Chapter 1149: Chapter 149: Arrested Chapter 1149: Chapter 149: Arrested “I…?”

Lord Sheng gaped, at a loss for words.

He could not explain any of these questions.

At this point, the truth behind the arson at Zuixiang Restaurant was clear.

The Magistrate’s face darkened, and he commanded sternly, “Bring both Shopkeeper Sheng and Fan Wu to the Governor’s Office.” This place, Xingyu Winery, was not where cases were tried.

Now that the truth behind the Zuixiang Restaurant’s arson was preliminarily determined, the next step was to send these two men to the Governor’s Office and deal with them after the court session. Furthermore, this case also involved the Oil Shop couple, who must be summoned to the public court on the day of the trial–once all the related individuals were gathered.

Only then would the Magistrate pronounce judgment anew on this case.

Thus, both Fan Wu and Shopkeeper Sheng were taken away, leaving the staff and the manager of the Winery, as this incident did not concern the staff of the shop.

The Magistrate did not pursue the matter further, merely delivering a minor reprimand in order to set an example. As for the manager, he was implicated in this matter from the outset.

It was the manager whom Fan Wu and Liu Kui had sought out.

The manager was also involved in setting the fire at Zuixiang Restaurant.

Therefore, after Shopkeeper Sheng and Fan Wu had been taken away, the manager was also escorted to the Governor’s Office.

Having sent Fan Wu and the others away, the Magistrate planned to return as well.

“Madame Su, Master Gu, rest assured, I will bring justice to you regarding the case of Zuixiang Restaurant.” The relationship between Prince Qi Residence and Zuixiang Restaurant was not trivial.

Out of consideration for Prince Qi Residence alone, the Magistrate dared not neglect this case; otherwise, he would not have personally come. And so the Magistrate, accompanied by government officers, took his leave, and Xingyu Winery was temporarily sealed. All the staff were dismissed, and the matter of Zuixiang Restaurant, after all this time, was finally clarified.

From the beginning, Su Yunjin suspected that the burning of Zuixiang Restaurant was not just a mere accident, and she had always harbored doubts about the Magistrate’s initial judgment on the case. Now that the true cause of the arson at Zuixiang Restaurant had been discovered, Su Yunjin finally relaxed completely.

Even her steps became light and brisk.

“Husband, this is wonderful, the truth behind the burning of our Zuixiang Restaurant has finally been uncovered.” Now, for Shopkeeper Sheng, Fan Wu, and the others, any further excuses would be futile; with both witness testimonies and physical evidence present, they had no room to deny the fact that they had set fire to Zuixiang Restaurant. The only regret was that Liu Kui had not been caught.

That Liu Kui was indeed cunning enough to have escaped from the tightly surrounded Xingyu Winery, “Husband, what should we do? Liu Kui has fled; where should we go to find him?”

Wang Meng clenched his fist.

“Sister-in-law, even if he has run away, I can still catch him. Don’t worry! The town is only so large, where can he hide?” Wang Meng was confident that he could apprehend the culprit.

Gu Ya concurred, “Yunjin, you need not worry about Liu Kui. Wang Meng and I will capture him.” Gu Ya now had several dozen men at his disposal.

These men were hired by Gu Ya for a sum of money in the town.

They were well-acquainted with every part of the town.

With these men conducting the search, and including him and Wang Meng,
finding Liu Kui was not going to be an issue.

Now that the truth about Shopkeeper Sheng and Fan Wu’s arson at Zuixiang Restaurant was confirmed, regarding Liu Kui, just as Gu Ya and Wang Meng had said, he would be found sooner or later. Su Yunjin was not too worried.

What Su Yunjin was worried about now was Gu Ya’s hand.

Gu Ya’s hand had been injured.

She had only applied ointment to Gu Ya’s hand briefly.

When they returned, she must tend to Gu Ya’s hand properly.