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Chapter 53 Come, take the blame
Xu Yuan came out of the alley, walked around to the main gate of the house and looked up. Above the door was a plaque with gold letters on a blue background: Chen Mansion.

After Xu Yuan left Wangjingfang, he randomly found a teahouse in the city. He then found out that Mr. Chen was a big shot who had recently retired from Nando and had once held the fourth rank in the government!
Coming out of the teahouse, Xu Yuan frowned: He is a fourth-rank official in Nandu, how could I be targeted by such a big shot?

Is Mr. Qiao their minion?

What exactly are they looking for?
There was nothing suspicious about what I found in Qiao Ziang's study last time...

Xu Yuan walked back while thinking. Most of those things were kept at home, so he had to go back and check them carefully.

……

After Xing Guolong came out from Mr. Chen's place, he immediately ran back to his base - a carriage and horse shop located in the west city.

There were several warehouses and horse-drawn carriages in the southwest corner of the city. It was close to the official road and the docks, making it easy to get in and out.

This carriage and horse business belongs to the Chen family.

Xing Guolong's men are all waiting here.

"Old Qian is defeated, now it's our turn!" As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of his seven brothers lit up: "Our chance has come! Haha..."

Xing Guolong and his brothers did more things for Master Chen and received more rewards.

But Master Chen clearly trusted Old Qian more, letting him handle all the crucial tasks. Everyone was determined to step on the Qians.

Xing Guolong had already made preparations. He spread out a simple hand-drawn map and began to arrange things: "This is Hegong Lane. There are three roads leading to Hegong Lane. Now divide the work and guard them all! If that guy shows up, capture him immediately!

Try to catch them alive.

If you can't take him alive, kill him decisively!"

Xing Guolong patted a dark-faced man beside him and said, "Old Four, give everyone a weaving spirit spider. After killing that guy, immediately capture his soul.

Also, prepare a signal cannon for each person. If you have any troubles, just fire the signal cannon! Lao Ba and I will support you immediately! "

"have you understood?"

"Understood!" everyone shouted in unison.

Xing Guolong knocked on the table and emphasized: "Remember this: this must be resolved outside Hegong Lane!
I've asked around, and the people in this alley are a bit shady! Old Qian disappeared in this alley.

The news from Qihetai Town is that the guy is only an eighth-rate person. How could he kill Lao Qian? So we must not let that guy return to Hegong Lane! "

Mr. Chen thought that Xing Guolong was not a local and did not understand the situation, but in fact Xing Guolong had already found out everything.

Xing Guolong is not stupid. He is doing a life-threatening job, so how dare he not be cautious?
Among my group of brothers, three are seventh-rate, and the rest are eighth-rate.

Even if we fight Xu Yuanfang alone, we can kill that guy - we have to block him outside Hegong Lane and act quickly so that the people in the lane will not have time to rescue him.

……

Fu Jingyu and Song Lu ran around for the whole morning.

In the morning, I went to Hegong Lane but couldn't find Xu Yuan, so I immediately rushed back to the county government office to ask Mr. Yan to help me "calculate".

Song Lu was a little skeptical at first, but after some painstaking calculations, Mr. Yan gave the approximate location of Xu Yuan: Wangjingfang!

Fu Jingyu actually guessed it right!

Otherwise, why would a poor boy from Hegong Lane go to Wangjingfang?!

The two men hurried to Wangjingfang, but they could not go there in official uniforms. They changed into casual clothes and waited outside Chen's house for a long time, but they still did not see Xu Yuan.

After discussing at noon, the two men, who were a little tired, went back to the county government office to have lunch, and then reported today's situation to the teacher before making plans.

As soon as he arrived in front of the county government office, Fu Jingyu whispered, "There's a tail."

Song Lu raised her eyebrows: "I'm tired of living!"

She quickly surveyed her surroundings and signaled to her brother with her eyes: "Lead them to the alley over there, we'll be done." The two of them turned into the alley. As soon as they entered, footsteps quickly caught up with them. The brother and sister blocked the alley, one in front and one behind. Finally, they were greeted by Xu Yuan's big smile: "Captain Fu, we finally found you."

The two senior brothers and sisters were speechless. We looked for you this morning, and you were waiting for us at my door?
But Mr. Yan clearly calculated that you had been to Wangjingfang in the morning.

Don't tell me you went to Chunhyangwon.

Fu Jingyu was still serious: "The last time we met, I did say that if you figured it out, you can come to the county government office to find us."

"Yes, yes," Xu Yuan said repeatedly, "I am a good citizen of the Ming Dynasty. After the two of you came to see me last time, I also actively wanted to assist the Department of Extermination of Filth in solving the case, so I didn't eat or sleep and pondered deeply..."

"It's over." Song Lu interrupted him: "Just say what you want to say."

Xu Yuan wasn't embarrassed. He chuckled and said, "This morning I suddenly remembered that before I came back from town, I picked up some junk from the ruins of Mr. Qiao's inn. I wonder if you two adults would be interested in taking a look?"

Xu Yuan had just walked halfway when he figured it out: First of all, the thing that Mr. Chen and the others are looking for may not really be in my hands, so why should I take the blame?

Secondly, even if I really took their things accidentally...this thing is not a treasure to me but a bomb!
I have no idea what this thing is used for. If I lose my life for it, or if it causes my stepmother to get injured, it would be a huge loss!
So Xu Yuan made a quick decision and changed direction, heading towards the county government office.

The Department of Extermination of Filth is investigating Qiao Ziang, so he is the perfect person to take the blame!

No matter what you are, I will hand over everything I found in his study to the Department of Extermination of Filth.

Anyway, all I really need are the ammunition, which is already in my inner elixir.

After hearing what Xu Yuan said, Fu Jingyu and Song Lu looked at each other and had the same thought in their minds: This kid is really as cunning as a devil.

Did you really just remember now that you brought some things back from town?
It’s still “broken”… If it’s really broken, can you take it back?

But this guy knew nothing about anything yesterday, but today he suddenly took out some things and wanted to give them to us. Why did his attitude change so suddenly?

He went to Wangjingfang this morning...

Fu Jingyu had some guesses in his mind.

"Come in with us. I'll ask an old veteran to go with us. He's very experienced in identifying evidence."

"Okay." Xu Yuan agreed and followed the two men into the backyard of the county government office through the side door.

"Please sit here for a while." Fu Jingyu temporarily settled Xu Yuan in a side hall and went to find the teacher.

After listening to his introduction, Ma Tianshou nodded with satisfaction: "You are right to be cautious. Go find Master Yan and ask him to accompany you."

Fu Jingyu and Song Lu changed into their official uniforms again, invited Elder Yan to join them, and went to reunite with Xu Yuan: "This is Elder Yan, our senior."

Xu Yuan smiled and saluted: "Hello, Master Yan."

Song Lu couldn't help but say, "You should call me senior!"

Xu Yuan said confidently, "That's how we all call each other in our alley. Calling me 'senior' all the time is alienating!"

Old Yan smiled bitterly and waved his hand, saying, "Let him be. It's just a name. Let's set off now."

Because Mr. Yan was there, Fu Jingyu arranged a carriage and soon they arrived at Hegong Lane.

Suddenly the driver cried out in surprise, and then the horses pulling the carriage neighed in alarm, causing the carriage to shake violently and almost overturn.

The four people in the car came out to check: "What's going on?"

The driver was also puzzled: "This horse has always been docile, I don't know what happened today..."

Xu Yuan looked around and turned on "Wangming". Sure enough, he found two practitioners, and they were both at the eighth-rate level!

　Asking for a monthly ticket!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)