Chapter 227 Scapegoat
"What do you think?"
Lin Mo glanced at him.
Then he looked away and looked ahead dejectedly.
She knew that these words were hard to believe.
If it weren't for my own adventure, I definitely wouldn't believe this.
Xu Wuyan put away the smile on his face and his expression became serious, "Are you serious?"
"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself later." Lin Mo shook his head.
"I wouldn't joke about this kind of thing. Zhou Yuxuan is completely different now."
She had just carefully observed Zhou Yuxuan's expression and behavior. Not only had her expression changed, but some of her behaviors had also changed.
For example, they habitually raise their eyebrows when looking at people and grab their hands when they are nervous.
Zhou Yuxuan is a very proud person. She never avoids looking people in the eye, but she did just now.
And since she came back, the conflicts in the Shen family seemed to have disappeared.
She had a suspect, but she wasn't sure yet.
She still needs to find time to test it out.
Xu Wuyan nodded.
"I don't doubt your meaning. I just think it's a little unbelievable, like a fairy tale."
But when Lin Mo said it, Xu Wuyan didn't believe it.
so……
There was a hint of evil at the corner of Xu Wuyan's mouth.
Is there a ghost living in Zhou Yuxuan's body?
No problem!
Even if there is a ghost living there, kill it!
Lin Mo was not angry. To be honest, if she had not been reborn, she would not believe such a thing.
Seeing her frown, Xu Wuyan shook his head, "Madam, I don't like the way you frown.
Don't worry, I will get to the bottom of this matter.
And don't worry, whatever she is, she can't hurt you."
When Xu Wuyan looked in the direction of the Shen family, the murderous intent in his eyes grew stronger.
He didn't care whether the other person was a ghost possessed by another body, but since his wife had such a dream, the woman would definitely die.
He wouldn't allow anyone to threaten his wife.
It seems that the plan needs to be accelerated.
Lin Mo shook his head. He didn't understand his own worries.
"I'm fine, don't worry."
Lin Mo lowered his head and hid the murderous intent in his eyes.
She didn't care who was in Zhou Yuxuan's body, but Zhou Yuxuan must die.
Right at this moment.
A large group of yamen runners rushed in from outside the post station and blocked the gate.
This scared everyone in the post station, and they all looked uneasy.
Old Wei came out after hearing the sound.
When I saw these yamen runners, I suddenly felt overwhelmed.
He looked at everyone. Were these guys causing him trouble again?
Finally, his gaze fell on Xu Wuyan and Lin Mo, and he silently asked if it had anything to do with them.
When Lin Mo saw Lao Wei's eyes, "..."
In his eyes, they are the kind of people who will cause trouble?
Seeing Lin Mo shaking his head, Old Wei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the two of them don't cause trouble, that's fine.
Old Wei stepped forward and asked the leading constable, "Everyone, what's going on?"
Captain Zhao nodded, his sharp eyes scanning the area around the post station, and finally his gaze fell on Old Wei:
"That's right.
Last night, a murder occurred in Heyang Town. Witnesses saw the murderer enter your place, so I am here to apprehend the murderer."
Old Wei had a headache, "Captain Zhao, could it be that you made a mistake?
They have all been sentenced to exile, so they shouldn't have the guts to kill or cause trouble."
"Whether they killed someone or not is not up to you to decide. Only after we investigate can we know for sure." Captain Zhao shook his head with a gloomy face.
"If you commit a crime in our Heyang Town, don't even think about leaving. All you have to do now is call out the people who left last night and hand them over to us."
Lao Wei didn't want to provoke these people. After all, they were the local tyrants here and were not easy to mess with!
He turned his head and looked at Xu Wuyan and others:
"Everyone who went to town last night, please stand up."
Everyone looked at each other, but still stood up one after another.
Xu Wuyan and Lin Mo were also among them.
Captain Zhao asked them to line up and then asked the people behind him to bring the people up.
Soon, a young man with a bruised face and tied up was dragged in from behind by two yamen runners.
Xu Wuyan frowned.
Captain Zhao looked coldly at Qian Dabao who was dragged up:
"Everyone is here. Take a good look and see if anyone from last night is here."
Qian Dabao was the young man who was beaten badly. He raised his head and tried hard to open his eyes which were swollen from being beaten.
He scanned around and finally stopped at Xu Wuyan and Lin Mo.
He excitedly shouted in the direction of Xu Wuyan and the others:
"It's them, this man and woman. They were the ones who beat up Brother Zhang last night."
Everyone's eyes fell on Xu Wuyan and Lin Mo.
So, they got into trouble again after going out last night?
Old Wei has a headache.
It's them again.
Didn’t you say you didn’t cause any trouble?
It turns out that what these two people say cannot be trusted.
Captain Zhao snorted coldly, "Come here, arrest them for me."
Lao Wei reached out to stop him.
"Captain Zhao, could this be a misunderstanding?" Old Wei frowned.
