Chapter 108 What is Guilty?
As a first-class general, Shen Yu probably never thought that one day he would be taught the ways of being an official.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Don't take it lightly. I'm telling you, within the system, those who can get things done will definitely be outperformed by those who boast. This is the unspoken rule. There's no way to change it, you can only adapt to it."
Wen Wan was still teaching him earnestly, and it was obvious that she was sincerely planning his future.
"Within the system? What does that mean?" Shen Yu caught a strange word.
Wen Wan: "Uh...it means working in the court. That's not important. Do you remember what I said?"
“…” Chen Yu: “Remember.”
Wen Wan nodded with satisfaction, "That's good. With your ability, as long as you manage it well, you will definitely become a general in the future. When the time comes, you must thank me for my guidance."
"Heh," Shen Yu raised the corner of his mouth, "I thank you now!"
His tone was gritted, but unfortunately Wen Wan, whose attention was still on his abdominal muscles, was unaware of anything.
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The border town defenders worked from sunrise to dusk before they finished cleaning up the things in Lin Taishou's mansion.
In the study of Prefect Lin, some correspondence that had not been completely burned was found. Unfortunately, the contents of the letters were no longer recognizable. One could only tell from the paper they were written on that it was the Xuan paper most popular among the aristocratic circles in the imperial capital.
There is also a cellar in the study, which contains various antique jade artifacts. There are so many of these things that when Prefect Lin left, he did not have time to take them all away.
A large force of border town defenders was stationed outside the city. When night fell, a little smoke rose from the camp.
Inside the tent, Shen Yu was only wearing a long robe, sitting opposite Wen Wan and picking up food for her.
"This is a temporary camp, and the food is a bit simple. I'll give you a good meal when we get back to the border town."
Although Wen Wan is greedy, she is not picky about food. "Well, I'm not that squeamish. I'm satisfied as long as I can eat my fill."
"Oh?" Shen Yu's eyes fell on the coriander and fat she had picked out, "Well, I'm not squeamish."
"There's something wrong with your tone." Wen Wan stared at him suspiciously.
Shen Yu looked calm, "You are overthinking it."
Wen Wan sneered and glared at him fiercely. Just as she was about to argue with him, she saw Shanshui and Huo Miao coming in with a dusty man.
Upon closer inspection, the disheveled man was none other than the prefect Lin who was chatting and laughing yesterday.
It seemed that the prefect Lin had been tortured badly. Not only was his nose and face bruised, but he also had a broken arm.
He made a bitter face and said, "General, please spare me. I know nothing about it. It was all done by my men."
He completely shirked responsibility as soon as he arrived.
Shen Yu's eyes instantly turned cold, "Oh?"
Wen Wan, who was sitting opposite him, took a look at his expression and silently gave him a thumbs up.
I didn't expect that this guy's acting skills were so good at the critical moment. He was very serious and imposing, and he really had the majesty of a general.
Prefect Lin burst into tears and snot. "General, please understand! This was all done by my steward. He used my name as the prefect to collude with Madam Yun to illegally sell iron ore for profit. I only found out about this today."
Shen Yu had a cold face and said nothing.
Lin Taishou kowtowed and said, "General, if you don't believe me, you can call my housekeeper and Madam Yun to confront them. They did it all, and I knew nothing about it."
"Confrontation?" Shen Yu's sharp eyes swept over, "Didn't you kill your housekeeper? If you want to confront him, how about I send you down to confront him?"
Governor Lin shuddered with fear and waved his hands repeatedly, "No, I didn't kill him! You have no evidence! Even if we arrive in the Imperial Capital, in front of the Emperor, you can't force me to confess to a trumped-up crime without evidence."
After hearing this, even Wen Wan realized that Governor Lin would never admit to selling the iron ore privately.
She put down her chopsticks worriedly, and had no appetite at all.
Shen Yu didn't look panicked at all. He still put her favorite ribs into her bowl with elegance, as if he didn't take Lin Taishou's refusal to confess seriously at all.
"Never mind. I'm just a military commander after all. It's not my place to get involved in investigating cases."
Shen Yu added casually, "However... whether those people can let you return to the Imperial Capital alive is not something I can control. After all, to them, only the dead can shut up forever."
Wen Wan also nodded and said casually while eating:
"General, you are wise. For you, stopping the illegal sale of iron ore is a great achievement. It doesn't matter who confesses. If Governor Lin is unwilling to give out the person behind the incident, we can pin the crime on him. Isn't that evidence? If that doesn't work, we can just fabricate some fake evidence..."
"You, you! You are such a cruel and ruthless bitch..."
Before he could even curse "goods", Shen Yu threw the chopsticks in his hand, which just brushed against the cheek of Lin Taishou, frightening him so much that he dared not speak again.
Shen Yu chuckled and said to Wen Wan, "Your idea is good. He is playing rogue with us, so we don't have to talk about morality with him."
When Prefect Lin heard this, he knew he couldn't escape the accusation anyway, and his face turned black with anger.
Shen Yu seemed impatient and waved his hand to let Shanshui drag the person out.
After they left, Wen Wan asked Chen Yu with a heavy face.
"Prefect Lin insists that his steward and Madam Yun were the ones who illegally sold the iron ore, and he's determined that neither the steward nor Madam Yun can testify against him. You just said he killed the steward, but what about Madam Yun?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yu said in a deep voice, “He escaped.”
Things became complicated when he was able to escape under such tight control by the border town garrison.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, they could see the seriousness of the matter from each other's eyes.
After a while, Shen Yu said softly, "Okay, just eat your meal in peace, I will take care of these things."
Wen Wan nodded, but still had no appetite.
"It seems that there are accomplices of Prefect Lin in Fengcheng." Wen Wan frowned and asked, "Do you have any clues?"
Shen Yu moved his lips and was about to speak.
A soldier ran in hurriedly, bowed to Shen Yu and reported.
"General, there is a girl named He outside the tent who claims to be an old friend of yours and wants to see you."
When Shen Yu heard this, his expression instantly became somewhat unnatural.
Shen Yu turned away with a guilty conscience and sent the soldier who had brought the news away, "Go tell her to wait outside the camp. I'll be there in a moment."
The soldier took the order and left.
Wen Wan looked over suspiciously, "Miss He? An old friend?"
Shen Yu cleared his throat and said in a rough voice: "I, I'm not the real General Shen, and He Miao doesn't want to see me."
"Ha," Wen Wan said with a forced smile, "He Miao? You even know her name. And, she's not here to see you, so why are you so nervous? And you're stuttering?"
“Who, who is stuttering…” Shen Yu wanted to bite off his tongue.
Wen Wan snorted coldly, stood up and put her hands on her hips, "Zhou Chai! Tell me clearly, what is your relationship with this He Miao?"
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