Tao Mo felt a little awkward sitting in the car. The original exclusive seat was taken by Sang Xiaotu, and he could only sit next to Gu She.
Gu She closed her eyes and seemed a little sleepy.
Tao Mo stared blankly at his profile, his heart beating like thunder.
It wasn't until Sang Xiaotu said softly: "My lord, we're here." Then he suddenly remembered that there was a third person in the car, and his face turned red immediately, not knowing how much his foolishness just now made him see. He murmured, got up and got out of the car, but when he turned his head, he saw that Gu She had already woken up and was looking at him with burning eyes.
"Mr. Gu, do you want to come to the county government office?" He offered an invitation.
Gu She said: "Another day."
Sang Xiaotu put down the curtain, blocking Tao Mo's disappointed eyes from the curtain.
Watching the carriage slowly disappear at the end of the street in the cold morning, Tao Mo turned and entered the county office.
Hao Guozi said from behind him, "It's really time for Gu She to appear today." Thinking of Peng Xiang's entanglement, he felt sick for a while.
Tao Mo suddenly stopped and said angrily, "I forgot to thank you."
Hao Guozi said: "It's not too late to talk about it when we go back. Anyway, we live under the same roof now."
"Who lives under the same roof as whom?" A deep and vicissitudes voice came from the front.
Hao Guozi looked up in surprise, and shouted, "Old Tao!"
Old Tao walked slowly in front of Tao Mo, bowed and said, "Master."
Tao Mo's eyes became hot, and he grabbed his arm with both hands, "It's great that you're back safely!"
Old Tao said: "I've been thinking about the young master all the way, I dare not delay, I rushed back day and night."
Hao Guozi said: "Old Tao, you are not young, can you bear it?"
"It's nothing to hurry. It's just that the roof leaks and I almost froze to death." In fact, Lao Tao could tell at a glance that the tiles on the roof were shattered by someone's internal force, and he would do such a boring thing without telling him. If I want to go, I will not be the second choice except Duanmu Huichun.
Where did Tao Mo think of this layer, he thought he was really frozen, and he was very anxious, "I'll ask a doctor to take a look at it right away!"
Lao Tao waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. I'm still strong enough."
Tao Mo was not willing to listen, so he immediately sent Hao Guozi to invite the doctor.
Old Tao couldn't resist him, so he let him go.
Tao Mo asked, "Is the old club all right?"
Lao Tao nodded silently, and said for a while: "I betrayed him back then, but he didn't bear the grudge, and was willing to let me live and live for the rest of my life."
"Let you live?" Tao Mo was taken aback.
Lao Tao realized that he had slipped his tongue, and hurriedly added: "I mean, he never used the contract he signed to bind me, and he was willing to let me go back to the young master's side."
Tao Mo was also very grateful when he heard it, "This boss is really kind-hearted and kind-hearted."
Old Tao smiled and changed the subject, saying: "Young Master's knowledge has improved a lot."
Tao Mo said: "It's Mr. Jin who gives me advice every day. He often reads some official novels and listens to me, which is really helpful."
For Master Jin, Lao Tao still trusted him, believing that the books he picked would not be too bad, so he nodded. "Where did the young master come back from?"
Tao Mo's walking feet froze slightly, and he said after a while, "I've been staying with Hao Guozi in Gu She's mansion for a few days."
Lao Tao feigned surprise and said, "Oh? When did the young master get so close to Gu She?"
Tao Mo then said some nice things about Gu She. Such as Gudao Rechang and the like.
Old Tao listened calmly, and waited for him to finish speaking before he said: "I also heard that Gu She helped his senior brother fight a lawsuit with Lu Zhenxue in the court?"
Tao Mo was taken aback for a moment, then remembered that he was referring to the case between the Liang and Qiu residences, and said, "This case has been closed."
Old Tao said: "Gu She is Mr. Yichui's high-achieving apprentice, there is nothing wrong with the young master making friends with him."
Tao Mo felt vaguely uncomfortable. He made friends with Gu She, not because he is Mr. Yichui's high apprentice, but because he is Gu She. But Lao Tao just came back, and he was willing to argue with him about this matter, so he listened silently.
"It's just that you can't treat Lin Zhengyong's disciples favorably and neglect Lin Zhengyong's disciples." Old Tao said earnestly, "There are two ways to be an official. One is to stand out from the crowd and rise to the top. The other is to take the middle way and be wise and protect one's life. Young master, do you understand me? mean?"
