Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 75 It’s time to take the next step
Chen Mo returned the next morning. As Jia Chuan had expected, the coroner Han Si was taken away by the Jinyiwei. Before leaving, Jia Chuan comforted Han Si: "It's just a question. Don't be afraid. Just tell the truth."

Chen Mo looked at Jia Chuan inquiringly. After Han Si was taken away, Chen Mo asked in confusion, "Sometimes I really don't understand you. Is a coroner worthy of your concern?"

"Officials have their own protection, those who carry swords have their own swords, those with money have their own banknotes. Who protects these people? I'm just saying one more thing. Who wouldn't be so frightened that their calves cramped when they were taken away by your Jinyiwei? Just a few words can make him feel less nervous, so why not?"

Chen Mo didn't know how to respond to Jia Chuan's words. Dong Yuanyuan came running over from the backyard and asked, "Sister, have you asked those people if they confessed their crimes? Have you found the person behind the scenes? Hey, are those girls full? My sister and I want to go and see, can we go?"

Chen Mo first glanced at Jia Chuan, then turned around and replied with a smile: "We've caught those who should be caught, and we'll catch the rest slowly. No one can escape. If you want to go and see, I'll have someone take you there, but not today. Let's do it tomorrow. I'm busy today and don't have time."

Dong Yuanyuan turned and ran back to the backyard, telling herself, "Hurry up, or I'll forget everything."

Jia Chuan pointed to the bench in the courtyard and said, "I still feel that the courtyard is more comfortable than the room."

"That's right. Don't you see how high the beams of his house are? I asked you to live with me, but you refused."

"What's all the fuss? I'm leaving for Jinan in two days."

"Oh? Just leaving like that?"

"Your Jinyiwei will have someone escort you. Brother Gao will definitely be accompanying him. This is his first assignment, right? I wonder who else will be assigned? Xu Chengshi didn't say, but it will probably be decided in the next two days. Find a reason not to take this assignment."

Chen Mo was a little anxious: "Just use me, why change people?"

"My trip won't be short. Can you leave the capital?"

"Aren't you escorting me? Why aren't you coming back after arriving in Jinan?"

Jia Chuan shook his head and sat on a stool, saying, "You need to stay with me in Jinan for a while. You know, if the mission is completed, it is a credit, but if it is not... you are doing well in the Pacification Office, there is no need to come here. Let's talk about whether these two cases can be closed first."

Chen Mo waved his hand and said, "How could it be so fast? The case of Earl Anping was easier. The confession of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice alone was enough to arrest him, so we arrested him this morning. His good son even kept asking me, 'We'll be able to find out where Xiao Jian is soon.' Even if Earl Anping is safe, if all his sons behave like this, passing down the title will be a disaster. Sooner or later, something bad will happen."

"Now do you know why the Earl of Anping wanted to kill those two?"

"It's not even under trial yet. Marquis Anping wants to see the emperor, saying everything he did was for the court. The palace hasn't responded yet, so I'm afraid you'll be worried, so I came here to tell you so you can be at ease."

"Have those ten victims... been found to have been abducted?"

"Of course. Zheng Daoning has reached the end of his career. It all depends on whether he can save his life this time. There should be many nobles involved, and the Ministry of Justice will also be convenient..."

"Is there someone specially assigned to train them and then sell them to different companies?" Jia Chuan asked.

Chen Momo looked at Jia Chuan and asked, "I wanted to ask you yesterday, how did you know they needed to be trained before being sold?"

Jia Chuan calmly pointed to his head and said, "I'm different from you. I have something called logic that you don't have. They bought these girls and young women to train them and then use their beauty to please others. They have been doing this for many years, so it's obvious that it's not something that just a few people can do. There are sellers and buyers before and after. Can you find out the truth this time, or..."

Chen Mo pursed his lips and said, "Your question really stumps me. I'm just following orders, but the ten victims you mentioned will be sent back to their place of origin. Well, the little girl is easy, but the three older ones will be troublesome when they go back. It's hard to explain."

Jia Chuan lowered his head and said nothing.

"What business are you going to Jinan on? Can you tell me in advance?" Chen Mo leaned forward and asked in a low voice.

