Chapter 78 Moral Damages
Shen Jingbei's foot injuries looked very terrifying, but fortunately, they were only skin injuries, and he could fully recover after two days of rest.
Seeing that Shen Manqiu didn't mind washing his wounds in person, and carefully applying gold sore medicine, Wang Ying had a little hope that the injured person was himself.
Shen Manqiu properly handled Shen Jingbei's foot injury, and after squinting casually for a while, the sky gradually brightened.
Early the next morning, Shen Manqiu and the others prepared to leave the town and rush to Qingzhou.
Shen Jingbei's foot injury had not healed, so he had to take a carriage, and the ghost-faced man was already devastated, like a walking corpse, and was also stunned and thrown into the carriage.
Seeing that Shen Manqiu and the others were about to leave after patting their buttocks, the shopkeeper finally couldn't help but chase after them and shouted, "That ...... That ......"
Thinking about the fact that the roof of the guest room had broken a big hole for no reason, and he had to find someone to repair it, and what made him even more worried was that the carriage had been hired by him for a lot of silver, and in comparison, the money for meals and medicine was not worth mentioning, and so much silver was about to slip away in front of him, so how could he not feel distressed?
Therefore, even if you offend a few people, you have to give it a try.
At this time, Shen Manqiu did not disguise herself as a man anymore, but changed back to her usual appearance, riding on a white horse, turning around and chuckling: "Boss, come here!" ”
"Miss, are you calling me?" The shopkeeper looked at her smile and pointed his finger at his nose in a daze.
Shen Manqiu nodded slightly, and said, "What kind of shabby inn are you, you don't even have a security guard, someone drugged the wine and food when you eat, and someone comes to disturb you when you sleep, and you dare to ask me for money?" It's already very good if you don't pay for medical expenses, mental damage, and reputation damage, and I don't think it's enough to sell your broken inn! ”
The shopkeeper didn't expect Shen Manqiu to turn his face when he said it, although he didn't know much about mental loss and reputation loss, but when he heard her say it was so serious, his heart was a little mysterious, and he didn't dare to ask anything more. Don't make it bad that the money didn't arrive, but it angered the other party, and it would be very bad to put a large sum of money into it.
Hurriedly said with a smile: "Look, I have a seventy-year-old high hall and a five-year-old child here, and the whole family is counting on the inn to make some money, I don't want anything now, okay?" As he spoke, he was so aggrieved that he was about to cry.
There's no way, the situation is stronger than people, Erdan is usually the most arrogant person in their inn, but last night he was slapped by the most inconspicuous thin monkey on the other side and almost scratched his head, let alone other people.
At this moment, he was thinking about how to send these plague gods away quickly, he really wanted to slap himself twice, and he had nothing to say, didn't he add to his blockage?
"Okay, okay, don't put on a dead face, I don't think it's easy for you, so I won't be like you!" Shen Manqiu was very generous, "By the way, do you know where there is a black kiln cave?" ”
The shopkeeper was so excited that he almost burst into tears when he heard that Shen Manqiu didn't care about him, but when he heard her say that Hei Yao's heart that he had just put down couldn't help but immediately lift it again, and said worriedly: "Well, I don't know what your intentions are, Miss?" ”
"Yesterday we caught a thief in the inn, I see that his skills seem to be quite flexible, so I want to find a place for him to play his strengths, it is better to sell it in those black holes, as for how much money can be sold, how to deal with it, it is up to you to watch and handle it." Shen Manqiu said lightly.
Since Wang Er was a habitual thief, and he didn't think he had done anything good, he drugged him in the wine and food, and broke into her room at night, which was enough for her to make up her mind to punish him slightly.
Of course, if it was just because of this, it seemed a little unreasonable, and she was not cold-blooded to the point of treating human life like a mustard. And sending him to the government has a lot of trouble, and it delays time, and it may not be useful, maybe send him to those dark places to do coolies, maybe let him transform and become a new person.
The shopkeeper naturally knew that the person she was talking about was Wang Er, and his little eyes rolled and said, "Miss, you mean to ask us to go ......"
"He was hit by the incense, he won't wake up in a few hours, besides, the person he offended is us, what does it have to do with the shopkeeper, as long as you find two more reliable people, this thing can be done without knowing it, even if there is a case, the thief escapes from there, you can also push the matter on us, what is the problem?" Shen Manqiu tirelessly followed the good path.
