The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Jian Qiu nodded, lowered the veil on her veil hat to cover her face, and then walked towards the door.

Hu Yiba looked at Jian Qiu's back and couldn't help asking, "Madam, do you live in Jinyang City?"

Jian Qiu turned around and looked at Hu Yiba, and her voice suddenly took on a chilling tone.

"Alliance Leader Hu, curiosity kills the cat. I advise you to stop asking about my affairs, and there's no need to bother sending people to follow me. The less you know, the better it will be for you!"

Hu Yiba was shocked. "Yes, yes! Madam, you are being overly suspicious! How dare I be so rude to you?"

Jian Qiu chuckled.

"I won't tell you, but you can guess who the person is in Xia Country that you absolutely cannot defeat. I belong to him."

Hu Yiba only had this thought in his mind before he quickly stopped, cold sweat breaking out on his head. He thought to himself, could this mysterious-looking woman be the emperor's woman?

After seeing off the mysterious woman, Hu Yiba returned to the main hall, sat at the table and drank tea. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was indeed possible.

Although Zhao Xiaoman was born into a merchant family and later opened the Wuwei Escort Agency, she looked inconspicuous, but in fact she had three major backers behind her: her father Zhao Cheng, her former lover Qin Shao, and Emperor Xia who trusted her very much.

If we were to ask who wanted to find Zhao Xiaoman the most after she disappeared, Zhao Cheng was dead, Qin Shao was demoted, and he had been persistent for over a decade, spending a fortune, going through the shady business of the underworld, and still refusing to reveal his identity, Hu Yiba would definitely not be able to defeat her! Analyzing from these points, only His Majesty the Emperor could do it.

What does it mean to see the person alive or the body dead? If Zhao Xuan is really dead, then Zhao Xiaoman will be even more difficult to find.

Thinking of this, Hu Yiba suddenly stood up and called over a disciple who was guarding the door.

"Quick, tell Wu Li that unless it's absolutely necessary, spare Huang Huacai's life. But if Huang Huacai resists, kill her. Don't leave any trouble for her. Kill her completely and bring her body back to me!"

That day, Gu Zhanghua, who was completely unaware of everything, finished teaching the children and then chatted with the elderly under the shade of the trees.

The oldest person in the valley is Grandpa Fu, who is known as the "old centenarian". He is sixty-six years old this year.

When he saw Gu Zhanghua sitting next to him, he took out a candy from his arms and put it into Gu Zhanghua's hand.

"The boss bought this for me, and I can't bear to eat it. This is the last one, so I'll give it to you."

Gu Zhanghua evaded the question: "You should keep it for yourself."

Grandpa Fu held Gu Zhanghua's hand holding the candy and whispered.

"You're our Jiaoyang Valley's live-in son-in-law. Others don't know, but Little Bear has already told me secretly. Xiao Huazi, it's not easy to be a son-in-law, right? But don't be fooled by the boss's bad temper, he has a really good heart."

Live-in son-in-law? Son-in-law?

Gu Zhanghua had a heart attack. Wasn't what Grandpa Fu said right? He really didn't know how to refute it, so he had to put the candy in his mouth. It was quite sweet.

I heard Grandpa Fu say, "We in Jiaoyang Valley are so lucky to have a big boss in charge!"

Gu Zhanghua asked, "Are all the people here refugees? Now that the disaster is over, why don't you go back home?"

Grandpa Fu sighed deeply.

"Two years ago, continuous heavy rains caused the Heng River to burst its banks, flooding fields and houses. If we didn't flee, we would have been doomed! The government provided food and money for disaster relief, and now many people have returned to their hometowns and are living peaceful lives. But those of us, old and young, some sick and disabled, can't go back. The younger ones, out of concern for our own survival, have settled down here."

Gu Zhanghua understood.

"Grandpa Fu, Jiaoyang Valley is your home, and you are all one family."