Jia Chuan smiled bitterly and said, "You'd better not ask. Just do your job well. If I can come back alive, I should be able to eat meat and drink wine. I won't leave until I'm drunk!"

Chen Mo was shocked, but he also knew that there were some things he couldn't ask about, and asking too many questions would do him no good.

"Go get busy, don't let your boss think you're lazy." Jia Chuan said casually.

Chen Mo didn't know whether he understood or not. Anyway, he stood up and left the yard with a lot of doubts in his mind. When he left, Jia Chuan was the only one sitting in the yard.

Just this lonely silhouette made Chen Mo determined to protect her to the end!
……

Jia Chuan was thinking about how to keep the Gao brothers and sisters. He even considered Chen Mo, so how could he be willing to let the Gao brothers and sisters follow him to take risks?
At the beginning, Zhu Zhanji said that the brother and sister were good at fighting, and he was happy when they protected him. Gao Yunduo was ordered to stay by his side. Regardless of what the final outcome of the two was, at least it was not tiring for a man and a woman to work together.

But now Jia Chuan doesn't want the Gao brothers and sisters to accompany him. He is a chess piece, unable to choose whether to be or not. He can only let the chess player put him somewhere. Who can say for sure whether he will live or die after being put down? Everyone only sees the emperor's trust in him and enjoys his glory after completing the task, but this process...

Zhu Zhanji already knew that the brother and sister were very skilled, and he had already said that he would let them escort him to Jinan. How could he change his mind?
"What are you thinking about?" Gao Yunduo's voice came.

Jia Chuan looked up at Gao Yunduo, then realized that he hadn't seen Gao Yuntian, so he asked, "Where's your brother?"

"He went to the Pacification Office early this morning, saying he was busy today." Gao Yunduo sat on the stool opposite Jia Chuan: "Hey, thank you!"

"Ok?"

Gao Yunduo rubbed his hands awkwardly and continued, "I thought you were afraid of affecting your career and didn't dare to stand up for those poor people. But last night, I thought about it carefully. It's obvious that this isn't something a few people can do. It will definitely involve a lot of people. If you insist on doing anything, it will definitely bring trouble to you in the future..."

Jia Chuan waved his hand and said, "I didn't force anything. Some things are just coincidences. I can only say that they caught up with this wave of severe crackdowns. Otherwise, the most I could do is buy those ten victims and send them back home."

Gao Yunduo asked, "Do you have so much money?"

"For things like banknotes and silver, just find someone to advance the payment."

Gao Yunduo tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying:

"If my brother had done this, he would have been bragging about it long ago. You're being honest. From what I saw just now, you seemed to be thinking about this as well. I heard from Brother Chen that some of the high-ranking officials in the capital who were involved will probably be held accountable. As for whether they'll investigate thoroughly... don't worry. This is already a good thing."

Jia Chuan glanced at Gao Yunduo, then quickly shifted his gaze to the ground and said, "I'm not worrying about this. I'm thinking about how to keep you and Brother Gao from going to Jinan with me."

"Who said we're going to Jinan with you?"

"emperor."

"Ah?! The emperor knows, knows us?" Gao Yunduo asked with eyes wide open in surprise.

"Well, I may not be safe on this trip. The Emperor knows that I have a good relationship with you and that you are good fighters, so he thinks it is best for you to escort me. Of course, there will be other Jinyiwei escorts..."

"Is it so dangerous? My brother and I aren't enough?"

Jia Chuan was quite satisfied with Gao Yunduo's reaction. He pursed his lips and said, "We'll have to stay in Jinan for a while. You just returned to Beijing, so I think..."

"Do you think it's troublesome for me to follow you?"

"I'm still here!" Dong Yuanyuan rushed into Jia Chuan's field of vision. "Brother, you said so much just now, but you didn't mention Shunzi and me."

Jia Chuan looked at Dong Yuanyuan and said, "Why are you joining in the fun? You and Shunzi stay in the capital for now. I'll find someone to find a job for Shunzi in the next two days. You two stay here..."

"I won't! I'll go wherever Big Brother goes. Since you need an escort, even if there are dangers along the way, I have to be there."

