Transmigrating to another world, starting as a mountain god

Just three days after the thief stole the gold and the women's personal clothing under the cover of night, Zhao Wanjun finally issued a notice.

This was to give those behind the scenes time to access the gold.

The announcement is as follows:

Recently, a batch of gold was stolen from the Zhao family mansion. Before it was moved into the Zhao family's residence, the gold was accidentally contaminated with a kind of slow-acting deadly poison.

Now, with thieves stealing gold, it's possible that the gold could end up on the market.

To eliminate any safety hazards, anyone who has recently handled any gold is urged to go to the relevant government office for examination and to obtain the antidote as soon as possible.

Those who have not yet come into contact with gold should not panic, as this virus is only transmitted through close contact with gold.

To prevent an increase in the number of people poisoned and a shortage of antidote in the government offices, please do not handle the recently acquired gold without authorization for the time being.

To avoid misjudgment, those who have handled gold are requested to come in person to collect their medication.

The rules for distributing the antidote by the government office are as follows:

If someone is sent to collect it on their behalf, the government refuses to distribute the antidote.

If the poison is not treated before it takes effect, the government will not be held responsible.

Those who come to collect the antidote should also bring all the gold they have come into contact with.

Otherwise, if it affects the government's judgment of the poisoning situation and causes the antidote to be unable to clear the toxins, the government will not be held responsible.

The right of interpretation rests entirely with the government offices in the capital of the Qian Kingdom.

This official-sounding announcement was naturally written by Zhao Wanjun under the instruction of Li Yuan.

At the time, Zhao Wanjun even suspected that Li Yuan might have been a professional civil servant before.

Li Yuan, however, said: "Basic operations, nothing fancy."

In his original world, even an elementary school student could write a notice like this.

However, in this ancient, otherworldly setting, it's a bit more impactful.

As soon as the announcement was issued, Li Yuan and Zhao Wanjun sat with their legs crossed in the yamen, waiting for the relevant people to come to them.

Gold thefts in Beijing have been frequent, and the market value of the gold has secretly increased significantly, making it virtually impossible for ordinary people to access gold.

All that gold was coated with a deadly poison, and those who brought the poisoned gold seeking an antidote were more or less connected to the thief's affairs.

If anyone is afraid of being exposed and doesn't come to ask for medicine, Zhao Wanjun won't care if they die.

At most, we'll inform the Emperor of Qian Kingdom.

Those who are not even afraid of death would not allow the emperor to investigate this matter out of curiosity, lest their relatives and descendants be implicated.

There was some unrest in the capital.

Zhao Siya's name held immense prestige in the capital, and many ordinary people flocked to the yamen to watch.

They may not have gold, but they can eat melons!

A large crowd blocked the government office, but not to cause trouble.

In secret.

A group of people gathered to secretly investigate the poisoning.

"That damned Zhao Wanjun, she actually poisoned the gold?!"

"How come I've never seen her use such vicious methods before? She deserves to die!"

Someone made a sound of surprise.

"Isn't she afraid that those troublemakers will also find the gold?"

"The guy who came up with this idea must be utterly wicked!"

"Not human at all!"

There were curses being chanted, very viciously.

"Since it's a vicious scheme, then I'll go along with it!"

"Do you think those troublemakers won't get involved just because they can't access gold?"

"Hmph, too bad, money can corrupt people's hearts!"

"I'm going to distribute that gold to annoy you!"

"Let's see how you deal with those troublemakers!"

Someone was plotting something maliciously.

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soon.

A group of people arrived outside the yamen (government office).

These people all said they were poisoned; some brought gold they had touched, while others came empty-handed.

They gathered outside the government office and started making a fuss.

This is quite different from simply watching and eating melons.

"Director Zhao, where is Director Zhao!"

"We accidentally came into contact with gold. Didn't the government say they'd provide the antidote? Hurry up and give it to us!"

"What if the poison takes effect and someone dies? Would that be considered a crime by the authorities?"

The people outside started shouting.

If it weren't for the jailers' obstruction, and Zhao Wanjun's usually excellent reputation, these troublemakers would have rushed in long ago.

Of course, they didn't dare to storm the government office; what they feared most was being charged with treason.

Despite the commotion, why not storm into the government office to demand an explanation?

These ordinary people wouldn't dare.

Just like in the modern world, who would be crazy enough to storm into a police station and vandalize it?

Are you trying to commit suicide and drag your family and descendants down with you?

The crowd grew larger and larger, eventually even attracting the attention of the city government.

Inside the main hall of the yamen (government office).

The inner room of Zhao Siya.

Zhao Wanjun paced back and forth anxiously.

"Those behind the scenes actually manipulated the people, spreading gold to induce them to be poisoned, and then coming to the government office to collect the antidote..."

"What should I do?"

She was a little anxious; the city officials had just given her a severe scolding.

She was ordered that if she could not come up with a solution within three days, she would have to quickly cure the people of the poison.

Li Yuan sat to the side, scratching his chin, seemingly lost in thought.

The yamen runners came to report that more and more people were coming to 'collect the antidote'.

Zhao Wanjun was extremely anxious and hurriedly asked Li Yuan:

"The other side is using a trick to force the people to put pressure on us. Do you have any ideas?"

"I'm so anxious!"

