AWB Chapter 49 Feng Xiao6
Chapter 49 Feng Xiao6
The carriage that left the Ma family mansion did not return to the warehouse where the bodies had been stored, but headed straight for Baishi County.
"Boss, don't you feel like everyone else seems a little shorter than the two of us? Is this a hallucination caused by that pill?"
Mu Qingfeng, rubbing his still throbbing forehead, asked Lin Fan.
Lin Fan glanced at Mu Qingfeng, who was slumped against the carriage. Her clothes seemed shorter, and her already full figure was now even more prominent.
"The effects of the 'power pill' will remain; it will cause your body to grow permanently."
Mu Qingfeng searched his body in disbelief for a while, even clenching his fists.
Although she is still very weak, her experience as a martial artist makes her certain that her strength, which she couldn't improve no matter how much she trained before, has indeed increased somewhat.
"Really? In that case, maybe I still have a chance to break through to the third rank in this lifetime. Boss, where did you get that medicine? Can you give me some, no, sell me a few pills!" Mu Qingfeng said excitedly.
However, when he learned that the drug would shorten his lifespan, Mu Qingfeng immediately said that he didn't want it.
"Speaking of which, boss, you look a bit more mature than before, and you've grown taller too. You're not actually only ten years old, are you?"
Since Lin Fan ignored him, Mu Qingfeng shifted the conversation back to himself.
"I'm already 25 years old. If I get two more years older, will I still be able to get married? Boss, can you take a look and see if I have any wrinkles on my face?"
Mu Qingfeng brought his face closer to Lin Fan.
After a life-or-death battle, she had come to regard Lin Fan as a complete comrade.
Lin Fan pushed her back into her seat: "Is it because you're always so approachable that so many constables fall for you?"
Mu Qingfeng chuckled, like a cheerful sports student.
“Boss, the way you speak is exactly the same as that of Registrar Jia, and your demeanor is similar too.”
“Wrinkles,” Lin Fan interrupted, “there are some now.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Qingfeng immediately slumped into his chair, looking utterly dejected.
After a moment of silence, the conversation returned to Ma Qi.
"Officer Mu, why do you think he didn't say immediately that Xiao Liu threatened him, which is why he attacked first?"
Upon hearing the words "Officer Mu," Mu Qingfeng frowned unhappily: "Boss, don't call me that, it's too formal. You can call me Sister Mu. Ah, no, just call me Qingfeng."
When Mu Qingfeng learned about the Power Pill, he always wondered if Lin Fan was actually just a pretentious kid pretending to be mature.
"Xiao Qi said that she didn't dare to say it in front of you because she was worried that you were someone the Ma family had brought from the prefectural city."
“The Ma family is gone,” Lin Fan added.
“That’s right,” Mu Qingfeng continued, “If Xiao Qi wasn’t lying to us, although the Ma family is gone, the Feng family, which colluded with the Ma family, is still around.”
"Feng Xiaoliu."
“Yes, I also suspected him before because Ma Qi’s surname is Ma, so I subconsciously felt that he was trying to kill me to cover it up,” Mu Qingfeng said.
"That's still not right. If he doesn't want to tell me, he can tell you privately, tell Clerk Jia why he blew up the Ma family's warehouse."
Lin Fan held his head in his hands; he simply couldn't understand it.
In Mu Qingfeng's eyes, Lin Fan was now completely like a child pretending to be an adult. She sat down next to Lin Fan and gently held his head against her chest.
"Hey." Lin Fan tried to push him away but failed; the other person was much stronger than him.
"You don't need to think so much. Let's investigate the Feng family and then interrogate Xiao Qi. Maybe we'll find out everything."
"Do not torture Ma Qi."
“Hmm,” Mu Qingfeng replied gently, “He was my colleague, and if what he said is true, then killing Xiao Liu is at most a dereliction of duty.”
"Boss, you've done so much for us. This is a case handled by the constables of Baishi County. You should trust us."
Lin Fan remained silent.
Mu Qingfeng looked at Lin Fan with some heartache. She really wanted to ask him if he was the murderer who killed Daoist Wanshou, and why he had taken on these matters that had nothing to do with him.
He is shrouded in mystery, but he also carries many wounds.
Lin Fan's face was almost deathly pale, with only a little color remaining.
The thought that the other person might still be a child completely aroused Mu Qingfeng's maternal instincts.
She held Lin Fan's head in her arms and gently stroked his hair.
"Okay, let me go."
Lin Fan closed his eyes to rest: "Sister Mu, how do we investigate the Feng family?"
"Simple. Just get the county magistrate to issue a search warrant tomorrow morning, and I'll lead my men to arrest their entire family."
Lin Fan nodded; he liked this simple method.
"Fortunately, the boss told us not to send news of Xiao Liu's death back," Mu Qingfeng added.
"Are there any other ways to investigate? Could there be other people in the Feng family?" Lin Fan continued to ask.
"Then we'll have to go to the county government's household registration office to check."
Upon hearing the word "household registration office," Lin Fan suddenly opened his eyes.
"Yes, the household registration office. Can the household registration office check all the people in Baishi County?"
Mu Qingfeng was startled: "Not all of them. After all, Baishi County is so big, there are bound to be some people who haven't registered."
"Sister Mu, do you know what the names of the family of three who died by the roadside were?"
“I’ve heard about this case,” Mu Qingfeng said. “It was reported yesterday morning.”
At this point, Mu Qingfeng hesitated: "It's said that Liu Feng killed him. Why are you asking about that?"
When Mu Qingfeng mentioned Liu Feng, he lowered his voice significantly.
"Sister Mu, it seems you know something about the situation. Although you may not believe me, they still have Wan Shou, and I really didn't kill him."
Mu Qingfeng nodded, but it was unclear whether he meant he believed or knew.
"All I know is that the man in that family of three is named Tu Liangcai."
……
Crash.
The wind and rain were dark and gloomy, and the little moonlight was instantly obscured. Even with an oil lamp, the carriage could only see a few feet ahead.
Unlike the advanced means of transportation in modern society, in the Great Qian Dynasty, ordinary people would not be able to travel under such circumstances.
The group took a temporary rest at a dilapidated temple by the roadside. Although the temple was broken, it could still provide some shelter from the wind and rain.
They could only wait for the rain to stop or for daylight to break before continuing their journey.
Besides Lin Fan and his group of constables and yamen runners, there were also three senior monks who did not return to the warehouse but instead came along with them.
The three monks stood in a circle around the fire, far away from the constables and yamen runners, alone in a corner of the dilapidated temple.
Looking at the three muscular monks, Lin Fan casually struck up a conversation with Mu Qingfeng: "Sister Mu, do you think these monks are very strong and good at fighting?"
"Boss, although I've never fought them, I suggest you don't mess with them. Monks may be vegetarians, but the Buddhist community is not."
Lin Fan stroked his chin: "Can a vegetarian diet really make you this strong?"
Just then, a yellow dog ran into the dilapidated temple, seemingly also seeking shelter from the rain.
Dogs may not be human, but they possess intelligence. The dog's eyes swept over the people on both sides before it decisively moved closer to the head monk.
"Look, even the dogs are disgusted with us."