novelaction Chapter 121 Secret Contest
Chapter 121 Secret Contest
"Shut up!"
The clan elder's loud shout managed to temporarily intimidate Xu Lang.
After the servant left, the elder said in a muffled voice: "Duan is a court official after all, and he is also the descendant of a meritorious official. If you touch him, the court will send more people to investigate. You will bring disaster to the clan."
Xu Lang curled his lips: "Uncle, what do you think we should do?"
"What should we do?" The elder took a sip of tea and said slowly, "The Zhou family doesn't know about that at all. This is probably the Duan guy cheating."
Xu Lang sat down beside him and poured himself a cup of tea: "Uncle, if he wanted to cheat, he would have done it earlier. Why did he wait until today?"
"This must have been the idea of the detective who came here yesterday." The elder snorted, "You think you can deceive me with this little trick?"
Xu Lang took these words to heart: "Uncle, are we just going to let them do whatever they want in Ruyin County? Do they really think our Xu family is easy to bully?"
The elder glanced at him and said, "The chief has been forced to resign now. We'd better keep a low profile and avoid trouble if possible."
"But they are stepping on our heads."
"That's the Judicial Investigation Bureau. Behind the Judicial Investigation Bureau is Prince Ning. Do you think we can go against Prince Ning now?"
Xu Lang was speechless, and after a while he found an excuse: "But who knows what that damn Huang guy really gave to that idiot from the Zhou family. What if the police investigate our house because of this..."
The elder was silent, and the hand holding the teacup stopped in mid-air: "What you said does make sense. If that idiot really has some evidence, we will be in a passive position."
Seeing that he had persuaded the elders, Xu Lang suddenly became excited, stood up and said, "Since we can't move the people from the Investigation Bureau, then we will give the Zhou family of three to..."
He made a gesture of wiping his neck, with a violent expression on his face.
However, the elder remained calm and said, "Don't be impatient, let's wait and see. If they really intend to bring the Zhou family into the capital, it won't be too late for us to take action."
Xu Lang lost his temper and sat down again: "Okay, then I'll listen to my uncle."
Just because of the elder's cautious decision, Ling Chuan stayed up all night in the wild. Only when the sky was bright did he reluctantly close his eyes and fall asleep.
But before going to bed, he also instructed Leng Wushuang: "Send someone to take all three members of the Zhou family away, and make a big noise."
There was chaos in the Zhou family's yard, and the news that the three members of the family were forcibly taken away soon spread to the Xu family's compound.
Upon hearing this news, Xu Lang lost his temper: "Uncle, let's do it. From the looks of it, the Investigation Bureau may not only have physical evidence, but also witnesses."
The elder was silent for a long time: "Don't worry, send someone to check again."
"Why are you still checking? It will be too late if the person runs away."
The elder raised his eyelids and glanced at Xu Lang: "Why are you panicking? I have sent people to keep an eye on them. They can't leave the territory of Ruyin County."
Xu Lang raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Uncle is indeed very thoughtful. If you need anything later, just let me know. I haven't done anything for a long time and I feel like doing it."
The elder looked up and said, "Didn't we agree that you would leave for Bashu today? Why haven't you left yet?"
Xu Lang chuckled: "No hurry, no hurry, I don't want to miss this good show, I will leave as soon as this is over."
The clan elder knew that it was useless for him to say anything, so he could only let him go.
Ling Chuan slept until the evening. When he opened his eyes, he saw that it was almost dark. He asked hurriedly, "What's wrong? There's still no movement from the Xu family?"
Duan Xifeng said, "There is no movement in the Xu family compound, but there are quite a few people around the compound looking around. As you ordered, we will pretend we didn't see anything."
"The Xu family is really patient. They can endure this?"
Ling Chuan hesitated for a moment and said, "It seems that I still have to show my trump card."
"What's the trump card?" Duan Xifeng was full of curiosity.
Ling Chuan pointed at himself and said, "I am the trump card. The Xu family sent people to assassinate me before, not to scare me. If I appear in front of them, do you think they will be unable to hold back?"
"What do you mean? Brother Ling, you want to use yourself as bait?"
"That's right. The old foxes of the Xu family are so steady. How can we not give them some stimulation? I don't believe that they can hold back even though the fat meat is right in front of them."
"Isn't this too risky?"
"If I was afraid of danger, I wouldn't come." Ling Chuan's face was serious, showing a rare serious face: "Zhao Fu is my man. If the Xu family touches my people, I will definitely fight him to the death."
At this time, the detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau were all gathered in the yard to eat. This shabby tile house in the village didn't even have a window. He deliberately amplified the sound just for those detectives to hear.
They had already heard from Zhang Tong that Ling Dangtou had paid 500 taels of silver out of his own pocket to Zhao Fu's family to help them settle down.
These men have been in the Criminal Investigation Bureau for about a month. Among the twelve departments in the Bureau, only the one following Ling Chuan has their daily food and drink expenses paid by Ling Chuan. During this business trip, they had delicious food and drinks all the way, just like they were out for fun.
Being able to follow such a generous and magnanimous boss is a blessing earned in several lifetimes.
Even the servants in Duan Xifeng's room had two good meals after Ling Chuan arrived, and their eyes were full of envy when they looked at Zhang Tong and others.
The next morning, Ling Chuan led Zhang Tong and Chu Yi into the city and went straight to the Xu family compound.
Along the way, Lingchuan was simply shocked and speechless. At least half of the shops in the county town were marked with the Xu family's mark, and the Xu family compound was even more exaggerated. According to Zhang Tong's introduction, the Xu family compound covered an area of 200 acres, and more than a thousand people from the Xu family lived in it, and it even had twelve gates.
Originally, Zhang Tong led the way and planned to find a side door to enter, but Ling Chuan was unwilling.
"Why go through the side door? Just go through the main entrance on the south side. We are from the Criminal Investigation Department and have been ordered to investigate a case."
Then Zhang Tong plucked up his courage and walked forward and knocked on the main gate of the Xu family compound.
The main door of a wealthy family is usually not opened unless it is an important festival or a major event. People usually enter and exit through the corner door on the side.
Zhang Tong's banging on the door immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.
There was no need for anyone to come out of the door, the people at the door had already surrounded them.
"Hey, what are you doing? Did you knock on the door? Don't you know any rules?"
Ling Chuan looked the visitor up and down and asked, "Are you from the Xu family?"
The man stiffened his neck and said, "You are worthy? When the Xu family comes, I will break your legs."
Ling Chuan smiled: "This wealthy family is different. The stray dogs at the door will help guard the door."
The man's face suddenly turned ugly: "What did you say? Do you dare to say it again?"
"What? You're not satisfied with just listening to it once? I said you're a dog, do you understand?"
The man wanted to lose his temper, but when he saw Chu Yi taking a step forward and putting his hand on the hilt of the knife, he immediately became flaccid.
"What is that?" Ling Chuan snorted and turned to Zhang Tong: "Keep knocking on the door."