Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 452: Ingenious Tactics!

"Stop, you little scoundrel, don’t run!"

In a narrow alley, Li Qingmu appeared frazzled, running in circles and turning corners, trying to shake off the two large men trailing him.

The two initially were just suspicious, wondering if this person had discovered the cabin where they kept the children. If they could make him stop, maybe after checking the ship’s cargo, they’d release him.

But judging by his current appearance, something was definitely wrong!

He might have already discovered their secret, they had to catch and kill him!

As Li Qingmu ran, an opening appeared in front of him, he darted through it and then turned left.

"Damn, this little brat is like a slippery eel, really knows how to run!"

The two large men cursed and hurried to follow.

As Li Qingmu passed by a large gate, he discreetly slipped a small note through the crack, then continued running.

The two men were still some distance away, from their perspective, it seemed like Li Qingmu knocked on the door trying to hide, but since no one answered, he had to turn back and run the other way.

"Heh, this little rascal, when I catch him, I’ll skin him alive!"

The hook-nosed man cursed sinisterly, pulling out a small knife from his palm, the blade was extraordinarily sharp, gleaming with a menacing light.

"Whoosh!"

The hook-nosed man threw the blade, aiming at Li Qingmu’s back!

Feeling a shiver down his spine, Li Qingmu instinctively dodged to the side.

"Rip!"

The blade tore through his sleeve, grazing his skin, drawing a faint trace of blood.

"Heh heh, little runt, you can’t escape now!"

The man grinned maliciously seeing Li Qingmu injured, the blade was coated with a deadly poison, if it hit, he would surely die!

He thought Li Qingmu would collapse soon, but to his disbelief, Li Qingmu was still running?

What’s going on?

The hook-nosed man was unaware that while distracting them, Li Qingmu had already taken a Baidu Pill just in case.

If he knew, he’d probably curse!

Is he really that afraid of death?

Li Qingmu continued running, turning a corner, and suddenly dashed through a large gate.

"Damn it, stop running..."

The two large men reached the spot, suddenly halting their steps.

Because they saw, above the gate, were three golden characters: "Imperial Censorate"!

This... this is the government office of the court!

As traffickers, they feared seeing court officials the most. Of course, petty officials were no concern since they had their ways to collude with them. But a place belonging to a significant department... better stay far away!

The two turned to leave.

But it was too late!

"Seize them!"

Armed soldiers wielding long knives appeared from both sides, fully armored, looking formidable and intimidating.

These men were none other than Cao Family Army!

"Clang clang clang!"

The Cao Family Army drew their swords, sharp and imposing, forming a circle to surround the two.

The hook-nosed and bearded man were dumbfounded.

Where did these people come from? They had no idea until now? No, they weren’t meant to come here; they were lured over!

"Damn, bro, we’ve been played, that pretty boy is with the government!"

Realizing this, the bearded man slapped his thigh angrily.

The hook-nosed man wore a grim expression, biting his lip as he stared at the armored officers and said, "It’s do or die, let’s fight them!"

"Arrest them!"

A young man emerged from the gate, showing none of the previous panic or fear, now calm and composed. He scanned the duo coldly, sneering, "We’ve been waiting for you!"

In an instant, the hook-nosed and bearded man felt a chill run down their spines.

They had really been played by this pretty boy!

Who is he?

Waiting for them... all this time...

"Your gang of thieves prey on children strayed in festivals, selling them to distant places. Girls are trafficked as prostitutes, child brides, servants; boys sent for hard labor or to be crippled for begging, or even used in live sacrifices! Such atrocities, heinous as can be, warrant death!"

Li Qingmu spoke each word with a hint of fury.

Since discovering the scheme using a child dressed in monkey skin, poisoned mute, impersonating a monkey, Li Qingmu had been investigating.

The previous incident at the Imperial Palace, despite heavy precautions, no one expected that monkey. Had it not been for Li Qingmu’s heightened vigilance, he might have succeeded.

Although recovering from injuries, recently he asked the Emperor about the monkey, Qi Yun provided him a clear answer.

The monkey was indeed a person in disguise, a short-statured middle-aged man, using monkey fur to carry out the attack, unpredictable and hard to guard against.

Once might be a coincidence, but two or three times?

Recognizing something unusual, Li Qingmu had Zifeng and Qingming investigate, eventually targeting this gang.

Although unable to pinpoint their base at first, he was certain they would act during this Dragon Boat Festival, presenting an opportunity for capture.

Everything was planned meticulously, except he didn’t anticipate You’er contributing so much without him having to seek out help.

Now, these traffickers were right before him!

"Take them down!"

At Li Qingmu’s command, over twenty officers from the Cao Family Army charged forward, though hook-nosed and bearded man were fierce, they were no match for the battle-hardened soldiers from Xinan!

In no time, the two were captured!

"Let go, let go, this is the Imperial Censorate, you’re with the Imperial Censorate, you have no right to arrest citizens!"

The hook-nosed man seemed familiar with court matters, aware the Imperial Censorate only monitored officials and if arresting, would only target officials, not civilians.

Li Qingmu chuckled softly, "I can’t arrest civilians, indeed, but you are roaring insolently before the Imperial Censorate, showing contempt for the law, should you not be arrested?"

"Nonsense, when did we roar? No such thing, you’re slandering us!" 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

The hook-nosed man shouted loudly, his voice echoing so that both officials inside and the public outside could hear.

Li Qingmu touched his nose, revealing a mischievous grin, "Still insist on not roaring? What is this then? Publicly shouting at an officer, showing contempt for the law, and you still deny it?"

"I..."

The hook-nosed man was dumbfounded, he was just stating facts loudly, but now this person claims he was shouting at an officer, showing contempt for the law?

The accusation angered him greatly, he couldn’t help but curse: "You damned official, screw your uncle! Damn you..."

"Insolence! Such rebellious conduct, take this defiant rogue to the Jingzhao Mansion!"

This was a perfect setup, first using an unfounded accusation of shouting at officials, showing contempt for the law to arrest him, provoking him into acting irrationally, then using that behavior as a reason to send him to the Capital Governor Mansion.

With this, no one could criticize his actions anymore.

It was indeed a brilliant move!