Chapter 141 Nephews often resemble their uncles
Wei Jingchen moved extremely fast, and Yun Zhao was jostled quite a bit.
She hurriedly took out the bone flute from her bosom.
"I don't know where Huahua went, wait a minute, let me blow a tune..."
"Wait a minute, let's check the situation first."
Wei Jingchen held her hand and landed lightly on the roof.
The prisoners were holding knives, and their movements were very clumsy.
It's obvious at a glance that this is a feint.
"Play the flute, and take the tiger to the back door to take a look!"
After saying that, Wei Jingchen grabbed her and sped towards the back door!
The flute sounded, and the tiger, which had been biting something in the shadows, paused and slowly stood up.
Woodshed.
Yuan Hongyang twisted his wrist as he stood up, his tone tinged with displeasure.
"You guys are moving way too slowly, where's my son?"
The assassin took an envelope from his pocket, took out the paper inside, and handed it over.
Why give them paper if they're not leaving immediately?
Yuan Hongyang looked at him suspiciously: "What do you mean by this?"
“Yang Jingyan found a witness; he could only save one of the cases: the theft of the official seal and the loss of the official seal.”
The rusty machete was thrown at Yuan Hongyang's feet. Without a word, Yuan Hongyang understood the other party's intention.
Regardless, the fact that he lost his official seal is undeniable.
To protect his son, he had to swallow all the guilt.
Yuan Hongyang crumpled the paper in his hand; it was a confession.
He was unwilling to accept it, but how could he fight against those people?
"I know what to do, you can go now."
He bent down to pick up the rusty wood-chopping knife, his expression extremely unpleasant.
I never imagined that my life would end like this.
Yuan Hongyang placed the confession beside him and hesitated for a moment before picking up the wood-chopping knife.
The assassin hadn't left yet. Seeing his hesitant gesture, he sneered and walked up.
"Let me help you."
Before Yuan Hongyang could react, the assassin had already picked up a machete and slit his throat!
The confession was stained red with blood.
The assassin shoved the machete into Yuan Hongyang's hand and quickly turned to leave.
When Wei Jingchen brought Yun Zhao over, he happened to see the dark figure leave.
Yun Zhao shouted loudly, "Hua Hua, bite him!"
"roar!"
The assassin's heart skipped a beat, for a huge tiger had suddenly sprung out from the corner!
"Where did this tiger come from!"
He suddenly drew his sword and slashed at the tiger!
Wei Jingchen raised the hidden dart in his hand and shot it behind the assassin!
Caught between two forces, the assassin was unable to dodge and was sent flying by a tiger's claw!
"puff!"
The assassin spat out a mouthful of blood and slammed it hard onto the ground.
"Brother Jingchen, someone ran away over there!"
Yun Zhao was placed on the roof of the woodshed by Wei Jingchen, and immediately saw someone leaving from the back alley.
"Don't wander off!"
Wei Jingchen gave him a word of advice, then turned and chased after him.
Yun Zhao sat on the roof and waved to the tiger.
"Hua Hua, come catch me!"
The roof of the woodshed was only slightly above the courtyard wall, making it impossible for Yun Zhao to get down by himself, but with the tiger around, it was a different story.
She jumped down, and the tiger leaped up and caught her precisely.
After landing, Yun Zhao went to see the assassin.
Seeing that he was only unconscious, she took out a rope from her spatial storage and tied him up.
When Yang Jingyan rushed over, he saw Yun Zhao sitting obediently on the tiger's back.
"Zhaozhao! Why are you alone? Where are Jingchen and Lu Xun?"
"I didn't see Uncle Lu. Brother Jingchen went after the assassin!"
Yun Zhao pointed to the woodshed and said, "That wicked magistrate is dead!"
Yang Jingyan was immediately startled.
"What?! You all come with me!"
He led his men into the woodshed, only to find Yuan Hongyang lying in a pool of blood.
He held a confession in one hand and a rusty woodcutter's knife in the other.
"Uncle Yang, when Zhaozhao and Brother Jingchen arrived, that person outside just came out of the house!"
Yun Zhao peeked out from outside the door and said.
Yang Jingyan understood the situation perfectly well.
"Murder to silence witnesses, with the father taking the blame for the son—what a brilliant scheme!"
"Uncle Yang, did that bad guy who bullied Sister Lu run away?"
Yang Jingyan's expression was not good, and he nodded heavily.
"How strange, why did they abandon the official and run away?"
Yun Zhao said it casually, but Yang Jingyan did not take it lightly.
Yuan Shijie wasn't some famous genius; saving one person was the same as saving two.
They abandoned Yuan Hongyang, the official, to take the blame, and instead ran away with Yuan Shijie, who was no longer capable of taking the imperial examinations.
Why is that?
When Wei Jingchen and Lu Xun returned from outside, both of them looked extremely grim.
"Didn't catch him?"
A group of people rushed out from the side and blocked their way.
I asked around, and they said someone said that people would be handing out silver on the street at this time of year.
"Lord Yang, I'm afraid these people have been planning this for a long time. As soon as we find evidence, they will immediately leave with their men."
Wei Jingchen's words made Yang Jingyan fall into deep thought.
"When I interrogated Yuan Hongyang, he mentioned that he had a relative who was a prefect."
But would a mere prefect really allow someone to keep a lowly ninth-rank county magistrate and his son by his side?
Yang Jingyan thought for a moment and immediately recalled the words Yuan Shijie had used to threaten Yuan Hongyang.
"I'm afraid we need to investigate which family those young masters Yuan Shijie mentioned actually belong to."
"Uncle Yang, do you want to interrogate this person?"
Upon hearing Yun Zhao's voice, everyone turned to look and saw Yun Zhao pointing at the unconscious assassin on the ground.
"Zhaozhao, why did you stuff a piece of cloth into his mouth?"
Yang Jingyan had been wondering about this for a long time, but he hadn't had a chance to ask.
"Master said someone might hide poison in her back molars, and Zhao Zhao is worried."
He'd commit suicide if he got caught, so they gagged him with a cloth.
Yun Zhao said matter-of-factly.
"Hahaha, Zhao Zhao is so clever! Young Master Wei..."
Yang Jingyan turned to look at Wei Jingchen.
"Don't worry, Lord Yang, Jingchen will go back to his father now and search the Yuan residence for any clues!"
Without needing to say more, Wei Jingchen already understood.
"Thank you for your help!"
Yang Jingyan immediately ordered his men to take the assassin away and then turned to leave.
Yun Zhao quickly caught up with Wei Jingchen.
"Brother Jingchen, I want to go too!"
Wei Jingchen looked down at her, and asked with some doubt, "How did you come down from such a high place?"
"Flower! I'm jumping down, Flower, catch me from below~"
"Jump...jump down?!"
Wei Jingchen was startled.
"Yes, Jingchen, don't be afraid, Huahua caught it perfectly! Everything will be alright~"
Yun Zhao stroked the tiger's head and laughed.
"Don't let your mother and uncles hear you say that, or they'll be terrified..."
This was the first time Wei Jingchen had ever been so speechless.
He knew Yun Zhao was bold, but he never expected her to be this bold!
"Then Brother Jingchen and Uncle Lu must keep Zhaozhao's secret, okay?"
Seeing the little girl's carefree attitude, Lu Xun couldn't help but laugh.
"They say that nephews are often like their uncles, and it seems that the little princess is as bold as the eldest and second young masters combined."
Yun Zhao chuckled and subconsciously led the two of them to the back alley of the Yuan residence.
Stopping in front of the dog hole in the back alley, Wei Jingchen and Lu Xun both choked.
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