Yu Shu saw Xue Rui in the living room of the front yard. She saw that he didn't have time to change out of his scarlet official robe. She walked towards him and sat down. She asked suspiciously, "Big brother, did you come directly from the yamen?"
Xue Rui nodded. He put his elbows on the armrest and clasped his fingers in front of his abdomen. Because he had been working for a whole day, he looked a bit lazy. He said in a hoarse voice, "I have investigated Qu Hai's case. You should release him as soon as possible."
Yu Shu asked in surprise, "What's going on? What did Big Brother find?"
Xue Rui raised his hand and pressed his two fingers between his eyebrows. He said in a low voice, "Qu Hai is in trouble. It has nothing to do with you. You will only arouse suspicion if you keep him. I will go outside the capital tomorrow for five to six days. So I came to you at this time to inform you. You should release him tomorrow. "
Yu Shu was curious. She hesitated and asked, "Is it convenient for you to tell me what happened? I always feel that Qu Hai has something to do with me. If I don't figure it out, I will feel disgusted. "
Xue Rui put down his hand and looked up at her face. He seemed to be thinking about whether he should tell her or not.
Yu Shu felt a bit uncomfortable under his stare. She twisted her shoulders and said considerately, "It's fine if you don't want to tell me."
"It's not that Qu Hai wanted to fake his death to escape from prison. Someone wanted his life." Xue Rui suddenly said.
Yu Shu was surprised at first. Then she felt confused. She didn't understand what Xue Rui meant. She asked, "What do you mean?"
Xue Rui said, "I've sent people to investigate in private for many days and found out that on the night Qu Hai committed suicide in prison, there was an outsider who entered the prison to visit him. The jailor who was on duty that night and found Qu Hai's' corpse 'was transferred away the next day. I asked someone to find him to inquire about it, and after some investigation, I found out that there was indeed a person who claimed to be Qu Hai's brother who entered the prison. Not long after that person left, the jailor found out that Qu Hai had' died 'after hitting his head on the wall."
"I knew it!" Yu Shu slapped her thigh. He interrupted, "It's not like he's sentenced to death. Was there a need to risk his head and pretend to be dead to escape from prison? There must be something wrong with that prison scout."
Xue Rui nodded. He told her, "Qu Hai is not a native of Anling City. He used to be the deputy leader of a small gang in the south of the city. I investigated his family and learned that he only has a wife and a daughter, and no brothers."
Yu Shu suddenly understood. "He has a wife and children? No wonder. No wonder a fugitive like him would take the risk to stay in the capital and refuse to leave. He must be worried about her. "
"Qu Hai's wife and young daughter jumped into the river two months ago."
Xue Rui's cold words stunned Yu Shu. It took her a long time to find her voice. "D-dead?"
"Yes, they were already gone before Qu Hai escaped from prison." Xue Rui used his finger to press his aching brows again. He slowly told his speculation to Yu Shu. "The gang that Qu Hai used to be in was backed by the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, Song Sixian. Later on, Song Sixian was impeached by the censor for corruption. The Evergreen Gang then scattered after the fall of the tree. Qu Hai was a killer in the pugilistic world. He had done many bloody things for others in secret, but his hands and feet were very clean. Who knew that he would be killed by you and be executed. According to my speculation, it should be one of the rich men who hired him to kill. When he learned that he was arrested, he was afraid that he would leak something to the authorities. So, he made the first move and sent someone to threaten him in prison. Most likely, he used the lives of his wife and daughter to force him to commit suicide. "
Yu Shu's mouth opened wide. Only now did she understand what Xue Rui meant. She took a deep breath and continued, "But Qu Hai was worried about the safety of his wife and daughter, so he faked his death. On one hand, he hid it from the eyes and ears of the rich man. On the other hand, he escaped death. When he returned to look for his family, he found that both his wife and daughter had been killed. If I'm not wrong, his wife and daughter didn't commit suicide like they did on the surface. Someone must have killed them secretly to eliminate them. "
Xue Rui sighed and said, "The mother and daughter's deaths were indeed strange. I've seen Qu Hai before. Now that I think about his situation, it should be because he still has a big grudge against him and couldn't find the burial place of his wife and daughter. So, he lingered in the capital, unwilling to escape."
After sorting out this hidden story, Yu Shu's expression suddenly became complicated. She used to regard Qu Hai as a person who deserved to die. She hated and guarded against him. But who could think that such a cold-blooded killer would be willing to die for the sake of his family. She couldn't help but sympathize with him. Sure enough, a pitiful person must have something hateful.
After explaining these, Xue Rui warned Yu Shu with a serious look, "I think it's not a trivial matter. Maybe there's a bigger implication. We don't know who wants to kill Qu Hai. The other party is in the dark, while we are in the light. It's really inappropriate for you to keep Qu Hai as a hot potato. Why don't you let him go?"
Yu Shu deeply agreed. She thought for a while and said with a headache, "According to what you said, Qu Hai probably wants to take revenge now. If he can't figure it out, he will vent his anger on me for the death of his wife and daughter and come to me again. What should we do? Instead of letting him go, it's better to send him back to the yamen and lock him up again."
Xue Rui shook his head and said, "He won't come to you for revenge."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Yu Shu was not convinced and said, "Why not?"
