Chapter 308: Escape

"Hahaha!!!"

Ning Chen couldn't help laughing out loud, it was too itchy.

The man in black touched his ticklish spot.

This sudden laughter made the man in black stunned.

But just when he was stunned, Ning Chen suddenly opened his eyes, a cold light flashed, and a sharp dagger was fed into his throat.

The man in black staggered back, holding his neck, and fell softly to the ground in just two steps.

Ning Chen sat up and looked at Feng Qizhen.

Feng Qizhen put the body of the man in black on the ground.

Ning Chen's laughter not only stunned the man in black who was searching him... but also stunned the man in black who was searching Feng Qizhen.

Feng Qizhen didn't even use a knife, he just twisted the man in black's neck.

Ning Chen turned over and got out of bed, came to the window, looked outside, and made sure there were no other men in black, so he felt relieved.

Feng Qizheng lowered his voice and asked: "Are you going to confront Qiu Mingde now?"

"If you confront Qiu Mingde, I won't kill them...Take off their nightgowns."

Feng Qizheng was confused, but seeing Ning Chen had already started, he also took off the nightgown of the man in black.

He turned his head and saw Ning Chen putting on his nightgown.

"Ning Chen, what are you thinking about?"

While putting it on, Ning Chen said: "Fishing."

Feng Qizheng looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"Put it on first."

Feng Qizheng said!

The two put on their nightgowns and covered their faces with black cloth.

Ning Chen glanced at Feng Qizheng and lowered his voice and said: "You are too tall, bend down a little, follow me later, try to speak less, it is best not to say anything."

Feng Qizheng nodded.

The two climbed out of the window, gently closed the window, and then began to move along the shadow under the eaves.

Ning Chen brought Feng Qizhen to the eaves of the house opposite. He observed for a while and quietly moved towards the archway next to him.

The two walked into the archway, and there was a yard behind it.

Ning Chen observed the surroundings, and at this moment, a voice came from behind a locust tree not far away, "This way!"

Ning Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and walked over with Feng Qizhen.

A thin figure walked out from behind the tree.

It's the master!

This is the person who invited them to the banquet in the evening.

Ning Chen and Feng Qizhen bent over and lowered their heads, looking very respectful... In fact, it was to avoid looking into each other's eyes.

The master said: "How is it? What did you find?"

Ning Chen recalled the tone of the man in black.

There was a man in black who said something after entering the room... They fainted, hurry up!

This person's voice was slightly hoarse, and his pronunciation was particularly heavy.

Ning Chen lowered his voice and said: "They are not in the room."

The master was startled, "Not in the room?"

Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the other party did not notice anything?

He nodded.

If you can keep silent, don't speak.

The master's eyes flickered, "You are not in the room so late? Where can you go?"

Ning Chen whispered: "It's dark and windy. Either he is killing someone, or he is looking for something very important?"

The master thought for a moment, and suddenly his eyes condensed, as if he thought of something?

"You two go down first!"

"Yes!"

Ning Chen and Feng Qizhen left.

After walking out of the archway, he took Feng Qizhen and hid in the shadow of the corner.

The master walked quickly and came to the door of a room in the backyard.

He stepped forward and knocked on the door gently, "Master, it's me... I have something important to report."

Qiu Mingde was awakened!

He got up from the bed, put on a cloak and came to open the door.

"What happened?"

The master said in a deep voice: "Ning Chen is not in the room."

Qiu Mingde was shocked, "He ran away? It's okay if he ran away. He stayed in Yangping County. If he finds any evidence, we will all be finished."

"Send a message to the higher-ups. Ning Chen may have gone to Xiuzhou City or other counties."

The master hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, Li Jiu just said that it was dark and windy. He was either killing someone or looking for something very important?"

Qiu Mingde was stunned at first, and then his face suddenly changed. "It's bad... Follow me!"

The two hurriedly ran straight to the study.

When they arrived at the door of the study, they didn't think too much and pushed the door open.

The master took out the fire starter and blew it, lighting the candle by the door.

Qiu Mingde scanned the study with a sharp look, and found no signs of rummaging, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiu Mingde's eyes flickered a few times and said, "You go out first."

"Yes!"

The master retreated and closed the door.

At this moment, a black shadow appeared behind him and slashed his neck with a knife.

The master fainted without a groan.

Ning Chen gave Feng Qi a thumbs up.

In the room.

Qiu Mingde walked to a desk, moved the desk with great effort, then took out a knife from his sleeve and pried up a stone brick.

Seeing the black wooden box under the stone brick, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't notice that the door was gently pushed open and two figures flashed in.

"It seems that I still have to learn how to hide things from Master Qiu?"

The sudden voice frightened Qiu Mingde.

He looked up suddenly.

He saw two men in black standing in front of him.

"Come..."

Qiu Mingde was about to call for someone, but before he could say the word "people", his neck was pinched by a big hand.

Feng Qi was smiling ferociously, "Master Qiu, please don't struggle. I have strong hands. It would be bad if I accidentally break your neck!"

Qiu Mingde looked horrified.

Ning Chen pulled off the black cloth from his face.

Qiu Mingde's eyes suddenly widened.

Ning Chen smiled and said, "It seems that Master Qiu was surprised to see me?"

While talking, Ning Chen walked over, bent down and took out the wooden box from the ground.

Ning Chen placed the wooden box on the table and opened it. Inside was an account book.

He took it out and flipped through a few pages, his eyes shrinking slightly.

The more Ning Chen looked, the more solemn his expression became.

"Old Feng, knock him out!"

Feng Qizheng asked subconsciously: "No need to examine it?"

Ning Chen raised the book in his hand, "What's recorded here is much clearer than what he said."

Feng Qizheng nodded and knocked Qiu Mingde unconscious with a blow from his hand.

"Old Feng, go and drag the master in, tie them both up, and remember to gag them."

Feng Qizheng hummed and turned around.

Ning Chen looked down and saw that there were still things in the box. He took it out and saw that in addition to a few secret letters, there was also a thick stack of silver notes.

These banknotes are all 10,000 taels each, and there are more than twenty of them.

The salary of a county magistrate is no more than a hundred taels a year, plus the money for raising integrity and assessment rewards, the salary is no more than a few hundred taels a year.

This guy actually stole more than 200,000 taels.

It's true that three years of purification of the magistrate's office cost one hundred thousand snowflakes and silver.

No wonder everyone wants to be an official, it's so easy to make money.

Ning Chen stuffed the banknotes and superstition into his arms.

Feng Qizheng dragged the master in. There was no rope, so he pulled out the master's clothes and twisted them into ropes, tied them up...then took off the master's socks and stuffed their mouths.

After finishing his work, Feng Qi looked at Ning Chen, "What should we do next?"

"Of course he ran away!"

Feng Qizheng looked at Qiu Mingde and said, "I think we can instigate him and make him a witness."

Ning Chen shook his head, "How can I run away with someone? The account book is enough... hurry up and leave!"