Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

The moment Widow Zhou pulled the bolt, the heavy door was kicked open by someone from the outside.

"What are you doing? Why are you dawdling?"

Five knife-wielding constables rushed into the courtyard and surrounded Lu You and the other two in the blink of an eye.

In his mind, reminders of negative emotional income kept ringing, but Lu You set his eyes on the leading constable.

The man was none other than Qian Zhaode, the patrol detective who had taken money from him.

"Brother Qian, what brings you here in the middle of the night?"

Looking at the detectives standing solemnly with knives in hand facing the three of them, Lu You said to Qian Zhaode with a smile.

"Who is your big brother? Stop trying to get close to me!"

Qian Zhaode held the official knife in his hand horizontally, stopped Lu You and shouted loudly.

"I ask you, where is Lu Ming?"

Lu You: “…………”

Lu Yi: “…………”

Widow Zhou: “…………”

The three of them looked at Qian Zhaode silently, as if they were made of wood, without any reaction at all.

Lu You was waiting for Widow Zhou's reaction, wanting to see if she would betray him.

Widow Zhou didn't know what to say and waited for Lu You to make up something.

As for Lu Yi, he was simply waiting for a result. As long as things went wrong, he would immediately take the life-saving pill in his hand.

[Negative emotions from Qian Zhaode +100, +100, +100...]

Seeing the three people opposite him staring at him like wooden sticks, Qian Zhaode felt a tightness in his heart.

Having been a constable for so long, everyone in Qingshi Town bows and nods when they see him.

But these three people in front of me actually dared to ignore me!

"I'm asking you a question! Where's Lu Ming?"

Qian Zhaode pointed the knife at Lu You's face and asked loudly again.

"I don't know." Lu You said lightly.

Now that he was sure that Widow Zhou had no intention of betraying her siblings, Lu You no longer held back and began to speak the words he had prepared long ago.

"I don't know?" Qian Zhaode sneered, "That's not really an answer."

Looking at the tip of the knife that was less than three inches away from his nose, Lu You chuckled, reached out and grasped the blade that was shining with a cold light, gently turned it, and placed the blade horizontally.

Seeing Lu You's action, the other detectives thought that Lu You wanted to grab the knife, so they shouted and raised their official knives as if to chop.

But the next moment, Lu You's left hand actually took out a piece of silver and placed it on the blade.

When he saw the silver, Qian Zhaode's negative emotions came to an abrupt end, and even the other people looked at each other in confusion.

Lu You didn't say anything, but just kept putting silver on the knife.

The crisp sound of the silver and the blade colliding reached the ears of several constables, making them all a little dazed.

Lu You placed silver coins on the blade, and in just a short while, there were more than ten taels of silver.

"Miss Lu...you are..."

Looking at the row of scattered silver coins on the blade, Qian Zhaode looked at Lu You in confusion and asked.

"Don't worry, I don't need any help from the officials."

Lu You said softly, and then simply stuffed the purse in his hand directly into Qian Zhaode's hand.

"I just saw a few officials working hard for the safety of the people in the middle of the night. I really admire them."

"This little bit of money is just a token of my appreciation. I'm just treating you all to a midnight snack and some herbal tea."

Qian Zhaode felt the purse in his hand and found at least five taels of silver in it, so he put it into his arms.

"Miss Lu, you are too polite. We are all doing this for the people. What does it matter if we are a little tired?"

As he spoke, Qian Zhaode quickly winked at the constable next to him and took the silver from the knife. Then he looked at the people around him with a cold voice.

"Draw your knife as soon as you enter the room! What if you scare people? Put all the knives away!"

With the huge sum of silver as a cushion, the other few people were already smiling happily and immediately put away their official swords.

Seeing this scene, Lu You spoke again.

"Brother Qian, I just heard you say that you wanted to find my brother Lu Ming. Is there something going on?"

Upon hearing this, Qian Zhaode glanced in the direction of the gate, and seeing that there was no one outside, he lowered his voice and asked.

"Miss Lu, Lu Ming is really in trouble. Do you know where he is?"

Lu You shook his head slightly when he heard this: "We are looking for him too."

"To be honest, Lu Ming was beaten up this afternoon. He vomited a lot of blood and even his brain was damaged. He was crazy the whole afternoon."

"We just realized that Lu Ming was not at home, and were about to go look for him when you came knocking on the door."

"You gentlemen are so anxious to find him. Has he caused any trouble?"

Qian Zhaode hesitated slightly as he looked at Lu You's indifferent expression. He reached out and touched the purse hanging in his arms before speaking softly.

"It turns out that he was hit on the head and became mad. No wonder."

At that moment, Qian Zhaode recounted everything that had happened in Fengming Courtyard, including the death of Lang Hongyun and the incident where Lu Ming held a piece of wood to stop the officers from arresting people.

Hearing that Lu Ming had been taken to the county jail, Lu You's heart sank.

This ancient prison was not a modern prison. It was built by digging the ground, and most of the cells were buried underground.

Although it was not heavily guarded, the entrance porch was very narrow and could only accommodate one or two people walking in together.

In a place like this, a jailer holding a knife can completely block the road, and it is not easy to save people.

"Brother Qian, according to what you said, my brother just had a mad attack and stopped you from arresting people..."

As Lu You was speaking, Qian Zhaode sneered.

"Miss Qian, for the sake of money, I have told you so much, but there is no need for you to pretend to be ignorant."

"Master Lang died, Fengming Courtyard was burned down. Even if Luming had nothing to do with those two soldiers and bandits, it is true that he stopped the constable and helped the others to cover their retreat."

"I will not hide it from you. After learning that Master Lang was murdered, Master Lang fainted due to excessive grief."

"Now all the doctors in Qingshi Town have rushed to the county government to treat Sir Lang. As long as Sir Lang wakes up, your brother will definitely not survive."

"I advise you to prepare for your funeral as soon as possible, so as to avoid confusion when collecting the body."

Having said this, Qian Zhaode clasped his fists slightly towards Lu You, then turned and walked out.

"Brothers, we've checked here and there's no sign of anyone suspicious. Let's look somewhere else!"

Looking at the figures of several constables leaving, Lu You frowned.

"Aunt, Lu Yi, go back and pack your things."

"Don't take too much with you except for your valuables. You will leave the city tomorrow morning after the city gates open."

"I heard there is a dilapidated temple over at Shilipo. You guys can wait for me there."

"If I don't escape with Luming by sunset, you will run east and never look back!"