Chapter 501 Gu Haoran is missing (seeking a bank note)
Jiang Fan and Gu Yan have not met each other recently.
As Jiang Fan's presence in the government office became stronger and stronger, Gu Yanzhi became more and more silent.
But no one would doubt Gu Yan's influence on Heyang Prefecture.
However, due to some reasons that are not common to outsiders, Jiang Fan and Gu Yan have to maintain a certain tacit understanding.
Despite this tacit understanding, at some point, it is likely to become the focus of conflicts.
After Gu Yan confirmed that Jiang Fan and Prince Wu's Mansion were not really of the same mind, his attitude toward Jiang Fan softened significantly.
Although the degree of relaxation is limited, it is enough to meet Jiang Fan's needs.
This is actually a bit like dancing on a tightrope, but Jiang Fan has to do it this way.
Because from the news secretly passed back by Lin Shenghe, Prince Wu's Mansion was already extremely wary of him and the entire Lin family.
However, in the current view of King Wu Zhou Di, both Jiang Fan and the Lin family are within control, so this vigilance is not very aggressive yet.
But Jiang Fan is not naive enough to think that the current situation can be maintained forever.
The identity of the Lin family is a mystery. As long as anyone is willing to check it out, they will be able to relate it to more or less.
After all, it has only been a few decades since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and many people who still remember the events of those years are still alive.
As the Lin family entered Heyang and really began to appear in the eyes of those people, it was only a matter of time before their identity was discovered.
At this point, Jiang Fan has never had any luck.
So once this thunder explodes, it will either kill yourself or kill others.
"Why do you, Lord Castle Guard, suddenly have time to come to a place like this?"
Jiang Fan took Tieniu and others back to the edge of the settlement, walked to Gu Yanzhi's team, and asked with a smile.
At this time, Gu Yanzhi had just gotten off the sedan chair and was obviously a little surprised when he discovered that Jiang Fan was here.
"Sir Cheng Wei is here too. I heard that in the past few days, Mr. Cheng Wei has not been on duty at the government office?"
Gu Yan opened his mouth and said.
"Yes, I have some personal matters to deal with. I just finished them today. I also heard that there are more refugees pouring into the city recently, so I hurried over to take a look."
Jiang Fan leaned forward and said.
"Well, thank you for your hard work, Lord City Lieutenant. Your Majesty has already led the expedition in person. At present, the food in the south must be supplied to the Eastern Expedition team as the primary goal, so the transportation to our north has been greatly reduced. It is estimated that in the next period of time, the number of refugees will
There will be more and more of them, and this year will be difficult.”
Gu Yanzhi frowned and said with deep thoughts.
This look made Jiang Fan a little strange, because if Gu Yan was only worried about the refugee problem, it would be unlikely that he would show his emotions so obviously.
"Lord Castle Guard...is there something wrong? Can I help?"
Jiang Fan thought for a while and asked tentatively.
Gu Yanzhi hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "I'm here to see Haoran."
Gu Haoran?
Jiang Fan couldn't turn around for a moment, spread his hands, and said helplessly: "Forgive me, Lord City Guard, I didn't understand."
"Haoran...is missing."
Gu Yanzhi gritted his teeth and spoke.
Huh? Gu Haoran is missing?
Jiang Fan was completely surprised at this moment. He was stunned for a long time and couldn't help but turned to Tieniu and asked: "The son of the city guard is missing. Why didn't you arrange for someone to find him?"
"Master...I don't know..."
Tieniu looked aggrieved.
"Ah? You don't know? Lord City Guard, why...why didn't you ask the government officials to help you find it?"
Jiang Fan was even more surprised.
The son of the city guard was missing. The city guard didn't use his power to look for it. Instead, he worked on it himself. This Gu Yan didn't look like a person who could distinguish between public and private affairs...
"Haoran has spent nights out in the past, so I didn't think there was any problem yesterday. As a result, I didn't expect that just now, the servant who was following Haoran ran back and said that Haoran had already taken him with him in the evening yesterday.
He went home. However, when he was passing by this refugee settlement, he was suddenly attacked from behind. He fainted on the spot and did not wake up until just now."
"All the money tickets he was carrying were stolen, and Haoran disappeared. He was frightened and ran back to tell the officer about it. The officer was in a hurry and had no time to mobilize more people, so he ordered a few at random.
Personally, I came here to look for you first."
As Gu Yan spoke, he looked at the residential area with cold eyes.
It was obviously determined that the guy who attacked Gu Haoran and his subordinates yesterday must be a refugee from this residential area.
"Uh, Lord City Guard, I remember you said before that Gu Haoran was confined at home by you recently. Why did he come out again yesterday?"
Jiang Fan asked.
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Gu Yanzhi's face. He coughed dryly and said, "He actually sneaked out on his own. I thought that after grounding him for so long during this period, he would soon be gone."
I was holding it back so much. So if I let him go out to play occasionally, nothing would happen, so I just turned a blind eye and acquiesced. Who would have thought... that something would happen in just one night!"
Jiang Fan nodded, looking at Gu Yan's obviously anxious face, he couldn't help but comfort him: "Master City Guard, don't be impatient. Be optimistic. Maybe Brother Haoran is not missing, but just dead?"
Gu Zhi:...
Gu Yanzhi's face turned green and the veins on his forehead were exposed, looking like he might explode at any time.
Jiang Fan hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I won't disturb the city guard's search for his son. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
After saying that, he led Tieniu and the others and ran away quickly.
Seeing Jiang Fan running away, Gu Yan's eyes were lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking.
After quite a while, he waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Search the entire residential area! Don't miss any corner!"
"Yes, sir!"
The government officials who came with Gu Yan responded respectfully, and then rushed into the refugee settlement like wolves and tigers.
Jiang Fan did not return to the government office with Tieniu and others.
Instead, after leaving the refugee settlement, he started wandering around the streets nearby.
If you want to know how much influence the refugees have on the city's environment, it would be more intuitive to see it yourself.
"As for Gu Haoran's disappearance, please arrange for a few tribesmen to conduct a secret investigation. Don't follow the government's procedures. I always feel that... things are a bit strange. The son of the dignified city guard can actually disappear in Heyang City. Behind this...
God knows what."
Jiang Fan changed his playful look when facing Gu Yan and said with a serious expression.