Evil of all ages

Chapter 143 Ghost Ship
The appearance of this piece of official silver was quite coincidental.

On his first day at the Shangyun County Government Office, this piece of official silver appeared on his desk.

We don't know who put it there.

However, when this piece of official silver appeared, it was accompanied by a note. The note told him that the Fu family and the Yang family were involved in the case of the missing military pay.

There are three great families in Shangyun County: the Fu family and the Yang family are two of them, and the Wu family is the third.

Someone immediately provided clues and even told him to aim his aim at the two great families.

Even though he suspected that someone might be using him to target the Fu and Yang families, he still followed this lead to investigate further.

If things don't go smoothly, how could someone with ulterior motives possibly give themselves away?

But as they investigated, they discovered that the Fu and Yang families were truly despicable.

草菅人命
illegal iron ore mining
Selling illicit salt
Seize the land
……

These crimes are enough to warrant the deaths of these two families a dozen times over.

There was no other way; such a good official who served the country and its people could only eliminate harm for them.

However, the Fu and Yang families are deeply entrenched and not so easy to deal with.

It wasn't until yesterday that he used his status as an imperial envoy to consolidate all the troops in Shangyun County and eliminate the Fu and Yang families.

They only shut down two companies, but the person with ulterior motives still didn't give themselves away.

This did not prevent him from interrogating the heads of the Fu and Yang families.

After interrogation
It was discovered that the case of missing military pay had nothing to do with these two companies.

However, the large amount of gold and silver jewelry found in the Fu and Yang families made Di Qingtian furious, as this was all the hard-earned money of the people.

How many heinous and immoral things must they have done to accumulate so much wealth?

The wealth of these two families alone is enough to cover one-third of the military pay.

It should be noted that this military pay consisted of a total of 300,000 taels of gold and 900,000 taels of silver.

This gave Di Qingtian a sudden idea.

If we can't find the military pay, we might as well go to other counties, wipe out all the wicked noble families, and use their wealth to raise the military pay for this time.

However, this thought only flashed through Di Qingtian's mind; powerful families were not so easy to deal with.

He was lucky this time that he managed to eliminate the Fu and Yang families.

"Using government silver as bait to use me to take down the Fu and Yang families, isn't that going too far?"

Di Qingtian couldn't understand it. If they had the ability to rob military funds, destroying the Fu and Yang families wouldn't be easy.

Why should we use his hand to eliminate the Fu and Yang families?

"Could it be Prefect Zeng Chaozuo?"

“No, all the large and small families in Shangyun County pay tribute to him every year, including the three major families.”

"He wouldn't be foolish enough to do something so short-sighted as to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"Could it be the Wu family...?"

Di Qingtian's suspicions shifted from the prefect to the Wu family, one of the three great clans.

With the Fu and Yang families gone, the Wu family became the sole dominant force.

It can be said that the Wu family is the biggest beneficiary!
"咹"

Just as Di Qingtian was going through all the files related to the Wu family to see how the Wu family rose to power, which forces they were associated with, and whether they had the ability to rob military funds,

Yin Tianying gently pushed the door open and walked in.

"My lord, the second young lady of the Wu family wishes to see you."

Upon hearing that the second young lady of the Wu family had come looking for him, Di Qingtian paused for a moment while flipping through the Wu family's files.

Di Qingtian not only had many friends in the martial arts world, but also many confidantes, one of whom was Wu Yujiao, the second young lady of the Wu family.

"Let her in"

Di Qingtian saw that the table was full of files related to the Wu family. He thought about it for a moment, then left them there without putting them away.

Yin Tianying turned and went out, and a moment later he led a beautiful woman in.

The sensible Yin Tianying led the person in, then slipped away, closing the door behind her.

"Brother Di, I made you some chicken soup, have some."

Wu Yujiao stepped forward lightly, preparing to take out the can of chicken soup from the food box.

When she came to Di Qingtian's side, she saw that the case desk was full of information about the Wu family, and she was slightly taken aback.

