Quick Transmigration: My System is a Big Liar

Du Yuejiao dragged them into the house, fed them some sleeping pills, and tied them up with rope.

Inside the room, two middle-aged men who looked like managers were also tied up together. Just in case, she dislocated their jaws and fed them some smoke to prevent them from waking up and escaping, otherwise all her efforts would have been in vain.

Those who can climb to the level of manager must have done a lot of work or be people of high status. We can't let them die or run away.

The girls were locked in the side room next door. Including those sent last night, there were a total of eighteen girls. They had all drunk congee and were lying on the ground unconscious.

Among them were several girls, barely clothed, their bodies covered in bruises; it was obvious what had happened.

Du Yuejiao gritted her teeth, wishing she could run next door and beat those two men to a pulp. They were a bunch of beasts. The girl was probably about the same age as their daughter, how could they do such a thing?

But in order to find out who was behind it all, she forced herself not to watch.

Perhaps due to the need to evacuate, besides the people in the bamboo garden, there were as many as twenty-six kidnappers outside who had been drugged, including men and women, the elderly and the young, as well as two people of short stature.

They tied them up one by one, dislocated their jaws, and forced them to drink cigarettes to dispel their internal energy before they felt more secure.

When Du Yuejiao noticed that the two men who had kidnapped her the night before were missing, she immediately guessed that they had probably gone to Jinxiufang to wait for her.

Judging from the sky, it should be close to noon. The two men had not managed to catch her. They had two options: either they would come back to apologize, or they would run away.

Since it was too late to go anyway, Du Yuejiao decided to wait in the house. It would be better if they came back, but it didn't matter if they didn't. She could draw portraits of the two of them and send them to the imperial envoy together.

Having made up her mind, she removed the bolt from the inside and entered the space, intending to wait and ambush her prey.

Du Yuejiao waited until dark and caught a total of three fish. Two of them were the black-clad men who had come to catch her, and the other one claimed to be a passerby who had accidentally wandered into the wrong place.

Will Du Yuejiao believe it?

of course not.

Enough with the nonsense, just tie him up and keep him to explain to the Imperial Envoy!

Feeling that it was about time, Du Yuejiao walked out of the house, locked the door, and strolled casually down the street.

They found out where the imperial envoy was staying: Ruyi Inn.

The inn was booked out directly by the imperial envoy, and outsiders had no way to enter.

Fearing that things might get complicated if she waited too long, Du Yuejiao put on the ghost face mask she had just bought from the stall and used her light-footed skills to enter the second-floor room through the half-open window.

"who is it?"

She had barely steadied herself when she heard the sound of splashing water behind the screen, leaving her in a dilemma.

Before she could think of a reply, there was a knock at the door. "Sir, are you alright?"

Is it the Imperial Envoy?

Du Yuejiao explained in a low voice, "My lord, I am not an assassin."

She was afraid that if she was too late, the guards would rush in and arrest her.

A stern voice came from behind the screen, "It's nothing, you may all leave!"

"Yes."

Du Yuejiao then heard the footsteps outside the door growing fainter and fainter until they disappeared completely.

The imperial envoy was already standing opposite her, his sharp eyes fixed on her. "Who are you? What business do you have with me? Why don't you show your true face?"

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I know where the kidnappers' hideout is. The address is... As for why I don't show my true face, it's because I'm afraid of retaliation, and it will never end." Du Yuejiao met the sharp gaze of the imperial envoy without the slightest fear.

She thought it would take some effort to convince the imperial envoy to believe her, but to her surprise, after listening to her, the imperial envoy took his men to the house she had mentioned without any suspicion.

Now that the message had been delivered, Du Yuejiao decided not to linger and went straight back to her inn.

I paid for three days of accommodation yesterday. If I don't go and stay, wouldn't that be a complete waste?

The innkeeper was still fiddling with his abacus, not even looking up when he heard footsteps. But the waiter greeted her warmly and asked if she needed hot water or food.

Du Yuejiao asked for hot water, but she didn't want any food. She had just eaten a bowl of wontons on the street and wasn't hungry.

A good night's sleep leaves you feeling refreshed and full of energy.

I made up for all the rest I hadn't gotten the night before.

Du Yuejiao ate breakfast at the inn, listening to everyone praising the imperial envoy for his wisdom and bravery, for solving the case as soon as he arrived, destroying the kidnapping gang's hideout, and successfully rescuing more than a dozen kidnapped girls.

"Your Excellency the Imperial Envoy is truly a reincarnation of Judge Bao; your judgment is divine!"

"The case was solved in just one night."

"He truly deserves to be trusted by the current emperor."

"I was fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of the Imperial Envoy from afar. He was tall and imposing, with a dignified face and sharp eyes. I was so frightened that I dared not look at him again."

"After months of living in fear, I finally dare to go out."

"I want to take the old hen from my house to the Imperial Envoy to thank him for catching the thief."

"I also need to go."

.........

Walking down the street, listening to the people's sincere praise for the imperial envoy, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips as he strode towards Jinxiufang.

After leaving Jinxiufang, Du Yuejiao found that the screen in her bundle was gone, but she had three hundred taels of silver in it.

She's been in ancient times for so long, but she's never really had a chance to explore properly. Every time she goes to town, it's a rushed trip.

Knowing that I was going back tomorrow, I couldn't leave empty-handed.

First, I bought her some jewelry at a jewelry shop. For the past year or so, she had simply tied her hair back with a wooden hairpin.

First, because she is a newly widowed member of the Wu family, it is not appropriate for her to wear red and green.

Second, the original owner had no jewelry, and she even carved the wooden hairpin herself, which she thought was quite nice.

On this trip, she took the opportunity to buy herself two pieces of jewelry and a dress.

She didn't want to dress so dull and lifeless every day at the prime of her youth.

Hearing that the pastry chefs in the prefectural city came from the imperial palace, Du Yuejiao specially queued for a long time to buy many pastries, which she stored in her space so she could take them out to satisfy her cravings whenever she wanted.

There were also many other things to eat, use, wear, and adorn, which cost a total of over a hundred taels of silver before Du Yuejiao reluctantly stopped.

Actually, there aren't many items; the jewelry and a few sets of ready-made clothes are the most expensive.

She didn't neglect her social obligations either, bringing a piece of fine cotton cloth for each of the aunties next door and Aunt Wang, enough to make a garment.

A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Besides, the Wang family next door and the Wu family have always had a good relationship; otherwise, He Cuilian wouldn't have chosen the Wang family. After the Wu family's troubles, it was the aunt next door who stayed by her side, defended her on many occasions, and spoke up for her.

As for Aunt Wang, just the fact that she is the village chief's wife means that a single word from her can save her a lot of trouble. How could she not cling to her powerful backer? Besides, the village chief's family are all very nice people.