Chapter 131: An Unexpected Invitation (3rd Watch)
"Yu'er, is there anything I can do to help?"
On the way home, in the somewhat bumpy carriage, Li Renhe asked Li Hongyu, who was sitting opposite, with a concerned expression, and he also wanted to make some efforts to overturn Li Hongyi's case.
"Uncle, the murderer must be staring at you now, so you are responsible for diverting their attention in the light."
Li Hongyu knew Li Renhe's eagerness at this time, so he pondered for a while and said, "Uncle, in order to let them down their vigilance completely, you spend more money in the yamen these days, and then go back to Baihe Town at the end of the month." β
"Go back?" Li Renhe's brows suddenly frowned, he was now all focused on overturning the case for Li Hongyi, where was he in the mood to return to Baihe Town.
"Uncle, you are here to only make the main messengers behind the scenes vigilant, but if you leave, they will relax, thinking that you have given up on overturning the case for the second brother, so that their fox tail can be exposed."
Li Hongyu knew that Li Renhe was worried about Li Hongyi, although he couldn't experience this kind of calf licking, it was completely understandable, but Li Renhe staying here not only couldn't help much, but also made the murderer vigilant.
"Uncle, I promise to do my best to investigate this case, and I will definitely give the second brother justice!" In order to reassure Li Renhe, he then turned pale and solemnly made a promise.
"Uncle believes in you." Li Renhe frowned and pondered for a while, then smiled at Li Hongyu, and said with a gloomy and guilty expression, "The third child has a promising son like you, and he can rest in peace under Jiuquan." β
"If my father is here, I will definitely do my best to save my second brother."
Hearing that Li Renhai was mentioned, Li Hongyu also smiled, he heard that Li Renhe's words were full of remorse, and the past grievances passed away in the smiles of both parties, quite a smile and hatred, this must be the scene that Li Renhai wants to see the most.
Hearing this, Li Renhe was stunned at first, and then an incomparable guilt appeared in his heart, his face was red, and he felt quite embarrassed.
If it weren't for Li Renhai, the Li family's business would have ended long ago, and the Li family's business could have today's scale because of Li Renhai's hard work back then, and he was just eating the old books left by Li Renhai over the years.
Therefore, Li Renhe is ashamed of the fact that the old man excluded the Li family's three rooms after his death.
After meeting with Li Hongyi, Li Hongyu had a clear understanding of the Mingyue Pavilion case, and there was no doubt that the conflict between Li Hongyi and Xu Tao was very suspicious, which made Li Hongyi have a motive to kill Xu Tao.
In addition, Li Hongyu's eyes were focused on the red sleeves, whether it was the sachet or the murder weapon, it could be related to the red sleeves, which had to make Li Hongyu suspicious.
Coincidentally, however, Red Sleeves got rid of all suspicions because she was drunk, and it is clear that many people can prove that she drank too much and was unable to do anything else.
Li Hongyu never easily believes in any coincidences, in his opinion, if things are too coincidental, they are full of design, so the red sleeves are the focus of his breakthrough.
In fact, Li Hongyu has been checking the red sleeves from the beginning, and for this reason, Rou'er also deliberately went to prevent Qin Yue from going to the Mingyue Pavilion to see the red sleeves, but unfortunately he hasn't gotten any useful news yet.
The woman Qin Yue took Xiaolan to Mingyue Pavilion in disguise as a man that night was Red Sleeves, in Li Hongyu's opinion, Qin Yue's appearance would only make Red Sleeves more vigilant, but it would startle the snake and make a mistake.
Luckily, Rou'er was resourceful and decisive enough to chase after her, otherwise the situation would have become even more tricky.
Of course, Li Hongyu is not idle in Wuchang City, and while waiting for the results of the township examination, he naturally has to make friends with students from various state capitals and participate in various gatherings.
Generally speaking, celebrities like Li Hongyu, Fang Yun and Shen Bocheng will naturally be sought after by everyone, and they will receive the most invitations, and everyone wants to take advantage of this opportunity to expand their contacts and take care of each other in the future.
Among the celebrities of Hu Guangsheng, Li Hongyu, who is funny and approachable, is the most popular, followed by Fang Yun, who is gentle and friendly.
As for Shen Bocheng, although his reputation is loud enough, he is too conceited and arrogant like Yang Renxiao, so his popularity is much worse.
On the last day of August, Li Renhe left Wuchang City according to Li Hongyu's arrangement, and embarked on the return journey back to Baihe Town with his subordinates, and the responsibility of taking care of Li Hongyi in the prison fell on Li Hongqing.
Although Li Hongyu had to come back drunk outside every day, Rou'er and Qin Yue both knew very well that Li Hongyu was actually not drunk at all, and whenever he went home, he would be completely drunk, and his alcohol consumption was more than enough to cope with the drinking situation at those parties.
What especially pleased Li Hongyu was that Qin Yue did not alienate him, let alone take revenge as expected, but learned to take care of his diet and daily life with Rou'er, and his eyes were full of watery tenderness, which made him not adapt to it for a while.
