Chapter 2316 Reunion with Wang Changdong
"According to Xu Zhensheng's account, there were a few of them who took special care of a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy. Although it wasn't obvious on the surface, the boy did indeed benefit from it."
Meng Yunzheng pondered those words.
Exiled to the southwest, life was already difficult enough. They couldn't even take care of their own families, let alone have time to take care of others.
The problem is, if this person is only four or five years old, and is pitiful because they don't have enough to eat, it's understandable that people feel sorry for them.
If a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy didn't have an unusual status, who would take special care of him?
Shu Yu clicked her tongue. "There's a lot of information on this paper."
Fortunately, Xu Zhensheng was meticulous, otherwise he wouldn't have discovered it.
"What do we do now?"
Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment, "Our whereabouts have been monitored, and we are short-handed. Even if we know these things, there's not much we can do. Let's wait for Qi Lie's news. I left him a message when we were in Lin Zhang Prefecture, and we should have a reply in the next couple of days. He has people under his command, so investigating the teenagers in Zhengdao Village shouldn't be a problem."
The carriage headed towards Heichang County. Instead of returning to the inn, they went directly to the alley where the abbot of Dongqing Temple was located.
However, just like the day before, the courtyard gate remained locked, indicating that they had not yet returned.
No, it should be said that those people haven't made a move against them yet.
No one knows what they're up to. They've been in the southwest for several days, but the other side hasn't made a move.
Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng both felt that the other party didn't just want their lives; they definitely wanted to use them for something else. Otherwise, why would they have bothered to lure them to the southwest? Wouldn't it have been easier to just take them down on the road?
But what exactly do we use them for?
This uncertainty and lack of direction made Shu Yu somewhat irritable.
Meng Yunzheng squeezed her hand. "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. We just need to stay vigilant."
Shu Yu gradually calmed down and sighed, "This is the only way."
The courtyard of the abbot of Dongqing Temple was still closed, and the two of them couldn't get in, so they simply returned to the inn.
To their surprise, as soon as they entered the inn, they saw Wang Changdong waiting for them in the lobby. Upon seeing them, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Oh, this humble servant greets the county magistrate."
Shu Yu found it amusing. "How did you know we were here?"
"Isn't this what you told me when you went to Zhengdao Village and met Steward Yu at the manor? I was quite startled, wondering why the county princess had traveled all the way to the southwest. But I figured Steward Yu wouldn't try to fool me with something like this, so I inquired and found out that the county princess was temporarily staying at this inn. That's why I came here specifically to wait for you."
"It seems that even though you're no longer in charge of Zhengdao Village, you've maintained good relations there."
Wang Changdong chuckled, "It's all thanks to the County Princess. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been able to work for the County Magistrate back then. The County Princess has important business to attend to. Just tell me what you need, and I guarantee I'll handle it perfectly."
"It's just a personal matter, nothing serious."
Seeing this, Wang Changdong didn't ask any more questions. He chatted for a few minutes and learned that Shu Yu and the others had just returned from Zhengdao Village and were tired from their journey. So he didn't bother them any longer, left the gift box, and left.
When Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng returned to their room and opened Wang Changdong's gift box, they found a note inside.
Meng Yunzheng: "It's Qi Lie's reply."
(End of this chapter)
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