In the county government study room, Shen Yanqing and Lu Yuanshan were sitting opposite each other. The tea on the table had gone cold, and both of them had solemn expressions on their faces.
"Right now, there is no evidence that Sun Hao paid for the murder, so Lu has no way to arrest someone rashly."
All this is Shen Yanqing's guess. Sun Hao is also cunning. He went to the city in disguise and hid in the dark without showing up. Even with a few testimonies from the innkeeper, it is impossible to conclude that the murderer is him, let alone If Sun Hao really has his back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
His rash action was to give Prime Minister Liu an excuse. Although the Duke's office had some foundations, he had been away from officialdom for many years and was no match for Liu Yuan. He had to be careful if he was not completely sure.
"I will send people to keep an eye on him and bring him to justice as soon as there is evidence!"
Shen Yanqing nodded silently. He knew that it would be difficult to capture Sun Hao immediately, but he was unwilling to do so. Jiang Miao was burned on her arm and almost lost her life. If he could just handle it lightly and let it go, he would be too incompetent as a husband. .
Moreover, there was the dead mother-in-law Wang and her son. These were two naked human lives. Even if he could not be arrested without evidence, Shen Yanqing would still make Sun Hao pay the price.
"Mr. Lu Guo, Ziyan knows your difficulties, but Miaoya's injury is not repaid, and the hatred in Ziyan's heart cannot be quelled. I also ask the Duke to help me. Ziyan can spare his life, but he must retaliate in kind!"
Seeing the angry look on his face, Lu Yuanshan knew that Shen Yanqing's hatred would never go away, and since Jiang Miao was a junior he valued, he could not let the matter go.
"Okay, I'll help you."
Beijing.
Sun Hao has been in high spirits during happy events recently. He accomplished two things for Liu Ruyan in a row. Not only did he get a generous reward, but more importantly, Liu Ruyan reused and trusted him. He was not willing to just be an embroidery shop owner. , if he could please Liu Ruyan and ask for an official position, his regret of being expelled from the scientific examination would be healed, and he would not be afraid even if he met Shen Yanqing.
The more Sun Hao thought about it, the hotter he became. He wanted to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion immediately to flatter Liu Ruyan, but the two of them avoided each other several times when they met. Liu Ruyan would definitely not be willing to see him if he came rashly, and since he was of low status, there was no reason to enter. Without going to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Sun Hao scratched his head and scratched his head. When he saw the brocade on the counter, his eyes lit up.
Yes, he can't enter the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he can let Liu Ruyan come to see him!
To say that this Sun Hao is not a vain person, he has been doing business with Sun Yuanbai since he was a child, and he can be regarded as having some influence. The reason for the poor business of his shop is because of the goods he sells. Sun Hao got Liu Ruyan With his money, he hired a fleet of convoys and transported a batch of Shu brocade from Shu.
These brocades were richer in color and fuller in pattern than ordinary silks and satins, and the craftsmanship was exquisite and unmatched by the embroiderers in the capital. As soon as they were sold, they were snapped up by customers. The shop that was about to close came back to life, and Sun Hao offered it as a gift. The idea of Ruyan Brocade was left to her to choose personally.
"Sun Hao wants to give me Shu Brocade, why doesn't he send someone to deliver it to me and why should I pick it out myself?"
Liu Ruyan sneered and threw the letter on the table. It wasn't that she didn't understand Sun Hao's thoughts. Just because he had done a few things for her, she wanted to pick him up without even checking whether her identity was worthy of him.
"Sun Langjun said that he was of low status, so he took the initiative to come to the house for fear of tarnishing my wife's reputation."
"Oh, I'm quite self-aware."
Xiu'er's message made Liu Ruyan feel at ease. She did not like Sun Hao, but there was no one available for her, and there would be a place where he would be useful in the future. Liu Ruyan felt relieved and decided to give him some face.
"I happen to be short of two pieces of brocade to make autumn clothes. I'll go pick them out tomorrow."
