“Big Brother, rest assured, this matter is entrusted to me!”
Hearing Han Mo’s words, Han Shizhong immediately replied excitedly.
“Mm, let’s settle this for now. You go ahead and attend to your own matters!”
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Han Shizhong turned and walked out of Han Mo’s room.
Dragging his tired body, Han Mo finally returned to his bedroom.
“Still thinking about what happened today? Isn’t it a good thing? Why do you seem…”
Hearing Han Mo push the door open and walk in, Zhe Yourong suddenly turned around and asked softly.
“It’s nothing, really. I was just thinking about some other things. By the way, we’ve established such a large estate in Mingzhou. Shouldn’t you ask Mother and the others to come and stay with us for a while after the first month?”
After a brief silence, Han Mo managed to force out a smile.
The Northwest was the foundation and lifeline of the Zhe family, but in the current chaotic situation, that place could not be held no matter what.
It was the duty of the Zhe family men to die for the country, as they received the nation’s salary and bore the nation’s worries.
However, Han Mo felt a pang of reluctance for these elderly, weak, women, and children.
“Mm!”
Although she didn’t know what Han Mo was worried about, Zhe Yourong could still feel his genuine distress.
After a soft “Mm,” she reached out from behind and embraced Han Mo…
Just as the couple was enjoying a rare moment of tenderness, Jiang Yan, who had traveled day and night at top speed, finally arrived at Neihuang County.
“Boss, should we go to the prison first?”
As soon as they entered Neihuang County, Gao Sheng immediately noticed that something was amiss.
Although Neihuang County was originally a small town with a small population, there weren’t many merchants.
However, when Han Mo was in office, there were still over a hundred merchants on both sides of the streets.
Now, from the moment they entered the city, most of the shops along the street were closed.
There were only a few pedestrians on the street, let alone small vendors.
This scene of widespread decline was almost unbelievable.
“No rush. Let’s find a place to stay first. By the way, I remember that Commander Lu’s family should be in the West City. Let’s go see them there!”
After looking around, Jiang Yan lowered his voice.
“Alright!”
Hearing Jiang Yan’s suggestion, Gao Sheng did not insist further. After all, there were too few pedestrians on the street, and their group of seven or eight walking together was indeed quite conspicuous.
“This, this is the Lu family?”
When Jiang Yan followed his memory to the entrance of the Lu family’s residence, he almost didn’t recognize it.
The plaque of the Lu mansion, which was once hung high, was now crooked.
The stone steps in front of the door were covered in dust, and spiderwebs had even grown on the main door. Although it was winter, a foul smell still permeated the air.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Jiang Yan’s heart.
“Let’s go in and take a look!”
After confirming that there was no one around, Jiang Yan lowered his voice and said to Gao Sheng.
“Yes!”
Responding, Gao Sheng immediately moved to the other side of the wall. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, he tapped his toes on the wall a few times, and like a civet cat, he directly climbed over the high wall.
However, as soon as he climbed over the high wall, Gao Sheng stood there dumbfounded…
“How is it?”
Seeing him standing motionlessly on the wall, Jiang Yan asked in a low voice.
“Damn it!”
After uttering a curse, Gao Sheng jumped down from the wall and opened the courtyard gate from the inside.
As the main door creaked open, the tragic scene in the courtyard was immediately revealed to Jiang Yan.
In the vast courtyard, only ruins remained. More than a dozen charred corpses were hung on the roof beams like rags.
“Go and investigate who did this!”
With just one glance, Jiang Yan’s eyes instantly turned red.
He was Han Mo’s guard, and although he wasn’t too familiar with Lu Ying, he had visited his home a few times.
He recognized almost everyone in the Lu family, but now, they were all hanging there like piles of rotten meat.
“Yes!”
Responding, the subordinates behind Jiang Yan immediately dispersed.
Such a big incident would naturally be known by many.
In just half an hour, Jiang Yan had learned everything he wanted to know from the nearby residents.
“Tong Hu!”
Jiang Yan never expected this guy to be so vicious.
He had reached a point of madness for the sake of accumulating wealth!
“Boss, what do you think we should do?”
Looking at the state of the Lu family, everyone understood that even if Lu Ying could get out of prison alive, this matter might not be easily resolved.
“Let’s bury them first and find a place to settle down. We’ll talk about it tonight!”
Jiang Yan’s eyes instantly turned red. Even with Han Mo’s orders, at this moment, he had already developed a murderous intent!
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“Sir, the man surnamed Lu is expected to be dealt with tomorrow or the day after. What about that young man surnamed Yue?”
In the nearly completed Neihuang County yamen, a man with a goatee was looking fawningly at Tong Hu in front of him.
If Jiang Yan were here, he would have recognized that the man with the subservient and obsequious demeanor was none other than Wang Daolu, the former master of the Immortal’s View.
“Since those two are in cahoots, let’s send them both on their way. They’re a menace if left alive, so it’s better to kill them all. However, before he dies, we must drain his family dry. I heard that his family seems quite well-off!”
Hearing Wang Daolu’s words, Tong Hu immediately lowered his voice.
“Sir, don’t worry, I understand! It’s the usual practice. First, we clear out everything from their home, and then we take care of the person…”
At the end of his sentence, Wang Daolu made a throat-slitting gesture.
“Do it cleanly. Make sure no one escapes, and don’t leave any evidence, otherwise, you know the consequences! If there are any beautiful women in his family, you might as well bring them to the manor outside the city…”
As Tong Hu spoke, a lecherous smile appeared on his lips.
“Yes! I understand, I understand!”
Seeing the smile on his face, Wang Daolu quickly replied with a smile.