"Do you think Yao Family's legs are thicker than Liu Family's, so you're eager to hug her?" The slightly frivolous expression on Qian Hongyi's face, coupled with this tone, makes people want to have a big fight.
These words were no longer just mocking, they were pouring dirty water on a woman whose husband had just died in front of everyone.
Several maids lowered their heads and did not dare to breathe.
The servant on the side looked up secretly, then hurriedly buried it.
Madam Liu's fingers that were holding the handkerchief turned white, and his whole body was shaking with anger.
No one dares to give Shuntian Prefecture a big fight.
Zhou Qi stood there, frowning slightly.
He didn't want to conflict with the authorities.
But when Qian Hongyi said this, he was no longer dealing with a case.
He is deliberately irritating, irritating Madam Liu, irritating him Zhou Qi, and forcing him to take action.
Zhou Qi understands.
Qian Hongyi is not afraid of him doing it, he even wants him to do it.
As long as he takes action, Shuntian Prefecture will have a legitimate reason to convict Yao Family's guest of committing murder in the street and assassinating the imperial official.
Zhou Qi sighed in his heart.
He didn't want to take action.
But Qian Hongyi played too dirty.
If he didn't take action, Madam Liu would be labeled as "colluding with outsiders to murder her husband", and Guiyuan Hall's case would never be overturned.
If he takes action, he will play into Yao Ke's hands.
There are people betting on both options.
Zhou Qi shook his head.
I originally planned to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in exchange was alienation.
With a chuckle, Zhou Qi took a step forward.
Just one step.
The momentum suddenly changed.
A wave of pressure suddenly fell.
It's not the tentative exploration like before, it's not the pressure of Foundation Establishment, Seventh Layer.
It is Foundation Establishment, Ninth Layer Peak, it is the top combat power of this Great Yong Dynasty, it is the overturning of mountains and the collapse of heaven and earth.
Qian Hongyi It's just Foundation Establishment, Fourth Layer. When the pressure came to you, you didn't have time to react.
All I saw was darkness.
The feeling was not that I was being suppressed by something, but that the whole world suddenly became heavier.
The air is heavier, the ground is heavier, and even my eyelids are heavier.
His legs weakened and his knees hit the ground with a "bang" sound.
The pain in my knees quickly spread to my brain, but my brain seemed to have slowed down and I couldn't even scream.
The servants behind him were even worse, and the strongest one was only Foundation Establishment, Second Layer.
Those who were close were directly pressed to the ground, with their faces pressed against the blue bricks and a mouthful of mud in their mouths.
Those who were far away also staggered back, and knives and sticks fell on the ground. Some people bumped into each other, some fell to the ground, and some squatted in the corner with their heads in their hands, like a nest of ants that had been stabbed.
Qian Hongyi was lying on the ground with only one thought in his mind:
This is not Foundation Establishment, Sixth Layer!
This horse riding is definitely not Foundation Establishment, Sixth Layer!!
He desperately tried to raise his head, but the pressure was like a mountain pressing on his back, making it difficult to even move a finger.
He could only lie there with his face pressed to the ground, and saw a pair of feet walking out of the door of the Main Hall, leisurely, and stopped in front of him.
Zhou Qi stood in front of him and looked at him condescendingly.
"Qian Fucheng." His voice was not loud, but it was very clear in this dead silence, "I am handling a case for you, do you want to listen together?"
Qian Hongyi opened his mouth, but not a word came out.
It's not that I don't want to say it, it's that I can't.
The coercion pressed down on his throat, making it difficult to even breathe, let alone speak.
His face turned red and the veins on his forehead popped out, but he couldn't make a sound.
Zhou Qi looked at him for a few seconds, then looked away, turned around and walked back to the Main Hall's door.
The pressure is still there, but it is no longer directed against Qian Hongyi and his group.
It enveloped the entire Liu Residence, like an invisible hand, holding everyone in place.
No one dared to move.
No one dared to speak.
Zhou Qi walked back to Liu An and squatted down.
Liu An was lying on the ground, too frightened to speak.
His face was as white as paper, his lips were purple, and his whole body was shaking like chaff.
He didn't dare to look at Zhou Qi, so he buried his face on the ground and twitched his shoulders.
Zhou Qi didn't ask in a hurry.
He just squatted like that, looking at Liu An without saying a word.
Silence.
Silence itself is a kind of pressure.
After a few breaths, Liu An couldn't bear it anymore.
He started to cry, not the kind of howling, but the kind of extremely suppressed whimpering, like a mouse whose tail was stepped on.
"I... I don't know anything..." His voice was high-pitched and hoarse, with a cry, "I'm just a butler... I don't know anything..."
Zhou Qi did not answer the call.
He was still looking at Liu An, his eyes as calm as looking at a stone.
A few more breaths passed.
Zhou Qi said, "Tell me, I won't kill you if I make it clear."
Give him a slap and a sweet date.
Liu An After a pause, the crying became louder and louder, and the shoulders shook more and more violently.
His psychological defense was crumbling inch by inch.
"I said... I said..." Liu An finally collapsed.
His voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat, and every word was trembling, "It's... someone from Yao Residence... a housekeeper... surnamed Hu..."
Zhou Qi raised his eyebrows slightly. "Hu Zhong?"
Liu An nodded desperately and hit his forehead on the ground with a bang. "Yes, yes! It's him! He asked me to spread the news outside, saying that Guiyuan Hall killed me. The more ferocious the statement, the better!"
"He said that as long as I handle this matter well, Yao Residence will take care of me, give me money, and arrange errands for me..."
He spoke faster and faster, as if he was afraid that if he spoke slowly, he would lose the chance. "I didn't harm the master... I just spread the news..."
Zhou Qi turns to Qian Hongyi.
Qian Hongyi was still lying on the ground, his face pressed against the blue bricks, his posture was exactly the same as when he first knelt down.
The pressure was still pressing on him. Although it was not as heavy as before, it was still enough to keep him lying down.
"Qian Fucheng," Zhou Qi's voice came from above his head, "Did you hear it clearly?"
Qian Hongyi was lying on the ground, his face ashen.
He heard it clearly, every word.
But he didn't dare to answer a word.
If you accept it, you will offend Yao Ke.
If you don't answer, you will offend the person in front of you.
He chose silence.
Zhou Qi didn't force him.
He bent down, picked up Liu An by the collar, and held it in his hand like a chicken.
Liu An's feet left the ground, his face turned red, but he didn't even dare to struggle.
Zhou Qi strode outside.
When passing by Qian Hongyi, he paused.
"Qian Fu Cheng," his voice was not loud, but every word was clear, "Go back and tell Mr. Fu Yin that the murderer of Liu Wenyuan's case may be Yao Residence. Do you Shuntian Prefecture dare to investigate?"
After saying that, he carried Liu An, walked out of the courtyard, and got on his horse.
The sound of horse hooves exploded on the bluestone floor and gradually faded away.
Qian Hongyi lay on the ground, watching the figure disappear from the door, and got up after a while.
My legs were still weak and I couldn't stand firmly. I managed to stand still by holding on to the shoulder of a police officer.
He glanced at Madam Liu, and then at the police officers on the ground. His eyes were filled with gloom, and he gritted his teeth. "Withdraw."
As if they had been granted amnesty, the policemen evacuated Liu Residence crawling on the ground.
The footsteps gradually faded away, and Liu Residence became quiet again.
Only the white flags were still fluttering in the wind, making a rustling sound.