When Chen Xiao heard Xi Xi say that, he was a little touched, but then curiosity took over.
"You can read people's minds? I had no idea... Never mind, I won't ask that. You'll probably say I didn't ask, so you didn't say anything."
XiXi: "Of course I can read people's minds! And how did you know what I was going to say, host? You're so smart!"
After confirming that he could use this function, Chen Xiao ignored Xi Xi and stared at Qi Yuan with a fanatical (?) gaze.
Qi Yuan naturally noticed the intense gaze upon him, looked up in alarm, and met the eyes.
Chen Xiao delivered a flying kick, and with Qi Yuan's wail, Qi Yuan was kicked to the ground by Chen Xiao.
He had barely looked up when Chen Xiao kicked him again, this time right in the leg, and he howled even louder.
The room, which had been quiet for a long time, was suddenly filled with noise. Hearing these cries of agony, the prefect and his servants outside couldn't help but shudder.
Feng Li, on the other hand, was all smiles and very happy.
Xi Xi was also startled, raising her little hands to cover her eyes. It had been a long time since she had seen her host hit someone! Her host's strength was still as great as ever!
Chen Xiao didn't even bother to touch Qi Yuan with his hands, afraid of getting disgusted by it. He just kicked Qi Yuan hard with his feet, but he still felt that using his feet wasn't enough, so he grabbed a stool and smashed it down on Qi Yuan's 'leg'.
She used all her strength, determined to make Qi Yuan suffer unbearable pain.
As expected, Qi Yuan was in so much pain that he lost his voice and nearly fainted.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao lowered his head slightly and said to Qi Yuan with a cold smile, "How does it feel? I heard that this is how you treat disobedient men in Yuanxing. Now you've finally received the punishment you designed. Don't be too grateful to me."
After speaking, Chen Xiao threw the chair heavily onto Qi Yuan's chest, slowly dusted off his hands, and then opened the door.
Seeing the terrified expressions on the faces of the prefect and the others, Chen Xiao smiled slightly: "This Master Qi has just confessed all his crimes. Overwhelmed with remorse, he injured himself in his repentance, which frightens me greatly. Be careful when you approach him later, and don't get hurt. And Prefect, you should know how to explain this to outsiders, right?"
Having said that, ignoring their stunned expressions and twitching lips, he raised an eyebrow at Feng Li and turned to leave.
Feng Li turned his head to glance at Qi Yuan's miserable state, chuckled, and then followed Chen Xiao with a smile.
The prefect bowed his head repeatedly, fully understanding Chen Xiao's meaning: His Majesty's identity could not be exposed at present, and everyone present had to be strictly managed.
As soon as Chen Xiao arrived at the gate of the Qi residence, he saw a large crowd of onlookers. They were startled to see Chen Xiao come out and hurriedly dispersed, pretending not to notice the Qi residence.
Chen Xiao didn't say anything, but stood at the entrance of the Qi residence and addressed the people in a loud voice.
"Qi Yuan has committed multiple crimes. First, he deceived the imperial family. Second, he intentionally abandoned his child. Third, he also committed a serious crime. He often took lives after marriage, and one of the women was pregnant with his child. He even killed her without any mercy. The prefect is now personally imprisoning him. All other matters are suspended. If anyone is aware of this, please inform the palace attendants. I will make sure that all those who have harmed the people are punished."
The people didn't know Chen Xiao's identity, but they felt great satisfaction upon hearing these words. Some of them knew someone who had been hurt and quickly spoke up. Ye Li, who was standing next to Chen Xiao, stepped forward to inquire about the details.
Chen Xiao saw more and more people standing up and talking to Ye Li. Although he didn't know if they had all been tricked into joining Yuanxing, he still felt complicated.
This was the first time she had faced such a terrible thing directly. Although it was in a book, she always felt that it was a real place.
So she walked down the steps and stood in front of the people, looking them in the eye. The people saw her doing this suddenly and stopped talking to look at her.
Chen Xiao carefully considered his words before looking directly at them and saying, "We failed to bring Qi Yuan to justice sooner, allowing him to harm innocent people for decades and commit heinous crimes. I want to apologize to everyone. I'm sorry!"
After he finished speaking, he bowed to them.
Ye Li was startled and quickly went to Chen Xiao's side.
The common people were also frightened. Judging from her actions, she must be a high-ranking official to be so concerned about this matter. Originally, everyone was also somewhat indignant, feeling that the court had only paid attention to this matter after Qi Yuan's evil deeds had been going on for so long.
But seeing Chen Xiao's burning gaze, sincere words, and excellent attitude, they couldn't help but feel somewhat comforted.
But they still spoke honestly: "Sir, although we do not know your identity, you must be an official of the imperial court. Qi Yuan has been oppressing us for a long time, and no one has ever come to deal with this matter. We have gradually gotten used to it."
But we never expected Qi Yuan to act so maliciously, harming so many people. We really want to accept your apology, because you must have only just learned about this matter, yet you have already detained Qi Yuan very quickly, and yet you still treat us like this.
But we have no right to accept your apology, because we were not the ones who suffered and lost their lives. We have no right to accept this apology on their behalf. We are truly sorry, but please get up.
Their words were somewhat expected by Chen Xiao, but they were unaware of Yuan Xing's affair and only believed that Qi Yuan had harmed women. If they had known about Yuan Xing's affair, they probably wouldn't have been so calm.
The operation involved most of the orphanages and also implicated corrupt officials, with far-reaching consequences and the number of victims far exceeding her expectations.
However, Chen Xiao remained in that position for a long time until Ye Yu came to report that Yuan Yin had arrived in Guangling. Only then did she get up, feeling a little dizzy.
She sincerely explained to the people that she had important matters to attend to and could only leave Ye Li there to record the message before taking her leave.
He then rubbed his dizzy head and quickly left with Feng Li and Ye Yu.
Curious people asked Ye Li about Chen Xiao's identity, but Ye Li dared not reveal it. Although it wasn't to hide it from the people, the matter of Yuan Xing had not yet been resolved, so he dared not say more.
Seeing this, the common people became even more certain of their guess: it must be an official appointed by the imperial court, or some important minister or high-ranking official!
She has achieved so much at such a young age, and her character is excellent. Moreover, this matter had nothing to do with her, yet she apologized so sincerely. She is truly a good official!
Ye Li looked at their expressions, which seemed to indicate a misunderstanding, and remained silent. He wondered how the people would react when his identity was revealed later.
Just as everyone was getting excited, the protagonist of the incident—Qi Yuan—made a grand (and disheveled) entrance.
He was carried out by several people, his hair disheveled and his clothes tattered, almost leaving him naked, with blood seeping from the fabric in one spot.
Amidst wails of pain, Qi Yuan made his regretful exit from the stage.
......
Seeing Qi Yuan beaten like this, the people looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Ye Li quickly explained the reason to them, saying that Qi Yuan had suddenly gone mad and beat her up in a very crazy manner, and that it was not that they had used torture.
Ye Li: It was done through official channels, so it can be considered that no private actions were taken.
The people were skeptical, but echoed Ye Li, saying, "So that's how it is."
The common people: Regardless of whether Qi Yuan did it himself, we just want to say one thing: well done! If it weren't against the rules, they would all want to kick him a couple of times!
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