The shopkeeper nodded again and again: "The little one understands, everything is according to the young lady's orders!" ”
In fact, he had already been dissatisfied with Wang Er for a long time, and this time he caused him such a big trouble, since these people were taking care of the aftermath for him, then what else did he have to hesitate. Selling Wang Er can not only make him take a bad breath, but also get a lot of silver, killing two birds with one stone, why not?
Shen Manqiu and his entourage left the town and went straight to Qingzhou, but it was too peaceful along the way.
Riding in a carriage is naturally not as fast as a horse, and by the time Shen Manqiu and the others arrived in Qingzhou City, it was already dark.
In a guest room of the inn, Hou Kaisen made a fuss and said, "Oh my God, we've made a fortune this time!" ”
"Hehe, I didn't expect that the bounty of this grimace lewd demon was actually 10,000 silver!" Wang Ying couldn't help but be overjoyed.
When they entered the city, they saw the amount of money on the notice of the ghost face lewd demon on the edge of the city, and then they inquired about it, only to know that the ghost face lewd demon had harmed a rich businessman's daughter before, and the young lady couldn't think about it for a while and committed suicide. The rich merchant was grief-stricken and angry, and threw out a large amount of money, just wanting to catch the grimace and lewd demon to comfort his daughter's soul in heaven.
Shen Manqiu was obviously not as optimistic as they thought, and said thoughtfully: "I feel that things are not so simple, and it is not the first time that you have dealt with people from the government, will they obediently let us take away so much silver?" ”
"What do you mean?" As Wang Ying got in touch with Shen Manqiu for a long time, she found that she admired her more and more.
Shen Manqiu thought for a while and said: "In Qingzhou, there shouldn't be many people who can know us, I'm worried that they won't think that the person we caught is a grimace and a demon, in short, you take a good look at him today, and then see the opportunity tomorrow!" ”
"Isn't it enough to have a grimace mask, which he himself admitted?" Hou Kaisen couldn't help but ask with some doubts.
Shen Manqiu shook his head and smiled: "What is this, isn't it easy to pretend?" ”
"The way he looks now, it's really hard for people to recognize! Is there no other way? Hou Kaisen said dejectedly.
"Take a step by step, you will go out to find out the news later, and see how those people in the government are usually officials, it is better than breaking into the door with two eyes in the dark." Of course, Shen Manqiu will not forget that the original intention of their trip to Qingzhou was to complain to the people of the government office about the actual disaster situation and corruption in Fengcheng County, and help distribute the disaster money to the victims.
Shen Jingbei's foot was injured and had not yet recovered, and it was a little inconvenient to walk, so he naturally couldn't go out, so he stayed in the inn and looked at the ghost-faced man by the way.
Shen Manqiu wanted to go out to see the world, but she didn't want to pretend to be too troublesome, and she didn't have a good rest last night, so she was really tired, so she was lazy and didn't go out.
After more than an hour, Wang Ying and Hou Kaisen came back one after another.
However, the news that the two men received was diametrically opposed.
Wang Ying was looking for most of the people with some status and status in the city, and what he heard was that singing and dancing were peaceful, and the country and the people were safe.
And Hou Kaisen found many people from humble backgrounds, and soon got along with them, but when he talked about the people in the government, he was scolded, and people were angry.
Shen Manqiu listened to what the two said, pondered for a moment, and said, "Big brother, I want to go to the mansion tonight!" ”
"How can this work? The place in the government is not as good as our Fengcheng County government, it is heavily guarded, and it is easy to get in, but it is difficult to get out. Shen Jingbei immediately objected.
Shen Manqiu smiled slightly and said, "Big brother, don't worry, I won't be so stupid, I just want to see the terrain around the mansion." ”
"Miss, in my opinion, forget it, this is too risky, or let me try." Hou Kaisen said eagerly.
Shen Manqiu thought for a while and said, "That's still forget it, it's hard to get anything useful outside." ”
She really wanted to touch the bottom of the mansion in person, so that she could know herself and the enemy, but the eldest brother Shen Jingbei's foot injury had not healed, and without him to go to the Longtan tiger's den like the mansion, she was really a little bottomless.
Seeing that the eldest brother was so worried about himself, he had to give up the feat of visiting the Qingzhou Mansion at night.
Nothing was said all night.