Grandpa Fu smiled. "That's right! Our boss has had it really hard these past two years. If he hadn't won the martial arts competition, nearly breaking his arm, and traded the Evil-Slaying Sword for money, we would all be dead long ago. Jiaoyang Valley is where we're buried. How could it be as green as it is now?"

Gu Zhanghua asked in surprise, "The boss almost broke his arm?"

Grandpa Fu recalled.

"Yes, when the boss came back from the Tiandao League, he was so thin that he was almost skin and bones, and his arm was still in a splint. The Little Medical Fairy said that if he had waited a few days for treatment, his arm would have been lost and would have to be amputated to save his life."

"Why didn't she get treatment sooner? She's a butcher, she's not short of money!"

Grandpa Fu looked at Gu Zhanghua and said, "You don't know our eldest daughter. She is a very kind-hearted girl. She was afraid of wasting time on the road to treat her injuries. If she came back earlier, she could save more lives! You don't know that in Jiaoyang Valley at that time, there were few people who could run or jump. There was no food, no money, and no medicine. People died every day. The eldest daughter cared about all of us, but she didn't take her own injuries seriously. What a good child!"

An old lady next to them had been listening but couldn't get a word in. At this moment, she suddenly looked towards the meeting hall with a worried look on her face.

"I see the boss and the others have rushed to the meeting hall. Could something have happened?"

Gu Zhanghua stood up: "I'll go take a look."

As soon as Gu Zhanghua walked into the meeting hall, Zhao Xuan pulled him forward.

"I was just about to send someone to look for you, and you happened to come. I'm telling you, something's wrong!"

"What happened?"

"Erya just returned from Fucheng and received accurate information. The prefect Wang, whom you know, has ordered troops to encircle and suppress Jiaoyang Valley. The time is set for tomorrow morning! What do you think we should do now?"

Hao Xiong was indignant: "Is Magistrate Wang blind? It wasn't us who did it!"

Erya said a good word for Magistrate Wang.

"It's not the prefect's fault. The merchants are really too difficult to deal with. They gather at the yamen gate every day to cry out for justice and force Prefect Wang to send troops. Otherwise, they will go to Liyang to file a complaint with the emperor, saying that the prefect accepted bribes from us and that's why he has been delaying taking action against us!"

Shishu was so anxious that he was jumping up and down. In the past two days, he had become friends with the big guys in Jiaoyang Valley. Being a coach made him find the meaning of life. If he was wiped out by the government, he would have no place to cry.

"Your Majesty! Please think of a solution quickly!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him eagerly, Gu Zhanghua was no longer anxious.

"Everyone, don't worry. I'll have the secretary take my token and rush to Fucheng to tell Magistrate Wang in person that I'll be in charge of the situation in Jiaoyang Valley. I'll have the final say on all matters in Jiaoyang Valley. Tell him to wait for my news!"

Before Gu Zhanghua could finish, the secretary stepped forward, untied the token from Gu Zhanghua's waist in a few seconds, and ran out.

"Your Majesty, I'm going first. There's no time to lose!"

Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Zhanghua asked everyone to sit down, and then he looked at everyone with a heavy heart.

"I've been thinking about it these past two days. As far as the current situation is concerned, there's a key issue we haven't resolved yet. So, I'm going to contact Prefect Wang and ask him to hold off for now. This is just a temporary solution."

Zhao Xuan understood immediately.

"The key issue you're talking about is clearing Jiaoyang Valley's name?"

"Yes! But if we want to clear Jiaoyang Valley's name and completely restore its innocence, we must go to the Tiandao League and make peace with Hu Yiba. But time is running out now. I can step in to protect the other people in Jiaoyang Valley, but you, Huang Huacai, as the head of Jiaoyang Valley, will have to stay in jail for a while until your injustice is cleared. Wait until I go to the Tiandao League to meet with Hu Yiba and see what I can do to make him stop. Then we can decide the next step."