Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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“News should arrive soon.” Lu Qian stared at the portrait, her eyes darkening. “It’s a pity that even the best painters in the manor can’t capture the essence of Miss Yu’s painting.”
Indeed, compared to the wretched souls of the painters in the government office, Miss Linlang’s painting was incredibly lifelike.
Governor Yu was quite embarrassed; he had no idea his daughter possessed such artistic talent.
Strangely, he knew nothing of autopsy techniques, nor of painting. This daughter seemed mysterious, and it seemed necessary to investigate her thoroughly.
Who had she learned so much from at that small manor in Fu Village over the past twelve years?
A short while later, the guard who had gone to the Chang Le gambling den to investigate returned to the manor and bowed respectfully.
“Greetings, Your Highness, gentlemen. The gambling den manager has identified the deceased by comparing the portrait.”
“Who is it?” Lu Qian pressed.
“It was Niu Daji, the elder brother of the previous victim, Niu Erji.”
Governor Yu almost jumped up immediately. “This is no coincidence, is it? It seems the murderer had a grudge against the Niu family. He killed the entire Niu family.”
“Lord Yu, don’t get excited. Don’t forget, the first victim, Chen Ergou, was a street thug. According to the investigation, he had no relation to the Niu couple.” Lu Qian pointed out calmly.
Governor Yu felt the clouds that had just parted suddenly close in again, and he sat down dejectedly. “Why didn’t you bring the casino manager back for questioning?”
“Lord Yu, I originally wanted to bring him back for questioning. But now, a large crowd of people have surrounded the Chang Le Casino.”
The guard said helplessly, “If I forcibly take the manager away, I’m afraid he’ll be beaten by the crowd.”
Governor Yu asked in surprise, “What’s going on? Why are they surrounding the casino entrance?”
“This is the second thing I wanted to report to you gentlemen. The Chang Le Casino is currently surrounded by a large, agitated crowd. I’ve left two colleagues to guard it, but I’m afraid they can’t hold it off for long.”
“Governor, we must quickly mobilize the government’s manpower to disperse the crowd, otherwise it may cause an even greater disaster.”
Governor Yu’s old face darkened immediately.
These past few days, he had been dealing with endless matters, appeasing the starving people outside the city and dealing with murder cases within the city.
Now, these troublemakers are causing trouble again, isn’t this just slapping the young master in the face?
Mu Zhao looked up at the attendant, “Why are the people surrounding the gambling den?”
“They’re all demanding their money back. Before I left, I quickly inquired and found out that many people had given money to the second manager of the gambling den to lend at exorbitant interest rates.”
“But they were all fooled. It seems that the second manager ran off with the money and disappeared.”
The attendant then bowed to the angry-looking Governor Yu, “When I left, I saw, I saw…”
“Saw what?” Governor Yu shouted at him impatiently.
“I saw a servant from the manor struggling with the gambling den manager, shouting that they were from the Prefectural Governor’s mansion of Weizhou and demanding that the gambling den pay back the money immediately.”
Governor Yu felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him and turned to look at the young master and his companions.
The young master’s expression remained unchanged, but Mu Feng, Chen Buyu, and the others all looked at him with an indescribable expression.
“No!” Yu Shoudao hurriedly explained, “Releasing the seal violates the laws of our Great Qi. How could I knowingly break the law? It must be some servant in the manor who has acted recklessly. I’ll go and see right now!”
Mu Feng’s eyes lit up, burning with a gossip-filled fire. “Then let’s go with Lord Yu and take a look.”
Although the young master Mu didn’t speak, Lord Yu felt the cold gaze from this nobleman, as if carrying endless scrutiny.
The governor was on tenterhooks. When he gathered his constables and rushed to the entrance of Chang Le Gambling House, he almost fainted from anger at the crowd surrounding him.
At this time, the entrance of the gambling house was in complete chaos. Several burly men were throwing punches and fighting with the gambling house staff.
Governor Yu roared a few times, ordering the constables who had come with him to quickly separate everyone. Fortunately, he had gathered more than a hundred constables in the rush, and the situation was quickly stabilized.
Governor Yu looked around and inadvertently caught a very familiar figure.
Although Yu Qiuping reacted very quickly and immediately pulled Hong Lai into the crowd when she saw that something was wrong, Yu Shoudao still caught sight of that figure.
Having witnessed Ma Gui and the casino manager fighting and recalling seeing his eldest daughter outside the Chang Le Gambling House before, Yu Shoudao understood everything.
How dare Yu Qiuping be so audacious as to lend money at exorbitant interest rates?
What had the governor’s mansion done to deprive her of food and clothing that she needed to do so?
Yu Shoudao nearly fainted from anger. If it weren’t for more pressing matters, he would have rushed home and given his daughter a good beating.
The Chang Le Gambling House manager felt utterly wronged!
Seeing Yu Shoudao step forward, the manager rushed forward, tears streaming down his face, to complain, “Sir, I was kept in the dark about this too. The second manager who lent money at exorbitant interest rates has long since disappeared. I told them long ago that the wronged should be held accountable, and whoever took their money should be the one to seek it out! How can they be so unreasonable, grabbing anyone and demanding money?”
“Shut up! Tie up all the troublemakers and drag them back to the yamen for questioning!”
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“Miss, I’ve brought them back.”
Yu Linlang looked up and saw Jiu Jin leading two people in with light steps.
“Miss, we’re back.” Ba Liang quickly stepped forward, his eyes crinkling with laughter.
“My dear girl, we’ve missed you so much!” Aunt Huang rushed forward, looking Yu Linlang up and down. “You’ve lost weight, Miss. You must not have been eating or resting properly these past two months.”
Yu Linlang looked at them and a rare smile appeared on her face. “I’ve been craving Aunt Huang’s bone broth every day, and I’ve lost weight because I’m starving.”
“Oh dear, then this old servant will make soup for you every day from now on, and you must drink every drop!”
Yu Linlang nodded repeatedly, her eyes gentle. “Okay.”
Aunt Huang immediately stepped forward happily, took Yu Linlang’s hand, and said with a smile, “It’s good that you’re obedient. Tomorrow, this old servant will feed you until you’re plump and round, so that when we see Master and Madam, we’ll have a great achievement to report.”
Yu Linlang asked gently, “How are my godparents?”
“They’re very well.” Aunt Huang sighed. “They just miss you terribly. Madam often goes to your room to daydream when she’s free. Alas, I wonder when you’ll be able to go back.”
“Alright, everyone sit down and talk,” Yu Linlang called to Jiu Jin. “Don’t bother, I’ve already had lunch. I thought you’d make it in time for lunch, why are you only coming back now?”
“Don’t even mention it! A bunch of idle thugs mingled with the porridge distribution team at the city gate, almost causing a fight with the starving people. And after we got into the city, we were blocked by a bunch of people in front of the Chang Le gambling den!”
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