Chapter 70 Cangzhou Qi Family
Seeing the person lying on the ground trembling all over, Ran Qingxuan comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, I don't take such a small injury seriously. Don't scare yourself to death before I save you!"
"Girl...what are you saying? I'm not...afraid..."
Ran Qingxuan saw that he was shivering and it was difficult to sew him up, so without saying anything more he gave him a dose of anesthetic.
After completing the disinfection work, Ran Qingxuan skillfully stuffed the exposed intestines back in, and then sutured and bandaged them.
After all, this injury was nothing compared to Xiaodou's. After Ran Qingxuan came out, Ma Kui walked up to him anxiously and asked.
"Girl, Xiao Liu..."
"It's okay. Just like that Master Qi, wait for the person to wake up before moving."
As he spoke, Ran Qingxuan handed the antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs, which had been repackaged, to Qi Minghe.
"Both of them are seriously injured and may have a fever. The medicine in these two porcelain bottles is the same, one pill, twice a day. If other people have a fever, they can take the same dose."
Qi Minghe took the medicine handed over by Ran Qingxuan, and kept expressing his gratitude.
Seeing that people around were treating the wounded and no one was paying attention to them, Ran Qingxuan asked them aside and asked in a low voice.
"Young Master, are you the leader of the team?"
Qi Minghe didn't know what Ran Qingxuan meant, but he still answered honestly: "Yes, it was my uncle who was in charge in the past. This is my first time to escort the goods."
Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen looked at each other. Although the incident happened three years ago, there was no guarantee that Qi Dong would report the matter to the family after returning. After all, the robbery of goods was a big deal.
"Miss, is there something wrong?"
"Indeed, the two of us came here this time because we have something we would like to ask the people in your team to answer. I wonder if you can help us a little bit because we rescued you?"
Before Qi Minghe could speak, Ma Kui, who had been paying attention to the situation on the side, immediately stepped between the two of them, with a look of suspicion on his face.
Gu Yanchen protected Ran Qingxuan behind him and quickly took a defensive posture. The atmosphere instantly became tense, but Ran Qingxuan looked calm and composed.
"Why, you didn't have this attitude when you asked me to save someone just now!"
"Indeed, but you didn't explain your purpose from the beginning, neither gave your name nor asked for payment. It's hard not to suspect that the appearance of this group of men in black is related to you!"
Qi Minghe now understood the reason for all this, and stepped forward to stand between them and spoke anxiously.
"Wait a minute, Brother Ma, don't be impulsive."
Ran Qingxuan sneered and pointed at the two people he had saved with disdain.
"If we want to do something to you, we can do it with just a flick of our fingers. Why would we bother saving you and then plotting something?"
"Besides, we are just asking a question and will leave after asking it. Why are you being so conspiratorial!"
Indeed, with Gu Yanchen's skills and Ran Qingxuan's superb hidden weapon skills, even if this group of bodyguards attacked together, they might not be able to resist for a single round.
Ran Qingxuan's words were irrefutable, but Ma Kui didn't dare to believe it easily. During the stalemate, Qi Minghe responded quickly.
"Miss, why don't you tell me who you are looking for and what kind of questions you want to ask. As long as it is not related to the private matters of our company, it will be fine."
Gu Yanchen stepped forward and asked coldly, "Three years ago, did you deliver a coffin to a business near Blue Rain?"
When Qi Minghe heard that it was about something that happened three years ago, he didn't react much, but Ma Kui next to him was shocked.
The subtle expression did not escape Ran Qingxuan's eyes, but she did not rush to question him. Instead, she looked at Qi Minghe who was confused.
"It seems that there are some things that you, the head of the family, are not aware of!"
There was a trace of panic on Ma Kui's face. Qi Minghe naturally did not miss that fleeting expression. There was a hint of anger in his eyes when he looked at Ma Kui.
"What coffin? The Qi Family Business has always only dealt in medicinal materials and other profitable businesses. When did they start to do business like transporting coffins?"
Ma Kui was stunned and didn't know how to answer. He knew that after the escort, the long-term cooperation between the escort agency and the Qi family would be ended in his hands.
He lowered his eyes, as if he wanted to make a final explanation.
"Master Qi, I..."
"No need to say more. I will report this to my family when I return to Cangzhou."
Ma Kui suddenly panicked. He ignored other people's looks and walked directly to Qi Minghe and knelt down.
Ran Qingxuan was a little confused, and Gu Yanchen explained in a low voice.
"The Qi family in Cangzhou is also considered a large family. Their main business is medicinal materials, and they do whatever makes money. Usually, there is an escort agency following them when transporting goods.
Ma Kui was here three years ago, proving that the escort agency and Qijia Trading Company have a long-term cooperative relationship.
There was an unwritten law in the Northern Qi Dynasty that no matter which escort agency smuggled goods when escorting the master's goods, if it was discovered, in addition to terminating the cooperation, the escort agency would be required to pay compensation, and the escort agency would also be marked for carrying smuggled goods. ”
"Is it so serious?" Ran Qingxuan didn't know that smuggling was also cracked down in ancient times.
Gu Yanchen patiently explained: “You may not understand, but seven or eight years ago, a group of tomb robbers robbed the imperial tomb of the previous dynasty, and most of the burial objects have not been found yet.
When Emperor Mingde ordered strict inspections in all places, the government found several burial objects in the goods of a group of merchants. The merchants could not explain the situation clearly, and all nine generations of their clan were sentenced to immediate execution.
Later, after layers of investigation by the government, it was discovered that the group of tomb robbers had disguised themselves as bodyguards and specifically sought cooperation with trading companies traveling to various places. Their purpose was to secretly mix the burial objects with the trading companies' goods and smuggle them out. ”
Ran Qingxuan was amazed as he listened. He didn't expect that people in ancient times had to use disguise when smuggling. No wonder Qi Minghe was so angry.
If you are discovered by the government, it would be fine if you can explain it clearly. But if you can't, you will be at the mercy of others.
On the other hand, Ma Kui's act of smuggling goods while escorting goods for the Qi family was exposed, and he looked like a thunder god whose head had wilted due to frost.
He knew that no matter how much he begged for mercy, it would not change the situation, so he could only hang his head and remain silent.
When Ran Qingxuan was standing there reminiscing about the Qi family in Cangzhou, suddenly his mind flashed and he suddenly thought of an important thing.
She remembered that when she was reading this book, there was a page that briefly introduced the Qi family in Cangzhou...
Ran Qingxuan forgot all the contents, but remembered one thing.
The dike in Cangzhou burst, and people were suffering from the epidemic. The Qi family opened a pharmacy to rescue people, but the eldest son of the Qi family was killed by bandits while escorting goods, resulting in a key ingredient for treating the epidemic being missing. The head of the Qi family, Qi Hengsheng, led the family to hold on for half a month, but all of them died of the epidemic!
...
Ran Qingxuan's face changed drastically. When Gu Yanchen noticed it, he thought she was not feeling well. He was about to ask her, but he saw Ran Qingxuan directly pulling Qi Minghe's sleeve and walking to a deserted place.
Gu Yanchen knew that Ran Qingxuan was rather averse to contact from strangers, but if she took the initiative to reach out, something big would definitely happen.
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