The maid's road to success

After the three were arrested, Chen Luoxi also captured the other accomplices involved in the case within one day and recorded all the events in detail.

The vicious dogs and giant alligators raised in the house where countless people died were all killed. There were undigested human bones in the stomachs of the vicious dogs, and there were many heads of murdered young men and women in the mud at the bottom of the lake.

Chen Luoxi recorded every piece of evidence and testimony in detail and sent them to Kyoto to ask for the emperor's order. The three people would definitely be executed, but how serious their involvement would be would ultimately depend on the emperor's decision.

There is no governor in Luzhou now, and many of the officials below have been implicated by Guo Nan's scheme. There are almost no honest people in the whole Luzhou who can do their jobs.

Chen Luoxi could only stay for the time being and wait for new officials to be sent from Kyoto to take over the affairs of Luzhou.

Wen Niang followed the people to the front of the market town to listen to the soldiers present the evidence of the three murderers' crimes.

She guessed that the governor of Luzhou might have some relationship with the murderer and was trying to cover him up, but she didn't expect that he himself was one of the murderers.

It was even because of his subsequent madness that more people died tragically, without even a complete corpse left behind.

Many families who had lost their daughters and sons surrounded the prefectural government office, indicating that they wanted to skin the three men alive.

Many people had already rushed to the homes of the three people's in-laws and smashed things, and it was Chen Luoxi who posted the notice.

He said that the matter had been reported to the court, and that the three men would be killed without a doubt, and that any accomplices would not be spared. He would wait for the court to read the request and issue the final order, and then he would execute the men in public, and would resolutely not let the three men die so easily, and would give an explanation to the innocent people who were harmed.

Thanks to the help of Manager Du, many survivors were rescued by him and finally managed to return home alive.

The evidence against Bai He and Li Lin had been collected almost completely before the trial, so this matter would not be delayed for too long.

Luzhou had been sealed off for too long, so after arranging people to check at the city gate, they decided to open the city gate to prevent any fish from escaping while ensuring the normal life of the people.

Wen Niang packed up her things early with a few people, because the waiter heard that now when you leave the city gate, someone will specifically check whether you are a hidden accomplice, so the inspection is more strict.

However, Wen Niang and her companions were just passers-by who had recently come to Luzhou for sightseeing. This could be proved by the innkeeper's testimony and the receipt for the entrance fee they paid on the day of entering the city.

However, there were too many people leaving the city, and the congestion near the city gate had to be maintained by soldiers with weapons. They could barely form a team and leave the city in an orderly manner.

By the time Wen Niang and her companions arrived, it was almost dusk. Wen Niang was blocked by the large crowd in front of her and did not notice that the soldiers guarding the gate were holding several portraits. She thought they were portraits of fleeing accomplices involved in the murder case. It was not until she was questioned that she discovered that the portraits were actually portraits of herself and Bihe.

But Chen Luoxi should know that he got the appearance-changing drug from An Yun, so why would he come looking for someone with the previous portrait?

The waiter who wanted to prove the innocence of Wen Niang and the others started chatting with them when he saw them.

"Master Bing, why is this a portrait of a woman? Is there a woman involved in our Luzhou case?"

The soldier was also good-tempered. He took the snacks from the waiter and explained to him.

"No, this is the person the inspector is looking for. He is not a bad person. We are just following orders. We don't know why the inspector is looking for him. We just received an order that all girls between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five must be examined."

Wen Niang was a little nervous. She didn't hear what the person who was asking questions said. It was only because An Ping helped to cover for her that she didn't attract attention.

"My sister was frightened by the Luzhou incident. She has been a little dazed recently. She really doesn't dare to stay any longer. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left in such a hurry."

The soldier might have a younger sister at home, so he did not make things difficult for them. Instead, he was very understanding and allowed them to sign as soon as possible and leave.

Wen Niang looked at the names written by Bihe and the other two. They were all pseudonyms, but she also sensed something was wrong.

