How ridiculous.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful.
But what does this have to do with Lili?
Should Lili pay for their expenses?
Magistrate Qin pronounced his sentence, ordering Liu Dashi to be imprisoned and hanged a month later. If Xiao Li's charges were true, she would be immediately detained and imprisoned for the rest of her life.
Liu Dashi silently let the officials do as they pleased. Qin Renjie selected two officials and ordered them to return to Xinghua Village with the Shen family.
His Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that we fully cooperate with Lili to find the thief and leave the matter entirely to her.
Even if His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't confess, Qin Renjie will definitely investigate to the end.
Not only because he, as the local official, had to rid the people of harm, but also because Lili, through some unknown means, managed to persuade the young master of the Qi family to sneak into Master Qi's study and secretly take a number of useful items to the county magistrate.
Whether for public or private reasons, he will definitely take action.
The murderer is now in prison, and we're just waiting for him to return to the village to investigate that young Li woman.
In fact, the Shen family knew in their hearts that what Liu Dashi said was mostly true.
Who else could it be but Xiao Li Shi?
Just before leaving, I unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance at the entrance of the county magistrate's office.
"Pear?"
Liu Wumo looked up at the plaque above in surprise. Why was Lili in the county magistrate's office?
Lili was also surprised: "Uncle Liu?"
The Qi family's affairs had a significant impact in Liucheng. The head of the Qi family, Master Qi, was imprisoned overnight. The incriminating evidence showed that the first person to stand up for the Qi family was none other than the young master, Qi Zheng.
When Qi Zheng visited Liu Wumo at the academy with his mother last time, Lili's words were quite meaningful.
Fortunately, although Master Qi was imprisoned, Qin Renjie knew that Lili and Qi Zheng might have a private relationship. He guessed that Lili might have intended for Qi Zheng to take over the Qi family, so she only sealed off the Qi family's assets and did not take any action against the Qi family.
Coincidentally, Liu Wumo also felt that there was more to this matter than met the eye. Today, he came to the county magistrate's office to find Magistrate Qin and ask him to take Qi Zheng as his student, teach him, and let Qi Zheng take over the Qi family as soon as possible.
Qi Zheng is a good boy.
Lili understood. She hadn't paid any more attention to the matter. She hadn't expected that Qi Zheng would be so perceptive and act so quickly.
Lili felt there was nothing wrong with the matter and was too lazy to ask any more questions. She changed the subject and introduced Old Mrs. Shen and Second Uncle Shen: "Grandma, Second Uncle, this is Uncle Liu, the headmaster of Father's Academy."
When Old Mrs. Shen and Second Brother Shen first heard Lili call him "Uncle Liu," they wondered if this refined man in front of them was the teacher of Third Brother Shen that Yang had mentioned.
As soon as Lili spoke, the two of them quickly greeted her.
Liu Wumo exchanged a few words with a smile, then asked Lili, "Did you come to see your father?"
Lili shook her head; she didn't want her father to know yet.
It wasn't that he was afraid of worrying Shen Laosan, which would prevent him from concentrating on his exam preparation and affect his performance.
Lili felt that no matter how important the exam was, it was not as important as her family.
Moreover, Shen Laosan is not the type of person whose performance in exams will be affected.
Lili planned to give him a final push before his exam, to show him that only by becoming strong could he have the means to protect his family.
Lili felt that this move would be more effective.
Qin Renjie had just finished arranging things for Liu Dashi when he came out of the mansion, intending to send the Shen family back to Xinghua Village.
Seeing that the group was in a hurry to go home, Liu Wumo didn't say anything more, as he was in a hurry to discuss something with Qin Renjie.
............
At the same time, in Xinghua Village.
Yang waited anxiously in the courtyard. She had gone to the village entrance more than ten times, but there was no sign of Granny Shen and the others.
Logically speaking, regardless of whether there is news or not, good news or bad news, the person should at least come back, right?
There was no movement at all, which made Yang even more restless. She managed to drink some thin porridge in the morning.
Shen Jialuo felt sorry for his mother. Although he was also worried about his younger sister, he didn't want his mother to fall ill either.
Shen Jialuo brought over a bowl of mung bean porridge cooked by Liu Shi and said, "Mother, please eat some. If my sister knew you weren't eating, she would be heartbroken."
Madam Yang was exhausted. She only moved slightly when she heard Shen Jialuo say that Lili would feel sorry for her. In the end, she took the bowl of mung bean porridge and drank a few mouthfuls: "Your sister's life is uncertain. My heart feels like it's being weighed down by a huge stone."
Old Man Shen, along with Shen Jiahao and Shen Jialu, stayed at Village Chief Ma's house. The officials sent by Magistrate Qin last night summoned the entire village for interrogation at Village Chief Ma's house.
Old Man Shen and two others watched the whole thing from beginning to end, and today they've been discussing it at Village Chief Ma's house.
Unfortunately, the dozens of men that Village Chief Ma had called yesterday had searched the surrounding area for miles, but they hadn't seen a single person.
The person is probably... already sold out, or worse, something might have happened to them.
It was getting late when the three of them returned, exhausted.
Madam Yang stood up, a glimmer of hope in her eyes: "Father, how is it?"
Old Man Shen shook his head, his eyes filled with heartache.
"The officials have interrogated everyone in the village, and there were no problems," Old Man Shen sighed. "We can only wait and see if they hear anything from Liucheng."
When Lili and Wang's Hongfang got into trouble, everyone in the village was very worried and went to neighboring villages to ask around, but they found nothing.
Tears welled up in Yang's eyes, and after a while, she covered her face and began to sob.
Her daughter was abandoned and has encountered this kind of thing again and again.
This is hardly good fortune!
This was Lili's good fortune, but Yang would rather not have such a dangerous opportunity, preferring that she remain a happy, playful child for the rest of her life.
Liu and Chen patted Yang on the shoulder, silently accompanying her and offering quiet comfort.
Shen Jiaqing only learned about this last night, and after learning about it, she said that she must catch the murderer.
When Physician Sikong heard that the thief had used a sleeping potion to knock the person unconscious, he specifically asked Shen Jiaqing to bring the piece of cloth over for him to examine.
When Physician Sikong smelled it, he noticed that the cloth containing the sleeping potion had a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance in addition to the smell of the drug.
In addition, since Doctor Sikong was injured and unsure if his sense of smell was 100% accurate, he didn't pay much attention to it.
The Shen family members were all silently hoping that Old Mrs. Shen and Second Brother Shen could bring back some good news from Liucheng.
Suddenly, Shen Jiawen ran in excitedly, holding a handkerchief: "Look, here's a handkerchief! I found it by the river!"
Everyone looked over and saw a blue patterned handkerchief, a very ordinary design.
Now, eager to seize any possible clue, Yang asked him, "Jiawen, what is this?"
Shen Jiawen hurriedly said, "I've been by the river all day, trying to see if there are any clues..."
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