On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1673: Killing the Relatives

The man with the mustache was taken away with the silver ingot. Governor Cao now hates the person who destroyed his great cause of "building the city" the most. Now he has the confession in his hand, so he will not give a light sentence.

As for the one who was taken away by Li Wanglin, it was up to Li Wanglin himself to decide how to deal with him. There was an 80% chance that his body would be found and he would be buried in the pit, which would be convenient and save trouble.

Yan Ruyu didn't care about these two minor characters.

What she cares about is the Qiu family.

What on earth is the Qiu family planning?

She looked at the portrait and decided to go to Lanxing Pavilion.

……

Old Li drove the woman away, leaving only him and his nephew Li Qi in the room.

Li Qi frowned and looked at him: "Uncle, what are you doing?"

Old Li stared at him angrily, suppressing his throat and anger: "Let me ask you, where did you get the money? It costs a lot of money here."

Li Qi chuckled: "What do I think? You made such a fuss just for this."

Li Qi picked up the wine cup and drank a glass: "Uncle, sit down, you don't have to worry about money, you should enjoy yourself at your age, how about this, you also pick a woman, today's expenses, I will cover it."

Old Li's face flushed red: "You...what are you talking about?"

Li Qi took another sip of wine: "Uncle, that's enough. How long has my aunt passed away? Besides, even if she were alive, it wouldn't be wrong for you to come out and have fun."

He smiled evilly: "The girls here know a lot of tricks, I guarantee you haven't tasted that feeling..."

After saying that, he wanted to drink again.

Old Li snatched his wine glass and smashed it to pieces.

"You still have the mind to drink, do you know that the government office is on fire?"

Li Qi was already angry because of the wine glass being smashed, but when he heard what he said, he was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed.

"Really? When?"

Old Li observed his expression and saw a hint of anxiety and joy in it.

Old Li's heart ached and he grabbed the front of his shirt: "You know, everything you told me was a lie, right?"

Li Qi broke free from his hand and frowned impatiently: "What are you doing?"

"What did you say I did?" Old Li was so angry that he jumped up and down, sweat oozing from his forehead. "Do you know that that was the corpse that the Grand Commander repeatedly ordered us to take good care of? Now it's been burned. If we trace it back..."

"Did anyone see you doing it?" Li Qi frowned.

"That's not the case," Lao Li hesitated, "Didn't you say that this matter concerns your life span and asked me to be cautious, so I didn't let anyone see it."

"Then let's not get married. Who knows that it was you who did it? It has nothing to do with us." Li Qi breathed a sigh of relief and threw a peanut into his mouth.

"What's going on?" Old Li asked, "You told me at the beginning that a fortune teller told you that if you were going to have a bloody disaster, a catastrophe, you had to find a place with three corpses laid side by side and pour a bottle of cinnabar oil on it."

"I did this to save your life, but how did a fire start?"

Li Qi lowered his eyes and hid his sneer: "Yeah, you didn't do anything else, you just poured some oil, and you didn't start the fire, what are you afraid of?"

Old Li opened his mouth, knowing in his heart that something was wrong and that Li Qi must be hiding something from him. But he also felt that what Li Qi said made sense.

He sighed, his nerves relaxed, and he felt tired, so he sat down on the chair.

At this time, Huo Changhe and Xiao Chiye were just outside the door.

The two heard their conversation clearly.

Xiao Chiye clenched his fists and wanted to rush in to grab the person, but Huo Changhe signaled him not to be impulsive.

Originally, Huo Changhe also came here to arrest someone, but according to what they said, there must be something wrong with this Li Qi, and there must be someone behind the scenes.

In this case, we have to catch the big fish. It’s useless to catch a small Li Qi.

He waved his hand, and retreated with Xiao Chiye.

In order not to alert others, they did not bring their men in, and everyone waited outside.

Xiao Chiye ordered: “Keep an eye on Lao Li and his nephew, especially his nephew.”

"Yes."

Taking advantage of this time, Huo Changhe thought that from what Lao Li said, he was also deceived, and he only poured oil but did not light the fire.

So, who lit the fire?

Huo Changhe asked: "Where is the home of the constable who asked for leave today?"

"It's not far from the government office. He took over his father's job. His father was a constable before him."

This is sometimes the case in government offices. People like executioners, bailiffs, and jailers can pass their positions on to the next generation.

Of course, you have to do well yourself.

What Xiao Chiye meant was that this person was very reliable, and two generations of his family had served in the government, so he would not do anything rebellious.

Huo Changhe tilted his head to look at him: "Anyone who was not present must be carefully investigated. You also heard that Lao Li only poured oil and did not light the fire. The person who lit the fire is the most important."

Xiao Chiye blushed: "Yes, I will send someone to check it out right away."

Huo Changhe nodded: "Don't act hastily. Find out clearly and make sure it's him first."

Xiao Chiye said yes and went to arrange the personnel.

The constable had some skills, so Xiao Chiye sent a few more people.

Huo Changhe stayed where he was. After about a quarter of an hour, Old Li came out. Although he was calmed down by Li Qi, he was still nervous.

He walked a little unsteadily and walked back slowly. As soon as he passed the intersection, he held onto a tree on the side of the road and gasped for breath.

Huo Changhe realized something was wrong: "Not good."

……

Li Qi left the brothel half an hour later.

He hummed a song, in a good mood, and walked out of the door, heading in the opposite direction of his home.

Xiao Chiye immediately waved his hand and ordered his men to follow.

Old Li's eyelids trembled slightly, and he felt unbearable pain in his heart and a burning pain in his throat.

He groaned uncomfortably.

A cold voice sounded: "Awake?"

When Old Li heard the voice, he was startled and turned his head to see a tall figure rising from the shadows.

"You... who are you?"

"You did a bad thing and destroyed the body, and you still have the nerve to ask who I am?" Huo Changhe spoke with murderous intent.

Old Li shuddered with fear: "I didn't, don't lie..."

"Nonsense, Li Qi said it was you who did it."

"Impossible, how could my nephew say that?"

"Have you ever thought about why you fainted? If I hadn't saved you, you would have reported to the King of Hell now."

Only then did Old Li realize it and recall what had happened before.

After he was calmed down by Li Qi, Li Qi poured him a glass of wine. Could it be...

Why? He treated Li Qi like his own son.

"Because only the dead can keep secrets," Huo Changhe pointed out what he was thinking, "Don't say you are not his father. Even if you are, when it comes to life and death, he will take care of himself first."

"If he cared about your life or death, he would not have let you throw oil from the beginning."

Old Li's face turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, and two lines of tears rolled out of his eyes.

Huo Changhe said coldly: "Whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, the mistake has been made. Can you feel at ease?"

"If you want to make amends, there is only one way."

"what?"