Perfect Encounter - Chapter 59.1
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Chapter 59.1
Qi Zheng wouldn’t care about these in the past, but since Lu Daniang asked him about Mr. Xie or any other gentleman, he paid special attention. This gentleman should be considered suspicious.
Maybe this gentleman is the reason the gambling house has been quiet. They are blocking customers and don’t want others to see this gentleman. Of course, these were all Qi Zheng’s blind guesses.
But Qi Zheng thought it was the right time again. Everyone’s attention is on the guest. No one should discover if he sneaks into that secret room.
Thus, Qi Zheng went. This time there was no accident. He successfully twisted the mechanism and walked into the secret passage.
The secret passage was somewhat dim, with only the light of the torches on the walls. Qi Zheng was so nervous while walking that he heard his own heartbeat. There was no one in the secret passage. When he looked inside the rooms, no one was there as well. One of the rooms’ arrangements was quite gorgeous. With a bed, table, and chairs, there wouldn’t be a problem living inside. There was also a room like a pharmacy, with a cabinet full of drawers against the wall, similar to a regular pharmacy. The other few rooms looked like a prison for people, with thick chains on the walls. Qi Zheng remembered the murdered gentleman and got goosebumps.
He kept walking down, and before he knew it, he reached the end of the passage, which was like the back of a cabinet, somewhat similar to the back of the door of the secret room of the gambling house.
Is he walking in a circle and coming back?
Qi Zheng carefully leans on the back of the door. It seems that the wood is different. Accidentally, he touched the switch, and the door was opened with a “swish”. Qi Zheng was shocked, busy dodging to the side. The door was open, but no sound came from outside. Qi Zheng waited. Indeed, there was no movement. He peeked inside and found that it was a study-like room.
He has never seen it and didn’t know where it was.
Qi Zheng carefully rummaged through the desk drawers and searched the bookcase, only to hate himself for not learning words. He didn’t recognize most of them. It would be good to find some list or evidence. The pharmacy in the secret room may be hiding poison, but how can he attract the government to explore it?
Qi Zheng was thinking about this when he heard the sound of footsteps outside the window. Qi Zheng was so scared that he hurriedly squatted down. He heard someone talking. It was Liu Ze’s voice. He was instructing his subordinates to be more alert.
Qi Zheng felt strange. Why should he be alert? He quietly looked out the window and found that it was a large mansion, which he had not seen before. Perhaps it was the residence of Boss Liu. Qi Zheng frowned. Is it Boss Liu’s house? His house had a secret passage connected with the gambling house.
Qi Zheng watched Liu Ze walk away, then hurried back to the desk to look for account books and other things. Let’s take it away first and let Lu Daniang look at it. Maybe, it could become evidence.
As he was turning over, he heard a “click” sound. Qi Zheng got goosebumps all over his body. He instinctively crouched to the ground. Then came a “swish,” the sound of the door opening.
Qi Zheng’s blood froze all over his body. He heard people’s footsteps and Lou Zhi’s voice saying: “Do not act rashly. Listen to my instructions. You five come with me. The others wait here first. When I call, then come over.”
Qi Zheng was so frightened that cold sweat crossed his cheeks.
Then came the sound of the study door opening and closing. A few footsteps went out, and a few stayed behind. Qi Zheng tried not to make any noise to crawl under the desk. Once he reached under the desk, a chair beside him suddenly moved.
Qi Zheng saw that nothing covered the bottom of the desk. He was afraid that those people would bend down to take a look.
Not far away from there, Liu Ze was alone in the back room of the mourning hall. He was feeding medicine to Zhao Jiahua in the coffin.
The pills have been dissolved into the water so Zhao Jiahua could swallow them. Her eyes were slightly open, and her breathing was weak.
Liu Ze finished feeding her medicine, put the bowl on the side table, and softly said to Zhao Jiahua: “I know you do not feel well, but it is inevitable. Drink the medicine so you will have some strength later. Today I will take you out of here. You don’t blame me, and I don’t blame you either. It was my fault for being temperamental, but you and I would be dead by now if I didn’t do this. He won’t let us go. You are right. Maybe An Ruochen has some use. She can get rid of Young Master Min, and I will take you far away to live elsewhere. Because of this matter, we’ve suffered together, so don’t be angry with me.”
“Who is angry with my brother?” A rough voice suddenly sounded, startling Liu Ze.
Liu Ze turned around and saw Lou Zhi. His mind was full of Zhao Jiahua, so he didn’t even notice someone coming in.
Liu Ze’s heart stopped, but he quickly recovered, and smiled, “Brother, why are you here?”
Lou Zhi looked at him, glimpsed at the coffin, and said, “There is something I want to ask you.”
Liu Ze said, “Okay, let’s go to the study and talk.”
“Let’s talk about it here.”
Lou Zhi moved toward the coffin, but Liu Ze stopped him. “My wife has gone, don’t disturb her. Let’s go out and talk.”
“She’s already dead. How can she be disturbed?” Lou Zhi said rudely.
Liu Ze frowned, and an ominous feeling rose in his heart.
An Ruochen kept staring at the Liu Residence and the gambling house, wondering in her heart why the gambling house has stopped the customers from entering. It was foolish not to earn money unless there was something going on. An Ruochen frowned and regretted not being able to see more spots and stare at the movement inside.
When she was thinking about what to do, a person suddenly sat before her.
An Ruoxi.
An Ruochen waggled her eyebrows in surprise.
An Ruoxi followed An Ruochen’s gaze outward, but could not see any particular view, so she asked, “What is sister doing?”