Xue Rui flicked his fingers on his knees and taught her in a light voice, "That pitiful pair of mother and daughter had no one to hold a funeral for them, so their corpses were randomly buried in the countryside by the memorial hall. Qu Hai was a fugitive who hid in the Capital City, and he couldn't even find the place where they were buried. You told him the place where his wife and daughter were buried. A hot-blooded man like him wouldn't even have the time to kowtow and thank you, so how could he possibly seek revenge from you?"
Yu Shu stared straight at Xue Rui. She couldn't hide the admiration in her eyes. She moved her lips and squeezed out a dry sentence, "Thank you, big brother."
When Xue Rui saw her awkward expression, a thought flashed across his mind. He turned around and smiled, then intentionally said, "I've solved a difficult problem for you, yet you're only going to thank me? Show me something practical, don't just say empty words."
Hearing his words, Yu Shu's face blushed. She scratched the back of her right hand with her left hand. She can't use her usual cleverness at this moment. She doesn't know what benefits she can give him. After thinking for a while, she simply asked, "Then tell me, how do you want me to thank you?"
Xue Rui was just teasing her. Seeing that she took it seriously, he couldn't help but feel itchy. He curved his lips and tentatively said, "Is it okay if I say it?"
Yu Shu felt that she owed Xue Rui a great deal, and she couldn't help but lose some confidence before Xue Rui, so she didn't fuss about it so much and nodded. "Just say it. So long as it's within my ability, I'll surely do it without delay."
Xue Rui narrowed his eyes and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will make things difficult for you?"
Yu Shu rolled her eyes and said, "You don't know how."
Yu Shu didn't know that when she said this, she unconsciously said it with a tone of trust. In the ears of Xue Rui, it was very useful. He felt that he didn't worry for her in vain. This little ungrateful wolf finally knows how to be close to him.
Xue Rui was happy in his heart. The fatigue of the past few days disappeared. But being happy is one thing. How can he reject the benefits that are sent to him?
He looked at Yu Shu's delicate and obedient face. Then he noticed the pair of slender hands on her knees. Suddenly, an idea came to him. Xue Rui leaned back on the chair and relaxed his body. He raised his chin toward her. With a smile hidden in his eyes, he ordered, "Come here and massage my back."
Yu Shu was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Xue Rui would make such a request. She suddenly hesitated whether she should listen to him or not. It must be known that she has never massaged a man's back except for her little brother Yu Lei.
"What? Who said you wanted to thank me earlier? You want to go back on your word now?" Xue Rui teased in a neither hurried nor slow manner.
"Who is regretting it?" Yu Shu was stubborn, but she knew in her heart that she couldn't get away with it, so she stood up and slowly walked to Xue Rui's back. Her gaze moved along the back of his neat and tidy hair before it descended onto his broad back. She hesitantly raised her hands and gestured a few times on his shoulders from a distance, but she just couldn't move them down.
Xue Rui waited patiently and didn't rush her. When he approached like this, he was instead able to smell a strand of pleasant fragrance from her body, and it seemed like dragon saliva yet was slightly different. It carried a slightly calming aura, causing his mind to relax, and he couldn't help but close his eyes.
Right when Xue Rui was about to fall asleep, a gentle force came from his shoulder, and it pushed past his sore cervical vertebrae with an extremely strong force. Instantly, it caused him to open his eyes in comfort, and he was barely able to restrain the moan that was on the tip of his mouth as his body froze.
"Relax." Yu Shu noticed that his muscles were stiff. She frowned and patted his shoulder. Back then, Yu Lei was paralyzed on the bed. He couldn't even turn over. She spent a whole month learning from a physical therapist in Guangdong. She didn't use it for a long time. Although she was a little rusty, she also noticed that Xue Rui's body condition wasn't good. She was worried and forgot about her embarrassment. She just wanted to help him relieve some of his fatigue.
Xue Rui obediently relaxed his shoulders. While enjoying Yu Shu's service, he asked, "You know how to press stilts?"
Yu Shu exerted strength in her hands and said vaguely, "My godfather is a master of martial arts."
Xue Rui thought that Yu Shu must have learned a few moves from He Fangzhi, so he paused for a moment and pretended to casually praise her. "Not bad. You must have practiced it often. How many people have you tested it on?"
Xue Rui couldn't be blamed for being a little narrow-minded. So long as he thought about how Yu Shu's small hands that were used to divine fate had even stayed on another person's shoulder, how could he possibly remain calm?
As soon as he finished speaking, Xue Rui let out a muffled groan. He felt Yu Shu's fingers scraping his neck. The force was so strong that he clenched his teeth in pain.
"Do you think that I'm a servant girl who massages other people's backs for no reason?" Yu Shu stared angrily at the back of Xue Rui's head, and she grumbled with dissatisfaction. "Besides my younger brother, you're the only one who does that."
Xue Rui was still in pain earlier, yet when he heard Yu Shu's words, all the pain in his heart vanished without a trace. At a place where Yu Shu couldn't see, the corners of his mouth curled up high, yet he couldn't seem to mind too much, and he said calmly, "Yes, Big Brother made a slip of the tongue earlier. However, I'm still young, and it's not suitable for me to exercise my muscles and bones often.
Yu Shu didn't know what was on Xue Rui's mind. She only thought that he misunderstood that 'younger brother' was referring to Yu Xiaoxiu.
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