Shengjing Noble

Chapter 235 Death

The captain seemed to have lost his patience and simply reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her head up.

A lot of blood oozed from the wound on the girl's forehead, flowing down from her eyebrows to her cheek, making her look very miserable.

A drop of blood fell right on the captain's shoe, but soon it merged with the dirty and dusty boot cloth, leaving no visible change.

But even so, the captain of the police was still furious and slapped him in the face.

The girl was beaten and fell to the ground. She looked back with her hands covering her swollen and numb face. Her eyes were full of fear and tears flowed out like a spring.

Her lips trembled and bled, and she tried hard to beg for mercy, but she couldn't utter a word.

The captain stood up and looked down upon her with a condescending look, as if he were looking at an ant.

He lifted up the corner of his clothes and wiped his red hands. It must be the blood on her cheek when he slapped her just now.

"You little bitch, you dare to dirty my shoes? Someone, drag her away!"

"Yes!"

“No, don’t… let me go, please… don’t, Daddy! Daddy…”

Tears of despair filled the girl's eyes. She looked at her unconscious old father lying on the ground. She wanted to escape but could not even stand up. In the end, she was roughly dragged away by two soldiers.

Su Lanyin watched this scene and clenched her fists tighter and tighter, but she still endured it.

As she had just arrived, she still had to investigate thoroughly. Anyway, the captain was still here and there was no chance to take action. This also meant that at least the girl was safe now.

Su Shengming couldn't bear it any longer and tried to rush forward to be a hero several times but was stopped by A'mo.

"It's fine if you just watched her die without helping her, but why did you keep stopping me? Didn't you see how that bully bullied that little girl?"

Su Lanyin rolled her eyes at him and said coldly, "Third brother, do you know the purpose of our visit to Qiu County?"

"Of course it's to help the disaster victims!"

"As long as the victims have enough silver and food, it won't be a big problem. Once my second brother's army arrives, the problem of the victims will be solved."

"What else is there besides this? You're not going to help Xiaoyu find her father, are you? This is not as important as saving people!"

Su Lanyin looked at him with a look of disappointment.

"Has Third Brother forgotten that there is a confusing murder case?"

"This... is right! How could I forget about this! Look at my memory!" Su Shengming suddenly realized and slapped himself on the head.

"I'm sorry, Yinyin. I was confused."

"I'll warn you one last time. Think carefully before you speak or act. Everything has its priorities. Do you understand? You must not act on impulse. You must always stay sober and calm. Otherwise, it's easy to be led by the nose and fall into a passive position!"

Su Shengming bit his lower lip and nodded, with a sincere look on his face: "Yes! Third brother will remember, Yinyin is still thoughtful!"

Su Lanyin looked towards the city gate and whispered, "The Emperor wants my second brother to thoroughly investigate the cause of death of the previous county magistrate and catch the real murderer. So if we reveal our strength at this moment, it will definitely alert the murderer. If we alert the enemy, it will undoubtedly increase the difficulty for my second brother to solve the case."

"Why does the emperor have to dwell on the cause of death of the previous county magistrate? He lost the relief grain funds. Even if he was not killed, it is still a capital crime punishable by beheading."

"Third brother, sometimes I doubt that you are really stupid! The death of an official in the imperial court is a serious matter, how can we not investigate it? Moreover, the relief grain money distributed by the emperor disappeared without a trace, who on earth fell into the hands of it? This matter must be investigated thoroughly, because this is what the emperor cares about most!"

"Then we can't just stand by and watch that girl, right? Her father looks seriously injured!" Su Shengming looked reluctant.

A'Mo said, "Leave it to me. I will quietly move the man away when there are not many people paying attention."

"That's all it can do."

Su Lanyin thought about it and suddenly raised her hand to loosen the hairband on her head, then used a handkerchief to wipe off the yellow powder on her face, revealing her originally fair and beautiful face.

Su Shengming was surprised: "Yinyin, why did you wipe it? It's obvious that you are a woman. Be careful!"

"I'm afraid it's not dangerous enough."

After saying that, Su Lanyin sneered, stuffed Xiaoyu into A'mo's arms, and turned to Su Shengming and said, "From now on, we will act separately."

"How do we split up?"

"Amo and I will pretend to be a couple, and you will drive the carriage into the city alone. Oh, and change into some more luxurious clothes before you go in."

"What do you mean?" Su Shengming was puzzled.

"It's nothing. Did you remember the hand signals I gave you on the way?"

"Of course I remember it clearly!"

"Then follow my instructions. You are not allowed to change the plan without my permission. Do you understand?"

"Ah? Okay! I understand!"

Although Su Shengming didn't quite understand, he thought Su Lanyin was right, so he had no choice but to follow.

……

Soon, Su Shengming changed into a more luxurious-looking outfit and sat in the carriage, while A'mo, holding Xiaoyu and Su Lanyin, walked in front towards the city gate.

At this time, because of what happened to the girl just now, many people had already fled, and the girl's father was still lying on the ground.

The captain of the police was just about to have him tied up and thrown into jail when he saw Su Lanyin and her group arriving at the city gate.

"Who are you, where are you from, and what do you want to do?!"

An officer asked fiercely.

Seeing this, A'mo quickly took out the document in his arms, which was the certificate for the people of Sheng Dynasty to enter and leave various cities.

The official took one look and frowned: "What are you doing in Qiu County? Don't you know there is a famine here?"

Ah Mo nodded and bowed quickly to explain, "Sir, we came here to look for our relatives because we heard about the famine in Qiu County. My...my brother's sister married far away and moved here. We wrote many letters but received no reply. We were so worried that we came here in person to look for her."

"Really? Your brother?"

The officer looked behind him, and Su Lanyin quickly pretended to be timid, lowered her head and shrank behind A'mo.

"You! Why are you hiding? Raise your head!" the officer shouted.

Su Lanyin then slowly raised her head and looked at him, but soon lowered her head in fear.

This scene was seen by the captain of the police. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and then he walked over.

"What's going on?" he asked, his tone full of authority.

The minor official immediately put on a fawning face and handed the spy in his hand over.

"This man with a child wants to bring his little brother into the city, saying he is here to look for his relatives."

"Little brother?" The captain raised his eyebrows, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, and he sneered, "I think it's his wife?"

After these words were spoken, A'mo and Su Lanyin lowered their heads guiltily and dared not reply.

However, a hand quietly pinched Xiaoyu's butt from behind.

Suddenly, Xiaoyu burst into tears and shouted, "Wuwuwu mother, I'm scared..."