Chapter 94 Why...
Chapter Ninety-Four Why
"Captain Jin, look." The man from the Six Doors pointed to the post nailed to the pillar. "It was...it was sent by Ling Hao." He stammered as he spoke, unable to contain his fear.
A challenge from Ling Hao? Jin Jiuling glanced at it, then his heart skipped a beat, because he subconsciously thought of what he had done here before. But then he thought again, he had hidden it so well, there was no way anyone could know, so this challenge might be for someone else.
"Don't panic, go do your own thing." Jin Jiuling stepped forward, took off the challenge letter, opened it, and froze.
A constable from the Six Doors leaned out to look, then shouted, "Captain Jin, is this challenge letter for you?"
His voice was loud enough for everyone nearby to hear, and all their eyes immediately turned to him, staring intently at Jin Jiuling.
It's common knowledge that those who readily issue challenges are rarely good people, with the exception of Young Master Fang—who is unaware that the Divine Power Marquis's mansion has been besieged. Apart from him, everyone she confronts is guilty and has been imprisoned. Although the Six Doors haven't been able to apprehend them, some of them have connections with people in the Ministry of Justice and know that those people truly deserve their fate.
Now she's targeting Constable Jin. Does that mean Constable Jin is problematic? No, no, no, maybe Constable Jin is just like Young Master Fang, an opponent Linghao wants to fight? But that's impossible. Although Constable Jin is powerful, his martial arts are inferior to Young Master Fang's. And Linghao treats Young Master Fang like a football every day. She wouldn't want to fight Constable Jin, would she?
So it really was Constable Jin who had the problem, right? Thinking about it now, no wonder Ling Hao hadn't sent those troublesome江湖人士 (jianghu figures) to the Six Doors before. They initially thought Ling Hao looked down on the Six Doors, but now it seems it was because the Six Doors had problems and weren't trustworthy.
Jin Jiuling is already a famous constable, what else could he be dissatisfied with? The Six Doors members looked at Jin Jiuling with a strange expression.
Jin Jiuling no longer cared whether these people were looking at him or what they were looking at; he stared intently at his own name on the challenge letter. He didn't understand why it was given to him? Or rather, why Ling Hao had targeted him.
What did she know? Or did she find out something? Even if she knew or found out something, so what? He was still a head constable of the imperial court. What right did she have to act on her own... No, she even dared to lay a hand on a marquis, and the emperor hadn't even questioned her. How could she possibly care about a mere head constable?
Thinking of this, Jin Jiuling felt a chill run through his body. No, he couldn't just sit and wait to die.
Jin Jiuling put away the challenge letter, and when he looked up, he saw that everyone's eyes were on him. "It's just a challenge letter. Go do your own thing, I will handle it."
"Yes, Chief Constable Jin." Although they had already become suspicious of Jin Jiuling, he was still their chief constable and their superior. Naturally, they couldn't disobey him.
Jin Jiuling ignored them and turned to walk inside, seemingly to handle some business. In reality, he wanted to leave the Six Doors through the back door. He knew that leaving so directly would make him a laughingstock. But more than being ridiculed, he didn't want to be locked up.
Although he had solved some cases, they were all too small to make him famous or shock the world. So Jin Jiuling decided to leave the capital and go out to solve his next big case, one he had been planning for several years.
Even if he were captured, even if he were killed, Jin Jiuling would strive to become famous throughout the land, not just a lowly constable. Why is it that, despite his looks and abilities being no less than others, whenever people mention the Divine Constable, they always refer to Wuqing and his ilk?
Since that was the case, he was determined to pull off another major case, so that the world would know how formidable he was. Thinking this, Jin Jiuling felt a surge of excitement. But the moment he stepped out the back door, ready to make his move, his excitement froze.
Because he saw someone, someone he absolutely didn't want to see at this moment. "You..."
"Bang—!" Something landed in front of the Six Doors gate with a loud noise, attracting the attention of passersby, and the people inside the Six Doors rushed out.
"What happened?"
"Is that... Officer Jin?"
"It seems so."
Why is he lying on the ground?
"Captain Jin?"
Just as someone was about to step forward to check, a figure landed on Jin Jiuling's chest and then removed her shoe. Sure enough, Jin Jiuling vomited blood.
Ling Hao mentally gave herself a thumbs up. She was becoming more and more adept at controlling herself; if she said she would make someone vomit blood, there would be no mishaps. This was all thanks to Fang Yingkan, and she really had to thank him for his "contribution."
“This Officer Jin,” Ling Hao’s gaze swept around, “accepted my challenge but tried to leave through the back door. I had no choice but to bring him back.”
Is this an invitation? This is clearly throwing her away. Despite thinking this, those around them dared not say it. Although they knew that Reiho, who had recently stirred up trouble in Kyoto, was not a bad person, they still dared not offend her.
