The delicate boy I picked up after traveling through the book is a big devil

Zeng You and his men rushed to the dungeon and saw the prisoner who was already dead.

"How could this happen? Who did it?" Zeng You asked.

The subordinate reported: "My lord, the jailer said that no one has come in since you left."

Zeng You's face darkened when he heard this. No one came in, so how did these people die?

He walked into the cell, squatted down and checked Zhu Jingtang's wound.

The coroner, standing nearby, observed the situation and reported his findings: "Killed with one blow, the technique was clean and efficient."

Zeng You looked around again, and saw nothing but straw and splattered blood.

This matter is so strange that I have no idea where to start investigating.

Zhu Jingtang's death was unexpected. He had almost been persuaded by his elder sister to let Zhu Jingtang off the hook.

The death penalty can be forgiven, but the living punishment cannot be avoided.

However, before his idea was implemented, Zhu Jingtang had already died. Was this a coincidence or some conspiracy?

The next day, Song Yu got up early, went downstairs to check out and have breakfast.

When leaving, they happened to run into Shen Shuyuan and others who were also leaving.

Since both parties have the same destination, it seems inevitable that they will travel together.

Just as they were about to set off, they were stopped by several yamen runners.

Song Yu looked at the yamen runners, and Shen Shuyuan was the first to ask, "My lords, is there anything I can help you with?"

The leading yamen runner glanced at them one by one and said, "Please come with us."

Song Yu frowned slightly when he heard this and asked, "Big Brother, could you please tell me what's going on?"

"Stop talking nonsense. You'll know when you get there." The bailiff did not explain.

As the saying goes, the people should not fight against the officials. The few people didn't say anything more. Except Su He, everyone else looked at each other.

It seemed that they couldn't leave for a while, so they followed the yamen runners to the county government office.

When they entered the county government office, they did not go to court. Instead, the bailiffs took them directly to the backyard.

He brought them into a main room and said, "You guys wait here for a while." Then he looked at them with scrutiny.

"Who is Song Yu?" the bailiff suddenly asked.

Song Yu looked up at the yamen runner and was about to speak when Su He grabbed his wrist.

"What's the matter?" These words were not spoken by Song Yu, but by Ji Qiuyue.

The yamen runner looked over and asked, "Are you Song Yu?" Without waiting for an answer, he continued, "Then come with us. The master wants to see you alone."

"I'm Song Yu." Song Yu stepped forward upon hearing his words.

The yamen runner looked back and forth between Ji Qiuyue and Song Yu, his face darkening as he asked, "Who is it?"

"I am." Song Yu said.

"Then come with me." said the bailiff.

Song Yu was about to leave, but Su He didn't let go: "I'll go with you."

The yamen runner stopped him and said, "No, sir, you only want to see Song Yu."

When Su He heard this, hostility rose in his eyes, and he lowered his eyes to cover up the past.

Song Yu patted his hands, motioning him to let go, and then said to the yamen runner, "I'll go with you."

Although Su He was reluctant, this was Song Yu's decision, so no matter how reluctant he was, he still let go.

Song Yu followed him away, and only Su He, Qingxi and Shen Shuyuan were left in the room.

Two groups of people, two camps.

Su He didn't say anything. He sat down on a stool beside him, with no worry on his face.

Ji Qiuyue's eyes kept glancing at him, but he remained unmoved.

"Senior Brother, she, she will be fine, right?" Ji Qiuyue said to Shen Shuyuan hesitantly.

Although she didn't mention anyone by name, Shen Shuyuan still knew who she was talking about.

"Don't worry, this is the government office. No matter what, there will be some concerns." Shen Shuyuan said.

Ji Qiuyue didn't know what concerns he was talking about.

However, she believed in her senior brother, who assured her that there should be no problem.

Her eyes unconsciously looked at Su He again, and she was a little puzzled. Judging from how Song Yu and this man usually get along, their relationship must be unusual.

But now that Song Yu has been taken away, why is this man not worried at all?

An hour later, Song Yu was brought back by the yamen runners.

As soon as she entered the room, everyone looked at her with unanimous eyes.

Song Yu said to them, "It's okay, you can go now."

Su He naturally listened to what Song Yu said. When Song Yu said they could leave, they did not stay for a moment.

Shen Shuyuan said, "Miss Song."

Song Yu was being pulled out by Su He. Upon hearing this, he turned around and looked at Shen Shuyuan: "Master Shen, what else is there?"

Shen Shuyuan said, "Excuse me, Miss Song. I wonder if you know why they invited us here?"

Song Yu glanced at the yamen runner still standing at the door and said to Shen Shuyuan, "Go out first."

They came together and returned to the inn together.

After returning to the inn, Song Yu did not explain immediately, but led the horse and walked directly to the town entrance.

Shen Shuyuan and the others followed closely behind. After leaving the town, they mounted their horses and rode away.

The bustling town was soon left behind by them and they headed straight for their next destination.

When the horses stopped again, they were already in the mountains.

Su He carried Song Yu down from the horse and naturally tidied her clothes.

"Let's rest here for a while." Song Yu looked at the surroundings and said.

Next they had to take a dangerous road.

The road is not long, with high mountains on the left and cliffs on the right, and a rushing river below the cliffs.

The mountain road is built along the mountain and can accommodate horses and people, but people cannot ride horses.

If you don't want to take this mountain road, you can transfer to the water route at the previous ferry.

Song Yu walked to a slightly flat place.

After Qingxi tied up the horse, he quickly found a flat stone from the side of the road and carried it to Song Yu's side. It was specially for Song Yu to sit on.

Song Yu thanked him, sat down to rest, moved his body slightly, and motioned Su He to sit down as well.

Su He naturally sat down.

The two were discussing their next itinerary when they heard footsteps behind them.

After a while, Shen Shuyuan came over with Ji Qiuyue.

"Miss Song." Shen Shuyuan spoke with a puzzled look in his eyes.

Song Yu looked up at him and knew what he wanted to ask.

It was a bit tiring to raise the head, and when Song Yu was about to ask Shen Shuyuan to squat down, Shen Shuyuan had already squatted down before he could open his mouth.

Ji Qiuyue beside him followed suit and squatted down as well.

Song Yu was stunned for a moment before continuing, "Those human traffickers are dead. They were all killed by mistake, but it wasn't the government who killed them."

"Who is that?" Ji Qiuyue asked.

Song Yu shook his head: "I don't know, the murderer has disappeared without a trace."

"Could it be that... the yamen deliberately covered up for him? After all, the arrested yamen runner had a special relationship with the yamen official." Shen Shuyuan expressed his guess.

Song Yu said, "No, if he really wanted to cover up for me, he wouldn't have asked us to come over, let alone call me alone to tell me this."

Shen Shuyuan pondered, Song Yu was right, if he really wanted to cover up, he would not let them know, that would be a waste of time.

"How did those people die?" Shen Shuyuan asked.

Song Yu said, "The official asked the coroner to perform an autopsy and he said that the cause was a single sword strike to the throat."

"One sword to the throat? No one noticed when the murderer was killing people?" Shen Shuyuan continued to raise questions.