"Chief镖头 (Chief镖头 is a term used to describe a powerful bodyguard or镖师), when we delivered the food today, the innkeeper only said that the person helping us was a masked girl. Do you think things might be taking a turn for the better?"
"It's hard to say. Since they haven't shown up, they probably don't want to get involved in trouble."
The chief镖头 (chief镖师, a type of bodyguard/escort) sitting at the head of the table paused for a moment, then stroked his beard.
"It's hard to say right now. The shopkeeper also said that judging from the other party's attire, he should be a wandering knight from out of town. It's not impossible that he might help him out if he can't stand by and watch."
After the chief镖头 (chief镖头) spoke, everyone in the room fell silent. There are many chivalrous people in the martial arts world, but many of them do not want to get involved with the government.
Mo Lan stood by the window, listening to the sighs and groans inside. Without even trying, she could tell how dejected the people in the room were.
After everyone inside had left, a person emerged from the corner. Mo Lan narrowed her eyes. Zhou Bo~
"Father, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"Alas, what's done is done, there's no point in saying more. Just remember to act calmly in the future."
Chief镖头 Zhou looked at his son kneeling before him and sighed softly. "A young man who isn't impulsive is a wasted youth," he said, "but he was just unlucky to have run into a bunch of scoundrels like the Chen family."
Looking at his father, who had aged considerably over this period of time, Zhou Bo's eyes were filled with guilt.
Mo Lan, hidden in the shadows, watched Zhou Bo standing dejectedly in the courtyard. The listlessness emanating from him was almost crushing the young man before her.
The Zhou family's current predicament is partly due to Zhou Bo's impulsive actions, but ultimately it stems from Chen Han's unwillingness to lose everything.
"Zhou Bo, come out for a moment."
Mo Lan walked over, patted his shoulder, then flashed and leaped onto the wall. Looking back at the stunned boy, she felt a mix of emotions.
Standing in the dark alley, Mo Lan leaned against the wall, waiting for Zhou Bo to come to his senses and follow her.
"Young lady, you..."
"You're here?"
Mo Lan looked at Zhou Bo, "Let's find a place to talk,"
The two walked tacitly to the abandoned courtyard they had visited before. Mo Lan found a stone stool and sat down.
"The Chen family is trying to extort you!"
"Yes, they stopped us outside the city, insisting that the theft at our home was our doing. They searched our luggage from top to bottom, but found nothing. Chen Han was unwilling to give up, and finally took advantage of the conflict between me and Chen Bawang, insisting that the theft at our home was definitely related to our escort agency."
As Zhou Bo spoke, he glanced at Mo Lan sitting in front of him, "Because neither side could produce any evidence, the magistrate ultimately ordered us to leave the yamen and stay at the escort agency. We are not allowed to leave until the suspicion is cleared..."
Listening to Zhou Bo's account, Mo Lan nodded; she knew what happened after that.
Why didn't you betray me?
Zhou Bo was taken aback by Mo Lan's directness and paused for a moment before explaining.
"Giving you up would be even more troublesome. If things go wrong, I might be labeled as an accomplice... Actually, I know in my heart that even if this matter started because of you, if I hadn't forcibly followed you that night, I wouldn't have known what you were going to do?"
"The only thing I'm glad I didn't accept the silver bricks you gave me, otherwise I would have been in a really mess."
As Zhou Bo spoke, a flash of anger crossed his eyes as he thought of the recent harassment his family had suffered. "The Chen family can't find you, so they're shamelessly trying to extort money from us."
Listening to Zhou Bo's explanation, Mo Lan nodded. Although the child had been quite devastated, he was still quite calm and knew how to analyze the pros and cons.
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