Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

The little girl smiled, and her curved eyebrows and eyes seemed to be filled with wine.

The forest was full of colors, but she easily caught all the attention and illuminated everything with her cheerful and flawless smile.

Jing Zhichen was slightly stunned, turned his head uncomfortably, and added something to Cui Detao.

"Go and tell Magistrate Song to have Cao Tianhe lead a team of men to Jingzhou."

Cui Detao smiled knowingly and bowed.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

……

Xu Xingyin didn't think there was anything wrong with Jing Zhichen returning to Beijing on business.

Instead, Cao Tianhe sighed beside Xu Xingyin, and there was some tentativeness in his words.

Xu Xingyin was preoccupied with the kidnapped girl and had no intention of chatting with Cao Tianhe about these things. He just thought that Chen had no intention of accepting this marriage.

Cao Tianhe didn't know what to say after hearing this. He just gave Xu Xingyin some advice, saying that Jing Zhichen might not be a bad choice for him.

The group rode at full speed and it was already midnight when they entered Jingzhou.

It was quite troublesome to enter the city gate at night. Apparently, the reputation of Shuntian Prefecture was not strong enough to control these local bullies. Fortunately, Ao Ying took Jing Zhichen's orders to assist, and the group was able to enter the city.

At this time, Yihonglou——

Several girls were tied up, blindfolded and thrown into a corner. The wooden door was pushed open from the outside. Hearing the sound, the girls shrank back in fear and looked timidly at the door through their messy hair.

The shiny blade was particularly dazzling under the candlelight, and the man with the scar on his face looked like a demon from hell, grinning as he turned young lives into ashes.

The girls, who had been hungry for many days, no longer had the strength to scream. They could only stare blankly at the devilish man, tears flowing silently.

The burly man approached step by step, bent down and pinched a girl's jaw, with a disdainful smile on his lips.

"Look, these ladies were supposed to enjoy great fortunes, but now they have ended up dying young. Don't blame me, blame those nosy officials who cut off our master's financial resources and your livelihood."

After saying that, the sturdy man grabbed the girl's jaw and shook her hard, and the girl hit the wall and fainted.

If he fainted at this moment, it would actually be a good thing. At least he wouldn't have to face the blade of death, thought Xu Wanru who was standing by.

The sturdy man waved his hands nonchalantly, raised his long knife and swung it straight at the girls.

"what!"

As death drew closer, fear broke free from its shackles and was released. Hoarseness, despair, and pain surged into their hearts. Before the blade fell, several people closed their eyes.

"Well……"

With a muffled groan from the girl, the knife did not fall after all. Xu Wanru opened her eyes and saw Xu Xingyin's slightly painful face, and Cao Tianhe who kicked the strong man away from behind.

The sturdy man probably didn't expect reinforcements to arrive so quickly. He hurriedly threw a handful of white ashes and quickly fled the scene while everyone was blinded by the powder.

As soon as the sturdy man left, Xu Xingyin couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.

When Cao Tianhe's vision cleared up, the thief had disappeared long ago. So he gave up the idea of ​​chasing him and hurriedly stepped forward to support Xu Xingyin.

"Are you okay?"

Xu Xingyin stood up with the help of Cao Tianhe and shook his head.

"It's nothing, I just twisted my waist."

Cao Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Thanks to Xu Xingyin's alertness, otherwise these girls would have died long ago.

It turned out that when the group was still entangled with the soldiers at the city gate, Xu Xingyin sensed that there might be deliberate delay, so he and Cao Tian quietly slipped into the city from the side.

By leaving a large force outside as a cover, the enemy's vigilance was successfully lowered, thus saving the lives of several girls.

Xu Xingyin had indeed twisted his waist, and it was inconvenient for him to bend down while standing, so he called Cao Tianhe to untie the girls' ropes.

Xu Wanru stood up, but as she was concerned that Xu Xingyin was injured, she didn't dare to touch her. She just stood there and cried.

This caused the other girls to cry sadly as well, and for a while the whole room was filled with the sound of girls crying.

The constant crying gave Xu Xingyin a real headache.

Fortunately, the large group arrived in time, and everyone began to inquire and comfort in an orderly manner, and the noise in the house finally died down.

The group did not plan to stay in Jingzhou for long to avoid any unexpected events, so they prepared several carriages overnight to rush to the capital.

The interrogation was also conducted on the road. Cao Tianhe found a slightly larger carriage and asked the tied girl to be questioned in the carriage.

In addition to Xu Wanru, there were three other kidnapped girls. Their experiences were similar to Xu Wanru's, and they were all "sacrifices" by various gods.

While the girls were being interrogated, Xu Wanru, as a lady from the Duke's Mansion, was invited to get on a separate carriage. Xu Xingyin accompanied her on the carriage and took over Cao Tianhe's job to talk to Xu Wanru.

Xu Wanru was probably frightened by this incident and cried all night long.

Xu Xingyin comforted her patiently at first, but later he got angry while holding his aching waist.

"Cry, cry, cry! I want to see what you can achieve by crying."

Xu Xingyin's brain was about to explode because of Xu Wanru's crying.

"Could it be that if you cry all night, the thief will feel guilty and come to the government office to surrender? If the thief is not caught, other girls will be harmed. You have so many people running around for you, but they may not be so lucky. Can you bear to watch those beautiful girls ruin their lives or even die because of this?"

"Well, even if you don't care about others, at least have some compassion for your family who have protected you and loved you since you were a child. You know that the whole house was in chaos after you eloped, and your third aunt and grandmother fainted after hearing that you were kidnapped. You have lived a carefree life, so you have to give an explanation to the house, right?"

Xu Wanru had never expected that Xu Xingyin would question her repeatedly. She was so scared that she didn't even dare to cry. She just pouted her lips in grievance and told Xu Xingyin not to be angry. She then sobbed and chattered in response to a few questions.

Xu Xingyin was most afraid of other people crying. Seeing Xu Wanru looking aggrieved, he felt a little soft-hearted. He asked a few questions as usual and did not pursue the matter any further.

After stopping to think for a while, Xu Xingyin asked again.

"You have been in the hands of thieves these days. Has your identity been exposed?"

“No.” Xu Wanzhi shook her head. “Don’t worry, Seventh Sister. I will never affect the reputation of the Duke’s Mansion or the reputation of my sisters.”

After all, Xu Wanru from Xingjiu is young and has not thought things through thoroughly.

Xu Xingyin didn't mind suffering some grievances, but as an elder sister, she always had to explain the pros and cons to Xu Wanru to prevent her from making mistakes in the future.

"That's not what I meant."