Chapter 183 - Chapter 183: Chapter 183. Wishful Abacus
Chapter 183: Chapter 183. Wishful Abacus
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
To escape successfully, Master Lu took out a ball-shaped item and threw it on the ground. Following the sound of the explosion, pink smoke rose.
“It’s poisonous.”
Su Qing covered her nose with her hand to remind Ji Shuisheng. Ji Shuisheng had already covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve. In the smoke, there was no sign of that Lu person.
Su Qing was afraid that this Lu guy would run away, so he asked Xiao Qi to point out the direction he was running in.
The smoke was disadvantageous to Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng but ineffective on Xiao Qi. After receiving her master’s order, Xiao Qi pointed 45 degrees to the west and said,
“Over there, 45 degrees to the west.”
After Su Qing heard Xiao Qi’s words, the flexible sword in her hand flew in this direction.
Lu threw a poisoned pop ball. He planned to catch Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng after they were poisoned.
Just as he was about to run into the tunnel, he heard a hostile wind behind him. He quickly dodged the soft sword. The soft blade was avoided, but he did not dodge Su Qing’s arrow and was shot in the right shoulder.
Su Qing’s arrows were all soaked in poison. After being shot by the arrow, Lu’s body went numb, and he fell to the ground. His body twitched, and his life was in peril.
Su Qing opened his mouth and stuffed an antidote into his mouth. It was not the time to kill him yet. It was useful to keep him.
Master Lu’s face gradually turned red after taking medicine. Ji Shuisheng asked Su Qing in confusion,
“Why did you save him?”
“They captured Miss Luan. From what they said, they didn’t just capture Miss Luan but also other girls. I think there’s something behind this. Also, didn’t you notice that he looks like the one with the surname Wan?”
“Search his body and see if there’s anything related to his ident.i.ty.”
Su Qing didn’t want to touch these stinky men, so she left the search to Ji Shuisheng and went to deal with the bodies.
All the corpses were thrown into a dry well in the courtyard, and the corpse-dissolving powder was poured in to destroy the bodies.
When Ji Shuisheng heard that it was related to the man surnamed Wan, his eyes shot out hatred. He walked over and pressed on the acupuncture point of the man surnamed Lu, making him unable to speak or move.
Ji Shuisheng searched very carefully. He even took off his boots and checked them. He also touched his sleeves one by one.
He found an ebony token. The word ‘ten thousand’ on it was extremely eye-catching.
“It is the one with the surname Wan?”
Ji Shuisheng’s eyes were red. He couldn’t get rid of the Wan Clan Army now, but killing one of the Wan Clan’s soldiers would reduce his hatred. However, he quickly calmed down.
Su Qing said that they had captured a lot of women. Let’s see what they were doing with these women first.
Other than the token, Ji Shuisheng also found an account book. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with the account book. It was the same as an ordinary account book.
However, Ji Shuisheng found something wrong after taking a closer look. The names of the people who handled each transaction were bizarre. They all had one word and one surname. There was a number behind it.
For example, Guo Xue20
Seeing that Ji Shuisheng had found the account book, Lu seemed very anxious. His eyes were fixed on the account book in panic.
Ji Shuisheng flipped through the pages one by one and came to a realization when he saw the number 58 behind Jin Guo, who was marked with a red pen.
His grandfather had dealt with a corrupt official, Guo Gang, in Jin City and found that he had embezzled 580,000 taels of silver.
So Guo Gang’s embezzled money was for the Wan Family Army?
Ji Shuisheng was overjoyed. With this evidence, he could topple the Wan Family Army.
Su Qing quickly threw more than ten corpses into the dry well. After dealing with the bodies, she returned and saw that Ji Shuisheng did not kill that Wan fellow. He was no longer so reckless. This was a significant improvement.
“What did you find?”
Su Qing asked.
“Look at this.”
Ji Shuisheng excitedly handed the account book to Su Qing and pointed at Jin Guo 58 for Su Qing to see.
“Guo Gang?”
Su Qing saw through the pa.s.sword at a glance. She had a deep impression of it. She was the one who cleaned up Guo Gang and helped him find the dirty silver.
“Yes, Guo Gang. Fifty-eight is the amount of dirty silver.”
Ji Shuisheng did not expect Su Qing to be so brilliant, but he was already used to Su Qing’s ability. He smiled and nodded.
“Strange, why was the last part crossed out again?”
Su Qing flipped through the account book and found that only Guo Gang’s account was marked in red.
“Wasn’t it confiscated?”
Ji Shuisheng reminded her. Su Qing glanced at him.
” Later on, didn’t they say the official silver was robbed? That Wan guy should have done it. They stole the silver and framed the victims. This was their wishful thinking.”
“Since the silver has already fallen into his hands, why did he still transfer it?”
Ji Shuisheng looked at Su Qing in confusion. Su Qing frowned and pondered.
“Could it have been s.n.a.t.c.hed away by someone else?”
“Ask him.”
Su Qing glanced at Master Lu, who had been staring nervously at the account book after Ji Shuisheng had pressed his mute acupoint.
She first gave Master Lu a poison that could make people wish they were dead but not die before letting Ji Shuisheng unseal his acupoints.
Su Qing didn’t know how to use the ancient acupoints.
Ji Shui was afraid he would shout again after he unsealed his acupoints, so he waited for the medicinal effects.
Master Lu had suffered a lot. All the bones in his body felt like they were being hammered and crushed. His intestines were being pulled out and cut. The pain was worse than death. He wondered what this man had given him.
A superior who held the life and death of others in his hands was tortured until he rolled on the ground, but he could not make a sound. He was like a maggot covered in soil, wriggling in pain on the ground.
Su Qing and Ji Shuisheng looked at him coldly. Ji Shuisheng only went over to unseal Master Lu’s acupoints when he was sweating profusely and barely breathing.
“Tell me, what kind of account book is this? Where did you take the money? What does this red mark mean?”
Ji Shuisheng opened the account book and squatted in front of Master Lu. He pointed at Guo Gang’s account.
“The red one is the money that hasn’t been received. It’s written off.”
How could Master Lu still have any prestige now? He was in so much pain that his entire body trembled as he curled up and replied. She did not have to worry about him shouting at all. He did not have the strength to do so and barely breathed when speaking.
“Who are you?”
Ji Shuisheng looked into Master Lu’s eyes and asked. Master Lu hesitated. Ji Shuisheng raised his hand and slapped him, causing Master Lu to bleed from his nose and mouth. He ordered sternly,
“Speak.”
“I… I’m just an accountant.”
Master Lu paused for a moment. In the end, he didn’t dare to tell the truth. What was the relationship between the man holding the Luan saber and Xiao Heng? If it were his descendant, then he would not be able to survive today. “Still not telling the truth?”
Su Qing saw Master Lu’s eyes flicker. He took the Luan saber from Ji Shuisheng’s hand and slashed it deeply across Master Lu’s face. Blood instantly came out.
The pain could not be compared to the poison Su Qing had given him, but Su Qing’s icy cold eyes made him afraid. Although it was better to die than to suffer like this, no one wanted to die if there was a chance of survival.
If he stalled for time, he might be able to wait for someone to come and rescue him. Then, he would not have to die.
Su Qing pointed the blade tip at Master Lu’s eyes and said lightly, “Your eyes are very annoying. Why don’t I help you dig them out?”
Master Lu looked at Su Qing in horror.. How could this woman be so ruthless?