Chapter 27 Truly a Coincidence
When Gu Yu and Gu Qingheng arrived in town, there were quite a few people with the same purpose.
At least, by the time the two of them arrived at the looted grain store, a crowd had already gathered around, pointing at the damaged door with excited gossip.
This made Gu Yu speechless, and he twitched the corner of his mouth, wondering if these people were the same as his younger brother-in-law.
They enjoyed watching the commotion, not caring if things got worse!
“Brother-in-law, see, I didn’t lie to you! The town’s grain store was indeed robbed, and it looks like it was violently destroyed. Who could be so unscrupulous!”
“Aren’t there a lot of bailiffs nearby? Go ask them! That way, you don’t have to guess wildly here.”
“My sister isn’t here, so I don’t dare to go over. What if they think I’m causing trouble and beat me up?”
“You’re afraid of things too!”
“…”
Seeing his younger brother-in-law’s cowardly demeanor, Gu Yu couldn’t help but smile, which made Gu Qingheng extremely depressed, thinking that he had self-awareness and wouldn’t actively seek trouble!
Why wasn’t his brother-in-law going to ask? The bailiffs in Lian Town would recognize him…
“Are you thinking, why aren’t I going to ask?”
“Hehe, as expected of my brother-in-law, so smart!”
“Stop flattering me… I’m not going because I don’t want to find trouble. Otherwise, if Magistrate Bai catches me, he’ll ask me to help solve the case again. And he doesn’t even give any rewards. Who would want to help!”
While Gu Qingheng was confused, Gu Yu could guess his thoughts from his expression, so he explained to Gu Qingheng, indicating that he didn’t want to work for free.
After solving the monster murder case in Lian Town last time, apart from finding out that Xi Ting was a subordinate of the mysterious Witch Priest, there were no other material rewards, which made Gu Yu very unhappy about helping for nothing.
So, this time, he wasn’t going to actively get involved.
This was also the reason why Gu Yu didn’t want to help when he first heard Gu Qingheng’s words…
“Isn’t this Gu Yu? What a coincidence, meeting you here.”
“Heh, it is indeed a coincidence!”
Just as Gu Yu was thinking about not causing any more trouble, Magistrate Bai’s voice sounded, making Gu Yu twitch the corner of his mouth speechlessly. He then looked at the surrounding crowd and was very impressed that Magistrate Bai could find him directly in such a crowd.
With such eyesight, he would be amazing at playing ‘Where’s Waldo’!
At this moment, seeing Magistrate Bai’s smiling face, Gu Yu also forced a smile, thinking in his heart… how he could leave here!
“Magistrate Bai, I’m here too!”
“Isn’t this young brother Gu Qingheng? There were too many people just now, and I ‘accidentally’ saw Gu Yu. I didn’t expect… you came along too!”
“Yes, I came with my brother-in-law to buy groceries. But as soon as I arrived, I heard someone say the grain store was robbed. What’s going on?”
However, just as Gu Yu was thinking about how to leave, Gu Qingheng casually walked up to Magistrate Bai, wanting to ask for details about the matter.
And as Magistrate Bai was about to speak, he saw the surrounding people also leaning in with curious expressions, which made Magistrate Bai immediately signal with his eyes to talk elsewhere.
This was not a good place to talk!
The clever Gu Qingheng understood Magistrate Bai’s unspoken request after seeing his signal. So, he nodded, then pulled Gu Yu and followed Magistrate Bai into the looted grain store.
A group of people behind them scratched their heads and peered inside, wanting to follow, but seeing the bailiffs guarding the surroundings, they didn’t dare to force their way in. They could only look enviously at the two who went in with the magistrate.
How lucky they were to witness the crime scene with their own eyes.
However, after being brought in by the gossip-filled Gu Qingheng, Gu Yu no longer wanted to get involved in this case.
Although solving cases was good, without any reward, it was not very interesting!
While Gu Yu was unenthusiastic, Gu Qingheng and Magistrate Bai were enthusiastically discussing the grain store, pointing at various things. Gu Yu could only wander around bored, observing the surroundings.
He called it observation… but Gu Yu felt it was similar to modern-day jewelry store robberies.
Especially since there were no surveillance cameras in ancient times, the possibility of catching the murderer was too low.
“Magistrate Bai, I just heard someone say it was done by refugees… Are there really refugees in Lian Town now?”
“That’s true. Although Lian Town seems fine now, it’s because your brother-in-law warned us before the earth dragon appeared. Other places, without any warning, suffered heavy losses naturally. This caused many people to become displaced. Knowing that Lian Town was relatively safe, they started migrating here.”
“Ah! In that case, can Lian Town handle this increase in population?”
“Whether it can or not, it has to be handled! After all, these people have come to Lian Town, and we can’t just kick them out.”
Perhaps unable to find any clues, Gu Qingheng and Magistrate Bai started talking about refugees at this time, confirming to Gu Qingheng that Lian Town did have quite a few refugees and that the news was not false.
In this case, Lian Town had become dangerous.
Magistrate Bai naturally knew this, but at this moment, it was not appropriate to directly drive people away, so he could only temporarily accommodate them and see how things would turn out later.
Thinking of this, Magistrate Bai’s gaze shifted to Gu Yu, who was standing nearby. He was preparing to do business with the Gu family.
Buying some grain from the Gu family for emergency use could also solve the problem of the refugees’ rations.
However, with Gu Yu’s shrewd mind, he would probably have to bleed heavily again!
Calling Gu Yu over now was for this reason… Otherwise, it would be a waste of his talent to ask Gu Yu for help just because a grain store was robbed.
Besides, according to the store owner, there wasn’t much grain in the store, and it was just for show.
Even if this robbery hadn’t happened, the store owner was planning to close down.
The earthquake caused quite a stir. Not only did the prices of vegetables and meat increase, but the price of grain also skyrocketed. Moreover, the Gu family was no longer selling grain externally, making it impossible for people to find a source of supply, so they had to close.
“Magistrate Bai, the refugees cannot stay.”
Just as Magistrate Bai was pondering how to make Gu Yu ask for less money, Gu Yu suddenly spoke, stating that the refugees could not be kept in Lian Town, otherwise, it would lead to worse situations.
This left Gu Qingheng and Magistrate Bai looking confused, not understanding why the refugees couldn’t stay?
