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Chapter 44 Names That Are Mentioned

"Go away! You country bumpkins, you don't go back to piss to take care of yourself, and you mere wild boys want toads and swan meat, stay away from Tongtong! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!" Lu Caigui saw this scene as soon as he entered the banquet, and he yelled angrily without hesitation.

This sound shocked many people, but no one dared to speak back, not because they were afraid of his prestige, but because they knew his identity and didn't want to offend the city lord behind him.

But some people didn't buy his account. I saw Feng Tongtong pinch her waist with both hands, and shouted softly: "Don't talk as if I am your thing, if I want to be surrounded by people, I will let people surround me." Surrounding, what does it have to do with you? Don't play your prestige as a young city lord in front of this lady, this lady will not follow your tricks."

"You..." Lu Caigui's expression froze at these words, and his face became even more angry, but this time he was not angry at those handsome young men, but at Feng Tongtong.I helped her out with good intentions, but I didn't expect her to be so ignorant of flattery, wasting all my painstaking efforts!
"Lin Qingyun, the mayor of Lulin Town, and the presidents of the major guilds warmly welcome the arrival of the young city lord on behalf of all the residents of this town! Please let us welcome the young city lord's entrance with warm applause!" Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, the mayor hurried out Smooth things over, and took the lead in applauding, except for Feng Tongtong, almost everyone also applauded.

Lu Caigui's face softened a little, his vanity was satisfied, and he couldn't continue to attack, so he snorted coldly and went directly to the chief seat to sit down.

"Okay, since I'm here, let's start the banquet!" Lu Caigui said casually, and let his captain of the personal guard sit on his right hand.

"Young City Lord has already spoken, everyone should take your seats." Seeing that Lu Caigui was sitting in his seat, the mayor had no choice but to sit on his left side, and said something along the lines of his words.

Seeing everyone obediently entering the table one by one, Lu Caigui's vanity was once again greatly satisfied, and he couldn't help but glance at Feng Tongtong who was also seated, which drew a cold snort of disdain from the other party.

Although the dishes at the banquet were not bad, Lu Caigui was still not satisfied. He said that this dish was not as authentic as the chef in Luofenglou, and then said that the dish was not as good as his chef's. There is no singing, dancing and music to add to the fun, it is too simple to speak, and it is said that every banquet in Luofeng City will have a bard from Xiyi to perform, that is the real enjoyment.

All in all, there are all kinds of nitpicking and all kinds of dissatisfaction.The mayor couldn't refute it, he could only agree.

When the banquet was almost in progress, it finally started to get down to business.

"I believe everyone already knows that the young city lord and the others came this time to investigate the last incident where many trees died for no reason at the lumber camp. The city lord cared about the people's livelihood, and specially sent the young city lord and Miss Feng Tongtong, the proud son of Fengxiang Academy. Assist in the investigation, if you have any clues in your hands, please don't hide it, work hard to cooperate, and try to find out the truth as soon as possible." The mayor's words came from his heart, because in just one day, he had already seen the young city lord. Your lord is a difficult master, if you can let them complete their tasks and leave here as soon as possible, that is the correct behavior.

"Don't dare to lie to your lord, our carpenter's union has sorted out all the information we can collect. Although the incident of unprovoked tree death lasted only about a week, it also lost nearly 2000 trees of various years, directly or indirectly. Its property is no less than 200 gold coins, and it even caused panic among the residents of the town, causing a lot of population loss in the town. It is really a blessing for the town and the residents that you adults can come to investigate." The speaker was from the carpenters union. Although the president is only a short time ago, his flattery is quite smooth.

There are two people following him, none other than Zhang Gan and his mentor Zhang Zhiyuan.

Zhang Qian still used his iconic beard to cover his immature face. He was not qualified to attend this banquet, but because he happened to be frequently present at the lumberyard during the time when the tree died, so it was used as a source of information. It was the supplement that brought him into the banquet.

"Since you said that the tree death incident is over and will not spread anymore, then there is no need to continue the investigation. Tongtong, let's go back to the city early tomorrow morning, really, it will cost us a waste of time." Hearing the carpenter The president of the trade union said that the incident had stopped spreading, and Lu Caigui waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to say any more, and decided to go back to the city. He really didn't want to stay in this rural town any longer.

"I want to return you, but I won't. Although the incident is no longer spreading, it doesn't mean it won't happen again. If the same incident happens again, the impact and loss may be even greater. I can't just sit idly by, so I want to I will go back after investigating the cause of the incident clearly!" Feng Tongtong's words made the president of the carpenters union feel relieved, to be honest, he was really worried that Feng Tongtong and the others would suddenly let go of them, and Feng Tong Tong's worry was exactly what he was worried about.

"But how can we investigate without clues? It's better to give up as soon as possible..." Seeing that his master was about to run away again, the dog-headed military advisor Hu Buyan quickly changed the subject. He didn't want Lu Caigui and Feng Tongtong to continue to argue. Although the city lord didn't express his thoughts clearly, he could tell that he wanted to bring the young city lord and Feng Tongtong together. If he continued to let it go, it would completely ruin the relationship between the two of them. I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to bear it anymore!
"Who says there are no clues! I'm not like someone who just hides in the room and sulks alone, wasting a day in vain." At this moment, Feng Tongtong looked down at Hu Buyan like a proud peacock and said, but her words But the spearhead in the middle is directed at Lu Caigui.

"After some hard work, I have found out that during the time when the trees died for no reason, the person who appeared most frequently in the logging camp was not the apprentice named Zhang Gan next to the president of the carpenters union, but the current Ji Youcai, who is making a fuss!" Feng Tongtong said firmly.

"Ji Youcai again?!" Lu Caigui frowned, and glanced around the venue: "Who the hell is Ji Youcai, stand up for me!"

"My lord, this Ji Youcai has not returned from his adventure today, so even though he sent someone to invite him, he didn't have time to attend the banquet." The well-informed Hu Buyan quickly replied.

I thought he would get angry, but Lu Caigui suddenly smiled: "Haha, interesting, really interesting! Ji Youcai, I remember this name! I really want to meet this person more and more."

Although he was smiling, there was a chilling coldness in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)