Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 22 Nothing will happen
With such a major incident at home, Gu Shouyi naturally had to return.

But when they arrived at her doorstep, Gu Pan told him to wait there for a moment and listen to what was being said inside.

Normally, with such a big thing happening at home, Gu Shouyi couldn't help but go in, but he wasn't particularly stupid. After hearing what Gu Pan said in prison, he calmed down a lot.

Chen Qing did not have a particularly strong motive to kill his son.

Moreover... if Chen Qingzhen is the murderer, he is unlikely to go directly to the county government to report it to the authorities.

Just then, Magistrate Hong was present, and no one in the courtyard dared to speak. Gu Shouyi overheard every word of their conversation.

At this point, although he hadn't yet turned back to believe Chen Qing, he also no longer trusted Gu Shouzhou as much.

After all, unless you're incredibly stupid, you'd feel something's off at this point.

At this moment, Gu Shouyi's mind was completely blank. He only had one thought: to find out the truth and avenge his son!

Gu Shouzhou knelt on the ground and looked at Gu Shouyi, who was kneeling not far away. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.

After all… before Gu Shouyi went to prison, he had entrusted him with taking good care of his family.

Now... it's turned out like this after all that care!

Even if this matter had nothing to do with Gu Shouzhou, he still couldn't hold his head high in front of Gu Shouyi.

Not to mention, Gu Shouzhou is highly suspected in this matter!
Magistrate Hong looked around and then said calmly, "Men, take this child's body back to the county office and hand it over to the coroner for examination."

Having said that, he looked around and said in a deep voice, "All those involved are not allowed to go anywhere today. They must stay here and wait for the county officials to come and question them!"

The people mentioned are naturally those who discovered the child's body early this morning, as well as the Gu family who helped search for the child this morning.

Gu Shouzhou will not be able to escape.

Secondly, Gu Shouyi's family would also likely be taken to the county government office, where they would be questioned by the relevant officials.

It's important to understand that the constables and clerks in the county government are quite different from the county magistrate. County magistrates are basically all parachuted-in officials, and young officials like Magistrate Hong don't have much experience in criminal matters.

However, the seasoned veterans in the county government office, who have been in this business for ten, twenty, or even thirty years, have their own methods for interrogation, and can basically guarantee that they will get all the information they want to know.

With so many people questioning us, the case will likely be solved in a few days.

After Magistrate Hong gave the order, many people present panicked. After all, no one wanted to cause trouble at the county office. Magistrate Hong glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Anyone present here who dares to run away today is the prime suspect, and I will put him in jail immediately!"

Magistrate Hong still possessed considerable authority. After he finished speaking, everyone present immediately became obedient. Magistrate Hong nodded in satisfaction and said, "Gu Shouzhou."

"Gu Shouyi".

The two brothers were still kneeling when they heard this, and bowed their heads, saying, "Your Excellency."

Magistrate Hong, with his hands behind his back, said, "You two will accompany me back to the county office for questioning."

Gu Shouyi stood up and bowed his head in agreement.

Gu Shouzhou got up from the ground, took a deep breath, lowered his head, and said, "This humble subject obeys."

He thought for a moment, looked at Chen Qing, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Your Honor, Chen Qing has been associating with a storyteller surnamed Yang outside. The two have been getting along very well. I suspect that this storyteller surnamed Yang is highly suspicious. I request that Your Honor arrest this storyteller surnamed Yang as well and bring him to the county office for questioning!"

Chen Qing remained expressionless upon hearing this.

But a fire had already risen in my heart.

This Gu Shouzhou not only likes to play dirty tricks, but now that he's at a disadvantage, he still insists on taking a bite out of himself and dragging Mr. Yang into the mess!
Magistrate Hong glanced at Chen Qing and said indifferently, "Very well, I will send people to arrest him and question him."

After saying this, he turned to the constables and ordered, "Take the two brothers to the county office for questioning, and send a few men to guard this courtyard. Have them questioned one by one."

Magistrate Hong had been in office in Deqing for more than two years and was a capable county magistrate. At this time, he had already taken control of the entire county government. Upon hearing his words, the yamen runners immediately responded and went to carry out their duties.

Magistrate Hong then walked up to Gu Pan with his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "Miss Gu, there are probably twenty or thirty people in this courtyard right now. They will be staying here for at least two or three days. I'm afraid we'll have to trouble you with their food and drink every day."

Without hesitation, Gu Pan immediately said, "Most of the people here are from the Gu family. This murder case is also a matter for the Gu family. Your Excellency, please rest assured, the Gu family will send people to provide them with food."

