All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

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"Madam, Lingyin, I'm so sorry..."

Xu Pingzhi, who was being held in solitary confinement, was in unbearable pain; his suffering was a hundred times greater than Xu Qi'an's current feelings.

Xu Qi'an was pulled into the cell and slowly came to his senses, because he did not see Xu Xinnian and Xu Lingyue.

Xu Xinnian was a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations) and a student of Yunlu Academy. Thanks to the protection of the great scholars of the academy, he should have been spared from exile.

My cousin Xu Lingyue is now a maid in Li Chang'an's household. Li Chang'an is a very popular figure in the capital, and it is said that he has close ties with Wei Yuan and the two princesses.

I just don't know if he will save Xu Lingyue at this moment.

Thinking of this, Xu Qi'an shook his head. Li Chang'an could only save Xu Lingyue at most; how could he possibly save anyone else?

I'm doomed, I'm definitely doomed.

At the same time, in Li Chang'an's residence.

Li Chang'an was cultivating when he was suddenly startled by Xu Lingyue's crying.

He vaguely remembered that Xu Pingzhi had been imprisoned this month. "Lingyue, what happened?"

As Li Chang'an walked out the door, Xu Lingyue knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably, and kept kowtowing to Li Chang'an.

"Young master, my father lost 150,000 taels of tax silver. The whole family has been imprisoned. My father is to be beheaded, the women are to be sent to the brothel, and my little sister is only five years old... Now the whole family is imprisoned..."

Li Chang'an said, "Get up, you're alright now."

Xu Lingyue was also puzzled. The news came from her second brother, who was being protected by the academy. However, she herself had no official rank and had not been imprisoned.

However, she could guess that this was due to Li Chang'an's influence.

"Young master, my second brother is requesting an audience outside the mansion gate," Xu Lingyue said, wiping away her tears.

"Let him in," Li Chang'an said, and walked towards the main room.

Soon after, Xu Xinnian stood in front of Li Chang'an, wearing a moon-white robe. He was very handsome, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and thin lips.

He had never met Li Chang'an before because their statuses were too different, but now that lives were at stake, Xu Xinnian couldn't care less about that.

Although several great scholars were able to save his life, he would still inevitably be relegated to a lowly status, and his descendants would be unable to take the imperial examinations or become officials.

Moreover, those great Confucian scholars did not have much real power, and they were powerless to do anything when faced with crimes personally determined by the emperor.

Therefore, Xu Xinnian knew that Li Jinluo, the powerful and influential scholar, was his only lifeline.

thump!

Xu Xinnian immediately knelt down.

"This humble citizen, Xu Xinnian, begs Your Excellency to save my family. I, Xu Xinnian, am willing to serve Your Excellency like an ox or a horse!"

Xu Lingyue knelt down again, saying, "Young Master has treated Lingyue with the greatest kindness. Lingyue was not imprisoned because of Young Master."

"This servant is eternally grateful. It's not that I'm ungrateful or taking advantage of you. It's just that my father is on his deathbed, and my mother and younger sister are going to be forced into prostitution..."

"stand up."

Li Chang'an's words were law, and the brother and sister immediately stood up.

"Don't panic, the Xu family is not destined to perish, let's wait a little longer."

Li Chang'an remained calm, as if he didn't take the matter seriously at all. Xu Xinnian, who was flustered, couldn't tell whether Li Chang'an was confident or indifferent.

Xu Lingyue, wiping away her tears, felt much more at ease. If the young master said that, he must have a solution.

As for how to save someone after being convicted by imperial decree, her little brain simply couldn't figure it out.

Not long after, the chief constable of the Six Doors arrived. He was the same deputy chief constable who had been promoted to the position after Li Chang'an became the night watchman.

“Lord Li, if Xu Lingyue is sent to the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment institution), she will definitely be redeemed by you, so we think we should avoid the trouble.”

Li Chang'an knew that this operation was risky, but he had helped the Ministry of Justice solve many cases.

Even if the Minister of Justice and the night watchman don't get along, there's no need to offend Li Chang'an over this matter. Who wouldn't want to do a favor?

"Officer Tie, is there any hope for the Xu family?"

Iron Constable seemed to have known all along that Li Chang'an would ask this question, especially seeing that Xu Xinnian and his sister were right next to him.

"My lord, this is His Majesty's decree. A monarch's word is law."

Li Chang'an said dismissively, "Think about it again."

After a moment of contemplation, the head constable said, "Unless... unless the Xu family redeems themselves by recovering the tax money."

