Volume II Accession to the World Chapter 43 Finding the Location
Ling Chen's eyes widened: "Seventh level? Listen to this, if he is not injured, the master's strength has already reached the seventh level!"
Su Ci couldn't help but be surprised and looked at him intently: "How old are you? Do you have the art of beauty?"
"I don't know how to stay young forever. Mr. Su doesn't need to give me any advice in this regard. I am indeed nineteen years old, well, almost twenty, just a few months away."
The meal was still spent in silence. Before leaving, Ling Chen muttered, "You monster!"
Everyone has been in peace these past few days, but Feng Yu doesn't like the feeling of being stared at all the time. There are definitely many spies around the Anxin Inn watching them day and night. The four members of the Mirror Division don't have to go to a crowded place to ask casual questions.
Asked, that is, he went to each city gate twice. Feng Yu didn't want to go out, so he just kept practicing in his room. If no one asked him, he would basically not go downstairs.
"Did you find anything?"
"Master Ling Si Shi, according to our investigation, it should not have been transported out of the city yet. Recently, few people have even left the city."
"However, looking at the preparations in the state capital, it doesn't look like they are just waiting for death. Could it be that they have other plans?"
Su Ci walked in from outside the door, "I just got the news that Uncle Cui is coming. He also brought two friends, saying they are here for a free clinic."
"Could it be that he is a master in the department pretending to be a doctor?"
"I don't know. It's just that Uncle Cui said that his side is over. He has mobilized troops to rush here and will meet us soon." Su Ci said with some doubts.
But the two young followers didn't think too much: "That's great, the commander-in-chief has something to do."
Feng Yu listened for a long time and felt that there seemed to be nothing he could do, so he couldn't help but strike, "This is a flood. With the power of the Mirror Division, we reported to the court that the severely affected areas around Huzhou lacked manpower and that we needed to urgently dispatch troops to support and rescue the trapped people."
For the common people, it shouldn’t be difficult for the court to approve it.”
Su Ci nodded, "Indeed, it is even possible that the Secretary-General will report directly to the Zhongshu Province. This is the highest level of thought and support."
Feng Yu couldn't bear it, but there was nothing he could do, "Guys, can you guys stop thinking about the good things all the time? They are all older than me in terms of age and have more experience in investigating cases than me, but they are just a little naive."
"Feng Yu, what do you mean?"
"If the top is really determined to destroy the governor of Huzhou, it is not impossible to send troops to encircle and suppress it. But will this order be communicated to you in this way? I'm afraid it will be an edict or a message from the emperor.
Right. Obviously not, but the emperor may not know that the reason why he did not issue the imperial edict should be because there is no evidence. I think it is a trap deliberately set up by you people from the Mirror Department, hoping to unite the military to set a trap for Fu Yin and force him to
He showed his weakness."
Su Ci very much agreed with Feng Yu's statement: "Yes, I think so too. In this way, if the state capital stays still and waits for the opportunity, I'm afraid they really won't be able to leave. But if we find an opportunity to leave, we will be more capable."
The evidence doubts him, and when the time comes to write a letter to the general leading the army, he will not be able to escape. "
The little follower still had doubts: "But if we are wrong, wouldn't the entire Mirror Department be charged with bullying?"
Ling Chen knocked the two of them on the head, "Don't be too naive. If you want to achieve your goal but don't want to get involved too deeply, there are still ways. There are many twists and turns in the officialdom. You still have to learn. Wasn't Feng Yu just now?
Did you say that we can second people to help people in the name of disaster relief? After all, the disaster is still serious, and there are indeed many villages that have not yet been rescued. However, the most worrying thing now is that if we can receive the news, he will also be able to get the news.
Chaifu Yin fled early despite being wanted on charges. It is impossible for us to catch him now. On the other hand, if he writes a memorial to the Ming Emperor, the disaster is not serious and the Mingjing Division is offside and seizes power, then there will be some trouble."
Feng Yu thought for a moment, looked at the four people and said: "I think the latter is unlikely. First, it is a fact that the disaster was serious. If he chooses to forge data and report it to the court, the Mirror Division will be unlucky, but if it involves the imperial agency, he will not be perfunctory.
Secondly, the emperor personally investigates. Chai and the others cannot suppress everyone. After verification in the future, they will be tried for dereliction of duty. This case will still be brought out. By then, the Mirror Division will be fine, and the unlucky ones will still be the ones with the surname Chai.
Chai, thirdly, it is unknown how the emperor will investigate, who will be sent to investigate, and when the investigation will take place. If you are unprepared to fight with the emperor, you have no chance of winning.
But it’s different now. We are overt with him, and he has the initiative and advantage. We take the opportunity to collect money and run away anonymously. At least we can still live. Even if everyone in the world despises us, so what?"
Su Ci looked at him with admiration, "Feng Yu, you are more than four years younger than me. You are highly skilled in martial arts, smart, well aware of world affairs, and have a stable mind. Why don't you just come to my Mirror Division to be an official? I
I recommend you to be at the same level as me."
Feng Yu shook his head: "I'm not interested. I promised someone else that I would enter the martial arts academy."
The four of them were shocked by these words: "Martial Academy?"
"What's wrong?"
"Do you know where the martial arts academy is?"
"I don't know, it should also be from the imperial court."
