What's wrong with me, a powerful minister, supporting a few female officials?

Chapter 51 The Magistrate Invites You?

Luo Lie reached out and grabbed Chen Qianyu's shoulder, which the old man was pushing towards him.

His eyes narrowed sharply!
The gripping force of the five fingers was instantly reduced to eight-tenths!

It's actually her!

To be an excellent constable, one must have exceptional eyesight and a superb memory!

Luo Lie has excellent eyesight and memory.

I met this woman at the Su residence just the day before yesterday.

It's only been two days, how could I forget so quickly?

At the time, he was secretly jealous of Su Mo, who was so lucky with women, not only getting involved with the young widow Qin, but also with such a beautiful young woman!
Under those circumstances, being able to dine in the inner courtyard of the Su residence, how could the relationship with Su Mo be bad?

Luo Lie subconsciously looked in the direction where Chen Qianyu had been standing.

Sure enough, when they saw Su Mo, he was staring at the old man with a livid face and a gloomy expression!

Immediately, Su Mo turned her head to look at him.

Their eyes met, then quickly looked away.

Luo Lie gave the old man a cold look, then said to his subordinates, "Take them all back to the yamen!"

The shop owner and his daughter had already fainted.

Luo Lie hadn't forgotten them, and he instructed his men to take the two to a clinic for treatment.

Although he didn't care whether the two lived or died.

But these two will be useful when Su Moruo clashes with the Cao family in the future.

In the instant their eyes met, Luo Lie sensed the barely concealed killing intent in Su Mo's eyes!
This is an invasion of his private domain!

It's clear they won't let this go!

Of course, for Luo Lie, this would be the best outcome; ideally, they would fight to the death.

The reason is not mentioned.

……

Luo Lie took the person away.

Xue Yishu's expression changed slightly, and she was about to speak.

Su Mo turned to look at her, his face expressionless.

The word "walk" was squeezed out from between his teeth!
After saying that, he turned and left!
Xue Yishu had no choice but to chase after him.

The old man glanced thoughtfully at Su Mo's retreating figure, then let out a disdainful sneer.

He's just a clown!

He then ignored Jia Kangyi and the others and turned to leave as well.

Xue Yishu caught up with Su Mo and walked a hundred feet away. She saw Su Mo with his brows furrowed, deep in thought and not saying a word.

She couldn't hold back any longer: "Miss Chen has been arrested, how can Brother Su just leave like this?"

Su Mo stopped and said calmly, "What else can we do?"

"Should we just snatch her back?"

Xue Yishu was speechless for a moment before finally saying, "We can't just do nothing!"

She snorted: "Those thugs attacked first, and that's why Miss Chen stopped them!"

Su Mo thought to himself that the magistrate's daughter was too naive.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Brother Xue, you are the son of the county magistrate. Have you ever heard of the Cao family?"

Xue Yishu immediately shook her head: "I've never heard of that."

“My father never discusses these matters with me.”

She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go back and explain things to my father!"

"Don't worry, Brother Su!"

"My father is an upright and honest official, and he will definitely give Miss Chen a fair judgment!"

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Su Mo's agreement!
Her personality is somewhat similar to that of Lady Chen; both are decisive and efficient.

No wonder he regarded Chen Qianyu as a close friend in just one day!
Watching Xue Yishu leave.

Su Mo opened her mouth, a conflicted look on her face.

In the end, they couldn't bring her back!

Releasing Xue Yishu back means the mission has failed!

never mind!

If you fail, you fail.

Anyway, there's no good reward!

He couldn't just stand by and watch his first subordinate who defected to him perish.

Who will want to be with me anymore!

The Cao family doesn't seem like a simple family.

With Xue Shan's assistance, fighting the opponent is naturally much easier.

First, we need to find out who the Cao family is and why Luo Lie is so wary of them!
Su Mo wasn't too worried about Chen Qianyu's safety.

The moment Su Mo met Luo Lie's gaze, she could see a wealth of information contained in his eyes.

He will take care of Chen Qianyu and will never let anything happen to her at the county government office.

But that's all we can do.

Whether Chen Qianyu can be exonerated depends on Su Mo's own methods.

...The person who is most familiar with Changping County, most trustworthy, and can help with advice is none other than Uncle Chen Qian.

My uncle should be on duty at the yamen now.

Without further hesitation, Su Mo quickly caught up with Xue Yishu.

When Xue Yishu saw Su Mo chasing after her, she asked in surprise, "Brother Su, why are you following me?"