Li Yuan glanced at her:

"What's the use of being anxious? The other side is even more vicious than us, and they're just waiting for us to compromise."

Zhao Wanjun's phoenix eyes widened: "Those are innocent civilians! There are at least a hundred people poisoned!"

"If this continues, the city government will be unable to withstand it, and then the imperial court will send people!"

"The process will be complicated, and if there are delays, innocent people may die from the poison. How can we be at ease then?"

Listening to the commotion outside, Li Yuan remained calm and unhurried.

"Anyone who dares to touch that toxic gold after the announcement is not innocent."

Li Yuan's words were cold, but his expression was relaxed.

"Since the other side is using the common people as their vanguard, why don't we go along with their plan?"

He stretched, his expression indifferent.

Zhao Wanjun's beautiful eyes narrowed: "What's your plan?"

Perhaps it was Li Yuan's composure that influenced her; without realizing it, Zhao Wanjun regained a bit of her calm.

"Is there enough antidote?"

Li Yuan asked casually.

Zhao Wanjun quickly replied, "I made a lot."

"But if we just give it to them directly, wouldn't that be doing exactly what they want?"

Li Yuan narrowed his eyes:

"Just say that the antidote is limited, with only about a hundred doses left."

"They said it would take time to reconfigure the antidote, but the government treats all lives equally, and for those who ask for help, it doesn't matter who they are, only when it's early or late."

Zhao Wanjun also regained her ability to think:

"Are you using a feint to lure out those behind the scenes?"

Li Yuan smiled: "What feint? The government only prepared this much antidote!"

"If a few greedy fools don't die, these guys won't learn to cherish life!"

Zhao Wanjun was shocked:

"You're killing innocent people!"

Li Yuan genuinely laughed at Zhao Wanjun's shock.

"Are you stupid? I'm referring to those behind the scenes!"

"Those behind the scenes came into contact with the poison before the common people!"

"If anyone's going to die, it should be a group of people behind the scenes connected to the thieves!"

"Let's rescue this group of people first, and then we'll deal with them right here in the government office!"

"Then they said the antidote was limited, with a daily quota, and it was first-come, first-served."

Do you think those behind the scenes are anxious?

"If the poisoned people really run out of their daily antidote, who will give them the antidote?"

Li Yuan paused, but his expression remained calm.

Then, another key point was revealed:

"There is another consideration behind restricting the distribution of the antidote."

"Those people were blinded by the lard, but when the toxins slowly show their symptoms, I don't believe they won't regret it!"

"That will be the time to extract information about all the people behind the scenes!"

"Furthermore, the suffering of some people from the poison will deter other wavering people."

"Let's make them too scared to join in this fun!"

As he spoke, a playful look appeared on Li Yuan's face.

"Besides, don't we still have a 'triple poisoner'?"

"Unless this person is not afraid of death, we are not worried that he will not come looking for us!"

"We have the initiative, so we can sit back and deal with whatever comes our way."

"I don't even know how I lost!"

Zhao Wanjun's eyes sparkled with admiration.

Although Li Yuan's words were cold, they were effective!

It all depends on them—whether they want gold or their lives!

Zhao Wanjun was no longer in a hurry. She summoned a few yamen runners, gave them some instructions, and then slumped into a chair.

Her previous anxiety had truly left her mentally exhausted.

Li Yuan still maintained his lazy and indifferent demeanor.

"You guys are so easily bound by your own thoughts."

"If I were back in the past... uh, cough cough cough."

"When the other side uses this tactic, it means that they have no other choice."

"That's why they choose to disgust us at all costs."

"They are trying to make us anxious and lose our composure so that they can take advantage of the chaos and survive in the confusion."

"Once you start thinking this way, and try to understand things from the other person's perspective, the solution will naturally emerge."

"Those behind the scenes are mostly people with some status, and they feel that their lives are more precious than those of ordinary people."

“They will immediately jump at us once we limit the amount of the antidote.”

"At this point, you need to pay attention to distinguish the identities and appearances of those who come seeking the antidote."

"For ordinary people, if their background is clean, they'll be let go after the interrogation. But if it's an official, hmph..."

"That was the only batch of gold contaminated with drugs! You're more experienced in interrogation than I am!"

"Furthermore, one can only receive the antidote once, not twice."

"When everyone comes, we have them register their names. No matter who is poisoned, they can only receive the antidote once!"

"If any greedy person doesn't know their limits, then they'll have to bear the consequences themselves!"

"Originally, this vicious plan was only intended to target the thief's colluders behind the scenes!"

"The people are driven by greed, flocking to us and getting poisoned, willing to risk their lives for money, so we can't blame them!"

"After all, the announcement was issued first!"

"This plan, though vicious, can thoroughly cleanse the capital!"

Zhao Wanjun listened attentively, seemingly lost in thought.

They always think from the perspective of the government.

It is only right and proper for officials to catch thieves.

Who cares what the thieves were thinking?

It turns out that when faced with a difficult choice, one can actually try to see things from the other person's perspective and consider the key to the problem!

The most crucial point is that those behind the scenes were poisoned first!

Even if the government does nothing, those behind the scenes will eventually have no choice but to come to the surface!

Spreading toxic gold to incite the people?

Then you'll be the first to die!

I will treat the common people in batches.

Keep hiding, I'm just asking you...

Do you want to die?