Chapter 076: The Long Days and Months in the Jar (3)

  Fangzi Yue looked at the groom's appearance, and couldn't help but feel surprised. He grabbed the groom's wrist to take his pulse, and then looked at his pupils which had shrunk to the size of a needle tip under the lamp light. He involuntarily took a cold breath, and hesitated: "Old Wen, Old Wen, come quickly and take a look, something is not right with the groom."

  "What's wrong?"

  Wen Yuan turned around and took a look, also startling, hastily smelled the pulse for a while, that question was naturally saved, that new husband's eyes stared at him, unable to speak, after he finished checking, his face suddenly became serious, two old men in the bridal chamber began discussing medical cases.

  "Brother Fang, what do you think?"

  "Look at his pulse, isn't it like a twisted intestine?"

  Wen Yuan shook his head repeatedly and stroked his beard, saying: "If it's intestinal carbuncle, why would the eyelid shrink like this?"

  "What's your view on this matter, Brother Naiwen?"

  The bridegroom had not expressed his opinion, and the young man slid down from the chair, his whole body curled up into a ball, his hands and feet twitching constantly, mumbling: "It hurts so much, I...I can't breathe, it's all over for me, I'm dying of pain..."

  Sun Miaoyi was originally sitting on the edge of the bed, listening to the groom coming in. Although she didn't see him much and wasn't too nervous, when she heard the two matchmakers say that he was not feeling well, she didn't think it was serious either. Because the bride had improperly lifted her veil, which was against the rules, she could only listen from the side. At this time, hearing his painful cries, Sun Miaoyi was shocked and couldn't hold back anymore. She pulled down her veil and rushed over to see the groom's appearance, which also scared her. She quickly asked: "What happened to him?"

  Wen Yuan and Fang Zi Yue exchanged a glance, and simultaneously blurted out: "Poisoning"

  "Poisoned? How could I be poisoned?"

  She was so anxious that she jumped up and said, "What kind of poison did he take? Hurry up and prepare the antidote! Our family runs a pharmacy, don't you know?"

  Geng Yun finally left the yamen of the Prefectural Magistrate.

  Qingzhou Prefecture concluded a murder case at an incredible speed, with the highest efficiency in the Ming Dynasty:

  Li Da Yin, a native of Qingzhou, had been practicing martial arts since childhood and was skilled in combat techniques. Due to his disability, he became an apprentice at the Sun family's pharmacy. Yang Xu, a scholar from Qingzhou, was friends with the owner of the Sun family and often visited their home, frequently bullying Li Da Yin. With a narrow-minded and vengeful heart, Li Da Yin harbored a desire for revenge. Relying on his martial skills, he snuck into Yang's residence to exact revenge but mistakenly killed Zhang Shi San, one of Yang Xu's attendants.

  Afterwards, because Qingzhou prefecture's inspector Feng Xihui discovered the clues of Li's crimes, Li became anxious and killed Inspector Feng. Several days later, taking advantage of the opportunity to congratulate Sun Fu on his wedding, Yang Xu was stabbed again, but was captured and killed by Yang Xu's bodyguards and Zhao Ximian, the Qingzhou prefecture's push official who happened to be present. Before her death, Li confessed everything, and the case was finally solved.

  As a result, the series of cases that have recently occurred in Qingzhou have all been resolved. Although the occurrence of homicides is a stain, the fact that the case was cracked so quickly may not necessarily earn them a reputation for being a clean official. The prefect, vice-prefect and other high-ranking officials were overjoyed and celebrated with great fanfare. Of course, they still had to send someone to invite Yang Xu to come and make a joint confession the next day. With the presence of the prefect, vice-prefect and the judge, Yang Xu would certainly cooperate fully.

  They were very satisfied with Geng Xin, this ordinary person was very cooperative, and they only needed to slightly prompt him. Geng Xin followed their meaning and provided the information they needed, so they didn't make things difficult for him. They let him sign his name on the transcript of Yang Xuzhen's interrogation about humiliating Li Dahu and Li Dahu expressing grievances many times in the government office, even saying he wanted to kill someone after drinking, and then let him return home very quickly.

  Gong Xin rushed out of the Qingzhou government office and immediately took off in a sprint. He was already feeling headache, dizziness, chest tightness and nausea, weakness in all four limbs, if he didn't hurry back to the government office for treatment, the poison would take effect and he would die a miserable death.

  Gong Xin's soul flew away, his spirit scattered, he ran wildly without stopping. Although he had no status in front of Sun Xue Lian all these years, she never treated him poorly in life, pampering him with luxury and comfort. When did he ever do such intense exercise? Especially now that the poison was acting up, after just a short run, he felt sweat dripping down his back, his legs weak and tired. Gong Xin couldn't help but secretly lament: "It's no good, running like this will only make the poison act up faster, I won't even make it back to the manor before I collapse."

  At this time, the sky was already late, and Geng Xin looked around nervously, but couldn't see any tools that could be used as a substitute for walking. With great difficulty, he saw a donkey emerging from a small alley, with a middle-aged woman wearing a headscarf sitting on it. Geng Xin rushed up in one step, panting and saying: "Donkey... donkey, let me have the donkey..."

  "Robbery!"

  That old aunt was not ambiguous, she let out a sharp cry and jumped off the donkey, then grabbed and scratched him. Geng Xin's head spun, his eyes blurred, and his limbs were weak, he couldn't defend himself at all. He raised his hand to block her, but before he could explain clearly, he felt that his right hand had grasped a soft, fluffy, and bulging thing. "Huh? What is this..."

