As Lu Baichuan asked the question, another jailer beside him began writing a statement, which Yu Fen would have to sign and affix her fingerprint to in a moment.
"Then……"
Yu Fen was trying to think of something that would help her. Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well make her death more comfortable.
“His master is not from Beiyan. I don’t know exactly where he’s from, but I can’t understand what they’re saying.”
"By the way, he goes to the capital once a month!"
“He’s not the only one doing this; he’s just a representative from Jingzhou.”
...
She said quite a lot, but towards the end it felt a bit like she was just padding the word count. Lu Baichuan picked out the key points and made notes, then asked the jailer to untie her.
Surprisingly, she no longer felt so uncomfortable, and her clothes were completely soaked. It was hard to imagine that a person could sweat so much.
"Alright, send him back to his cell."
Lu Baichuan walked outside with the form bearing his fingerprints. Yu Fen asked incredulously, "You're not going to kill me?"
"You've performed well, so we'll extend your life by a few more days."
Lu Baichuan left without looking back after saying that.
Yu Fen was forcibly taken back by the jailers, and as she walked, she kept looking back in the direction Lu Baichuan had left.
Is he reluctant to kill her?
At the same time, Qin Jian was thinking the same thing, so he chased after him and asked him.
"Why are you still keeping her? Are you really reluctant to let her go?"
"If you're out of your mind, go see a doctor. Stop doing nothing but nagging me with this useless nonsense!"
Lu Baichuan tolerated him for a whole night, but he really couldn't take it anymore; this guy was acting like a madman.
"Then why are you still keeping her?"
It has to be said that Qin Jian sometimes just can't get the hang of things. If it weren't for following Lu Baichuan all these years, he would have been tricked countless times.
Lu Baichuan turned to look at him, wondering if he should report this issue to Prince Chen. As his deputy, Qin Jian's brain was really not up to par.
But after all, the two of them had been through thick and thin together for so many years, and he had to consider their comradeship. So he decided to just bear with it a little longer.
He closed his eyes to calm himself down before saying, "People outside don't know she's confessed, and they might try to silence her. We can wait and see, and maybe we'll get something new."
"Oh, I see!"
Qin Jian touched his nose somewhat awkwardly and finally quieted down.
Upon arriving at the council chamber, Lu Baichuan turned to look at him and asked, "Very free?"
Qin Jian: "...I'm not exactly free, it's just..."
"Take some men to Liu Wu's casino for a couple of rounds, and while you're at it, let him know that Yu Fen has been arrested."
At this point, Master Liu might not even know that Yu Fen has been arrested, so it's still necessary to give him a friendly reminder.
After Lu Baichuan finished explaining things, he was about to leave when Qin Jian asked, "What about you?"
"Go home for dinner."
Qin Jian: ...
He hadn't eaten either. He had wanted to go along for a free meal, but then he felt it was inappropriate to interfere with the couple's time to build their relationship.
Besides, it seems he just angered Lu Baichuan.
That kid forbids him from mentioning that woman casually?
He scratched his head, not feeling that he had done anything wrong. His sister-in-law was his savior, and keeping an eye on the man to prevent him from doing anything bad was just a small favor. Otherwise, how could he have the nerve to go there for free meals so often?
They thought it would take two or three days for Master Liu to be captured, but unexpectedly, they sent men to break into the prison that very night and they were all wiped out.
Although Lu Baichuan did not personally guard the place, the prison guards all had poisons personally developed by He Jiuniang, so they would arrest one by one or two by two.
Although the people who came were not Master Liu himself, they already had testimonies and these witnesses, and they arrested Master Liu, who was sleeping soundly in bed, that very night.
At the same time, they also arrested the casino and the several brothels associated with it.
Of course, the reason given was different: that Liu Wu disregarded authority and dared to attempt a prison break.
As for why we don't just say that Liu Wu was involved in the previous child kidnapping case, don't ask, the answer is that he had a personal grudge!
He certainly wouldn't let the prefect get away with it so easily!
However, there was still a mistake. Liu Wu committed suicide halfway back, so quickly that no one could react in time.
Moreover, no useful information was obtained from interrogating the others.
The connection with Liu Wu has been severed.
Lu Baichuan was a little annoyed. Liu Wu must know a lot of things, otherwise he wouldn't always have poison prepared for him.
It was indeed an oversight by his men, but who would have thought that Liu Wu could hide poison while sleeping naked!
"Don't be angry, what's there to be angry about? There are plenty of places on your body to hide things."
When He Jiuniang found out, she advised him to calm down, saying that someone who knows poison can hide even a hair.
“This lead has been cut off, but we can’t just sit here and wait to die. We’ve already alerted them, so we can’t let this drag on any longer. Tomorrow I’ll hand over my work to Qin Jian, and I’ll personally go to the capital to report the situation to Prince Chen. I’ll also investigate what’s going on with that Lin Yiping.”
As Lu Baichuan spoke, he took He Jiuniang's hand and squeezed it. He was talking about official business, but his tone revealed a deep reluctance.
He had only recently reunited with his wife, and now he was leaving again, with many things to investigate and no return date set.
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