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

"...King Yin said that he and I are friends, so you believed it? How could I, an ordinary citizen, get to know the prince?" Gu Yue said in a sad voice.

He Le is a smart and clear-headed person. However, perhaps because he never participates in struggles, he is not particular about details and tends to trust his friends easily.

Gu Dashi, whom I just met, became close friends immediately because we shared the same food philosophy. Not only did he not have the airs of a prince, he was kind and had a bit of the boldness of the Xihu grassland.

It is not easy for the original author to survive to the end safely.

"My uncle is not arrogant, he has many friends among the common people." He Le said, then he frowned: "What you mean is... you are not familiar with each other?"

"Not only am I unfamiliar with him, I don't even know him." Gu Yue touched his forehead.

It's so scary! Who would have thought that there is something wrong with stewed food?

If it were the original Gu Dashi, even if someone said right up to him that his braised food is the same as Jin Ya Fang's, he wouldn't be able to react and would probably use Jin Ya Fang's sign directly.

"Ah?" He Le was confused.

"Didn't you do any research before you contacted me?" Gu Yue said patiently, "I'm a well-known gambler in Liuli Town. Why would King Yin be friends with a gambler? And why did he give me such a precious secret recipe? Aren't you afraid that I would sell it?"

He Le said embarrassedly: "I have also heard about your past... But after chatting with you for a few minutes, I feel that you are not that kind of person. I thought you have turned over a new leaf."

Gu Yue choked. Okay, okay, he didn't act like it.

"But don't you think about it? Since I want to do food business, I must first know about delicious food. If King Yin is my friend, how could I not have eaten at Jinyafang?" Gu Yue said again.

Hele thought about it and felt that this seemed to be the case.

"What if he concealed his identity..." He Le said.

The prince finally realized something was wrong: "That's not right. Since you said you didn't know each other, why did he give this stew to you?"

"Because he has great ambitions." Gu Yue said quietly.

"Great ambition?" He Le didn't understand at all.

Come to think of it, in the original story, Gu Xu only found out that the Prince of Yin was a hidden candidate for the throne much later. At that time, all the princes were completely subdued by him, and the clues converged on the Prince of Yin, which made Gu Xu alert. Before that, everyone thought he was a well-behaved and idle prince.

Qin Zhaole couldn't think of anything like this.

"King Yin contacted the Su family and wanted to gain their support." Gu Yue said, "This time the braised food is also a trap, intending to involve you and me so that he can use it for his own benefit."

He Le was confused: "Aren't you just an ordinary citizen? What use can you be? And my uncle wants to... rebel? I don't believe it. He is used to having a leisurely life. He would never do such a thing."

Gu Yue looked at Gu Xu, waiting for him to speak. It was a more convenient option to let the person involved speak out.

Gu Yue's action was very obvious, and He Le's gaze also moved to Gu Xu.

He Le recognized this young man, who looked very calm. He had a good-looking face and looked nothing like Gu Dashi.

He Le heard him say: "King Yin's target is me. I am the grandson of the Su family who has been living abroad. You should have heard of the case of King Shen back then."

He Le was in a daze.

"The Su family has sent back news that King Yin is sure that Gu Dashi will stand on his side. So the appearance of this secret recipe for stewed food is very suspicious. Dad thought of this and came here to ask." Gu Xu said. He then asked Gu Yue: "Is that right?"

"That's right." Gu Yue nodded repeatedly with satisfaction and made additional explanations, telling He Le why he reasoned this way and the measures that King Yin might take after setting up this situation.

"Do you understand how serious this matter is now?" Gu Yue asked finally.

He Le nodded blankly.

Then, his face suddenly darkened: "If this is the case, I'm afraid what you said is almost true... Based on my uncle's previous character, he would not visit the Su family so rashly."

Gu Yue said: "So the contract we signed originally is very important. Where did you put it?"

He Le froze, sweat dripping down his forehead: "...I have already reported this to the Su Shui County government."

"What?!" Gu Yue was shocked, "You are too fast!"

"What's the hurry?" He Le felt aggrieved. "It's been two months since we signed the contract. Isn't it normal for me to report it?"

Today's contracts are not something that can be made effective simply by signing names and stamping handprints between private individuals. Contracts must be made in triplicate, with identical content, one for each party, and one for the government, which must be stamped with the government's dated seal to be considered legally binding.

Of course, not all contracts do this, but this is the formal and official practice.

The contract was signed not by Hele's name, but by his housekeeper. Such wealthy people usually would not use their identities to do business, but the housekeeper was often the representative of the family, so Hele could not deny his involvement.

"What should we do now?" He Le asked, "We can't just let this go."

"Of course not! Do you want to drag the Xihu people to help King Yin seize the throne?" Gu Yue looked painful. There are so many things to do!

"Now we can only go to the county government office to see if we can steal the contract back." Gu Xu calmly thought of a solution: "There are only three copies of the contract, burn them all, and then we will draft a new one, stamp it with the seal and put it back. We should consider the content... Don't let King Yin have anything to do with us."

"Yes, that's a good idea." Gu Yue said.

The father and son's eyes were focused on Hele at the same time.

"Look at me...what are you going to do?" He Le asked nervously.

"What part do you intend to be responsible for in this matter?" Gu Xu asked.

"I..." He Le didn't want to do this kind of thing. How could he have the ability to do this? "I can only provide you with some information about the capital. I don't have any manpower... Whether it's stealing or discussing this matter with the county magistrate, I can't do it."

Gu Yue taught him a lesson: "Look, what's the point of hiding and avoiding others? Others drag you into the game, but you don't even have the ability to solve it. If you want to protect yourself, you must have the means to do so."

"Yes, yes, that's right." He Le listened to the lecture with his neck shrunk, not looking like a prince at all. The main reason was that this fact was hard to guard against, and he owed Gu Yue a favor. If Gu Yue hadn't discovered the clues of the braised food in time, I'm afraid they would have been tricked by King Yin.

This paragraph does not exist in the original text, simply because Hele has no place to use his abilities and does not need to be deployed in Liuli Town.

"We'll go to Sushui County right away." Gu Yue said, "He Le, you should delay your return to the capital for a few days... We don't know much about these contracts, so you should think about how to draft them so that we can get rid of the relationship. At least in writing, we can't leave any evidence behind."