Chapter 59 of 100

Chapter 59

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Su Peng listened and couldn't help but squint his eyes, asking, "Which eye did you see it with? Do you know what slander is?"

"The lecher still dares to argue! Do you dare to open the door and let me search your room?" The young swordsman pointed his long sword diagonally at Su Peng and said, with several other young heroes and heroines also pointing their weapons at Su Peng.

Su Peng ignored them and glanced at Ouyang Qing, who was standing guard at his door, and asked, "Brother Ouyang, what's going on?"

"These wandering ruffians must have gotten some information from somewhere, saying there's a woman's corpse in your room. They insist on searching your room. I saw them and stopped them, but these people still want to force their way in. If you hadn't come back, I would have had to take action," Ouyang Qing said, suddenly showing a mysterious smile and winking at Su Peng.

Seeing Ouyang Qing hinting at something, Su Peng frowned. Does Ouyang Qing know something?

"Are you called Su Peng? Quickly open the door and let us search!" Huo Sijie looked at Su Peng and said.

Su Peng glanced at Huo Sijie. Perhaps due to the earlier pushing and shoving, this young hero's clothes were slightly disheveled. His face was flushed, and there was a bit of sweat on his forehead, but strangely, his lips were somewhat pale.

"Is this young hero suffering from malaria? Why are your lips so pale?" Ouyang Qing looked at Huo Sijie, chuckled, and said.

"Enough nonsense! Someone saw a woman's corpse in this Jiangning man's room. The person was too scared to report it to the authorities and instead gave the information to Young Hero Huo. Young Hero Huo found us to investigate this lecher's room. There's no smoke without fire. If he has nothing to hide, he won't be afraid of us searching his room!" One of the young heroines in Huo Sijie's group said.

"Is that so? If one has nothing to hide, they can search others' rooms. Then if I don't have lustful thoughts, can I sleep with you?" Ouyang Qing sneered and said to the young heroine.

"You... you despicable person!" The young heroine's face turned bright red with shame, and she raised her sword at Ouyang Qing.

"Gentlemen... Gentlemen... Listen to this old man. We run this small inn with great difficulty. Gentlemen, please don't cause trouble. At most, I'll give you all a 30% discount on your room fees. Please don't search the room!" The innkeeper was also outside the room on the second floor, bowing repeatedly to both sides.

Su Peng understood the innkeeper's mindset. If no woman's corpse was found, it would be fine, but if a corpse was found after opening the door, would he still be able to do business here? The innkeeper didn't care whether the lecher was here or not; he just wanted to get through this. However, no one paid attention to him.

At this moment, several more people walked up from the lower floor.

"You, the suspect! You actually dare to come back!"

The leader of the group who came up saw Su Peng and couldn't help but shout.

Su Peng turned around and saw the girl in the light yellow dress. Behind her were three constables who were walking up.

"The authorities are here!" Seeing the girl, the group of young heroes and heroines became noisy and shouted loudly.

"Miss, we received a report that this man named Su Peng is a lecher and that there's a woman's corpse in his room. However, he and his companion won't let us search!" Huo Sijie, who seemed to have returned to his usual self, said to the girl constable.

"I understand. This man's behavior is suspicious. I suspect he has disposed of the body. Since it's said that there might be a woman's corpse in his room, we need to check. Watch this man closely and don't let him escape."

The girl in the light yellow dress said. Her words represented the official stance, and the young heroes and heroines became excited, forming a circle around Su Peng.

Su Peng's face was expressionless, but his eyes gradually narrowed. There really was a woman's corpse in his room. If it was discovered, he would inevitably be delayed in Poyang Lake. Although Fu Yi could testify, the evidence was not strong enough, and he might end up in prison. Su Peng had already decided that if the corpse was found after opening the door, he would sacrifice some of his reputation and break out of the situation.

Thinking of this, Su Peng reached for the hilt of his blunt sword.

But at this moment, Su Peng saw Ouyang Qing wink at him several times, as if telling him not to act rashly.

Su Peng looked at Ouyang Qing in confusion and saw him mouth two words, which seemed to be "watch the show."

The constable behind the girl in the light yellow dress pushed Su Peng's door but found it locked from the inside. He looked at Su Peng and said, "The door is bolted from the inside."

"Sure enough, he's a lecher! Since the door is locked, he must have left through the window. Who would use the window instead of the door if they were innocent?" Someone in the group of young heroes shouted.

"I'll do it!" Young Hero Huo Sijie suddenly drew his long sword and swung it, cutting the door in half. The door bolt inside Su Peng's room was also severed by the sword!

Huo Sijie kicked the door open and led the way to Su Peng's bed, which was covered by a curtain...

Su Peng frowned, his hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to act at any moment.

But Ouyang Qing showed a meaningful smile and shook his head at Su Peng...

Huo Sijie lifted the curtain on Su Peng's bed, and immediately, he discovered...

The bed was empty!

"How can it be empty?" Huo Sijie couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Su Peng also came in and saw that the bed was indeed empty, with nothing but the bedding.

The girl in the light yellow dress also came in and looked at the empty bed, her distinctive eyebrows furrowing.

Su Peng and Ouyang Qing also came in. Su Peng, seeing the empty bed, was slightly surprised but then looked at Ouyang Qing, as if he had an idea.

"Hmm? Young Hero Huo, you seemed very certain that there was a woman's corpse in this room..."

Ouyang Qing came in, glanced at Huo Sijie, whose face had turned pale, and said.

Then he looked at the constables in the room and said, "I've heard a saying, 'the thief cries out to catch the thief.' Young Hero Huo is so upset about catching the lecher. Could it be that Young Hero Huo is also feeling guilty? And since we searched my friend's room because someone said there was a woman's corpse in it... I think we should also search Young Hero Huo's room. I heard a woman's voice in Young Hero Huo's room. The lecher might be Young Hero Huo himself!"

Huo Sijie's face turned deathly pale, and he raised his sword at Ouyang Qing, saying, "What are you talking about?"

"I also think it should be done. Otherwise, I feel unjustly accused. Since this matter was initiated by Young Hero Huo, his room should also be searched. Only then will I be satisfied."

Su Peng seemed to understand something and spoke up.

The girl in the light yellow dress looked at Su Peng and then at Huo Sijie and said, "That makes sense."

"Hmph! I have nothing to hide, so I'm not afraid of your search!" Huo Sijie said sternly and stood there with his hands hanging by his sides.

"Then let's go."

Huo Sijie's room was also in the small building. The confused young heroes, the innkeeper, the constables, Su Peng, and Ouyang Qing all went to Huo Sijie's room. The girl in the light yellow dress pushed open Huo Sijie's door, and in that instant, she and the young heroes and heroines who entered with her couldn't help but exclaim in shock!

They saw... a naked woman, or a woman's corpse, with her white buttocks exposed, kneeling on Huo Sijie's bed...

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