The small manor was brightly lit. Two servants were pinned under the eaves and shivered. The people in the yard were trembling even more violently.

There were all kinds of people in the yard, including government servants, soldiers in armor, ordinary guards, some who looked like employees and servants, and even a cripple with his hands wrapped in bandages.

This kind of chaotic combination has only been seen when hunting wolves in the mountains.

What are you doing? What happened?

“It’s unfair!”

A man's voice came from the room, with panic and fear.

"What injustice are you suffering? Have you ever met Madam Fang?" Patriarch Lin shouted angrily.

Chief Clerk Lin Chenglin was also standing in the room, looking frightened and somewhat puzzled.

"I have," he said, "but I wasn't with her. We just met on the street and talked for a few words, and then she left."

"What did you say?" Fang Chengyu asked.

Lin Zhubu looked at the young man standing in the house, and then looked at the people inside and outside who were staring at him covetously. Who are these people? What is going on?

He had just been locked up at home for so long, and now that he was finally released he wanted to go out and relax, to unwind with his lover. He thought that at this time, his whereabouts would be easy to conceal, and his family would not dare to ask too much. Even if he did not return home overnight, they would only think that he was dealing with some aftermath matters.

Who would have thought that he would meet Madam Fang on the street. He had already recognized how powerful Madam Fang was from the previous incident. And now that the Fang family was so terrifying, Master Lin naturally had to follow the principle of not hitting someone who smiled at him and take the initiative to greet her. At the same time, he expressed his apologies again for the last incident with Lin Jin'er.

Madam Fang was as amiable as ever.

"Master Lin, don't be too harsh. It's just that the child doesn't understand." She said. "It's good enough as long as he understands the reason and becomes sensible."

In addition, he also asked with concern about the shock he had suffered from the Li County Magistrate incident.

Lin Zhubu was so moved that he wanted to kneel down to express his gratitude. To be honest, when the county government office was smashed, he really thought that his future was ruined just like the county government office gate.

After all, with such confidence, it is the best opportunity to get rid of the Lin family.

"This isn't a grudge, it's just a quarrel." Miss Jun said, smiling at him. "Unless Lord Lin thinks we are irreconcilable."

Lin Zhubu hurriedly shook his hands.

"No, no, no, how could it be possible?" He said repeatedly, with a sincere expression, "I didn't expect Madam Fang to be so generous. Lin Mo thanked you."

Having said this, the two of them smiled at each other.

"Then Madam Fang said she had something else to do, so I left," said Chief Clerk Lin.

Moreover, he was in a better mood, thinking that today was the day when all his bad luck had gone and good luck had come. He happily came to the mistress he secretly kept and spent the whole afternoon having fun. He had just woken up and continued to drink and have fun with a satisfied heart.

Who would have thought that things outside would become like this?

"You mean you don't know where she went?" Fang Chengyu asked.

"I really don't know." Lin Zhubo said anxiously, "I walked out of the city, and she went inside."

Fang Chengyu didn't say anything. Without him, the room fell into silence.

All eyes were focused on this young man and the scroll in his hand. It seemed that life and death in the next moment depended on him.

"Sanlang, you'd better behave yourself. I turned a blind eye to the things you did behind my back in the past, but this time the matter is serious, don't try to make excuses again." Patriarch Lin couldn't stand the silence and couldn't help but shout.

Lin Zhubu cursed in his heart. He wanted to clear himself so quickly, and he was still doing things behind his back. What could this clan do without him? Why was he pretending to be a good person?

But now is not the time to worry about that.

"Master Fang, I really didn't lie. Heaven and earth can bear witness to this." He looked at Fang Chengyu and said again, wishing he could kneel down.

Fang Chengyu looked at him for a moment.

"What was she doing when you saw her?" he asked.

If you are willing to ask, it means you believe him.

Lin Zhubu suppressed his joy, tried hard to remain calm, and stopped his chaotic thoughts from recalling everything he said and did when he met Miss Jun.

"When I saw her, she was standing on the street, seemingly waiting for someone..." he said.

"Maybe he's looking for someone?" Fang Chengyu interrupted.

Looking for someone…

Lin Zhubu thought about it and thought that the girl’s expression when she was looking outside the city gate was indeed a bit... weird?

"I don't know if she was looking for someone." He said slowly, with some thought, "But later she did ask a casual question."

"What nonsense?" asked Patriarch Lin hurriedly.

This gossip is not necessarily just gossip, it may very well determine their fate.

"Mrs. Fang asked me which officials from other places came to Yangcheng this time." said Lin Zhubu.

Patriarch Lin was stunned.

"Why is she asking you about this? You're locked up, how would you know who's coming?" he said, glancing at Fang Chengyu.

Besides, the people of the Fang family naturally knew best who the officials were who came to Taiyuan Prefecture.

Why would Miss Jun ask this question?

"Don't talk nonsense and involve others." Patriarch Lin raised his eyebrows and shouted again.

Lin Zhubu protested his innocence again.

"That's what I told Madam Fang," he said, "and then Madam Fang stopped asking questions and left. Master Fang, you have to believe me, I really didn't need to..."

Fang Chengyu looked at him and nodded.

"I believe you." He said with a gentle smile, with the sincerity of a young man, "Master Lin did not lie."

Chief Lin was so moved that he almost cried.

Children are easier to talk to. If they say yes, it means yes, and if they say no, it means no. They don’t think too much like adults do.

There was another commotion outside the door. It turned out that Old Madam Fang and her group had heard the news and rushed over.

Without waiting for Chief Clerk Lin and Chief Lin to explain, Fang Chengyu stepped forward.

"It's not him." He shook his head and said to Old Lady Fang.

Old Mrs. Fang glanced at Patriarch Lin and Chief Clerk Lin, who looked anxious and worried, and did not ask any more questions.

"Let's go," she said, her expression as firm as her voice, "and continue to look outside."

Fang Chengyu stopped her, looked at the night sky with a serious expression, and slowly turned his gaze to the north.

"No, Grandmother," he said, "search the whole city. Turn the whole city upside down."

Old Mrs. Fang was stunned.

It has been confirmed that there is no trace of Jun Zhenzhen in the city, and since he believes what Chief Lin said, he naturally believes that Jun Zhenzhen has already left the city.

Now we have to go back into the city and climb over it.

What does "翻城" mean?

"We were just investigating the traces related to Lin Zhubo, and the people we investigated were also related to this." Fang Chengyu said, "Now we have to investigate everything and search everything."

Old Mrs. Fang looked stunned.

It is understandable to use the imperial edict to track down those related to Jun Zhenzhen, but it is understandable to search the city indiscriminately and recklessly.

That would be a really big deal.

Why?

"To make a big noise." Fang Chengyu said, "The bigger the noise, the safer she will be."

Sometimes it is just like this, there are gains and losses, if you want to exchange one person's safety, another person has to take risks, this is fair.

Old Mrs. Fang looked at him for a moment and finally nodded.

"Gather all the troops back to the city." She said, looking at the troops in the yard, "Search the city."