In the darkness, several people stood in different corners, none speaking, but a few rounds of glances had already passed between them.
Su Xiaoqi decided to pay the utmost attention to Ruan Xiaorui.
She had her moved out of the woodshed and instructed Zhang Yu to take her to Mei Xin's room.
"Just tell Miss Mei that our rooms are not enough, and the relatives who came today are also our family. If she doesn't mind, she can stay with us."
Zhang Yu felt she couldn't quite understand Su Xiaoqi's intentions.
However, she had always been accustomed to obeying Su Xiaoqi's orders.
So she took Ruan Xiaorui over.
As for the peddler, Su Xiaoqi also arranged for Zhang Dian to escort him back to the side room of the front courtyard.
When he was first captured, he was indeed held in the woodshed.
But later, after she was assassinated by Mei Xin, because he confessed some things,
Su Xiaoqi had him moved to a better room in the front.
This time, it was only to trick Ruan Xiaorui into falling for it, that she moved him here.
Otherwise, how could Ruan Xiaorui have been so startled by the rats that she lost her composure, temporarily letting down her guard, allowing her to discover her true intentions with a test?
Su Xiaoqi mocked the peddler:
"Look, how pathetic you are. Not only has your organization abandoned you, but they have also sent people to assassinate you repeatedly.
Even if I let you go now, you probably have nowhere to go."
The peddler lowered his head and remained silent.
He had to admit that what Su Xiaoqi said was true.
He was indeed at his wit's end.
But the trump card in his hand was not so easily revealed.
He had to use it to save his life at a critical moment.
"The news of your betrayal must have already reached your organization.
If you don't want your trump card to be completely useless, I advise you to take it out quickly.
Otherwise, when your trump card becomes useless, it will mean that you have lost your value to me.
I will never be as polite to you again."
Su Xiaoqi's words were very practical, and after considering for a long time, the peddler finally took out a map.
Su Xiaoqi recognized at a glance that it was a map of the entire Daliang Dynasty.
Several places on it were marked with a triangular symbol indicating importance.
The capital city, which was close by, had one, as did Baoding. Further away, Yizhou Prefecture and Mianzhou City also had them.
The most obvious one was Yuanbao Mountain, which not only had a triangle drawn on it but was also marked in red.
"Where is this?" Su Xiaoqi asked.
The peddler answered very quickly: "Yuanbao Mountain in Mianzhou City."
Su Xiaoqi was puzzled: "What's different about this place?"
"My status in the organization is too low; I am only an outer disciple who runs errands, and most of what I do is passing messages between the two parties.
I can't do anything else.
Su Xiaoqi also knew that their organization was extremely secretive, so she found it difficult for him. She changed the subject and asked him about what he knew.
"Where did this map come from?"
"This, this is me, I secretly drew it." The peddler was a little embarrassed.
It turned out that he had never studied since childhood, but he had a good memory.
Especially with drawing.
When he was delivering this map for someone before, he accidentally took a peek and remembered it.
At that time, he felt that this map must be very important, so he kept it in his heart, and later, when no one was around, he secretly traced it out.
He had never shown it to anyone.
Su Xiaoqi smiled upon hearing this.
There might be some minor information that could be dug out from the peddler, but she had no more energy for it.
Or, if she wanted to unravel the secrets of the organization called 'Wang', everything was on this map.
She caressed the map and said:
"Very good, your life is truly saved this time, and I will send someone to escort you out of the capital. You are free."
The peddler looked at Su Xiaoqi in disbelief: "No, that, madam, I am truly free, can I leave here?"
Su Xiaoqi smiled: "Of course, you are free to go anywhere, but I advise you to disguise yourself, otherwise, you will be courting death as soon as you step out."
Not to mention that Mei Xin was always eyeing her covetously, waiting for any opportunity to kill her to silence her.
And now, even his own niece, Ruan Xiaorui, had embarked on the path of wanting to kill the peddler.
The peddler knew this very well. He suddenly knelt down with a "plop" and begged for mercy:
"Sir, sir, can I not leave? My name is, my name is Ruan Xiaosan, I can do many things, please madam, take me in."
