Luo Yuan hummed and calmly ordered him: "Put your things down. I'm going to take a shower and rest. I'm really tired these days."
The captain breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had not expected that he could be so easily fooled. He hurriedly replied "yes", put down his things hastily, went out and loudly called on his men to bring up water.
The water was brought up quickly. The waiter was very attentive and filled Luo Yuan's cup with hot water. He held the kettle and bent over beside him, "If you have any other instructions, please call me. I'll be waiting outside."
Luo Yuan didn't say anything. He went into the room silently, took a shower, changed his clothes, and waited quietly for their next move.
At this moment, although he was certain that Liu Biping was going to kill him, he still couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope, thinking that there might be some misunderstanding.
After all, he has given everything now. If Liu Biping were to burn his bridges after crossing them, he would not be able to think of any solution for the time being.
The tea in the cup was still steaming, and he was counting the time in the steam.
No one came in to disturb them again, and the captain seemed to have disappeared.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking that perhaps everything he had just heard was just an illusion and he was just too nervous.
But just as he breathed a sigh of relief and the cup touched the table, he heard a knock on the door.
His hand holding the cup froze instantly, and he said "Come in" expressionlessly.
The captain came in with a smile on his face. Seeing that he had washed and dressed, he quickly smiled and complimented him: "Sir, you are indeed a man of great appearance..."
Luo Yuan didn't have the patience to continue acting with him, so he lowered his eyes and asked him, "It's so late, what else is there?"
His personality has always been cold, which can be seen from his nickname. The captain didn't hear anything wrong and took two steps forward to stand in front of him: "You are the brother-in-law of the minister, so we naturally have to take good care of you. My lord, the meals tonight were prepared in a hurry, and I'm afraid they won't suit your taste. I specially stewed some snacks for you to help you sleep in the evening, and I want you to try them."
Liu Biping's people have always been very considerate in receiving guests, and Luo Yuan knew this before.
But this time, his thoughtfulness somehow revealed a hint of conspiracy in his eyes. He stared at Qian Hu in front of him for a long time before saying calmly, "Bring it up."
Things went smoothly up to this point. Qianhu laughed, responded quickly, and clapped his hands. Then several women came in one after another holding exquisite utensils.
The captain winked at them, and they automatically moved closer to Luo Yuan.
"Have a good rest." Seeing that he did not seem to refuse, the captain felt relieved and said with a smile, "I will not disturb you anymore. I will come to greet you tomorrow and take you to see the minister."
The various utensils on the table were exquisite and luxurious. Luo Yuan did not even glance at them. Instead, he turned his gaze to Qian Hu, who was about to step out of the door, and called him coldly, "Why don't you come with us?"
Qian Hu was a little surprised. He turned around and glanced at the beauty beside him in an ambiguous way, then smiled and said, "How can I disturb your sweet dreams? There will be many opportunities in the future."
He didn't want to be with someone who was dying.
Luo Yuan coldly placed the cup heavily on the table and asked in a light but heavy voice: "Don't you give me face?"
The captain was stunned.
He received instructions from his superiors to kill everyone in front of him.
If something unexpected happened now and Luo Yuan ran away, his career as an official would be over.
Even if it was for this, he couldn't arouse Luo Yuan's suspicion. He shook his head hurriedly: "My Lord, you are joking. How dare I? It's just that I saw that you were tired, so I thought of not disturbing you. Since you are interested in this, I should accompany you!"
Luo Yuan pulled the corner of his mouth and nodded to him, "Sit down."
The captain responded with a "yes", sat down opposite him, and took the pot to pour him some wine.
Luo Yuan looked coldly at the transparent wine in the glass and suddenly asked him, "Is it poisonous?"
Qianhu coughed and almost choked. His smile was no longer natural: "My Lord, you are joking... How... How could this be possible?"
Luo Yuan still had an expressionless face and pouted at him: "You drink first."
He is so paranoid, even suspicious of his own people!
The captain complained in his heart, but he dared not refuse to drink. He forced a smile and took a sip from the cup, then said to Luo Yuan: "Sir, you worry too much. We are all from the Ministry. How dare we harm you?"
Luo Yuan did not respond, but said to him: "These girls are not needed, let them go, I have something to tell you."
He talked about this and that, and the captain was unsure about what he said. He was afraid of being exposed, so he had to agree. However, the moment he stood up and turned around, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck and lost consciousness in an instant.
Luo Yuan's reactions were extremely fast. After knocking Qianhu unconscious, he quickly turned around and grabbed the throats of the two beauties with one hand each. With a little force, he broke their necks and threw them on the bed.
It seemed as if someone outside heard the noise, and tentatively called out to Qianhu, knocked on the door and asked if he had any instructions.
Luo Yuan pinched his throat and imitated the voice of the captain in a somewhat similar way: "Nothing, I'm just drinking with the adults."
Outside, it became quiet again.
This further confirmed Luo Yuan's thoughts, and he was certain that this captain was coming to take his life on orders from his superiors.
In a matter of seconds, he stripped off the captain's clothes and put them on like a whirlwind, then threw him on the bed. He walked to the door and listened for any noise, then climbed out of the window he had already surveyed and slipped away along the wall.
The whole country was looking for him as a wanted criminal of the imperial court. He definitely could not go back home or he would be arrested. He originally thought of seeking refuge with Liu Biping, but Liu Biping was also a sinister villain who could not be trusted at all and was ready to destroy the bridge after crossing it.
With pursuers in front and Liu Biping behind him, he thought for a long time before deciding to find a place to hide first and then talk about the future.
Now he is alone and has nothing. Liu Biping has great power in Fujian. I'm afraid there will be martial law here by tomorrow morning at the latest. He will be discovered sooner or later and cannot stay here for long.
It was already very late at night and there were few people on the street. He tried to take shortcuts and go to more complicated places. After wandering around, he finally stopped at a dilapidated temple.
The wind was so strong that he didn't even dare to light a fire. He sat behind the Buddha statue and thought quietly.
At the same time, someone knew about his escape before the people in the Governor's Office did, and was asking, "Is the news reliable?"