The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

He Qi immediately ordered the yamen runners to arrest the people; now was not the time for Cheng Yu and his group to reveal their identities.

Upon receiving the order, Constable Zhu Wen immediately led his men to act according to He Qi's instructions.

This person is a big shot, as the adults say. Although I don't know why he ordered us to arrest him, I should just follow his orders.

Didn't you see that even adults were bowing and scraping before him?

He Qi led Zhu Wen and a group of constables from the yamen to take away the bound Boss Zhang and his men.

Wang Fu, left behind, was too frightened to look directly into Li Zhe's cold and sharp gaze. Li Zhe waved to him and said, "Your Fu Man Lou will open as usual tomorrow."

Wang Fu: "But...but I'm out of spices, what should I do..."

Upon hearing Wang Fu mention spices, Cheng Yu held a sharp sword to Wang Fu's neck, saying, "Do you know that it was these spices that caused them to become like this?"

Wang Fu's legs went weak with fear, and he collapsed to the ground. "Wh...what? I don't know, I don't know anything. Zhao Lin gave these to me. He did it all."

Li Zhe: "Xiao Yu, put your sword away. We can't kill him now. We still need him to lure Zhao Lin out."

After repeating Zhao Lin's name, Li Zhe suddenly asked Cheng Yu, "By the way, what was the name of that person from the Huang family who could cure the addiction to Five-Stone Powder?"

"Lin Zhao." Cheng Yu put away the sword he had been holding to Wang Fu's neck.

The two brothers exchanged a glance. "Brother, do you think these two might be the same person in disguise?" As far as he knew, Zhao Lin was a middle-aged man, while Lin Zhao was a young man in his twenties.

Li Zhe nodded. "It's highly likely."

That makes things easier. This person's elaborate disguise must mean they are someone closely connected to Yu Ming.

Yu Ming was unaware that both of his disguised identities had been exposed.

After receiving He Qi's message, Ma Baocai slumped into a chair.

What should I do? If I arrest these people without any reason, won't that give others cause for gossip?

In particular, there are quite a few prominent people in Qingshui Town here, although they are usually cunning old foxes who would avoid trouble if necessary.

However, they still made a lot of contributions to Qingshui Town.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be living such a comfortable life as a county magistrate.

But Lord He instructed that if the matter was not handled properly, he would lose his official position.

I'm really torn!

The clerk beside him suddenly had a good idea, "Sir, why don't we do it this way, what do you think..."

The two whispered to each other for a quarter of an hour before Ma Bao's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. He slapped his thigh and said, "Good, good, let's do it this way. You really have a quick mind, Master."

Upon receiving Ma Baocai's praise, Master Liu beamed and flattered him, saying, "It's all thanks to your excellent guidance, sir."

"Haha, what the advisor said resonates with me perfectly."

Jin Huan carried over the ginseng soup she had instructed the servants to make for Ma Baocai, and heard Ma Baocai's laughter. "Sir, is there something happy that makes you laugh so heartily?"

"Xiao Huan is here," she said, taking the things from her hands. "These things can be done by the servants; why do you have to do them yourself?"

Jin Huan said coquettishly, "I enjoy doing these things for you, my lord."

Master Liu gestured, "Greetings, Madam." He then withdrew from Ma Baocai's study.

Although Jin Huan was only one of Ma Baocai's concubines, she was deeply favored by him, and everyone in the mansion called her Madam.

This made Jin Huan very proud, and even Ma Baocai's legal wife dared not offend her.

Liu, the clerk, quickly ordered Zhu Wen to arrest all the people Li Zhe had instructed, but publicly claimed that they had hired these people to do business for the government.

This was also Liu's idea; he lured the man over by pretending to be doing something for the government, and then imprisoned him.

The reason things went so smoothly was entirely because those who had taken Wushi Powder were all wealthy people in the town; at the price of Fumanlou, ordinary people couldn't afford it.

Yu Ming wrote a note and asked a little beggar on the street to deliver it to Wang Fu.

However, the letter did not reach Wang Fu, who respectfully presented it to Li Zhe with both hands.

Li Zhe glanced at the letter and saw that it asked Wang Fu to introduce him to Master Jin; otherwise, he would not have given Wang Fu any more spices.

The promises made between the two of them have not been fulfilled by Wang Fu to this day. He no longer trusts Wang Fu and wants to talk to Master Jin in person.

After reading the letter, Li Zhe questioned Wang Fu, "What agreement did you make with Zhao Lin?"

Wang Fu's eyes darted around for a moment, but seeing Cheng Yu's sword about to be drawn, he obediently confessed everything.

After listening to this, Li Zhe immediately understood Zhao Lin's intentions, considering that he wanted to get involved with both the Huang and Jin families.

He clearly wanted to seize control of the most money and power in Qingshui Town.

The Jin family had connections with the county government, and Master Huang also had connections with the students at the private school.

Moreover, the Jin and Huang families are prominent households in Qingshui Town, owning many businesses.

That was a clever plan, but thankfully I discovered it in time.

Thoughts swirled in Li Zhe's mind. Since that was the case, he would play along with this mouse-catching trick.

Li Zhe instructed Wang Fu to reply to Zhao Lin and agree to his request.

Wang Fu did as instructed.

He Miao, who had been waiting at the gate of the Jin residence for more than an hour, was ultimately unable to enter the residence.

They could only slink away.

The guard at the gate watched the man leave, then spat in the direction he went. "Hmph, serves you right for stopping me, kid."

When He Miao rushed back, she saw the quiet Fu Man Lou and felt a pang of panic. Could the manager have been captured by those people?

He had the idea of ​​selling it and running away, but then he remembered that he hadn't been paid this month, so he gritted his teeth and pushed open the door.

Seeing Wang Fu huddled in a corner, she took small steps over and whispered, "Shopkeeper, I haven't seen Master Jin."

"If you can't even handle this small matter, what else can you do?" Wang Fu said in a low voice.

He Miao dared not reply, but cursed inwardly. How could this be his fault? It was the shopkeeper who made me drive the man away, and now the man has come back to retaliate.

What can I do?

He Miao looked at Li Zhe and the others sitting not far away, not daring to breathe.

The scarred man seemed strangely familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.

When He Miao was peeking at him, Li Zhe glanced at him coldly. This arrogant waiter remembered the first time he and A Yin came to town and had a conflict with him.

Whenever Li Zhe thought of Yin Baicai, his thoughts drifted away. He wondered what Yin was doing now.

I've only been away from home for a day, and I already miss them a little.

Yin Baicai followed Zhang Cui to pick a lot of wild chestnuts on the mountain and is now busy teaching Zhang Cui and her daughter Zhou Yu how to make chestnut cakes!

The three of them had a clear division of labor, and the pastries they had made were about to be taken out of the oven.

Zhang Cui smiled happily, "Brother Cai, your skills are really good. You can actually make wild chestnuts into the style that you sell in shops."

Zhou Yu looked at Yin Baicai with admiration. Brother Yin is really amazing; he can do everything.

It's nothing like what Xiaoyan said. I think Brother Yin and Brother Li are a perfect match!

Zhou Yu and Tang Xiaoyan got along well, so Tang Xiaoyan often spoke ill of Yin Baicai in front of her.

However, Yin Baicai and her mother had a close relationship, and she had met them several times. Indeed, one cannot judge a person by only one aspect.

It's really strange why Xiao Yan would slander Brother Yin.