To be honest, Li Hongyu would prefer to see Qin Yue pour him down with drugs, and then tie him to a chair and ask if he designed to frame Li Hongqing, maybe he would whip him or something, he felt that this was Qin Yue's style, and Qin Yue could definitely do this kind of thing.
Although Qin Yue works hard, in Li Hongyu's opinion, she is not suitable for serving people, this is Rou'er's specialty, no matter how hard she tries, she will not be as good as Rou'er.
However, at this stage, Li Hongyu felt that it was good for Qin Yue to do this, and she should cultivate her self-cultivation, and watch how she came to investigate Li Hongyi's case from the sidelines, which would be of great benefit to her growth.
"Brother Yu, someone sent an invitation today and wants to invite you to a banquet." One night in early September, after Li Hongyu came back from socializing outside drunk, Qin Yue smiled and handed Li Hongyu several invitations in her hand, her cheeks a little crimson.
Just after the township test, Qin Yue had already changed her name to Li Hongyu, from the previous "Third Son" to the affectionate "Brother Yu".
Although almost half a month has passed, both Qin Yue and Li Hongyu are still a little uncomfortable with this delicate-sounding title.
Qin Yue had to muster up his courage every time he shouted, while Li Hongyu had to endure goosebumps, to be honest, he preferred to let Qin Yue call him "Third Prince", in that case, both parties were at ease, maybe this situation would gradually improve with the passage of time.
"Push off all those entertainments, I'm going to take two days off, and if I continue like this, I'm going to become an alcoholic." Li Hongyu sat down on a chair on the side, picked up the tea on the table and drank it, although he was a wine basket, drinking alcohol hurt his body after all, so sometimes he had to learn to refuse.
"Brother Yu, there is a very strange letter, signed as 'creditor'." Qin Yue smiled when she heard this, took out an invitation letter from it, and asked with some curiosity, "Brother Yu, do you have a 'creditor'?" β
"Creditor?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, a look of surprise flashed on his face, and then he took the invitation from Qin Yue's hand.
According to the contents of the invitation, the mysterious creditor held a banquet on a painting boat two days later, and invited Li Hongyu to the banquet at that time.
"Creditors? Creditors? Looking at the invitation letter in his hand, Li Hongyu's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't seem to owe anyone anything.
Unless......
"It's a dog!" Suddenly, Li Hongyu's eyes lit up, and a figure appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but whisper a dirty sentence in his mouth, obviously he had guessed the identity of this creditor.
"Brother Yu, what did you say?" Qin Yue, who was standing on the side, didn't hear what Li Hongyu said clearly for a while, so she asked.
"II...... Yue'er, you will go with me to the appointment in two days. Li Hongyu naturally couldn't repeat that dirty sentence again, so he smiled and looked up at Qin Yue, diverting the topic.
He subconsciously wanted to call Qin Yue "Second Miss", but when Qin Yue shouted the phrase "Brother Yu", his name for Qin Yue changed to "Yue'er".
Like Qin Yue, it was difficult for Li Hongyu to shout the word "Yue'er" to Qin Yue now, which would make him feel quite embarrassed and unnatural.
"I'm going too?" Qin Yue couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, she was very surprised by Li Hongyu's move, you must know that the female dependents are not suitable to attend the banquet, and she is just Li Hongyu's fiancΓ©e.
"Hmm!" Li Hongyu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Qin Yue helplessly and said, "The identity of this creditor is a bit special, I think it would be better if you were there." β
"She's a woman?" Qin Yue felt that Li Hongyu's reaction was a little strange, and after thinking about it, a look of surprise suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she asked tentatively, she really couldn't imagine any other reason why Li Hongyu wanted to take her.
"She is the county lord of Zhaoxiang in Xiangyang Mansion." Li Hongyu knew that the smart Qin Yue was a little thorough, and said with a wry smile, "If she hadn't rescued me, I would have died in Wuchangwei's prison a long time ago, and Zhang Quan wouldn't have let me go so easily." β
"Lord Zhaoxiang?" Qin Yue was stunned for a moment, looking at Li Hongyu dumbfounded, her face was full of incredulity, the news that Li Hongyu said was really amazing, she really couldn't understand that Li Hongyu, who was introverted before, would know Zhu Wanting.
As far as Qin Yue knew, Zhu Wanting, the Zhaoxiang County Lord of Xiangyang Mansion, stayed in Nanjing City for a long time and rarely appeared in Xiangyang City, so that few people in Xiangyang City knew what she looked like, and it was really incredible that she would go to save Li Hongyu.
"Do you remember that during the Chinese New Year, I was in Xiangyang City to share a bar with someone, and the person who drank with me was the county lord of Zhaoxiang, and she used men's clothes to show people."
Li Hongyu knew that there was no way to hide this matter any longer, so he explained to Qin Yue with a wry smile, "She was the one who bet 100,000 taels of silver on me to win in the casino in Wuchang City, so she went to Wuchangwei to save me, and then became my creditor, she is a very difficult person to deal with, I need your help." β
"Brother Yu, don't worry, I will definitely help you." Qin Yue came back to her senses when she heard this, and after smiling, she agreed, her eyes flickered a little, and she vaguely felt that Li Hongyu was not telling the truth.