She also accompanied Chen Luoxi to escape most of Chen Kingdom from Kyoto, and rushed all the way to Kyoto for the exam. It was the first time she heard that someone had to sign to leave the city. If one really couldn't write, he still had to press his fingerprints.

The print was not on the fingertips, but on the entire hand. Wen Niang realized something was wrong at that time. Chen Luoxi deliberately asked people to sign before leaving the city. Could it be that he wanted to find out his own handwriting?

After all, she had practiced calligraphy with Chen Luoxi for a long time. If Chen Luoxi got this list, he would probably be able to find her out through her handwriting.

An Wenniang carefully took out a pen and wrote an ugly name next to it with her left hand.

"Excuse me, my sister has only been to school for a few days."

The soldier looked at Bihe and Wenniang strangely. They said they were brothers and sisters, and were being escorted by their elder brother to their uncle's home in the countryside. Yet how come one's handwriting looked very beautiful while the other's was as ugly as that of a child?

"Master Bing, I am a concubine's daughter, and I am not as talented as my legitimate sister."

The soldier immediately looked around at the few people. Fortunately, Bihe liked to dress up and wore very exquisite clothes. Although she didn't dare to wear those fine clothes to show off, she still put a few silk flowers and silver hairpins on her head. In contrast, Wen Niang was wearing a green long skirt with only two small velvet flowers on her head.

They really looked like the girls born of a legitimate wife and girls born of a concubine. An Ning couldn't bear to say anything more, so she stuffed a handful of copper coins into their pockets at the right time and let them leave the city.

Wen Niang saw that just as she and her group had left the city gate, Zhushan and his men began to stare at the soldiers for questioning, and she knew that her guess must be correct.

"An Ning, hurry up and leave here as soon as possible."

Bihe didn't understand why Wen Niang suddenly became so weird, writing a name and making up a story about a legitimate sister and a illegitimate sister.

"Mrs. Wen, what's wrong?"

Wen Niang nervously took Bihe's hand and expressed her thoughts.

"I suspect that Chen Luoxi deliberately arranged the signature name in order to identify me through the handwriting. A lot of my handwriting was taught by Chen Luoxi."

Bihe's eyes widened immediately. No wonder she was wondering why she had to write her name when leaving the city gate. She thought it was to prevent someone from taking the opportunity to blend into the crowd and slip away. It turned out to be like this.

"It's okay, it's okay. He definitely won't be able to recognize the handwriting you just wrote. My handwriting was forced to practice for several years when I was in the Jiaofang Bureau, and it's different from before."

Wen Niang nodded, and only felt relieved when she saw the city gate getting farther and farther away.

Wen Niang didn't know where to go next, but An Ning's words gave her an idea.

"The place where we were born is a very beautiful place with lots of delicious food. Although I don't remember much about it, it seems like a fun place. Why don't we go there and take a look?"

Wen Niang and Bihe thought about it and felt that it was okay, and Bihe even joked.

"By the way, let your family see how capable you are now. You have martial arts skills and can read. See if they will regret it."

An Ning and An Ping didn't say anything, but Wen Niang suddenly thought of something.

"Bihe, where are your family members now? Should we go check them out?"

Bihe's family disliked her because she was a daughter. They happened to give birth to a son and wanted to give their son better food, so they sold Bihe in exchange for food.

Because of this incident, Bihe always remembered it and always thought that one day she would become successful and use the money to beat them up and make them regret selling such a good daughter.

Bihe lowered her head and said nothing. She had never forgiven her parents. Wen Niang also felt that she should not forgive them, but they were her family after all, and she should know how they were doing now, whether they were alive or gone.

"An Ning, let's go to Huai County in Qingzhou first, which is nearby, and then go to your hometown."

An Ning thought everything was fine and drove the carriage towards the town ahead.

It was too late, they needed to stop and find a safe place to rest, replenish some supplies for the journey, and then set off again.