Jia Chuan was actually a little touched.

Jia Chuan had never even taken a close look at Dong Yuanyuan. At first, he treated her like his niece just because she was Dong Shuben's daughter. Later, when Dong Yuanyuan saved him, he treated her like his savior. He only wanted to take good care of her and not let Yuanyuan suffer any grievances, which was his way of repaying her.

But he didn't expect that Dong Yuanyuan actually cared about his life and death, which made Jia Chuan not know how to persuade her.

Shunzi also came at this time. He randomly chose a stool and sat down, not too close to Jia Chuan, and then said:

"I know you think I'm a burden, and I know I'm incompetent, but there are always times when you need to talk to someone. I can't help you with anything else, but I can listen to you and share my thoughts with you without caring about anything else. I know your life must be in danger on this trip, so not only do you not want to take me and Yuanyuan, you don't even want to take Brother Gao and his sister. If that's the case, you feel at ease, but have you ever thought about how worried we will be?"

Jia Chuan took a deep breath, not knowing how to respond.

Shunzi added, "I've always said that we're like grasshoppers on the same vine. If something happens to you, what can I do? Even if you've placed me somewhere in advance, where can I stay without you? How will Yuanyuan and I live in the future? So, your life is not only your own, but also ours."

Dong Yuanyuan nodded heavily.

Gao Yunduo snorted and said:

"I really didn't expect you to have these considerations. You've seen my skills. I wouldn't be in any danger if you died, and the same goes for my brother, so you don't need to worry about us. As for Yuanyuan... if you weren't in the capital, I can't imagine who would bully her, and I don't know who would try to deceive her. She's honest and straightforward. Regardless of whether you live or die, as long as you're not in the capital, the two of them will live in fear. If that's the case, why did you bother to bring them out? You're worried about what Dong Shuben and his wife might do if you weren't around. Why don't you think about others doing the same when you're in another place?"

Jia Chuan took a deep breath, then nodded and said, "I didn't think it through." Dong Yuanyuan hurriedly said, "Brother is taking care of us, so I'll try to eat less."

Shunzi felt a pang in his heart, thinking that if he had the same skills as Brother Gao, he could join the Jinyiwei now, and Yuanyuan would no longer have to worry about food.

Jia Chuan sighed and frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about? As long as I have a bite to eat, how can I let you go hungry? Don't worry, when I'm more stable, I'll arrange for Shunzi to be an official of the seventh, eighth, or ninth rank, and I'll give you some more. With my brother around, your life will definitely be prosperous after you two get married!"

Gao Yunduo stood up and said, "That's right. It's a very simple matter. If you insist on thinking it's so difficult, you're just making trouble for yourself..."

Before Gao Yunduo finished speaking, they heard a commotion outside the courtyard. Jia Chuan frowned and stood up. Dong Yuanyuan rushed to the gate even faster than him, poked her head out, looked for a moment, then turned around and said,

"Brother, there's a woman outside the courtyard. She said the Cheng family sent her here, but she was stopped by someone outside. Did you see her?"

Jia Chuan didn't expect that Chen Mo was not there, but the people outside the courtyard were still there. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. Before he could open his mouth to reply, Gao Yunduo said, "Let her in. The marriage has been called off. I want to see what they are going to do here."

Jia Chuan then remembered who the Cheng family was. It was the Bo family of the Imperial College. Hadn't Chen Mo helped Gao Yuntian cancel the marriage? Jia Chuan hadn't asked about the whole process, but he was still confident that Chen Mo could do it.

Why would someone from the Cheng family come?
The woman looked to be in her forties, plump and short, but with a shrewd face. When she entered the yard and saw that there were young people everywhere, she felt that today's matter would definitely be accomplished.

Gao Yunduo didn't let the woman into the house. She just stood in the yard and asked, "I don't remember why my father took over the Cheng family. What are you doing here?"

The woman hurriedly asked, "Is the girl Gao Zongqi's sister?"

"Just tell me what you're doing here?"

"Oh, of course it's a good thing! Before, Cheng Dianbo was worried that his daughter would suffer if she married into the Gao family. Now that he knows that General Gao has joined the Pacification Division and has become the general, he is happier than if his own son had passed the imperial examination..."

