Soon Ah Qi was brought into the house.
The guard was looking around, about to come in, but Xu Yuehuai tricked him out. Aqi found it strange that Xu Yuehuai was alone there.
Xu Yuehuai smiled wryly and pointed to the floor under the bed.
"He's down there, and we have limited time, so we need to leave as soon as possible."
"Why not use the emperor to command the feudal lords? His life is in our hands." Seeing Xu Yuehuai untying him, Aqi was filled with rage and prepared to take a risk. "Threaten him to send us away, and everything will be fine."
What about later?
Ah Qi was, after all, just a child. He could think about this, but he couldn't think about the future.
After a long while, Ah Qi muttered sadly, "Then I can only wander the world and make my home wherever I go."
Xu Yuehuai, however, saw it clearly.
“In the future, we will be wanted criminals, and the imperial court will send many people to hunt us down. Even if we didn’t kill the people in the inn, in the future, it will be us who killed them. So we need to find someone to prove it.”
Ah Qi had no hope.
"All crows are black, and besides, the body was found in the backyard. Even if we all have our own opinions, we can't explain it clearly."
At that moment, a groan of excruciating pain came from under the bed.
Xu Yuehuai and Aqi approached each other, and one of them kicked Lord Ming.
"Utterly shameless! They took advantage of Li Feng and then framed us."
Xu Yuehuai was also furious, and started punching and kicking Lord Ming.
Lord Ming looked at the two of them with a mournful face.
Time passed second by second.
It will soon be dawn.
Someone came in from outside and said, "Master, it's time to change your clothes."
Xu Yuehuai looked at the half-dead Lord Ming downstairs and didn't know what to do. People outside were also curious and knocked on the door much louder.
"master?"
Xu Yuehuai gave Aqi a look.
They understood each other perfectly. The moment the man peeked in, Xu Yuehuai knocked him unconscious with a triple slash. Aqi tied the man up with a bed sheet and threw him under the bed in the same way.
but……
Less than fifteen minutes later, another person arrived.
The man was old and clearly the old steward of the mansion. He was also very meticulous. He stood at the door and kept knocking, hoping to get a response from the master. Xu Yuehuai was getting anxious, as he was about to be exposed.
"Master, are you awake?"
"Master, may this old servant come in?"
But there was no response.
At that moment, the old man turned around and gestured to the two guards behind him to open the door.
The two guards had already sensed something was wrong. With a forceful kick, the door opened to both sides, revealing everything inside. They didn't see the master, but instead saw Xu Yuehuai and Aqi standing opposite them, each holding a vase.
"Good heavens, where is the master?"
Xu Yuehuai gestured to Aqi to bring Lord Ming out from below.
Lord Ming was already covered in dust and dirt when Ah Qi slapped him across the face, leaving him half-dead.
"Sir, we request a reinvestigation of the case."
"Investigate?" Lord Ming was stubborn as ever. He pointed at the two men and said, "What's there to investigate? How can we investigate? The evidence is conclusive, and we've caught them red-handed. I'll kill you bunch of bastards."
Without saying a word, Ah Qi grabbed Lord Ming by the throat.
Immediately, Lord Ming became dizzy and half-dead. Ah Qi released his grip again, and Lord Ming was panting heavily with a dazed look in his eyes.
"Who's the bastard?" Ah Qi asked calmly, his eyes sharp as a dagger.
Lord Ming was tortured to the point of near death and had no choice but to admit his guilt. But that wasn't enough. Ah Qi added, "Quickly find your superiors to investigate. This case is problematic. We didn't kill anyone. We're waiting for the truth to come out."
Lord Ming was terrified.
Xu Yuehuai turned around and plopped down on the octagonal table.
"You'd better listen to us now, otherwise, at worst, we'll fight to the death and perish together." For a moment, in this suicidal decision, Xu Yuehuai did indeed consider the worst possible outcome. Yes, fight to the death, even to the bitter end.
Lord Ming was terrified.
He was worried that Xu Yuehuai and the others would really kill him.
"Find the Censor to investigate the case. The corpses and skeletons in the hotel must not be touched. Take us to the hotel now. Get up." Xu Yuehuai grabbed Lord Ming's ear.
When has Lord Ming ever been treated like this?
She immediately let out a bloodcurdling scream, like a pig being slaughtered, but Xu Yuehuai didn't care about anything else.
"Women and petty men are difficult to deal with. Today you've encountered both. What a stroke of luck for you, Lord Ming," Xu Yuehuai said with a smile.
Seeing that Lord Ming was under control, these lackeys dared not make any rash moves, and even lost their composure.
Lord Ming was even more worried and shouted to the crowd, "Quickly send over writing materials! I need to write a letter to the Censor."
"Yes, yes."
These guys have no choice but to compromise.
Xu Yuehuai thought for a moment, and soon Qi Guze arrived, and naturally saw the light.
The old man began to write rapidly, and soon he had written a letter to the Censor. Xu Yuehuai saw that he was about to leave, so he raised his voice and said, "Read a few words and let me hear them."
Ah Qi said coldly, "Don't make things up, read it to us word for word."
Lord Ming was terrified. "This humble servant, Minghai, is in a predicament while investigating a murder case. I beg Your Excellency's assistance in solving the case. I would be eternally grateful..."
Xu Yuehua nodded after hearing this.
"Find a fine horse and a person to deliver it. We'll wait here for about fifteen minutes." Xu Yuehuai produced an incense stick from somewhere and lit it.
Ah Qi was blowing the incense stick, and it burned very quickly.
Everyone was terrified when they saw them cheating.
Lord Ming's life hung by a thread, causing him even greater panic.
Strangely enough, a man wearing a red robe arrived in less than fifteen minutes. At first, Xu Yuehuai and Aqi thought the man was Qi Guze, but when he got closer, they were dumbfounded. This was not Qi Guze at all.
"Where is Lord Qi?" Xu Yuehuai had previously mistakenly assumed that Qi Guze was an imperial censor.
She did not get confirmation from him.
Now that they have encountered this situation, they naturally understand that only Qi Guze can solve the case. However, they never expected that their desperate attempt to survive would lead to the arrival of a complete stranger.
This person has a dove-like appearance, a pointed mouth, and monkey-like cheeks; he doesn't look like a good person at all.
Xu Yuehuai stared at the face for a moment, "Who is Your Excellency? I am looking for Lord Qi."
"You don't need to look for Lord Qi or Lord Liu. Just look for me. I am Gao Zhen, the Censor."
Xu Yuehuai was prepared to act quickly. She pointed to the skeletons and bones on the ground and said, "We demand a reinvestigation. Although these people died violent deaths, it has been a long time and has nothing to do with us."
Upon hearing this, Gao Zhen frowned and looked at the skeleton on the ground.
"How can you prove you've been dead for a long time?" the other person asked.
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