Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Land of Bandits
In the end, he followed Gu Shichang to walk outside a lot, and although he was shocked, Ah Cai quickly calmed down. He watched Ran Ran wipe the blood on his hands on his clothes indiscriminately, frowning slightly, but not screaming in pain, and his heart was surprised and confused.
After all, it was a little girl, she didn't care about herself, he felt distressed when he looked at it, so he kindly reminded: "Lady, your hand is still bleeding, why don't you let Dr. He bandage it first." β
"Don't get in the way, I'll talk about it when he's done." Ran Ran waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care, and took Ah Cai to the door and asked in a low voice: "You said that the master and they were all killed, who will deliver the news, can you trust it?" And what about people now? What about them? Where is the messenger? β
The questions are chasing one after the other, no matter how calm Ah Cai is, he can't help but have to look at Ran Ran more, what kind of powerful spirit is this, so that he can sort out his thoughts in such a short time. Even if he had been by Gu Shichang's side for many years, as soon as he received the news, the whole person collapsed, and he just remembered to come over to report it quickly, and he didn't have time to think about the connection.
Even if Old Madam Gu trained it herself, she was just a little girl after all. was asked so much that he didn't know, Ah Cai's face was also a little sneering, "Lady, it's true news!" It was sent by the steward of Moon City, and the person is still outside, you can go and ask! β
But in Ranran's heart, whether this is true or not, such a major matter cannot be decided by just a few words. As the saying goes, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death, and before she verifies it with her own eyes, she must convince herself to be calm.
Now that the Gu family is dead and sick, she has become the backbone of the people, and she can't mess up.
"Mother Xu, you guys are here to watch Grandmother, I'll go out for a while."
She gave an order to Shanlin's daughter-in-law, and motioned for Ah Cai to lead her to the person who came to report the news.
The other party is a young man who is about the same age as Ah Cai, probably because he has been running for many years, and his skin is darker than Ah Cai. Lean figure, short stature, if you don't look up, you think it's a teenager.
Ah Cai hurriedly introduced Ranran's identity to the other party, and the other party was obviously taken aback, looking up at Ranran, with doubts in his eyes.
Ran Ran's eyes were angry, although the sound was like a yellow warbler, but the momentum was like a falcon, and her face was a little like that of the old lady, which made people dare not make a mistake.
"Say! What the hell is going on, don't lie! β
At Shang Ranran's gaze, the young man's heart was shocked, as if the edge was on his back, like sitting on pins and needles. He bent down, bowed his hand, and replied tremblingly: "Yes, sir, they were found thirty miles outside Qingzhou City, and the bodies were all thrown in the woods, but fortunately, the passing hunters found them and recognized the third coachman." β
Compared with Ah Cai, the man in front of him spoke more calmly and neatly, "When did you receive the news?" β
"Just the day before yesterday."
"The day before yesterday?! Why is it so long! β
Ran Ran was taken aback, she didn't expect that the incident had happened for so long, so it seemed that it could be that the rainy days in the past few days were God's crying out for the Gu family. She also thought that the recent nightsleep and dreaminess were due to bad weather, but it turned out that she had a premonition, thinking of this, Ran Ran felt that her heart was pinching again, and the pain made her almost collapse.
The young man drooped his head, looking very helpless, and said with a wry smile: "Lady, if this kind of thing is not verified, how dare you come back and report it casually!" When we got there, we found out about the situation, and we rushed back immediately, and the others tried to find a way to send the master and them back to Moon City. β
Ran Ran knew in her heart that he was right, if this kind of thing is not verified and reported at will, it is simply ill-intentioned, lest the world be chaotic. But since the report has come, does that mean that the matter is a foregone conclusion?
She took a deep breath and shivered, "How far is Qingzhou City from Moon City?" How long will it take? β
The young man looked up and saw Ranran's thin body crumbling, and glanced at Ah Cai hesitantly, only to see that he frowned, and he didn't dare to bother, so he had to answer truthfully: "I just came back overnight, and they will probably arrive at night, or early tomorrow morning." β
"Yes...... All of them? Ranran gritted her teeth, afraid to hear the answer she least wanted to hear.
However, the man's words seemed to illuminate the direction of Ranran's dark future, and a few words were like a reassuring pill, which made her cheer up immediately: "No, I didn't find the young master." β
"What about the young master?" She took a few steps forward and asked excitedly.
The man pursed his lips, for fear that his words would mislead Ranran, making her rejoice, and carefully explaining the situation. "When we got there, the people had already been placed together, but no one found the young master. Because I was afraid of losing time, I came back first to report the news, and they continued to look nearby, and we had to wait for them to come back to find out. β
Although it is not 100% certain, it is already a great blessing in misfortune for Ranran, because in this case, no news is the best news. Even if Gu Lianzhao was kidnapped, it was better to survive with difficulty than a cold corpse.
After Ran Ran lifted her spirits, her mood began to calm down, and she strung together all the information she heard in her mind.
Suddenly, she stopped pacing, turned back and asked, "Have you reported to the official?" β
"This ......" The young man hesitated, his eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look directly at Ranran.
Ran Ran walked over with an arrow, stopped only half a meter away from him, solemnly looked down, and shouted: "I asked you if you reported to the official!" β
Perhaps he never thought that he would be frightened by a little girl's words and his legs would go limp, and he would kneel directly to the ground. He trembled nervously, his speech became rapid, and he said with a sad face: "Lady, that area has always been a place where bandits and bandits colluded, and we don't know how they came there. β
Ran Ran took a deep breath, almost every word squeezing out from between her teeth, "So you're saying you just sent people back and planned to bury them like this?!" β
Seeing that Ran Ran could shock people to such an extent, Ah Cai had no expression except for being stunned.
The man knelt on the ground, regretting in his heart that he had been so embarrassed that he had fallen on such a mess, and he couldn't help it, "No, absolutely not!" This matter has to be sent back to Yuecheng before it can be resolved, Steward Zhou has already told the county government, but they said that they should report the case to Qingzhou, the incident is too far away from Yuecheng, and it is not under their jurisdiction. AndγAnd ......"
"And what?" Ran Ran didn't give him a chance to hesitate, and asked again.
No matter how reluctant he was, the man still replied stubbornly: "And that place, ordinary people don't go, there are several thieves' dens, often fighting each other, and the court can't take them." also said that the lord knew that there were tigers in the mountains, and they preferred to go to the tiger mountains, so no one was to blame for this. β
After listening to the man's words, Ran Ran only felt that there were 100,000 alpacas roaring in her heart, and even the anger that came out of her toes, rushed to her mouth, but she could only curse a foul word: "I am grassy!" β
The Gu family can be regarded as having a head and a face in Yuecheng, even if it is low-key, it is impossible not to take care of the county government. Now that something has happened to the Gu family, the county government is so prevaricated, how can there be such a brazen person in the world.
The two young men looked at each other, looking at Ran Tieqing's face and didn't dare to speak, but when they saw each other, they didn't dare to make a mistake, and their embarrassment was a little more balanced.
The arrival of Swift solved the dilemma of the two: "Lady, Doctor He is invited." β
Ran Ran swallowed back the foul words that had not yet popped out of his teeth, and was about to leave, when he glanced back at the young man, and scared him into not moving: "What's your name?" β
"Three straights."
"Ah Cai, you take Sanshunzi down to get some food first, and I'll look for you when I get back."