"Of course it's fake. Look at my office study. There is only a table and two chairs. If I really wanted to rob someone of their money, I would have to dress up nicely. Why would I put myself in such a difficult position?" Master Qian answered him calmly.

Li Rongsen looked around and indeed could not find any mistakes.

The girl was also confused and said, "I didn't lie."

"Did you see with your own eyes that it was Master Qian who robbed other people's land and money?" A person next to Master Qian began to question the girl.

The girl naturally didn’t see it, she said: “That’s what everyone says.”

"So, this is just your own speculation. There is no real evidence. Aren't you just accusing others?" The man smiled coldly.

Master Qian said to Li Rongsen, "Mr. Li, I think this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. It not only concerns my reputation, but also the reputation of West City."

"That's true. That's exactly what I meant." Li Rongsen nodded. He didn't find any evidence at the moment so it was difficult for him to do anything to Master Qian, but he still remained suspicious of him.

Master Qian politely asked Li Rongsen again: "Mr. Li, why did you come to the city today? What advice do you have?"

"I just came to take a look, there's nothing else." Li Rongsen thought that he would not tell the truth to him, so he might as well investigate secretly.

"In that case, Mr. Li, I will make preparations for what you want to see." Master Qian still looked very respectful.

Li Rongsen couldn't think of anything to see, so he said, "Well, I'll just walk around."

"That's great, sir. I'll accompany you around and have a look." Master Qian said as he motioned Li Rongsen to follow him, and An Yan also followed behind them, looking around from time to time.

The decorations in the city were all ordinary, no different from the previous time I came here, there was nothing unusual to see, and there were no servants either, which was a bit strange.

Li Rongsen asked: "How come there is not a single servant in such a big place?"

"I'm here to work, not to enjoy myself. I don't need any servants to serve me, so let them go. This will save some money and also give me peace." Master Qian said in a righteous manner.

An Yan neither doubted nor believed this advisor. She just observed the movements around her. As expected, there were no maids around. Only a few guards came over, and there were no other servants.

Li Rongsen said, "There's no need to save on things that shouldn't be saved. This little bit of money can help a few more people have something to eat, isn't that good?"

Master Qian responded immediately, saying, "Mr. Li thinks long-term. I am short-sighted and only think about the present."

"You're too modest." Li Rongsen said without any emotion.

The man who was next to the master just now had already left the study with the girl.

The girl thought that he would let her go, but she found that the man took her to the most remote place in the city. She was a little scared and said, "Where are you taking me? I'm not going anywhere. I want to go home. Let me go home."

"You're scared now, but why weren't you scared when you were talking nonsense just now?" The man showed no mercy to the girl and pulled her arm so hard that it hurt.

The girl didn't want to go with him, but she couldn't resist his force. She said, "I'm just telling the truth."

"You will pay the price for telling the truth." The man's face began to become ferocious. He increased the strength in his hands and dragged the girl forward faster.

"I was wrong, isn't it? Please don't kill me, I beg you!" The girl was almost crying. She thought her life was in danger and she only hated herself for not following those two people.

But the man didn't care at all. He took her to a yard and threw her in. Then he ordered the guards to close the door and left.

"Let me out, don't leave!" the girl shouted and knocked on the door.

"What are you shouting for?" Three old women came out of the house, and one of them shouted at her.

Another asked her, "What's your name?"

The girl turned around to look, slowly stood up from the ground, and said, "What is this place? What are you going to do?"

"This is the place for examination. The girl who passes the examination can become Master Qian's wife and enjoy wealth and glory from then on." An old woman explained to her with a look of disdain on her face.

"I don't want to be a lady. I want to go home." The girl refused.

One of the women rushed forward and slapped her twice on the face, then spat at her and said, "Now that you are here, behave yourself, or we will beat you to death."

"What's your name?" another maid asked her.

"Chunmei." The girl answered in a trembling voice, covering her face with her hands, and dared not shout anymore.

"Come with us." One of the maids grabbed her hand and led her into the house.

When Chunmei walked into the room, she found many girls squatting by the wall, looking unconscious. She walked into an inner room and found three girls having their wrists cut. This made her even more frightened, and she asked, "What are you doing to them?"

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"You'll know soon." The old women didn't care about her question at all.

Chunmei was taken to the innermost room, where an old man sat. He looked up, then picked up a needle on the table and said, "Come on, show me your arm, let me see it."

"What are you doing?" Chunmei was unwilling, but she could not resist the strength of the old women. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her snow-white arms.

The old man inserted a long needle into her, and Chunmei screamed in pain.

"Okay, okay, I finally found her. It's her, it's her!" The old man had already pulled out the long needle and found that the needle was emitting a red light. He said, "Not bad, not bad, she is the best match for you, Master. She is the candidate for the wife."

Chunmei looked confused and had no idea what this meant. She said, "I don't want to be a lady. Let me go back."

"You really don't know how to enjoy your life. What's wrong with being a lady? To be a superior person from now on is really stupid." One of the old women sneered at her disdainfully.

Chunmei frowned and said, "I just want to go home."

Another woman asked the old man, "You are not mistaken, are you?"

"Of course. Her blood alone is enough to replenish the blood of ten people over there. The master will definitely be happy, and I will reward you generously." The old man whispered to the old woman.

Chunmei was frightened and panicked, not knowing what to do, but the old women held her even tighter, fearing that she would escape.

At this time, a man came in from outside and said, "Master Zhang, Mr. Li has gone back. Has the girl on this side been found?"

"Yes, a treasure has just arrived." Master Zhang said with a smile, pointing at Chunmei, and said, "Take her to wash first, and then you can invite Master to enjoy it at noon."

Chunmei was therefore carried out of the yard by two maids, and was stuffed into a sedan chair, and then carried away by four strong men.

On the other side, Li Rongsen and An Yan did leave the city, but they did not go far. They just wanted to paralyze Master Qian's group and still stood at the foot of the wall.

Li Rongsen said: "We can't find any evidence, and we can't do anything to him, but I don't believe him."

"We need to go into the city again." An Yan said to him.