"It is not easy to enter the martial arts academy. It is much more difficult than entering our Mirror Division. Good skills alone are not enough. The person who trains people in the martial arts academy personally makes the final decision, and he~"
"Master Su, you know a lot."
Ling Chen and the others also looked at her in surprise.
"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it. Others said it." Su Ci smiled unnaturally. Everyone could tell that she had a little secret, but no one asked. After all, the martial arts academy was too far away for them.
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Shopkeeper Xu is now considered one of his own. He told many market news. He hurriedly closed the door and ran forward, "Several adults, I just heard that Mr. Fu Yin is going to celebrate his mother's birthday the day after tomorrow.
I’m inviting famous families from all over the place.”
"celebrate the birthday?"
The little follower rubbed the back of his head and said, "I really haven't asked about his mother."
Su Ci tightened the sword in his hand, "Whether he is true or not, the former is here."
Ling Chen then rubbed his nose: "Although we have no friendship with him, if he chooses to take action the day after tomorrow, we should also be invited."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone knocked on the door. Shopkeeper Xu ran to open the door, "Who is it?"
"You are the shopkeeper Xu, I am Zhou Ming, the chief guard of the state capital. Are the adults from the Mirror Division here?"
Su Ci walked forward, "We are here, what can I do?"
"Oh, it's like this. The day after tomorrow, our Lord Yin held a banquet for the old lady's birthday at the house. I learned that several adults have been working hard on the case of tracing disaster relief money for the people of Huzhou, so I specially asked me to invite them.
If we go together, we should show our friendship to the landlord and hope that a few people will appreciate it."
"Tell Mr. Chai that we will definitely be there."
"Okay, I'll take my leave now, so as not to disturb everyone's enjoyment."
Several people went upstairs to Feng Yu's room to discuss, "It looks like we have to go in the future."
"What if when we go to the state capital to have a wedding banquet, we arrange for someone to transport the disaster relief money out of the city?"
"Whether you go or not, has any of you found out where the money is hidden these days?"
"Yes, Huzhou City is very big. Even if there is no one there, we can't finish the search even if we go from house to house. What's more, we haven't found any heavily guarded place so far. When the time comes, everyone will be concentrated there. We know
It's impossible to do anything, and it's hard for us to stand a chance of winning just by relying on that master."
Feng Yu said: "Judging from the situation of the last attack, the person surnamed Chai should have won over some people in the world, maybe they are bandits who robbed money. There are definitely six-level ones among them, but the seventh-level ones are not yet known. The best way is to find them in advance.
Get out of the hiding place so you can formulate countermeasures."
Ling Chen frowned: "However, if there are other people cooperating, it will be difficult for us to judge based on the movements of the officers and soldiers. After all, if there has been no movement for so long, it should be those gangsters who are looking after it."
At this time, Feng Yu felt that his inner strength was out of control again, and raised his hand to stop them, "Guys, why don't you go to your room to talk, I want to rest first."
Perhaps seeing that his expression was not good, Su Ci said, "Are you okay? Has the injury recurred?"
"Just talk about your issues. I'll adjust my breathing. It's no big deal. It's happened before. Just tell me the results of the discussion tomorrow morning."
"That's fine. You should rest first. I may need your help in the future. I don't know when Uncle Cui and the others will arrive."
At night, the four people did not go back to their rooms to sleep. Instead, they went in four directions, constantly inquiring and tracing the whereabouts of the disaster relief funds. After all, time was really running out, and sleeping at this time was tantamount to letting them go before their eyes.
The next morning, when they returned to the inn, they all had dark circles under their eyes and were in very bad spirits. They saw Feng Yu sitting there drinking tea and eating steamed buns.
Feng Yu raised his head and saw them: "Here, I brought them for you too. Seeing how many of you have stayed up all night, I really think you are invincible."
"Master Feng Yu, we~"
"Let's have breakfast. Needless to say, I can guess without any clues."
Just when a few people were sitting around the table eating steamed buns, shopkeeper Xu walked in carrying vegetables from outside the door, "Good morning, everyone."
"Good morning, shopkeeper Xu, why are you so diligent in going shopping for groceries?"
"It's too early. It's getting harder and harder to buy food now. It was fine a few days ago. The government is asking for more and more these days. We have to buy it as soon as possible so that you can have a full meal before investigating the case.
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"Sorry, Shopkeeper Xu, we are incompetent."
"Hey, you can't say that. We still see your hard work. I can only say that they are too cunning."
Feng Yu seemed to have discovered something and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, you just said that it is getting harder and harder to buy food?"
"Yes, after the villages are rescued by the officers and soldiers, they will be assigned to the county government. Every day, there will be more than ten or twenty people coming to the county government, and they will ask for more food. However, the daily supply is only so much, and the rest is for us.
How many more can there be?"
"Shopkeeper, you are saying that the county government office has more people every day, right, but the number should be increasing every day even before we come here. Why did you just say that it was fine the past few days?"
"Oh, Mr. Feng, I don't know what you are talking about. It seems that the quantity sold to us was almost the same for two days. I went there early, so I can see the total amount."
"Shopkeeper Xu, please reminisce. Did they wrongly accuse me of being a murderer? Or was it the two days when the dead man was found in the woods south of the city that the food was almost the same?"
"It seems that it was that day, what happened?"
Feng Yu smiled slightly, "Looks like I found it."
Ling Chen suddenly realized, "You mean the county government!"