To avoid being accused of protecting the murderer.
But in doing so, she also betrayed Li Hao.
The man stood to the side, both shocked and frightened.
Rong Shang glanced back at him, then subtly shifted her gaze to the second concubine.
At that moment, her left hand clenched tightly, and her fist trembled slightly.
Smiling, Rong Shang looked away. "Okay."
"Then I'll go and call the police to come and arrest Li Hao right now."
"..."
They could just pack up and go.
Rong Chang's slender legs had just stepped over the high threshold in front of the door.
In an instant, the second concubine screamed.
With a narrowed eye, Rong Shang turned around and saw Li Hao holding the second concubine hostage.
"You are not allowed to go."
He threatened Rong Shang, "If you dare to call the police to come find me, I'll strangle her right now."
That old woman, she actually dared to betray him.
She was the one who instructed him to put poisonous snakes in Guan Shuqing's room, but now she's trying to wash her hands of it completely.
The second concubine was terrified; her face was tense and deathly pale.
"Li Hao, you, you mustn't do anything reckless."
"Let me tell you, murder is punishable by death."
"Huh?" Li Hao laughed. "Old woman, you know that murderers pay with their lives?"
The second concubine knew what he wanted to say.
She glanced at Rong Shang quickly, clasped her hands together, and begged Li Hao for mercy, "Please let me go, I'll give you whatever you want."
He absolutely must not reveal what she said.
Otherwise, she'd be finished.
But things have come to this point.
Li Hao thought that if he were arrested by the police, he might have money but no life to spend it.
"Come on," Li Hao said, rejecting her outright. "Anyway, I don't care. You said you'd keep me safe."
"Let me leave the Guan family now."
"I……"
The second concubine glanced at the woman guarding the door again, feeling troubled.
Just then, a light shone from outside.
Before long, the butler, carrying a lantern, appeared in the second concubine's sight.
Her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly called out, "Old Li, Old Li, come in quickly."
Upon peeking in, Li Hao completely lost control of his emotions and shouted angrily, "Don't let him in! Don't!"
He kept tightening his grip on the second concubine's neck.
At that moment, the veins on the second concubine's forehead bulged, she had difficulty breathing, and her face was flushed.
Well.
"You, you let me go first."
But it was still too late.
The butler greeted Rong Shang at the door, and then he came in carrying a lantern.
A ray of light shone down.
Li Hao turned his face away guiltily.
But the housekeeper still recognized him.
"You... Li Hao!"
Good heavens, look closely now.
Only then did the butler realize that the person who had taken the second concubine hostage was his elder brother's son, Li Hao.
His expression changed instantly, and his legs went weak.
"You brat, what are you doing? Release the second concubine right now!"
"Uncle, I..."
"Release the second concubine immediately."
Has he lost his mind?
He's a penniless and powerless man, yet he dares to provoke the Guan family.
Li Hao hesitated, saying, "Uncle, if I let this woman go, I'll be arrested and thrown in jail later."
"Why?" the butler asked, not understanding.
He turned around and glanced at the ground.
The butler was startled when he saw the dead black snake next to the bag.
He squinted, seemingly already having the answer in his heart.
He was heartbroken.
"Li Hao, just listen to your uncle's advice and release the second concubine immediately."
"As human beings, we are not afraid of making mistakes, but we are afraid of making mistakes and then being unrepentant."
The butler knew that he must have run out of money for drinks again, which was why he came up with this scheme to cheat and swindle people.
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