In the private room, Yu Zhongheng exchanged warm greetings, and after inviting the two of them to sit down, Cui Er informed the waiter to serve wine and food.
Because he wanted to eat, Yuan Yuan had to take off the veil that covered his face. When Cui Er saw Yu Yuan's true appearance, she immediately sighed in her heart at her beauty. But at the same time, she also saw those blue eyes, which naturally made her frightened.
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Some time after the banquet started, Yu Zhongheng suddenly changed the topic and mentioned the exterminated Ouyang Zheng family.
When Chai Yan heard that Yu Zhongheng and Ouyang Zheng were close friends, he was slightly surprised, but he still had to say some words of comfort.
Yu Zhongheng said to Chai Yan: "Master Chai, Ouyang Zheng's family died tragically at the hands of evildoers. As a good friend, I am heartbroken and indignant. Unfortunately, the prefect of Huzhou is incompetent and has still not been able to find out the real culprit. Alas..."
Chai Yan didn't understand what he was trying to express, so he turned to look at Yuan Yuan. Yuan Yuan also shook his head, and then the two of them looked at Yu Zhongheng quietly.
Yu Zhongheng continued: "Master Chai, Miss Yuyuan, today's banquet is not only to thank you two for your life-saving grace, Zhong Heng also has an unkind request, I don't know whether to say it or not..."
Chai Yan had a premonition in his heart, so he looked at Yuanyuan again, then smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and said, "Master Yu, please tell me..."
Yu Zhongheng said seriously: "Master Chai, Miss Yuan, Zhong Heng would like to ask two helpers to find the murderer who killed Ouyang Zheng's family and avenge the Ouyang family!"
After the words were spoken, there was silence in the private room. Chai Yan and Yuan Yuan looked at each other, there seemed to be some doubts between their eyebrows, and neither of them gave an answer first.
"Master Yu, I would like to ask..."
Just as Chai Yan was about to ask a question, Yu Yuan interrupted him: "Master Yu, we have stayed in Huzhou long enough. We are preparing to leave for the capital in the next two days, so I'm sorry, but I may not be able to help you with this.
Already..."
After hearing what Yuanyuan said, Chai Yan could only shrug his shoulders, with a slightly regretful and helpless expression, which meant that you heard what she said.
"Zhongheng is willing to pay five hundred taels of silver as a reward!" Yu Zhongheng suddenly said.
Chai Yan stared and asked loudly: "How much did you say?"
Yu Zhongheng immediately opened his palm and emphasized: "Five hundred taels!"
"Is this true?" Chai Yan was confirming.
"It's absolutely true!" Yu Zhongheng was unusually sure.
"Chai Yan, what do you want to do?" Yuanyuan saw that Chai Yan could not withstand the temptation of five hundred taels of reward, and was ready to agree to help investigate this case.
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Madam, listen to me and tell you slowly..."
"What are you yelling about..." The lady's voice made Yuyuan's face immediately turn red.
Chai Yan quickly waved his hand and continued: "Listen to me, the capital is at the foot of the emperor. Even if I have never been there, I can guess that whether it is food, clothing or housing, the prices there are definitely more expensive than anywhere else.
I'm afraid the little money I have is not safe. Wouldn't it be terrible if we couldn't get it out if we needed the money urgently?"
Yuanyuan said: "Although the prices in Beijing are expensive, the money we have is definitely enough to spend now! Is there anything we need money urgently for?"
Chai Yan couldn't tell the specifics for a while, so he could only say: "It's better to have money than no money. As the saying goes, if you have money in your pocket, you won't panic!"
"Yes, Miss Yuyuan, Mr. Chai is right. When you go out, the most important thing is to have money with you." Yu Zhongheng took the opportunity to agree.
Chai Yan nodded in agreement and gave Yu Zhongheng a thumbs up.
"Xi Yuan, we are not in a hurry to go to the capital anyway, why not just stay for a few more days... Do you think that Ouyang Zheng's family was killed, and two of them were children? The murderer was so inhumane,
Aren't you angry that you are cruel and ruthless? Don't you want to catch the murderer and eliminate harm for the people? Isn't it your usual style to draw a sword to help when there is injustice? "
Yuan rolled his eyes at Chai Yan and said disapprovingly: "Don't provoke me, you just want to make these five hundred taels of silver!"
Chai Yan spread his hands and said calmly: "Yes, I want to make money, but making money and eliminating harm for the people are not in conflict with each other! Right, Mr. Yu?"
"That's right, no conflict, not at all!" Yu Zhongheng nodded.
Under Chai Yandong's persuasion with emotion and reason, Yuanyuan finally nodded in agreement.
Upon seeing this, Yu Zhongheng quickly raised his glass and toasted to the two of them to express his gratitude.
Then Jiu Jin, Yu Zhongheng's chat box also opened...
Yu Zhongheng told them that his family and the Ouyang family were old friends. Ouyang Zheng's father, Ouyang Xie, and his father, Yu Siyuan, used to practice medicine together in the capital, and it was said that they were not well-known. Later, the two families suddenly moved to Huzhou City to settle together.
At that time, Yu Zhongheng and Ouyang Zheng were both very young, one was two years old and the other was three years old.
In the past ten years, Yu Zhongheng's parents have passed away one after another, leaving Yu Zhongheng alone in the family. Fortunately, his father left a huge inheritance. As for the specific amount, Yu Zhongheng refused to say, but he still disclosed the information, saying
Even if you do nothing for the rest of your life, you will never starve to death!
Hearing this, Chai Yan also understood. No wonder Yu Zhongheng could be so willful as a novelist and travel around. It turned out that other people's families were well off and they didn't have to worry about money!
Chai Yan curiously asked about Yu Zhongheng's dismissal of his family servants. Yu Zhongheng's answer was that firstly, he could save money, and secondly, with fewer people in the family, it would be quieter. When it was quiet, he could concentrate on writing the story.
Half an hour later, Chai Yan and Yuan left Mingyue Tower together.
Walking on the street, Chai Yan said: "Madam, do you think it's strange?"
"What's strange?" Yuan asked.
Chai Yan wondered: "Yu Zhongheng's father used to practice medicine in the capital, but his reputation was very ordinary. How could he leave such a large sum of money for Yu Zhongheng to provide him with enough food and clothing?"
Yuan Yuan didn't take it seriously and said, "What's so strange about this? Maybe Young Master Yu has been very rich since his grandfather's generation!"
Chai Yan felt that this was a possibility, but he still had doubts about it deep in his heart.
Yuan Yuan asked: "How are you going to investigate this case?"
Chai Yan said carelessly: "As long as I can get the blood clothes or blood samples of Ouyang's family, and the murderer is still in Huzhou, I will have a way to find him!"
"It's easy to say. The corpse and bloody clothes must be in the hands of the government. Do you want to ask the government for it?" Yuyuan felt that it was not as simple as imagined.
Chai Yan immediately remembered that the last time he accidentally passed by Ouyang's house, Shangguan Peining said there was a strong smell of blood inside.
"There is no need to go to the government to ask for it. Let's go to Ouyang's crime scene tonight and take a look. We will definitely find something." Chai Yan said with a smile.
But Yuan said: "If you want to go, go by yourself, don't drag me along..."