Liu Ruyan agreed to come to the store to support him. Sun Hao was so excited that he closed the shop in the evening and personally supervised the cleaning of the shop. He wiped every corner of the shop and took out his collection of celadon tea sets, waiting to entertain Liu Ruyan tomorrow.
cigarette.
Sun Hao tried to please her in every way, not only for his future, but also for the secret thoughts in his heart. Liu Ruyan was like the bright moon in the sky to him, unattainable, but now he could not even try to get enough of the mud on the ground.
After the shop was packed up and the clerks left one after another, Sun Hao checked for the last time to make sure everything was correct before turning on the light and locking the door. He was in a good mood, humming a little tune, and the keys in his hand clattered as if to suit him.
The night breeze was slightly cool, the sky was as dark as a ball of ink, and there was no one else around except him. Sun Hao gathered his clothes and was about to go home. But as soon as he turned around, a long stick came towards him, and Sun Hao fainted.
past..
The man in black kicked him, and when he saw that he was really unconscious, he pulled out a long sword from his waist, which shone sharply under the refraction of the moonlight. The man in black was ruthless, and the man on the ground was nothing more than a piece of cake in his eyes.
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Thinking of his master's instructions, he cut off the man's right hand with the knife in his hand. Blood spurted out. Sun Hao screamed in pain and gradually woke up from his coma, but before he could see the murderer's face clearly,
The man in black added another stick.
Sun Hao groaned and lost consciousness.
Blood flowed all over the floor and dyed the floor tiles at the door of the shop red. When the clerk opened the door in the morning, he saw the dying man on the ground. He turned pale with fright, and his legs softened and he almost knelt on the ground.
"My boss..."
The boy crawled over and ran over. Sun Hao's eyes burst with life. He was in pain all night, and the blood in his body was drained. He was shivering with cold, and when he thought he was going to die, he finally waited until someone came.
"Help...save me!"
He bit the tip of his tongue and said this, then couldn't bear it anymore and fainted.
"Just wait, I'll call someone right away..."
The boy ran to the nearest hospital and called several doctors to move the patient away. The severed hand was left on the ground, lying alone in a pool of blood.
Customers came to the door one after another. When they saw the blood stains and severed hands at the door, many people almost vomited. They heard that the owner of the shop had his hand chopped off, so many people gathered outside to watch the fun.
Liu Ruyan and her maid also went out early. Seeing so many people outside the shop, she was a little surprised.
"The business of the shop is so good?"
"Lady!"
Xiu'er's sharp eyes saw the pool of blood inside at a glance. She clenched her hands uncontrollably, causing Liu Ruyan's arm to pinch in pain.
"Pah! I'm going to die!"
"Madam, there is blood...it's all blood inside..."
Her lips were trembling, and she pointed at the pool of blood inside to show Liu Ruyan.
Liu Ruyan was caught off guard and saw a large amount of blood, as well as the severed hand, lying in a pool of blood facing her. Liu Ruyan's eyesight turned black, she rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Madam, madam?"
Xiu'er was panicking. She couldn't go shopping in this store, so she quickly took her wife home.
Liu Ruyan was in a coma for a day and didn't wake up until dinner time. Xiu'er fed her a bowl of soothing soup and wiped the cold sweat on her head with a handkerchief.
"What's with the blood?"
Liu Ruyan was still frightened. Sun Hao invited her to pick out brocade, but it was really hateful for her to encounter such a thing.
"That belongs to Sun Langjun. I heard that someone cut off Sun Langjun's hand at the door of the shop last night. I don't know who did it. He was so cruel..."
"Cut off the hand?"
Liu Ruyan's heart palpitated, and she vaguely thought of something. Could this be Shen Yanqing's revenge? He had already found the murderer?
Liu Ruyan felt hatred and fear in her heart. She developed a high fever at night. In her dreams, those hands gradually changed from Sun Hao's to hers. Liu Ruyan became more and more flustered, and her illness lasted for a long time.
