Chapter 35: Being a villain once
"My daughter and Mr. Zhao have met several times, but I never thought that Mr. Zhao could become a disciple of the old master of Tianji Pavilion."
Yun Gu and Meng Yan clinked glasses and drank them all.
Meng Yan shook his head slightly: "Big Brother has nodded. Although Master hasn't come back yet, I think he won't object to this matter. But Aunt Yun, when we didn't realize that Little Junior Brother was so strange, you were willing to invite him into your elegant pavilion. Speaking of which, you have the most far-sighted vision."
"Alright, alright, Mr. Four, please stop making fun of me. What do you want to ask me today?"
Meng Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "Ms. Yun should know about Mr. Shen Qi's affairs."
"Of course, I have received information about all the brothels in the East Capital in the past two days. If Mr. Si needs it, I will go and get it."
Meng Yan waved his hand: "No need, Senior Brother has handed this matter over to Junior Brother to investigate."
Yun Gu was stunned for a moment: "I see that the young master doesn't seem to be a monk."
Meng Yan raised his head slightly: "These two days, I have already reached the first level of the outer scene." How to conceal his cultivation is the secret of my junior brother. As his senior brother, I have the obligation to keep it a secret for him.
Yun Gu was horrified. This academy was actually able to force an ordinary person to open his mind and send him to the outside world within a day or two? If it could be done in batches, which sect in the world could rival the academy?
"The academy has great means. I admire them. However, I believe that Mr. Four also knows that this matter is dangerous. Is the first level of the outer scene a little low?"
In fact, Yun Gu took into account the other party's academy status and spoke very tactfully. In a struggle of this level, the first level of the outer scene was not even qualified to be cannon fodder.
"That's why I came here. Senior Brother will try his best to suppress the situation to the extent that it can be handled by the outside scene. Yun Gu and Junior Brother are old friends. If Junior Brother is in trouble, I hope Yun Gu can help him. The academy will remember this favor."
Meng Yan's words went through Yun Gu's mind, and she immediately understood that the master had already figured out something and had personally taken action to suppress the other party's inner situation.
As for the remaining exterior scenes, the academy didn't plan to do it, or something happened and they couldn't do it, so they came to find me to be the bodyguard for the young master.
Once he agreed, it would mean that he was completely on the same side as the academy in this matter. On the other hand, he would completely offend the behemoth who dared to touch the Shen family.
In the game between big shots, there is no room for people like me to wait and see. I have to choose a side. Yun Gu may not have been sure who kidnapped Shen Qixing before, but now she can be sure.
Who else in Dongdu is qualified to be helped by the great master of the academy?
Sighing, Yun Gu stood up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Four, for your advice. With my daughter here, Mr. Zhao will have nothing to worry about." She did not use "Mr. Four" but "Mr. Zhao". The implication was that she was helping Zhao Yushu instead of the academy, and the favor she wanted was from Zhao Yushu instead of the academy.
Meng Yan was a little surprised. He recalled what his senior brother said about this woman during a casual chat, and now he felt the same way.
The smartest man in Dongdu
"Sorry to bother Aunt Yun."
"Goodbye Mr. Si, I won't see you off."
The colored glaze was broken layer by layer, and Meng Yan appeared on the top floor of the library. The eldest brother and the second sister went to Prince Fu's mansion together. No matter how much chips Prince Fu put in this matter, it was useless.
Third Brother followed Master around everywhere, and Fifth Sister, oh, let's not talk about her.
I am the only poor man left squatting on this building to guard the house, waiting for the junior apprentice to come in. Bullshit, he is even more dissolute than the master, it is useless even if he comes in.
Meng Yan wants to cry
In the courtyard, the old man trembled as he took out a pair of clean dishes and chopsticks, but he didn't dare to take the silver. Zhao Yushu simply threw the silver into the house and said, "Go back to the house and don't listen to us."
The old man nodded and ran back to close the door.
Zhao Yushu tasted two bites of the dish casually: "What's it called?"
Most ordinary people would not have the confidence to sit there in front of a monk, especially a monk from a college. It was obvious that the little detective was also an ordinary person, even if he was considered a master among ordinary people.
He felt that his butt was no longer his own, as if it had its own ideas. He sat down for a while, then quickly left the stool and squatted.
"Reply, reply to the sir's words, this humble man..."
"Sit down, aren't you tired of squatting? We are in the same group, what are you afraid of?"
