I insist

Chapter 383: Disrupting the Scene

She could only hate that her son was so disappointing.

After leaving the room, Song Miqiu couldn't help but slap Qiu Tianlei.

Qiu Tianlei covered his cheek and looked at his mother in shock, asking her a question.

"What's wrong with Mom? Why did you hit me?"

Without saying a word, Song Miqiu grabbed Qiu Tianlei and pulled him out the door. Only then did Qiu Tianlei notice the soldiers in the courtyard.

Qiu Tianlei's face darkened instantly, and he stopped speaking as he had before.

Song Miqiu said to the officers and soldiers, "The person has been brought out for you."

Qiu Tianlei was still stammering and not saying anything when Song Miqiu gave him a hard push.

"Aren't you going to tell me now?"

"Liu's mother accused you of framing Liu Xiaoyue, and someone even saw you following Liu Xiaoyue out of the city gate. Don't you have anything to say to your mother or me?"

Seeing that he could no longer hide the truth, Qiu Tianlei steeled himself and told the whole story of what happened that day.

Song Miqiu had already wasted a lot of time summoning Qiu Tianlei, and the officers and soldiers were no longer willing to wait.

"It's getting late, Imperial Physician. Let's save these words for later when we go to the government office."

Song Miqiu wouldn't feel at ease until she heard what her son had to say.

"Give me a little more time, just for my sake."

The officers and soldiers looked at each other and had no choice but to compromise.

"Since the imperial physician has already spoken, please hurry up."

Qiu Tianlei realized the seriousness of the situation and told everything.

“Mother, someone came to the yard early that morning and gave me a letter, which I opened and read.”

As he spoke, Qiu Tianlei kept watching Song Miqiu's expression.

"It was Liu Xiaoyue who sent me this message. She said she wanted to see me and threatened me, saying that if I didn't go, she had my keepsake and she would tell Yumei."

As Qiu Tianlei spoke, it was as if he were recalling the events of that day.

“Mother, how could I let Yumei know about this? Liu Xiaoyue and I originally had nothing going on.”

"I was rummaging through my things when I realized that she had taken my sachet at some point, which is why I went to the place she mentioned."

Qiu Tianlei tried to explain as clearly as possible.

"But Mother, I really didn't go. When I was halfway there, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong, so I turned back halfway and went home, Mother."

After hearing this, Song Miqiu knew that Qiu Tianlei was not lying, so she sighed. But what could she do now that things had already turned out this way?

Song Miqiu hardened her heart, turned to the soldiers and said, "I have finished questioning you. You can take him away now."

The officers and soldiers stepped forward silently without saying a word, intending to take Qiu Tianlei back to the yamen.

Qiu Tianlei had never seen such a scene before, and he was instantly terrified.

He turned around and looked at Song Miqiu, pleading, "Mother, you must believe your son. I really didn't go there, and I didn't kill Liu Xiaoyue. You must believe me."

What could Song Miqiu say in front of the officers and soldiers?

"You go first, leave the rest to your mother, and she will prove your innocence."

Qiu Tianlei had no choice but to let the soldiers put a handcuff on him.

The soldiers pulled Qiu Tianlei away, and Song Miqiu followed reluctantly. At this time, Tian Yumei in the room was still unaware of anything.

But an unexpected incident occurred as soon as they arrived at the door.

No one knew when, but Liu's mother was waiting outside the door. The moment Qiu Tianlei was brought out by the soldiers, Liu's mother rushed out as if she had been waiting for a long time.

She rushed forward and grabbed Qiu Tianlei by the collar, shouting, "Why did you kill my daughter? Tell me, why did you kill my daughter?"

As she spoke, she wiped away the few tears that had just trickled down her cheeks.

Hearing the commotion, the neighbors all came out to watch.

The neighbors had no idea what had happened, and influenced by Liu's mother, they immediately assumed that Qiu Tianlei was the murderer.

They kept criticizing Qiu Tianlei, and even people they had never met pointed at Qiu Tianlei and cursed him.

Upon hearing the commotion, Song Miqiu quickly went out to check the situation.

Only then did they see Liu's mother and others scolding their son.

Song Miqiu rushed into the middle of the crowd and looked directly at Liu's mother.

"What right do you have to point fingers and yell at my son? Don't you know what you've done?"

After seeing Song Miqiu come out, Liu's mother became even more arrogant.

"Look everyone, this is a classic case of like mother, like son. The mother didn't know how to educate her son properly, and now a murderer has emerged from the academic affairs office."

Song Miqiu sneered, pointing at Liu's mother with no less arrogance, "Now you know how to care about your daughter, but I wonder who sold your daughter to a brothel in the first place."

The moment those words were uttered, the target of the crowd's insults immediately changed.

Everyone pointed and whispered about Liu's mother.

Feeling guilty, Liu's mother could only try to create chaos by raising her voice.

"You are so cruel! You killed my daughter, how can I live?"

The officers and soldiers could no longer stand it; people like this who disrupt officialdom are disliked everywhere.

"The matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet, so you can't jump to conclusions about who the murderer is. Your daughter's body hasn't been found yet."

Then he added, "There is no evidence yet that he killed your daughter. It's not like he killed her as soon as he left the city gate. Do you understand? If you keep causing trouble like this, you'll be arrested."

Upon hearing what the soldiers said, Liu's mother became even more resentful. Unable to do anything to the soldiers, Liu's mother rushed forward and pounced on Song Miqiu.

"I don't care, I just want my daughter."

The officers and soldiers had no way to deal with such a person, but fortunately, Yu Huailin appeared at this moment.

He grabbed Liu's mother with one hand, which saved Song Miqiu from being tortured.

After the officers and soldiers met Yu Huailin, they took the initiative to step forward and explain the whole story.

Yu Huailin stepped forward to reassure Song Miqiu, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Liu's mother wasn't unaware of who Yu Huailin was, but she was still a little intimidated.

"What's wrong? Are you relying on your numbers?"

Yu Huailin said to the crowd, "Everyone, please disperse, please disperse."

Seeing that this person was no ordinary person, everyone gradually left, and only then did things quiet down.

Yu Huailin looked down at Liu's mother and said to her, "If you dare to cause trouble again, your daughter's fate will be your fate. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Remember who you should mess with and who you shouldn't."

Liu's mother was so frightened that she dared not speak, and her eyes became timid as she looked at Song Miqiu.

Qiu Tianlei looked at Yu Huailin, who was treating him like his lifeline, and pleaded, "You have to save me! I'm truly innocent. I didn't kill him."

Qiu Tianlei's throat was almost dry from saying that.

Yu Huailin nodded at him; now he was worried about Song Miqiu.

He put his arm around the soldier's shoulder and said, "You all go back first. He's one of my men, so please take good care of him."

The officers and soldiers responded respectfully, "Of course."