Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

"So, what is your relationship with these people behind you? Can you explain it?" Qin Zhaoyue said.

Gu Yue had already thought of an excuse, and said calmly: "This little one is my son. These two were the escorts I hired to protect the goods. As a result... because of my righteousness, the people in Yuning Prefecture were afraid to do business with me, so I had to go back home."

"Escort?" Qin Zhaoyue looked carefully at the faces of Wu Feng and Wu Yun. There was nothing special about them. He had never seen them around any important officials in the capital.

"Your Highness, this is just his one-sided statement..." Lord He said in panic, "Perhaps these people killed Lord Han! That's why I... summoned them to the yamen..."

Lord He questioned Wu Feng and Wu Yun: "Even if you are escorts, you may have been hired to commit murder!"

"What kind of escort agency would take on a business of killing people? Don't want to do it anymore? Sir He, you should calm down." Gu Yue poked Wu Feng with his elbow and said, "You can explain it yourself."

Wu Feng did not speak, but Wu Yun stepped forward and saluted Qin Zhaoyue and Lord He: "I am the escort leader of Luoyang Ancheng Escort Agency, and this is my escort letter."

He took out something from his sleeve and said, "Your Highness, please have someone take this to the Ancheng Escort Agency and we'll know the answer after checking it."

Qin Zhaoyue signaled, and the bailiff went to get the escort letter and presented it to Qin Zhaoyue.

Gu Yue rubbed his fingers together. Is this the third escort agency name? When they were in Liuli Town, they used the name of an escort agency. When they met King Yin, they used the name of an escort agency. Now they have another one. Do they run a chain store? They even have their ID.

With such thorough preparations, it seems that Gu Xu does have a backup plan, but Gu Yue just doesn't understand his purpose.

Qin Zhaoyue looked at the dart letter and returned it to Wu Yun: "What's your name?"

"My name is Anyun." Wuyun replied.

Gu Yue complained silently, is it popular among you to come up with pseudonyms?

Just then, Jingcun came into the yamen from outside.

He knelt on one knee: "Your Highness, the on-site inspection is complete."

Gu Yue's eyes lit up. This man looked reliable.

"Speak." Qin Zhaoyue sat up a little straighter.

"The bedroom door is not the real scene. Sarhan did not die at home." Jingcun said, "Based on the traces on the bedroom door, it can be inferred that Sarhan died in a blue brick courtyard with bamboos and was carried here."

He handed in the report. Qin Zhaoyue opened it and read it.

Gu Yue thought to himself that this was indeed not a mystery novel, otherwise this NPC would have to explain his reasoning process in detail.

Tang Wuling said: "It's not that I don't trust Lord Jingcun's ability, but I'm very curious. Your Highness, can you let me take a look?"

Qin Zhaoyue certainly did not object. After looking at it, he asked the bailiff to hand it to him.

Gu Yue was delighted. Jingcun was actually here? It was like searching for something without any effort.

Jingcun was the person he had chosen as the clue to Jiaoyuan. He cared about the people, was reliable, and was a positive person. Moreover, he did not hold an official position, so it was easy to meet him.

Gu Yue temporarily changed the plan and had to find a way to pass the news about Jiaoyuan to Jingcun.

Regarding today's incident, Wen and Tang were half looking for someone to take the blame, and half wanted to confirm whether they had taken anything away from the Jiao Garden.

Judging from the conversation just now, Gu Xu and Wu Men were hiding very well and had not yet entered the sight of these people, and neither had the Crown Prince.

Probably after investigating Gu Dashi, they found out that he had no background, so they sent people to arrest him so casually, and after searching his luggage, they pushed the crime of murder onto him.

They probably killed Sarhan. At first, Wen Qing and others were also intimidated by his "backer" and worried that the matter of the pepper garden might be leaked, so they killed Sarhan. After investigation, they found that Gu Dashi was just a farmer, so they quickly chased him and prepared to arrest him and put the blame on him and search him.

It seems a bit sloppy. What's wrong with it?

Sarhan died too easily.

Gu Yue frowned. There must be other reasons... Being frightened by a paper tiger like him, and then killing such an important person like Sarhan, it was too panic. Wen Qing didn't seem like that.

After reading the report, Tang Wuling seemed to want to say something, but in the end he did not speak. At this point, it was meaningless to try to pin the blame on Gu Yue, which would only arouse Qin Zhaoyue's suspicion.

Qin Zhaoyue, however, did not intend to let this matter go easily.

"You just said that you hired these bodyguards to protect the goods. What goods?" Qin Zhaoyue was very curious about what Gu Dashi was doing in Yu Ning Prefecture.

"It's like this. I made some money working, and I want to open a snack shop. I'm here to buy some goods today."

"Going so far to purchase goods?" Qin Zhaoyue asked.

"Yes, I heard that Lord Han was selling some rare things. As a result, I offended him in a moment of impulse and failed to make the deal, so I wanted to go back home." Gu Yue replied.

Do you want to tell us about the Jiaoyuan matter now?

Gu Yue didn't want to get into trouble in front of the villain, so he was inclined to tell the prince in private, but if he asked, he would tell him now.

Wen Qing knows that he is related to the prince, and might do something further. By then it will be difficult to verify.

Qin Zhaoyue then asked, "When you were halfway there, you were caught up by Wen Qing and Tang Wuling, and they wanted to take you back to Yuning Mansion for interrogation, right?"

"That's right." Gu Yue said, "Master Tang came really quickly."

"Tang Wuling, it's really hard for you to be so anxious to catch the suspect." Qin Zhaoyue said in a gloomy tone.

"It's my job." Tang Wuling said.

Qin Zhaoyue was silent for a moment, then asked, "When Lord Han died, where were you and what were you doing?"

Here they come! Gu Yue was both sad and happy. Qin Zhaoyue finally remembered that this was not a simple case-solving game. There was a conspiracy behind these two people!

"Your Highness, let's take shelter from the rain at Taiqing Temple." Gu Yue said.

"Oh? Why go to Taiqing Temple?" Qin Zhaoyue stared at Gu Yue closely.

Gu Xu raised his head and looked at Gu Yue's back.

He wants to tell Qin Zhaoyue about the Jiaoyuan matter?

...Yes, it's normal to want to tell others about such a great achievement. Gu Xu clenched his fists and felt a little short of breath. His chest felt a little uncomfortable, but Gu Xu didn't dare to show it too much. Wen Qing, like a fox, was still staring at him.

Gu Dashi...

Gu Dashi!

Gu Xu gritted his teeth, but he couldn't stop it now, and couldn't do anything that would attract attention.

"...To be honest, Your Highness. I have heard from the grapevine that Lord Han has opened a garden in the mountains near Taiqing Temple, and there is something in it that I want to trade this time."

Gu Yue's heart was pounding. He knew that once he said this, his fried chicken business would become more difficult. He would be completely exposed to Wen Qing's sight.

But... he didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to show his favor to the prince.

For Gu Xu's future...

Without the foundation of saving my life, I will use this great merit to make up for it.

Since we have the same path, then...even if the road ahead is more difficult, I will walk it with you.