Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife

Chapter 877: Chapter 877: Trust

After Li Qingmu knocked Liu Hui unconscious with a single palm strike, he felt a bit troubled.

This was the outskirts, and due to the secrecy of the plan, it was just him and Long Yue. The question was, how were they planning to take him away?

Should Li Qingmu carry him on his back?

Honestly, he had no interest in such matters. The sight of this corrupt official made him nauseous, and he had no desire to carry him.

It wasn’t an option to have his little wife carry him either; that was even more impossible.

After thinking it over, he said, "You wait here, I’ll go call Third Brother!"

"Hey!"

Long Yue wanted to stop him, but the man acted as soon as he announced his intentions, giving no time at all, and simply floated away.

Long Yue rubbed her forehead, feeling that her husband had become more and more whimsical over the years.

After a short while, when Long Yue saw Li Qingmu return, she asked, "Where’s your Third Brother?"

"He’ll bring people over shortly. Let’s go!"

After saying that, Long Yue was immediately dragged away by the man.

Sure enough, moments later, Qi Junyi arrived with his men at the cave, seeing Liu Hui lying there stripped to his undergarments. Qi Junyi’s mouth twitched violently.

This Seventeenth Brother of his, really is...

Too much!

Leaving a person in such a state without tidying up?

But clearly, his brother had no intention of tidying up.

One word: lazy!

"Your Highness, has Mr. Liu been robbed?"

Looking at the mess on the ground, the guards who had followed had faces of constipation, this... seems like a robbery for money?

Sigh, everyone knew their Mr. Liu was wealthy, but for someone to be this blatant, especially in front of the Third Prince, that person was truly brave!

Everyone admired those who dared to do what others wouldn’t.

"Wake him up!"

Ignoring the gossip-filled minds of those around him, Qi Junyi coldly commanded.

Lying spreadeagle in front of a prince, what kind of behavior was this?

This person had been knocked out by Li Qingmu, but Li Qingmu had controlled his strength, and with just a little nudge from the people here, Liu Hui gradually regained consciousness.

He was initially a bit confused, but upon looking up and seeing who it was, tears almost spilled from his eyes.

"Your Highness... I, I..."

He was tearful, filled with strong unease and fear.

Why was the Third Prince here? What was he doing here?

A barrage of questions emerged, making Liu Hui feel shaky all over. That account book was no longer with him, taken by those two mysterious people in black. So what would follow for him?

He didn’t dare imagine, because each thought sent tremors through him.

He didn’t know if those two individuals had given the account book to the Third Prince or if they had other motives.

His heart was now twitching, in extreme discomfort.

"Aren’t you going to put your clothes back on?"

Seeing his tearful appearance, Qi Junyi shuddered; this was a grown man, adopting a damsel’s demeanor?

Qi Junyi found himself somewhat repulsed by this man.

Liu Hui, noticing Qi Junyi’s impatience, felt much more at ease; this attitude indicated that the account book hadn’t been given to him.

As long as it didn’t fall into Qi Junyi’s hands, everything could still be managed.

Perhaps those two were only after evidence to blackmail him? And then, demand something from him?

After thinking it over, Liu Hui deemed this highly likely, and his previously tense mood relaxed considerably.

He swiftly got up, put on his clothes, and embarrassedly bowed, "Pardon me for making a fool of myself, Your Highness."

Indeed, he made a fool of himself, this blockhead!

"Since Mr. Liu is alright, let’s proceed then!"

"Ah, yes, yes, Your Highness, please!"

Having lost the account book, Liu Hui walked in a daze, uncertain of what was next, but regardless, it was one step at a time!

Thus, Liu Hui and Qi Junyi left, continuing to wander around, even though his heart was still aching, he had to accompany the prince. Sigh!

Shortly after their departure, Long Yue and Li Qingmu reappeared here.

"That Liu Hui, he has quite the firm mentality, actually shaken only briefly before continuing to flatter his superiors, this man..."

Li Qingmu considered, while such a man was suited for holding office, he wasn’t fit to be a good official.

"Let’s go. Now that the account book is in our hands, let’s take advantage of it to fish out some of the toxic elements here."

Just the right opportunity to purge the bureaucracy over here, to prevent making a fuss over unnecessary matters when developing that underground mausoleum.

Hence, Li Qingmu and Long Yue started to follow the clues in the account book, looking for instances of corruption and misconduct here.

Meanwhile, Qi Junyi continued to have Liu Hui accompany him, wandering around and leaving him no time to deal with his affairs.

Given that many officials and some merchants were involved, Long Yue and Li Qingmu had to split up to gather clues and evidence, often working late into the night before returning to the inn.

That night, when they returned to the inn, Ru’er brought some food over.

"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, I just made some Tremella and lotus seed soup, would you like some?"

"Sure!"

Long Yue, being a foodie, couldn’t resist the delicacy once she saw it, immediately grabbing it to eat, but Li Qingmu, who didn’t have a sweet tooth, declined.

"Having something sweet adds a touch of happiness to life. You just don’t know how to enjoy life!"

Long Yue remarked disdainfully.

Li Qingmu smiled with closed lips, "Am I not happy enough now?"

He looked at Long Yue, his eyes filled with tenderness.

Long Yue pursed her lips, lightly huffing ’annoying’, yet showing a satisfied smile.

Indeed, weren’t they happy enough now?

Being with the one you love, having two lively and adorable children, and with the emperor treating them well, wasn’t this the happiest thing?

"We’re almost done with our investigation."

Having finished her Tremella and lotus seed soup, Long Yue, in a good mood, shared their progress over the past few days with Ru’er.

Ru’er’s eyes widened in surprise upon hearing, "You’ve found their evidence? That’s great, truly great, but..."

Ru’er hesitated before looking at Long Yue, "Even with evidence, it isn’t necessarily possible to take them down, unless it reaches the emperor, but... that’s too hard. You know, common people don’t stand a chance against officials..."

This was true, civilians couldn’t win against officials, it had always been this way.

Seeing Ru’er’s worried expression, Long Yue comforted, "Don’t worry, isn’t the Third Prince here? He’s definitely going to stand up for the people of Liuzhou City."

Long Yue rather casually assigned this task to Qi Junyi, what would be his thoughts upon realizing this later? Most likely, it would be complicated.

Seeing Long Yue’s firm assurance, Ru’er wanted to ask for specifics, but was stopped by Jiang Wen alongside her.

"Mr. Li and Mrs. Li must have their plans, all we need to do is trust them!"

Jiang Wen was indeed a good person, his character aligned well with Long Yue and Li Qingmu’s taste.

Having entrusted them with this task, one must trust them!

That night, Li Qingmu went to find Qi Junyi.