"It's my duty." Jiang Chuyue said nothing and without hesitation removed the instruments that were barely maintaining the man's vital signs. After watching the man die in front of her, Jiang Chuyue sent all the instruments back into the space.

I turned around and walked out of the room. Liu Mo was still waiting outside.

"The person has been sent away." There was no emotion in Jiang Chuyue's voice. Liu Mo looked at her deeply. The emotions in this look were so complicated, so complicated that Jiang Chuyue couldn't figure out what Liu Mo was trying to do.

Originally, he wanted to say a few more words to Xiao Yihao, but he didn't expect Liu Mo to directly arrange for someone to send Jiang Chuyue out of Shuiyun Pavilion and back to the outskirts of Wanshan Village.

"The Pavilion Master has personally instructed us to send you back to Wanshan Village safely. We have arrived at Wanshan Village and we will leave first." After saying this as if it were a routine, these few people disappeared from Jiang Chuyue's sight.

Jiang Chuyue glanced in the direction they left, then slowly walked towards home. As she walked, she was still wondering what Liu Mo was planning in his mind.

However, what Liu Mo was planning was too big, and Jiang Chuyue knew too little. Even though she wanted to help, she couldn't really provide much.

But she didn't expect that when she returned to the old house and found someone waiting for her in the yard, everything could be explained clearly.

……

"Boss Jiang, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you here for a whole day."

Before she even stepped over the threshold, Shopkeeper Zhang, who was sitting in the yard, saw Jiang Chuyue and hurried out to greet her. Jiang Chuyue looked at Shopkeeper Zhang with some surprise.

"Shouldn't you be busy with relief work in the refugee camps at this time? Why are you here?" Although Jiang Chuyue is now the big boss behind the grain shops in the town and the county, she does not want to reveal this identity, so her contacts with Manager Zhang and others are all in private.

This was the first time that Manager Zhang came directly to the door.

"Something happened, Boss Jiang. The county magistrate has now led people to surround a large area in the county and town, and is also recruiting soldiers to prepare for war!" If it weren't for such a big thing, Shopkeeper Zhang would not have been so careless and hurried to Jiang Chuyue for advice.

But unexpectedly, it took a whole day to finally see Jiang Chuyue come back.

"Recruiting soldiers?" Jiang Chuyue never expected that such a big thing would happen in just one day. Logically speaking, the county magistrate is now Liu Mo's man from Shuiyun Pavilion, which means that all the actions of the county magistrate are ordered by Liu Mo, or acquiesced by him.

"The world is about to fall into chaos." Jiang Chuyue was not too shocked by this. She originally wanted Xiao Yihao to set up his own business, but she did not expect that Liu Mo, who had not expressed anything before, would suddenly take action now.

"But the magistrate now requires our grain shop to hand over all the grain!" This is the most important thing. Shopkeeper Zhang was extremely anxious. He came to look for Jiang Chuyue yesterday but couldn't find her. He asked Aunt Zhang for help and mobilized people to look for Jiang Chuyue, but they searched for a whole day and still couldn't find her.

"Hand over food?" Jiang Chuyue finally understood why Liu Mo agreed to let her enter Shuiyun Pavilion. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.

"If they want to do this business, it doesn't matter if they can make money." Jiang Chuyue sat down and even poured a glass of water for Manager Zhang.

"That's where the problem lies. The magistrate won't give us money and directly requisitions our grain. He asked us to write him an IOU, but this IOU..." Shopkeeper Zhang let out a long sigh. Anyone with a discerning eye knew what the IOU was all about.

Once the money is hit, it is basically impossible to get it back, unless the magistrate is really capable and can do something, he may return it for the sake of his reputation, but the most likely possibility is that he never thought about paying from the beginning to the end.

If that's the case, wouldn't they be doing a losing business?

You know, the price of grain offered by Jiang Chuyue was not high to begin with, and they were reluctant to pay for it. Now Jiang Chuyue can't make any money, and still has to support the owners and clerks of these grain shops. Even if Jiang Chuyue is rich, she can't hold on for long.

"Is the grain still in the warehouse?" Jiang Chuyue quickly discovered the problem.

Shopkeeper Zhang's face was pale. "It's all gone. The county magistrate's men broke into the house and took away all the grain. Shopkeeper Wen even had a conflict with the yamen runners and was thrown into jail by the county magistrate."

Jiang Chuyue didn't expect that it would cause such a big commotion.

"It's quite interesting. It's bad enough that they're forcing the sale, but now they've even injured my people." Jiang Chuyue sneered. The sound of the teacup in her hand hitting the table scared Manager Zhang so much that he trembled.

"Boss Jiang, what do you think we should do about this?" This matter was really too big, and it also involved Shopkeeper Wen who was in jail. They originally wanted to use their connections to get Shopkeeper Wen out first.

Manager Wen was injured, and his situation in prison would certainly not be easy, but no matter how they used their connections to smooth things over, the county magistrate refused to release him.

He also told the boss behind them, Jiang Chuyue, to go and negotiate.

"It's quite interesting. It seems that this man is coming for me. The people who are arrested will definitely be you, if not Manager Wen." If Jiang Chuyue still doesn't understand it now, then she has lived in vain.

The magistrate did all this just to force her to come forward.

As for Manager Wen, he is a bargaining chip in his hand. If Jiang Chuyue is unwilling to come forward, Manager Wen's life will certainly be in danger.

"Since he wants to talk to me, let's talk." Jiang Chuyue knew that the county magistrate must have Liu Mo's tacit approval and support behind him. In addition, Liu Mo deliberately sent Jiang Chuyue away yesterday, so she could figure it out.

They wanted to force Jiang Chuyue to provide food unconditionally, or they wanted to find out the source of Jiang Chuyue's food, so as to kick Jiang Chuyue out of this business directly.

"Yes." Shopkeeper Zhang was relieved after hearing this. Jiang Chuyue's willingness to come forward meant that Shopkeeper Wen's life could be saved.

"My carriage is just outside the village. Boss Jiang will have to bear with me and ride in the same carriage."

Jiang Chuyue was not a person who was too particular about these rules. She did not even have time to change her clothes before she hurriedly followed Shopkeeper Zhang out. Before leaving, she asked Aunt Zhang to take care of the house.

We got on the carriage and rode non-stop all the way, shortening the journey of more than an hour by nearly half.

After arriving in the town, Manager Zhang first sent Jiang Chuyue to Tong'an Inn. He also asked his wife to bring Jiang Chuyue a set of suitable clothes, and then went to invite the county magistrate without stopping.

Finally, the time was set to meet at the county magistrate's mansion at dusk.

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