You're Not Going?

【You won’t go? 】

The cool breeze is bleak and the rain is continuous. Read 520 official website

Mu Luo stood by the window with his hands behind his back, his face gloomier than the sky.

Yesterday, he asked Chang'an to send Su Liang five thousand taels of silver notes, and the "return gift" he got was a piece of fresh pork. I ordered my servants to make the dish and eat it, but found it tasted very ordinary. It's not about the meat, it's about the chef's skills.

Therefore, Mu Luo told Chang'an last night that he planned to go to Sujiacun today to see how good the Feng Shui was, which made Ningjing and Su Liang reluctant to leave. The point is, he went, and for the sake of five thousand taels, Su Liang would always leave a meal.

I just didn't expect that something big happened in the county prison cell.

Mu Luo openly acted as the county magistrate and secretly investigated iron ore smuggling. The latter recently had a major clue, which means someone is anxious.

The walls of the cells were collapsed by humans, and the prisoners on death row who escaped were all helped by others.

Su Liang told Hu Er that the fact that Su Xingzhe was too weak to run out, let alone go far, was not a problem.

Originally, even if the wall collapsed, the prisoners bound by iron chains would not be able to get out.

The fact is, no matter whether those death row inmates want to get out or whether they can get out, someone will "help" them.

And the most troublesome thing is, what on earth are the people behind the scenes going to do to "help" those death row inmates...

Chang An hurried in to report, "Master, another house in the south of the city reported a crime. Before dawn, someone climbed over the wall and robbed money, and also killed two people."

The coldness in Mu Luo's eyes became even stronger, "Has the reward order been issued?"

Chang An nodded, "Following the master's instructions and providing clues to assist in the arrest, we will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver. If we directly capture a death row prisoner and send him back, we will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver. There must be a brave man under the heavy reward!"

In Bei'an County, this is definitely a rare reward.

Mu Luo shook his head, not optimistic about this.

In broad daylight, the rain was not heavy, but in Bei'an County and surrounding villages and towns where the news had been received, every household had their doors closed, and most of the shops on the streets were not open.

No one went out, and few people saw the reward notice posted.

The officers and soldiers divided into several groups, went door to door to investigate, and at the same time verbally informed them of the large reward.

But after half a day, none of the death row inmates, who had been severely tortured in prison and were very weak and could not run far, was found.

In the county town, from last night to noon today, there were five murder cases, all involving robbery and murder, in five different places.

The number is the same as the number of escaped prisoners.

When people who don't know the inside story encounter this incident, they will inevitably be dissatisfied with the newly appointed county magistrate.

Regarding this, Mu Luo was not worried about what the people thought, but that the innocent people who died would inevitably be used to make a fuss by his political opponents, such as the second prince.

If in the end he worked so hard to solve the iron ore smuggling case, but because he couldn't even act as a county magistrate, causing heavy casualties to the people under his rule and being criticized, he would die of grief.

…

On a rainy day when the whole city was under martial law, Su Liang and Ning Jing's carriage appeared at the city gate, which was a bit unexpected.

After ordering the carriage to stop, the officers and soldiers who came to check came closer and saw Ning Jing's face clearly, and were stunned, "But Mr. Ning?"

As the head of this year's college examination, he has an extraordinary appearance and temperament. He has been walking around the county a few days ago. Many people know what Ningjing looks like.

Ning Jing lifted up the rain hat and asked what happened.

The officers and soldiers knew that he had a strong background and did not dare to offend him, so they talked about the death row prisoner's escape and murder.

"Try not to walk around outside. If you have any clues, please inform the county government!"

Ning Jing nodded, put down his hat again, and drove the carriage forward.

He and Su Liang left Sujia Village and came to the county town after hearing about this from Hu Er.

It was raining, so it was inconvenient to walk or ride a horse, and his sudden disappearance from the village could easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings, so he drove a carriage into the city.

"Five death row prisoners, five robberies and murders, and the murderers all managed to escape. It was definitely planned by someone. If nothing else, just Su Xingzhe, how could he have the ability to do this?" Su Liang's voice came from the carriage.

She thought that those on death row were probably not the ones causing the murders and panic. They are just used as tools and cover.

He met the officers and soldiers entering the city in Ningjing and reported the matter to Chang'an. Chang'an mentioned it when he saw Mu Luo again.

Mu Luo stared, "We were looking for him!"

"Please go down and invite Mr. Ning to come over!" Chang'an said.

"If Su Liang is with him, call him over too." Mu Luo ordered.

