"Second Master, I have been wronged!"
Seeing that He Jiuniang had left, Xinran became bolder and burst into tears in Qin Jian's arms.
Qin Jian held her tightly and whispered reassurance that everything would be alright.
This scene looked incredibly touching. Lu Baichuan and his wife were like the villains who broke up the lovers, but unfortunately there were no outsiders around, and no audience applauded for them.
Upon arriving at the Fire Cloud Division's prison, Qin Jian and the others from Qingyin Garden were imprisoned separately, but not far apart. Everyone could clearly hear him and Lu Baichuan exchanging insults.
"Lu Baichuan, you despicable man! If you have the guts, let me out! You're using this to settle personal scores; I'm going to report you to His Highness!"
"You're always neglecting your duties, spending your days in places frequented by actors, and you still have the nerve to sue me? Heh, go ahead and do it. I want to see whether His Highness believes you or me."
"You heartless bastard! If I hadn't saved your life back then, would you still be alive today? Is this how you treat your savior?!"
"It was His Highness who saved me, how dare you say such a thing? You have no shame!"
"Xinran is innocent, take it out on me!"
"What a joke! You dare to claim innocence after offending my wife? How dare you?"
...
Those at Qingyin Garden could hear that it was indeed an argument, with occasional banging and clanging sounds coming from over there, indicating how intense the situation was.
However, in reality, the two sat together leisurely. Qin Jian cursed while his hands were busy writing down what he had recently found out at Qingyin Garden on a piece of paper and then showing it to Lu Baichuan.
When Lu Baichuan took it, he saw that there were several dens on it, which he had never thought of before. They even involved small clinics and grocery stores. The organization was so large that it was almost as big as Mingze's Qianfan Pavilion.
However, Qianfan Pavilion takes a high-end approach, while Qingyin Garden takes a down-to-earth approach, making it easier to blend in with ordinary people and hide oneself if something goes wrong.
Furthermore, the biggest discovery was a mark known only to their insiders: a pattern of half a sun.
This symbol is rarely seen by the public; it is a sign used by internal personnel to communicate with each other. Men usually wear it on their waistband, while women wear it on their legs.
Seeing this, Lu Baichuan glanced at Qin Jian with a somber expression, suddenly feeling a pang of sympathy for him. He wondered how much Qin Jian had sacrificed to uncover this information.
Qin Jian had always been a rather oblivious person, and under normal circumstances, he might not have been able to understand Lu Baichuan's meaning. But now he understood instantly and hurriedly wrote on the paper: "I am innocent!"
Lu Baichuan nodded: Yes, you are innocent.
Qin Jian: "I am truly innocent!"
Lu Baichuan nodded again: Yes, you are truly innocent.
Qin Jian: ...
Why does it feel like the more you try to explain, the worse it gets?
Also, why should I explain to him whether I'm innocent or not?
Lu Baichuan felt that this must have touched on a sore spot, which was why he reacted so strongly. So he didn't want to discuss this topic any further and hurt him. He simply wrote on the paper, "Don't worry, I'll look into it."
While Xinran and the others were all in jail, he could go to Qingyin Garden to verify everything he needed.
Qin Jian then said nothing, pretended to curse a few more times, and then Lu Baichuan slammed the door and left.
At Qingyin Garden, several people huddled together and asked Xinran, "Miss, what do we do now?"
"Don't rush. Let's see what Lu Baichuan really means. If he just thinks we're helping Qin Jian deal with He Jiuniang, that's fine. But if he has ulterior motives, I still have a backup plan. We're not so easy to bully."
Her backup plan is Qin Jian. Now Qin Jian is completely devoted to her, so whatever she says goes, and Qin Jian will definitely help her.
Hearing her say that, everyone's hearts immediately settled down. Indeed, Qin Jian's behavior during this period had been quite good, and he seemed to really like Xinran.
With such a love-obsessed person protecting him, even if Lu Baichuan really discovers something, Qin Jian will definitely be able to help.
Lu Baichuan went home after leaving the prison cell. He Jiuniang really cooked two dishes herself, while the rest were cooked by the cook.
Even so, Lu Baichuan was very happy. If he did too much, he would feel sorry for his wife being tired.
That night, after everyone had gone to sleep, Lu Baichuan quietly got up to go out. Just as he opened the door, He Jiuniang's voice rang out behind him: "Take me with you!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
He was putting in extra effort to shake her off tonight, thinking she wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so why did she wake up so quickly?
The voice sounds energetic, not tired at all.
Lu Baichuan suddenly began to doubt himself...
"It's too late, you should get some rest. I can go by myself."
Lu Baichuan wanted to tell her that she was tired and should rest, but when he turned around, he found that she had changed into a smart outfit and had her hair in a high ponytail. She looked energetic and didn't look tired at all.
What, were you faking how exhausted you were the last few times?
A nagging voice inside him, overwhelmed by the burden, caused him to cough up blood...
Noticing his somewhat piercing gaze, He Jiuniang coughed awkwardly and changed the subject, saying, "Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and let's go, it'll be dawn soon!"
With that, he took the lead and left. Lu Baichuan sighed helplessly and chased after him.
Although those who frequently appeared at Qingyin Garden had been arrested, there were still some people operating in the shadows, so the two of them were still very careful when they went in.
They went directly to Xinran's courtyard, entered her room, and, as Qin Jian had instructed, activated the mechanism under Xinran's bed.
"Good heavens, it's a basement!"
He Jiuniang peeked inside; it was pitch black. As soon as Lu Baichuan lit the tinderbox, she jumped down impatiently.
Lu Baichuan: ...
So he's the one who's getting in the way!
He followed them inside, but he was careful and restored the outer mechanisms so that even if someone came in, they wouldn't notice anything amiss.
The basement is quite spacious; it's not a warehouse or anything like that, and the layout is more like a study.
Xinran usually comes here when she needs to handle things. He Jiuniang clicked her tongue repeatedly and said, "She's quite cautious!"
It would be quite troublesome if I had to come here every time I needed to handle something.
Lu Baichuan didn't say anything, but quickly searched for relevant information and indeed found a lot.
Their several secret operations, a list of spies, account books from the past few years, and even various correspondence...
However, Lu Baichuan soon ran into a problem.
It's not time to really close the net yet. If we take these things away now, we'll definitely be discovered, and then we'll have to move to a different location, which would be a huge loss.
At this moment, He Jiuniang came over with a grin and said, "See, now you know what the benefits are of bringing me out here, right?"
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