After Ling Hao finished speaking, he waited for questions, but to his surprise, not a single person spoke up, not even the members of the Six Doors. Wait, what's going on? Is Jin Jiuling really that unpopular? Not a single person is willing to ask him a question?
She confronted a man who looked like the leader of the Six Doors and said, "If you want Jin Jiuling back, go to the Ministry of Justice prison." With that, she grabbed Jin Jiuling by the collar and dragged him away.
After she left, a commotion broke out in front of the Six Doors gate.
Upon reaching the corner, Ling Hao saw Gongzi Yu, Shici, and several guards waiting for her, and then she threw down Jin Jiuling.
"Ayu." Ling Hao quickly walked two steps to Gongzi Yu's side, her voice somewhat frustrated, "They don't ask."
Before she arrived, she had thought about how to handle the questions, even envisioning a heated debate with the onlookers. She had everything planned out, but the crowd didn't follow the script at all. How infuriating! Ling Hao was somewhat frustrated.
Gongzi Yu waved his hand, signaling Shici and the others to drag Jin Jiuling away, then turned his gaze to Ling Hao, "This shows that they all believe that you, Ah Hao, are definitely ridding the people of a scourge, and that Jin Jiuling must have something wrong with him. Isn't that a good thing?"
They carried Jin Jiuling away quickly and gently, leaving without disturbing Ling Hao and Gongzi Yu.
Upon hearing this, Ling Hao realized that Gongzi Yu's words made sense, and she immediately cheered up again. She smiled and said, "That's right, they must have trusted my character, which is why they didn't ask." She put her hands on her hips, quite proud of herself, "I am that trustworthy."
A true master is one who inspires trust. Ling Hao thought to himself.
In reality, the reason those people didn't even ask was largely because they were afraid Ling Hao would beat them up. However, Ling Hao didn't need to know this.
"Shall we go home?" Gongzi Yu asked.
"Okay." Ling Hao nodded with a smile. "Wow, things were resolved so smoothly and quickly, I'm still a little unaccustomed to it."
In the original story, whether it was Liu Fen Ban Tang, Fang Ying Kan, or even just Jin Jiu Ling, they were all troublemakers. But now, their elimination was so simple, so simple that even Hao himself could hardly believe it.
Because it went too smoothly and was too easy, Hao felt a sense of lightness and ease.
Gongzi Yu smiled and said, "It's only because of Ahao's help that it's so simple."
"Ahem, actually it's not like that." Although Linghao wanted to shamelessly attribute all the credit to her, he still wasn't thick-skinned enough. "I'm just good at fighting. Everyone else had to work harder."
The arrest of Bai Choufei, Jin Jiuling, and those Jianghu people with criminal records was all her doing, and Ling Hao could only take credit for it herself. However, the Six and a Half Hall, Fang Yingkan, and the series of forces behind him were all due to the cooperation of the imperial court, the Divine Marquis's Mansion, and Gongzi Yu's people.
If it weren't for them, even if Ling Hao had killed Fang Yingkan or Lei Sun, the matter still wouldn't have been resolved. It seems simple enough, but in reality, it was the work of many people, not just hers, nor that of any single individual.
She only felt that things were going too smoothly, which led to a sense of simplistic thinking.
"Does Ah Hao like this?" Gongzi Yu asked.
"I like it," Ling Hao nodded repeatedly. How could she not like it when things could be resolved smoothly and the case could be handled smoothly? Besides, she also liked the decisive approach; the kind of meticulous unraveling of complex issues was something she couldn't do.
"That's good. Besides, Ah Hao, you're not a government official, so these things weren't your responsibility, but you still did them, and did them so well. How can you say that you didn't deserve credit?" Gongzi Yu stopped and looked at Ling Hao disapprovingly. "Furthermore, getting up early and returning late, my Ah Hao has worked very hard."
As he said this, his eyes were as gentle as the moonlight on a full moon night. This tender and moving gaze, however, was fixed only on Linghao.
Ling Hao met Gongzi Yu's gaze, and her heart skipped a beat. Past events, his reactions—everything flashed through her mind. She sensed something was wrong, a vague realization dawning on her. She wasn't one to hide anything, and immediately asked, "Yu, are you...?"
"What?" Gongzi Yu looked at Ling Hao with a smile.
What neither of them expected was that a mad horse suddenly ran over, knocking over many people along the way and interrupting Ling Hao's question.
"Ayu, you wait for me." Linghao threw the snow to Gongzi Yu, then subconsciously pushed him to a safe place. Then, with a somersault, she leaped onto her horse, trying to subdue the mad horse and calm it down.
But for some reason, the mad horse became even more insane.
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Author's note: Goodnight, my little darlings! [Sprinkling flowers]
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