Shen Xining stood up and prepared to leave. The witch's voice sounded again behind him. Her eyes were blind, so her voice became even clearer.
"Girl, you know that many things in this world are best not to be pursued clearly. Many things and many people are part of this world. Some things exist for a reason and a source. Why bother pursuing them?"
Shen Xining paused. The witch's argument was exactly the same as Xie Zhaoan's. She pursed her lips. Although she didn't know what kind of difficulties and dilemmas she would face in finding out the truth of the matter, Shen Xining was not the kind of person who gave up easily.
"Mother-in-law, since things exist for a reason, you should also know that my insistence on breaking them must also have its reasons and causes."
Shen Xining walked away after she finished speaking. After she returned to her room, she always felt that there were some details that she had overlooked.
The next day, she went to the cell to see Deng Yan again. Although he lived in the cell, his living environment was not much different from outside. Shen Xining sneered.
"Mr. Deng is a man who knows how to enjoy life. I think he has taken care of a lot of things both inside and outside."
Deng Yan poured some of the wine in his hand to Shen Xining without any hesitation and said with a faint smile.
"Miss Shen, if you have time, you might as well sit down and chat with Deng, just like that day."
Shen Xining picked up the wine glass and played with it. The wine glass was made of top-grade silver. This wine glass alone was enough to keep the people below from eating or drinking for a month. She smiled faintly and poured all the wine on Deng Yan's cheek. The man was not angry at all. Instead, he stretched out his tongue to lick the wine with a look of enjoyment on his face, which was disgusting.
"Deng Yan, I will definitely find evidence of your crime and bring you to justice. I will never let you get away with it. I swear."
Deng Yan opened his eyes, his eyes were full of tenderness, as if he was enjoying Shen Xining's approach.
"Miss Shen, if that's the case, then you should keep working hard. I hope you won't be disappointed in the end. I hope that one day, Miss Shen will become my slave again. If that day comes, I will definitely not let Miss Shen escape so easily. After all, beauties like Miss Shen are not uncommon."
Shen Xining turned and left. She was still nauseous when she came out of the cell. She questioned the jailer in a cold voice.
"How can a prisoner in prison use such fine utensils? Why does he live such a luxurious life? Who gave him the privilege?"
The jailer was so frightened that he fell to his knees.
"Ms. Shen, I don't know. This matter is not under my jurisdiction."
Oh.
Shen Xining ordered all the jailers to be transferred over, but it turned out that no one was in charge of this matter. It was a joke!
"Take away all his stuff, just like ordinary prisoners!"
The county magistrate came hurriedly at this time, his forehead was full of sweat, and he looked extremely scared about this matter, but Shen Xining knew that he was not afraid at all. Sure enough, the county magistrate opened his mouth and said: "Miss Shen, after all, this person has not been convicted yet. If we treat him like this now, and the news gets out, won't the people outside think that our county magistrate is such a terrifying place!"
Shen Xining sneered.
"Why, Lord County, how high do you think the people outside think of the County Office now? When they hear about the two people in the County Office, it's like hearing about some kind of monstrous beast. How good is the County Office? They arrest people in broad daylight and send them to forced labor and brothels. How can such a County Office not make the people panic?"
The county magistrate was so angry that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and could only wave his hands impatiently at his men.
"Didn't you hear what Miss Shen said? Why don't you do it quickly?"
Shen Xining's anger subsided a little after seeing this. She prepared to go to the capital of Yunnan to investigate. What she didn't know was that as soon as she left, the anger and anxiety on the faces of the county officials disappeared completely. The jailer under his command looked at the county government and asked cautiously.
"Sir, should we change these things or not?"
"Tsk! Useless stuff!"
The county magistrate kicked the jailer on the leg. The jailer knelt on the ground, holding his hat and kowtowed repeatedly, hoping that the county magistrate would stop scolding him. The county magistrate pointed in the direction Shen Xining left and cursed angrily.
"Can't you see that the people have already walked a long way? Still want to change? Do you not want your head anymore, or do you not want my head anymore? If you don't want it, you can take it off and let me kick it like a ball."
After all, Shen Xining only came down to investigate the flood. He came to the county town just on the way and did not do it on purpose. The person imprisoned inside is the big shot in the capital and their cash cow. Can't he tell the difference
Shen Xining rode her horse as fast as she could to the capital of Yunnan. When she was about to arrive, there were indeed a few bandits blocking the way. They all looked ferocious and difficult to approach. When Shen Xining was thinking about how to get in, a man's voice sounded behind her.
"Ms. Shen, do you want to go over there?"
Shen Xining was stunned and turned around, only to see the bandit leader.
"Bandit, you..."
Shen Xining didn't know how to address him, but the bandit leader was very straightforward. He patted his chest and started talking.
"Just call me Xiong Er. I have been tall and strong since I was young, like a bear. I am also the second child in the family, so everyone in the family calls me Xiong Er. Miss Shen, are you going to get through this difficulty? I, Xiong Er, will give you a helping hand!"
Before Shen Xining could react, Xiong Er had already rushed towards the pass with his big knife in hand. With a swing of his knife, rocks on both sides rolled down, and most of the bandits were killed or injured in an instant. The rest all rushed back to the pass.
Xiong Er turned around and looked at Shen Xining, touched his neck embarrassedly, and smiled.
"Ms. Shen, I wonder if this is okay? Although these people are mountain bandits, their methods are not sophisticated. I noticed it when I arrived just now. Although they control the entrances and exits, they don't control the upper positions. I think they are very stupid."
It may also be due to the great confidence in this place.
Shen Xining did not say this out loud. She was actually very curious about why Xiong Er was still alive and why he followed her. However, now was obviously not a good time to ask these questions.
"Let's go in first and see what's inside."
"Okay, there will be mountains of swords and seas of fire inside, and I, Xiong Er, will accompany Miss Shen today!"