The man in black organized his words and said, "I started to suspect them because of their intimate behavior. Later, I found out that she could treat Madam Dou's illness and her medical skills were superb, which deepened my suspicion.
Finally, I got the villagers in Qingshan to tell me that she had saved a nobleman, and that someone who looked like the King of Qi had been recuperating at their home. The timing just matched, so we confirmed it."
After asking all the questions that needed to be asked, Duan Yunchi looked at Gu Xinran to see if she had anything else to ask.
Gu Xinran shook her head, stood up and walked out while giving instructions: "Liao Wu, come with me to arrest the people. Xiaomei, you stay and protect your family."
Then he turned to Duan Yunchi, who was calling for help, and asked, "Have the Li mother and daughter sent anyone to arrest them?"
When he found out that the knife was not right, he notified Xiao Ba and the others to close the net.
Gu Xinran's heart warmed when she heard Xiao Ba. Didn't he go with the army? She still trusted his martial arts ability. She hoped he could be more powerful and catch those two vicious women.
Duan Yunchi brought five Duan Mansion guards and discussed with Gu Xinran, "Ranran, don't go. Take Xiaomei home to protect your aunt and the others. Don't worry, I will definitely capture or kill them for you. There are many people from the Inspection Office at the door who will go with me."
Gu Xinran was really worried when she thought of the elderly, weak, women and children in the mansion.
He sighed, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you, Brother Yunchi. I'll be waiting for your good news. It would be best if we can eradicate the problem completely. Please be safe!"
He turned around and ordered Liao Wu to go with Duan Yunchi to capture the man.
After everyone left, Gu Xinran took Xiaomei to carefully inspect the entire Gu Mansion, confirming again that all family members were fine, and restored the destroyed traps to their original state.
At this time, the night watchman's call came from the street: "The fifth watch of the Yin hour, the first day of the New Year, good luck and good fortune."
In another hour, it would be dawn. Gu Xinran murmured in his heart that this first day of the new year was not going well.
A quarter of an hour later, Xiao Ba arrived. Although his black tights made it difficult to distinguish him, he exuded a strong smell of blood.
Gu Xinran was frightened and quickly pushed him onto the chair, asking nervously, "Where are you hurt?"
Xiao Ba quickly replied: "Xin... Miss Gu, I'm fine, I was just splashed with blood. Oh, I can't think about it, it's too disgusting."
When Gu Xinran heard this, the stone in her heart fell to the ground, and she hurriedly picked him up from the chair, "Oh no, my Huanghuali chair!"
Xiao Ba was so sad. He had been away for only a while, but he had no status at all in Xin Ran's place. He was even less important than a chair!
He looked resentful. "Ran... Miss Gu, are we still good siblings and good friends? I was covered in blood and didn't even have time to change my clothes. I rushed here to tell you the news, but you paid more attention to a chair!"
How could he know how expensive this chair was? Gu Xinran said unhappily, "Haha, of course we're good brothers and good friends. Why did you suddenly call me Miss Gu? That's too formal. Sit down, sit down. It's already dirty anyway."
Xiao Ba shook his head helplessly. "Don't mention it. The master has ordered that you are no longer allowed to be called 'Xinran' or 'Sister Ran'. You can only call me 'Little Master' or 'Mistress'. The maximum limit is 'Miss Gu'. If you make the mistake, you will be punished. If you make the mistake too many times, you will be sent back to the training school."
Gu Xinran didn't expect that Xiao Mingzhan actually cared so much about these things. It seemed that he was a jealous person. Thinking about how serious he looked when he asked Xiao Ba to change his name, it must have been very funny.
She laughed unscrupulously and said, "Then you can watch and cry from now on. It's too miserable to be retrained. Now, let's get down to business. What happened to the Li mother and daughter and the people from the Ghost Gu Sect?"
Xiao Ba sat up straight and reported seriously, "The three Ghost Gu Sect disciples are dead, and the mother and daughter are now imprisoned in the government office, and Magistrate Zhao is interrogating them.
The master suspects that they know the location of the Third Prince's weapons depot and secret granary left in Jinzhou Prefecture."
Gu Xinran's eyes widened: "Really!?"
The third prince was in Jinzhou, secretly mining iron ore and refining weapons. He must have had a lot of weapons. When he fled in a hurry, he only had a few people and could not take much with him.
If Xiao Mingzhan and his men did not find any weapons after taking over Jinzhou, then the arsenal should really exist.
Besides, hoarding grain is essential for rebellion. Judging from how Governor Zhao was pestering Xiao Mingzhan for grain, he probably didn't confiscate any grain.
This is good news. I hope Prefect Zhao can be more supportive. I never thought that this mother and daughter pair are so highly regarded by the Third Prince.
"That must be true, otherwise why would we keep watching them? Given the prince's aversion to people with poison, he would have destroyed them long ago."
Gu Xinran looked at him covered in blood, tutted her tongue twice with disdain, and shook her head as she said, "Your prince is undoubtedly wise and powerful, but you guys don't seem to be very capable. You didn't find the hiding place, and you got yourselves so dirty. Are those three Ghost Gu Sect disciples that powerful?"
"They're definitely not as skilled as us, but they have a lot of unconventional techniques, like centipedes, scorpions, and snakes. Luckily, it's winter now, so those little darlings are pretty lazy."
We don't know what kind of blood this is, but once it got on us, those little bastards attacked us like they were on stimulants. Luckily, I have the special ginseng and antler pills you gave me, which can detoxify them.
Bah, disgusting poisonous creature, and you still call me a little baby, I was led astray by those three people from the Ghost Gu Sect."
Gu Xinran couldn't help but laugh out loud. She was still in good company with Xiao Ba. "Those little darlings must have kissed you a lot. Are you willing to wash them?"
"Wash, wash right away."
"After washing up, take a good rest. You've worked hard!"
After Gu Xinran finished speaking, she turned around and told Xiaomei, "Hurry up and take him to wash, and then go to the storeroom to find him some suitable clothes, shoes and socks."
"As you command, young master."
Xiao Ba happily followed Xiao Mei to wash up. Even after they had walked a long way away, he could still vaguely hear Xiao Mei's disgusted voice.
The smell is really too strong.
Another quarter of an hour later, Liao Wu came back, but Duan Yunchi did not come back with him.
He reported, "The Dongsheng Grain Shop's secret operations are complete. Three are dead, and two have been captured. Master Duan asked me to bring the two people and their bodies from the utility room to the government office."
Gu Xinran calculated silently in her mind. In this way, there was only one fish that had slipped through the net. She didn't know whether Ling Yun and the others had caught up with it. The only thing missing was that they didn't believe it.
Looking at Liao Wu, who was covered in scars of fighting, she took out a bottle of ginseng and antler pills and handed it to him, "You've worked hard! Take this, it's a pill that can suppress the onset of your poison. Come back to me for more when you're done."
Liao Wu bowed and said, "Thank you, sir! I will always remember your life-saving grace."
Gu Xinran waved her hand and said, "Don't be polite, family. Go and get rid of him quickly, so that he won't scare everyone after daybreak."
Liao Wu took the order and left.
At this moment, Ling Yun and Xiao Lan, who had been chasing people, finally came back. Their clothes were a little torn, but fortunately there was no blood.
Gu Xinran quickly asked, "Is anyone injured? Has the person been caught?"
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