"Did you take note of this?"
Yang You saw that the first few people took it very seriously and even specially mobilized friendly units to help, but after checking him up and down, everyone present shook their heads, as if they were kidding.
He became more and more uncertain and even a little uneasy.
"You said that after you got off work tonight, you met an iron-masked man who stopped you and said he had absorbed some of your luck. He wanted to repay you by giving you a thousand taels of silver. You refused. After that, the iron-masked man tapped your forehead with his fingertips. You felt something in your head, but you couldn't explain it..."
"Then you came to the Six Gates to report the case, right?"
“That’s right!”
After hearing the registration clerk next to him repeat the relevant matters in full, Yang You felt a little more at ease.
Although this group of people's attitude towards work is not good, their ability to do things is still right, and they recorded his affairs very completely.
"You all keep good records. When will you be able to get to the bottom of this? When will you be able to... uh, investigate that monster thoroughly? At least save my life."
Yang You asked hurriedly, Zhang Mingtu looked at him with a smile, and the bronze captain of the Jinyiwei who was in charge of registration sat bored on the chair and did not answer. Only the clerk in charge of recording looked at the two of them helplessly and spoke.
"It's true that there are monsters and goblins who ask for silence from people. They have reached a certain level of cultivation and want to steal the luck of the human race. However, the people they want to plunder are people with natural talent, such as scholars and juren, or those who are prosperous and wealthy..."
At this point, Yang You thought the clerk had a very good attitude and wanted to explain to him in detail the three views of fairies and monsters, but he saw that the clerk paused and did not speak, but looked at him.
Yang You was stunned for a moment and was about to ask further questions when a thought flashed through his mind. He immediately understood the meaning of the clerk's unspoken words and his face flushed red.
Usually, people who are favored by monsters are all heroes among men, either scholars who go to the provincial capital to take the examination, or juren who go to the capital to take the examination.
They are all considered to be outstanding people, and they are born with great talents. That is why they are able to change the monster's surname and borrow the monster's luck.
The same is true for the other person who has wealth and is wealthy.
Anyway, no matter what, people who are favored by monsters are not ordinary people. The other party didn’t say it very clearly, but it was actually very obvious.
You are just a bag carrier at the dock of the Green Gang. What luck and wealth do you have that is worthy of a ghost story or a monster asking for your seal and taking away your luck?
The clerk had already spoken quite tactfully. Given his status, he could have said it directly, but he still left some room for maneuver. Although it was a bit impolite, it was still very respectful.
At least in Yang You's opinion, people gave him some face. He had been carrying heavy bags at the dock for so many years. Although he had never been to school, he was not ignorant of the ways of the world. He had learned emotional intelligence.
The beatings from society are always much more useful than the words from teachers. After all, it is direct teaching.
Yang You's face flushed red when he heard this, and his hands trembled a few times. After a moment, he forced a smile and said, "So, my luck hasn't been taken away, and I won't die?"
"Don't worry, it's none of your business."
The civil official gave a perfunctory response, but Yang You felt as if he had taken a reassurance pill and felt much more relaxed.
He still had some ability to read people's expressions. Although the person in front of him spoke in a perfunctory tone, he had no intention of lying to him.
He felt much more at ease.
Looking at the bronze-plated captain of the Six Gates sitting on the chair as if interrogating him, he did not feel any anger in his heart. It had always been like this.
People like the Jinyiwei and the Liushenmen have always been domineering, so this state and this attitude are already pretty good for him.
He had heard various opinions about the yamen from many of his colleagues in the Qing Gang. Most of the reviews were not very good, but they did not dare to offend these people.
After all, these people are their immediate superiors, and they all depend on them for their livelihood.
To exaggerate a bit, when someone was beaten to death on the spot, they dared not speak out.
Feeling a little relieved, Yang You walked out.
Wait! "
Startled, Yang You looked back, thinking that the Six Gates and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were still planning to take something from him.
After all, these people have always wanted to make a living no matter whether there is money or not. They have already put their hands into their arms, ready to take out two taels of silver as the price of entering the yamen this time.
Before coming here, he asked his colleagues and learned about the market conditions.
Preparations were made in advance, and things went so smoothly that he thought this process would not be necessary, but he didn't expect it was still necessary.
He was about to hand over the silver with his fist clenched a little tightly. The clerk saw it but said nothing and stuffed the record in his hand directly into his hand.
The clerk exerted a little force, and Yang You's fingers paused. With a light push, his hand was returned to his arms. The clerk said loudly, "Here is your transcript. Take a look. If there is no problem, sign it."
"I can't read."
"Then press it on the ink pad next to it and make a handprint on it."
After completing the whole process, Yang You felt dizzy and didn't even know when he walked out of the room.
Looking back, he saw that the gate of the six doors was still there, standing there like a ferocious beast, extremely majestic. He couldn't help but grin, and he felt relaxed.
"The Six Gates have thoroughly checked me. I don't think I'll die. Even if my luck was taken away, it should only be a portion."
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