nucmednet Chapter 146 The Oiran
Chapter 146 The Oiran
Gu Fanggui asked the people around him if this happened, and then said, "The case will be retried tomorrow, and the court will open again when the suspect He Honglian comes to the county."
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the risk she took was worth it.
"Take the suspect into custody."
"Your Excellency, County Magistrate! I had no chance to take over the food, nor did I have any reason to poison that person. Can you please withdraw my arrest warrant? When the court opens, I will be waiting for your summons at any time."
Without evidence of guilt or reason for harming anyone, the county magistrate naturally had no way to detain Zhao Qiqi.
Upon hearing Gu Fanggui's order and regaining his freedom, Zhao Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him sincerely.
When she walked out, she still couldn't help but feel a little breathless. She took a deep breath, adjusted her rhythm, and went to the Hong Kong Coliseum to see if Li Quan had arrived.
Yurui sent a servant to take her upstairs. Now that there was no arrest warrant, there was naturally no need to cover up anything. However, the madam had some complaints. Zhao Qiqi spent some money and got some peace and quiet, and also reduced the resentment between Yurui and the madam.
Before opening the door, Zhao Qiqi had actually anticipated that if Li Quanzhen had come, Yu Rui would not have asked someone to bring her here directly. But when he opened the door and saw Yu Rui's fair and charming face, Zhao Qiqi couldn't help but sigh.
"Sister Yurui!"
"Sister Yurui!"
Yu Rui squatted down and gently wiped the little girl's sweat with a powder handkerchief: "Don't worry, just talk slowly."
"Sister Yurui, I think I've seen the person you're looking for. His last name is Li, and he has a bit of a vagrant vibe. He looks poor but has the feeling of having suddenly become rich. I came here to tell you first, and he will be here soon. We didn't say anything, and he took out a bag of silver and said he wanted to find the courtesan here."
Zhao Qiqi and Yu Rui looked at each other, both of them were delighted. She quickly asked the little girl to follow her, and Zhao Qiqi hid in the secret room.
"Are you the oiran here?"
The drunkard was already walking on his toes before he even drank the wine. He raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I have plenty of money today."
Yu Rui curled her lips into a smile, threw him a coquettish look, and walked sideways into the house, lifting the hem of her skirt.
She sat on the bed with one leg raised, looking straight at Li Quan.
Li Quan was somewhat captivated. She was worthy of being the most beautiful lady in the county. He had never seen such a beauty before. To die under the peony flower would be a romantic ghost even if he died under the peony flower.
His Adam's apple rolled, and he looked obsessed.
This is money well spent, this is money well spent!
"This beauty is really different from the ones I've seen before. I fell in love with her at first sight."
Yu Rui suppressed the disgust in her eyes. Although she worked in this brothel, she had connections with many dignitaries. She thought she would not be able to serve such a rude guest.
Treat others as commodities, but don’t know what kind of commodity you are.
"Don't worry, my dear. The night is long. I feel like we are old friends. On this beautiful day, I will drink a few cups with you. Come, I will feed you myself."
Yu Rui didn't care whether he was willing or not, she just made him drink a few glasses of wine, with no room for refusal.
Li Quan just thought it was a fun thing between the two of them and was very happy.
"Beauty, drink too, don't just feed me."
After that, he picked up the wine glass and fed it to Yurui: "Come, finish this glass, and then we will get down to business. A night of love is worth a thousand gold. There is also a play for me to watch tomorrow."
The cup fell to the ground with a crisp clang, but no wine poured out. Yu Rui had put drugs in the wine, and after a few cups, Li Quan was so dizzy that he couldn't see clearly whether there was wine in the cup.
Originally one cup would have been enough, but Yu Rui deliberately fed him several cups. The effect of the medicine took effect very quickly, so she poured out the remaining wine and replaced it with a pot of normal wine.
Zhao Qiqi was finally able to come out of the stuffy secret room. He adjusted his breathing, went forward and looted all of Li Quan's silver and money.
"Are you sure?"
Yurui looked at Zhao Qiqi leisurely, seeing how calm and unhurried she was.
"No." Zhao Qiqi told the truth. Even if she found Li Quan here and got evidence that he suddenly had a large sum of money, she was still not sure.
Because she didn't know what tricks He Honglian would use tomorrow, nor did she know whether Yuzhu and the children could find some clues related to He Honglian.
Li Quan woke up with a heavy head. When he saw that he was in a room that was completely different from the one he had last night, some terrible thoughts suddenly popped up in his mind. He nervously reached for the place where he had placed the silver and money.
Instantly, he was filled with anger, his eyes were dark and gloomy, full of hostility: "I have been tricked by that bitch!"
He had been indulging in women for many years, and although his body had been drained by alcohol and sex, and although he was not someone who could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, it was not possible that he would pass out after just a few glasses of wine. He must have been set up by someone.
He thought about the brothels in this county, they were wealthy and powerful, and he had no place to stay here, so he brought all his money here. He never thought that the prostitutes here could do such a thing.
Li Quan was absolutely certain that Yu Rui had done this, so he tidied himself up and angrily pushed the door open. With a loud bang, the door slammed shut.
"Hey, Master, what are you doing? Although we respect and honor you, you can't treat us badly like this, right? Could it be that Yin Yue didn't serve me well and you are angry?"
Li Quan wanted to get angry when he saw the madam's pretentious look. This shop must be a shady one. Without the madam's permission, no girl here would dare to touch his money!
"I'm going to report this to the police! This is a shady shop. You stole my property. How shameless! I want to let everyone here and outside see this. This is how you make money with this shop!"
His voice was loud and he made a lot of noise. The hall was crowded with people. He actually slept until noon, when guests started to arrive.
As more and more people gathered around, the madam's face became unhappy and she stopped smiling. There were many people here who couldn't pay the bills and made trouble. She didn't keep a group of thugs for fun.
"My dear, even if you want to report to the police, you have to pay the money first. Otherwise, we won't open the case if everyone keeps saying this. If you want to report to the police, go ahead. But if you slander our innocence, I, your mother, will not tolerate it!"
All the silver on him was gone, so how could he afford to pay the madam? Looking at the burly man who was about to approach him, he was scared. With his physique, he might not be able to withstand even a single punch!
"Wait, I'll give you the money! But first you have to find the courtesan who served me last night!"
"Oiran lady?"
Li Quan looked at everyone else with a strange expression, and even though he was certain, he also had some doubts.