C115 (2/2)
Xia Li placed the letter against his chest, walked to the window, and looked at the people who were walking in and out of the tavern, listening to the people who were playing around, laughing and joking around, he quickly regained his senses and kicked the letter into his pocket. He once again placed a clean white piece of paper on top of the letter, grinded it, and started writing a new petition.
Based on how father Lin suddenly died in the hospital, how he was wrongly accused by County Head of murdering Day Rui, and how he was falsely accused by Lin Xuaner of poisoning Old Master Fu Sang, the causes and consequences of the two events were clearly stated.
When Xia Li finished writing, he realized that it was already late at night. He dried the paper, carefully folded it, and stored it together with the envelope Sun Chun left him. Under the night sky, there were still constables searching for her and Lin Xuaner outside the window patrolling nearby.
Xia Li extinguished the candle in the room, and while lying on the bed under the light of the window, he listened attentively to the sound outside the door.
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In the dark night, Sun Chun whistled into the sky, and then a tall figure appeared and knelt in front of him.
”Young master, what are your orders?” It was the muscular Lei Ke with a full beard.
”Tonight, the two of us need to charge through the County Yamen together to save Lee's and Xia Qing.” Just as Sun Chun finished speaking, he was forcefully interrupted.
Young master, you can't go in case …” Naturally, Lei Ke was unwilling, and he tried to persuade Sun Chun.
”Lei Ke, this is an order, not a discussion.” Sun Chun's tone was calm, but it was filled with power, and could not be refused.
Lei Ke revealed a troubled expression, but in the end, he could only helplessly accept, ”Lei Ke, I will follow Young Master's orders.”
The two of them got together and did some simple understanding and communication on the topography of County Yamen. An hour later, after the two of them had sprayed a large amount of knockout drugs in the County Yamen Prison, not long after, they quietly went into the County Yamen prison. Under the cover of darkness, and amidst a group of unconscious people, the two of them found Lee's and Xia Qing.
The two of them did not dare delay, the person on their back secretly came out of the prison, Lei Ke found a horse carriage and secretly bribed the guards at the entrance to send them out, and Sun Chun secretly returned to Xia Li's side.
Lei Ke went back and forth a few times, and then moved Lin Xuaner and the four Lin Family Brothers who were hiding near the dilapidated temple.
Originally, it was a good thing, but when Sun Chun received the message from Lei Ke, he felt his heart become heavy.
”What does your follower write on the paper?” Xia Li asked while looking at Sun Chun's serious expression.
”Your mother's tendons have been broken. In the future, she'll have to lie on the bed and rest. She won't be able to walk anymore.”
After Sun Chun finished speaking, Xia Li's face was filled with shock as he shook his head instinctively, ”I don't believe that your people must have seen wrongly, right?”
Xia Li took the letter, looked at the black and white paper, and started crying with a guilty face: ”It's all my fault, if I had long saved mother, this wouldn't have happened!”
”Xia Li, don't blame yourself too much, none of us want to do this! It's a good thing that we managed to rescue all of them. ”
Sun Chun hugged Xia Li tightly, preventing her from doing anything stupid.
”Who exactly cut off my mother's leg tendons, is it Jin Xi'er?” Xia Li firmly grabbed onto Sun Chun's wrist, the veins on the back of his hand bulged as he asked with a face brimming with anger.
”When we went there, Jin Xi'er was indeed there, but she wasn't there to witness it personally.” Sun Chun truthfully said.
”That is related to her as well. I won't let her off and this debt will be repaid from her. When can we leave? I want to see my mother, she must be very sad right now.”
Xia Li shook Sun Chun's arm and asked while choked with emotions.
”And your petition?” Sun Chun helped Xia Li to sit down by the side of the table. She took out her handkerchief and wiped the tears off her cheeks.
”Yes, you can take a look.” Xia Li passed over the petition he wrote last night to Sun Chun.
Sun Chun took the bill and read it carefully from beginning to end. He took out a dagger and slashed Xia Li's right index finger, then held her right hand and left a blood-red handprint on the bill.
Xia Li did not seem to feel pain, his gaze was firmly fixed on the blood red handprint on the memorial. He stared at Sun Chun: ”Is there anything else you need to add?”
”You've clearly written it down. I believe that the Prefect will return you the innocence to punish you when the time comes.” Sun Chun folded the petition carefully and handed it over to Xia Li.
After dawn, Xia Li and Sun Chun packed up their luggage. When they left the tavern and arrived at the city gate, the outside of the city gate was already filled with people who wanted to enter the city. However, they were all ruthlessly driven out by the yamen runners, causing a group of people who were looking for work and doing small businesses to complain.
”Sir, please let us in!” A thirty year old man tried to break through the defense line of the soldiers. Half of his body was already squeezed inside, but the soldiers ruthlessly grabbed him and kicked him a few times before he was thrown out.
The rest of the people who still wanted to squeeze through all retreated, looking at the soldiers at the entrance in fear. None of them dared to say anything, so they could only wait outside obediently.
The people inside the city gates stood in groups of twos and threes. Their statuses were clearly better than those who were in a hurry to earn a living in the city. Seeing that there were soldiers blocking their way, they were not in a hurry to leave.