Chapter 109 Where is Justice?
Li Duo is the legitimate son of the Li family. His father is the Duke of Li of the current dynasty and has a noble status.
Something has happened to Li Duo, and Duke Li will definitely not let Miao Dong go.
So even though Miao Dong was covered in wounds at this moment, he didn't bother to seek medical treatment and asked his men to carry him to the room where Li Duo rested last night.
Li Duo died in bed, his neck cut by a sharp knife. Blood soaked the bedding and dripped down the edge of the bed.
When Miao Dong saw this scene, he panicked as if he were dead.
"Where is the male prostitute who accompanied Master Li last night?"
Although Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue rescued Hong Yao together last night, Dongfang Qi had already restored his original appearance by then, so he didn't know that Dongfang Qi was the person who accompanied Li Duo yesterday.
And his subordinates knew nothing.
The fat woman in charge was also brought to Miao Dong, kneeling and trembling.
Miao Dong angrily pressed his sword against the fat woman's chest and asked, "How did those people get in here?"
The fat woman stammered, "Your Excellency, they were sent here yesterday from Donglin Mansion. Their identities have been verified. One of them was passing through Donglin Mansion on his way to seek refuge with distant relatives, one lost both parents and is now struggling to make a living here, and the third was sold and fled to Donglin Mansion. He was so hungry that he came to your food shed to eat."
"Their clothes were tattered, their hair was unkempt, and their faces were dirty. They looked like they came from humble backgrounds. I only chose them because I saw they were good-looking and sent them to the garden to serve the noble."
"Idiot, that's obviously just their disguise! If you don't even have that much insight, there's no need for you to be the manager here."
After saying this, he pierced the woman's chest with his sword and ordered, "Search, even if you have to dig three feet deep into the ground, you must find those three people! Order all the sorcerers to follow them! I don't believe they can escape from my territory with wings."
He has many sorcerers under his command, and he was careless yesterday and was taken advantage of.
It was broad daylight, making it difficult for demons and ghosts to hide. Some evil creatures were even afraid of sunlight.
Therefore, Miao Dong believed that if he sent all the sorcerers to search, they would definitely find the traces of the three people. He could also give an explanation to the Duke of the Capital.
"By the way, those who came with them, whether they are miners or women, kill them all! We must not leave any more troubles behind!" Miao Dong gave the order cruelly.
He doesn't care whether he kills someone by mistake or not. Human life is not worth mentioning to him. What matters is his own future.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly came to report: "Sir, a large number of soldiers have entered the mountains and surrounded our mine."
Miao Dong was full of doubts: "What soldiers? Whether they are from the nearby counties or Donglin Prefecture, aren't they all our own people?"
The subordinate said, "Neither. The flag they're waving is... the Jiedushi of Beiyuan Road!"
"What!" Miao Dong was shocked.
If they were local officers and soldiers, he would not be afraid at all, because they were all from the same nest and no one could be clean.
But the Jiedushi of Beiyuan was a royal relative, with many soldiers and horses under his command, all of whom were strong generals who had fought in the battlefield. He was simply no match for the few thousand local guards.
He was panicking, vaguely sensing that something was amiss, yet he forced himself to remain calm, sat in a sedan chair, and had someone carry him forward to greet the deceased.
As soon as we walked out of the garden, a large number of officers and soldiers rushed in.
Luo Wei, the governor of Beiyuan, dressed in military uniform and with a stern expression, loudly demanded, "Where is Miao Dong?"
Miao Dong hurriedly rolled down from the sedan chair: "Your humble servant Miao Dong, here to respectfully welcome Duke Luo!"
Duke Luo glanced at him coldly and ordered, "Capture him!"
While Miao Dong was tied up, he was still shouting in panic: "My Lord, what are you doing? I am the Chief Clerk of Donglin Prefecture, a fifth-rank official. Even if you want to arrest me, you must have evidence!"
"Evidence? You kidnapped innocent people for your own personal use, and even abducted women. You're taking human lives with disregard!"
The one who spoke was Xie Shouzheng. He pointed around with his blood-thorn whip, saying, "Isn't everything on this entire mountain evidence of your guilt?"
Miao Dong knew that the crime here could no longer be concealed, so he simply made up his mind and said, "Duke Luo, please allow me to tell you that this jade mine is Duke Li's private mine. I am only helping Duke Li manage it. Duke Li, like you, is a royal relative and is highly valued by His Majesty. If you can consider Duke Li's kindness and make this matter a small matter, a big one..."
Before he could finish, Duke Luo interrupted him coldly, "The law is no joke! Even if it's Duke Li, if he commits a crime, he must be punished according to the law!"
Xie Shouzheng looked around and didn't see Dongfangqi and the others, so he asked Miao Dong: "The few people who came yesterday..."
He didn't want to mention Dongfang Qi, so he asked instead, "Hongyao, have you seen her? Where is she now?"
"I'm here." Hong Yao appeared with a clear and pleasant voice.
Xie Shouzheng hurried over and asked in a low voice, "Sir, are you okay?"
Hong Yao said, "Don't worry, the young master and the young lady are all fine. It's just that it's inconvenient for them to show up right now, so I came out to correct Miao Dong."
Miao Dong saw Hong Yao and Xie Shouzheng whispering intimately, as if they were very familiar with each other.
He looked surprised and immediately thought of something wrong: "Bitch, it turns out you've been hooking up with another man for a long time. No wonder you didn't want to look back last night when I treated you sincerely. You even colluded with others to hurt me like this. Women really are all cheap things!"
"Snap!" Xie Shouzheng whipped Miao Dong, knocking him several meters away. He couldn't make a sound for a long time.
Xie Shouzheng cursed, "Your mouth stinks worse than a cesspool! If you dare to say another word of nonsense, I'll pull out your tongue!"
He turned around and said to Hongyao, "Hongyao, tell Duke Luo everything you saw and heard last night."
Hongyao nodded and told everything she heard and saw in the Qionglou last night, especially emphasizing the cruel production process of Hongyu.
Even someone as knowledgeable as Duke Luo was shocked: "How could these people be so cruel and mad?"
Hong Yao said, "Duke, you'll understand if you go to the bottom of the Qiong Tower yourself. There are still hundreds of young girls' corpses lying there, and a few are still breathing. Fearing revenge from the ghosts of those who died unjustly, they've posted soul-binding curses everywhere at the entrance. Those poor women, who were harmed in life, will become ghosts after death and will never be reborn!"
"All these things are outrageous. Please, Duke, seek justice! Severely punish the wicked!"
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