…

Ning Jing and Su Liang arrived at their home in the county town and were planning what to do next when they heard a knock on the door.

"Master Ning, my master has invited me!" Chang'an got straight to the point. Seeing Su Liang appear in the corridor, he said loudly, "Master, please come over, Miss Su!"

Su Liang is a little strange. Even if Mu Luo wasn't in a hurry, he wouldn't have had time to talk to them about less urgent matters.

The two of them followed Chang'an to the county government office, and Mu Luo lived in the house behind.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw seven or eight people kneeling in the rain and kowtowing. Their faces were all blurred, and it was impossible to distinguish between tears and rain.

The sound of rain was intertwined with cries and pleas, which made people feel sad.

Chang'an was also a little dazed. He didn't know what was going on with these people, so he hurriedly led Ning Jing and Su Liang away.

The door was open, and Mu Luo was sitting in the shadows, holding a piece of letter paper that was half wet from the rain in his hand, his face gloomy, like the ink on the paper being smudged.

"Master, Mr. Ning and Miss Su are here." Chang An said respectfully.

Mu Luo looked over, put down the letter in his hand, and waved for Chang An to go out.

Chang'an went outside, closed the doors and windows, frowned at the people kneeling in the courtyard, called a guard to the corner, and asked in a low voice.

"They came just after you left. They are the family members of the top three talents in this academy examination."

"Those three scholars set out together to Qianshan Academy in the provincial capital yesterday, but they were all arrested!"

"The three families received a letter from the kidnapper. It was handwritten by the three scholars and had bloody fingerprints on it."

Chang'an frowned when he heard this, "What's in the letter?"

The guard looked ugly and said, "I will use my master's head in exchange for the lives of the three scholars."

In the room, Mu Luo showed the letter to Su Liang and Ning Jing and asked them what they thought.

"The three scholars who set out yesterday, no matter how slow they walked, could not catch up with the death row prisoners who escaped last night. Not to mention that they first committed a murder in the city, then went out to arrest people, and then delivered a letter to the three families early in the morning." Su Liang said, "Someone planned this. Mr. Mu didn't ask for our help, right?"

Mu Luo nodded, "Yes."

Su Liang was puzzled, but Mu Luo looked at Ning Jing, "Let me ask you again, did you get Xing Yusheng's brand? Is it really just that he happened to be in Bei'an County and you met by chance?"

It was Su Liang who answered, "Actually, that brand is for me."

Mu Luo frowned, "What do you mean? Make it clear."

"Prince Xing is seriously ill and is recuperating at Qiu Ming Villa. We only met because of the former county magistrate's daughter Huang Wan'er. I treated him and the sign was a thank you gift." Su Liang said.

It was not to clear up the relationship with Xing Yusheng, it was just the way it was.

Mu Luo knew Huang Waner because he asked Chang'an to investigate Xing Yusheng's activities in Bei'an County. It was after Su Liang went to the county government to report Huang Waner that they had contact with Qiu Ming Villa.

You can definitely go against Su Liang.

Otherwise, Ruo Ningjing would have been from the Beijing Palace long ago and would not have signed up only half a month before the exam.

"I thought Ning Jing was Xing Yusheng's good friend, but it turned out to be you." Mu Luo rubbed his forehead, "You are so kind to Ning Jing."

Su Liang guessed why Mu Luo came to see them. The iron ore smuggling case might have something to do with King Beijing. The chaos in Bei'an County from last night to now must be related to the smuggling case that Mu Luo wants to investigate.

Mu Ruoruo suspected that Ning Jing had a close relationship with the Prince of Beijing. He came to him and asked Su Liang to come too, because he must have wanted to have a good "talk".

But Su Liang didn't ask. And if Ningjing can keep quiet, he won't speak.

When Mu Luo learned about the whole story of their relationship with Xing Yusheng, he no longer explained why he was looking for them.

"Do you have any solution to the current matter?" Mu Luo asked.

Ning Jing stood up and said, "No, farewell."

Su Liang reacted and stood up quickly, "Master Mu, we can't help, so we won't bother you." After saying that, he chased Ning Jing away.

Mu Luo had a dark face as he watched the two people holding umbrellas and leaving with a look like "Don't look for them if you have nothing to do. It's best not to look for them if you have something to do. I don't have time."

Chang'an came in and said, "Master, what should we do about the three scholars?"

It would be really troublesome if the top three candidates in the Bei'an County Academy Examination were all killed.

Mu Luo said coldly, "I have sent people to mobilize troops, but I'm afraid it will be too late."