"I don't understand what you're saying. Since the marriage has been called off, what does it have to do with the Cheng family where my brother works?"

"Oh, young lady, what you said makes me want to argue for the Cheng family. The marriage was agreed upon by the two families back then. Young lady Cheng has been eagerly waiting for so many years. How can you just cancel the engagement on impulse?"

"Isn't this what the Cheng family has always been looking forward to? Why, now that you know my brother has an official position, you want to come back?"

The woman said with an unhappy face, "Who wouldn't tell me if they wanted to cancel the engagement? Who's willing to let their daughter wait for several years in vain? Isn't this just a lack of courtesy on the part of your Gao family? The marriage should have been arranged long ago, but you brothers and sisters are not in the capital, and General Gao didn't come to visit during the New Year holidays. Instead, you sent some useless gifts..."

Jia Chuan saw that Gao Yunduo was already blushing. The next step was that this smartass woman would be kicked out. If this got out, even if the Gao family was right, it would be considered rude. So, he quickly interrupted the woman and asked, "Does Cheng Dianbo want to retire and return home?"

The woman was giving a lecture with great enthusiasm when she was suddenly interrupted by someone who said something she didn't understand. She immediately became even more unhappy. She stretched her neck, straightened her waist, glanced at Jia Chuan, and said to Gao Yunduo in a powerful tone: "The Cheng family is a family of scholars and they value etiquette the most. Although you are the sister of General Gao, you are also a relative of the Cheng family. How dare you have sex with a man outside of your family in broad daylight..."

"I'm asking you a question. Does Cheng Dianbo no longer want to be an official or does he not want to live?" Jia Chuan was a little annoyed. "You keep calling him General Gao. You should know that Gao Yuntian is now working for the Jinyiwei. Not to mention that the marriage is over, even if it is, it is not the Cheng family's turn to come and teach you a lesson. Go back quickly and don't show up again, otherwise I will make Cheng Dianbo lose Dianbo! Come on, drag this ignorant woman out. If she dares to yell, beat her until she is speechless!"

Jia Chuan became more and more angry as he spoke, and finally he got mad, but he still had his rationality. He knew that instead of letting Gao Yunduo take action and add to the bad reputation of the Gao family, it would be better to let the Jinyiwei take action. The Jinyiwei had taken a lot of blame, so this one was not a big deal. It would just affect Gao Yuntian's future marriage.

When Jia Chuan shouted, someone rushed in immediately. The woman was immediately terrified. She knew that this was someone from the Jinyiwei. She only came to help with the marriage in exchange for money, not to be beaten. She hurriedly bowed to the person who entered the courtyard, then turned to Jia Chuan and said:

"Let's talk it over nicely. The Cheng family is sincere... Don't drag me down yet. Listen to me. How can General Gao make a name for himself in the Pacification Division without someone behind him?"

Jia Chuan laughed in anger: "A mere official, who can be behind someone like me?"

"Cheng Dianbo's official position is not high, but he knows many high-ranking officials. You must know whose house you are going to with the pig's head in your hand, right?"

"Then why do you think Gao Yuntian got into the Pacification Office? Go back and tell that Cheng guy to stop having any evil thoughts. Gao Yuntian is no longer the same person he was yesterday, and he's not someone he can manipulate. Otherwise, I can invite all the officials from the Imperial College and have a good argument with the Cheng family to see if he can still keep his position as a clerk and maintain the reputation he desires! And as a scholar, go back and ask Cheng Dianbo if all the books he read have been turned into manure to fertilize the fields."

"Don't scare me. The Cheng family has already inquired about it. Gao Zongqi was transferred to the capital because of his meritorious service in Dongzhao County..."

"Why bother talking to her? Just fight her every time she comes!" Gao Yunduo said as she was about to rush forward. Jia Chuan quickly winked at the man, who dragged the woman out while threatening, "You have eyes for nothing. You can't tell who's the boss in this family? How dare a mere official come here and act so wildly..."

Gao Yunduo gritted her teeth and resisted the urge to move forward.