Su Mo explained, "I'll also go to the yamen to find out what's going on!"

Xue Yishu then realized that Su Mo was also a yamen runner and must have a lot of connections in the yamen.

It's perfectly reasonable to go to the yamen with her!

We arrived near the county government office.

Xue Yishu bid farewell to Su Mo and headed straight for the side gate of the back office.

Su Mo watched Xue Yishu enter the back office.

They then circled back to the front office.

The two burly janitors on duty greeted Su Mo from afar, saying, "Lord Su, what brings you back to the yamen?"

"Didn't Officer Zhong grant you three days off?"

Su Mo is now a rising star in the county government; who doesn't know his name!
Although Su Mo didn't know the name of the strong laborer, he still nodded and said, "I have something to do when I get back."

"Brothers from the Zhuang class, do you know where my third uncle, Chen Qian, is now?"

The tall servant hurriedly said, "Master Su, you're too kind! I really don't deserve such praise!"

"Lord Su came to the yamen to find Brother Chen, but he's too late!"

"In Zhushan Township, two villages are fighting over water. I heard the fight was fierce and many people were killed or injured."

"Captain Lü personally led five or six constables and more than twenty gangsters to Zhushan Township half an hour ago."

Su Mo frowned immediately: "A gang fight in Zhushan Township?"

Zhushan Township is more than 20 miles from the county seat, and a round trip would take a lot of time.

Another member of the militia complained, "I don't know what's wrong with the weather lately; we haven't seen rain for almost half a month."

"It's the rice's grain-filling stage right now. If it doesn't rain soon, there will be a lot of disputes over water later!"

He sighed: "Over there in Zhushan, it's mostly mountainous terrain and has always been short of water. In previous years, the competition for water often involved hundreds of people, making it very difficult to manage."

"Officer Lü and the others may not be able to return today."

"If Brother Su has something urgent to discuss with Brother Chen, he might have to make a trip to Zhushan Township in person."

The strong men's men were different from the fast men's men; they were more similar to archers. They were mostly honest, simple farm boys selected from the countryside and were quite familiar with farming.

In July and August, the rice grains are filling out, requiring a huge amount of water.

Zhushan Township suffers from water shortages, and armed clashes have become commonplace at this time of year.

Unfortunately, the local people are known for their fierce and unruly nature. Once a fight breaks out, it will be no small matter. It would definitely be impossible to quell the unrest without the presence of thirty to fifty constables.

Su Mo had no choice but to make a trip to Zhushan Township himself.

A task notification message suddenly popped into my head!

[Mission: The Runaway Magistrate's Daughter (Failed)]...

Su Mo thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

Thankfully, there were no ridiculous penalties for failing the mission.

The system seems quite user-friendly in this respect.

Su Mo stopped thinking about it.

I quickened my pace toward the south gate of the city, exited the city through the south gate, and headed toward Zhushan Township.

Unexpectedly, they hadn't walked more than a few hundred meters.

The tall handyman who had been on duty earlier rushed over.

"Lord Su, please wait a moment!"

Su Mo turned around and looked at him, somewhat surprised: "What do you want with me?"

The tall, burly handyman, panting heavily, said with an envious and fawning expression, "Lord Su, you just left, and people from the back office have already arrived."

"The magistrate requests your presence in the back office!"

In the courtroom, the county magistrate showed favoritism towards Su Mo, a fact witnessed by many of the yamen runners.

But servants weren't qualified to go to the main hall.

Now that the county magistrate has taken the initiative to summon Su Mo, it is clear that the rumors are true, and he even used the phrase "invited".

It is clear that Su Mo's relationship with the county magistrate is more than just a rumor.

How could these strong, menial servants not feel envious and jealous!

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's expression instantly turned serious.

It must have been Xue Yishu who told Xue Shan what had happened, which is why Xue Shan summoned him to discuss it.

The more this was the case, the more troublesome Su Mo felt the situation became.

If the Cao family weren't extremely powerful, why would Xue Shan, the local official with absolute power, need to summon him for a talk?

Just release them!

Surely the Cao family isn't so powerful that it would take the county government and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to join forces to deal with them?

Even Taoist sorcerers are willing to serve as their lackeys; their background is probably far greater than I imagined!
Let's meet Xue Shan first.

He must know the Cao family's background!

I just woke up from my afternoon nap and saw Zhang12345's name in the monthly pass list! I'm so excited! A special thank you to him for continuing to support me!

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