The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 439

Where was it found?

Shortly after seeing Cheng Yaojin off, the Minister of Works heard that a child worth over ten thousand yuan had been found, and his mood instantly brightened.

“Your Excellency, it’s a piece of land in the suburbs that you’ve abandoned for a long time,” Zhou Zui replied.

"What?" Now it was the Minister of Works' turn to be shocked. He hadn't expected Xu Tian and his group to be so bold as to hide right under his nose. If Wan Jin hadn't sneaked out and happened to run into Zhou Zui, they would never have known where Yang Chao and his group were hiding.

"Xu Tian, ​​you're the first person to be so arrogant on my turf."

The Minister of Works clenched his fists slightly; Cheng Yaojin's favoritism towards Xu Tian today had displeased him.

Right now, the child, who cost over ten thousand yuan, has fallen into his hands again. No matter what others say, he will not let this father and son go.

On the other side, Xu Tian, ​​after organizing the evidence, couldn't help but feel a twitch in his right eyelid, sensing that something big was about to happen.

"Sir, something terrible has happened! Xiao Jin is missing!" Zhang, the wife of Wan Yuanduo, came from the side hall with a worried expression, followed by Zhang Yao's family.

"Please help us find Wan Jin, sir. It's all our fault. If we hadn't come, Wan Jin wouldn't have gotten lost."

"Yes, sir, please help the Zhang family for the sake of Zhang Yao's help to you."

"Xiao Jin has already suffered enough; none of us adults want to see him suffer."

......

The repeated prayers helped Xu Tian understand the whole story.

While his mother was talking with Zhang Yao's family, Wan Jin, the son of Wan Yuan, secretly slipped out of the mansion. Zhang Shi didn't care at first, thinking that her son had just gone to play somewhere else in the mansion. However, after they finished talking, they searched the entire mansion but couldn't find Wan Jin.

When Ms. Zhang discovered that the door lock had been pried open, she realized the seriousness of the situation and came to him for help.

"Okay, I understand. I'll try my best."

Xu Tian couldn't guarantee anything; who knew if there were human traffickers in this world too?

Moreover, this time Wan Jin slipped out on her own, not because someone broke in and took her away.

Zhang's family and Zhang Yao's family originally wanted to say some nice things, but after hearing Yang Chao's agreement, they dared not say anything more and scattered like a flock of birds.

In order to lure Xu Tian out, the Minister of Works deliberately had someone spread the word that Xu Tian should confess his crimes, or he would take action against him.

Upon returning after hearing the news, Zhang Yao relayed the Minister of Works' message verbatim.

"This is absolutely outrageous." Xu Tian gritted his teeth, the anger flashing in his eyes threatening to consume his last remaining rationality.

Bureaucracy is so rampant that even if he has someone backing him up, he can't deny that the other party is a cunning old fox.

"Sir, what should we do?" Zhang Yao asked, his face full of anxiety.

After spending a few days together, he had grown quite fond of Wan Jin. Moreover, his family bore some responsibility for Wan Jin's situation, and if anything happened to Wan Jin, he might never forgive himself.

"Don't rush." ​​After calming down, Xu Tian asked Zhang Yao to pass on a message to the Minister of Works. Using the evidence they had collected, Xu Tian personally wrote down the minister's most recent crime, stroke by stroke, to convince him.

To prevent Zhang Yao from getting into trouble as well, Xu Tian specifically asked the other party to leave the letter at the door before leaving to return to his residence to protect his family.

With Wan Jin arrested, the Minister of Works must know their hiding place, and it's only a matter of time before they attack. Now all they have to do is wait here for Li Er's men to arrive.

but......