It happened shortly after the prince and the other two left.

A group of people were coming towards Fang Qingge's new house from afar.

It turned out that two yamen runners were here today to track down a fugitive, so the old clan leader quickly gathered the villagers at the entrance of the village to question them.

"We are here today to inform everyone to be careful. If any strangers appear in the village recently, they must be reported. Did you hear that?"

"I heard it." The villagers looked at each other and responded.

But Xiumei in the crowd suddenly shouted,

"Sir, I know where that person is."

The villagers were surprised to hear this and made way for her.

"That person is in Fang Qingge's new house."

Xiumei pointed at Fang Qingge and said firmly.

"You are so slanderous."

Fang Qingge in the crowd was so angry that his hands were shaking. It turned out that Xiumei came for revenge.

"Xiumei, what nonsense are you talking about? My Qingge is innocent and I won't allow you to throw dirty water on her!"

Aunt Yu was unwilling to do so and shouted at her.

"Xiumei, you bastard, what did my sister do to you to make you slander her like this?"

Cui Liu, who was pushing her two daughters over, was furious. She pinched her waist and started cursing.

Everyone was talking about it in an uproar.

*

The two yamen runners were stunned for a moment, looked at each other's stomach and ignored it, and whispered to each other,

"Brother, the higher-ups told us to arrest the fugitive, but they didn't tell us what he looks like? What crime did he commit? And they even said he would be executed immediately. Isn't that too hasty?"

"Brother, we are just bluffing. If he is really that vicious criminal, will we still be alive?"

"That's right! Thanks for the reminder, big brother!"

The two of them finished muttering,

A yamen runner pointed at Xiumei and said:

"You lead the way. The one called Fang Qingge follows."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Qingge was in a dilemma and could only nod.

"Old Patriarch, my two lords, I will lead the way. But she is slandering me with her bloody mouth, you can't let her off easily."

"Okay! As the old patriarch, I will make the decision. I will not favor any of you."

After saying this, two yamen runners walked in front, and the old patriarch and the villagers followed behind.

*

The most conspicuous person at the head was actually Xiumei, and next to her was that smelly blind woman.

Then I heard the old clan leader say to the two yamen runners:

"My Lords, I will go with you. But you should not trust Xiumei's words. There are so many eyes in Qinghe Village, why is she the only one who saw it?"

"Old Patriarch, we will know whether it is true or not after we go and see it. Don't say anything more."

After that, the two of them quickened their pace.

*

Aunt Yu behind them was so angry that her eyes turned red, and the hand that was holding Fang Qingge was shaking slightly.

"Xiumei, you must have evidence when you speak. You will be punished by God if you talk nonsense."

Xiumei's mother, Aunt Wang, was also cursing and pointing at Xiumei who was leading the way, questioning her.

"Mei? When have you ever seen a man in Qingge's room? Aren't you and Qingge getting along well? You can't slander me!"

Several women also cursed at the blind woman in front of them,

"Blind woman, why are you gloating over other people's misfortunes? You are involved in everything. It seems that our Qinghe Village can no longer accommodate you."

The blind woman became even more excited and kept turning back and cursing as she walked.

*

Xiumei, who was walking in front, couldn't stand the sound of people cursing as they walked. She turned around and yelled,

"I clearly saw it, but you just don't believe it. The officer said that the man was a murderer. How can you sleep well with such a man in the village?"

After she finished yelling, sweat broke out on her face, which had turned red due to excitement. She bit her lips tightly and walked away without saying a word.

Her trembling hands hanging at her waist revealed her nervousness and guilt.

*

Looking at the new house not far ahead,

Fang Qingge, who was following the villagers' footsteps, was extremely anxious.

I regret not bringing the kitten here. Without someone to tip her off, God knows how difficult every step was for her.

But he suddenly came to his senses and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Even if he brought the elf with him, what would happen? The space couldn't be opened, and the person couldn't move. Isn't it still a waste of time?

At this moment, she prayed in her heart that the space system would return to normal.

Praying that the kitten can hear the noise and alert me.

Pray that the handsome killer in the house will not be caught.

But the only thing he didn't take into consideration was his own reputation and future foothold.

**

The chattering sound made the two yamen runners furious, and they shouted:

"Shut up, everyone."

Everyone shut their mouths, and the only sound left was the "puff puff" of footsteps.

We quickly reached the new house.

The two yamen runners looked at the high courtyard wall, turned around and whispered to Fang Qingge.

"Open the door!"

The moment Fang Qingge opened the door lock, her hands trembled a little, but she quickly pinched her palms to prevent any abnormality from being noticed.

The gate opens.

Xiumei stepped into the courtyard first, pointed at the east wing and shouted,

"That's the house."

The two yamen runners suddenly drew their swords from their waists, shouted loudly and kicked the door fiercely.

With a loud "clang", the sturdy wooden board was kicked open with great force, and two yamen runners rushed in first.

But Xiumei and the blind woman were so scared that they stood at the door and did not go in.

The villagers who followed stood far away outside the yard, and no one went to watch the fun with gloating attitude.

*

The two yamen runners who rushed in saw that the room did not look like anyone had ever lived in it, so they quickly checked the conditions in each room and yard, but found nothing unusual.

He asked Xiumei loudly:

"You said there was a man in her family. How did you know that?"

Seeing the officers searching everywhere, Xiumei, who was already somewhat panicked, stammered:

"I came here this morning and took a look from this window. Before I could take a closer look, Fang Qingge yelled and kicked me out.

If she wasn’t thinking about something, what was that? I felt like there was someone on the bed… on the bed.”

"Oh, what do you think? Hehehe... just looking through the window and saying there's someone there?

Why didn't you say there was a 5-foot-tall, burly man with a leopard-like head and round eyes inside? Come on, take her in and see what it is?"

A yamen runner said this with a laugh, pointing at the two villagers and giving them orders.

*

Heizi, who was standing next to the old patriarch, agreed and said to Xiumei with his fist clenched:

"Xiu Mei, let's go see what's on the bed?"

Xiumei's heart skipped a beat when she heard what the bailiff said.

I had no choice but to follow in tremblingly.

The blind woman who didn't understand what was going on and was gloating over other people's misfortune also wanted to squeeze in, but was stopped by the old patriarch's stern rebuke.

"Blind woman, do you want to kneel in the ancestral hall again?"

"What? Old Patriarch, I don't know anything."

As he said this, he looked up at the contemptuous eyes of the crowd, knowing that he was going to get nowhere, and ran away in shame. Behind him was a burst of ridicule.

**

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