Chapter 1664 We're going, you go home
Meng Qi pulled his hand back upon hearing this; his brother had indeed been right.
Meng Yunzheng hovered his hand over the holes for a moment, but did not press them down, and quickly withdrew his hand.
Meng Qi was puzzled. "Brother, let's go in quickly."
"Ayu and I are going. You go home."
Meng Qi stared wide-eyed in disbelief. "Why, why?"
Meng Yunzheng pointed to Yuan Gui, whose face was pale and who was only holding on with his last bit of willpower. "Although his injuries have been treated urgently, they are too severe for him to continue risking his life with us. If we delay any longer, his life will be in danger. Take him out to find a doctor and heal his injuries."
“But…” Meng Qi blinked and glanced at Yuan Gui, who was indeed in a daze and could not even stand steadily, so he could only sit in the corner.
Given their condition, they certainly couldn't just abandon them.
Meng Qi wanted to suggest that Shu Yu take him out, since the secret room was more dangerous, and he was going to save his father, so he should go there himself.
But then she thought about Yuan Gui's age, and it really wasn't appropriate to let her future cousin-in-law help a grown man out.
Moreover, neither Yuan Gui nor his future sister-in-law are familiar with the county town, and it would be bad if they ran into patrolling officials.
Gritting his teeth, Meng Qi finally nodded, "Alright, I'll take Yuan Gui out. You guys be careful."
Yuan Gui, having caught his breath, said to Meng Yunzheng, "Are you planning to go alone? Now that we know the location of the secret chamber and how to get in, we should go out and report to the authorities. There are too many bandits; it would be too dangerous for just the two of you to go."
Report to the authorities?
Meng Yunzheng and the other two chuckled. He said to Yuan Gui, "When we arrived, the atmosphere in this county town was very strange. I suspect there might be a traitor within the government, and the traitor holds a high position. Therefore, reporting to the authorities is very likely not to save anyone, and it might even get us into trouble."
He didn't say that the county magistrate and the prefect were both problematic; there were some things he shouldn't know too much about.
Yuan Gui was taken aback. A traitor?
He suddenly seemed to realize something, and a look of sudden understanding appeared on his face.
“No wonder, no wonder I saw the soldiers chasing this way that day. Later, I hid in the courtyard, but I never saw them come in to search. I didn’t think much of it before, assuming they chased them somewhere else. Now that I think about it, they knew there was something wrong with this courtyard and deliberately didn’t come in.”
There are traitors even within the government; the bandits are operating right under their noses, but they pretend not to see them.
No wonder so many days have passed and the bandits in the city have not been caught; there has been no progress at all.
If government officials are colluding with bandits, how can ordinary people like them survive?
Yuan Gui clenched his fists. "Then what can we do? If the government doesn't do anything, are we just... waiting to die?"
“Of course not, the imperial court will not abandon this place. We will wait for reinforcements.” Meng Yunzheng said to him, “The most important thing right now is for you to heal your injuries. When we deal with the bandits, we may need your help.”
Yuan Gui nodded solemnly.
Meng Yunzheng then pulled Meng Qi aside to speak, his voice low, "Be careful after you leave the courtyard, and try to avoid people. If you accidentally run into soldiers, say you encountered a bandit who robbed you of your money and you fought him off together. Point in any direction, and remember, don't reveal that you've been to this mansion."
(End of this chapter)
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