Su Xiaoqi scoffed: "I have plenty of capable people here, you, with no skills and no advantages, what use do I have for you, and you are also a person with a naturally rebellious bone.
Keeping you by my side is like a poisonous snake hissing, like the farmer and the snake."
Despite saying this, Su Xiaoqi finally agreed to send Ruan Xiaosan away.
Letting him live at Shen Yun's estate in the suburbs.
Zhang Yu couldn't understand it again and asked hesitantly: "Madam, Ruan Xiaosan is so detestable, why not only did you not kill him, but you also let him go and helped him?"
Su Xiaoqi smiled: "Why would I kill him?
The people in their organization want to kill him the most now, not us.
If I kill him, wouldn't I be fulfilling their wishes?"
Su Xiaoqi was unwilling to do any losing business.
As for saving him, it was just a matter of convenience.
He posed no threat to her now.
She believed that the 'Wang' organization's persistence in killing him meant they would never accept his return.
"Of course, even if he has the ability to survive, he won't have any impact on me."
Su Xiaoqi said proudly.
She was not afraid of Ruan Xiaosan!
There were too many things today, and it wasn't until the third watch that everything was finished.
By this time, Shen Yun had still not returned, and Su Xiaoqi couldn't help but worry.
Unable to sleep, she simply got up and read a book wrapped in her quilt.
As the fourth watch bell rang, the door was knocked.
Zhang Yu, who was guarding the room, opened the door, and Su Xiaoqi quickly got up. She saw Shen Yun enter, bringing a gust of cold air with him.
He took off his cloak and said, "Why hasn't my wife slept yet?"
Su Xiaoqi pouted: "Husband hasn't returned, how dare your wife sleep alone."
Listen to this voice, both charming and petulant.
Shen Yun couldn't wait any longer. He quickly washed his hands and face, took off his outer robe, and then carried Su Xiaoqi in his arms, saying repeatedly,
"My wife is afraid of the cold, and she got up without even putting on her shoes. Do you want to break my heart?"
Su Xiaoqi found a comfortable position in Shen Yun's warm embrace and leaned against him, asking why he had been away for so long.
"The Ruan family had already fled, and we sent people to pursue them.
They chased them to the outskirts of the city but didn't catch them. Fearing you would worry, I turned back and only sent Zhang Lei.
It was only when passing by Zhuque Street on the way back that I met Censor Wang."
"Wang Enze?" Su Xiaoqi had a deep impression of him, and Shen Yun's brief mention made her react.
"Yes, he told me that the Kongshan case had been investigated thoroughly, and the case file had been redone. It was time to close the case."
Su Xiaoqi chuckled when she heard this.
"Husband, you were a fellow investigator with Censor Wang, and yet you acted like a shopkeeper who shirks responsibility. You really deserve a beating."
"Wang Enze roped me in back then, mainly to have someone to take the blame.
But Kongshan had already been dealt with by my wife, and he had tasted all the torture instruments in the Ministry of Justice in the prison.
The investigation of the case had already been very easy, so he was naturally happy to have no one to obstruct him.
Therefore, he didn't look for me. Now that the case is to be closed, it's unavoidable."
Shen Yun also laughed as he spoke, and then asked Su Xiaoqi about the situation on her end.
Su Xiaoqi naturally told him everything she had investigated.
Shen Yun frowned and sighed, not knowing whether he was sighing at Zhao Xiaolan's deviation or Ruan Xiaorui's extraordinary abilities at such a young age.
Su Xiaoqi couldn't bear to see him sad and advised, "It's fate, husband, you don't need to sigh, it's time to rest."
Shen Yun's voice suddenly became low and hoarse: "My wife has waited for me for so long, and now we should rest?"
Su Xiaoqi understood his hint, and her pretty face turned red: "Yes, let's rest, aren't we resting yet? It's almost dawn."
"Wife, I miss you!" Shen Yun said, reaching for Su Xiaoqi's waist.