"G...Great hero, I didn't do it. Do I look like a killer to you?" Mu Rendong had long forgotten about the old couple and didn't remember the heinous thing he had done.
Qian Tu watched as Mu Rendong denied it without a second thought. His anger flared up immediately, but he still managed to maintain a shred of reason.
"I'm asking if you killed two people after you escaped from the detention place!" Qian Tu pushed the knife on his neck a bit closer.
As Qian Tu said this, Mu Rendong remembered. He suddenly widened his eyes. What's going on? Weren't those two people child - less and alone? Could it be that this person...
"Great hero, do you have some feud with them? Don't worry, those two wretches have been killed by me. They'll never get in your way again. I swear what I said is absolutely true."
Mu Rendong was so afraid that Qian Tu wouldn't believe him that he even swore a poisonous oath. However, Mu Rendong didn't know that his words had completely stepped on Qian Tu's landmine. It was really this brute who had killed his parents!
"Do you know that they were my parents? You killed them. Tell me how I should deal with you?" Qian Tu had completely calmed down now. But those who knew him well would surely be shocked if they saw him like this and then run as far away as possible.
Because Qian Tu was now overly rational, and there was a towering rage building up in his heart.
After hearing Qian Tu's words, Mu Rendong's face turned deathly pale. He also smelled a strange odor. Mu Rendong had wet his pants, but he didn't care about it now. All he wanted was to save his life.
"Great hero, actually I was just lying to you. I didn't kill anyone." Mu Rendong regretted it so much now. Why did he have to be so quick - tongued and blurt out the truth? Couldn't he have waited?
"Humph! Do you think I'll believe you? Mu Rendong, you escaped from prison first, then killed someone, and on top of that, you impersonated a royal relative. With just these crimes alone, how many heads do you have to be chopped off?"
Not to mention raping innocent women. His actions were a form of fraud. Just as Qian Tu was about to take action, there was a knock on the door.
"Honorable guest, the beauties are all ready. You can go now." The butler outside the door was waiting respectfully for Mu Rendong's order.
When Mu Rendong heard the butler's voice, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope for survival. Just as he was about to shout for help, Qian Tu sealed his mute acupoint.
"If you make a single sound, I'll slit your throat!" Qian Tu threatened menacingly. After seeing Mu Rendong nod cowardly, he ignored him.
Anyway, there was no one in this town who could be his match. If necessary, he would just kill Mu Rendong and then leave. No one would know he had ever been here.
"Tell the people outside that you're not going tonight." Qian Tu glanced at Mu Rendong and said.
Mu Rendong nodded to show that he understood. Qian Tu looked at Mu Rendong and unsealed his acupoint.
"Butler, I suddenly have no interest tonight. You can send them all back. Come back another day." Mu Rendong said in his usual tone.
However, such a situation had never happened before. This was the first time Mu Rendong had refused the beauties. The butler was a bit surprised in his heart. "Is there something wrong with the honorable guest?"
Mu Rendong glanced at the knife on his neck and shouted angrily, "I'm just not in the mood today. Get out if you have nothing to do!"
After hearing this, the butler outside the door heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the honorable guest was fine. He had thought too much. It was no wonder he was suspicious. Who asked the honorable guest to do something so unexpected this time?
After seeing the shadow outside the door leave, Qian Tu knocked Mu Rendong unconscious. After taking Mu Rendong away, he returned and set the place on fire. He had to give them a reason for Mu Rendong's departure.
So many women in the town had been ruined by this brute. Reasoning with them was definitely not an option. So let them think that Mu Rendong had been burned to death. Anyway, Mu Rendong wouldn't live long.
Qian Tu looked at the increasingly large fire, curled his lips, and left.
The next day, everyone in the town knew that the honorable guest's mansion had caught fire last night. The honorable guest hadn't managed to escape and had died inside. Fortunately, the other people were unharmed and safe.
However, the eldest daughter of the town mayor never believed that Mu Rendong was dead. She had a hunch that Mu Rendong had been kidnapped and was now waiting for someone to rescue him. Maybe it was someone from the capital.
Mu Rendong had said that his sister didn't agree with him staying here. So it must be his sister who had taken him away. For a moment, a determined light flashed in her eyes. She would surely find her husband back.
On this side, Qian Tu took Mu Rendong to his parents' graves. He made Mu Rendong kneel in front of them and kowtow three times loudly.
"Dad, Mom, I've caught the murderer who killed you. You can rest in peace on the Yellow Spring Road."
Qian Tu knelt in front of the graves for a long time, so long that his knees had completely lost their feeling before he slowly got up. He took the tightly - bound Mu Rendong to the Mansion of the Assistant Regent. Although he was the number one constable in the capital, if he wanted to kill someone, he still needed an imperial edict.
But with the support of the Assistant Regent, it would be different. He could completely let go of his hands and chop Mu Rendong into pieces!
Yuan Yuhan twitched the corner of his mouth when he saw Qian Tu bring Mu Rendong, who looked like a pig, in front of him.
"You've already caught the culprit. What are you doing here with me?" Why not just kill him directly?
"I can't kill people casually." Qian Tu said seriously.
Yuan Yuhan understood. So he came here for his permission.
"Alright, I understand. You can take action with confidence. If it's found out, I'll take the blame for you." Anyway, there was an imposter Mu Rendong in the palace. There was nothing to be afraid of.
Moreover, this Mu Rendong was a person who deserved to die anyway. It didn't matter whether he died early or late. Even if the matter was exposed, no one would dare to say anything. A death - row prisoner, once dead, was just a nobody.
After getting the approval, Qian Tu bowed to Yuan Yuhan and then left through the back door with a terrified Mu Rendong.
Not long after, Qian Tu started to follow the Assistant Regent around. The perceptive ministers could guess that Lord Qian had changed his master. Now, there was one less powerful general following the emperor.
When Yuan Yuchuan found out, he was in a fit of rage. "Does this Qian Tu want to die? How dare he switch sides right in front of me!"
"Your Majesty, calm down. Maybe Lord Qian has some unspeakable difficulties."