Chapter 87: The Weasel Pays a New Year Call to the Chicken
“The Iron Certificate… is it the Iron Certificate of Immunity!”
“Yes! It’s this one. At that time, the attitude of that man and woman was very arrogant, and they only left after we apologized. And when we looked back at the place where the disaster relief grain was stored, we found that a lot of grain was missing.”
“Nowadays, only the Gu family can possess the Iron Certificate of Immunity…”
Although it was Wang Xu’s self-directed and self-acted performance, in front of many people standing around, to ensure the completeness of the story, he and the soldiers still performed once, making things seem more realistic.
However, to those in the know, it was just a play.
Everything was because Wang Xu wanted to get rid of the Gu family, this thorn in his side.
However, even though they knew this, they could not fall out with the Wang Clan for the Gu family.
Because the Gu family might be fine, but they might not be.
Therefore, those in the know just stood by, watching the development of events silently.
“A man and a woman? Are you sure?”
“Sure.”
“Heh, that’s strange! The Gu family, who just arrived in town, apart from Gu Yu and Mengyao, also brought a child…”
However, it was not that no one dared to speak at this time.
After Magistrate Bai finished speaking, seeing the soldier’s originally confident expression suddenly become flustered, he sneered in his heart.
The person Wang Xu found was also unprofessional!
Now, after just asking one question, he’s flustered?
If this is the case, then after the Gu family is really arrested, this soldier will be secretly dealt with and will never have the chance to return to the capital alive.
Because if the Emperor discovers the lie, the Wang Clan will also suffer.
As Magistrate Bai sneered at the soldier, Wang Xu’s brows couldn’t help but furrow. He thought that it was from the Bai family, no wonder they dared to speak at this time.
However, their courage was also too great.
After all, many unexpected situations can suddenly occur, causing people to lose their precious lives.
Bai Wangzhi is just a small magistrate of Lian Town, how dare he have such great courage!
Or is the Bai family trying to oppose the Wang Clan!
With the Emperor’s renewed trust in the Wang Clan, doing so is not a wise move.
Even if the Bai family’s backer is the Empress, their Wang Clan’s backer is the Empress Dowager!
“The Gu family might have this idea, using this to reduce suspicion. How about this, let’s go to where the Gu family is and ask in detail, we might find the truth.”
“Okay, as Lord Wang said, let’s go and see now!”
Even though Magistrate Bai knew that Wang Xu was like a weasel paying a new year call to a chicken, he had no reason to stop him now. He could only silently hope that the Gu family would be more vigilant and not be schemed against by Wang Xu.
However, since Wang Xu said so now, he must have planned everything in advance.
This made Magistrate Bai suspect whether the missing disaster relief grain had gone to the Gu family, and this was also the main reason why Wang Xu called everyone to go together, which was to catch them red-handed in front of everyone.
Wang Xu, you are truly ruthless!
If they are found to be stealing disaster relief grain, not only Gu Yu and Mengyao will be punished… more seriously, their relatives and friends will be implicated.
For example, Gu Qing and Gongsun Jie would be greatly affected.
Thinking of this, when Magistrate Bai was about to say something more, Wang Xu glanced at him coldly at this time, his gaze filled with obvious threats, as if if Magistrate Bai said one more word, his fate would be very bad.
In the face of Wang Xu’s warning, Magistrate Bai thought of the person who had patted his shoulder just now, and at this time, he did not go against the trend, but chose to avoid the edge.
He couldn’t be impulsive.
Now, the matter had not reached the worst stage, so he had to endure and see how things developed.
Seeing that Bai Wangzhi did not continue to speak, Wang Xu nodded with satisfaction, and then did not waste any more time here, but led everyone to the Gu family.
If it weren’t for the need to stage a play, Wang Xu wouldn’t need anyone to lead the way… because of his resentment towards the Gu family, he had already inquired about the Gu family’s location.
Having Wang Xu lead the way now can also directly find the Gu family’s location.
However, since the good show was about to begin, he also had to play his role responsibly.
He really couldn’t wait to see the Gu family dealt with, it would surely make him feel very comfortable.
“Welcome, my lords. I am Yang Hong, the village chief of Yang Family Village. I don’t know…”
“Where does Gu Yu from your village live? Hurry up and lead us there. He is now suspected of stealing government disaster relief grain, and we must find him quickly.”
When the group arrived at Yang Family Village, the village chief had already received the news and was waiting at the village entrance with the villagers to welcome everyone. At the same time, he was very uneasy, wondering why these high officials, whom they rarely saw, had all gathered here today!
It was too rare!
And when one of the accompanying people deliberately mentioned Gu Yu’s name, not only the village chief was startled, but even the other villagers were also terrified.
Stealing disaster relief grain was a serious crime!
How did Gu Yu get involved in such a matter?
No matter how he thought about it, it was impossible… The Gu family had so much grain, they didn’t need to risk stealing disaster relief grain.
Unless the Gu family really stole it, it must be someone deliberately framing the Gu family.
“My lords, the Gu family has an excellent reputation in the village and is definitely not the kind of person who would do such a thing!”
“Why so much nonsense? If you’re told to lead us to the Gu family, then lead us! Are you trying to help the Gu family escape by saying this now?”
Thinking that Gu Yu was not such a foolish person, and the village chief also recalled the estrangements he had with the Gu family before, he did not obey the officials’ words but tremblingly spoke up to defend the Gu family.
Although the village chief had done his best, he still couldn’t control his body from trembling as he spoke.
Seeing this, the official who had just spoken sneered disdainfully and then, without further ado with such an insignificant village chief, merely asked him to lead the way to the Gu family.
Unexpectedly, the Gu family had quite good relations in this village, and even the village chief spoke up for them.
However, he was just a small village chief, and his words were not even as good as fart.
Today, people from the Wang Clan would make sure the Gu family had no place to be buried.
Unless the Emperor personally ordered it, no one could stop them.
“My lords, I am willing to lead the way! The Gu family is rich but unkind, and always bullies people in the village. Today, retribution has finally arrived, it’s really too good!”
“Yang Yiwen, you’re twisting black and white, too despicable!”
Just as the village chief was being reprimanded by the official, Yang Yiwen was delighted by this, then immediately stepped forward, bowed to Wang Xu and the others, and then spoke words that made the village chief’s face full of anger.
