Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 95 You Get Rid of Peach
"You continue to accept them and try to complete them within the next few days!"

Liu Taozi gave orders to the clerk beside him, and he also told Tian Zilie to keep an eye on the place and not to cause any more disturbances. After giving these orders, he turned around and returned to the county government office.

In the county jail, the five men were hung in different cells.

This was the place where the people in the Fei Mansion were originally imprisoned. The room was still terribly damp, with spots of blood, and it always emitted a damp air mixed with the smell of blood, which made people feel uncomfortable.

When Taozi returned here, Yu Xiaoshi hurried to greet her.

"I have never seen such arrogant bandits. From the time they were brought in till now, they have been swearing at us and don't take us seriously at all."

The prison official’s surname is Wang, and he also comes from the Law School.

He was quite angry at the moment. No matter who it was, if they were brought to him, they would become a coward, trembling, crying and begging for mercy. He had never seen such a madman who dared to curse at him and ignored those torture instruments.

Liu Taozi nodded and said, "Stand guard at the door and don't let anyone get close."

"only!!"

The prison official was guarding the door.

Liu Taozi walked in quickly.

When he walked into the damp house, he saw the man who was hung up. His mouth was blocked, probably because he cursed too harshly.

Taozi stepped forward and pulled the cloth out of the other person's mouth.

The man immediately shouted, "If you know what's good for you, let me go now! If you delay again, I will massacre your entire county government office!"

"who are you?"

"I am your grandfather!!"

"Boom."

Taozi punched the opponent in the abdomen. The man felt as if his abdomen was pierced. He suffocated and his breathing became rapid. He retched several times, but was unable to vomit and could not utter a word.

"who are you?"

The man raised his head with great effort, and looked at Taozi with such ferocious eyes, "I will kill your whole family."

Taozi pulled out the knife, grabbed his hair with one hand, and pulled the man's head forward, exposing the back of his neck.

"what are you going to do?!"

"Pfft!"

Taozi chopped off his head with one blow of the knife.

Blood spurted from the neck, dyeing half of Taozi's body red.

Taozi walked into the second room carrying the head and holding a knife.

He stepped forward, tore open the cloth in the man's mouth with his blood-stained hands, and spoke.

"Who are you?"

The man didn't dare to curse anymore. He stared at the head in Taozi's hand, swallowed his saliva, and looked at Taozi in fear, "You actually want to kill us, do you know who we are?"

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking, who are you?"

"I want to see the county magistrate!"

Taozi nodded, dropped the head in her hand, reached out and grabbed his hair, and began to pull it forward.

At this moment, Yu Xiaoshi walked in quickly, "Youjiaogong, Lu Cheng is here. He is just outside the door."

Taozi still held the man's hair and said, "Please let him in."

"only!"

Soon, Lu Qubing appeared in front of Taozi. He looked at the head on the ground and then at the man in Taozi's hand. He hurried forward and said, "Let go, let go quickly. How can you kill someone before the trial?"

He pulled a few times and finally got Taozi to let go.

"What's going on? Someone is instigating the refugees outside the city to rebel? What's going on?"

Lu Qubing was very nervous. Liu Taozi gestured to the people around him, "I don't know either. I've just started asking this question."

"I have sent someone to inform the county magistrate, he will be here soon"

Taozi frowned.

"What did you tell him to do?"

"Such a big thing happened outside the city. It's impossible to hide it. It's better to tell you as soon as possible."

Lu Qubing looked at the thieves standing aside and asked, "Who are you?"

The man's eyes were filled with fear, "Don't let this lunatic get close to me!!"

"Then tell me who you are, otherwise, I will leave now!"

“Don’t leave!!”

"My name is Gao Chuyou, and the man he killed is Gao Laishun"

As they were talking, an uninvited guest arrived outside. When Qian Zhubu was about to enter the prison yard, the prison clerk blocked his way.

"May I ask where you are going?"

"Do I need to tell you where I'm going? Get out of the way!!"

"The patrol has issued an order not to allow anyone to approach." "Patrol? Are you using patrols to pressure me?"

Qian Zhubu was furious. He pushed Yu Xiaoshi forward and tried to force his way in, but Yu Xiaoshi was blocking the door and he couldn't push him away.

