After the father and daughter met, they were talking so much that they forgot about Chai Yan in the hall.
Situ Jing turned around and looked into the hall and found Chai Yan looking over here, so she quickly reminded in a low voice: "Dad, there are still guests here..."
"Oops..." Situ Zhou suddenly understood. He quickly took his daughter into the hall and expressed his apology to Chai Yan. Chai Yan smiled and shook his head.
"Secretary Chai, this is the daughter of the lower official...Daughter, come and see Secretary Chai from Wude Division," Situ Zhou said.
Situ Jing stepped forward and said politely, "I've seen Secretary Chai."
Xiaohuan stood behind Situ Jing, secretly looking at Chai Yan, thinking that this man was so handsome, and he was already a sexton at a young age.
Chai Yan nodded slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Hello, Miss Situ."
After saying hello, Situ Zhou said: "Daughter, you and Xiaohuan go to the back to have a rest. Daddy will be here soon..."
Situ Zhou wanted to send Chai Yan away first, and then ask his daughter about the situation along the way.
Situ Jing didn't want Ge Hong and the others to wait outside the door for too long, so she whispered: "Dad, Uncle Ge and the others are still waiting outside..."
"Uncle Ge?" Situ Zhou took a moment to react, and immediately said: "Yes, yes, Xiaohuan, go and invite them in..."
Xiaohuan immediately responded: "Yes, sir."
After the words fell, Xiaohuan turned around and left.
"Sir Chai, why don't we..."
Situ Zhou was about to see off his guests, but Chai Yan interrupted him mid-sentence.
"Miss Situ, you just said that you encountered a group of bandits on the way to Yaozhou. It was an uncle named Ge and his four brothers who saved you..."
Situ Jing nodded and said: "Yes, Secretary Chai. Fortunately, Uncle Ge and the others took action in time to defeat the bandits, otherwise Xiaohuan and I would have..."
Recalling the scene of that day, Situ Jing is still scared to this day and cannot continue talking about it.
Situ Zhou looked puzzled, thinking to himself, why are you asking about this?
Chai Yan asked seriously: "Miss Situ, among the five people who rescued you, is there a very tall, fat man?"
Situ Jing was extremely surprised: "Sir Chai, how did you know? Could it be that you have known a few of them for a long time?"
Chai Yan hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "We know each other!"
"Really? That's such a coincidence..."
Situ Jing looked at her father happily, and Situ Zhou nodded quickly.
"Miss Situ, can you tell me more about the scene when the five of them rescued you, and why they escorted you to Ganquan County?" Chai Yan asked.
"Of course." Situ Jing nodded.
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Outside the county government gate, Ge Hong and the others were waiting.
After waiting for a long time, Guan Maochun was a little anxious and asked Ge Hong: "Uncle Ge, Miss Situ and the others have been in there for a long time, why haven't they seen any movement?"
"Why are you so anxious?" Ge Hong turned around and said, "This is a county government office, not someone's own yard! When Miss Situ sees her father, don't you need to talk for a while?"
"Oh." Guan Maochun thought so, so he lowered his head and stopped making any sound.
Fatty Lai couldn't help laughing when he saw Guan Maochun hit a wall. Guan Maochun immediately glared at him angrily.
To be honest, it would be a lie to say that Ge Hong was not uneasy. After all, he and Guan Maochun were escaped convicts. If Situ Zhou recognized them, it would be the end!
Just now, a scene actually flashed through Ge Hong's mind. The gate of the county government office suddenly opened, and then a large group of officers armed with weapons rushed out aggressively, surrounded the three of them, and ordered them to surrender.
...
However, Ge Hong immediately shook his head and waved away the scene. He still believed that the possibility of his identity being exposed was unlikely.
He observed carefully from crossing the covered bridge to entering the city and then to the front of the county government office. There were no arrests or portraits of him and Guan Maochun anywhere. In other words, in Ganquan County, they should be very
Safe!
At this moment, the door of the county government office opened.
Ge Hong heard the sound and looked over, seeing Xiaohuan coming out of the door.
"Uncle Ge, please come in." Xiaohuan said with a happy expression.
Ge Hong was worried that Guan Maochun and Fatty Lai would see Situ Zhou talking nonsense, so he said to them: "You two wait outside, I can go in alone..."
After saying that, Ge Hong followed Xiaohuan into the county government office.
Xiaohuan led Ge Hong all the way to the corner of the flower hall, where he could hear Situ Jing's voice in the hall.
Xiaohuan stopped, turned around and whispered to Ge Hong: "Uncle Ge, please wait here while I go and report to the master and the young lady..."
Ge Hong nodded and stood quietly at the corner outside the hall waiting.
When Xiaohuan entered the flower hall, the sound of Situ Jing's words disappeared in the hall, followed by the voice of Xiaohuan reporting, and then the voice of a middle-aged man.
Ge Hong guessed that this person should be Situ Jing's father, Situ Zhou, the magistrate of Ganquan County.
Soon, Xiao Huan walked out of the flower hall and said to Ge Hong with a smile on his face: "Uncle Ge, please come in."
"Oh." Ge Hong suddenly felt a little nervous. He couldn't help but adjust his clothes and asked in a low voice: "Miss Xiaohuan, how am I doing?"
Xiao Huan covered her smile and nodded: "Very good."
Hearing what Xiaohuan said, Ge Hong relaxed a little.
Then, the two of them walked into the flower hall.
When Situ Jing saw Ge Hong entering the hall, he stood up and introduced him.
"Dad, this is Uncle Ge..."
"Uncle Ge, this is my father."
Ge Hong was about to step forward to salute and greet Situ Zhou, but when he raised his eyes, he saw Chai Yan sitting in the hall.
This moment was like a bolt from the blue, and Ge Hong's whole body was frozen in place as if petrified.
Chai Yan said playfully: "Uncle Ge, we meet again!"
Why is he here? Why is this happening?
Ge Hong was completely stunned. He never expected that Chai Yan would appear in this place.
"You...how could you..."
Situ Jing was surprised and said: "It turns out you two really know each other!"
Chai Yan said with a smile: "That's right, I didn't expect that I could meet acquaintances here! Haha..."
Chai Yan's laughter sounded a little breathtaking to Ge Hong.
"Uncle Ge, where are the two of them?" Situ Jing asked.
"Outside..." Ge Hong's mind was blank, and he answered whatever was asked.
At this time, Situ Zhou walked up to Ge Hong and bowed his hands, thanking him from the bottom of his heart: "Yingxiong Ge, please pay homage to Situ Zhou! Several heroes rescued the little girl and escorted her back. Situ Zhou was grateful.
Not enough!"
After Ge Hong was stunned, he hurriedly took a step back and bowed in return: "Master Situ's words... are serious!"
Ge Hong straightened up after saluting and couldn't help but peek at Chai Yan, only to find that Chai Yan looked as if nothing had happened.
Ge Hong secretly wondered: What's going on? Why didn't Chai Yan reveal his identity to the public?