Chapter 213 You Don't Deserve It!
Young Master Chen said, "The officials in Nanjiang City are fine except for being a bit lazy. Two days before Zhao Yunjing fell into the water, the prefect of Nanjiang City died while blowing up the canal. The other officials also directly followed Zhao Yunjing's orders. With your people and General Jiang's troops, the flood in Nanjiang City has actually been almost dealt with..."
If Zhao Yunjing hadn't fallen into the water, the post-disaster reconstruction work would have already begun. However, due to Zhao Yunjing's disappearance, the reconstruction work was delayed. In the end, it was Xie Jiang and Song Chengyu who held the line, preventing the disaster area from descending into chaos. But because the imperial court's relief supplies were delayed, some of the disaster victims' emotions had already reached a dangerous point. They only needed a trigger to erupt at any time. If things weren't handled properly, Xie Jiang and the others might all perish in Nanjiang City.
As the saying goes: "The wrath of the emperor can cause millions of corpses to lie in wait and blood to flow for thousands of miles, but the wrath of a commoner can cause blood to splatter five steps away and the whole world to be draped in mourning!"
When the time comes, if even one commoner takes action, the rest will also risk it. Since they're all going to die anyway, they might as well take a few more down with them, so that their lives won't have been in vain, right?
Zhou Mujiao was all too familiar with this mentality of "if I can't live, then no one else can either."
Shengshi Group had previously attempted to acquire a downstream company, but the two sides couldn't reach an agreement because the other party's price was too high. Zhou Mujiao then abandoned the acquisition on the spot. The other party then became ruthless, pouring gasoline on himself, holding a lighter in one hand and grabbing her with the other, shouting that if she didn't get the price he wanted, he would kill himself and her.
Zhou Mujiao certainly didn't tolerate him. She was skilled and quick-witted. Taking advantage of the fact that he was still emotionally agitated after shouting, she directly knocked him down, broke his limbs, handed him over to her bodyguard, and then handed him over to the police. She didn't pay attention to how many years he was sentenced to afterward because she had completely given up on that factory.
However, the disaster victims cannot be abandoned. Even if they really harm Xie Jiang and his group, apart from arresting and dealing with the ringleaders, there is nothing that can be done about the others. The law does not punish the masses, which is exactly the situation. Now, we can only hope that Xie Jiang and Song Chengyu, these two spoiled brats, can be calm and collected and not ruin the time that Zhao Yunjing worked so hard for and that Prefect Liang risked his life to buy back.
However, the imperial relief officials set off two days earlier than her, so how come she had already arrived in Nanhua City while they were still halfway there?
Young Master Chen explained, "The Crown Prince personally escorted them, so there's a high probability that the injustice done to the Li family twenty years ago won't happen again. However, the supplies have to be transported by waterway and then by official road, which involves many twists and turns. We also dare not march at night for fear of being robbed by bandits. But at their current speed, they are 50% faster than in previous years. In addition, the advance officer has already entered Nanjiang City. He went there with an imperial edict. My men also escorted a batch of supplies into the city. It's not much, but if we're careful, it can last for two days."
Zhou Yun Logistics' Jiangnan warehouse has been emptied and is being urgently transferred from other places. On the other hand, they are also purchasing supplies everywhere to avoid empty warehouses. If a new disaster occurs while the warehouses are empty, it will be like a skilled cook without rice to cook. The supplies sent by Young Master Chen can last for two days, and there are also some grains in the local granaries of Nanjiang City. Together, they should last for about ten days. So, in theory, the disaster victims should not be so agitated so quickly. After all, they still have food and water, and everyone is in the resettlement points.
Therefore, Zhou Mujiao did not believe that no one had deliberately sown discord. She just didn't know who dared to create such a man-made disaster amidst a natural calamity. If the truth were found, it would be unreasonable not to execute them by slow slicing.
Young Master Chen then went on and on about his experiences on the road. Zhou Mujiao was very tired, but perhaps because she was too worried about Zhao Yunjing's condition, and since she couldn't sleep anyway, she listened to him talk. When she encountered something that interested her, she would ask a few more questions. The two chatted for more than an hour through the window, until Shiba suddenly developed a high fever, which ended the conversation.
Young Master Chen returned to his room contentedly and began to hum a little tune.
A graceful figure flew down from the beam. She was dressed in light gauze, with a slender figure and a captivating gaze. It was Yan Yu.
She went behind Chen Gongzi, hugged his neck, and sighed softly, "Ah Jin, you are so heartless. I have been by your side for almost a month, and you are not willing to say a word to me, but you talk to a married woman for an hour. What should I do? I am very unhappy."
Young Master Chen brushed her hand away and sat down at the table with a stern face: "What do you want to do?"
"To be honest, I want to be your wife."
You don't deserve it.
"I am not worthy to be your wife, but Miss Meng is certainly worthy, isn't she? She comes from a military family and is more than a match for you."
The Miss Meng that Yan Yu mentioned was Meng Jingjing, who had come along and was currently staying next door. As for whether she knew of Yan Yu's existence, Young Master Chen couldn't say for sure. However, even if Meng Jingjing knew, he didn't care, just as he didn't care who Yan Yu's master was or what he wanted to bewitch him into doing.
Because all he cared about was Zhou Mujiao.
“Miss Meng comes from a military family, and I am not worthy of her. As for you, you are not qualified,” Young Master Chen said coldly. “I would never have any emotional entanglement with a pawn. You, or your master, are not worth my future and the lives of the entire Chen family.”
"What if I said, 'My master is your father,' then what would you do?"
Yan Yu walked from behind Young Master Chen and knelt down in front of him, resting her chin on her hand and blinking her eyes lightly: "Young Master, just tell me, what do you want to do!"
"So what? Wills can be forged, and besides, you have no proof. My father is already dead. You can say whatever you want, but he can't possibly climb out of his coffin to refute you. However, using a dead person as a bargaining chip, Miss Yan's methods are truly despicable. This shows that Miss Yan's master is not a good person either."
"What if your father hadn't died?"
Young Master Chen was immediately amused: "So he has been enduring hardship for more than 20 years in order to overthrow the current dynasty and become emperor himself? Fine, let's assume he has such ambition. As his son, I will respect him as a man if he actually takes action, but no matter what, I will not stand on his side."
"What an unfilial son! Your father has spoiled you for nothing." Yan Yu lay down on the ground and closed his eyes. "But Ah Jin, have you ever really thought that if what I'm saying is true, once your father succeeds, you will be the future crown prince, and then that Zhao guy will become a prisoner. You won't have to put in any effort, and Zhou Mujiao will obediently come to your arms."
Young Master Chen laughed out loud: "Miss Yan, you don't understand me, and you don't understand Ajiao either. Besides, no matter who becomes emperor, Zhao Yunjing will never be a prisoner. He and Ajiao are treasures that everyone wants. And you..."
Young Master Chen didn't finish his sentence because there was a knock on his door.
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