A gang? The detective thought this description was a bit strange, but he didn't dare to refute it.
"I am Zhou Zhun, a clerk of the Eastern Capital Prefecture."
"Xiao Zhou, I heard from them that you found this village, not bad, not bad."
Zhou Zhun forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your compliment, sir. It's nothing."
"How did you find it?"
"Well, my family has been engaged in farming since I was young, and I value young crops very much, so I paid more attention to them."
Zhao Yushu put down his chopsticks and asked: "When did you start investigating?"
"Yesterday morning"
Zhao Yushu's smile disappeared: "If that's the case, you should have discovered it long ago. Why did you come only today? Do you know how many clues can be erased in one day?"
Big Brother, you are cheating. Why did they know about this a day earlier than me? Is this competition fair?
Zhou Zhun couldn't sit still anymore and stood up hurriedly: "My humble servant, I found it yesterday, but, my boss said that we have to check the owner of the teahouse first."
"Have you found it?"
Zhou Zhun lowered his head and dared not reply.
"Sit down and eat. After dinner, continue investigating with me. There is something wrong with this village."
"Yes, yes," Zhou Zhun quickly sat down and ate the steamed buns in big mouthfuls, not daring to take a single bite of the dishes.
After Zhao Yushu had eaten his fill, he saw Zhou Zhun put down his steamed bun almost at the same time, and he was too lazy to force him to eat anymore. He stood up and shouted into the house: "Father-in-law, I have something to ask you."
The door opened and the old man trotted out: "What do you want, sir?"
"Who is the head of your village?"
"It is the old age"
Zhao Yushu nodded and turned to Zhou Zhun: "Do you have some paper and pen with you, or something else to record?"
Zhou Zhun hurriedly took out a small sheepskin notebook and a small brush from his small bag on his back.
Tsk tsk, the Book of Hell
"I'll ask you some questions later. Just write them down when I ask you to. If you have any ideas, you can interrupt me at any time to ask questions. Do you understand?"
Zhou Zhun nodded vigorously: "I understand."
Zhao Yushu stood with his hands behind his back and asked: "Village head, how many families and people are there in this village?"
The village chief thought for a moment and said, "There are 71 households and 309 people in total."
"Oh, that's not a small number. Are there people working outside the village?" Zhao Yushu winked, and Zhou Zhun hurriedly wrote down the two numbers.
The village chief lowered his head and said: "You are joking, my lord. We are all tenants of the imperial court. How dare we leave the village to work?"
Zhou Zhun suddenly raised his hand, and Zhao Yushu stepped aside: "You ask"
"Village leader, the 309 people you mentioned, can they include babies?"
The village chief trembled slightly: "Including"
This subtle movement was caught by Zhao Yushu, and he looked at Zhou Zhun with great appreciation: "How many babies are there?"
"Seven," the village chief's voice became lower and lower.
Zhao Yushu and Zhou Zhun looked at each other, and both of them smiled slightly.
Zhao Yushu looked up at the house and asked, "Who is in the house?"
The village chief was horrified: "It's just my old wife and daughter-in-law at home"
"Call it out"
The village chief hesitated and didn't want to move. Zhao Yushu turned his head and said, "Zhou Zhun, you go."
The village chief was immediately horrified. This scholar-like man might still consider the face of a scholar and would not use force against a villager like him, but the constables were different. To ordinary people, they were a group of wolves with bared fangs.
"My Lord, please have mercy on me! I'm calling you right now, old woman, bring all the people out."
Soon, an old woman came out trembling with fear, leading two younger women. The younger woman was holding a baby in her arms.
"This is my first wife and two daughters-in-law. My sons and the eldest grandson have gone to farm. The one in my arms is my little granddaughter."
Zhao Yushu glanced at the two daughters-in-law and pointed at the older daughter-in-law who was more sturdy and strong. "Go to the village and tell everyone to arrive within half an hour. Come, Zhou Zhun, where is the most spacious place here?"
"In reply to your Excellency's question, the threshing floor"
"Okay, gather at the threshing ground within half an hour. Remember, everyone, the elderly who can't move must be carried, and the babies must be held. No one can be left behind. Otherwise," Zhao Yushu walked up to the village chief and said, "You tell her the consequences..."
The village chief was shaking like a sieve, finally realizing how difficult it was to deal with this young scholar. He turned to his stunned daughter-in-law and said, "Go, go! Let the eldest daughter go and call her!"