When she heard Ma Sanbao's name for the first time, she thought of Ma Huilan.
After some struggle, she still endured the discomfort and reluctantly turned her head.
Sure enough, standing next to Ma Sanbao was a disheveled young woman who still retained her charm, it was Ma Huilan.
She was holding a piece of men's clothing in her hand and was carefully helping Ma Sanbao put it on. Then she took his arm and whispered a few words in his ear.
Then, she covered her mouth and smiled sweetly, and Ma Sanbao picked her up by the waist, turned around and strode back to the tent.
Lu Ning turned around and cursed angrily: "Ma Huilan, this woman is so shameless! She doesn't even let her cousin go. It's really obscene!"
Toto didn't take it seriously and asked: "What should we do next?"
Lu Ning sighed and said, "We have gained a lot today. Let's go back and report it to Mr. Xia!" After saying that, Yingying stood up and left this place of right and wrong with Toto.
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When the two came back from the military camp, it was already bright outside. White clouds were lingering in the sky. Along the way, the city was quiet and deserted.
As soon as the two returned to Xia Yunqing's mansion, they saw a young man in white clothes from a distance, waiting eagerly at the door.
Seeing the figures of Lu Ning and Totuo, Hu Qi ran over in a few steps: "You are finally back, go in and have a rest!"
Seeing Hu Qi's body shivering from the cold and his bloodless face, Lu Ning was moved and couldn't help scolding: "Didn't I tell you to take a good rest and recuperate? If your wound becomes suppurative again, you will be dead!"
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Hu Qi walked over, put her fox fur on Lu Ning, and smiled, "Actually, I didn't wait long. You went to such a dangerous place, so I was naturally worried about you. I didn't expect that you would worry about me instead."
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Lu Ning rolled her eyes at him and said angrily: "Yes! I'm afraid that if you die, no one will pay our bills! Then wouldn't I have protected you all the way in vain?"
After that, several people walked in the door side by side.
As soon as Lu Ning opened the door to his room, he saw a bowl of steaming porridge on the table.jj.br
She walked over and smelled the fragrance greedily, and her stomach made a sound in response to the situation.
"You are hungry, let's eat porridge quickly!" At some point, Hu Qi also came to the door and poured her a cup of hot tea.
Lu Ning picked up the hot tea and took a sip, feeling that his heart, liver, spleen and lungs were also warming up.
She sat down to take a breath, and when she saw Hu Qi's loving eyes, she couldn't help but sigh: "I'm sorry, I should have sent you to Shengjing a long time ago, but I have been delayed here for so long and implicated you, so
I was also injured. I feel very guilty about it, so you don’t have to be so nice to me.”
Hu Qi looked at her with bright eyes and said softly: "Xiaolu, I am very happy to be by your side and experience all this with you! This is of my own free will, you don't have to blame yourself!"
With that said, he picked up the bowl, scooped out a spoonful of hot porridge, put it under his lips, blew on it, and then brought it to Lu Ning's lips.
"I'll do it myself!" Lu Ning's face turned red and he quickly took the porridge bowl and took a few sips.
Putting down the bowl, Lu Ning suddenly said seriously: "I thought about it, I can't delay you because of our caravan. Therefore, I will find a reliable person to send you to Shengjing as soon as possible."
Hu Qiyi was startled, then smiled bitterly and said: "Am I so annoying to you, that you are so eager to send me away?"
"That's not what I meant..." Lu Ning swallowed, not knowing how to explain.
"I won't leave." Hu Qi said firmly but gently: "You need someone right now, and I can't leave. Besides, is there anyone you can trust in Lingzhou Branch now?"
Lu Ning lowered his head when he asked, biting his lower lip, his face a little ugly.
She is indeed in a bit of trouble right now and needs help! Although Toto has great martial arts skills, he still lacks intelligence.
But she knew Hu Qi's feelings for her, and she didn't want to allow the two of them to be so ambiguous anymore.
It continues to develop ignorantly.
What should we do?
Hu Qi gently grabbed her arm with one hand and said warmly: "I can see that you have encountered a very difficult situation. So, whether you think I am troublesome or for the sake of my safety, since I have stayed until now
, there is no reason to give up halfway.”
Lu Ning slowly raised her eyes to look at him. It had to be said that she was moved by Hu Qi's words.
"Okay, you should go to bed early. If you come back safely, I can go to sleep!" Hu Qi didn't give her any chance to refuse, and quickly got up and left in a hurry.
The experience in the iron mine gave Lu Ning a nightmare.
When I got up in the morning, my clothes were completely soaked.
After changing her clothes, she came to the hall early and saw Xia Yunqing in regular clothes sitting on the main seat.
Totuo and Hu Qi have also sat down, and everyone seems to be waiting for her.
Lu Ning quickly greeted Xia Yunqing, exchanged a few brief greetings with a few people, and then got down to business.
"Yesterday, Toto and I made an unannounced visit and gained a lot."
As he spoke, Lu Ning took out the iron block brought back from the mine and placed it on the table.
Xia Yunqing picked up the iron blocks, looked at them, and asked, "Where did you get these iron blocks?"
Lu Ning explained: "There is an iron mine hidden in the mountains of the military camp. Those who were called away from the prison went to mine. I guess the collusion between the caravan and Magistrate Cai and Ma Sanbao was to mine the iron mine privately.