"Whether it is a misunderstanding or not, my master will naturally decide it when we get to the yamen." Captain Zhao didn't want to waste time talking and directly ordered someone to arrest the man.
They even dared to kill Zhang Biao. These people must be tired of living.
Now his elder family members are having a headache because of Zhang Biao’s death!
It would be best if we could catch the murderer, but if we can't...
When the bailiffs rushed towards Xu Wuyan and the other man, Xu Ping'an and others directly blocked their way.
"You want to resist?" Captain Zhao said gloomily, "Do you believe I can arrest you as accomplices as well?"
Xu Wuyan stood up, his face nonchalant. "To catch a thief, you need to seize the stolen goods. To kill someone, you need a witness and a weapon. Who saw us kill someone? Him?"
He looked towards Qian Dabao.
The latter shook his head nervously, "I didn't see anything. I only know that you had an argument with Master Zhang yesterday, and you even beat him up."
Wow, this man looks like someone who is not someone to be trifled with!
Qian Dabao dare not lie!
"So just because of this, you think we are murderers?" Xu Wuyan sneered:
"Are all the yamen runners in Heyang Town so arrogant?"
Captain Zhao had a gloomy face and said, "Capture them. If you have anything to say, go back and tell our master."
As soon as he finished speaking, the yamen runners immediately drew their swords and rushed towards Xu Wuyan and the others again with great momentum.
Xu Ping'an's men rushed forward and the two sides fought.
Looking at the two gangs fighting each other, Captain Zhao's face turned dark.
Arrogant, really arrogant!
How dare these people resist? This is outrageous!
His face twisted as he shouted loudly, "Kill those who resist!"
After saying that, he drew out his sword with a clang and rushed forward holding it high.
Xu Wuyan pushed Lin Mo back and stood in front of her:
"Ma'am, please be safe."
Unfortunately, before Captain Zhao could rush to Xu Wuyan, he was stopped by Xu Ping'an who was holding a wooden stick.
"If you want to touch my young master and mistress, you have to get past me first." Xu Ping'an swept out with a stick.
Captain Zhao blocked with a knife with a gloomy face.
His knife cut the stick into two pieces, but his expression changed again.
The shock numbed his palms, and the knife in his hand almost slipped out!
What a great strength.
No wonder he is so arrogant.
Captain Zhao's face was terribly gloomy, and he tightened his grip on the knife.
"Just get out of the way and I won't make things difficult for you. I'm only arresting the perpetrators. If they didn't kill anyone, our masters will naturally release them after we investigate."
Xu Ping'an sneered, "I'm afraid once you go in, you won't be able to get out. I've seen many people being tortured into confessing in order to curry favor with others. Let's not try to deceive each other!"
Captain Zhao's face was gloomy. "Are you sure you don't want to move out of the way?"
Xu Ping'an refused to give in.
At this moment, Xu Wuyan came out and shook his head:
"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"
Seeing him nod, Xu Wuyan continued:
"Where was he killed? And how was he killed?"
Captain Zhao glanced at him and said in a deep voice, "In the west of the town, near the Yunlai Restaurant, he was stabbed to death with a dagger."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the sarcasm in the other person's eyes, and his heart sank. Is there a problem?
Xu Wuyan didn't look at him, but saw Sun Dabao beside him, "I remember you, you followed him to cause trouble for us last night, right?"
Sun Dabao nodded.
"Then tell him," Xu Wuyan looked at Captain Zhao and sneered:
"Which direction did we go when we left?"
Sun Dabao was stunned for a moment. "When you left, you took Fuxiang Street. Fuxiang Street goes east, and you went east."
"Then tell me, how long after we left was it before he was killed?" Xu Wuyan still looked calm.
Sun Dabao hesitated for a moment and said, "About an incense stick's time."
"Then let me ask you, during this incense stick of time, have you seen my husband and I appear around?"
Sun Dabao shook his head again.
Xu Wuyan then looked at Captain Zhao, the sarcasm in his eyes deepening:
"We beat him up last night because he insulted my wife and said rude things to her. If I didn't fight him, would I still be a man?
You should be able to find out about this matter, starting from Yunlai Restaurant.
And just because we had an argument with him, you determined that we were murderers. You are handling the case too frivolously.
If you are willing to investigate, there is plenty of evidence to prove our innocence."
Captain Zhao said with a stern face, "If you are dissatisfied, you can go to our master. I am only taking you back according to our master's orders."
As he said that, he pointed the knife in his hand at Xu Wuyan, "Don't force us to do anything serious."
They can't afford to offend the Zhang family. If they don't find a scapegoat, they will be in trouble.
These people were just exiled untouchables who happened to have conflicts with Zhang Biao, so they were the perfect scapegoats.
Thinking of this, Captain Zhao gritted his teeth:
"Come on, take them all down! Anyone who dares to fight back will be killed without mercy!"
After saying that, he raised his knife and rushed towards them with his men!
And at this moment...
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