Chapter 15 Zou Huainan

"Heh." Liang Yue smiled, "You don't dare, right?"

Chen Ju also noticed something was wrong, and seeing the guilty expressions of the people opposite him, he asked, "What's going on?"

"Looking at his symptoms, it's not like he was poisoned, it's clearly 'alcoholism.'" Liang Yue looked at the two men, "You were very skilled in rescuing him, and you probably knew everything about this. You came here on purpose, right?"

"Sir, what are you talking about?" The man who had been shouting softened his voice and said with an embarrassed look on his face, "How can we joke about our brothers' lives? We are sworn brothers, as close as brothers! I don't even know what the disease you are talking about is. It must be a misunderstanding."

"Whether they are or not, let's take them back and investigate their origins first." Liang Yue said to Chen Ju.

Looking at the situations of the few people, he felt that this matter was not simple.

If they were rogues who wanted to extort money, they shouldn't be so eager to see the official. Moreover, Linmen Street had just experienced an arson case, and now there was another incident, which inevitably made people think about it.

As for this man's methods, they are really not complicated. He is simply severely allergic to alcohol. After drinking a bowl of wine, his whole body turns red, his throat is swollen, and he has difficulty breathing. All his performance is not acted, and that is why it seems real.

If he was pretending, it would not be so easy to fool people.

The world may not have a clear concept of "allergy". Only some medical books record the so-called "alcoholism syndrome". The symptoms are not comprehensive, and his appearance is really scary.

It was a pity that he met Liang Yue, and he discovered what was wrong with this guy after just a quick glance.

When the two men saw that something was wrong, they looked at each other, then suddenly turned around and ran away!

The companion who had fainted on the ground immediately opened his eyes and shouted weakly: "Hey! You can't just ignore me!"

It turned out that he was also pretending to be unconscious. Seeing that his teammates had all run away and didn't intend to take him with them, he spoke anxiously. As for the two of them, they just looked concerned, saying that they were sworn brothers and were as close as brothers...

Now it’s just two words.

Really unfamiliar.

Although they ran fast, they couldn't keep up with Pang Chun standing at the door. Before they took three steps, they found that all four legs were empty and they couldn't move forward even if they kicked hard.

It turned out that Dachun picked up the two men, one in each hand, as if they were chickens.

He stood there like an iron tower, and his moves were silent, which was quite intimidating.

But he turned around and smiled at Liang Yue, revealing his two rows of buck teeth, "Ayue, I have completed the task."

As soon as he entered the room, Liang Yue reminded him to stand on the outside near the door and take action if he saw anyone trying to run away. Sure enough, he caught the two men without any effort.

Liang Yue gave him a thumbs up to show his praise.

"My dear guards, this is really...thank you so much." The old couple came forward and thanked them repeatedly. The three young guards waved their hands to show their politeness.

Liang Yue thought for a moment, pulled the old couple to a corner, and asked quietly, "Have any suspicious people approached you recently? Or have you offended any gang forces?"

"Well..." The old couple recalled and replied, "If there is one that is more suspicious, there is indeed one!"

"It was said that a few months ago, a merchant from Yuezhou wanted to buy the entire Linmen Street and build his own shop. Because the price was a little higher than the usual price, and because of some threats, half of the shops on the street were sold. You see, they are all closed." The old man in the tavern pointed to the street outside and said.

"But the elderly neighbors like us inherited our ancestral property when we were young and have been running the business here for generations, so we are reluctant to sell it. They came twice more and raised the price by double, implying that if we don't sell it, we will have to close it. However, the remaining neighbors united and communicated with each other. No one planned to sell, so they never showed up again."

"Then there was the arson case a few days ago, plus what happened today..." The old woman continued angrily, "I have long suspected that it was done by that group of people!"

"Do you know the name and background of the person who wants to buy your property?" Liang Yue asked.

The criminals in the last arson case have been taken out of the station and are missing. We only know that they are related to the powerful Longya Gang in South City. But it is still unknown what role the Longya Gang plays in this matter. We don't know whether they are paid to do the job or the real mastermind.

Looking at the wave after wave, if we want to help the merchants on Linmen Street solve the problem completely, we still have to find out who is behind it. The huge Dragon Tooth Gang is difficult to be a breakthrough point. If there is a specific person, it will be much easier to track down.

"I only know that he is a wealthy businessman from the south, but I don't know anything else." The old man replied, "But according to the neighbors who sold their shops, the government facilitated their connections in every way, so he must be very important."

"Okay." Liang Yue nodded. "We will do our best to investigate. We still need to be a little more vigilant recently. Maybe someone else will come and cause trouble next time."

"Alas." The old man sighed, "They are rich and powerful. How can our small family fight against them? If I had known earlier, I would have sold it..."

"What are you afraid of?" The old woman frowned. "We are old and have lived enough! We would rather die here!"

