"In that case," Magistrate Zhang sighed. He leaned towards Ye Meng and asked,"What do you want me to do?"?”
" Send the masters of the prefecture to come with us and catch them in one fell swoop," Ye Meng said firmly. Her eyes were filled with confidence and absolute refusal.
"Alright." Magistrate Zhang nodded and signaled for a bailiff beside him to send people to follow Qi Lu and Ye Meng.
This time, the location was directly in the direction of the haunted house. He believed that most of the people inside had already fainted. Ye Meng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a trace of pride.
A group of horses galloped down the street in the early morning. The people on both sides of the street had not fully woken up. Only a few people who had woken up early to farm poked their heads out and looked at them curiously.
When Ye Meng and the others arrived at the haunted house, He Tang was already there. After he had mixed the powder, he felt worried and came over to check on the situation. As long as he found that the people had not fainted, he would deal with them. Then, he tied up everyone in the haunted house and gathered them in the middle of the hall.
When Ye Meng and the others entered, they saw a group of men in black and white sleeping together.
Qi Lu gestured for his brothers to take all of them away. Then, he walked up to Lord Huang and took his token away.
"You guys are finally back." After taking everyone away, Qi Lu sent a few people to search for the fish that had escaped the net. Only then did He Tang have the chance to speak up.
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Doctor He." Although Ye Meng was surprised that He Tang could handle so many people with his physique, she was still very grateful to him on the surface. He had even solved a lot of problems for them.
"I should." He Tang nodded slightly and revealed a gentle and polite smile. In fact, how could he handle so many people alone? Last night, after he had finished concocting the medicine, he had summoned a few guards who had been following him all this time. Only then did he easily get rid of them.
However, under normal circumstances, He Tang was not willing to let these guards attack. He was not very happy that the few people around him had been following him, but after all, it was for his safety, so he did not say anything. Coincidentally, it came in handy last night.
"Oh, right." He Tang, who was thinking about something else, was suddenly shocked. He almost forgot that there was still someone who had not been caught.
"What's wrong?" Ye Meng saw his expression change drastically and asked in confusion," Is there anything else?”
"Miss Ye, Constable Han missed it.”He Tang said with some shame. When he thought of sending people to Constable Han's residence early this morning to look for him, he found that the building was already empty, leaving only his wife and children with a worried expression. He must have abandoned his wife and children after realizing that something was wrong.
After hearing the news, Ye Meng frowned slightly and lowered her head in deep thought. She knew that Constable Han must have fled after hearing the news, but it was not a good thing to leave such a person outside.
She remembered the murderous look on Constable Han's face when she went to his residence to steal the evidence that night. She knew that this person would do something unimaginable if he was forced into a corner.
Suddenly, Ye Meng raised her head. Her tightly knitted brows had already relaxed. She thought she should know where Constable Han was.
"Hey, what are you guys waiting for? Aren't you going back?" Qi Lu ordered everyone to search for a while. After confirming that there was no one else, he escorted the tied up people back to Ningzhou Prefecture.
"Qi Lu, escort them back first.”Ye Meng thought for a moment and said. She planned to let Qi Lu go back first to report to him while she and He Tang went to find Constable Han.
"You guys aren't leaving?" Qi Lu was a little confused. Did Ye Meng have something to do here?
"There's still Constable Han who hasn't been caught." Ye Meng said word by word.
"Constable Han?" Qi Lu looked at the few people who had been arrested and counted them carefully. He realized that Constable Han was missing, so he suggested," Then I'll go and arrest them."”
"There's no need. You'd better take these people back now.”Ye Meng waved her hand and rejected his suggestion because the people who were arrested were not individuals. She believed that there must be many pairs of eyes watching them from behind. If he couldn't send it to the Ningzhou government office in time, it would be difficult to explain if something happened.
" I..." Qi Lu wanted to say something, but when he saw the sharp look in Ye Meng's eyes, he shut his mouth obediently and nodded helplessly." Alright."”
After saying that, he took a horse and jumped up. He gave Ye Meng a few words of advice and then led his men back.
"It seems that Miss Ye has already guessed where Constable Han is.”He Tang said after the group of people went further and further away.
The two of them rode down the mountain side by side. At this time, the sky had just released a few rays of light, shining on the side of Ye Meng's face. Her dyed black hair seemed to be sprinkled with a thin layer of gold powder. The scene looked very beautiful, making He Tang dazed for a while, as if he had entered a dream.
"I hope my guess is correct." Ye Meng tilted her head and smiled. The golden light on her face flickered, making it hard to see clearly.
The two of them only got off the horse when they arrived outside a house. He Tang stopped and looked at the big " Han " sign on the door. He knew that they had arrived at Constable Han's house.
Pushing open the door, the room was filled with fallen leaves. Presumably, after the matter was exposed, the servants in the house were worried that they would implicate themselves and packed their bags and left.
