Chapter 411 Pick Up Goods
As Qiao Yue spoke, Lu Yun observed Su Qingqing's expression.
However, when Qiao Yue finished speaking and even he felt that Qiao Yue's words could not pass muster, Su Qingqing said nothing, but just said: "I see, it seems that I was overthinking."
After that, Su Qingqing said to Lu Yun: "Master Lu, please continue to try this case. I want to go look for my personal maid who has disappeared."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The journey was quick and clean, without any delay.
Lu Yun and the Ji couple were all stunned.
What does this mean?
Are you just here to eat some melons?
Now that we've finished eating, are we leaving?
If it was someone else, they would probably just think that the other person was here to join in the fun, but this person was Su Qingqing, and she was here for the food. She must have ulterior motives in doing this, but they couldn't connect what was happening in front of them with food at all.
As soon as Su Qingqing left, while Lu Yun was still dumbfounded, the man who had previously sued Ji Changming for murder and his servant immediately pestered Lu Yun and said in front of a group of people, "Master Lu, please help me."
Ji Changming beat the shop owner to death, beat the man's brother to death, and took possession of the man's sister.
Lu Yun had to do this today, whether he wanted to or not. This matter was no longer a case involving just one person, but the entire people of Yulin.
The pressure from public opinion was too great for Lu Yun to bear.
"Well, Ji Changming has been detained now. I will give you a satisfactory explanation of the case. You go back and wait for news. I will take care of the fire here first. We will deal with the matter as we finish it. Ji Changming can't escape in jail. You should be down-to-earth. Besides, you know who Master Ji is. If Ji Changming is guilty, Master Ji will definitely not cover up for him."
The man and the boy didn't care about that. They just said, "We don't know what procedures you have to follow to investigate the case, but can you return our sister first?"
The young man then said, "And my indenture contract. I am a good person, but somehow I became a slave of the Ji family. Can you return my indenture contract to me?"
Lu Yun has already taken on a lot of pressure. Ji Changming's father immediately said, "As for the indenture contract, as long as what you said is true, the Ji family will definitely return it to you. Why would we need the indenture contract of a young man like you?
Don't worry, if it was really Chang Ming who did such a lawless thing, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
The man and the young servant did not argue any further. Lord Lu told them to go back and wait for the result, and they left obediently.
When the onlookers saw that there were no more melons to eat, they dispersed in groups of three or four and went to various teahouses and wine shops to continue their meal.
What happened today cannot be finished unless I talk about it ten or eight times.
Who could have thought that the master of the Ji family, the greatest philanthropist in Yulin, would have his son cause so many messy things, and whether the dental clinic in Yulin is actually the property of the Ji family.
When we were in court, they clearly said they would investigate, so why didn’t they do that later?
And how did this fire start?
The common people, with suspicion and curiosity, let the matter ferment thoroughly.
Lu Yun brought people to carefully survey the fire scene, but found nothing. The fire was too big, and even if there was any evidence, it was burned to ashes.
Ji Changming was still in prison. Ji Changming's parents followed Lu Yun back to the yamen. However, as soon as the three of them returned, someone from the yamen prison came to report something.
"My lord, it's bad, Master Ji is missing!"
The jailer reported in a panic, and Ji Changming's parents were shocked. Ji Changming's mother stepped forward and grabbed the jailer's collar, "You said it's gone, what do you mean by gone?"
The jailer was grabbed by the collar by her, and it was a bit choking. "Mr. Ji had just been locked up in the cell when we heard that there was a big fire on the street. The government asked as many runners as possible to put out the fire. Seven or eight of us went to our cell. When I finished dispatching people and returned to the cell to prepare some food for Mr. Ji, he was gone."
Lu Yun subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
Ji Changming's mother said angrily, "It must be the Queen. She deliberately set the fire to lure us over. When everyone left, she quietly took Changming away. It must be her. There is no one else but her."
Indeed, there is no one else except the queen. Lu Yun and Ji Changming's father also think so.
Do you know that it was the Queen who did it, and then what?
Should we go to their house to ask for them, or what?
The Queen kidnapped Ji Changming with a very clear purpose, which was to exchange Ji Changming for food.
Then change it?
Lu Yun looked at Ji Changming's parents.
Ji Changming's parents also understood Lu Yun's meaning. Ji Changming's mother gritted her teeth and said viciously, "No, we are on good terms with her, but she is killing and setting fire to us. If we don't let her know whose territory Yulin belongs to, she will be so arrogant! Since she uses Changming as a bargaining chip, she will never hurt Changming. I want to see what tricks she plays."
Ji Changming is gone, but Ji Changming’s case is still there.
Lu Yun coughed, "The young man and that man from your Chunxiangfang..."
Ji Changming's father said, "Master Lu, you don't need to worry about this anymore. We can handle it ourselves."
If we can’t solve the problem of what Ji Changming has done, can we not solve the problem of the person who proposed this matter?
After Lu Yun sent Ji Changming's parents away, he immediately contacted the other eight families. It was obvious that the Ji family had been targeted by the Queen, and he had to find out clearly whether the other families would be spared or not if something really happened to the Ji family.
Inn.
Su Qingqing washed up, changed into more comfortable home clothes, and sat on the bed with a thick pillow.
I have been traveling for days and have been running around for half the morning today. I must take a good rest.
Doctor Sun, who was accompanying her, prepared some soup to nourish the fetus. Su Qingqing drank it in small sips while listening to the reports from Jixiang and Xu's illegitimate son.
"The grain in the granary is obviously just for show. Miss Jixiang and I checked each one, and those grain jars and bags have not been touched for at least a month."
Before, when Su Qingqing was staying in the yamen, Xu's illegitimate son and Jixiang had been staying in the warehouse of Bai's shop.
"They don't even do business with ordinary people. This Bai family shop is either a bag shop or a transit station."
As they were talking, Xiao Yu came in from outside, followed by Xu Kefeng.
Xu Kefeng took over the words of the Xu family's bastard and said, "It's a transfer station. My people have just contacted the shopkeeper of the Bai family's shop. According to the order given by the queen, they have agreed with the shopkeeper of the Bai family's shop to pick up the goods in the yard of the shopkeeper's house at midnight today."
