Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 38 Prison Disaster

"Ma'am, look here!"

The next morning, Qin Ke was still asleep when Lu Youqing went out. He had drunk some wine last night, so she didn't call him.

As soon as he walked out of the door, Han Qi hurriedly pulled him to the wall. Lu Youqing followed Han Qi's direction and looked at the messy footprints on the ground.

"Have you seen anything missing from your house?"

When I returned home last night, it was already late and my vision was poor, so I didn't notice the footprints at all. In addition, Qin Ke was a little drunk and noisy, so all my attention was on him.

This led to Han Qi noticing signs of invasion at home when he was cleaning the yard after dawn.

Qin Ke was awakened by the noise of ping-pong in the house. He rubbed his swollen forehead and when he went out, he saw Lu Youqing directing Han Qi and Li Nanqiao to check each room one by one.

"Madam, what's going on?" Qin Ke put on his coat and walked over, somewhat confused.

Lu Youqing's face looked a little ugly. Seeing Qin Ke coming over, he forced a smile and said, "Someone came into the house last night."

"Did you lose anything?" Qin Ke's face darkened. Li Nanqiao went home last night, and Lei Zhong also went to live in the melon field. They were out for only two hours.

"The strangest thing is, we haven't found anything missing so far. We have checked the warehouse and found nothing missing, not even a single watermelon."

Lu Youqing was not too worried about the family's property and land deeds. These valuable items were hidden in a very secret place in the house. Only she and Qin Ke knew about it. It was impossible for an ordinary thief to find that location.

She was the first one to check after she learned that there had been a thief in the house, but there was no sign of anyone having read anything in the study.

Qin Ke looked around the entire yard, feeling uneasy. It would be more disturbing if nothing was lost in the house than if something was lost. If valuables were lost, it could be treated as an ordinary thief who was seeking wealth.

But the thief came in and took nothing, so what did this man want?

Qin Ke looked around the yard and suddenly his eyes fell on the clothes hanging to dry in the yard.

"What's there?"

Following Qin Ke's line of sight, Li Nanqiao, who was closest to the bamboo poles, rushed over first and took down the azure-colored dress, handed it to Qin Ke and Lu Youqing, and said, "Boss, my lady, the cuff is torn here, and a piece of it was torn off. It was clearly fine when I was drying it yesterday."

This was the coat he wore two days ago. He changed it and hung it in the yard yesterday. Qin Ke took the coat and looked at the tear. It seemed to have been torn off by someone with great force.

But why? It was unreasonable to go through so much trouble to sneak into his yard just to destroy his clothes.

Before he could say anything, there was a sudden noise outside, and soon someone was banging on the gate.

"Open the door! The police are investigating the case!"

Several people looked at each other, and finally Lu Youqing calmed down and ordered: "Han Qi, go open the door and see what's going on."

Li Nanqiao and Han Qi both went to the front. Qin Ke suddenly felt uneasy. He always felt that something was going to happen. He subconsciously grabbed Lu Youqing's wrist and whispered, "My wife,"

He didn't know what he asked her to say, he just did it subconsciously.

Lu Youqing turned her head and raised the corner of her mouth towards him, comforting him: "It's okay."

Just as Han Qi was about to open the door, Qin Ke lowered his head and stared at the torn clothes in his hands. He didn't know what the person behind the scenes was planning, but this torn clothes must be part of the other party's plan.

His thoughts raced, and the next second, as soon as he thought about it, the clothes that were originally tightly held in his hands disappeared out of thin air.

Seeing this scene, Lu Youqing's pupils suddenly constricted and she looked at it in disbelief. However, she had no time to ask anything because the group of officers who were knocking on the door outside had already rushed into the courtyard.

The leader held the sword at his waist tightly in his left hand, looking ferocious. He looked around at everyone present and then stopped at Qin Ke who was standing in the corridor and said, "We are the officials of Yong'an Town. We have been ordered to arrest Qin Ke and bring him to justice. Outsiders, please do not interfere with our duties!"