"This is too much!! This is too much!!"

Just as he was shouting here, the county magistrate came over quickly, followed by many officials and soldiers. The clerk behind the prison magistrate came in to inform him, and he hurriedly made way and knelt down on the side.

Qian Zhubu almost kicked him, "Why don't you stop blocking the road?!"

When Lu Yao arrived here, he was not in the mood to deal with such matters. He asked everyone to wait outside the door and walked into the prison yard with Qian Zhubu.

Liu Taozi and Lu Qubing had already come out to greet them.

Seeing Liu Taozi half-stained with red, both Lu Yao and Qian Zhubu were particularly uneasy at the moment. Lu Yao hurriedly asked: "What happened outside the city? Are there any casualties?"

Hearing this, the displeasure in Lu Qubing's eyes dissipated a little, "No casualties."

"That's good. What happened?"

Lu Qubing hurriedly informed the county magistrate of what had happened outside the city. When Lu Yao heard it, he frowned.

"Gao?"

Lu Yao walked into the second room and revealed his identity. "I am Cheng'an Ling Lu Yao. Who are you and why do you want to cause trouble?!"

Everyone stood on his left and right, staring at that man.

Gao Chuyou glanced at Taozi, then looked at Lu Yao, "Are you the county magistrate?"

"Untie me quickly!"

"Who are you? I'm asking you, why are you causing trouble?"

"I didn't cause any trouble. I came here to investigate whether there were any traitors among the refugees, and then I was arrested by you!"

"You are evil people, you don't care about right or wrong, you arrest people arbitrarily! I must report this to the imperial court and have you punished!"

Hearing this, Lu Yao's face changed drastically.

He seemed to realize something and stopped talking.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Gao Chuyou was no longer afraid. "If you know what's good for you, let me go. Just pretend you know nothing. I will also pretend nothing happened!"

"Think about your family members. If you offend my master, your entire clan will be exterminated!!"

Qian Zhubu slowly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Lu, since there are no casualties, why not..."

"No!"

Lu Qubing said seriously: "The thief killed someone with a knife. Just because the person didn't die, he is not guilty? If we hadn't stopped him in time today, there would have been chaos outside the city, and I really don't know how many people would have died! He must be severely punished. No matter who is behind him, if he dares to lead the dead to riot outside the city, he will be sentenced to death, and no one can protect him! ”

Lu Yao's eyes were full of confusion.

Just as he was hesitating, Gao Chuyou also realized the seriousness of the matter.

"I am a guard in Prince Gaoyang's palace! Who dares to kill me!!!"

At this moment, he finally revealed his identity.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, Lu Yao's face became even uglier.

"put"

As soon as Lu Yao opened his mouth, he saw the strange look on You Jiao's face. He widened his eyes and quickly changed his words, "Don't kill him."

"Pfft!!!"

The sword flashed by, and Gao Chuyou's head fell down, rolling all the way to Lu Yao's feet.

Blood spurted out, splashing all over Lu Yao.

"people"

Lu Yao had just finished reading the last word.

Qian Zhubu pointed at Liu Taozi tremblingly, "Come here, catch him! Catch him!! This is a rebellion, this is a rebellion!"

Liu Taozi picked up the head from the ground and looked at Lu Yao calmly, "County Magistrate Lu, this thief pretended to be the guard of King Gaoyang and attempted to rebel outside the city. His crime is extremely serious. If he is not killed in time, it may damage the reputation of King Gaoyang."

Lu Yao opened his mouth several times. He looked at Lu Qubing beside him, then looked at Liu Taozi, then turned and left.

Lu Yao walked faster and faster, with bigger steps. Behind him, one miserable scream, pleas for mercy, and wailing after another were heard.

When Qian Zhubu heard the voice behind him, he didn't know how his legs stepped on the ground, they were soft and weak. He had to jog to keep up with the county magistrate.

“We were wrong.”

Lu Yao glanced at the chief clerk who was following him quickly, and finally spoke at this moment.

"The person who took the lead in the county government was not Lu Qubing."

"It's that roving prostitute Liu Taozi."

"You'll have three days to find a way to get rid of him."

"Ah I??"

"I'm not asking you to kill him, just remove him."

(End of this chapter)