Dong Yuanyuan never understood what was going on. She scratched her face and asked, "What on earth is she doing here?"

Gao Yunduo didn't dare open her mouth, fearing that if she rushed out without holding her breath, she would get into trouble again. Jia Chuan was about to go to Jinan, and if she took action now, what if the emperor knew... and what if her brother didn't let her go...

"He's just a greedy person. It doesn't matter if he comes." Jia Chuan said.

Shunzi asked in confusion, "You sound like a scholar, but how could you have such thoughts? It's fine if you don't want to acknowledge the marriage, but you're going to regret it after calling it off, shamelessly blaming the Gao family for everything. Don't you feel embarrassed when you say that? I feel embarrassed just thinking about it."

Dong Yuanyuan understood immediately and said angrily, "If you had told me clearly earlier, I would have bumped into you just now."

"Don't cause trouble! Can she bear a hit from you? If she is really injured, won't she have to pay compensation? If the Cheng family really blames you for this, then you have done something wrong with good intentions." Shunzi persuaded patiently.

Dong Yuanyuan said "Oh", glanced at Gao Yunduo, and wanted to say something but held it back.

Jia Chuan also glanced at Gao Yunduo. Gao Yunduo turned and ran to the backyard, and Dong Yuanyuan followed her.

Shunzi sighed and said, "I've heard Brother Gao say this several times before, but I didn't believe it. Now I'm convinced. Gao's sister has a really hot temper. You better think about it. If she gets beaten up for a disagreement in the future, how can you bear it?"

"I, I just don't mess with her. She does have a bad temper, but let's be honest, who doesn't deserve to be beaten by her?"

Shunzi opened his mouth, then suddenly thought of something and asked in a low voice, "Is this trip to Jinan very dangerous?"

Jia Chuan nodded heavily.

"Should we call the boss over?"

Jia Chuan asked in confusion, "What's the point of calling him here?"

"It's always good to have more people. I think it was just the three of us from the beginning. Although Old Dong said that, right? But, alas, life will definitely be difficult when he returns home."

This sentence made Jia Chuan fall into deep thought, but he was not thinking about Dong Shuben.

……

When Gao Yuntian came back, everyone in the courtyard had already finished dinner and was preparing to go to bed.

Gao Yuntian entered the room excitedly. Without even taking a sip of water, he asked Jia Chuan, "Do you remember the case in Dongzhao County where the honest man had his wife murdered by the widower next door?"

Jia Chuan was lying in bed, wondering where to stay after arriving in Jinan. With so many people following him, he still had to find a small courtyard. Should he look in Jinan or Le'an?

Just at this moment Gao Yuntian rushed into the room and asked.

Jia Chuan was stunned for a moment, then sat up and nodded subconsciously.

"This case was reported a long time ago. When the emperor learned about it, he immediately ordered the release of the person."

Jia Chuan sat up and asked in surprise, "Who did you release?"

"That murderous widower."

"Let go?"

"Let it go."

"Why?" Jia Chuan asked with wide eyes.

"I heard that too. The Emperor probably meant that the woman deserved to be killed. This widower was a man of integrity and righteousness. Although he had done something wrong before, he knew how to repent and even said that killing the woman was a good thing."

Jia Chuan opened his mouth and was stunned for a long time.

Gao Yuntian changed his clothes, fetched some water, and drank a cup of cold tea. He looked at Jia Chuan again, still gaping in a daze. His mind flashed through several cases from his previous life that, in his opinion, should have been ruled in the same way. For example, a woman had endured domestic violence from a man, even during her pregnancy. She had filed for divorce several times, but the man had beaten her even more fiercely. She had appealed to the court, but the court hadn't ruled yet. The child was growing up, and the man sometimes beat the child as well. The woman had suffered more and more injuries to protect the child. The woman took the child away, and the man beat her again when he found her. What was the point of calling the police? He wrote countless letters of guarantee until the last time the man raised his fist. The child tried to protect his mother, but the man was furious and grabbed the child and beat him to death. The woman picked up a kitchen knife... Twenty years!

The law is merciless, is this the truth?

Jia Chuan is a little bit confused.

(End of this chapter)