NABC Chapter 101 Arrest Warrant
Chapter 101 Arrest Warrant
Without the surveillance of the servants in the mansion, it became much easier for them to extract information.
Lin Tian first praised the old man's medical skills, and then praised his medicine.
Seeing the old man happy after being praised, Su Zixu started chatting with him.
She said that if her father were still alive, he would be about the same age as the old man.
As Su Zixu spoke, his eyes began to redden.
The old doctor listened intently, saying that his son had died on the battlefield.
If his son were still alive, he would probably be about the same age as Su Zixu.
The old doctor also promised Su Zixu that if Su Zixu had no other way to make a living, he could pass on all his medical skills to him.
The two chatted back and forth, and Yue Zheng Feng Ye realized that if they continued talking, they might really be going to acknowledge each other as relatives.
So he changed the subject and asked about the wanted posters outside.
During the conversation, it was learned that the arrest warrant had been posted several years ago.
The old woman's name was Yu Mizhen, and she was the high priestess of Jiyu Village, also known as the Goddess.
The old doctor didn't know exactly what had happened, but there were various folk tales about it.
The most prevalent theory is that the Lu family secretly colluded with a group of priests to plot and kill the Lou family members.
Now, fearing that their past misdeeds will be brought up again, they deliberately find excuses to cover it up.
He hunted down all the priests involved in the affair, intending to eliminate everyone who knew about it and completely erase all past evidence of his crimes.
When this matter was mentioned, the old doctor kept sighing, his face full of regret.
He said that the high priest and his entourage were wanted, and the entire village of Jiyu suffered as a result.
The city has begun to ban witchcraft and ritual practices, and those who violate the rules will be arrested on the spot.
Unable to make a living, many young people in Jiyu Village left Mingsha City and went inland.
"Alas, only old bones like mine are left here," the old doctor sighed as he prepared the medicine.
"My shop also suffered. I am a shaman from Jiyu Village. After the incident, many people came to my shop to hurl insults."
Only those who used to come to me regularly to buy medicine and know my character are still willing to help me out, seeing how pitiful this old man is, and occasionally patronizing my business.
Most ordinary people in the city actually had no idea what had happened.
All they knew was that the officials had issued an order banning witchcraft and rituals, saying that the people of Jiyu Village had committed many heinous acts that could lead to execution.
They don't know right from wrong; they only know what everyone else is saying, so they just follow suit.
Those officials said it was an unauthorized fire ritual and that they were spreading rumors and misleading the public.
Nonsense! The old woman is not that kind of person at all!
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Although Le Zheng Fengye was reluctant to interrupt the old man's speech, this was about all the information they could get from him at the moment.
Although the old man was from Jiyu Village, he did not touch the core of the whole matter.
If you want to get to the heart of the matter, it would be best to find the Divine Mother herself. If you can't find her, then you should at least find her accomplices.
Seeing that Li Zheng's wounds had been treated, Le Zheng Fengye said:
"Thank you for bandaging him, sir. We'll be coming back tomorrow, so we'll be leaving now."
After saying that, Le Zheng Fengye gave Li Zheng a look, signaling him to hurry up and pay.
Li Zheng simply took a piece of gold foil from his pocket and placed it on the table.
The old man couldn't stop smiling when he saw the gold foil.
They kept saying they'd given too much, but they showed no intention of paying it back.
Before leaving, the old man also gave Su Zixu a medicine pack to stop the bleeding.
After exchanging pleasantries with the old man for a while, Su Zixu and the other three walked out of the medicine shop together.
It was already dark outside, and it seemed there was nowhere else to go, so the four of them headed back home.
When they passed by food stalls, the four of them bought some food to pack as spare provisions.
Along the way, Li Zheng assured the three that he would not cause trouble for Le Zheng Fengye tonight, but if they encountered danger, they would have to rely on their own abilities.
Le Zheng Fengye also said with a smile that Li Zheng is a man of his word, and they will definitely come out together to look for clues again tomorrow, so he will be extra careful.
He told Li Zheng to be careful tonight too, lest he die.
The two had their arms around each other, looking very close, but they both had forced smiles and their words were full of hostility.
After parting ways with Li Zheng, Yue Zheng Feng Ye immediately stopped smiling and said to Su Zixu:
"Be careful tonight, that kid's got some good stuff up his sleeve."
The cooperation is only temporary. We need him to leave the manor, but he can find someone else or go out on his own.
He doesn't need us anymore, so let's just play it by ear tonight.
Everyone in the household knew they had gone out in the afternoon. Not long after the three returned to their room, the servants brought them their meal.
Having learned from the previous experience, Su Zixu stopped talking while eating, and the three of them ate heartily with their heads down, as if afraid that the other two would steal their food.
If he hadn't eaten a lot yesterday afternoon and had enough energy, last night's tug-of-war would have worn him down, and he wouldn't have been able to hold out until Zhao Hu came to his rescue.
After eating and drinking their fill, the three began to discuss their strategy for the evening.
Le Zheng Fengye believed that, in essence, the task would be completed once the book was copied.
The first option, which is also the one that everyone can accept, is to distribute the work equally, with each person having a fixed number of pages to copy.
However, if the danger of this mission lies in not finishing copying the book, then the people at the back of the line are very likely to die.
This doesn't even take into account the cases where previous people copied too little or didn't write anything at all.
The second option is for the people in front to write as much as possible, so that the people behind will have a higher margin for error.
This plan is undoubtedly the most favorable for Yue Zheng Fengye and Su Zixu.
However, this plan also means there will be more unpredictable factors, requiring the cooperation of all 8 people.
And just as Le Zhengfengye had guessed, the plan was met with opposition from Li Na as soon as it was put out.
After nightfall, the eight people gathered in the west courtyard one after another. The three people who originally lived in the west courtyard died one after another, and the place looked much more desolate.
They were greeted by the same old servant.
Since no one lived there anymore, the old servant led all eight people into the house.
After the mission is completed, the eight people need to wait here. The mission ends at 7:8 AM.
The old servant finished his instructions and left.
"I'm not participating; I'm the first one, and everything I'm facing is unknown."
"I'll be doing well enough to finish my own part; don't expect me to do anything more for you."
The speaker was Li Na. Based on her experience from the past few days, Li Na felt that the people in the front were more likely to be safe.
Moreover, since Lezheng Fengye said that finishing copying the story was considered the end of the task, she, as the first person to enter, had the greatest margin for error and the least pressure.