The corner of Tao Mo's mouth twitched, but he couldn't hold back after all, and said in a low voice, "Gu She and I are just a personal relationship, not related to official business."
This was what Lao Tao was really worried about. He sighed lightly, wanted to say something, held it back, and changed the subject: "I heard that Mr. Yiyu came to the county government a few days ago?" This news was passed on to him by Duanmu Huichun, and that's why he hurried on The reason for rushing back. At the beginning, because of his own carelessness, Master Tao died with hatred. He didn't want such a tragedy to happen again.
Tao Mo said: "He stayed for a few days and then left."
Old Tao nodded. Duanmu Huichun had already sent someone back to inquire. If he was not mistaken, Huang Guangde probably killed the donkey and crossed the river to demolish the bridge, which forced Yiyu to go to Tanyang County and seek Tao Mo's protection.
Seeing that Lao Tao was preoccupied, Tao Mo said, "You must be exhausted after driving for so many days. Why don't you go back to your room and rest?" Speaking of going back to the room, he couldn't help thinking of the hole in the roof, and he said, " I will urge them to repair the roof as soon as possible. Master Mu’s house is not broken, so you go to live in his house first.”
Leaving his own roof intact, Duanmu's rejuvenation is really unscrupulous. Old Tao shook his head, turned around and walked towards the house where Duanmu lived before Huichun.
He had only walked a few steps from this side, when the porter hurried over from the other side and said, "My lord, Master Cui said that there is a murder case."
Tao Mo's heart tightened, he suddenly remembered the case Gu She mentioned last time, and thought to himself: Could it be true
unexpected.
It wasn't the bully he had imagined that died.
What was even more unexpected was that the dead person looked very familiar to him.
He turned to look at Hao Guozi.
Hao Guozi didn't recognize it at first, but after looking at it for a long time, his expression gradually turned suspicious, and he murmured after a while, "Wan Feng?"
Cui Jiong looked at his expression and asked tentatively, "Does your lord recognize him?"
Tao Mo nodded and said: "He is my fellow villager." Not only is he a fellow villager, but also because of Yi Yu's relationship, they even sat down and chatted happily.
Hao Guozi frowned and said, "Why did he come out too? Could it be that the Xianglou collapsed in groups? Otherwise, why are all the young men staying in the building and running out?"
Only then did Cui Jiong realize that it was Xiaowan who died, and he immediately lost interest in investigating the case.
Tao Mo asked, "Where was the body found?"
Cui Jiong said: "It was found in the river. When he found it, he was holding a piece of driftwood in his hand, but he died of his breath for a long time. The fatal injury may be an arrow shot in the back."
Tao Mo frowned and said, "That's fine, who wants to kill him?"
Hao Guozi asked softly, "Could it be Huang Guangde?"
Tao Mo said, "Why?"
Hao Guozi said: "I don't know many villains, but he is probably the one who is so wicked that he can kill someone. Maybe he has his eyes on Wanfeng, but Wanfeng won't follow..." He couldn't make it up. Wanfeng is a servant of Qunxianglou, and his benefactors don't know how many people, so how could he suddenly refuse to follow
"Ah, could it be related to Yiyu?" Thinking of this, he felt as if he had pulled a thread, "I felt that Yiyu appeared strangely. Maybe he caused some big trouble and had to hide here here."
Tao Mo said: "There is no proof, no proof, don't guess."
Cui Jiongzheng listened with gusto, wishing they would bring out a few more suspects, he hurriedly said: "This discussion of the case requires bold assumptions. We are all members of the yamen, so there is no need to be so taboo like ordinary people."
Tao Mo said, "I don't know where the crime happened?"
Cui Jiong said: "I have sent people to search upstream along the river bank, and there must be news soon."
Out of the corner of Tao Mo's eyes, he caught sight of Master Jin approaching in a hurry, and hurriedly went up to meet him, "Master, why are you here?"
Master Jin glanced at the corpse, and said in a low voice, "Is this corpse salvaged from the river?"
Tao Mo nodded.
Master Jin said: "There is a neighboring county tens of zhang to the north. I'm afraid this murder did not happen in our county."
Tao Mo asked suspiciously, "So what?"
Master Jin said: "This murder case is classified according to the location of the crime. If the case was not committed in Tanyang County, we will not take over."
While he was talking, a yamen servant hurriedly reported back: "Lord Cui, this case is from a neighboring county."