Chapter 600 He Ling Arrives to Arrest the Criminal
early morning.
Cheng Wanwan sat in the courtyard drinking tea, while Cheng Jia reported to her from the side.
"Lord He brought four maids, four servants, and twelve guards with him to Ping'an County this time. These are just the people on the surface; it is not yet clear how many guards are in the shadows."
"Lord He is a third-rank official in charge of the Imperial Household Department. Logically, he should have notified the prefect and county magistrates of Huzhou upon his arrival. However, according to the information I have gathered, the Huzhou government is unaware that the third-rank official in charge of the Imperial Household Department has come."
Cheng Wanwan smiled coldly.
He Ling was supposed to go to Nanyang to find a divine doctor to treat Madam He's illness, but he turned around and came to Huzhou to do bad things. Naturally, he didn't want anyone to know his whereabouts.
If she hadn't returned to Dahe Village, He Ling could have easily concealed his identity and committed evil deeds without anyone knowing.
But now that she's back, He Ling has to reveal his identity if he wants to enter Dahe Village. If some things are out in the open, then there will be some reservations.
Cheng Wanwan was drinking tea quietly, with four or five wild wolves lying at her feet. Five big white geese in the distance tried to get closer several times, but were scared away by the wolves.
They were originally the most ferocious beasts in the courtyard, but because Xiao Dian called his family to help, the five big white geese were forced into a corner, each looking aggrieved.
Little Pearl suddenly ran over, sat on Little Dot's back, grabbed the collar around its neck with its two chubby little hands, and shouted, "Little Dot, giddy up!"
Little Dot resignedly got up from the ground and carefully carried the little darling around the yard.
Cheng Wanwan held her forehead helplessly. This girl was becoming more and more lawless. She even dared to bully the wild wolves, while Xiaodian looked doting on her. The other wild wolves were also lazy and didn't care at all.
Fine, then she'll just pretend she didn't see it.
She had been reading and drinking tea in the courtyard when, sure enough, at three-quarters past Chen hour, people from the village arrived.
Today, Dahe Village is semi-open, allowing people to do business and visit. Outsiders can buy things at the market without registering, and they can pay to enjoy the flowers and the lake.
However, if you want to come to the residential area, you have to go through the patrol team.
He Ling and his group were stopped at the entrance to the residential area.
Wang Yongcheng stood at the intersection and said routinely, "Please register your name, place of origin, and the purpose of your visit to the village."
"How dare you!" the servant behind He Ling said coldly, "This is Lord He from the capital, here on important business. Why don't you let him pass immediately?"
Wang Yongcheng had already received Cheng Wanwan's instructions, and he immediately put on a respectful expression: "This humble servant greets Your Excellency. Please, Your Excellency."
He Ling waved his fan and stepped inside, followed by twelve guards, making quite a show of himself.
Wang Yongcheng gave a wink to Zhang Dagang beside him, and Zhang Dagang immediately took a shortcut to find Cheng Wanwan to report the news, while he quickly summoned all members of the patrol team and walked towards Cheng Wanwan's house.
Cheng Wanwan sat in the courtyard, slowly got up, straightened the hairpin in her hair, adjusted her collar, and then stepped out.
Just as they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, He Ling and his group arrived.
She smiled and said, "I heard in the capital that Lord He was looking for a miracle doctor for his critically ill wife, but there is no such doctor in our Dahe Village. Lord He has come to the wrong place."
Seeing the smile on her face, He Ling knew that this woman was very clever. She was so clever that she had already guessed the purpose of his trip, which was why she left the capital in advance to return.
“The people of Sui’an are smart, so let’s speak frankly.” He Ling put away his paper fan and said in a calm voice, “Two years ago, the second young master of the He family colluded with the enemy and was imprisoned by the emperor. However, he fled to avoid punishment and his fate is still unknown. I heard that he once appeared in Dahe Village, so I came all the way here to find my brother.”
Cheng Wanwan smiled and said, "Found it, and then what?"
