Chapter 255 Seeing Them
"Officials are handling the case, everyone else should step aside!"
Several people's hearts skipped a beat: "What's going on?"
Uncle Hu went out, grabbed a waiter, stuffed a piece of silver weighing about two coins into his pocket, and asked him about it.
The clerk squeezed the silver in his hand, reluctant to return it, and said quickly: "I just heard a few words, saying that some fugitive criminal had escaped, and we came here specifically to arrest him. Don't panic, it's nothing serious! This is the first time I've encountered such a thing in all these years, it's quite new."
The guy's words were full of curiosity. He said a few words to relax and then hurried off to watch the fun.
There have always been many fugitives in Lingnan, so everyone is used to it.
After being exiled, convicts were usually prohibited from leaving the county, but the government rarely monitored them. After all, exiles took place over many years, and local officials didn't have the energy to monitor such a small group of people over a long period of time. They usually turned a blind eye and ignored the situation.
As long as you keep a low profile and don't run around blatantly, no one will care.
But the premise is that you don't cause trouble.
If you cause trouble and happen to be caught, you will be severely punished, possibly even beating or killing.
There is another situation where someone reports to the police.
If someone reports it to the authorities, then the authorities will naturally take action. Otherwise, wouldn’t that be inaction?
But generally speaking, who would care about such trivial matters?
No one wants to deal with the government for no reason, and even less willing to make enemies by accusing others for no reason.
As for the convicts, few actually wandered around. Many would never leave the village, let alone the county.
So, now that someone has reported it to the police, people are really curious and are eager to go and watch the fun.
Uncle Hu closed the door of the private room and whispered, "Why do I feel that this is too coincidental? I feel a little uneasy."
Zhou Hansheng's eyes turned cold: "We should be on guard no matter what. Let's go now."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Unexpectedly, before everyone had time to move, Zhou Hansheng grabbed Zhao Liya and said, "Someone is coming. It's too late!"
Dusk was already thick outside the window, and the sparse lanterns hanging here and there were flickering lights. Zhou Hansheng glanced out the window and asked Lin Mo, "Can you bring someone with you?"
Lin Mo nodded.
Zhou Hansheng: "Then let's go!"
"good!"
Zhou Hansheng brought Zhao Liya, and Lin Mo brought Shu Yan, and they immediately climbed out the window.
Fortunately, this window faced the inner courtyard, and there were not many people there at the time. It was also covered by darkness, so no one was alarmed.
Zhao Liya asked Lin Mo to take Shu Yan to find a safe place to hide first. She said to Zhou Hansheng, "I'm worried Uncle Hu can't handle it. Let's go and take a look quietly."
"good!"
As soon as they left, Uncle Hu took a deep breath, immediately opened the door of the private room and walked out. Sure enough, a group of officers, led by a man, came bustling towards them. The guide shouted as he walked, "It must be them! Since they are not in the guest room, they must be dining. According to the storekeeper's description, it is this private room number T! Those fugitives are very cunning, officers, don't let them fool you - ok?"
Seeing the door of the private room open and Uncle Hu walk out, the leader's eyes lit up and he pointed at Uncle Hu and said, "They are in the same group!"
Uncle Hu was secretly resentful. Who else could be leading the way if not Mao Dexing's housekeeper?
It's true that enemies often meet in a narrow road. I heard that Mao Dexing ran to the provincial capital to save face, but I didn't expect to meet him again.
Maybe Mao Dexing accidentally saw Xiaoya Linmo and the others, so he took the opportunity to take revenge?
Hearing what Steward Mao said, Uncle Hu sneered, "Standard Mao, we meet again! What are you talking about? It's not so unfair to wrongly accuse someone. I have a pass. Would you like to see it, Steward Mao?"
Steward Mao sneered, "You're in league with that Zhao family fugitive from Yancun. You can't refute that, right?"
Uncle Hu smiled and said, "The Zhao family has been my friends for a long time. What's wrong with me coming here to visit my friends?"
"Hmph!" Butler Mao sneered, didn't waste any words with him, pushed him away, and hurriedly led his men into the private room.
I thought to myself, once we catch those people, you'll know what's wrong. What's the point of talking nonsense now? You want to stall for time? Impossible! No matter how much you delay, you can't escape!
Empty.
"That's impossible!" Butler Mao was furious and asked Uncle Hu angrily, "Where are the people you had dinner with?"
"I'm leaving."
"Where have you been?"
"They said they were going out for a walk after dinner. As for where they went or whether they would be back at night, I have no idea. After all, they are all young and full of energy. This provincial capital is so lively, so where can they not spend the night? Right?"
The only three people who must not be discovered by the government are Zhao Liya, Hu Ling and Lin Mo. Zhou Hansheng also brought several personal guards with him. As long as he gives a good confession and only says that he had dinner with them, what can Butler Mao do?
"You are quibbling!"
Uncle Hu was very surprised. "Quibbling? It was just a meal, what's there to quibble about? Steward Mao, I thought the previous incident was over and that we were being magnanimous by not causing you any trouble. But you're still being so persistent? What's going on?"
"You brought so many officers here for no apparent reason. What are you trying to do? The people I'm having dinner with are all acquaintances. There can't be any problems. Who are you trying to harm?"
The leading officer frowned and immediately understood something. It turned out that these two families were enemies!
They were enemies, and they should have tormented each other, but they shouldn't have teased each other. He was immediately very unhappy: "Butler Mao, didn't you say there were some fugitives who escaped from Gaolian County? Where are they?"
"They must have gotten wind of it and escaped!"
"Fugitive?" Uncle Hu sneered, "Butler Mao, don't go too far! The Zhao family has always been well-behaved. You're slandering us!"
Butler Mao was so angry that he almost jumped up and down: "Impossible! My young master and I saw Zhao Liya with our own eyes today, there is no way we are wrong!"
After much difficulty in confirming that they were staying at this inn, I thought that once I reported it to the government, they would come and arrest them immediately. However, the government didn't want to deal with the matter at all.
As a last resort, the young master came forward as the brother-in-law of Gao Lian County Magistrate and reported the case again, and the government then sent people.
Who knew that all this going back and forth would waste our time and the person actually escaped!
Steward Mao firmly believed that someone must have escaped.
Uncle Hu was calm and composed, appearing much more confident than him. He sneered, "You saw it with your own eyes? Then why didn't you say anything at the time and arrest the person?"
Butler Mao choked!
How did they catch them? They were just returning to the city in the evening when they were discovered. So they followed them carefully from a distance and found that they were staying in this inn. Didn’t they report it to the police immediately?
(End of this chapter)
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