Chapter 760: His Thoughts Are Hard to Understand (Part 2)
The atmosphere in the living room was somewhat awkward.
At first, You Erjie wanted to chat with Aunt Xue, but she was ignored and thought that Aunt Xue looked down on her.
He lost the mood to speak and pretended to concentrate on drinking tea. He held the bowl of Biluochun in his palm and sipped it in small sips.
But she was actually wronging Aunt Xue.
The reason why Aunt Xue seemed taciturn was not because she was too arrogant, but because she was very nervous and unsure of the bottom of her heart.
Although she was not a smart person, after sitting in the living room and watching this scene, Aunt Xue vaguely realized that Li Wan probably had some other intention in pulling her over.
Thinking back to the conversation between the two of them in front of the window in the morning, the exact purpose of this plot becomes clear.
Are you angry?
When Aunt Xue guessed that Li Wan wanted to drag her into the affair so that the affair could continue, she naturally became annoyed.
But this annoyance unexpectedly subsided.
Instead, Li Wan's unorthodox words last night and her absurd fantasies this morning kept floating in his mind.
So much so that even on a snowy day, Aunt Xue was so irritated that she felt really uncomfortable.
In later generations, marriage was autonomous and there was no such thing as a "chastity arch". Those who had voluntarily remained widows for many years could perhaps truly be called pure-hearted and free from desires.
But widows of this era were mostly forced by circumstances and lacked the many means of adjustment that existed in later generations. They could only rely on self-control to suppress their physical and mental needs.
If there is no external incentive, this life may just pass by.
But once the long-suppressed desire is aroused, it is more difficult to control than that of a young man.
Li Wan was like this in the beginning, and Aunt Xue is no exception now!
Because of this, even though her mind told her that she should leave this place as soon as possible, Aunt Xue tried to leave several times, but her plump peach-like buttocks seemed to be nailed to the bed and could not move at all.
Time just passed by minute by minute.
When the voice of "Second Master" reached her ears, Aunt Xue seemed to be awakened from a nightmare. She jumped up suddenly, and under the surprised gaze of You Erjie, she rushed to the door of the inner room and urged loudly: "Gongcai [Li Wan's name is Gongcai], you should have seen enough, right?"
Maybe it was because of the burning fire in her heart, but her voice sounded a little hoarse.
Seeing Aunt Xue's anxious look, Li Wan calmly shook her head and said, "Aunt, please wait for me for a while. I'm almost done copying this post."
As he spoke, he pointed his chin outward a little and ordered, "Suyun, you should wait outside too. The last few strokes are really crucial, and you can't be distracted at all."
Su Yun tightly grasped the paper ball in her hand, smiled and stopped Aunt Xue, and advised: "Aunt, please don't be offended. Our grandmother loves Liu Gong's character the most. I'm afraid she won't listen to anything you say now."
Seeing Li Wan lowering her head and picking up her brush with an expression of concentration on copying, Aunt Xue gritted her teeth secretly and wanted to make it clear, but looking at Suyun in front of her, she finally endured it.
She returned to the hall in silence, her eyes glancing outwards when she heard Suyun say, "Madam, please sit down for a moment. I'm going to go to the bathroom outside."
Without waiting for Aunt Xue's response, she lifted the curtain and went into the yard.
Seeing the cotton door curtain swinging back and forth, Aunt Xue suddenly had a thought in her mind for some reason: Could it be that the person who had an affair across the wall yesterday was not Baoyu, but Erlang of the Sun family?
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What a mistake ! What a mistake!
Sun Shaozong stepped over the threshold with a sullen face and walked past the gatekeeper who seemed to be deaf to him, his mind full of regret.
At first, he had no choice but to accept Chen Jingde because he had no one to rely on. However, facts have proved that it is better to have no lackeys than to have the wrong ones.
The original early morning arrest plan, although not foolproof, was well planned in details.
Especially since Huang Bin had just been treated differently, it was time for him to pull himself together and show off his abilities. Logically, there should be no mistakes.
But the bad thing is that Chen Jingde also wants to make up for his mistakes.
Although Sun Shaozong had instructed Huang Bin early on that this operation was under his full responsibility and that he was not allowed to interfere, he still rushed to meet Huang Bin in the middle of the night, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
He did not want to fight for the command power, but wanted to wait for Huang Bin to capture the prisoner and then bring him back to the yamen for interrogation, and then he would be credited with the release.
But the bad luck is that this guy is too anxious to pick peaches!
As soon as he heard that two thieves had been caught, he went to take over happily, but the real culprit jumped out from the side and ran towards Chen Jingde like a madman.
Chen Jingde was so frightened that he cried for help repeatedly. The officers were afraid that he would be injured by the thieves, so they attacked him with their knives in a panic, without caring about leaving anyone alive.
Later, Chen Jingde, who was still in shock, took the remaining two thieves back for trial, only to find out that they were both temporarily hired to guard the house.
Not to mention Lu Mingsi's case, even the burly man's name is unknown. All we know is that his last name is Duan, and he is usually called "Master Duan".
As for the thin man with a scar on his left arm, the two had never seen him before.
At that moment, Chen Jingde was at a loss, wandering around the yamen like a headless fly for who knows how many times. It was not until dawn that he finally came to report.
Of course, the details were learned from Huang Bin only after Sun Shaozong sent him back for further interrogation. Although this guy was stupid, he was quite skilled in covering up his mistakes.
To be honest, there is still room for further exploration on this line.
For example, the behavior and speech of "Mr. Duan".
For example, let’s talk about the origin of that house.
But now it’s not just about tracking down the murderer, it’s also about rescuing the hostages!
Now that 'Master Duan' has been hacked to death, if the remaining thieves get wind of it, they will definitely know that Wang Erhu's wife has confessed.
In this way, the child who was held hostage would naturally become useless...
Time waits for no one!
We must find out the whereabouts of the remaining thieves as soon as possible!
Fortunately, Sun Shaozong has not only this clue, but also some other information that can be compared with it.
Walking through the corridor, he pushed open the door and entered You Erjie's room. Lying on the bed in the middle, he took out a booklet with scribbled handwriting.
"Duan, Duan... got it!"
After a while, Sun Shaozong found a message in it: Duan Qing, nicknamed Sai Tieniu, was originally a thug in Mantingfang [brothel]. He was fired by his employer a month ago for offending a distinguished customer, and his whereabouts remain a mystery.
This booklet was written by the beggar chief Hong Jiu.
At the beginning, Sun Shaozong entrusted him to investigate suspicious elements who had contact with Wang Erhu.
As a result, there was no news after two or three days.
If it were Chen Jingde, he would probably come to report in a dejected and disheveled state.
But Hong Jiu made two preparations. On the one hand, he investigated the situation around Wang Erhu, and on the other hand, he mobilized all the beggars in the city to secretly screen the two murderers according to their appearances, looking for people with similar body shapes and appearances, who had a notorious reputation and whose whereabouts were currently unknown.
The final list consisted of about twenty people.
Originally it was still difficult to confirm the murderer's true identity, but now that we know that one of the thieves is named Duan, the situation will be very different if we compare the two.
Pah~
Sun Shaozong flicked his finger at the three words "Mantingfang" and turned to leave the west wing. He was about to return to the front hall to instruct Huang Bin to thoroughly investigate the cause of Duan Qing's disappearance and who he usually interacted with.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he bumped into Suyun head-on.
"Meet Master Sun."
Suyun hurriedly bowed, but quietly opened her palm, revealing a small ball of paper.
