He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

A few days later, when Lu Yan had forgotten about Feng Er's incident, He Wenjing suddenly brought back a piece of news: "I just passed by a tavern and saw Feng Er and Liu Rui's servant Liu Cheng. Drink together.”

Lu Yan had a gut feeling that something was going to happen today, so she told He Wenjing: "Go and keep an eye on them, act according to the situation, and adapt to changes."

He Wenjing responded and left.

Feng Er finally waited until Liu Cheng stole the IOU. Liu Cheng agreed to wait for the IOU to be stolen and the two of them would lend money together, so he took the silver and paid back fifty taels to the gambling house, leaving the rest untouched. What he wanted from the Liu family at first was a stack of banknotes, but now he has them all with him.

Liu Cheng showed the IOU to Feng Er: "Brother Feng, look at it, is it this one?"

Feng Er took the IOU and looked at it carefully. It was the one he signed, with his fingerprint on it. Feng Er was overjoyed: "Yes, yes, this is it!"

Feng Er said that he was about to tear up the IOU, but Liu Cheng stopped him: "Brother Feng, don't tear it up here! Wouldn't it be troublesome if someone picked it up? You can take it home and burn it to ashes directly when you get home, isn't it? No trace left?"

Feng Eryi felt it made sense, so he repeatedly said yes, folded it and put it in his lapel. Then he took out the jade pendant Liu Cheng gave him and returned it.

Liu Cheng took the jade pendant and put it into his arms, and the two smiled and complimented each other a few more times.

Feng Er: "I've already inquired about releasing the money, and I'll just wait for our money to go."

Liu Cheng: "Then we have to rely on Brother Feng for everything. Let's make a fortune together with our brothers!"

Feng Er: "It's easy to talk! Why are we brothers so polite?"

After the two of them finished talking about the business, their faces were all red. They exchange glasses with each other with high spirits and enjoy the wine.

He Wenjing noticed that Liu Cheng secretly poured the wine on the ground several times.

The two of them drank until late at night. The pub was about to close, so they came out reluctantly.

Feng Er: "Brother, you are so talented. We should come out and get together more often."

Liu Cheng supported Feng Er: "Let's go, Brother Feng, I will take you home."

Liu Cheng supported Feng Er and walked crookedly on the quiet and deserted street. The two of them passed by a small river beach, and Liu Cheng suddenly stopped.

Feng Er was confused: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Cheng pointed to the river beach: "Second brother, what do you think that is?"

Feng Er squinted his eyes and tried his best to see with his sleepy eyes: "What is it? Where is there anything?"

Liu Cheng's voice was a little cold: "Second brother, can't you see? They said people have drowned in this river. There can't be ghosts, right?"

Feng Er sneered: "How is it possible? Let me take a closer look..."

As he spoke, he took two steps toward the river beach and stopped near the shore. He opened his eyes wide, trying to see what was in the water that Liu Cheng was talking about, but suddenly he felt a strong push from behind, and he was pushed directly into the river.

The moment he entered the water, Feng Er was mostly awake. Before he could fully understand why Liu Cheng pushed him, with a splash, Liu Cheng also jumped into the water.

Feng Er thought Liu Cheng was here to save him, and most of his doubts about Liu Cheng disappeared immediately. He quickly said: "I can swim, you don't have to..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Cheng pressed his head into the water. Liu Cheng is not here to save him, but to kill him!

Liu Cheng pushed Feng Er's head into the water with all his strength. Feng Er struggled violently in the water and did not let Liu Cheng loosen his grip. Feng Er struggled with less and less strength, and finally calmed down completely and stopped moving.

Liu Cheng tested Feng Er's breathing and determined that Feng Er was dead. So he reached in and took away the banknotes and IOUs that Feng Erbaobao had in his arms, and stuffed them into his arms.

Liu Cheng climbed out of the river, turned around and left. At dawn tomorrow morning, someone will find out that Feng Er drank too much and drowned himself in the pond. He was unaware of it and no one would suspect it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he took two steps, he was knocked unconscious and taken away.

Lu Yan looked at Liu Cheng, who was still lying unconscious on the ground in the courtyard, and fell into deep thought.

Lu Sheng asked Lu Yan: "What are you thinking about?"

Lu Yan: "How can I send this thing to the Yamen quietly without anyone discovering that I did it?"

Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes: "Simple, tie him up, tie his hands and feet, and throw him directly into the county government woodshed. Someone from the government office will find out tomorrow morning."

Lu Yan decided: "Let's do it! In order to prevent the guards from letting him go directly, write another note."

Several people tied Liu Cheng tightly with ropes and stuffed rags into his mouth. Lu Sheng wrote a few big words on a large piece of paper: Don't let go of Feng Er's murderer. The paper was stuffed directly into the rope tied to his body.

He Wenjing carried Liu Chenggong and ran away, throwing him directly into the woodshed in the backyard of the county government office.

Early the next morning, the tranquility of the county government office was broken by a scream from the backyard. A few minutes later, a group of officers found a large number of banknotes, a jade pendant with the character Liu engraved on Liu Cheng, and Feng Er's IOU.

Liu Cheng was still tied up, tightly. All officers in the county were dispatched to search for Feng Er's traces throughout the city. Not long after, Feng Er was found dead in a river beach that was not too high.

If Liu Cheng had not been caught, everyone would have thought that Feng Er was drunk and slipped and fell into the river and drowned. But they caught Liu Cheng.

There were many suspicious things on Liu Cheng's body, and there were bloody marks on his arms from Feng Er's struggle. He was almost unable to defend himself and confessed in despair.

The county magistrate did not believe that there was no one behind Liu Cheng. Liu Cheng and Feng Er had no grievances. The reason why they planned so much to murder him was that Liu Cheng must have followed orders and there was someone behind the scenes who asked him to do what he did.

Liu Cheng thought that the life of his family was in the hands of the housekeeper, and he gritted his teeth and did not dare to confess to the housekeeper.

The county magistrate had no choice but to temporarily imprison Liu Cheng. This incident made Liu Hongtu angry, and it spread from Liu Qingyan's mouth to Lu Yan's ears.

Liu Qingyan: "He refused to open his mouth and reveal the person behind him. My father was worried to death."

Lu Yan touched her chin and asked tentatively, "Why doesn't he confess?"

"My father said it was because his family was still in the Liu family and he was afraid of retaliation." Liu Qingyan said, "My father also said that the person who directed him to do things was either the Liu family's housekeeper or the Liu family's master."

Lu Yan said casually: "Killing requires a life. If he dies, no one knows whether his family will be given preferential treatment. If he confesses, those who confess will also die. They will all be dead. Why bother his family?"

Liu Qingyan suddenly realized it and ran home to tell her father.

Liu Hongtu was sent to jail immediately after hearing this. Not long after, Liu Cheng recanted his confession. He overturned the confession that no one was the instigator and claimed that it was the young master of the Liu family and the housekeeper who instigated the killing of Feng Er.

Liu Rui and Butler Liu were immediately brought to the Yamen.