His subordinates bowed and replied, "Yes!"
Zhui Feng, still worried, added, "Be careful on the way. Only come back after you've confirmed that the old lady is safe."
The subordinate replied, "Understood!" Then he walked to Ruan Dafeng's mother and said, "Auntie, let's go."
After they left, Zhuifeng said to the two people behind him, "You two stay here and watch over them, take care of the injured, and try to find out who the mastermind is." The two people replied, "Yes!" Then Zhuifeng said to the other two people, "Let's go to the village chief's house."
When they arrived at the village chief's house, the village chief and his son Tiezhu were already waiting at the door. They knew that Zhuifeng would come to find them after he finished dealing with the matter, so they had been waiting at the door.
When the village chief saw them return, he immediately opened the door and led them into the house, and Tiezhu then closed the door.
The village chief asked Zhuifeng, "How is it? Is Aunt Ruan alright?"
Zhui Feng said, "It's alright now. When we arrived, those thieves were about to attack Aunt Ruan, but we just chased them away."
The village chief said, "That's good, that's good."
Tie Zhu said, "In that case, shall we set off?"
Zhui Feng asked, "Let's not rush on our way. Village Chief, do you have any paper and pen at your house? I'd like to use them."
The village chief said, "Yes, wait a moment and I'll get it for you. Please have a seat."
The village chief asked Zhuifeng to sit down, and then went to the back room himself.
After a while, the village chief came out, holding paper and a pen.
The village chief placed the items in front of Zhuifeng, who said to him, "Thank you."
The village chief said, "It's nothing, it's nothing at all. You've helped us so much, this is nothing."
Zhui Feng smiled, then picked up paper and pen and began to write a letter.
In the letter, he wrote down everything he had learned in Geshan Village these past few days, as well as what had just happened, word by word. After finishing writing, he immediately sent the letter back to the capital by carrier pigeon.
Then he said to Tie Zhu, "Let's go!"
Soon, the Emperor received a secret letter from Zhuifeng. When he opened it, he found that things were indeed as Ruan Dafeng had said. This made him completely disappointed in Hongshi. Originally, he thought that Hongshi had been implicated by someone, but now that he knew the truth, he no longer wanted to care about this son. He had given Hongshi a chance, but he did not cherish it and even colluded with outsiders to deceive him and do such a heinous thing, which made him extremely disappointed.
He summoned Ertai, who, upon arriving, bowed to him and said, "Your humble servant greets Your Majesty."
The Emperor said, "Get up, Ortai. I summoned you here today to ask you to do something."
Ortai said, "Please give your orders, Your Majesty."
The Emperor said, "Go to Henan and bring back Guan Bin, the prefect of Kaifeng, to me."
Although Ortai was puzzled, he immediately replied, "Yes."
After the emperor finished speaking, he waved his hand and said, "You may go now!"
Ortai said, "Your humble servant obeys the order and takes his leave," and then left.
Zhui Feng met up with his two other subordinates and asked, "So, did they reveal who the mastermind is?"
His subordinate reported, "Reporting to the leader, those men said some things, but they are just minor figures, and the mastermind behind them doesn't know anything. The leader who does know has already run away."
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