The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

"Sir, I'll lead the way."

Fan Qingming was very familiar with the area of ​​Yuzhou. After getting off the boat, he naturally walked in front.

It is said that the south of the Yangtze River is prosperous. As soon as you get off the boat, you will see the bustling crowds and the numerous shops near the pier, and the lively atmosphere will immediately hit you.

Gu Yanqing didn't say anything. The eyes beneath the veil were indeed exceptionally clear.

Jiangnan has its own merits.

Jiangnan has its own richness.

At the same time, Jiangnan also has its own sufferings...

A river, like a jade belt, encircled the territory of Yuzhou, seemingly dividing them from the rest of Qingyun Country into two worlds.

In Yuzhou, Jiangnan, there are countless wealthy people who spend money like water, but also countless starving people who freeze to death on the streets.

This is a place where the polarization between poverty and wealth is very serious.

Behind the prosperity...

All is darkness.

Fan Qingming hired a carriage and took Gu Yanqing and Uncle Ping away from the dock, heading straight for Dicheng under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou.

Dicheng is located in the southeast corner of Yuzhou. It is an inconspicuous small town. However, even the most inconspicuous small town in Yuzhou is much richer and more prosperous than ordinary places.

In the evening, the carriage entered the territory of Di City, and a group of people came to greet it immediately.

"Sir, you are finally back." The leader was a tough guy in his forties. When he saw Fan Qingming, he immediately rode his horse to meet him.

They are all Fan Qingming's subordinates. In the past few years, Fan Qingming has been lurking in Yuzhou and secretly developing an intelligence network. Although it has been difficult, he has achieved some results.

"Yeah." Fan Qingming nodded to the tough middle-aged man, then asked, "Is Boss Han and his family safe?"

"It's safe. Our brothers are guarding it day and night. Sir, shall we go there now?" asked the tough middle-aged man.

"Ah."

Fan Qingming nodded and told them to lead the way.

Back in the carriage, Fan Qingming looked at Gu Yanqing respectfully and said, "Sir, let's go see Boss Han now, so as to avoid any more trouble."

Gu Yanqing nodded.

Boss Han is Han Song, the most critical witness found by Fan Qingming. He is a well-known wealthy businessman in Yuzhou, and his family has been in business for generations.

By the time of Han Song's generation, a lot of wealth had been accumulated, and the local officials in Yuzhou coveted the Han family's wealth and seized it by force. For many years, they tried every possible way to squeeze money from him.

Han Song originally just wanted to spend money to avoid disaster, but... those people became more and more greedy. Not only did they want to swallow up all his property, they even wanted to humiliate his wife and sister.

Han Song, who could no longer bear it, happened to meet Fan Qingming. With Fan Qingming's persuasion and support, Han Song secretly collected a lot of evidence of crimes committed by Yuzhou officials. However, he was accidentally discovered in the process and was hunted down.

Fortunately, Fan Qingming was well prepared and brought people to rescue the Han family. Now the family is hiding in a secluded place in Dicheng.

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The sun sets and the setting sun is blood-red.

At this time, the people of Dicheng were all rushing home for dinner, and almost everyone on the road was walking in a hurry.

When Gu Yanqing's carriage entered the city, it did not attract anyone's attention.

The carriage passed through the streets and alleys, heading towards the sparsely populated northern city of Dicheng.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves came from afar.

"Whoa!" The coachman suddenly tightened the reins and the carriage stopped abruptly.

"What happened?" Fan Qingming was the first to lift the carriage curtain. What came into view was a blood-soaked horse. On its back lay a familiar brother, covered in wounds and barely breathing. "Something...something happened..."

The man on horseback hadn't finished speaking when his head tilted and he breathed his last.

Fan Qingming's expression changed drastically——

The man covered in blood was the brother who protected Han Song's family.

How could something happen at this time...?

Before Fan Qingming could recover from his shock, a figure passed by him.

It’s Gu Yanqing.

Gu Yanqing, dressed in a warrior's uniform, had already jumped out of the carriage. Then, he focused his attention in a certain direction. The breeze blew up the black veil in front of Gu Yanqing. The next moment, he had snatched the horse from the middle-aged tough guy next to him. Before everyone could react, Gu Yanqing had already galloped away.

"Be careful, son!"

Uncle Ping shouted nervously in the carriage.

"Sir, this..." The middle-aged tough man whose horse was robbed turned to look at Fan Qingming.

"Lift Zhang Quan onto the carriage, you ride his horse, and set off immediately!" Fan Qingming ordered coldly.

The "Zhang Quan" he mentioned was the brother who had just risked his life to deliver the message.

"Yes!"

The crowd set off again, the rumbling of horse hooves frightening passersby on the street and making them dodge...

**

On the northern edge of Di City, in a remote and desolate courtyard, there was a strong smell of blood.

Gu Yanqing had already dismounted and was standing quietly at the gate of the courtyard.

The door was open, and there was a trail of bright red blood extending from the door into the yard.

Those people were very arrogant. After committing the crime, they even opened the door on purpose, as if... they were waiting for someone to discover everything.

Gu Yanqing stared intently, then slowly stepped into the courtyard.

The yard was covered with blood and corpses. All the brothers who were left behind by Fan Qingming to protect Han Song's family were dead, and their deaths were miserable.

In the main hall of the front yard, there were two bodies stacked together, one male and one female. As they died, they were still leaning against each other, their arms clasped together, as if protecting something...

Gu Yanqing's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He rushed forward, squatted down, and pushed the bodies of the man and woman aside, only to find that under them...

There is a young child.

The child looked only two or three years old. His face and lips had lost their color, and there was a bloodstain on his back.

I think the couple tried their best to protect the child under their bodies, but... the murderer pierced their bodies with a long sword, and the blade also pierced the child's back.

Gu Yanqing checked the child's breath... he was dead.

His eyes were hazy, and a familiar voice seemed to ring in his ears again -

"A Chong, don't worry about me. Take your sister and escape. You must...escape!"

"Please, please, let my children go, they are still young."

Unconsciously, Gu Yanqing's eyes were already stained with a layer of blood...

"You, who are you!"

At this moment, an extremely panicked female voice suddenly sounded in Gu Yanqing's ears.

With a "swish", the sword in Gu Yanqing's hand was already against the girl's fair neck.

"You...don't kill me..."

The girl's face was filled with fear, and her eyes were filled with tears.

Gu Yanqing came back to his senses and realized that the person whose throat his sword was against was a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.