The person behind the scenes knew Mu Luo's identity, and it was impossible for him to exchange his life for three scholars. Even if those three scholars are still alive, they won't live long.

After arriving in Bei'an County, the secret investigation has not encountered much hindrance.

Mu Luo only found out today that he hadn't found anything before and the people behind the scenes were watching.

As soon as he found important clues, something happened here.

Whether it is related to King Beijing cannot be confirmed yet. Mu Tao hoped that Ning Jing was a disciple recruited by King Beijing, so that he could get something useful by instigating rebellion against Ning Jing.

The families of the three scholars were still crying and begging Mu Luo to save them. One woman fainted.

Mu Luo asked Chang'an to find a place to accommodate them. He looked at the dark clouds gathering in the sky and finally realized the difficulty of this errand.

…

Ning Jing came by car. After walking out of the county office, he got into the car and asked Su Liang to drive.

The carriage slowly left, and Su Liang asked in a low voice, "What should I do?"

They are here to capture the prisoners on death row, but they cannot openly cooperate with Mu Luo because there are some secrets that cannot be exposed to Mu Luo.

"Find a hidden place." Ning Jing said.

Su Liang understood and drove the carriage into the nearest alley. When she spoke again, she heard no answer and opened the curtain. Ning Jing had disappeared.

Su Liang didn't look for him either, knowing that he must have discovered something or thought of a way.

She drove the car alone through the alley, returned to her home in the county seat, closed the door, and waited for Anping to return.

After about an hour and a half, Ningjing came back.

He took off the raincoat he found somewhere and threw it into the backyard.

Su Liang handed over a cup of hot tea. Before she could ask anything, she heard another knock on the door.

Or Chang'an. Seeing Su Liang open the door quickly, he looked behind her again and saw Ning Jing sitting by the window drinking tea.

"Master Mu, do you have any new orders?" Su Liang asked.

Chang'an quickly looked away, cupped his hands and said, "Half an hour ago, the three scholars were found! The head catcher was bribed. Yesterday, he sent the three scholars out of the city on behalf of the county government, drugged their food, and killed them. She brought it back secretly and hid it in her home."

Su Liang was surprised, "How did you find it?"

"The head constable suddenly said he had a stomachache and wanted to go home, but his neck was twisted at the door of his house! We rushed over immediately after receiving the news. We didn't find the murderer in his house, but we found three scholars and a lot of property of unknown origin." Chang'an looked relieved, "The master said that the head constable went home halfway through his work, and he was probably planning to kill the three scholars and destroy the bodies."

"It was too dangerous. I don't know which hero took action in time." Su Liang sighed.

She knew that Chang'an would suddenly appear because Mu Fei must be suspecting that the two of them were related to the murder of the head constable.

"Yes." Chang'an nodded.

"Iron ore smuggling is profitable, and money can move people's hearts. The head constable may not be the only one who was bribed." Su Liang thought about it and reminded Chang'an, "The jailer who was on duty in the cell last night but was not killed, you might as well check it out."

Chang'an was shocked, "There are two injured but not dead... Goodbye!"

Watching Chang'an riding away in a hurry, Su Liang closed the door and went back to his room.

She didn't need to ask, she knew that Ning Jing must have guessed that someone in the county government was bribed and involved, and at this time, those "ghosts" would inevitably kill people.

And Ning Jing could use his special ability to find the perpetrators.

Fortunately, the three scholars were still alive. Before Ning Jing killed people, he must have determined their whereabouts, and even the sudden return home of the head of the police was caused by Ning Jing's secret actions.

"Didn't you agree to let me fight? You solved it yourself." Su Liang sat down.

Ning Jing closed the book, "He confessed someone."

"Who? I'll catch him." Su Liang felt that the job was coming.

Ning Jing opened his thin lips, "I."

Su Liang: ...

"The purpose of framing you is to make Mu Fei think that the mastermind is the Beijing Palace?" Su Liang thought quickly.

Ning Jing nodded, "The fifth house in Yumin Lane, west of the city, with two old locust trees at the door. Go."

"Is it the person behind the head of the police?" Su Liang asked.

Ning Jing nodded, "Be careful."

Su Liang's expression became serious, "Okay, I'll go check the situation. You don't want to go?"

Ning Jing shook his head, "I'm tired."

Su Liang went back to his room silently, changed into a new set of men's clothes, covered his face with a cloth towel, put on a hat, opened the back door, and walked out quickly after making sure that no one was around.

After a while, Ning Jing went out again and went west.