Sweat beaded on Wang Po's forehead as she confessed.
"Zhang San is... a servant of Master Ximen..."
Li Huan was immediately shocked!
Holy crap, they're actually Ximen Qing's men!
Wang Po continued, "Master Ximen has taken a fancy to Madam Wu. He gave me ten taels of silver and asked me to persuade Wu to gamble with Zhang San at the teahouse while you were in the capital..."
“Previously, Zhang San pretended to lose more than fifty taels of silver to Wu Da, giving him a taste of success. Subsequently, Zhang San used tampered dice to win more than three hundred taels of silver from Wu Da.”
"While Wu Da was frustrated, I told him that he had fallen for Zhang San's trick. Sure enough, Wu Da went to Zhang San to argue and demand the money he had lost. The two argued and fought, and Zhang San took the opportunity to kick and injure Wu Da."
"Madam Wu went to the pharmacy to get medicine to treat Wu Da's injuries, but she didn't know that the pharmacist had already been bribed by Master Ximen and was selling her fake medicine that would only worsen Wu Da's injuries..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Song's eyes blazed with anger, and his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Li Huan finally understood.
In order to win over Pan Jinlian, Ximen Qing bribed Wang Po and the shop assistant at the pharmacy to set a trap that led to the death of Wu Dalang!
If Li Huan had been kept by Cai Jing as a cook in the Grand Tutor's mansion, Ximen Qing would have lost his number one rival in love. After returning to Yanggu County, he could have pursued the widow Pan Jinlian with impunity and made her his own!
Li Huan had previously seen through Ximen Qing's "killing three birds with one stone" trick, but he never expected that Ximen Qing would also secretly take Wu Dalang's life!
This is an extremely insidious tactic. Even if it goes to the authorities, Zhang San will be convicted of "negligent injury," or even "mutual fighting," with Wu Da's death attributed to improper treatment.
After all, Ximen Qing had a very close relationship with the magistrate of Yanggu County, and they had private deals involving mutual benefits.
Enraged, Wu Song's nostrils flared and his eyes blazed. He grabbed Wang Po by the collar!
"Come with me to the county government office!"
Granny Wang shrieked, "Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor! I only took ten taels of silver, I didn't kick Wu Da, nor did I give him fake medicine!"
Wu Song angrily said, "Confess to the magistrate, and you can punish Ximen Qing, Zhang San, and the innkeeper for harming my brother!"
Wang Po shouted again, "Zhang San and the waiter, after learning of Wu Da's death, had already taken the money and fled Yanggu County. How should they be punished?"
"Master Ximen and the county magistrate have a very good personal relationship, so why would the magistrate punish Master Ximen?"
These words reminded Wu Song.
As the saying goes, officials and businessmen collude and act in concert.
How could Wu Song not understand?
Wang Po said with a mournful face, "Officer Wu, please have mercy and don't send this old woman to the county government. If Ximen Qing denies it then, I won't be able to explain myself no matter how hard I try!"
Enraged, Wu Song flung Wang Po away, sending her flying more than three meters!
Thud! Her head slammed against the wall, and Wang Po died on the spot!
Wu Song was stunned, clearly regretting his loss of control and killing the witness.
Witnessing Wang Po's death, Li Huan did not find Wu Song cruel.
Because Wang Po was of low character and did all sorts of dirty deeds, she deserved to die.
Wu Song composed himself, turned around, and walked out of the teahouse.
Li Huan hurriedly asked, "Where is Commander Wu going?"
Wu Song replied, "The Ximen Mansion!"
To stop Wu Song from taking revenge would be tantamount to making Wu Song his enemy. Li Huan knew his character well and did not try to persuade him.
"I'll go with you!"
Li Huan closed the teahouse door tightly, quickly boarded the electric tricycle, and waited for Wu Song to sit down and close the door before suddenly accelerating and speeding towards Lion Street.
Upon arriving at Ximen Mansion, Wu Song took out a steel knife from the carriage and rushed directly into the mansion.
Fearing that Wu Song would fall into a trap, Li Huan hurriedly followed.
When the two arrived at the front hall, they saw Ximen Qing, Ying Baijue, and Xie Xida drinking and laughing.
Ximen Qing's collarbone was broken, but his arm was still slinged with a cloth bag.
Wu Song raised his steel knife, pointing it at Ximen Qing: "You shameless scoundrel! You killed my brother!"
Ximen Qing panicked and instinctively grabbed the wine pot, intending to smash it at Wu Song, but then dropped the pot and hurriedly knelt down!
He knew he was injured and no match for Wu Song.
Moreover, Wu Song also had Li Huan, who was even more skilled, by his side!
"Captain Wu! It must be a misunderstanding, listen to me..."
Before Ximen Qing could finish speaking, Wu Song aimed his knife at his head!
With a whoosh, Ximen Qing rolled to his right, dodging the steel blade, and scrambled to his feet, fleeing.
Wu Song leaped up and kicked Ximen Qing hard in the back, knocking him down, and then stepped on his chest.
"Pfft..." Ximen Qing spat out blood, "Captain Wu... Captain Wu, spare my life!"
Wu Song angrily retorted, "It's easy to spare you, but give me back my brother's life!"
Ximen Qing hurriedly shouted, "Li Huan! For the sake of me buying fifty boxed lunches from you, don't let Chief Wu kill me!"
Li Huan shrugged: "Buying a thousand boxed meals won't help, unless Wu Dalang comes back to life!"
Wu Song roared and swung his sword down.
With a snap, Ximen Qing's head rolled several meters away.
"Wu Song killed someone!"
"Brother Ximen is dead!"
Ying Baijue and Xie Xida screamed in fright.
Li Huan kicked two stools in quick succession, sending them flying accurately towards Ying Baijue and Xie Xida's heads, knocking them unconscious.
After waking up, these two will either suffer severe concussions or even amnesia, if not crippled.
Wu Song grabbed Ximen Qing's head and left with Li Huan, driving back to Zishi Street.
Upon entering the house, Wu Song placed Ximen Qing's dog head in front of Wu Dalang's memorial tablet, picked up a bowl of wine, and poured it onto Ximen Qing's dog head.
"Brother! I've avenged you! May you be reborn in the heavens soon!"
Li Huan took out three boxed meals and six bottles of beer from the carriage and placed them on the mourning hall.
"Wuhan University! May you never sell pancakes again in your next life, but instead sell boxed lunches every day and earn lots of money!"
At this moment, Pan Jinlian came down the stairs and saw Ximen Qing's head, which frightened her so much that she turned pale.
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