The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers

Qin Huiyin sat up and shook her head: "I can't sleep anymore. I don't want to sleep anymore."

This incident was a great shock to Qin Huiyin.

Since she came to this different time and space, she had suffered poverty, been scolded, and had fought with others in the village, but this was the first time she realized that she was only one step away from death.

If she hadn't pretended to be stupid and let that wretched nobleman let down his guard and helped untie her, she would have had no chance of saving herself.

"Can you tell your brother what happened just now?" Song Ruize stared at her expression and immediately changed the subject if he saw something wrong.

Qin Huiyin took a deep breath and told what had just happened.

She was still afraid and still had lingering fears, but she was safe now, and she was with the person she trusted the most. She didn't want to hide those life-threatening things from him.

"I played dumb and tricked him. He believed me, so he untied me. As soon as I untied him, I stabbed him with the dagger under my pillow. I had hoped to catch him by surprise, but I didn't expect the thief to be a martial artist. I had no choice but to deliberately knock over all the candlesticks to make the fire burn quickly. While he and his minions were scrambling to put out the fire, I quickly escaped. But there were too many of them, all martial artists, and they blocked the door tightly. I had no choice but to continue setting the fire while avoiding them."

"Luckily, Brother Chen Yong was nearby and arrived quickly. Brother, I heard from that guy that other girls were raped by him before, and ended up with their heads and bodies separated. Also, the reason this guy is so fearless is because he has backers. If this case is exposed, I'm afraid it won't affect him at all because the officials are protecting him."

"Officials protecting one another will inevitably lead to public outrage. Since this case involves so many innocent victims, the government should give the people an explanation. Just rest well, and I'll send someone to arrange the next steps. The man died in the fire, and his surviving minions can all serve as evidence."

As for how many survive, that's up to them.

This group of people have committed many crimes following their master, and their hands are stained with blood. They don't deserve to die.

"It's my fault this time. I didn't protect you well. I will do whatever you say to punish me." Song Ruize blamed himself.

"Don't take everything on yourself. Even if we are brother and sister, we can't be together all the time. Those people have set their sights on me and will take action sooner or later." Qin Huiyin said, "But this incident also made me realize that I should still disguise myself when I go out. How about I dress like a man in the future? Maybe it will be safer that way."

"If you like dressing like a man, then dress like a man. If you don't like it, just for your safety, I promise you that I won't let you make any mistakes again."

"Don't tell my mother and the others about this. I'm fine now. If she knew, she'd worry about me going out in the future, and it would only cause her unnecessary trouble."

Song Ruize hugged her and gently stroked her hair: "What a silly girl."

She was clearly the one who was frightened, yet she was always thinking about others. Besides business, her little mind was filled with family. She didn't even feel tired.

The more considerate she was, the more he blamed himself and felt guilty.

He couldn't reshape time, so he let those people receive the punishment they deserved.

At dawn, Song Ruize took Qin Huiyin to have breakfast. After dinner, they returned to the inn where they had originally stayed. Coincidentally, Chen Yong and Jiang Qibin came out and were about to look for them.

"Brother Ze, we have handed the evidence to the families of the victims. They are now making a scene outside the government office, demanding an explanation."

“What was the government’s reaction?”

"The local magistrate had previously played dumb, daring not to provoke the murderer. Now all the evidence is before him, and the murderer died in the fire, posing no threat. He could easily bring down the thief's henchmen to appease the public anger. Furthermore, the thief's property was completely burned, but a golden house was discovered. The magistrate is probably trying to embezzle it."

"Let him be greedy. If he's not greedy, how can we get evidence to continue the appeal and make that inaction county magistrate pay for his mess?" Song Ruize said calmly, "Keep focusing on this case."

Qin Huiyin was a little worried.

"Brother, if that person really has a backer, will we get into trouble?"

Song Ruize touched her head and said, "If this person is really a relative of a high-ranking official in the capital, and was exiled to this remote place, I'm afraid he wouldn't be favored. Even if he was favored, he started the fire himself and died in the fire. We didn't kill him. He committed a crime and aroused public anger. That's his own evil deeds, and we can't be blamed for it."

Song Ruize didn't want Qin Huiyin to be so considerate. She was frightened, and all she could think about was whether she would cause him trouble and whether she would make her family worry.

He simply let Chen Yong and Jiang Qibin take charge of the follow-up of the case, and he was only responsible for accompanying her. Of course, in the matter of finding the person, he also asked the local tyrants for help. He specially brought Qin Huiyin to a banquet to entertain those brothers who helped him, which was also a way to show his face in front of them, so that Qin Huiyin would not be left without help in the future when she encountered trouble.

The local tyrant obviously knew something about this person, and pulled Song Ruize to the corner and whispered for a long time.

On the government side, the victims' families blocked the gates of the government office for several days, making the whole city aware of the tragic deaths of those innocent girls. Unable to withstand the pressure of public outrage, the government, as Song Ruize had promised, executed the thieves' henchmen and beheaded them in public to appease the public anger.

As for the cause of the thief's death, it was claimed that it was retribution and punishment from God, who burned him to death in his own home.

Qin Huiyin and Song Ruize stayed there for a few more days. They watched their minions being beheaded. Then the prefect rushed over after hearing the news, searched the magistrate's mansion, and found a large amount of gold. The magistrate's crime of corruption could no longer be denied.

The prefect continued to investigate and found that the county magistrate had known who the culprit was in the case for a long time, but he had done nothing and turned a blind eye to ensure safety.

Now that the case that had been piled up for several years had been uncovered, the criminals involved in the case had received the punishment they deserved. The people praised the prefect and called him an upright and honest judge.

Song Ruize took Qin Huiyin away from that place of trouble.

On the way, Jiang Qibin, who had been riding well, suddenly looked distraught. He caught up with Chen Yong and said in a low voice, "Something's wrong."

"What?" Chen Yong said calmly.

"I suddenly remembered something was wrong." Jiang Qibin said, "There's something wrong with that corpse, that thief's corpse. I'm afraid the real thief is not dead."