Qu Shaowu glared at Shao Zhengnan with hatred and added, "He is Wu Feitao, the youngest son of the Minister of War."
As the youngest son, he was deeply loved by his elders and developed a mischievous nature, often teasing noble ladies in the capital.
Minister Wu sent his young son to the Northern City Military Command to keep him under control and prevent him from causing any major trouble. He planned to train him there for a few years, after which he could smoothly enter the Ministry of War. With his father and elder brothers watching over him, he wouldn't cause any serious problems!
It really was him!
The woman was frequently followed to the outskirts of the city... Could she have gone to Jingyue Nunnery?
Therefore, ruining Jiang Liu's reputation was to avenge the Song family's daughter!
That makes sense!
Since the Song family couldn't find out the reason, could it be that the problem lies with Wu Feitao?
He was also responsible for Ding Weichang's death!
Or rather, this scheme, which was initially designed to target the young girl, was set up by Wu Feitao!
Then Wu Feitao is no ordinary playboy.
What kind of person is Wu Feitao?
"He's so unreliable! He does things on a whim, and he's lazy and irresponsible when he's on duty. It's infuriating to watch him!"
Such a person is probably not meticulous in their work!
However, no abnormalities were found in Dong's Shunde. Even in Beijing, it took Chunsheng a long time to investigate before he finally found a gossipy woman!
Men like them generally don't think about seeking out women; they mostly seek out beggars or their own people in teahouses.
Finding a gossipy woman is more like a woman's tactic!
Thinking of this, a sinister glint flashed across Gu Songhan's deep eyes.
Qu Shaowu and Shao Zhengnan looked at each other, wondering why the deputy commander had suddenly changed his expression.
Could it be that Wu Feitao angered him?
Shao Zhengnan gave Qu Shaowu a wink, signaling him to quickly think of something else to say, so that Gu Songhan wouldn't take his anger out on them, and so that Gu Songhan wouldn't cause trouble for Wu Feitao tomorrow!
They were naturally happy to see Wu Feitao get punished, but if Wu Feitao found out that they were the ones who made things difficult for him, they would face a lot of trouble!
Who knows, they might lose their jobs!
"Deputy Commander Gu, please don't be angry! It's not worth it! Let me tell you another interesting story! So..."
Gu Songhan interrupted him and asked, "Do you know who Wu Feitao went out of the city to see?"
"How would I know?" Qu Shaowu said with an embarrassed smile. "The commander kept this matter very well covered up. I'm just a lowly soldier. How could I possibly know so much?"
"Speaking of the Commander, he's quite the ladies' man. He went to great lengths to win over his wife back then! Shao Zhengnan, don't you think so?"
"Ah? Oh, yes, yes, yes! This is quite the talk of our Five Cities Garrison..."
"Did Wu Feitao go to Jingyue Nunnery outside the city?"
Qu Shaowu's lips twitched, inwardly cursing himself for saying something so inappropriate that he had to drag Wu Feitao into it!
Shao Zhengnan glared at him, looking blaming.
Seeing that neither of them answered, Gu Songhan asked again, "Is it related to the young lady in Grand Tutor Song's household?"
Qu Shaowu and Shao Zhengnan looked even uglier!
The commander had given orders that no one was allowed to mention this matter again, not only because he was wary of Minister Wu, but also because this matter implicated Grand Tutor Song.
Qu Shaowu felt like he was going to die!
Just now, he only wanted to cater to Deputy Commander Gu's interest in matters of men and women by saying more, perhaps because he had been harboring too much resentment towards Wu Feitao in his heart, and he blurted it out without thinking!
Gu Songhan understood the intricacies of the situation.
Seeing the two men looking pale, Gu Songhan, who was desperately short of manpower, decided to temporarily treat these two not-so-bright subordinates as his own.
"You don't need to worry, I won't tell anyone about this, and I certainly won't cause any trouble for Wu Feitao..."
Before the two could express their gratitude with joy, they heard Gu Songhan say, "As long as you do as I say, I will naturally not let anyone else harm you. In the future, as long as I have meat to eat, I will not give you soup!"
The words seemed to be nice!
They have also achieved their goal today—to become Deputy Commander Gu's confidants!
But why do they have this illusion that they've been on a pirate ship?
Soon, the illusion turned into a real feeling!
When Gu Songhan invited Qu Shaowu and Shao Zhengnan to his home for dinner, the two were overjoyed.
But after hearing Wen Dong's series of reports, they were completely dumbfounded...
"General, I have discovered that Wu Feitao is currently on duty at the North City Military Command where you are now. On the day that the second daughter of the Song family was sent to Jingyue Nunnery, Wu Feitao went to Jingyue Nunnery to see the second daughter of the Song family."
Later, Wu Feitao's entourage kept a close eye on Jiang Liu Guniang and even followed Changping to Shunde.
The subordinates also discovered that Wu Feitao had recently withdrawn five thousand taels of silver from the Fuchang Bank…
Now the truth is out!
No wonder nothing could be found in the Song family's records; it turns out that Ding Weichang wasn't killed at the behest of the Song family!
"Since the general has other personal matters to attend to, I will take my leave now!"
After Qu Shaowu finished speaking, he tried to make a quick getaway.
Shao Zhengnan followed closely behind, trying to run away.
Gu Songhan looked at the two of them with a calm expression and did not stop them. "Since you don't want to work for me, I won't force you. However, I'm never that kind of merciful to people who aren't on my side and who know too many secrets!"
His tone was casual, but his words sent shivers down the spines of Qu Shaowu and Shao Zhengnan, who dared not run away!
Alright, we're on the pirate ship now, there's no escaping it!
Gu Songhan then instructed Wen Dong to make another trip to Shunde, "You probably won't be able to find anything out by yourself in a short time. Go ask Xu Chengyang for some people!"
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