“I will request His Majesty to thoroughly investigate what happened back then. If the second young master of the He family is indeed guilty, I will kneel down and beg His Majesty to be lenient in his punishment.” He Ling cupped his hands. “If any people of Sui’an know the whereabouts of my brother, please let me know. I will be eternally grateful.”
Cheng Wanwan shook her head: "Lord He's love for his brother is touching, but unfortunately, I don't know where your brother is."
He Ling's eyes narrowed: "So, the people of Sui'an are refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit?"
Cheng Wanwan looked innocent: "What is it? Does Lord He want me to conjure up a living person? If you don't know, you don't know. I have no reason to lie to you. Our Dahe Village is too small to accommodate a third-rank Buddha like Lord He. Please go back."
He Ling's face turned pale.
This woman is such a good actress. She clearly came back early and hid He Xiao, but she pretended to know nothing about it.
How dare a mere sixth-rank official make fun of him, the eldest son of the He family?
Now that he has come to this remote and impoverished place, he cannot possibly return empty-handed. This time, he must kill He Xiao with his own hands.
He pulled out a token from his waist: "In that case, I, as the third-rank Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household Department, order you to hand over the criminal."
"A criminal? Where did this criminal come from?" Cheng Wanwan turned to Wang Yongcheng and asked, "You're the captain of our village patrol team, have you seen any fugitives come to the village?"
Wang Yongcheng shouted, "To the people of Sui'an, we didn't see it."
A group of men on patrol nearby chimed in, "We didn't see anything!"
"Then search for me!"
He Ling raised his hand and made a gesture, and the twelve guards behind him immediately stepped forward.
Cheng Wanwan coldly replied, "The Third-Rank Junior Supervisor of the Imperial Household Department has no jurisdiction over searching for criminals, unless Lord He has an arrest warrant. Do you have one?"
He Ling certainly didn't have such a thing, but as long as He Xiao was found and the fugitive who had colluded with the enemy was captured alive, no one would care about the arrest warrant. Not only could he get rid of a major threat, but he could also make another contribution.
He coldly ordered, "Search!"
Twelve guards forcefully stormed into Cheng Wanwan's courtyard.
Just as Wang Yongcheng was about to go up and stop them, he saw more than a dozen wild wolves rush out of the courtyard gate, and five large white geese slowly walking out as well.
"Awooo—"
Little Dot was the first to rush forward, biting the trouser leg of the first guard and pulling hard, causing the guard to fall to the ground unexpectedly.
At the same time, the white goose rushed up and pecked the guard hard in the face, tearing off a piece of flesh. The guard rolled on the ground in pain, drew his sword from his waist, and waved it wildly at the wolf and the white goose.
Granny Ma arrived with a group of women and old women at some point and surrounded the guards.
"This is terrible! A high-ranking official from the capital is going to kill someone!"
"Oh my god, my hand has been cut by a knife! This official is treating human life like dirt!"
"Help! Help! I'm going to be beaten to death..."
The women and old women screamed.
He Ling stood on the outside, veins throbbing on his forehead, his skull almost bursting open.
As soon as these women and old women arrived, they started fighting with the guards he brought. Those guards were all ruthless killers who had lived on the edge of a knife. Dealing with women was easy, but dealing with nearly a hundred women was difficult. Not to mention, if these women were driven away, the wild wolves circling around the perimeter would definitely rush in and bite them. No one dared to really hurt the women.
It was clearly the guards who were powerless to resist, but those women and old women shamelessly pretended to be victims.
He Ling clenched his back teeth tightly.
Originally, he wanted to give this Sui'an person some face.
Since that's the case, then don't blame him for being ruthless. Anyway, it's a chaotic battle, and even if he takes the lives of Sui'an people, probably no one will suspect that he deliberately killed them...
Thinking of this, He Ling put his hand to his lips and whistled.
Almost instantly, dozens of masked assassins dressed in black appeared at the entrance of the mansion.
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