Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 368 I can only help you this much
The high-spirited Master Liu had to go back with gritted teeth, which once again proved the old saying that a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.

Besides, he is not a powerful dragon.

This frame-up was indeed vicious, but in order to make it perfect, Mr. Liu's plan was too elaborate.

Things that are too complicated are prone to failure, and the same goes for plans. Li Chengxi noticed a crucial point in his plan.

No matter who the mastermind is, all his arrangements are aimed at exonerating himself, and there cannot be any trace of his involvement.

This is very important. Since he has gotten himself out, we can make use of this to make arrangements.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan were conducting a high-profile investigation in the Wen and Qing families. If Young Master Liu had spies in the two families, they would definitely inform him.

And he certainly couldn't go directly to talk to Master Liu to report the news, otherwise he would not be able to get out.

Then, the only way to communicate is through letters placed in a certain place.

The rest of the work is much simpler. Just observe carefully which servant has left, track him and replace the letter he left.

This is Qin Yan's specialty. The thief is quite experienced in replacing one thing with another.

The replaced letter was dictated by Li Chengxi and written by Yang Yiyi. There were only eight words on it: "Someone is investigating, beware of any changes."

These few words did not reveal any information about Yang Yiyi, neither what the investigation had revealed nor who was investigating. They also did not say anything that Young Master Liu would not tell his spies, but they gave Young Master Liu a strong sense of oppression.

This sense of pressure comes from the possibility that the plan may fail.

Li Chengxi anticipated that Master Liu would have two reactions after receiving the letter. One was to pretend that nothing had happened, terminate the plan, and leave Silk City after everything calmed down.

The second is to take a gamble and forcibly pin the crime of keeping the tribute on the Wen family.

Doing so actually involves some uncontrollable risks, after all, he has not really married into the Qing family yet.

This step is very important. If it is not confirmed, it means that something unexpected may happen. What if Qingliu marries someone else? All your hard work will be in vain.

Coincidentally, although Qinglin Hong wanted to get married, his daughter Qingliu was so resistant that he hesitated. This was also the important reason why Master Liu did not take action even though the informants had been killed.

Given the choice between the two, Mr. Liu unfortunately chose the latter.

So he took people to dig out the tribute silk he had hidden in the middle of the night, and then reported himself.

The magistrate's arrival was expected. After all, Young Master Liu wanted to distance himself from the matter. As the son of the Salt Transport Commissioner, his participation in the report seemed to be a cover-up. If the matter got out of hand, even his father, the Salt Transport Commissioner, would not be able to suppress it.

So the report is a report, but it would be best if the county magistrate serves as a witness. In this way, in the official documents delivered to the capital, it would be written that the county magistrate uncovered a case of hidden tribute and asked people to investigate, instead of Mr. Liu being involved.

As for setting up a mechanism behind the door, that was just Yang Yiyi's way of venting her anger, and it had nothing to do with Li Chengxi.

Judging from the results, the effect is very good.

Not only did he make a wasted trip, but he also had to admit that it was a misunderstanding with a stench that could be smelled for three miles. It was said that Master Liu returned to Beijing at lightning speed with his servants the next day. He really didn't have the face to stay in Silk City any longer.

After making such a serious fuss, are you just going to let him go so easily?

Otherwise, what else? Young Master Liu's plan was indeed clean, and there was no real evidence pointing to him. Everything was based on the inference of who was most favorable. Although the result was that he himself showed up, there was no evidence. Even if he told the whole thing to the county magistrate, he would not dare to arrest the son of a third-rank official without any hard evidence.

Of course, he can't get off too easy without evidence.

Qin Yan followed the servant who reported the news to Master Liu for another purpose, which was to search for any letters that could be used as evidence.

As soon as Master Liu left his place, Qin Yan went in to search, but unfortunately this man was very cautious and Qin Yan did not find anything useful.

But such a cautious guy would definitely carry important things with him.

Do you remember that when the county magistrate arrived, Qin Yan diligently helped up Mr. Liu who was pinned down by Yang Yiyi.

Just by bumping shoulders with someone, Qin Yan could steal the thing that was hidden deep in the person's arms. The action of helping Master Liu up was enough for her to turn over his underwear.

Finally, several letters between Master Liu and his father, the Salt Transport Commissioner, were found. It turned out that he was not the only one involved in this plan. Without the permission of his father, the Salt Transport Commissioner, many things could not be done.

But it is still not enough to serve as ironclad evidence. The information in the letter related to the whole incident was probably just advice like 'do it cleanly', 'be careful', and 'don't create unnecessary trouble'. The father and son were very careful, and it would be difficult to drag the salt transport envoy into the matter.

Based on these few letters and Yang Yiyi's oral inference, even the emperor could not easily dismiss a third-rank official.

However, Yang Yiyi wrote a letter herself and sent it to Li Yingluo together with these letters.

Wuzhou is also within the scope of Liuzhou State. Even if the third-rank official cannot be removed from office, it is enough to ask Li Yingluo's father Situ to give the salt transport envoy a warning. It can be seen that this third-rank official will not have an easy time in the near future.

The matter was over, and Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan stayed in Sicheng for two more days.

During this period, the Wen and Qing families were naturally very grateful and held banquets every day to entertain them. Yang Yiyi said that she was almost getting fat...

Before leaving, the two families came to the port to see them off in person, and presented each of them with 100 taels of gold, a jade pendant and a family secret book to thank Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan for their hard work.

Gold is easy to deal with. Both families are the richest businessmen in Silk City, and this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket.

The jade pendant represents the promise of the two families. No matter what you ask for in the future, as long as you bring the jade pendant, the descendants of the two families will help you.

Speaking of which, no one knew what was wrong with the two families. The jade pendant given to the crazy monk Du Chun was also a jade pendant.

As for the secret book, it fully took into consideration the identities of Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan as people from the martial arts world.

The two families are no longer active in the martial arts world now, and the secret manuals left by their ancestors would be gathering dust. Considering that Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan might need them, they made a copy and gave it to them.

Yang Yiyi did not refuse the jade pendant and the secret book, but she was embarrassed to take the gold because she felt she had not done anything.

Qin Yan, on the other hand, accepted all gold and jade pendants, but was not very interested in secret books. There were so many secret books in the Sixteen Villages that one could never finish practicing them all.

Before leaving, Yang Yiyi did not forget about Wen Yun and Qing Liu, and said that your two families have been entangled for a long time, why not take this opportunity to become relatives and forget all grudges with a smile.

As for the issue of heirs, all they need to do is let Wen Yun and Qing Liu get married and have more children, and there will be no need for rumors that the Qing family was swallowed up by the Wen family.

Outsiders have no say in this matter, but the two families do feel that it is not a good idea to continue like this, as it will give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage. Generally speaking, there has been some progress. As for the final result, Yang Yiyi has no way to decide and can only help the two of them up to this point.

(End of this chapter)