"What? Assassin?!"
Upon hearing the report from the servants, the prefect's wife was so shocked that she turned pale. She only arranged for one person to do it in the backyard. What happened in the front yard? !
An assassin appeared in the front yard, and the prefect asked the guards to bring a group of boys to guard the backyard to prevent other assassins from harming the women.
So when faced with the magistrate's wife's inquiry, the guard who came over immediately had no idea what was going on. He asked three questions and was confused. The magistrate's wife was so angry that her eyes widened.
"Why are you still standing there? Send someone to check on the situation!"
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Hearing the noise in front of them, the female relatives were so frightened that they didn't care about looking for any notes and rushed back to the table. Jian Yu and An Qi also came back.
At this moment, An Qi still doesn't understand. The prefect's wife has set up a trap for her! If it hadn't been for that maid who suddenly appeared today, I would have been captured! It might even implicate Sister Yu!
An Qi didn't see the maid salute Jian Yu. From her point of view, there was a masked man in the backyard of the prefect's wife. Combined with the situation at the table, it was very obvious who was behind the scenes!
If he is targeted, his father and second uncle will definitely not get the best either! What a birthday party, the prefect’s wife set a trap against the An family!
Although her grandfather and the others did not say anything in front of her, An Qi knew that the relationship between the prefect and the An family was becoming increasingly estranged. This was also the reason why she tried her best to give in to the provocation of the Shouxi County Lord.
She didn't want to let herself become a breakthrough for the prefect to make things difficult for An Jia.
An Qi's face was extremely pale. Jian Yu noticed it, covered his hand and said softly: "What's wrong?"
Now An Qi had great trust in Jian Yu. She stared at the magistrate's wife and Shouxi County Lord, and said in a low voice: "They must be up to something!"
The prefect’s wife is going to destroy her family!
"Don't act rashly yet." Jian Yu whispered, and An Qi suddenly realized that he couldn't let the prefect's wife catch anything wrong before he figured out the situation!
Seeing An Qi calm down, Jian Yu's eyes flashed with relief. Although her personality was a bit soft, she was able to listen to the advice.
Not long after, the front guard came back and told the prefect's wife about the situation.
"The assassin kidnapped Shopkeeper Cai of the Jin family pawnshop and ordered people to prepare banknotes common to all major banks. Shopkeeper Cai had one of his legs broken..."
A woman wearing a golden crown let out a short scream, then fainted backwards. The woman next to her quickly helped her and called Mrs. Cai.
This is the wife of Shopkeeper Cai who was held hostage. Shopkeeper Cai can be said to be the confidant of the prefect. Shopkeeper Cai’s approval of many plans among merchants is simply because he is the person whom the prefect has won over.
Shopkeeper Cai is in danger, and if the prefect fails to save him, it will chill the hearts of those who follow him.
The prefect's wife's face became serious when she thought of this. If she followed the assassin in everything and asked him to escape unscathed in the prefect's mansion, it would be a big joke!
The Lord Shouxi didn't care about that. She looked back at Jian Yu, her eyes full of fear. On the rockery pavilion, the Lord Shouxi saw the maid finally saluting Jian Yu!
And when the maid realized that she had seen it, not only did she not panic, but she smiled provocatively at her!
What is the identity of this aunt who suddenly appears? Why is there someone like her in the house? That maid is obviously no ordinary servant!
The most important thing is that the masked assassin is still trapped in the backyard!
The guard came so fast that the masked man only had time to shake off the maid. He turned back and tried to attack again, but what happened in the front yard happened.
Now the assassin is trapped in the rockery. It will be difficult if he is found!
Thinking of this, Lord Shouxi whispered to the magistrate's wife.
At this time, the prefect's wife knew that there was no danger from the prefect ahead, and she had calmed down. She frowned slightly when her niece said about the masked man. There were so many guests in front of her, so it would be better if this matter ended quickly.
But because of this, she was searched in front of everyone and the masked man was caught. What she did was easily exposed!
Before the prefect's wife could come up with a countermeasure, the guard who returned to the front yard sent another message.
The guard looked a little embarrassed, but he finally said it. In fact, he didn't want to talk about this, but the prefect's wife said that he would tell the whole situation one by one, so he had no choice but to say it.
"The masked assassin allowed Shopkeeper Cai to treat him, provided that one of the guests present was willing to replace him. The assassin also said that if Shopkeeper Cai doesn't set the bones within half an hour, he will be a cripple for the rest of his life."
No one wants to be crippled, and no one wants to put themselves in danger.
Shopkeeper Cai hoped that someone would replace him, but no one said anything. He directly named two people, but what they got was silence. Apparently they were unwilling to change.
At this time, the assassin said quietly: "I just forgot to mention that there is a strong poison on my knife. If I don't go to the doctor for treatment in half an hour, I will be lingering on the bed in the future. I will not die, but I will not live happily."
Shopkeeper Cai was going crazy after being stimulated like this. Every second he wasted, he felt like he was going to die.
"Lin San, what are you pretending to be now? When you sold moldy rice and ate dead people, didn't I help you deal with the aftermath? Without me, you would be dead now, but now you are hiding when I ask you to help..."
"Liu Anyao, you didn't come out, did you? Who was it back then..."
Shopkeeper Cai started to bite randomly. He was too scared and had no reason to speak. He didn't want to die!
The magistrate looked extremely ugly as he listened. He didn't expect Shopkeeper Cai to be so intolerable, and the other party was so defenseless right now. He couldn't speak, otherwise he would get angry on himself and expose more things than the gain was worth the loss.
"What are you afraid of, Shopkeeper Cai? The prefect will definitely save you!"
The magistrate himself didn't stand out, but he couldn't stand someone carrying him. As soon as he said these words, he really caught the attention of shopkeeper Cai.
"Master Prefect, how much gold and silver have I given you over the years? It's enough to build a golden body. Please save me! Save me!"
In a word, the prefect was charged with taking bribes.
The prefect breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the other party only talked about taking bribes. The imperial envoy knew about this! There is still room for change!
The prefect didn't even notice that the person who had just raised the fire was Zhou Jinyan.
It was enough for him to say this, because the assassin's attention had already been drawn to him.
Sure enough, when the prefect didn't respond, Shopkeeper Cai was dissatisfied and continued to talk without fear of death.
"Prefect, how have these years been to you? How many women have you raised in my name? How many weapons in the government office have been donated by me? You can't just kill the donkey!"
Shopkeeper Cai felt that his body was getting lighter and lighter. It must be a toxin attack and he couldn't survive! In this case, no one should be happy!
He exposed all the dirty things he knew about these people, and whoever spoke to stop him would tell more and more details about that person, until in the end no one dared to speak.
What can they do? The other party is in the hands of masked assassins, and they can't even try to cover their mouth.
Everyone wanted to let the assassin kill Shopkeeper Cai directly to save him from talking nonsense. However, in such a scene, no one wanted to be the first one to express dark thoughts.
Zhou Jinyan was eating melon seeds in the corner, enjoying the excitement in front of him.
If Jian Yu were here, she would have noticed that the masked assassin looked at Zhou Jinyan with surrender in his eyes!
That's right, the masked assassin in the front yard was disguised as Wei Bai!