The next morning, Shen Manqiu, Shen Jingbei, Hou Kaisen, and Wang Ying discussed today's action plan in the room.
Shen Manqiu looked at the three of them and said, "We must leave one person in the inn to guard the ghost-faced man, and another person to uncover the bounty list and deal with the people of the government, and the remaining two people are responsible for responding in case of emergency." ”
"Bing'er, since you have thought so thoroughly, everyone will listen to your arrangement! Any questions? Shen Jingbei couldn't think of a better idea, so he was the first to speak.
Shen Manqiu nodded slightly, and said, "That's fine, big brother, you stay in the inn, monkey, who will unveil the list between you and Wang Ying?" ”
In her opinion, it is natural for the eldest brother Shen Jingbei to stay in the inn after being injured, and he has always been bad at words, so let him deal with the people in the government, and if he can't get a conflict in a few words, it will only backfire.
Originally, she herself was the best candidate, but as a woman, this matter involved all aspects, and she had to consider the adverse impact on her.
In this way, the most suitable person among the four of them to unveil the list is only Wang Ying, this person has his own opinions and scheming, and he obviously knows how to deal with people in the government better than the simple-minded Hou Kaisen.
It's just that Wang Ying is not her subordinate after all, and there have been many provocations against her in the cottage before, although her attitude has improved recently, it is not good to give him orders directly, I still hope that he can take the initiative to put it forward, so that everyone can accept it.
"I'll go!" Hou Kaisen said indispensably.
Shen Manqiu looked at Wang Ying who was silent for a long time and didn't mean to speak, nodded and said, "Okay, if someone asks, you will say that it was caught by several of you together." ”
"Got it, Miss!" Hou Kaisen said with a smile.
Just as the few of them were about to go out, Shen Jingbei suddenly spoke: "Bing'er, I still can't rest assured of you, I think it's better to let Wang Ying stay in the inn!" ”
Speaking of this, he grabbed his hair violently and said, "I'm sorry, Wang Ying, I didn't say that I didn't believe in your martial arts, but I didn't worry about Bing'er her!" ”
"But, don't you have a foot injury?" Wang Ying smiled disappreciatively and said with a little worry.
Shen Jingbei waved his hand and said, "Don't get in the way, then be it!" ”
"You don't have to fight! Big brother, you stay at the inn first, I will follow the monkey in disguise to unveil the list, there should be no problems, and when the people from the government get here, we will see the opportunity to act. ”
Shen Manqiu just wanted to try Wang Ying's personality again, seeing that he was unwilling to take risks, and naturally he would not say anything, so he wanted to let him out, and there should be no chaos with himself staring at the side.
never thought about it, but Shen Jingbei couldn't rest assured that she wanted to go with her, which inadvertently disrupted her plan.
Shen Manqiu didn't worry about Wang Ying at all, how could he let him stay alone in the inn to guard the ghost-faced man?
Now that the two of them have no opinion, she can't be more difficult to be strong, and she is too obvious.
Soon, Hou Kaisen went to the city gate to unveil the list and was taken to the government office.
After a while, Shen Manqiu, who was waiting outside, saw Hou Kaisen walking out with a large group of people.
Shen Manqiu didn't know how Hou Kaisen persuaded those people, so he quietly followed behind them and headed in the direction of the inn.
Along the way, everyone saw so many officials and errands going out together, and they were all curious to inquire and watch.
When he was about to arrive at the inn, Shen Manqiu sped up and rushed back to the inn before Hou Kaisen and the others, but saw Shen Jingbei walking around the door of the room with a nervous and panicked expression.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Shen Manqiu hurriedly walked over and asked.
As soon as Shen Jingbei saw her, he said anxiously: "Bing'er, the person is gone!" ”
"Who's missing?" Shen Manqiu was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's Wang Ying or the ghost-faced man, maybe the two of them are gone!" ”
When she returned to the inn, she only saw Shen Jingbei alone, and she said in such a panic that the person was gone, if it was just Wang Ying who was missing, she might not be in such a hurry, then there was only one explanation that Wang Ying and the ghost-faced man might be gone.
At this moment, Shen Manqiu no longer had the heart to think about how Wang Ying and the others disappeared, where did they go, and what was it for?
What she thought of was that Hou Kaisen had already arrived at the door of the inn with the people from the official mansion, and if they knew that the people were running in vain, they didn't know what would happen? (To be continued.) )