In just one night, this place had been defeated to such a state, which made Ye Meng sigh. She saw a woman sitting under a tree in the courtyard, carefully doing needlework. Her serious expression reminded her of her mother in her previous life. Sometimes, her mother would also help her sew a piece of clothing in such a serious manner.
"Are you Mrs. Han?" Retracting her sadness, Ye Meng took a deep breath and asked. Unexpectedly, her voice was a little hoarse.
He Tang looked at her with concern, but she waved her hand to tell him not to worry.
"Are you Mrs. Han?" Seeing that the person didn't reply, Ye Meng walked up and asked again.
At this moment, the woman acted as if she had just noticed her and quickly stood up.”The voice was gentle and demure, exactly the same as the voice she heard last night.
She was dressed in a dark red cloth shirt, with a headscarf tied around her head. A wooden hairpin was inserted diagonally into her head. Although it was made of wood, the carving was extremely meticulous.
Ye Meng then noticed her hand. Other than the stitches on her fingers, the rest of her body was white, tender, and clean. Although Constable Han was capable of doing anything, he must have loved his wife dearly.
"May I ask why the two of you are looking for me?”Madam Han looked at the two of them, put down the things in her hands, and prepared to make tea for them.
"No need." Ye Meng said," We're only here for one thing. We'll leave after we're done."”
"What is it?" Madam Han saw that there was no smile in front of her and felt that these two people might have come for her husband. Thinking of this, she spoke carefully.
"Madam Han, there's no need to be so reserved." He Tang saw the wariness on his face and quickly smiled." Madam Han, we're here to ask you about someone."”
"Inquire about a person?" Madam Han sized him up with a puzzled look.
"Arrester Han of East County." Ye Meng said directly.
"I don't know." Who knew that Madam Han's expression would change the moment she heard this name. "You guys should leave quickly. I don't know this heartless man.”
His face was filled with impatience. It was as if he really didn't want to mention anything related to Constable Han.
"Is Constable Han really so heartless?”Ye Meng took a step forward, her eyes sharp, making Mrs. Han uncomfortable.
"Yeah, he's so heartless. He left us orphans and widows behind when something happened.”Mrs. Han listened to her and continued to speak. She even lowered her head and wiped her tears, looking sad and resentful.
"It can't be." "Isn't it said that Constable Han loves his wife the most?" Ye Meng whispered into her ear as she sized her up. The couple's love and harmony had once become the envy of the entire East County.”
"Those are just superficial illusions.”Madam Han turned her head and said hatefully.
"Is that so?" Ye Meng still didn't believe her. She stood up straight and didn't want to say another word." Mrs. Han, you're lying."”
"I didn't. He really abandoned us and left.”When Madam Han heard her firmly point out that she was lying, she was shocked and quickly explained.
"No?" Ye Meng stepped forward and suddenly grabbed Mrs. Han.”"Since we can't find Constable Han, we'll have to trouble Madam Han."”
As she spoke, she dragged Madam Han towards the door. Madam Han wanted to struggle, but she was not as strong as Ye Meng, who was always on the move. She did not dare to call her husband to save her, so she fell into Ye Meng's trap.
He Tang, who was standing at the side, didn't say anything. He cooperated and followed.
Just as they were about to step out of Constable Han's house, a long sword cut through the air and cut off a few leaves, aiming straight at Ye Meng's back.
Sensing the person behind her, Ye Meng didn't show any fear. Instead, she turned around calmly and pretended to be surprised." Eh?" Constable Han, why are you here? I thought you weren't home and wanted to invite Mrs. Han over.”
"Cut the crap." Constable Han held a sword in one hand and was still wearing his black casual clothes. His long hair was not combed in time and looked a little messy. However, his eyes were fixed on Ye Meng's hand that was holding Mrs. Han. His fierce gaze seemed to want to cut off her hand immediately. "Let her go."
His rough voice was filled with suppressed anger, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
"Didn't you say that Constable Han abandoned his son and daughter?”Ye Meng looked at him and then at Mrs. Han curiously. However, in the next second, his face returned to its usual seriousness. He said in a deep voice,"We can let her go, but I want you to come back with us."”
When Constable Han heard her words, he hesitated for a moment as if he was considering the authenticity of her words. After a long time, he nodded slightly and said,"Okay."”
"Then eat this first." Ye Meng was still worried. She reached out her hand and took out a packet of powder. It was the anesthetic powder that she had asked He Tang to prepare.
" This is..." Constable Han looked at the packet of powder with some doubt.
"Don't worry, this medicine won't harm your life. It will just make you fall asleep. This way, we can save a lot of trouble, right?”
After sizing Ye Meng up, Constable Han reached out his hand to take the bag of medicine suspiciously. However, just as he was about to take the bag of medicine, he suddenly grabbed Ye Meng's hand and pulled her over. He placed the sword in his right hand on her neck and smiled sinisterly." Little girl, you're still too inexperienced to fight with me."”
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