Chapter 1429 Suspicion in My Heart

Meng Yunzheng rubbed his temples. "It's just like she said, she wants to come to Dong'an Prefecture with us."

He paused, glanced at the room, and lowered his voice, "It's better for her to leave. The Tao and Meng families are going to be in chaos for a while. She's not having an easy time at home either."

Shu Yu narrowed her eyes. "What did you do?"

"It's nothing. After returning to Chenggu County yesterday, the county magistrate invited me to dinner, and we just exchanged a few words."

The magistrate of Chenggu County rewarded all the candidates who passed the imperial examination, especially Meng Yunzheng, who had won the "minor three top honors" and brought him great honor. As an official of the imperial court, he knew something about Meng Yunzheng's background.

This man was certainly destined for greatness, so the magistrate treated him with exceptional favor and invited him to a dinner party, which was quite normal.

However, during the conversation, Meng Yunzheng inadvertently revealed his recent troubles, mentioning the Tao family.

He didn't intend to do anything to the Tao family; he just didn't want them to use his name to do things outside. Given Tao Qin and the Tao family's current behavior, this situation was almost certain to occur.

If it's just him bragging, that's fine, but if the Tao family publicly announces him as their future son-in-law when he's not in the county, that would be quite bad.

Just to prevent any possible scenario.

At the banquet, besides the county magistrate, his secretary and registrar were also present. In fact, the county magistrate didn't need to do anything. Meng Yunzheng simply told them that he didn't have a good relationship with the Tao family and that whatever the Tao family did was none of his business. That was enough.

Shu Yu glanced at him sideways and silently gave him a thumbs up.

"However, if the Tao family encounters trouble, Uncle won't just stand by and do nothing, will he?"

Meng Yunzheng said calmly, "Unfortunately, my uncle received an important urgent shipment this morning, which he needs to escort personally. He has already set off from Chenggu County."

Shu Yu, "..." She knew it.

Meng Yunzheng smiled and said, "Now, only Tao Shi is left in the Meng family. Meng Qi is studying, Meng Han has run away, and my uncle has gone out to work as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort). If anything happens, Tao Shi has to solve it herself."

If Ms. Tao can't solve the problem, the Tao family will definitely blame her.

Meng Yunzheng simply wanted to make the Tao family and their relatives understand that if there were a next time, it would be very easy for him to deal with them.

Although he said he wouldn't interfere in the Meng family's affairs, he wouldn't mind creating some conflict for them when necessary.

Shu Yu looked up and smiled at him.

Then he recounted what he had witnessed at the brokerage firm. Upon hearing this, Meng Yunzheng paused, "According to what you're saying, it does seem a bit abnormal. Moreover, on Meng Han's way here during the day, he encountered kidnappers who dared to abduct people right on the official road. Logically speaking, given the scale and management of Changjin Prefecture, such a problem shouldn't have occurred."

While human trafficking is relatively common nowadays, it can be divided into legal and illegal activities.

Legitimate transactions usually take place in official or private brokerage firms, while illegal transactions, though numerous, are conducted in secret. It would be outrageous to take action directly on a busy official road; such an act would be utterly lawless.

Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment, "I'll send a message to Qi Lie and tell him what's going on here. If they have the time, they might send someone to investigate."

Should we tell Qi Lie?

Do you have any doubts?

"Hmm." Meng Yunzheng nodded. "I'm somewhat concerned about the black market."

(End of this chapter)