Chapter 67 Infiltrating the Official’s Mansion
What Wang Erma said wasn’t just Li Qing’s situation.
In fact, although the journey to save the world had ended, there were many heroes who couldn’t adapt to society.
This was like the legend of Urashima Tarō from Eastern Japan… As a child, Urashima Tarō was invited to the Dragon Palace under the sea for saving a sea turtle, and when he returned, a hundred years had already passed.
Everyone he knew was gone, and that feeling of things changing while people remained the same was undoubtedly very disappointing.
It was understandable for people like Wang Erma, who had completely identified themselves as heroes of the Hunyuan Double Swords.
However, there were also several cases like Li Qing, who acted impulsively because they couldn’t accept reality.
Therefore, with Lian Lan’s introduction, the girls came to the Security Bureau and met Li Qing, who was temporarily detained there.
“Is… is it Lady Lian Lan?”
“Li Qing, don’t worry for now… What’s going on? I heard your wife remarried because she thought you were dead, so this kind of thing is unavoidable, right?”
“That’s not true, my wife is devoted to me!”
Hearing Lian Lan’s words, Li Qing seemed very agitated:
“Moreover, if I could just meet my wife and hear her true thoughts, then that would be fine. But that Officer Zhang is clearly deliberately causing trouble, and refuses to let me see my wife… He must have used some forceful means back then to snatch my wife and take her as a concubine.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course, otherwise why would I sneak into the Zhang family at night? It was to understand the situation.”
“I see. While I can understand your actions, they were a bit rash… Li Qing, I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Will you wait here for news?”
“Lady Lian Lan, I…”
“No need to worry. Since I am your leader, I naturally have the obligation to protect your safety.”
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This is how things turned out.
After leaving the Security Bureau, the girls prepared to investigate Li Qing’s matter.
However, at that very moment, Senior Sister Zhisheng Luo also finished her matters and hurried over after hearing the news:
“Elus, Miss Lian Lan…”
“Mhm, Zhisheng, this is what happened.”
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Lian Lan narrated the situation, and upon hearing it, Zhisheng Luo also appeared quite surprised:
“I know that Officer Zhang. He is over forty years old and I heard that he got married 3 years ago to a wife who was as beautiful as a celestial being, but I didn’t expect she was Li Qing’s wife?”
“Zhisheng, I don’t know much about government officials. What is Officer Zhang’s character like? Has he committed any illegal or disciplinary acts in the past?”
“Mhm, his reputation is a bit subtle. Some say he is cunning and not to be trusted. But others say he is very capable and can be relied upon.”
“Oh?”
“If you don’t mind, shall I ask Princess Xing for a search warrant?”
“No need, that way it’s difficult to get a truthful answer. It’s best if we infiltrate and meet the lady directly… I remember her name is Liu Yaoru, right?”
Elus suggested, seemingly having decided to infiltrate Officer Zhang’s mansion.
“Mhm, but if we infiltrate… it would be bad if we were discovered, right? After all, maybe…”
Zhisheng Luo’s pretty face turned red because she heard that Officer Zhang was a very lustful person, and might be sleeping with his wife. In that case, it would be inconvenient to infiltrate.
However…
Lian Lan nodded and said, “I have a way. I will hold a banquet tonight and lure Officer Zhang out.”
“Mhm, is that alright?”
“It’s fine. Just introduce some monsters from the Vast Sea under the guise of disaster preparedness.”
“Okay, then Senior Sister Zhisheng Luo, we will try to see if we can infiltrate tonight… To prevent Miss Liu Yaoru from recognizing you, the questioning will be up to me, and I’ll leave the lookout duty to you.”
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A dark and windy night, a time for mischief.
And Lonis never expected that she would have a day of “being a thief.”
As a hero, doing such things made Lonis feel guilty, but what made Lonis even more guilty was…
“Little idiot, don’t move around, hide properly.”
“Waaa!”
Perhaps because her body was small, making it easier to infiltrate places inaccessible to ordinary people, even Lonis was brought along by Elus.
The two of them walked together in the wide corridors, and through the wooden carved railings, Lonis could see many exquisitely decorated Chinese courtyards.
Every step was a new scene. Under the moonlight, the vegetation looked so delicate and beautiful—the maintenance cost for such a courtyard must be considerable, and Lonis wondered where Officer Zhang earned such vast sums of money.
And their destination, the guest room which served as the bedroom, was also so magnificent that one couldn’t look away.
Through the window, a huge jade statue could be seen in the side hall, and many paintings and calligraphy of famous people were hung on the walls, all of which looked very valuable.
“Wuwu! (Elus, this Officer Zhang looks very rich, he must be a corrupt official, right?)”
“Heh heh, that’s not necessarily true… Quiet, someone’s coming.”
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Elus hugged Lonis, and as Elus had said, soon a woman in casual clothes entered the side hall.
She indeed looked very beautiful, even only slightly less so than Elus… However, at this moment, this beautiful woman was pacing around the room, looking very anxious.
Moreover, Liu Yaoru appeared to be a somewhat introverted person. Even when anxious, she wouldn’t talk to herself and reveal her thoughts.
And at this time…
It was Elus’s turn to make a move.
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“Wuwu? (Elus, what are we going to do?)”
“Heh heh, little idiot, watch carefully?”
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Elus snapped her fingers, and a black light surged into the house.
Immediately after, Yaoru looked as if she had seen a ghost, and showed a very surprised expression:
“Li, Li Qing… How did you get in?”
“This is how I got in, mm-hmm…”
Elus smiled slightly and walked into the house.
But in Yaoru’s eyes, Li Qing walked in leisurely, with a confident expression, just like when they first met.
This was naturally Elus’s ability to influence perception. She was impersonating Li Qing, and her purpose was to extract Liu Yaoru’s true thoughts.
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“You… you better get out quickly, otherwise I’ll call the servants to kick you out.”
Yaoru seemed somewhat flustered, which, to Lonis, further strengthened the suspicion that Officer Zhang had forcibly married a common woman.
And Elus?
Of course, she wouldn’t leave. She just shook her head slightly and said in Li Qing’s tone, “Yaoru, don’t evade. Come back to me? Now that I have Princess Lian Lan as my backer, even Officer Zhang wouldn’t dare do anything to you.”
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Seeing Elus say this, Lonis thought Liu Yaoru would be a bit more at ease, but she didn’t expect…
Yaoru trembled and became even more nervous: “Li Qing, you, you should leave here quickly.”
“Yaoru…?”
“People… change. I have already become Officer Zhang’s wife… What’s in the past is in the past, so please don’t come looking for me anymore!”
The woman said this, clenching her fists.
