Chapter 38 A ruse to kidnap my people, and...
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhisheng paused, then abruptly stopped, looking at Fu Jun with a rather excited expression: "Who is it?"
Fu Yun remained calm, pointed ahead, and gestured for Lu Zhisheng to talk as they walked.
"Do you remember the woman in red who often hid in the shadows and observed us when we were setting up our stall? Do you have any impression of her?"
Lu Zhisheng nodded, then shook his head: "I remember that woman. Her behavior was extremely strange. She was clearly not a decent person."
As he spoke, his eyes widened in shock, as if he had just realized why Fu Yun had brought up this woman: "She killed my father?"
Fu Yun nodded, giving Lu Zhisheng a positive answer.
Lu Zhisheng's eyes instantly filled with resentment, and she said angrily, "My father and I don't know her, nor have we ever offended her. Why would she want to kill my father?"
Fu Yun sighed inwardly, thinking that Lu Zhisheng probably hadn't recognized the bandit's figure, so she patiently explained, "After General Qian and the Imperial Guard Commander Ye Lan investigated, they found that the woman in red who was secretly monitoring us was the bandit leader who was besieged recently."
Lu Zhisheng shuddered, his face filled with horror: "It's her? Wasn't she already dead? How could this be..."
Fu Yun shook his head, feeling quite frustrated: "It is said that she fell off a cliff and should have died, but she didn't. She even secretly entered Lingzhou City and lurked in the shadows, waiting for her chance to strike. There is no one else but her who killed your father."
Lu Zhisheng's expression turned somber, and then she covered her face with her hands and closed her eyes.
His thick eyelashes trembled, and clear liquid slid down from the corner of his eye.
Fu Yun remained silent for a moment, then looked away and waited quietly by Lu Zhisheng's side, letting him calm down.
A moment later, Lu Zhisheng wiped away the tears on her face with her fingertips, then sniffed and regained her composure.
Fu Yun sighed inwardly and continued walking forward.
Aren't you going to say something to comfort him?
Upon hearing Xiao Ba's voice, Fu Yun suddenly remembered that during the dangerous moment of being kidnapped, this guy hadn't made a sound, only speaking up after she was abducted onto a horse.
Furthermore, after being kidnapped, it offered no advice or suggestions on how to resolve the predicament.
In the past, if he encountered a very dangerous moment, it would always shout in panic to warn him, giving him a chance to react in advance.
This time, however, there were no hints whatsoever, which is quite unlike its usual style. There's definitely something fishy going on here.
"What were you doing while I was kidnapped?"
【I didn't do anything! Wasn't I just with you the whole time?】
"Tsk, this is the first time you've spoken so little when I'm in danger. Could it be that you've triggered some kind of twisted hidden plot and are afraid to tell me the truth?"
【How could that be? There really isn't one. Am I the kind of dishonest customer service representative?】
Fu Yun: "..." How many times have you tricked me?
The more Xiaoba said this, the less believable it seemed.
"I advise you to confess and you will be treated leniently; to resist and you will be punished severely."
Oh dear, how could you question my sincerity? Where is the trust between us?
Fu Jun was too lazy to waste words with it: "Speak!"
Okay! It's really nothing! I just...
Fu Yun's face was indifferent: "Hmm?"
Okay, okay, I'll tell you. I just took a short break; I didn't mean to set you up.
Fu Jun: "What do you mean?"
[I was called to a department meeting.]
Fu Yun asked in surprise, "You're having another meeting?"
[Of course! We are also intelligent data collection terminals formed by an organizational structure, each with its own position and responsibilities. The higher the completion rate of the host tasks served, the more opportunities for optimization and upgrades we will receive. So, Mr. Fu, whether I can be optimized and upgraded to become a more intelligent and powerful system depends entirely on you!]
Okay! Competition is essential in every industry.
Fu Yun had no interest in the background of the company to which the minibus belonged, so he didn't intend to investigate further.
As long as you don't dig a hole for yourself, everything is negotiable.
Let's set aside matters unrelated to the mission for now; focus on the feelings of those involved.
Fu Yun rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. He was never one to comfort people gently, but rather to encourage them with a cold, hard tone. He really didn't know how to properly console someone as sensitive and fragile as Lu Zhisheng.
It's understandable that Lu Zhisheng is feeling down and sad at this moment. Fu Jun can't really empathize with his father's tragic death. After all, it comes from his own pain and sorrow, and what others say seems pale and powerless.
Fu Yun glanced back and saw Lu Zhisheng with his head down, looking lifeless.
He was like a soulless puppet, mechanically following behind him, having lost all sensory awareness of his surroundings.
Fu Jun felt heavy-hearted. She took a deep breath and finally spoke: "Lu Zhisheng, I'm not good at comforting people. I can only say that you should take care of your grief. We can't bring back our departed loved ones, but we still have a long road ahead. What we can do now is take care of the people around us, prevent them from being hurt again, and protect them."
Lu Zhisheng remained silent, and it was unclear whether he had heard what he said.
Fu Yun recalled the resolute face of Lu's mother, who was suppressing her grief, and felt that it was really not easy for a woman who had just lost her husband to pretend to be nonchalant and support a family.
"Although your father has passed away, you still have your loving mother. Her grief over his passing is no less than her grief, and she needs you now more than ever. So, even if not for your own sake, you must pull yourself together for your mother's sake."
Perhaps these words touched Lu Zhisheng, for he finally reacted.