  Geng Xin hadn't yet reacted when the old aunt let out a sharp cry: "Indecent! Hooligan! Someone come quick!"

  A heroic Shandong man immediately ran over and, without saying a word, gave Geng Xin a big punch, sending him tumbling to the ground. Geng Xin saw stars in front of his eyes and couldn't tell heaven from earth.

  A group of people rushed up, and in the darkness, they didn't even see his appearance, a flurry of punches and kicks came down...

  An employee returned to the government office, his heart racing and feeling restless.

  He didn't originally believe that Xia Jiu was the murderer who killed Shi San Lang and Feng Xi Hui, but after Liu Xu's death, An Yuan Wai could no longer view Xia Jiu as insignificant. Originally in his heart extremely humble Xia Jiu, immediately went from one extreme to another, becoming a profound and mysterious killer. But unexpectedly today such a big turn of events appeared, the murderer who assassinated Yang Wen Xuan reappeared, and before dying confessed that Shi San Lang and Feng Zong Qi were both killed by his hands.

  So, isn't it true that Xia Yu was misunderstood?

  It's no wonder that An Yuanwai believed Li Dahe's words so easily. When he first met Xia Zhen, Xia Zhen was just a beggar in tattered clothes. Although he had the intention to kill Shi San Lang and Feng Xihui and escape from the control of the Brocade Guards, how could he have such ability? Moreover, the murderer had already confessed that he was the real culprit, and before his death, he mentioned Yunhe Town. The secret of Yunhe Town was only known to five people: Feng Zongqi, Zhang Shisan, Liu Xu, Li Dahe, and Xia Zhen. How could the person who killed Yang Wenxuan know the secret of the assassination in Yunhe Town if he wasn't the real killer?

  Considering these reasons, the whole incident can be said to have been clarified, but An Litong's heart was not at all relieved. When he thought of the assassin's waist card that appeared before his death, he became restless. An Litong didn't see the words on the card clearly, but he knew what kind of person could own such a card. Which faction is he from? The imperial court? I Jin Yiwei? Some royal palace?

  But whatever the identity, it's extremely terrifying, which means that they were eliminated by a force strong enough to rival the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or even surpass them, rather than personal grudges of some individual. So if Li Da Yin died, it doesn't mean the threat has been eliminated, no one knows what sinister moves those people will make next.

  In Qingzhou, he no longer has a partner to consult with, what should he do from now on?

  An Pangzi was so anxious that he spun around in circles.

  "No, no, there's another one, and then there's Xia Jun."

  Recalling the words of explanation from Xia Xun, An Yuan Wai accepted without reservation. Now, the power of Jin Yiwei in Qingzhou is left with only the two of them. Those clever and capable ones have all died, but it seems that they have gained a few more points of luck. Should they discuss this with him now?

  "It won't do, I have to go find him, put the past aside and discuss our next move together. This Qingzhou is really unbearable, we must leave as soon as possible. If I can bring him along with me, perhaps Official Zhang will not punish me. Anyway, Yang Wenhuan's current reputation and status are extraordinary, Official Zhang doesn't know he's fake. Since I've discussed it with him before, that means we've studied the situation together, and withdrew to avoid exposure, not because I, An Litong, am afraid of death."

  An Liting was deep in thought, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qingzhou was in a precarious situation. For safety's sake, he should leave as soon as possible. The more he thought about it, the more he felt his chest tightening and his head throbbing with pain, his eyelids twitching from time to time, as if something terrible was going to happen at any moment, and not even a single moment could be delayed. He immediately ordered someone to prepare a mule cart and wanted to visit Xia Yu together at night to discuss a way to deal with the crisis.

  An Litong got on the horse carriage and ordered to go straight to Yang's mansion. The two mules pulled a light cart, running swiftly on the wide and empty streets at night. After covering half of the distance, An Litong started feeling severe abdominal pain, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. At first, he tried to endure it, but later he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted to the coachman: "Stop, stop quickly! Go to Shengchun Hall Pharmacy immediately! Oh no, my stomach hurts so much..."

  The car husband heard that he did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly pulled the reins, turning onto the road leading to Shengchun Hall Pharmacy.

  Not far ahead, a person suddenly stumbled out from the side of the road, with disheveled hair and stumbling steps, it was unclear whether he was drunk or had been robbed. He called out in a low, intermittent voice: "Stop... stop the car, take me... I'm going to Shengchun Hall... must have..."

  The coachman, seeing his appearance, was unwilling to bother with him, and with a sudden flick of the whip, the carriage sped away at an incredible speed, rumbling loudly as it went. Geng Lin struggled to utter the words "thank you", gazing despairingly after the disappearing carriage.

  Severe abdominal pain, both legs suddenly cramped, and he fell to the ground with a thud. In his heart, he desperately shouted: "I don't want to die! I can't die like this... Even if I have to die, I want to see that bitch die in front of me first. I want to see her whole family perish before my eyes. Otherwise... I won't be able to close my eyes in death!"

  He gritted his teeth, stiffened his bones, hunched over and slowly crawled forward like a gecko.

  Everyone, the second update is done, and I'm still running a low fever. Now, I'll continue writing tomorrow's chapter. Currently, I'm only 12 votes away from fourth place, it's precarious! I request that you all vote enthusiastically, if the monthly ticket support is strong, I'll add another chapter as a thank you for everyone's ardent support. The monthly tickets are almost gone, just fifty more votes... isn't this requirement too low? (nervously asking)