I insist

Chapter 64: Sudden Investigation

Song Miqiu was not the kind of person who would do anything to harm himself because of other people's affairs.

She followed Yu Huailin out to see if they could find anything useful.

Now that she has been discovered and knows the other party's purpose, there is no need for her to follow.

After all, if they continued to follow them like this, no matter what Yu Huailin was going to do at the city lord's mansion, their sneaky behavior was enough to get them arrested and imprisoned.

Song Miqiu wouldn't be that stupid.

He straightened his clothes and turned back to the inn without hesitation.

It wasn't until she entered the house that Song Miqiu finally felt her body temperature return to normal.

"It seems the nights are getting really cold these days."

Whether it was the cold evening breeze outside or the realization of the man's intentions that sent chills down her spine, only Song Miqiu herself knew.

Lying in bed, Song Miqiu couldn't sleep soundly because she kept thinking about Yu Huailin's trip to the city lord's mansion.

What exactly did that man want to do at the city lord's mansion?

Was it aimed at the city lord or the crown prince?

But no matter which one, the risks involved are too great.

Song Miqiu tossed and turned, her mind filled with these thoughts in a hazy, confused state.

It wasn't until Song Miqiu heard the commotion outside and the frantic knocking on the door that Guo Lei finally came to his senses.

"What happened now?"

Has Lincheng always been this unstable? If that's the case, then she can understand why those people left.

If prosperity means noise, Song Miqiu would rather choose to live in a poor and quiet place.

But the knocking on the door immediately interrupted her reverie and brought her back to reality.

"Open the door! Otherwise, we'll have no choice but to break it down!"

Upon hearing this, Song Miqiu unconsciously frowned.

Are all the guards in Lincheng this arrogant?

This is an inn, where all sorts of people could stay, but their actions clearly showed that they didn't consider anyone at all.

However, in order to avoid trouble, Song Miqiu still agreed.

"coming."

Hearing that it was a woman's voice inside, the guard didn't make things too difficult for her, but his expression was still not good.

Who would be happy to be woken up before they could even rest on a perfectly good night?

Song Miqiu opened the door and saw the guards at the door looking impatient.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. May I ask why you're knocking on our door so late at night instead of resting?"

If it weren't for something important, they should be punished for doing this, right?

But the other person had no intention of explaining to her at all; they simply dragged her out roughly, saying, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Go downstairs and wait!"

Song Miqiu chuckled lightly, "Guards, even if you are government soldiers, you would still be arrested for trespassing on private property without a reason. Now you're arresting me without any reason or explanation. Can I go to the yamen to appeal for justice?"

The guard hadn't expected an old woman to be so quick-witted, but seeing her wrinkled face, he immediately became impatient.

"Just go when we tell you to! What's with all the nonsense? If you don't listen, we won't mind helping you down there!"

The words sounded nice, but Song Miqiu knew that this single word "help" was anything but simple.

"No need for that, I'll go down right away."

The guards didn't want to waste time either. Seeing that Song Miqiu was so obedient, their expressions were noticeably less ferocious than before, though they weren't much better.

However, when Song Miqiu went downstairs, she realized that the noisy sounds she had heard when she was woken up were not coming from outside, but from the entire lobby on the first floor!

Because this place is already packed with people!

"What exactly is going on?"

Many of them only arrived in the city today, but Lincheng is making such a big fuss about it. Is there really something going on, or is it intentional?

Song Miqiu was unsure of what to do, so naturally he dared not act rashly.

Just as he was about to look for someone in the crowd to get information, he spotted Qiu Tianlei, who had also been arrested and was looking completely bewildered, and Tian Shi, who was clearly terrified but was trying to remain calm and comfort the trembling Qiu Xiaobai and Qiu Xiaoshuang.

Immediately, Song Miqiu's face darkened.

The guards simply told them to come down, but they didn't specify where they had to stay.

Song Miqiu walked over discreetly and took a child from Tian Yumei's arms.

When her child was suddenly snatched away, Tian Yumei instinctively tried to hold on tighter.

"it's me."

Song Miqiu's voice was like a reassuring pill, immediately putting Tian Yumei at ease.

"Mother, were they woken up too?"

They initially thought these were just random individuals being checked.

But judging from the current situation, all the guards, regardless of age or gender, have been summoned down!

Song Miqiu didn't look at Tian Shi, but instead held Qiu Xiaoshuang, who was trembling with fear and dared not look at anyone, and gently patted her.

"Well, although we don't know exactly what happened, it's probably not that simple. Let's wait and see. First, let's comfort the two children."

Song Miqiu had a set of skills, and Qiu Xiaoshuang was indeed much more relaxed under her gentle pats. However, every time the guards came down and shouted loudly, she would still tremble with fear.

The frost in Song Miqiu's eyes deepened.

If she had a way to deal with these people, she would never have let them off so easily!

No matter the reason, if they threaten even the elderly and children, these people are really not good people at all.

Behind them, there was a steady stream of people being brought over.

"Hurry up! Dawdling is wasting time. If we delay important matters, even if all of you pay with your lives, it won't be enough!"

These guards clearly caused panic among the crowd.

They were almost all woken up from their sleep, and they were not fully awake yet. With these threatening words constantly ringing in their ears, anyone would be in a daze, right?

Song Miqiu instinctively covered the children's ears, then quietly exchanged for two more white fruit candies and slipped them into the children's mouths without leaving a trace.

The quickest way to comfort a child is to distract them.

Sure enough, with their favorite candy and the beautiful candy wrapper, the two children gradually forgot their fear.

Song Miqiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.