time, most of the day had passed since she was taken away for questioning. In order not to worry the children, Qin Qing hurried to the inn.
Unbeknownst to me, a magnificent sedan chair passed by, and a gentle breeze blew it open, causing the curtains to flutter open...
A familiar yet unfamiliar face flashed past her eyes. Qin Qing glanced at it, her heart stirred slightly, but she couldn't remember who it was. She shook her head, turned around, and continued walking.
The man in the sedan chair seemed to sense something and subconsciously turned to look. What he saw was indeed a bustling crowd of people, with nothing unusual in sight.
He frowned, a sense of unease rising within him. Finally, he gave a sarcastic laugh, trying to reassure himself that he was overthinking things. Those people were clearly in remote mountain villages in the Tianlong Kingdom; how could they possibly be here?
Besides, Shangkang Village has been poor for many years, so they might have died long ago!
It was afternoon when Qin Qing returned to the inn. She was about to go upstairs when the waiter stopped her, looking at her with surprise, as if he hadn't expected that the person who had been arrested by the authorities would return so quickly.
"Oh? Big sister, you're back!"
Qin Qing nodded, amused as she thought of the cowardly prefect.
"Yes, the Prefect is very discerning, which is why he let me come back."
The waiter breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and then spoke up.
"That's good. However, the young lady who was with you has already checked out and left with a few children..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing was startled, and her expression changed drastically.
"They're gone? Do you know where they went?"
I clearly told them they had three more days to stay, and I even gave them a gold ring—enough to last them for more than half a month! Why is Peony still leaving?
Could it be… that she trusted the wrong person? She'd only just been arrested, and Peony had already revealed her true colors? No! Impossible! Even if she were blind, she wouldn't be so foolish as to misjudge someone this badly!
At this moment, the waiter seemed to realize that something was wrong.
"Don't worry, ma'am. When we checked out, I thought I heard that woman say something about renting a house. Maybe she went to look for a place! After all, staying in a guesthouse for a month is definitely much more expensive than renting a house for a month."
Perhaps because he quite liked Qin Qing, the waiter spoke very directly!
Upon hearing this, Qin Qing couldn't help but look up at him and express her gratitude.
"You're a good person!"
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