Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 93 Unsolved Case
"Brother-in-law, I'll just let Shui Laowu and the others leave. As long as we can't catch them, it's fine. What are we afraid of?"

Li Yongfu was reluctant to give it up. They had been operating in Anton for so many years and had finally built up their current industry and status. How could they give it up so easily?
"Yongfu, why don't you understand?
If the Guan family can't find Shui Laowu and the others, won't they vent their anger on you? If they catch you, I will naturally be involved.

Even if I have some connections in Anton, what good can it do? Aren't they all built with money?

How much can I give them as a gift every year? How much will it be if I take away all our family property?

So many people are jealous of us, but they just don't have any evidence to prove their wrongdoing.

If anyone has any connection with us this time, we will be bankrupt and neither of us will be able to come back in one piece."

Qian Xiucheng shook his head. As a human being, one should know oneself and not think too highly of others.

"Just listen to me and go quickly, whether by boat or by land.

I won't stay in Anton for long. I'll just leave after I finish dealing with the warehouse matters in the next few days."

Qian Xiucheng tried his best to persuade his brother-in-law to leave.

In this way, under the urging of Qian Xiucheng, Li Yongfu left the Qian family with a lot of money.

It was already late at night, and Li Yongfu did not dare to go home, so he went straight to Tonghe Inn, found Shui Laowu, and brought Qian Xiucheng's words to him.

Shui Laowu and Qu Shaoyang would naturally not admit that they killed Guan Shoushan. It was clearly an accident with the shooting vehicle.

But the government doesn’t care about that. If any of the suspects is really caught, they will torture him to extract a confession.

No one can stand the torture, and no one knows what they will confess.

So, after Li Yongfu left, Shui Laowu and Qu Shaoyang immediately packed their luggage.

Then he led Dazhuzi and others to find Lao Sun, Dalin, Cui Fugui and others.

Fortunately, before breaking up, most people left their addresses, so they can be found.

But Wang Tianliang was the only one who, after asking around, no one knew where he had gone.

In desperation, Shui Laowu could only leave Andong City with these people.

When everyone arrived at the horse market, Qu Shaoyang suggested that they should just buy a horse for transportation.

Otherwise, it’s such a long way, how long will it take to walk back relying only on your own two feet?
Everyone had just received their pay and hadn't had time to spend it yet, so they had some money in their pockets.

Everyone thought about it and it made sense. If they bought a horse for transportation, they could sell it when they returned home and not ride it anymore, so it would not be a loss.

So, several people each picked a horse and rode back.

On the fourth day after Shui Laowu and his companions left Anton, the Guan family finally learned the news that the raft had arrived in Anton.

So he immediately took people to find Li Yongfu, wanting to find out the truth about Guan Shoushan's disappearance.

It turned out that there was no one at Li's house. After asking the neighbors, they said that their family had gone out to visit relatives and no one had seen Li Yongfu come back.

Unable to find Li Yongfu, the Guan family had to go to the material warehouse to find money to repair it.

As a result, he was told that Qian Xiucheng had already sold the material warehouse and it no longer belonged to the Qian family.

As for Qian Xiucheng, he was not at home either and no one knew where he had gone.

This made Guan's family very angry. Guan Shoushan's family had no choice but to go back and ask for help.

The Guan family is only somewhat related to the governor of the eastern road, but they are not close relatives.

The Taotai naturally didn't bother to take care of these trivial matters, so he wrote a letter asking Anton for help.

The magistrate of Andong had a good relationship with Qian Xiucheng. After reading the letter, he ordered the government officials to search all over the city. When they didn't find the person, they just left it at that.

The Guan family refused and urged again and again.

Finally, the magistrate of Andong got so angry that he threw his sleeves and said directly, "If you have the ability, go find it yourself. There are so many things to do in the government office, who can only take care of your family's case?"

Besides, Guan Shoushan is not a child. He is in his forties. How could he get lost? Who knows if he is hiding somewhere and having a good time?
None of the relevant people were found, and the life and death of Guan Shoushan and his men were unknown. From then on, this became an unsolved case.

Nowadays, human life is worthless, and people die everywhere.
Guan Shoushan’s parents have long passed away, and his brothers and sisters are all living their own lives. Who can still keep paying attention to this matter?

A few years later, Guan Shoushan's wife remarried and took her children with her, and no one cared about this matter anymore.

On the other side, Qu Shaoyang and others rode their horses all the way to the jurisdiction of Kuandian.

Qu Shaoyang remembered that the rent for the Zhang family’s land had not yet been collected this year.

So everyone went straight to Longwangmiao Village to find the person who had signed the contract and collect this year's rent.

Originally, the other party wanted to default on paying the rent since he hadn't met Xiaozhi.

But when you look at these seven or eight strong men, they are all riding horses, and Shui Laowu and Qu Shaoyang are carrying guns.

The family was so frightened that they didn't dare to make any move and paid the rent obediently.

After collecting the rent, things here are almost done.

No one heard any wind along the way, so they all relaxed.

Cui Fugui and his companions had just stayed for one night at their lover's place and they had not yet had enough fun. At this moment, they felt like the money was jumping around in their pockets and they would feel uncomfortable if they didn't spend it.

So, a few people decided to go to Huairen, next to Kuandian, and play there for a while.

Huairen is quite far away from Anton, and no one would have thought that they could go there. When they have had enough fun, they can find a place to work in the mountains in winter.

This wasn't a mountain area, so it was difficult for the Water Crow to interfere with other people's freedom. He could only tell them to be careful and run away if something went wrong.

Dazhuzi and several others were also dragged away by Cui Fugui and his men, and in the end only Shui Laowu and master Qu Shaoyang were left.

The father and son discussed it and decided to go to Daqinggou first to get the three hundred taels of silver.

In the future, I will no longer have to work in the mountain farms or water farms. It is a good time to buy some land, go home to farm and hunt, and live a good life.

In this way, the master and his disciple bought some things and headed to Daqinggou.

"Hey, Brother Liu, Shaoyang, you are back so soon?" Doctor Chen was also very happy to see Qu Shaoyang and Shui Laowu.

"It's just right that you're here. We're going to move to the county town in a few days. If you hadn't come, I'd really be worried about what to do with the three hundred taels of silver."

But what Mr. Chen Lang said next surprised Qu Shaoyang.

"Uncle Chen, what happened? Why do you suddenly have to move to the county town?"

Didn't Chen Xiuyun say before that Doctor Chen was reluctant to leave the villagers in Daqinggou? Why is he moving again?

"Well, this is what happened. Isn't our eldest son studying in the county town?

I haven't made any achievements in these years and am still a student.

He is already an adult and can't just study.

His mother and I discussed moving to the county town, finding a marriage partner for him, and starting a family first.

In the future, you can either continue to study and take the exam to become a scholar, or find a job. You must have a way to make a living."

Doctor Chen and his wife have been thinking about the future of their three children since they came back from the county town.

For the sake of their children, they can't stay in this small mountain village forever.

Move to the county town and open a clinic, then it will be easier to find a marriage for my son.

(End of this chapter)