As soon as he saw those eyes, Wang He's whole body stiffened. The smile on his face didn't even have time to disappear. It just stayed on his face with a look of fear in his eyes.

Wen Yan patted her hands and said, "Don't be afraid, just do it as we planned."

She stood up and walked towards the door.

Wang He was a little worried, but when she looked up, she saw that everyone at the table was just watching the fun, and no one seemed to want to help. She couldn't help but ask, "Don't you need to help? My man... Gui Peng is quite strong..."

Wan Dongling smiled shyly and said, "As long as I don't have a weapon and don't know martial arts, I am no match for my mother."

Wen Yan opened the door. Gui Peng, who looked like a decent man, leaned against the wall in a self-proclaimed romantic manner. "My dear, where is our Wang He?"

"Right inside."

"Then I'll go and pick her up. I'm sorry to trouble you, young lady." As he said this, he reached out to lift Wen Yan's chin.

Wen Yan glanced at him and grabbed his restless wrist with a little force.

Gui Peng screamed, the force on his wrist seemed to break his bones, "You you you!"

"I called Wang He here. You can't take her away."

“Why!” Gui Peng shook his wrist violently, trying to get rid of the pain, “He is from my Gui family!”

"Of course, you can take her away... But I wanted her to stay and help. She can earn one or two taels of silver a month... Then I'll go find someone else to help..."

Hearing this, Gui Peng's face changed immediately, his eyes flashing with light. This is one tael of silver!

"So you are the boss. Wang He is hardworking, so you should keep him. Don't look for anyone else. My little one can also work. He can do laundry and cook."

Wen Yan smiled faintly and ordered him to leave: "Why don't you leave?"

"Let's go, I'll leave right away!" He also ordered Wang He inside, "Do a good job!"

For the first time, Wang He did not turn away from Gui Peng. Wen Yan stood in front of the door, as if as long as she was there, they would be safe. At this moment, she seemed to suddenly understand what it meant for one person to resist thousands of troops.

Wen Yan sat back down and said with a smile, "Guess when he will come to ask for money?"

Wan Dongling: "Within five days."

Wen Yangu also guessed: "This person has such a bad character, I think he will come within three days."

Everyone smiled knowingly, and Wang He was also infected by the atmosphere and smiled. No one here would take someone who would only bully his wife seriously, and they were just waiting for this clown to fall into the trap.

Xiahe Town, the residence of Magistrate Ma.

Wang Jiu was sitting in front of the stage, where a Jiangnan folk tune was being sung. It was about a man who went out to investigate a case, but fell in love at first sight with the criminal's wife. The man had tried every means to get his wife, and now he was having someone kidnap her and bring her back home.

To be honest, Wang Jiu doesn't like this song.

He has lived for twenty-three years and worked in the Imperial Guard for ten years. He has seen all kinds of dirty things. People's hearts are unpredictable. Anyone who can fall in love with someone they meet for the first time must be more or less stupid.

"Sir, Liu Yundu has failed." The black rat appeared silently.

Wang Jiu didn't even raise his eyelids. "Useless guy, I knew he was unreliable. Where's Wen Cuishu?"

"Already brought it."

Xuan Shu waved his hand toward the door, and Wen Cuishu was forced to walk in. She was terrified and kept screaming, "Let me go! Where's Magistrate Ma? I want to see Magistrate Ma!"

Wen Cuishu was kicked in the knee and couldn't help but fall forward, almost falling on the boots of the man in front of her.

Looking up, he saw a face that was so handsome that it could be called a demon. However, his face was so pale that he looked more like a demon crawling out of hell than a normal handsome man.

It was obvious that this person was someone you couldn't afford to offend. Wen Cuishu stuttered, "Sir... I don't know why you asked me to come here. I haven't done anything bad."

Wang Jiu laughed loudly, "Your words are much more interesting than the ones on stage."

Wen Cuishu's face lit up with joy and she looked up to thank him.

As soon as he raised his head, the black rat behind him pressed his head to the ground, "Don't be presumptuous in front of the adults."

Wang Jiu chuckled, "What a fool! What did you see in Chunxing Village last night?"

Even if Wen Cuishu was stupid, she finally reacted at this moment. No wonder someone suddenly sent her a message last night, saying that her brother was in Chunxing Village. It turned out to be him.

"I saw... I saw my brother and a stranger being killed."

"Killed by who?"

"Wen Yan!"

"Very good." Wang Jiu clapped his hands. "Did you hear that? Wen Yan from Chunxing Village killed a prisoner and a teacher. How could we not arrest her? But how could she, a little girl, have the ability to kill so many people? There must be someone behind the scenes instigating her. Let's arrest her and interrogate her."

"I'll go right away." Xuan Shu pointed at Wen Cuishu on the ground and asked, "What about her?"

"Find someone to watch over it. This is evidence." Wang Jiu spread out his fan, stood up and said, "Prepare the horses. I will go myself."

"Yes."

In the middle of the night, the people in Chunxing Village were awakened by the sound of footsteps.

There were about twenty bright torches, and the leader rode a horse and stopped at the door of the Wen family.

Wen Yan also heard the noise, but she didn't sleep the previous night, so why was there someone disturbing her sweet dreams tonight?

She impatiently put on her clothes and opened the door. In the firelight, she saw a pale face. She had probably never seen this person before. His demeanor was not that of an ordinary person.

Wang Jiu rode on his horse, the flickering firelight concealing his expression well. Unexpectedly, Wen Yan, who was rumored to be fierce and powerful, turned out to be a very beautiful woman.

The flickering light and shadow fell on her cold face. Her black hair was simply tied into a bun on top of her head. Her cat-like eyes were filled with a hint of anger.

Wang Jiu smiled and said, "Are you Wen Yan?"

Wen Yan was confused. She had never seen the man in front of her before. "Who are you?"

"I received news that two people died here overnight, and the method used was exactly the same as that of the deserters under my command. Now I suspect you are harboring fugitives, and I want to search your home."

Wen Yan's expression remained unchanged. "Okay, but your subordinates are all men. There are many unmarried girls living in my yard. You need to give me some time to clean up."

Wang Jiu looked at her with interest and agreed, "I'll give you one incense stick of time."

This place has been surrounded by his men, and it is impossible to escape even if you have wings... Could it be that Ye Qinghuai is no longer here?

Most of the people in Chunxing Village were also awakened, but the Wen family was surrounded, and no matter what the villagers said, they refused to move forward.

The time of one incense stick was up, Wen Yan brought out the family members, big and small, and raised her hand: "Please, sir, our family is poor, please don't break anything."

Wang Jiu gave Xuan Shu a look.

The latter immediately led people to search, and not long after, Xuan Shu came out, "Sir, there is no one inside."

Wang Jiu nodded slightly, as if he had expected it. He looked at Wen Yan, "Madam Wen, where is the person?"

"I don't know what you mean, sir."

Wang Jiu got off his horse and walked towards Wen Yan, but was blocked by a little girl in her teens. The little girl was tall and thin, with a heroic look between her eyebrows.

But this little girl's face looked very familiar, as if I had seen her somewhere.

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