CHAPTER 2025: CHAPTER 2024: THE CHILD WHO TRICKS HIS MOTHER

When a person is in a state of extreme fear, they can experience a mental breakdown. Bai Ruozhu felt a headache from the noise, so with a flick of her finger, a bit of drug powder was thrown out.

Soon, the women fell one by one, and the screams gradually disappeared.

She rubbed her temples. It was finally a bit quieter. If they kept making noise, she wouldn’t be able to concentrate enough to think of a solution.

In fact, she wasn’t afraid of the explosion that Zheng Chunrong mentioned. As long as she hid in the Space and waited for the explosion to end, she thought there wouldn’t be any danger.

But she worried that the explosion here might also affect the outside. Her second brother was nearby; she didn’t know if he would be impacted.

There were also those women, though a few of them didn’t deserve pity, many others had spoken for her before. They were grateful, and she couldn’t bear to see them, young and in their prime, captured in this dark Secret Chamber and tortured, only to be blown apart and leave this world abruptly.

But how could she send a message to her second brother?

She asked the little Furball to look around to see if it could get out. Unfortunately, Furball scoured the area and helplessly burrowed back into the Space.

Outside, the excavation had started, but it hadn’t reached a protective depth yet. Bai Ruozhu felt increasingly uneasy, continually praying that her second brother would discover the danger.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from outside, "Zepei, hold on. I’ve read some ancient texts about mechanical Secret Chambers before. Something seems off here; digging further might be dangerous."

It was Tong Zhengye’s voice! Bai Ruozhu suddenly felt that inviting Tong Zhengye, this fair-skinned man, along was a wise decision.

Bai Zepei hurriedly called for everyone to stop, "Could it trigger mechanisms that could hurt the people inside?"

Tong Zhengye nodded, "Look, this here is black. I’m afraid the mechanisms below are all hiding explosives and kerosene. I have subordinates skilled in this area. I’ll send them word to come over and take a look first."

"Alright, I’ll trouble Tong brother." Bai Zepei said, clasping his hands in thanks.

At this time, Jianqi, sent by Bai Zepei to search the brothel, found the unconscious and naked Magistrate Ma and reported it to Bai Zepei. Jianqi and the others had already established that Magistrate Ma was unconscious in the room of the madam, Zheng Chunrong.

Bai Zepei narrowed his eyes; this matter certainly couldn’t end quietly this time!

Inside the Secret Chamber, Bai Ruozhu sighed a big breath of relief but quickly found it difficult to breathe. Of course, she couldn’t let herself be poisoned; it can only mean that the place was running out of oxygen.

The Space wasn’t large to begin with, and now it’s completely sealed off, with so many people crying and causing a commotion. Fast oxygen consumption was normal.

Anyway, she had already released all the people inside the Secret Chamber, so with a thought, she entered the Space.

Upon entry, her breath immediately became smoother.

She turned on the big screen, keeping an eye on the outside activity at all times.

Soon, Tong Zhengye’s subordinates arrived, one of whom was a gentleman proficient in the art of mechanisms, who checked around with a measuring ruler.

The other four looked very ordinary, resembling typical servants, except each carried a large bag of tools.

Bai Zepei watched them in wonder, pondering how Tong Zhengye could have such people at his side. Was he prepared all along, or did he have a specific purpose for coming out this time?

Knowing a bit about the Imperial Treasury matters from being around the emperor, his first thought was naturally about digging treasures, without thinking much about anything else.

Excavation began shortly, and Bai Ruozhu heard noise from outside, becoming quite curious, eager to see how they would dig.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on a nearby box, casually thrown open on the ground. Bai Ruozhu’s eyes narrowed slightly; that box was where she kept her Protective talisman!

She had initially encountered a mad monk who seemed to see through her identity and even gave her a Peace Talisman. Although Achun thought it unnecessary to pay attention, she vaguely felt that the monk was not ordinary, and the talisman should be properly kept.

But now the Protective talisman...

She twitched at the corner of her mouth. The well-kept Protective talisman had been opened and folded into a Paper Crane...

No need to think about it. This must be the work of her precious son, this child is quite troublesome!

She picked up the Paper Crane, considering whether she could unfold and refold it back to the previous Peace Talisman, only to be startled to see words on the paper!

"This..." She felt amazed, realizing she hadn’t noticed before that the Peace Talisman had text. She cautiously unfolded the Paper Crane to find fine talisman lines on its face, which she had seen as the Peace Talisman’s surface, while the tiny text was on the paper’s reverse side.

As soon as she clearly saw what was written, she nearly screamed in shock. This, this was actually...

With a booming sound, Bai Ruozhu jolted and quickly put the talisman paper back into the box, swiftly exiting the Space.

Following that, a ray of light seeped through the Secret Chamber door, which quickly grew larger as the door was opened.

"Little sister, are you alright?" Bai Zepei rushed in first, followed closely by Jianqi and Tong Zhengye. Jianqi wore a guilty expression, "Master, I came late."

Tong Zhengye looked Bai Ruozhu over and smiled, saying, "Judging by the calm demeanor of Miss Bai, everything seems fine. You shouldn’t blame yourselves."

Bai Ruozhu quickly smiled at her second brother, saying, "I’m fine. I could hear your conversations outside, but my voice couldn’t get through. The captured women are over there; they fainted from fright. In the chaos, the madam activated a mechanism intending to have everyone here buried with her. If you had forced the excavation just now, there would have been an explosion."

Bai Zepei’s face went pale; he suddenly turned and bowed deeply to Tong Zhengye, "Tong brother, thank you. Today’s assistance, Zepei will remember in his heart."

Bai Ruozhu felt a bit sour seeing her second brother thank on her behalf, but she couldn’t explain to him that she was never in danger. So she also bowed to Tong Zhengye, "Thank you, Young Master Tong."

"We’re all friends; it’s just a minor effort. You’re being too polite." Tong Zhengye waved his hand, speaking calmly.

At this time, the people Bai Ruozhu had knocked out all began to wake up, and the rescued women discovered they were saved, crying together in relief.

Zheng Chunrong lay on the ground in despair, seemingly aware of her fate. Unfortunately for her, Yang Laosan, who held affection for her, kept watching, but she showed no response.

"Someone, first take the criminal away, then arrange these women. Get them some clothes, then send them off once the outsiders have left." Bai Zepei instructed.

He was considerate of the women’s reputation, not wanting too many people to see them.

A round-faced woman suddenly knelt down, bowing to Bai Zepei, "Thank you for your empathy, sir. Please don’t contact our families for now."

This matter would surely cause a stir; contacting their families now would be akin to telling their neighbors they were captured by the brothel, not knowing what they had gone through inside.

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Just got home, found the third scheduled Chapter didn’t update automatically, hurriedly got it published manually...