Destiny Koi, I'm cheating after rebirth

The two said gratefully: "My benefactor, you are here!"

Gu Yan nodded and asked, "Manager Wu, how do you want to deal with these criminals?"

Shopkeeper Wu replied angrily, "Sir, can you take us to see those criminals?"

Gu Yan nodded and took Manager Wu to the next room.

Shopkeeper Wu looked at the five bandits, gritting his teeth, his eyes filled with anger and hatred. He pointed at them with trembling fingers, wishing he could eat them alive.

"Three years ago, this group of people came to stay at the inn. They said they didn't have enough money and asked me if they could do some work to pay for the room.

I kindly agreed, but half a month later, they imprisoned my family and tortured us every day, forcing me to tell them the whereabouts of the heirloom.

Even my five-year-old grandson did not escape his clutches. How despicable!"

Gu Yan said calmly:

"Manager Wu, what's the point of talking about morality with someone who has lost his conscience?

What are Shopkeeper Wu’s plans now?

The younger generation will definitely cooperate fully."

Perhaps he felt that Shopkeeper Wu was truly pitiful, or perhaps it was simply because these people dared to set their sights on Qing Qing. In any case, Gu Yan was determined to make these people pay the price.

Shopkeeper Wu took a deep breath, calmed down, and whispered, "I don't know how many lives these evil people have taken. Let's leave it to the government to deal with."

Gu Yan nodded slightly to show his agreement.

The old shopkeeper can see things clearly.

Gu Yan said, "I remember this place is under the jurisdiction of Jianyang County."

"Exactly."

Shopkeeper Wu nodded.

“Three years ago, the magistrate of Jianyang County was named Xu Zhenshan, the son of my father’s friend.

I don’t know if he still holds this position today.”

He sighed worriedly, “I am old and frail, and cannot go to the government office to report the case in person.

I can only ask you to make a trip for me."

Gu Yan smiled and replied, “I am happy to serve you.

Shopkeeper Wu, please don’t call me your benefactor anymore.”

Shopkeeper Wu looked at him with appreciation and continued, "Okay, I will call you Mr. Gu.

I will write a letter in a moment, explaining the whole story in detail.

If the current county magistrate is still Xu Zhenshan, you should give the letter to him;

If it was someone else, you would just report it according to normal procedures.”

Gu Yan nodded gently and replied, "Okay. I'll leave after daybreak."

At this moment, he suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "By the way, Shopkeeper Wu, I'm afraid everyone in the inn has been knocked unconscious and is not expected to wake up until noon tomorrow.

In addition, there are four people traveling with me, staying in the summer, autumn and winter rooms, and I still need to trouble Shopkeeper Wu to take care of them when the time comes." Shopkeeper Wu quickly agreed: "Don't worry, Mr. Gu, this is what we should do!"

Gu Yan first led Manager Wu and his two grandchildren out of the underground dark room. As for the others, they could only wait for the government officials to arrive, otherwise he didn't know how to accommodate them.

As for those bandits, they had taken Qingqing's drug and were tied up, so they were not to be feared for the time being.

Gu Yan was worried, so he woke up Gu Lin before leaving.

It is easy to wake up from this drug. A basin of cold water is enough.

Gu Lin was awakened, still dazed: "A Yan? What happened?"

Gu Yan briefly recounted what happened that night.

Gu Lin jumped up in shock: "What? He was drugged? Are the shopkeeper and his gang murderous villains?"

Gu Yan nodded: "Yes, it's a fake shopkeeper."

Gu Lin's face turned pale, "Then... now they..."

Gu Yan explained calmly, giving him a reassurance, "They were drugged and tied up. I'm going to report the case to the authorities now. You stay here and keep an eye on them, especially Qingqing."

Gu Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't completely relax. "Okay, don't worry, I'll go to the door of Qingqing's room and guard it now."

Gu Yan held his forehead with his hand, "Well, there is no need to do that. The bandits have been caught."

"Didn't they say there was another boss?" Gu Lin was still very nervous.

"Well, he probably won't be back so soon.

Oh, brother, if I'm not back by noon, remember to tell Uncle Dong so I can borrow his horse. "Jianyang is so far away from here, it's definitely impossible to walk there, but riding a horse will get you there and back quickly.

Gu Yan rode his horse to Jianyang County.

Fortunately, he had memorized the topographic maps of several counties near Jiangzhou before setting off, so he didn't get lost.

It was early morning when we arrived at the Jianyang County Magistrate's Office.

It seemed that the county government office was not on duty yet. Gu Yan pondered for a while and went straight to the back house of the county government office.

If there was any place where one could get the news at this time, it would of course be the one purchasing from the rear palace.

The backyard was indeed very busy early in the morning, with people coming in and out constantly to buy and deliver goods.

Gu Yan observed for a long time before he found a manager in charge of purchasing, who looked honest and reliable.

When he learned from him that Xu Zhenshan was still the county magistrate of Jianyang, Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief: It's good that he is still the one.

"Young man, would you mind helping me deliver a letter to Magistrate Xu?" As he said this, he stuffed fifty coins into the hands of the steward.

The other party wanted to refuse, but Gu Yan actually offered fifty cents at once. Such generosity shocked the other party.

"Okay," for the sake of the fifty cents, "young sir, I will only help you deliver the letter to the county magistrate's desk. As for whether he will read it or not, I can't guarantee it."

"Just deliver it, thank you, brother."

Of course, Gu Yan also made preparations for both situations. He sent the letter first to see the county magistrate's reaction.

If there is no response after a while, he will wait until the people from the government office come on duty, and then he will go and beat the drum to appeal for justice.

However, this will definitely slow down the progress of the matter, and the situation will become even more uncontrollable.

Gu Yan only hoped that Magistrate Xu had not been corrupted by officialdom and was still the good official who was dedicated to serving the people as Manager Wu described.

Fortunately, Gu Yan made the right bet.

Not long after, someone came to take Gu Yan in.

He met Magistrate Xu.

As soon as they met, he knew that what Manager Wu said was right, this man was indeed a good official.

He has a clear gaze, a calm temperament, and the dignity of a local official.

"Young Master, are you the Gu Yan mentioned in Uncle Wu's letter? Young Master Gu?"

Gu Yan bowed and said, "Yan greets you, sir. It's me."

As he was speaking, the chief clerk came over.

"Sir, the guards have assembled."

"Well, I will go there in person. You will be in charge of the affairs in the government office today."

"Yes."

The chief clerk responded and whispered, "Sir, be careful on this trip..."

Magistrate Xu was very angry. He did not expect such a major case to happen under his jurisdiction.

"Don't tell anyone about this!"

He didn't believe that a bandit leader could cover the sky with one hand, and he must be in collusion with people in the county.

The chief clerk shuddered and quickly replied, "Yes."