However, the tax money is nowhere to be found. Even the night watchmen and the Imperial Observatory have intervened, but they still have no clue.

Li Chang'an said to Xu Xinnian and Xu Lingyue, "See? There's always a way out."

Xu Xinnian said bitterly, "Sir, my father is to be beheaded in five days. How can we find the money in such a short time?"

Li Chang'an said, "Five days? Three days will suffice."

"Lingyue, send someone to tell Lord Wei that I, Li Chang'an, have taken over this case and will recover the tax silver in three days."

In Li Chang'an's residence, there were night watchmen who served as guards during the day and were responsible for relaying information to Li Chang'an in critical moments.

Xu Lingyue was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately went to find Bai Yi to send a message to Wei Yuan.

"Three, three days... Lord Li... this."

Iron-Haired Constable was speechless for a moment, and Xu Xinnian was even more astonished. Lord Li dared to say that he would solve the case in three days without even asking about the details!

In the prison, Xu Qi'an, exhausted and hungry, slowly woke up.

The stench of decay, typical of prison cells, mixed with the damp air, almost made him vomit.

"No way! That husky pooped on my head!"

Xu Qi'an opened his eyes, still cursing, but when he saw the scene in front of him, he was immediately confused.

who am I?

Where am i?

Chapter 292 How dare you, Xu Qi'an! I will execute you!

Xu Qi'an, a newcomer to the world, begins to question his life, and then has to accept reality: he has indeed transmigrated.

Subsequently, the original owner's stubborn and obsessive memories and obsessions were forcefully inserted into his brain.

"My father was a veteran who died in the Battle of Shanhaiguan nineteen years ago, and then my mother died too... Hiss... This is a classic scenario where the parents are sacrificed to save the heavens!"

"Although my aunt still retains her charm and is quite attractive, she's gone too far. One day we'll teach her a lesson she won't forget... I understand, I understand..."

"You must remain a virgin before breaking through to the ninth rank, and even the Left and Right Ladies must remain pure... Damn it, what kind of bullshit rule is this!"

"My entire family will be implicated, my second uncle will be beheaded in five days, and I'll be exiled to the frontier in two days... What a hellish start!"

a long time.

Xu Qi'an finally fully absorbed the original owner's memories and immediately shook his head at the original owner's stubbornness, awkwardness, and inflexibility.

How could I be so stubborn as to refuse to give such beauties as my aunt and cousin a friendly look?

However, none of these are the most urgent matters. The most important thing now is to find a way to survive!

Xu Qi'an sat cross-legged, calming his mind and spirit. "Since it's a standard feature of Qidian Orphanage, then there should be a system now!"

"System Daddy? Are you there? No... what's more popular on Qidian is the control panel, so Panel Daddy?"

"I am the protagonist Xu Qi'an. I wish the author 100,000 first-day subscriptions and over 200,000 average daily subscriptions! Here I come!"

A long time passed, and Xu Qi'an was still the same Xu Qi'an, without any cheat codes.

Xu Qi'an, who was a policeman before his transmigration, quickly began to organize the information in his mind after failing to find a solution through cheat codes, and then came to a conclusion.

If the cheat software hasn't arrived yet, it will arrive sooner or later. Right now, you need to extricate yourself from this predicament.

Based on his past life as a police officer and the original owner's memories, he knew that he had to solve the case and recover the tax money in order to atone for his crime and save his whole family!

The heavy responsibility of rescuing my married aunt and beautiful young cousin falls on my shoulders, Xu Qi'an!

But soon after, he was greatly disappointed.

He had no idea about the full picture of the case and was unable to participate in the investigation, so he was doomed.

Just then, footsteps came from the end of the corridor.

Several jailers came over and thoroughly cleaned Xu Qi'an's cell. Then they washed Xu Qi'an's face, tied up his hair, and served him four dishes and a soup.

Looking at the golden-brown roasted chicken and feeling the jailer's gentle combing of his hair, Xu Qi'an panicked.

"Boss... no, no."

For a moment, he didn't even know how to address the jailer.

"Soldier... Jailer... Officers! Sirs, am I being exiled and I'm being sentenced to my last meal?"

Seeing Xu Qi'an's panicked expression, the jailer said kindly, "The night watchman has taken over the case. Lord Li said that the money will definitely be found, and that the Xu family must not be mistreated."

Xu Qi'an's mood fluctuated wildly, and he thought for a long time about who Lord Li was.

Finally, he managed to find Li Chang'an's memories from the original owner's memories.

"My grass!"