Chapter 769: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 769: No, She Came to Help
Qi Chan froze for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and crouched down to check Cheng Dong's condition.
After a moment, he furrowed his brows, a hint of regret flashing across his face.
Shu Yu anxiously asked, "What happened to him? Did he bite his tongue and kill himself?"
Qi Chan shook his head. "There was poison in his mouth. He must have taken it to end his own life."
Shu Yu stepped back in astonishment. "So, he's dead?"
"Yes, he's dead."
"How could this happen? Master Qi, I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't mean to kill him, and I didn't expect things to turn out like this. What should we do? He was prefect Cheng's guard. Will Cheng Daren blame me? If I had known, I wouldn't have tied him up."
Qi Chan immediately reassured her, "Don't worry, this has nothing to do with you. Master Cheng won't blame you. On the contrary, he will be grateful to you. Cheng Dong was actually a spy lurking by Cheng Daren's side. We have been trying to capture him for the past few days. He was a dead man, and realizing that he had no chance of escape and didn't want to be interrogated, he chose to take poison. You couldn't have anticipated this, so don't blame yourself."
"Is that so?" Shu Yu asked anxiously, "It really has nothing to do with me?"
"Yes, you did well. Cheng Dong was highly skilled, and if you hadn't tied him up, he might have seized an opportunity to escape and even posed a threat to your life. Miss Lu, both Cheng Daren and I are not mistaken. You are truly exceptionally intelligent."
Shu Yu... felt a bit guilty for no reason?
She quickly changed the subject. "As long as I didn't do anything wrong." She breathed a sigh of relief. "I really didn't expect Cheng Dong to be a spy by prefect Cheng's side. Fortunately, I didn't listen to him and help him, or I would have become a criminal. Is prefect Cheng's alright? This person has been by prefect Cheng's side for many years, and it would have been easy for him to harm prefect Cheng."
"Yes, Cheng Daren didn't expect it either. In fact, he had already captured Cheng Dong. He wanted to extract some information from him, but unexpectedly, Cheng Dong found an opportunity to escape." Qi Chan shook his head. Fortunately, the man was dead now.
Shu Yu thought to herself that's why they didn't keep him alive for further interrogation. It was a wise decision.
"Should we hand this person over to prefect Cheng?"
Qi Chan pondered for a moment. "Recently, there has been a significant drop in temperature in various regions of the Da Su Dynasty, and our area has been affected as well. Cheng Daren is extremely busy and may not have the time. I will take care of the body."
If prefect Cheng hadn't been so busy, the prefect magistrate wouldn't have allowed the man to find an opportunity to escape.
Now that the man was dead, the follow-up matters could be handled by him as well.
Shu Yu nodded. "It has indeed been very cold lately, and prefect Cheng has a heavy responsibility. He must be working tirelessly."
"It's fortunate to have you helping us. After Cheng Daren is done with this busy period, I will make sure to give you credit."
"Master Qi, you're too polite. I just stumbled upon this. However, I do have something else that I don't know if it can be of any help to Cheng Daren."
Qi Chan was taken aback. There was something else?
"What is Something that can help Cheng Daren?"
Shu Yu pursed her lips. "It's something that can provide a warm meal for people. Would you like to take a look, sir?"
Qi Chan nodded. "A warm meal? Something that concerns people's livelihood? Of course, I would like to see."
Shu Yu pointed to the body on the ground.
Qi Chan waved his hand. "It's alright, someone will take care of it."
Since he said so, Shu Yu didn't insist. She followed Qi Chan as they walked towards the study.
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