Chapter 137 Find the Official
Gradually, those who had fainted after taking the drug at the General's Mansion regained consciousness. A few frail women and children experienced headaches and weakness, but the rest were otherwise unharmed. Qin Xiangnuan asked her second and third uncles to comfort her grandmother, and led everyone to rest and recuperate in the inn's side rooms. She then asked Qin Feng to search the deep well in the backyard for evidence of the innkeeper and waiter's crimes.
In the dark underground cellar, Qin Xiangnuan strolled around as if she was in her own back garden, picking out things that suited her.
She picked up two spiked mace clubs, swung them around twice, and tossed them aside with a hint of disdain. Jiang Lin, watching the shopkeeper and the waiter, narrowed his eyes and watched Qin Xiangnuan's movements. He felt that her mannerisms were particularly familiar, but he couldn't imagine where he had seen them before.
"Little sister! Little sister, little sister! You are truly amazing, ugh..."
Qin Feng, covered in mud, came running in, his teeth bared. He couldn't say more than a few words, covering his mouth as if retching, and pointing outside. "Go and see! It's utterly horrible! I've never seen anything like it. These two guys are inhumane." Qin Feng said, then walked up to the waiter and the shopkeeper and gave them a couple of vicious kicks to vent his anger.
"No, you'd better not go. I'm afraid you'll have a nightmare if you see me. I'm a little scared!"
Qin Feng looked at Qin Xiangnuan who was about to go out, and suddenly remembered something. He grabbed her wrist and rubbed his arm creepily.
Qin Xiangnuan didn't care. She strode outside and saw countless piles of bones stacked on the ground next to the well. A rough estimate suggested the bones of dozens of people. Anliu couldn't help but frown in shock, whispering, "I didn't expect them to be so cruel." Jiang Lin and Qin Xiangnuan walked over to the bones and examined them carefully.
"There are scratches on these bones. I think when they removed the meat, they broke the fine fascia on the bones into pieces, cut the bones and threw them into the deep well." Qin Xiangnuan picked up two, looked at them and threw them back where they came from.
Qin Feng pinched his nose and almost vomited. He hurriedly brought a basin full of water over and asked Qin Xiangnuan to wash her hands.
"It's a pity that many of the bones can't be pieced together, and their relatives can't be found to claim them." Qin Xiangnuan shook her head with some regret. She looked at An Feng and said, "Please, my lord, send someone to report the case to the government and ask them to handle it. We must give these people an explanation. We can't let them stay here without knowing why, wandering around with nowhere to go."
Ever since Qin Xiangnuan came here, she has believed in reincarnation and gods.
Jiang Lin nodded to An Feng, and they immediately clasped their fists and turned to leave.
Inside the inn, the few who knew the truth stared at the horrifying scene in silence, their hearts pounding with shock, unsure what to say. "How did you know the bodies were here?" Jiang Lin asked. Qin Xiangnuan had been with him since she arrived and had never been to the backyard. Such accurate judgment was surprising.
"They are cautious by nature, so they naturally wouldn't rashly throw the bones out. If they were discovered, wouldn't they be killed? When I came in, I smelled a bloody smell that was similar to a rotten and fishy smell. I think it's hidden here. The guest rooms upstairs should be kept reserved on weekdays to block the eyes and ears of travelers outside, so they can stay here with confidence. Then the cellar and the backyard where outsiders can't enter are the only places to hide things. Even if you close your eyes and think about it, you can guess that it would be here, right?" Qin Xiangnuan looked back at Jiang Lin, raising her eyebrows helplessly, "Prince, don't tell me you didn't expect it?"
Clap, clap, clap—before Jiang Lin could answer, Qin Feng immediately clapped his hands vigorously.
He looked at Qin Xiangnuan with admiration, "You are worthy of being my little sister!" Qin Feng's eyes were full of stars, and he shook his head in admiration, "I will definitely learn a lot from my little sister in the future. With such thinking, you are truly a heroine!" He raised his thumb and said something nice.
Jiang Lin looked at the two brothers and returned to the cellar.
The shopkeeper and the waiter sat on the floor, their faces dusty and heads bowed, silent. They seemed to have resigned themselves to their fate, but when Jiang Lin turned around, he could see a glimmer of anticipation in the waiter's eyes.
In the lobby of the inn, Old Madam Qin glanced worriedly at the curtain leading to the backyard. She held Liu's wrist and said anxiously, "Is Nuannuan okay? We were so careless. These people are all desperate criminals. How could we provoke them? I don't dare to think about it anymore. What if she is really hurt? I can't explain to her grandfather!" After saying this, Old Madam Qin covered her eyes with her hands and wiped away her tears.
When Liu heard Qin Yi and Qin Wen say a few simple words, her heart almost jumped into her throat, but she couldn't show it.
She was now the backbone of the General's Mansion, so she naturally couldn't mess up. So she coaxed the old lady, "Mother, everything has been handled. We just need to wait for the officials to arrive. The rain outside is about to stop. Once we finish, we will leave here."
Old Madam Qin nodded repeatedly and just stared outside the inn.
An Feng headed for the nearest government office, walking quickly. By dusk, he arrived with a team of five or six officials. The official in charge was named Zhao Liang, who wore a sword at his waist. As soon as he entered the room, he looked around. His eyes fell on Liu and Old Madam Qin, and he said with a fierce look on his face, "Who reported the crime? You?"
"It's me." Qin Xiangnuan heard the sound and walked out of the cellar.
She had changed into a plain dress and walked in front of Zhao Liang, bowing slightly and saying, "We passed by here and met these two murderous brothers. They wanted to rob and kill people. Fortunately, we controlled them. Now we have caught them red-handed, and the evidence is also in the backyard. Please take them away and seek justice for the dead." Qin Xiangnuan turned around and signaled Qin Feng to take them to find the waiter and the shopkeeper.
"You wait here."
Zhao Liang spoke to the officers beside him, and followed Qin Feng inside.
The few officials who stayed outside pulled up chairs and sat down, pouring themselves water from kettles. They seemed to have no regard for the dozens of lives lost. Such a nonchalant attitude made Qin Xiangnuan frown. She looked at Jiang Lin, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Is this how all officials behave these days?"
"Why are you asking me?"
Jiang Lin looked at Qin Xiangnuan with resistance, "I'm in the court, even though I can have a say, my jurisdiction is only military affairs. How are they doing their work? Even if I had three heads and six arms, I'm afraid I can't manage it all, right?" What he said was true, Qin Xiangnuan no longer paid attention to him, just waiting for Zhao Liang to come out.
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