Liu Qi shook his head: "No."
Seeing that Liu Qi's expression had returned to calm,
Qiu Yan guessed again: "Are you one of the Fourth Prince's people?"
Liu Qi suddenly clenched his hands, then shook his head, "No."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
"stop!"
Qiu Yan strode forward and stood in front of Liu Qi.
"If you say no, then tell me, where are you from, where do you live, and who are your family members?"
"I..." Liu Qi regretted it. He shouldn't have gone up to chat with her. He had just made himself look bad.
He turned around, walked past Qiu Yan, and ran away.
Qiu Yan quickly chased after him, blocking his path with one hand. "What are you panicking for? Could it be that I guessed right, you are from the Northern Qi army?"
"Miss Qiu, you can't say things like that." Liu Qi turned around, preparing to run away, but Qiu Yan had already grabbed the back of his collar.
He bent down and tried to escape to the side, but found that the back of his neck felt cool.
Qiu Yan pressed a dagger against his neck.
Liu Qi said with a bitter face, "I am an orphan. I have no father or mother since I was a child."
Qiu Yan didn't believe a word Liu Qi said: "You've been a beggar since you were a child?"
Liu Qi nodded, "Yes, I've been a beggar since I was a child."
Qiu Yan pressed further, "Then where did you learn all these moves?"
"I..." Liu Qi realized that his mind went blank for a moment. "Can't I learn it myself?"
"You can't learn this move by yourself." Qiu Yan had used this excuse before.
Qiu Yan grabbed Liu Qi by the collar and started dragging him forward.
"Your actions are suspicious. I suspect you are a spy from Northern Qi. Come with me to see the magistrate, or let him thoroughly investigate your background."
Liu Qi cried out to the heavens, "Master, save me!"
"Miss Qiu, have I offended you in any way? Why are you picking on me today?"
When Qiu Yan heard him call him "master," she thought of her second uncle. "How did you and my second uncle meet?"
We met in Huaiyuan.
"If I'm not mistaken, you were involved in the rebellion in Huaiyuan."
"I don't."
No, why are you nervous?
Qiu Yan stopped in her tracks. "Tell the truth, and I'll let you go."
Liu Qi pursed his lips and remained silent. Qiu Yan asked again, "Have you heard about the assassination attempt on the magistrate's concubine today?"
Liu Qi nodded. Of course he had heard about such a big thing.
At this moment, the county magistrate was leading his officers in a thorough search for the assassin in black.
As the two were talking, Zheng Hong led Xiao Liu and a group of officers on patrol to the area.
Zheng Hong saw Qiu Yan standing in front of Liu Qi and hurried over.
Upon approaching, Zheng Hong nodded and said, "Miss Qiu."
Then he asked, "Miss Qiu, did this beggar hurt you?"
He had heard that there had been a riot among the beggars, so he rushed over.
Baiyang City is a chaotic place, making it extremely difficult to maintain order. Zheng Hong's greatest hope is to live a peaceful old age.
Qiu Yan looked calmly at Liu Qi and said to Zheng Hong, "No."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Hong suddenly realized that his question was somewhat unnecessary. Thinking about it, it made sense; if it weren't for Qiu Yan's help, he probably wouldn't have died, but he would have been injured.
Looking at Liu Qi again, Zheng Hong's expression turned cold.
"take away!"
He now believes it's better to arrest the wrong person than let them go.
He took all the beggars back and interrogated them severely.
In the coming days, he decided to investigate every beggar in Baiyang City.
He would investigate and trace the origins of anyone who was unregistered or whose background was unclear.
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