“Young Master Su, I know you have good intentions, but I really hate it. I hate that God is blind and I hate my own incompetence.”
Fu Yun understood Lu Zhisheng's resentment at this moment. His family practiced medicine and did good deeds, saving lives and healing the wounded, but his father did not receive God's protection and died tragically for no reason.
Isn't that just like the saying, "Hell is empty, all the devils are here on earth"?
Fu Yun felt a pang of guilt when he thought about how the matter had started because of the bandit suppression: "This is not your fault. It was my involvement in the bandit suppression that caused the bandit to harbor resentment and thus launch a revenge attack."
Lu Zhisheng was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head: "Young Master Su, you must not say that. How can this matter be attributed to you? If it weren't for you and His Majesty venturing deep into the tiger's den and working together to rid the people of this scourge, how could this vast Lingzhou City have a day of peace? All the blame lies with those bandits. They are a group of heinous demons who should have gone to hell long ago."
As he spoke, he suddenly twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression becoming complicated. His brows revealed both disappointment and deep sorrow, and his eyes were full of sarcasm: "What's hateful is that heaven is blind and the world is unjust. Those wicked and insane bandits and mountain thieves should be going to the eighteenth level of hell, but they can't even be killed by falling. It's truly a case of evil living for a thousand years. It's utterly laughable."
Fu Yun didn't know what to say for a moment, so she walked up to Lu Zhisheng and gently patted his shoulder: "Don't be discouraged. Justice may be delayed, but it will never be absent. General Qian and the commander of the Imperial Guard are very concerned about your father's case. They will not let the murderer get away with it. She won't be able to cause trouble for long. Sooner or later, she will be brought to justice."
Lu Zhisheng's pupils contracted, as if he had just realized what was happening, and his voice trembled slightly: "Young Master Su, do you mean you have already reported my father's murder to General Qian and the Commander?"
Fu Yun nodded, turned her head to look ahead, and continued walking.
“I spoke with Commander Ye, and General Qian also knows about this. As for that bandit leader, she has many cases on her record. The court and government officials are investigating her carefully, planning to use her to find her accomplices and then arrest them all at once. At that time, these serious criminals will definitely be punished for multiple crimes.”
Lu Zhisheng's eyes instantly reddened. He quickly caught up with Fu Jun and walked alongside him, his gaze filled with boundless gratitude, his eyes shimmering with tears: "Young Master Su..."
Fu Yun felt a headache coming on when she saw Lu Zhisheng's tearful expression, and quickly raised her hand to stop her: "Stop! Hold back your tears."
Lu Zhisheng blinked, quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said in a choked voice, "I...I didn't cry..."
Fu Jun shook her head helplessly, but didn't expose him. She simply said in a low voice, "We're not just friends, we're also business partners. There's no need for thanks; it would seem too formal. Besides, this is something I promised you before, and I should keep my promise."
Lu Zhisheng opened her mouth as if to say something, but Fu Jun simply changed the subject: "After you go back, you need to start preparing for your father's funeral. Let's stop the tea business for a few days. We'll resume the stall after you've finished dealing with things at home. I also have other things to take care of here, so I'll come find you again in seven days."
Lu Zhisheng was deeply moved and naturally grateful for Fu Yun's arrangement.
He was about to say something when he suddenly heard the sound of rapid hoofbeats coming from ahead on the road.
His heart pounded, and he said in a trembling voice, "Young Master Su, it seems they're catching up..."
Fu Yun stared at the figure on horseback for a moment before replying, "Don't be afraid, it's not the people who kidnapped us, it's Ye Lan, the commander of the Imperial Guard."
Lu Zhisheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Then we're saved."
"Whoa~"
Ye Lan clearly recognized Fu Yun at a glance, and before she even got close, she forced her horse to stop from a distance.
Before the horse had come to a complete stop, she had already nimbly leaped off its back and strode towards Fu Jun.
She stopped in front of Fu Jun and looked him up and down anxiously. Seeing that he had no obvious external injuries, she slowly exhaled and asked, "Are you alright?"
Fu Yun: "It's nothing."
Ye Lan nodded, glanced at Lu Zhisheng standing behind Fu Jun, and asked, "Where did you find him?"
Fu Yun responded truthfully: "The kidnappers put us together."
Ye Lan understood that the two of them had appeared here unharmed because they had escaped from the kidnappers.
She gave a subtle, almost imperceptible smile, her impression of the Su family's young master as a pretty face slightly changing: "You do have some ability. Do you know who kidnapped you? Is it that bandit leader Mu Xin?"
Fu Yun said, "It's not her, it's someone I don't know."
Ye Lan frowned slightly, raised her eyes and glanced around, then pondered, "If it's not her, then who could it be? Could it be the head of the Wang family?"
Fu Yun disagreed: "You and General Qian have been investigating so thoroughly lately, the head of the Wang family would never cause trouble at such a critical juncture. It is very likely that someone is doing this on purpose, using Lu Zhisheng's kidnapping as a pretext to kidnap me as well, trying to mislead your investigation. Their real purpose is probably something else entirely."
Ye Lan looked at Fu Yun with an inscrutable expression for a moment before asking, "Was anyone guarding the place you just escaped from?"
Author's Note: Daily word count increases so fast, it's already over 100,000 words in the blink of an eye. It's just that I feel a bit chilled to the bone, but also exhilarated...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com