Chapter 610 Fake Relationship
Mr. Zhuang was very calm. After taking a sip of tea, he said, "Don't worry. These people are very cunning. They won't go too far with the families who have lived here for generations. They won't go too far with the tenants who are mostly middle-aged..."
Mr. Zhuang was right. When the guards from next door went in to search, they flipped through the booklet and found out that this was a family that had always lived there.
Although some things were broken and some things were touched during the inspection, I didn't dare to go too far.
The neighbors also endured it, thinking that losing money could ward off disaster, and just sent the person away.
Manbao and his friends were lying on the wall listening for any noises. When they realized they had left, they immediately set up a ladder and climbed up the wall to ask their neighbors, "Is your house okay?"
The neighbor was startled, then breathed a sigh of relief when he recognized the girl next door. He sighed and said, "They broke several bowls and plates in my house and stole two money bags. Fortunately, the money wasn't much, so I'll just consider it a loss to ward off evil. How about yours?"
Manbao didn't expect that the gentleman would actually say that. He curled his lips and said, "They broke a lot of my things. Is this how they usually do their work?"
The neighbor pricked up his ears and listened for a long time. When he heard no movement from them, he knew that they had gone far away. Then he walked to the wall and whispered, "They are not from the government office, but servants of the prince. This kind of inspection only happens once in a few years. If it were someone from the county government office, that would be better."
"Bah, what are you searching for? Don't we know if there are many people in this family? Who would dare to hide it if the village head comes to take a look? We'll know everything if the county government sends people over. Search, search, they're here for our money." The neighbor's wife was obviously very angry. She looked up and said to Manbao, "Miss Zhou, you have few adults in your family. You should go out less recently and hide your money. You are tenants from outside the area. Those people love to bully people like you."
The neighbor then remembered this and nodded quickly, saying, "Yes, yes, you must put away the valuables in your home, otherwise they will come back twice with an excuse and destroy everything they have."
Manbao agreed, climbed down the ladder, looked at the people behind him, and asked, "Do you want to give me the money?"
Zhou Lijun and Zhou Silang took out their own private money and handed it to her without hesitation.
In the entire Zhou family, when it comes to hiding things, Manbao ranks second, so no one dares to be first.
However, Bai Shanbao and Bai Erlang still had doubts about her ability. Bai Erlang said rudely, "Your room is so small, where can you hide?"
Bai Shanbao said, "I think it's better to keep the enemy out. They can't get in, and naturally they can't covet our property."
Manbao asked him, "How can we resist the enemy?"
Bai Shanbao thought for a moment, snorted, and said, "Tomorrow we'll go find County Magistrate Tang."
Bai Jilang perked up, "Gift?"
Manbao: "Complain?"
"No!" Bai Shan said, "The money is not enough, and we are not that unfamiliar."
It was already very late at this time, and everyone was very tired after all the trouble. They helped Bai Shan and Bai Er clean up the room, and then went back to their own rooms to sleep.
Early the next morning, Bai Shan asked the cook to prepare some snacks and food, which he would personally deliver to County Magistrate Tang.
Mr. Zhuang didn't stop him, but just reminded him, "Go early and come back early, and don't stay outside."
"Understood, sir."
Manbao and Bai Er wanted to see what he was doing, so they naturally followed him.
Daji then drove a carriage to take them out.
Today is the second day of the Dragon Boat Festival. Normally there should be many people on the streets, but right now there are very few people on the streets and most of the shops are still closed. It is obvious that what happened on the main street yesterday has affected here.
Daji drove his carriage to the county government office, but before he arrived, he met County Magistrate Tang on the road, who was riding a horse and leading his men to the city gate.
Bai Shanbao immediately lifted the curtain and greeted him, "Master Tang."
County Magistrate Tang reined in his horse, glanced at Bai Shan, and remembering who he was, he stopped and asked, "Why are you here? By the way, did you go to the main street yesterday?"
"I went there, and it was with great difficulty that I escaped."
County Magistrate Tang: "...How dare you go out today? There are still assassins in the city that have not been apprehended. Go home quickly and don't go out for no reason."
Bai Shanbao handed him the food box and said with a smile, "I'll be back soon. Lord Tang has worked hard for the safety of Yizhou City. This is a little snack made at home for you."
County Magistrate Tang squinted his eyes and looked at it for a while, then smiled and took the food box. He handed it to the attendant behind him and nodded at him. "Alright, you can go back."
Daji drove the car to the side and let them go first.
Manbao and Bai Erlang leaned over the window to watch, waving to County Magistrate Tang together. Manbao even consoled him, "You've worked hard, County Magistrate Tang."
County Magistrate Tang nodded to the three of them and left with his men.
Bai Shan watched him go away, sat back in the car contentedly, and said to Daji: "Let's go, let's go home."
Daji turned his horse around.
In the car, Manbao gave Bai Shan a thumbs up and said, "You are awesome!"
Bai Erlang was confused. "What's so great about that? We left home so early in the morning just to deliver a food box to Lord Tang? Could you at least mention what happened last night?"
"Don't mention it. As long as those bad guards know that we have come to meet with County Magistrate Tang, that will be enough."
Manbao nodded, "Yes, yes, they shouldn't dare to cause trouble for us again."
Sure enough, they were safe all day today. It was said that the officers searched the entire area, but after a night, they did not find any trace of the assassin, so another group of people searched again in the morning.
But when they searched again, they would skip some houses, and their courtyard was one of them.
Zhou Silang sorted out the broken bowls and jars in the kitchen while muttering, "These are so broken, I can't even put anything in them. This one is fine, I can put some soil in it and use it as a flowerpot for Manbao... These people are really cruel. This jar cost more than ten coins, and they just smashed it."
He added, "That assassin too, why did he have to choose the Dragon Boat Festival to kill people? I can't even say Happy Dragon Boat Festival to my neighbors today."
Bai Shanbao sat next to Daji. Just as Daji was about to stand up, Manbao sat on his other side, and Bai Erlang squatted in front of him.
Daji: ...
The three of them looked at him together.
Daji said helplessly: "Master, that thing is no longer in our hands. It has been given away."
Manbao hypothesized, "If those assassins got hold of that thing, do you think they would file a complaint with the emperor?"
Daji lowered his eyes and said, "I don't know what will happen to the King of Yizhou, but assassinating the royal family is a crime that will be levied on the three clans."
Bai Shanbao: "Yes."
Daji said, "So, young master, don't worry about these things. You are still young. The most important thing is to study. Aren't you still hoping to get into Class A by mid-year?"
Mr. Zhuang in the room also shouted loudly: "Bai Shan, Zhou Man, Bai Cheng, go back to the room and study!"
The three of them slumped their shoulders and went back obediently.
The next update will be around 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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