"Old man, please rest assured." Liang Yue said solemnly: "We will never sit idly by."

……

"Ayue!"

While we were talking here, we heard Pang Chun calling outside the door.

Liang Yue hurried out, and as soon as he walked out of the tavern, he found three other imperial guards blocking the door, confronting Chen Ju and Pang Chun. The leader was a thin and tall young man with arrogant and sharp eyes. He was wearing the official uniform of the imperial guards, and the scabbard of his sword was inlaid with gold patterns, which made him look quite noble.

"I'm Zou Huainan from the South City General Office. This poisoning case will now be taken over by the General Office. You people in Fukangfang don't have to worry about it." The young man gave orders to Chen Ju.

"Someone from the general office?" Chen Ju frowned and looked at the other person, as if he had realized something.

"That's right." Zou Huainan waved his hand to his subordinates, "Go and take these three people and the two shop owners back."

The old couple who had just sent Liang Yue out panicked when they heard this.

Ordinary people are naturally afraid of the government offices, especially when they don't know where the other party comes from. How can they be reasonable in public? Once they are caught, won't they be black or white as they please?

"and many more."

Liang Yue stepped forward and stretched out his hand to stop them: "The case has been investigated. These three people took advantage of their own illnesses to come here and cause trouble. Now we should take them back and interrogate them to find out whether there is anyone who instigated them and where they are from. There is nothing wrong with this store, why do we have to take them back?"

"Get lost." Zou Huainan completely ignored what Liang Yue said and said calmly, "It's not even a guard's turn to speak here."

"Zou Duwei, it's not your turn to speak about my brother." Chen Ju was immediately displeased, "We have already handled this case. If you want to take the criminal back, you can, but there is no need to take care of the innocent shopkeeper, right?"

"Humph." Zou Huainan snorted coldly, "How do I know if you are colluding with the store owners to oppress the common people? Arrest them!"

At a command, the two guards behind him stepped forward again.

"Stop!" Liang Yue shouted and also stepped forward to stop it. The two sides immediately became hostile.

"Roar——" When Pang Chun saw someone arguing with Liang Yue, he roared angrily and took a big step forward like a ferocious beast. His power scared the two guards so much that they took several steps back.

Since childhood, he has always been the guardian angel beside Liang Yue.

Sometimes he doesn't even care if he is bullied, but if someone wants to fight with Liang Yue, he will never allow it.

"What are you going to do?" Zou Huainan saw his terrifying voice and shouted quickly.

"I don't know what I'm going to do!" Pang Chun answered majestically and domineeringly. Don't listen carefully to the content of his words, your voice is still very intimidating.

"Calm down!" Chen Ju quickly grabbed Dachun, and gently pulled Liang Yue, and whispered: "I have heard of Zou Huainan's name. He is the son of Zou Fang, the commander-in-chief of the southern city. Today's events are strange. I think they are in cahoots with this group of people. Before we figure out the inside story, try not to take action."

Liang Yue's eyes turned and he had already seen the situation clearly.

The people in the general office don't patrol the streets on a daily basis, and they don't go out to do business easily. They suddenly came here today, probably because they were informed in advance.

This group of ruffians are making trouble here, and when they attract the crowd around, a few imperial guards will show up and take the shop owner away. When they return to the government office, they won't have to worry about them refusing to sell their shop.

With such a bloody example, the other old residents of Linmen Street probably won't dare to resist anymore.

The collusion between black and white is quite vicious.

But the only surprise was that Liang Yue and his men happened to be passing by here while patrolling the streets. They arrived earlier than the people from the main yamen and quickly solved the case. Those rogues probably thought that they were the colluding officials, so they winked at each other.

They arrived just as several troublemakers were about to be taken away.

Now it seems a bit urgent.

"You still want to take action?" Zou Huainan's eyes were dark. "It seems that the collusion between officials and businessmen in Fukangfang is serious. We should conduct a thorough investigation."

"Oh." Chen Ju sighed.

He didn't want to use his family's reputation to bully others easily, but if he couldn't intimidate the other party today, the matter would be difficult to resolve.

With his status as a branch of the Chen family, there was no need for him to be too afraid of the son of the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard. The reason why he advised Liang Yue and the others to calm down was because he didn't know who was behind the scenes, so he didn't want to expand the conflict for the time being.

The other party can command the people of the Imperial Guard General Office, so he must be of great importance, so it is not advisable to provoke him rashly. Once a fight breaks out and things get out of hand, neither winning nor losing will be a good result.

but.

While avoiding physical violence, there is no need to indulge the other party with words.

He immediately opened his little mouth, and it was as if honey was spread on it.

"Haha, my name is Chen Ju. You can check my background when you go back." Chen Ju raised his head and said tit for tat, "Whoever colludes with the evildoers today will have his father killed. Do you dare to bet?"

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)