Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 311 Small talk (one more)
Wu Chen looked at the third and fourth children, and said:

"It's okay to spend time with Brother Big Tou to relieve boredom, but you shouldn't ask, try to ask as little as possible, or just ask me if you want to know something, Brother Big Tou is easy to be led into the pit by you."

The third child hurriedly said: "Master, don't be upset, we are also rushing to talk to the lord."

The fourth child nodded heavily.

Wu Chen said: "It seems that you are all about the same age, are you in your twenties?"

The two nodded.

Wu Chen also said:

"I was confused and wanted to go to Anping County to beg for food. I thought it would be easy to live in the city, but I didn't know that I couldn't get enough to eat. It was Brother Datou who gave up a few bites to eat, and I am what I am today. As for why I didn't show this ability at the time, you may not understand it.

"I understand what, I don't understand, can they understand?" Gu Shiming said anxiously.

The third child hurriedly said: "The meaning of the lord is that he will only attack those monsters and monsters. When encountering people, he would rather suffer a disadvantage than make a move."

Wu Chen pointed to the third child, looked at Gu Shiming and said, "Listen! You still want to follow me to investigate the case? You're not in time...who are you?"

"The third one."

"Your brain is not as good as the third one, let alone the second one."

Just as Gu Shiming was about to refute, he heard the voice of a sophomore in the courtyard; "Why didn't you send someone to inform me when you came back?"

Seeing Senior Two and Xu Da enter the room, Wu Chen asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

The two nodded, and Wu Chen said, "Then I'll eat first, and I'm afraid I will enter the palace again when the order arrives."

"You have to arrange a good seat for us today!" The sophomore sat next to Wu Chen and said.

Wu Chen pointed to Gu Shiming: "Let him arrange it! Where's Song Tixing? Did you live in Yu's residence last night?"

The fourth child hurriedly replied: "Song Tixing didn't return last night, the sixth child went to Yu's mansion to ask, and said that he was resting in Yu's mansion."

Wu Chen nodded while eating.

Xu Da said: "This time Deputy Envoy Yu may need to wait for a while."

"It's not Deputy Envoy Yu anymore, don't call him that anymore." Gu Shiming opened the folding fan again and shook it.

The second year of high school couldn't understand it, and said: "Did you ask a doctor to take a look? It's cold, and you still think it's hot..."

"Do you want a good seat?" Gu Shiming stared.

The sophomore immediately shut up.

Wu Chen motioned for the third and fourth to accompany Da Tou to play in the yard. Da Tou wanted to sit down and have breakfast with Wu Chen again, but Wu Chen asked him to go out to play, so he had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and follow the third and fourth out of the room.

Then Wu Chen said again:
"Last night Li Yi couldn't survive a few stabs and died. Chen Zhong's body was tortured enough by me during this period of time. Yuan Shuchun was also old and suffered from my strength when he was in another hospital. Both of them used to have a lot of kung fu, but now they only have one breath left. So today's execution, they can't last long. If they can, I won't let them. I must be by their side. You stay away and take care of Big Brother. He has never seen such a scene. He is kind. I'm afraid of him..."

"Then don't let him go." The sophomore said.

"If you want to go, I won't let you go. Do you want to? I'm busy on weekdays, and I hardly have time to spend with Big Brother. I still stop him from doing what he wants to do? Is there anyone like me?"

"Are you afraid of the big head or are you afraid that someone will attack the big head?" Gu Shiming asked.

"I'm all afraid! You know that today's execution is a matter of course, but Big Brother also knows that, so I feel a little uneasy."

"Who sent these people?" Gu Shiming asked.

"Officials."

"Then what are you still not sure about? They are the officials who monitor you in the open. From time to time, they want to pass on some news to the officials, and at the same time, they can also get some news from the palace. This is perfectly normal. You just care too much about the big head. The more you are like this, the more dangerous the big head will be!"

Gu Shiming's few words made Wu Chen lose his appetite, he put down his chopsticks and asked, "I'll put the big head in your house, maybe you can keep him safe?"

Gu Shiming waved his hands again and again and said, "Please forgive me. There are eight people guarding your house on the bright side, and I don't know how many pairs of eyes are watching in the dark. You don't have to worry about it. Our Gu family doesn't have so many people who can use it."

The sophomore in high school hurriedly asked: "You don't want to bring your big head with you when you go out of Beijing?"

"You can't do without me!" Datou shouted outside the door.

Gu Shiming pointed at the door and said in a low voice: "The big head is not as stupid as you think. If you give him away, he will know that what you want to say is related to him, and he also knows how to eavesdrop..."

"When did I say that big-headed brother is stupid? It's fine if you can't help, I'll take it with you..."

"Have the officials allowed you to leave the capital?" Gu Shiming asked again.

"After I'm busy today, I'll talk about it again. I said it before."

Gu Shiming sighed and said: "You really let me down. I have spoken well for you in front of the prince, so the prince is willing to respect you as a teacher..."

"I use you?! Are you helping me? You are harming me! How can I be a teacher for the prince? What do you want me to teach him?"

"Whether you teach or not, your identity will be different. Who is the crown prince? That's the crown prince!"

"What's the use of my identity? First, I don't have a lintel to honor, and second, I don't have a wife and children to protect me. I can feed the whole family without hunger. I just want to send away lonely souls and wild ghosts. This life will come to an end. What do you think I want this identity for?"

The sophomore and Xu Da were both dumbfounded.

Gu Shiming asked urgently: "You don't have a wife and children now, what about tomorrow?"

"No way! I don't plan to marry a wife and have children. I don't want to hurt anyone if I don't have tomorrow."

"But...you have to carry on the family line!"

"I don't even know who my parents are in this life. Who am I to carry on the family line? It's fine if I can understand it myself."

As soon as Wu Chen finished speaking, a big head shouted outside the door: "Someone is coming from the palace."

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Wu Chen hurried into the palace, it was less than an hour before noon.

Li Heng waited in the Wende Hall, saw Wu Chen entering the hall without any unnecessary nonsense, and came up and said, "Li Yi didn't expect that I would execute last night, and Su Chang did the same. I planned to let you see if they all left, but you really chased them out of the city. I can't even order someone to stop me."

"If I hadn't chased him last night, I'm afraid there would be only one Xing Yun left. The execution place chosen by His Majesty must have formations and magic weapons. What are they waiting for if they don't leave?"

Li Heng waved his hands and said, "There is no way to judge right now. Yesterday's edict has been drawn up, and news of today's execution has spread. Xing Yun said that you must let Chen Zhong and Yuan Shuchun die at noon..."

Li Heng suddenly stopped.

Wu Chen looked at Li Heng with a tired face, and felt some sympathy in his heart. Wu Chen didn't dare to judge whether the emperor was good or bad. At first, he thought that Chen Zhong was not a traitor. Helping him clean up a county magistrate was just a trivial matter for Chen Zhong, but it somewhat affected Wu Chen's later judgment.

(End of this chapter)