But she quickly regained her composure and gestured for Di Qingtian to tidy up the table so she could serve the chicken soup. Di Qingtian had been observing Wu Yujiao's expression, and he saw that when she saw the Wu family's documents on the table, she only paused for a moment before returning to her composure.

He remained calm and said nothing, simply tidying up the table.

Have Wu Yujiao serve the chicken soup.

Wu Yujiao put down the food box, took out the canned chicken inside, took out a bowl and a soup spoon, ladled out a bowl of chicken soup for Di Qingtian, and placed it in front of Di Qingtian.

"Brother Di, drink it while it's hot."

After Wu Yujiao finished speaking, she naturally came behind Di Qingtian and massaged his shoulders.

Di Qingtian saw that Wu Yujiao's love for him was fully expressed in her actions, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

"You should know that after I finish this case, I will have to marry Princess Pingyang when I return to the capital."

Di Qingtian said this, but his body betrayed him; he did not refuse Wu Yujiao's massage.

“I know, this is a good thing. Your choice to marry Princess Pingyang shows that you have completely said goodbye to the past and let go of the woman who hurt you so deeply.”

When Wu Yujiao mentioned that woman, Di Qingtian's expression became unnatural. After all, who hasn't been young, and who hasn't experienced a deeply unforgettable love?

"I'm about to get married, what kind of good thing is that for you?"

Di Qingtian asked, puzzled.

"Because you are extraordinary, your master is a supreme master, you don't need to abide by those rules, and you can protect Princess Pingyang alone."

"If you want to take a concubine, I believe Princess Pingyang will not stop you; it all depends on whether you want to or not."

"Brother Di, I can be your concubine. After this case is resolved, please take me back to the capital."

Wu Yujiao whispered in Di Qingtian's ear.

"Cough cough..."

Hearing Wu Yujiao speak so bluntly, Di Qingtian, who was drinking chicken soup, accidentally choked.

Seeing that Di Qingtian choked, Wu Yujiao quickly patted him on the back.

“Brother Di, I’m serious.”

"And you don't need to worry about my family disagreeing with me becoming your concubine; they'd love for it."

"Especially knowing that your master is Master Shi, they urge me to come find you every day, wishing they could send me to you."

Seeing that Di Qingtian did not respond to her, Wu Yujiao pouted and said something.

"What is your Wu family doing right now?"

Di Qingtian changed the subject and asked.

"Brother Di, do you suspect our Wu family?"

Wu Yujiao recalled that the table was covered with information about the Wu family and felt that Brother Di had deliberately shown it to her, which made her face turn slightly pale.

She was really afraid that there was something wrong with the Wu family, which would prevent her from being with Brother Di.

"I had no doubts, I was just asking."

Seeing Wu Yujiao's expression, Di Qingtian guessed that Wu Yujiao might really not know anything.

"I am a woman, and my family business is off-limits to me. I have no idea what my family is doing now?"

"However, since the Fu family and the Yang family were brought to justice by you, Brother Di, they left behind so many properties. Our Wu family may be taking over those properties."

Wu Yujiao knew that once Brother Di had a suspicion, it would be difficult for him to dispel it. However, in order to be with Brother Di, she was willing to cooperate with anything.

Just as Di Qingtian was about to say something, Yin Tianying suddenly burst in with a letter.

"Sir, something terrible has happened! Ah Yong has been arrested!"

"This letter was shot at the gate of the yamen by an arrow shot by the people who arrested A-Yong."

Upon hearing that Yin Tianyong had been arrested, Di Qingtian quickly put down the chicken soup, stood up, took the letter, and opened it.

The letter was signed by Mr. Jin.
He invited Di Qingtian to be a guest on the ghost ship alone.

The address has been given. Di Qingtian is to wait at Shuanghu Village by the Feilong Canal, where someone will take him to the ghost ship in a small boat.

"Miss Yujiao, I have something to attend to. You should go back first."

After reading the letter, Di Qingtian frowned slightly, but he still sent Wu Yujiao back first.

"Be careful"

Wu Yujiao didn't know what the letter said, but since someone had been arrested, Brother Di must have taken some action.

She couldn't help, and hoped that Brother Di would be careful.

(End of this chapter)