"In a little while, I will have someone bring bedding over so they can sleep on the floor here."

"it is good."

Magistrate Hong smiled and said, "That will make things much easier for the county government."

After saying this, he looked at Chen Qing, and before he could speak, Chen Qing took the initiative to say, "I will go to the county office with the magistrate and let the county office question me."

Magistrate Hong stroked his not-so-thick beard, thought for a moment, and shook his head with a smile: "This case is not complicated. In my opinion, young master Chen is unlikely to be the murderer. In that case, young master Chen need not go to the county office."

"Young Master Chen and Miss Gu should stay at the Gu family compound and wait for news. However, you two should not move around for the next few days, as the county government may summon you for questioning at any time." After saying this, Magistrate Hong looked at the two of them, then at Chen Qing, shook his head, his eyes still filled with regret, and then strode away with his hands behind his back.

After he left, he took all the victims with him.

Chen Qing and Gu Pan maintained order in the courtyard for a while, and after saying a few words to them, they left Gu Shouyi's house one after the other and went outside.

As soon as she stepped out of the courtyard, Gu Pan let out a long breath, her whole body relaxed, and she even felt a little dizzy.

She was quite young and had never experienced anything like this before, so she was already quite exhausted.

Chen Qing instinctively reached out to support her and asked, "Miss Gu, are you alright?"

Gu Pan took a deep breath and recovered.

Upon hearing Chen Qing's address, she subconsciously turned her head to look at Chen Qing.

"I am fine."

She thought for a moment before asking, "Which Mr. Yang that Gu Shouzhou mentioned is he?"

"He's just a storyteller."

Chen Qing replied, "I met this gentleman by the roadside when I first came to Deqing. He was quite good at telling stories, and I listened to him for quite a while that day."

"Not long after I finished listening, I got beaten up."

Chen Qing chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Later, when my injuries healed a bit, we ran into each other again, and after a while, we got to know each other."

As he spoke, Young Master Chen said angrily, "That scoundrel Gu Shouzhou must have sent someone to follow me, otherwise he wouldn't know about Mr. Yang's affairs."

Speaking of Mr. Yang, he suddenly remembered something important, so he quickly said to Xiaoyue behind Gu Pan, "Xiaoyue, you have to go to Niluo Lane for me and tell Mr. Yang that if the county government wants to question him, he must not resist, but go to the county government honestly and tell them whatever they ask, telling the truth."

Xiaoyue glanced at Chen Qing, then at her young mistress, her eyes darting around, and quickly replied, "Okay, I'll go right away."

With that, she ran off in a flash.

With Xiaoyue gone, only Chen Qing and Gu Pan were left walking on the road. Gu Pan frowned and looked at Chen Qing.

Chen Qing explained, “Although we don’t know each other well, this Mr. Yang is probably quite capable. The authorities may not be able to catch him. If he leaves without a word and the authorities can’t find the real culprit, I’m afraid I won’t be able to explain it clearly.”

Gu Pan hummed in agreement and asked, "Young Master, who do you think harmed this child?"

"Gu Shouzhuo".

Chen Qing answered without hesitation, and snorted: "Didn't he say this morning that the other two young nephews of the Gu family are already on their way back and will probably be back in Deqing in the next few days? What they want to do is obvious."

At this point, Chen Qing paused and continued, "However, when I saw the wound on the child's leg, I thought that perhaps Gu Shouzhou and his group originally only wanted to tie up the child."

"I didn't expect things to escalate this much."

Upon hearing this, Gu Pan's gaze shifted, and she replied, "So, a snake came to the place where they hid the child?"

Chen Qing nodded.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the gate of the Gu family compound. After entering the main gate, Miss Gu went to the embroidery building in the backyard, while Chen Qing went to the side courtyard to rest.

At the fork in the road where they were about to part ways, Chen Qing was quite nonchalant. He cupped his hands to Miss Gu and said, "These are turbulent times. If you don't have anything urgent to attend to, Miss, please don't wander around. Those people... are too wicked."

"Uncle Gu isn't here, who knows what they might do."

Gu Pan responded, then looked at Chen Qing, her long eyelashes trembling. She hesitated for a moment, but still didn't speak, only bowing slightly in greeting.

"Please be careful, young master."

"With such a thing happening at home and my father not around, and I having no ideas, I can only rely on you, young master."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing forced a smile at her.

"Don't worry, I may not have many other skills, but I have the most ideas. With me here..."

Young Master Chen remained calm.

"Nothing will happen."

(End of this chapter)