"I wonder what crime my husband has committed?" Lu Youqing's face was pale, and she was trying hard to stand in front of Qin Ke.

Qin Ke looked at the thin and determined figure standing in front of him, and his heart was deeply moved. Looking at the attitude of this group of officers, he knew that today's matter would not end well.

"A murder occurred in the City God Temple on the outskirts of the city. Qin Ke is the primary suspect. Search the others carefully!" The police pushed aside Han Qi and others who were blocking the way.

Following his order, everyone else rushed into the house to search, and the originally tidy and clean courtyard was turned into a mess by them.

Qin Ke had already guessed what they were looking for, and Lu Youqing also knew his search target, and they looked at each other tacitly.

"Sir, it's not found!"

“I didn’t find it here either!”

The officers searched Qin Ke's house from top to bottom, but they didn't find what they were looking for. They could only frown and wave their hands, saying, "Catch the criminal Qin Ke first."

"My dear, I'm not at home. Please take care of all the household affairs." Qin Ke raised his hand and placed it on Lu Youqing's shoulder, staring at her reluctantly.

"Hurry up! Stop dawdling!"

The officers did not give Qin Ke a chance to say goodbye. They simply locked one of his arms and put a heavy chain on him.

The police officers rushed to Qinghe Village in a menacing manner and were seen by the villagers. When they escorted Qin Ke out, many curious people had gathered outside the yard to watch the fun.

"What happened? Why did they come to arrest Qin Ke?"

"I don't know, but I vaguely heard that there seemed to be a murder case. Could it be that Qin Ke killed someone?"

……

Lu Youqing watched Qin Ke being taken away by the police with a worried look on his face.

"Madam Lu, what should we do?" Things happened so quickly that Li Nanqiao was still a little dazed, and his voice was trembling uncontrollably.

Lu Youqing stood there, facing the villagers' malicious suspicion and strange looks in front of her, and behind her was a mess - the courtyard that was once neat and tidy had now been turned upside down and became a mess by the officials.

She took a deep breath, then slowly closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down.

She knew that the more times like this happened, the more she couldn't panic. Qin Ke was still in prison waiting for her to deal with him, and the people behind her were also waiting for her to take charge of the situation.

"Go home and close the door!" She straightened her back, turned around with a cold face and stepped into the house first.

Han Qi walked at the end and closed the courtyard gate tightly, blocking the view of those outside who wanted to continue watching the fun.

Li Nanqiao carefully supported her and slowly walked to the stone bench in the yard. She could clearly feel Lu Youqing's gentle hand tightly holding her arm, and her fingers were unconsciously exerting force, and the knuckles that should have been rosy now looked unusually pale.

The atmosphere in the yard was unusually quiet. The breeze gently blew the leaves, making a slight rustling sound, but this sound was particularly clear in the silent yard.

Li Nanqiao and the others breathed lightly and looked at the woman sitting in the yard carefully.

"Thunder."

"exist!"

"Take some silver and go to the city to find out what happened and what case the husband was involved in. The more detailed the information, the better. It would be best if you know someone in the government so that we can go in and see the husband." Lu Youqing only pondered for a moment, then raised his head with a firm and sharp look, and arranged the next things in a swift and decisive manner: "Han Qi, the servants of Caiyue Tower will come to pick up the watermelons in a while. Don't say anything, just give them to them and settle the payment according to the rules."

After they both left, Li Nanqiao raised his finger and pointed at himself, asking, "Madam, what should I do?"

"Cleaning up the house with me first, and then wait, someone will come to the door soon."

Li Nanqiao was a little confused. She really couldn't understand how her wife knew someone would come in a while. However, from Lu Youqing's tone, she clearly felt a sense of heaviness and uneasiness. Although she was full of doubts, Li Nanqiao didn't dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly lowered her head to start picking up the things that were thrown in a mess.

She quickly picked up the clothes scattered on the ground and folded them neatly; put the books back on the bookshelf one by one; and carefully picked up the broken pieces of the teacup to avoid scratching her fingers. With the cooperation of the two, the courtyard finally returned to its original cleanliness.