The hair that was originally hanging down on his head was knocked out of shape by the throw he just made, revealing his eyes that were dripping with black rot.
"ah!"
Li Huai was so frightened that he yelled again.
Chu Zichen was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.
Qinghe simply stepped forward and raised his sword towards Li Huai.
Although Li Huai was frightened, he still saw the image of Qinghe raising his sword and throwing it on the ground.
He quickly hugged Chu Zichen's legs, crying and begging for mercy: "Chen... Mr. Chen, I didn't mean it, I was just frightened. Please forgive me, Mr. Chen. I will go through fire and water for Mr. Chen in the future.
Don’t say goodbye.”
Chu Zichen didn't originally want to kill him. Seeing his appearance, he frowned and looked at him with disdain, then raised his hand and made a gesture to Qinghe.
Qinghe sheathed his sword, Li Huai breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly kowtowed to Chu Zichen and confessed.
"Why don't you get up quickly? As a parent and official of the common people, how can you behave like this?"
Chu Zichen hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.
Only then did Li Huai realize how embarrassing he was. He quickly got up from the ground, not even bothering to dust himself off, and kicked his head away from his feet.
As the oil lamp was lit, the originally dark basement was illuminated.
I saw rows of cages placed under the opposite corner of the wall.
Those cages are very short, only half a meter high, just like the chicken and duck cages in the vegetable market.
The difference is that most chicken and duck cages are made of wood, but these cages are made of iron.
Moreover, inside each cage, there are some thumb-thick iron chains, which at first glance are used to lock prey.
Ruan Xiangxiang scanned the cage from left to right. There was no living person in the cage, but in the far right corner, there was a large bamboo basket with many bones and some round skulls in it.
She had known for a long time that Shopkeeper Cao was running a shady store, but she was still frightened when she saw this shocking scene with her own eyes.
During the days she stayed in this store, she also secretly searched for any fish that had slipped through the net alive.
Unfortunately, there was no clue. At that time, she thought that Shopkeeper Cao might have another den nearby.
Or maybe they captured someone and sold it directly to Boss Zheng.
She never expected that the sinful place would be under the kitchen where they went in and out every day.
"Looking for any survivors?"
Ruan Xiangxiang recalled the scene when Boss Zheng came to the store to buy people. She felt that there might be people in this store who had not turned into meat.
Li Huai covered his mouth and nose, frowning and said: "Look at this mess, where does it look like there is anyone alive?"
But Chu Zichen ordered: "Look for it, maybe he is still alive and hiding in another secret room."
So, everyone started to look around separately.
Li Cui had already turned pale with fright, and now she hugged Ruan Sanbao tightly and huddled in the corner.
Ruan Xiangxiang came over: "Mom, please take Sanbao up first."
"But you..." Li Cui was still worried about Ruan Xiangxiang.
Ruan Xiangxiang patted her hand reassuringly: "We're fine. With Mr. Chen here, the county magistrate doesn't dare to do anything to us. Besides, if we want to go out, we have to pass through that round hole."
As she spoke, she raised her finger and pointed at the top of her head.
Li Cui thought about it, and besides, it was better not to let San Bao see this kind of scene, so he nodded in agreement, hugged Ruan San Bao, and climbed out along the ladder.
When Ruan Xiangxiang was protecting Li Cui and her son from the bottom of the ladder, Chu Munan was groping at the corner of the wall near her.
Suddenly, he groped for some strange walls and subconsciously pressed in.
Hearing a soft "bang" sound, a secret door opened in front of him.