Chapter 70

"Go!"

Yin Qi's face changed.

He didn't have any hesitation, only having time to take away the two bottles of Peiyuan Pill that hadn't been used up.

As for his parents, elder brother, and younger sister, he couldn't care about that much now; even if he could kill the government runners who broke into the house, what about afterward?

Rebellion, or wandering the world?

Furthermore, Nalan Yuanshu was still in the city.

Therefore, the correct choice should be to escape, find a way to figure out exactly what happened, and then find a way to rescue them, rather than recklessly having a head-on conflict with the government.

Yin Qi didn't go through the courtyard gate, but leaped over the wall.

He saw many runners arresting people everywhere; if they encountered pretty maids, they would even lecherously grope them, laughing wildly.

"That's Yin Qi, I recognize him!"

"Stop, don't run!"

Suddenly a runner shouted, recognizing Yin Qi, and also attracting the attention of other runners.

Yin Qi didn't stop and quickly left.

The wall over two meters high was like flat ground to him; he quickly escaped the wall of the Yin Mansion, but didn't expect that there were still runners surrounding the outside.

Seeing Yin Qi jump out of the courtyard wall, they all excitedly said, "Catch him!"

Although Yin Qi's eyes were full of murderous intent, he still endured it.

He stomped hard on the ground, and his body rushed out like a galloping horse, quickly leaving all the runners behind.

He turned left and right through various alleys, and finally came to a place not far from the Yin Mansion.

He saw the Prefect and the twelve British knights standing together in front of the mansion gate, surrounded by a large number of runners and guards, and not long after, he saw his parents, elder brother, and younger sister being escorted out.

"British devils!"

Yin Qi clenched his fists tightly, his gaze cold.

He had been wondering earlier why the prefecture office would suddenly break into the Yin Mansion to make arrests; it turned out the British devils were playing tricks.

But what exactly was the reason that made the Prefect dare to take action personally?

In front of the Yin Mansion.

Head Runner Wang reported, "My Lord, Yin Qi has escaped."

Michael's face changed upon hearing this.

He had experienced Yin Qi's strength; if the other party assassinated him, he might not necessarily survive.

The other knights also thought of this point, and their faces changed slightly.

Michael excitedly said, "Prefect, I don't care what method you use, you must capture Yin Qi within today, otherwise I will definitely report to the consul that you are intentionally shielding the murderer and intending to provoke a dispute between the two countries."

The Prefect was shocked upon hearing this.

He hurriedly said sternly, "Come, pass on my order: immediately seal the city gates and search the whole city for Yin Qi."

"Yes, My Lord!"

People around responded and quickly rushed toward the various city gates.

Subsequently, the Prefect said again, "Throw all members of the Yin family into the jail and wait for disposal. Also, thoroughly search the Yin Mansion to find clues to their crimes."

Head Runner Wang's eyes shone: "Yes, My Lord."

Watching his family being escorted away, Yin Qi also quietly left.

In fact, with his speed, he could have completely left the city before the gates closed, but there was no need.

This Shanyin Prefecture wasn't small, and it wasn't difficult for him to hide.

Yin Qi quietly came to the newspaper office and found Tao Chengzhang.

Seeing Yin Qi suddenly appear, Tao Chengzhang was also surprised: "Brother Yin, why have you come?"

Yin Qi said in a deep voice, "Brother Tao, I have a matter to trouble you with. Just now, the foreigners brought the Prefect to arrest my family, and now they are searching for me throughout the city. Go and find out what the reason is."

"What!"

Tao Chengzhang was also shocked; he hurriedly said, "Fine. I'll go now. By the way, our newspaper office has a secret room; I'll take you there to hide first; the government will definitely not discover it."

"Fine!"

Yin Qi nodded.

Except for Nalan Yuanshu, the government didn't know his relationship with the newspaper office, because the newspaper office couldn't be a key search location.

Nalan Yuanshu shouldn't have participated in this matter.

In the movie, although Nalan Yuanshu was a rebel, his attitude toward the foreigners was very clear.

The newspaper office's secret room was in the workshop; because today's newspapers had just been printed, this was the time for rest, so there were no workers in the workshop, and it wouldn't get busy until the afternoon.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had gone by.

During this period, government runners had come to the newspaper office to search; Yin Qi could clearly hear the noisy sounds on the ground, but everyone left very quickly, because except for the machines, other places in the workshop were clear at a glance.

Tao Chengzhang returned.

Also coming to the secret room was Lu Xun.

Tao Chengzhang said in a deep voice, "Brother Yin, I have already found out the matter. It is that all the foreign technicians at your family's steam engine factory were killed, and someone informed that it was your Yin family who sent people to deliberately assassinate them, and also said that your Yin family hates foreigners, and that the previous cases of foreigners being killed were also done by your Yin family, which is why the Prefect decided to arrest your whole family."

"Informing!"

Yin Qi's face looked ugly; in ancient times, this was simply a lethal weapon.

Because this kind of informing almost didn't require any evidence, and furthermore, the Prefect had already been exhausted by the case of the murdered foreigners; now that there was a scapegoat delivered to his door, he didn't care if it was true or not—he would just close the case first.

And the Yin family was a famous wealthy merchant in Shaoxing Prefecture; once the Yin family fell, the Prefect would also eat until his mouth was oily.

Although there was no evidence, what the government was best at was forcing a confession through torture.

Lu Xun said in a deep voice, "Brother Yin, aren't you quite familiar with the Zhang family? You can go and seek their help. No matter what, you cannot let the government force a confession through torture, otherwise everything will be too late."

"The Zhang family won't do!"

Yin Qi shook his head.

Although his relationship with the Zhang family was still quite close, this involved foreigners, and under the circumstances where the Prefect was involved, the Zhang family couldn't possibly take risks for him.

Suddenly his eyes lit up, and he thought of Nalan Yuanshu.

Currently, the only one who could help him was Nalan Yuanshu, because Nalan Yuanshu's official rank was higher than the Prefect's and he had the ability to intervene in this matter.

And Nalan Yuanshu appreciated him quite a bit and had no good feelings toward foreigners, so he might possibly help out.

Although Nalan Yuanshu came ostensibly for the case of the murdered foreigners, he hadn't left any clues at all, and Nalan Yuanshu hadn't suspected him either, so he was safe.

"I thought of someone!"

"Who?"

"Nalan Yuanshu!"

Yin Qi said in a deep voice, "Although it's somewhat risky, to break the situation under the current circumstances, the only way is to find him."

Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun thought for a moment, and finally nodded slowly.

When Nalan Yuanshu visited that day, he clearly expressed that he was also a reformer and even encouraged and appreciated them, so this risk was worth taking.

Tao Chengzhang said, "How about this, Brother Yin, I will go and seek an audience with Nalan Yuanshu first to see what he says. You don't show yourself; although this risk is worth taking, the responsibility on your shoulders is heavier, and no accidents can happen."

Lu Xun also hurriedly nodded.

Yin Qi was the president of the Revival Society, and it concerned the future of the nation, so his safety was naturally more important.

Yin Qi nodded and said, "That's fine. But I can't let you take the risk either.

How about this, I will secretly follow behind you.

If there is danger, I will take you and kill our way out of the city.

Don't worry, with my skills, those government runners won't be able to discover me.

By the way, Brother Zhou.

You also hide first to avoid the limelight."

If Nalan Yuanshu wasn't reliable either, then he could only kill his way out of the city first.

At that time, the newspaper office would definitely be implicated.

Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun both nodded; although the government didn't know their relationship with Yin Qi, Nalan Yuanshu knew it very clearly.

(End of chapter)