Hearing the commotion, Liu Rumei quickly put on her outer robe and rushed out in a hurry.
Seeing this, Xue Zhan's eyes immediately lit up. He lifted his feet and was about to dash towards Liu Rumei.
Unexpectedly, A Nan's figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way. "Pay for the damages!"
Did he think he could just barge into the Fated Inn as he pleased?
There was also a glint of coldness in Heng Niang's eyes. Looking at the broken door on the ground, she angrily shouted, "Do you know how expensive this door is! You just kicked it down! One thousand taels of silver. Hand it over!"
If she couldn't deal with Mo Liandi, couldn't she handle Xue Zhan?
Hearing this, Xue Zhan couldn't help but stare wide - eyed, his eyes full of disbelief. "One thousand taels of silver? Why don't you just rob me? It's just a broken door! At most one tael of silver!"
Did they think his silver was picked up for free?
Before A Nan could act, Heng Niang flashed forward. With just a few moves, she pinned him to the ground. "This door is indeed not worth one thousand taels. The extra is the compensation for my mental distress! Just looking at you makes me feel annoyed!"
Looking at Heng Niang's swift moves, Liu Rumei's eyes were full of surprise.
Ye Zhe's lips curled into a smile. Xue Zhan, so you've finally met your match!
Xue Zhan couldn't help but grit his teeth and roared at the woman on top of him, "Are you even a woman? Don't you know the propriety between men and women! Get off me quickly, madam!"
He was, after all, the prestigious Prefect of the Capital, yet he was being pinned to the ground like this! Where could he put his face?
Heng Niang couldn't help but let out a cold snort. "Give me one thousand taels of silver, and I'll let you go!"
Xue Zhan's face was full of embarrassment. He hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "I didn't bring that much silver with me!"
Heng Niang hooked her lips into a smile and got up leisurely.
Xue Zhan instantly let out a sigh of relief. How could there be such a fierce woman in the world?
However, just as he let out this sigh, Heng Niang's enchanting voice came to his ears again. "If you don't have the silver, A Nan, strip his clothes off and throw him out! This set of clothes is worth a few taels at least!"
A Nan nodded with a smile and grinned at Xue Zhan. "My Lord Xue..."
Xue Zhan's face turned ashen. He couldn't help but take a few steps back, looking just like an innocent woman being harassed by a bully. "I really didn't bring that much silver! I'll bring it to you myself tomorrow. Is that okay?"
At this moment, Xue Zhan secretly hated himself for not learning martial arts well in the past, which was why he was being subdued by these two.
A Nan pouted. "Fine. Bring it early tomorrow. Otherwise, even if you're in the yamen, I'll strip you naked and throw you onto the street!"
Xue Zhan felt extremely aggrieved. Who said these two weren't in the inn?
On the side, Liu Rumei couldn't help but burst out laughing. Her calm and composed face was now full of smiles. Today, she finally understood why Lord Xue was so afraid of Heng Niang and A Nan!
Looking at Xue Zhan's embarrassment, Liu Rumei couldn't help but cough lightly and asked, "My Lord Xue, did you come here for something important?"
Hearing this, Xue Zhan immediately straightened his expression and said to Liu Rumei, "I almost forgot the important thing. Several corpses have appeared in the east of the city! Come with me quickly to take a look!"
A look of surprise flashed across Liu Rumei's eyes. "What's going on?"
Xue Zhan immediately stepped forward and pulled Liu Rumei towards the east of the city. "At first, they just had diarrhea, and then they suddenly died soon after. Xiao Heyuan investigated for a long time but couldn't find any results. I heard you were back, so I rushed over in a hurry."
Who would have thought that he would run into these two? It was really bad luck!
Seeing how anxious he was, Liu Rumei knew that this matter must be extremely urgent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been like this!
Heng Niang watched as the two left in a hurry. She couldn't help but pout, her eyes full of resentment. "She's only been back for a short time. We really have to be on guard against this useless fellow!"
In the east of the city.
Before Liu Rumei even got close, she could hear painful groans.
She immediately frowned and said to Xue Zhan beside her, "What's going on here?"
Xue Zhan led her forward and said softly, "Two days ago, these symptoms started to appear here. First, they had severe abdominal pain, and then they died suddenly. I thought it was an epidemic at first, but I invited many doctors, and none of them could find out the cause. They all said it was poisoning, but I couldn't find any source of the poison. Later, several yamen runners were also infected. Now I can only isolate them."
Liu Rumei walked into the isolation area and saw many people lying on the ground, holding their stomachs and crying in pain. Among them were a few - year - old children and elderly people.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei immediately frowned and said indifferently, "Where are the corpses?"
Xue Zhan had expected her to ask this question and quickly replied, "Follow me."
Liu Rumei nodded. When she came to the place where the corpses were piled up, she saw Xiao Heyuan squatting on the ground. In front of him, a corpse had been dissected, and Xiao Heyuan's eyes were full of confusion.
"Where on earth is the problem!"
"If Miss Liu were here, it would be great!"
Liu Rumei couldn't help but shake her head and smile. She stepped forward and asked, "How's the investigation going?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Xiao Heyuan was instantly overjoyed. He quickly reached out and pulled Liu Rumei in front of him, pointing at the corpse and saying, "We can't find the cause. They died of poisoning, but Lord Xue has checked all the food, water sources, and personal belongings one by one, and still couldn't find the reason!"
"Did you ask the doctors to examine the corpses?" After all, they were just coroners, and in some aspects, they were still inferior to doctors.
"Of course, they came to examine. Still, there was no result." This was really strange. "Lord Xue also asked the doctors to give medicine to those people, but there was no effect at all. Several people have died in the past two days."
Liu Rumei nodded indifferently and quickly started her work.
After a while, she took out an object from the corpse and frowned. "This is..."
Xiao Heyuan pursed his lips and said, "The meals these days were delivered by the newly opened Shao's Restaurant. This should be chicken that hasn't been fully digested."
"Shao's Restaurant?"
Xiao Heyuan nodded. "Yes. This Shao's Restaurant just opened. The boss, Mr. Shao, is a nice person. After hearing about the incident in the east of the city, he voluntarily took on the task of providing meals. Otherwise, there would be even more work for the adults!"
"He's really a kind - hearted person." There were many people who would take advantage of others' misfortunes in this world, and not many who would offer timely help.
A smile also appeared on Xiao Heyuan's face. "Indeed."
Just then, the smell of cooked rice wafted over. Xiao Heyuan's eyes immediately lit up, and he said to Liu Rumei, "The people from Shao's Restaurant are here."
Liu Rumei nodded indifferently. As her eyes shifted, she saw a barely noticeable yellow petal hidden in the corpse's stomach.