Chapter 368 Ciyun Tower

When asked whether he believed in the current Magistrate Ding, Gong Shao was obviously stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said:

"None of the officials in Yunzhou are good people. Of course I don't trust him."

"Could it be that Magistrate Ding has done something that is harmful to the people?" Zhu Lan asked.

"This..." Gong Shao thought for a moment, "Not really."

Then he added: "But who knows if he is the same as Liao Xing, who appears to be fair and honest on the surface, but is actually a beast in human form who eats people without leaving any bones!"

Zhu Lan nodded and understood.

Back then, she and her classmates traveled through time to Longchang Academy and helped Ding Xiaoqiu's father, Ding Wangyuan, to clear his grievances. There was some affection between them after all.

But feelings are feelings. After all, she and Ding Wangyuan had not had much dealings with each other. Moreover, so many years have passed and people always change.

In addition to the classmates who traveled through time together, there was also Zhu Qingyan who had always been by his side.

She won't trust anyone easily.

As the current prefect of Yunzhou, Ding Wangyuan cannot be avoided if Yunzhou’s issues are to be resolved.

Let's try it out and see whether Ding Wangyuan is an enemy or a friend now.

Zhu Lan pondered for a moment, and quickly formed a rough plan in her mind. She looked up and said to the two of them:

"Qingyan, tomorrow morning, go to the government office to see Magistrate Ding."

"Master Gong, let's go look for evidence tomorrow."

Gong Shao was stunned and looked at the things on the table. "Isn't the evidence already..."

Zhu Lan smiled slightly and kept the question in suspense.

"Not only do we have to look for it, but we have to look for it openly tomorrow."

…

The next morning, Zhu Qingyan went to the government office as planned.

Zhu Lan, with Gong Shao, who was dressed in men's clothes, walked in the streets of Yunzhou City.

Zhu Lan walked calmly, but Gong Shao next to him seemed a little nervous.

"Miss Zhu, this way...will no one find out?"

As he walked, he looked around nervously.

He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he felt like he was being targeted.

There were a few familiar faces behind them, having followed them for two blocks.

"No doubt, the people behind us are already lined up in a string." Zhu Lan said, but his tone was so relaxed as if he was describing the weather.

Gong Shao's expression changed slightly.

He didn't understand. It was obvious that Zhu Lan had come up with the idea of ​​dressing as a woman to help him hide his tracks, and this method seemed to be working very well.

But she suddenly asked herself to change back into men's clothes and walked around the city so swaggeringly, fearing that others would not recognize her.

Could it be that... she is really in cahoots with the county magistrate Liao Xing and is trying to harm me?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Gong Shao immediately shook his head.

No, if they wanted to attack me, they would have done it long ago.

Along the way, these two girls had no intention of doing anything bad to me.

Gong Shao racked his brains but couldn't figure out what Zhu Lan was going to do, so he finally gave up thinking.

Forget it...the evidences left by my father are more important than my own life and property, and now they have been handed over to them.

Then... let's take a gamble!

Gong Shao no longer hesitated and followed Zhu Lan's steps closely.

Not long after they walked, Zhu Lan seemed to feel thirsty, so he stopped at a tea stall, ordered two bowls of tea, handed them to Gong Shao, and called the waiter to settle the bill.

"Mr. Gong, are you sure that thing is placed behind the Ciyu Tower in the east of the city?" Zhu Lan asked after taking a sip of tea.

"Ah... yes." Gong Shao said according to Zhu Lan's prior arrangement, "My father told me personally, it can't be wrong."

"Okay, without further ado, you and I will go there quickly and make sure to get the things and leave Yunzhou City today."

After Zhu Lan finished speaking, he handed a few copper coins to the waiter at the tea stall and left in a hurry with Gong Shao.

The waiter took the money and was about to pack up when a few burly men in cloth suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

"Dear guests——"

The waiter put on a smile and was about to greet him, but he saw the other party directly showed the county government's badge and immediately became nervous.

"Sir, our shop is run with integrity..."

"Stop talking nonsense. Let me ask you, what did the man and woman who came to have tea just now say? Did you hear it clearly?" asked the man in plain clothes.

"This..." The waiter looked a little embarrassed.

"Don't play dumb. People in your line of work need to be alert and attentive. Hurry up. I don't have the time to waste with you."

The man's eyebrows raised, and the waiter was so scared that he blurted out the entire conversation between Zhu Lan and the other man.

The cloth-clothed man turned around and ordered, "You guys keep watching, I'll go back and report to the master."

"yes."

…

Zhu Lan and Gong Shao were still walking on the street. They seemed to be walking in a hurry, but their actual speed was not fast.

Gong Shao was still a little nervous and looked back from time to time.

"Miss Zhu, they've obviously discovered me, why don't they come up and arrest me..."

Zhu Lan raised the corners of his mouth.

“The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.”

"They think they can be the oriole."

Zhu Lan suddenly stopped and asked, "Master Gong, how long have we been away from the tea stand?"

Gong Shao thought for a moment and said, "About two sticks of incense time."

Zhu Lan calculated in his mind that with the speed of those people, they should have delivered the message he deliberately left behind to Magistrate Liao's ears.

She closed her eyes and a map of the entire Yunzhou City appeared in her mind.

According to the time she estimated in advance, when the person who had just returned to report the news to County Magistrate Liao arrived at the county government office, Zhu Qingyan should have also arrived at the government office to meet Ding Wangyuan.

People from the county and prefectural governments would set out at about the same time.

The location where the two of them were at this time was also calculated in advance. It formed an equilateral triangle with the location of the county government and the prefectural government.

The center point of the triangle is the Ciyun Tower.

"Let's go." Zhu Lan opened his eyes, his eyes full of the calmness of planning a strategy.

There is also a hint of expectation for the answer.

"Let's speed up a bit and get to Ciyun Pagoda before them."