!If I’m not wrong, this iron mine is the mine in the hands of King Yi. In order to hide it from others, they built the general camp near the iron mine, which can hide it well without affecting their private mining!"
Xia Yunqing said solemnly: "All minerals must be reported to the court, and then the court will send special personnel to mine. Private mining is a serious crime! If Governor Cai is also involved, he is knowingly breaking the law. No wonder he will do everything possible to prevent me from investigating the case.
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Sighing, he asked again: "By the way, have you seen that Ma Sanbao, but that assassin in black who has been chasing you?"
Lu Ning thought of the naked man, and his face turned red: "This... I'm not sure yet! However, I discovered another secret!"
Xia Yunqing asked: "Oh? What's the matter?"
Lu Ning's face showed slight embarrassment: "Ma Sanbao is not only Ma Huilan's cousin, but also... her lover..."
Xia Yunqing's face darkened and he said coldly: "It seems that the Lingzhou branch of the caravan not only colludes with the local government, but also has a close relationship with the local garrison! No wonder they are so tyrannical!"
As the young gang leader, Lu Ning felt ashamed and annoyed when he heard this. He wanted to speak, but felt that nothing was appropriate.
Hu Qi saw the embarrassment on Lu Ning's face and knew what he meant. He asked Xia Yunqing, "Master Xia, I wonder how you are going to handle this matter next?"
Xia Yunqing pondered for a moment and said proudly: "Now that the matter has come to light! Without further delay, I will lead people to seal this iron mine! I want to see what kind of tricks they have waiting for me?
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Lu Ning bowed deeply and said in a deep voice: "This matter is all the fault of the caravan! As the young gang leader, I can't escape the blame. I hope Master Xia allows me and Toto to participate in it, so that I can make up for it!"
Xia Yunqing glanced at her and thought for a moment: "That's fine, as long as you help me find out the truth, I will definitely pardon the crimes of those in the caravan who were not involved in this matter!"
Lu Ning was overjoyed and quickly bowed and handed over his hand: "Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your noble hand!"
Xia Yunqing turned around and said, "But how does the Lu Gang leader plan to deal with those people involved?"
Lu Ning suppressed a smile and said seriously: "I will leave it to you, sir, and let you do whatever you want without any complaints!"
Xia Yunqing stroked his beard and finally nodded with satisfaction.
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There is not much time left for Xia Yunqing.
He immediately returned to the government office and wrote a sealing order. Immediately, he took the government servant, Lu Ning and other three people and headed straight to the garrison outside the city.
A group of people came to the door.
Mr. Xia took the lead to get off the sedan and walked inside with Totuo and Lu Ning. However, he was stopped by several officers and soldiers guarding the door.
The leader, Scarface, saw Xia Yunqing and said fiercely: "Why is it you again? Didn't you come here yesterday?"
Toto immediately stood up and shouted angrily, "Grandson, grandpa is here to seal your bird mine today!"
When Scarface saw the fierce-looking Totuo, he felt waves of cold air on his back, and couldn't help but feel his heart tingle.
He turned to look at Xia Yunqing and shouted: "Wait here, I'll call the general!" After saying that, he ran away quickly.
Seeing him leaving, Lu Ning asked: "Master Xia, they will definitely resist vigorously later, should we take action?"
Xia Yunqing stroked his beard and said quietly: "If you can't help it, don't do it! If we can force Magistrate Cai out, we can catch them all in one fell swoop!"
Toto became angry and shouted loudly: "If they come to force me later, if we don't take action, will we let them bully us? I can't stand this arrogance!"
Lu Ning pulled him and scolded him in a low voice: "Sworn brother, don't act recklessly, Mr. Xia has his own sense of proportion!"
While several people were talking, a military attache who was about thirty years old, tall and broad-shouldered, with a fierce look on his face ran out surrounded by a group of officers and soldiers.
The golden armor on the military attaché's body shone brightly in the sun.
He strode out of the door and stared at Xia Yunqing with gloomy eyes: "What's the matter?"
His voice was still as usual, without any waves, making people wonder whether he was angry or shocked at the moment.
Xia Yunqing also remained calm, took out the sealing order from his sleeve, and placed it in front of Ma Sanbao: "Someone reported that you were mining iron ore privately, and I am here to seal it according to law!"
Ma Sanbao took the piece of paper, without even looking at it, directly balled it up and threw it on the ground: "Fake rumors."
Toto was furious and couldn't help shouting: "Boy, this is a document from the government, how dare you throw it away? We have all seen it with our own eyes about the iron ore you mined, do you still want to deny it?"
Lu Ning quickly winked at him to signal him not to talk nonsense, and Toto stepped back.
Ma Sanbao ignored Toto's words and just kept staring at Xia Yunqing and asked calmly: "Is there anything else?"
Xia Yunqing was very angry at his arrogance, but he was wary of the many prisoners in his hands. He was worried that if the two sides really fought, there would be too many casualties, so he had to endure it with all his strength.
He smiled faintly and said, "It's useless even if you tear up that piece of paper. I will seal the mine today! You can't stop it!"
Ma Sanbao's sinister gaze never left his side for a moment, and he only said sadly: "I want to try it!"