Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 2858 Master Qingsong 76.0
"External force." Shen Cha thought for a moment. "What kind of external force are you talking about?"

"It's just about manpower and such," Jin Miaomiao said, spreading her hands. "Haven't we already prepared everything?"

"No, no, no." Shen Cha held up a finger and gently shook it, saying, "I'm not quite ready yet, I'm still a little short!"

"Why do you think it's still a little short?" Jin Miaomiao asked, puzzled, looking at Shen Cha. "Didn't Gongsun Yue already hire the Imperial Guards to guard against this?"

"Precautions?" Shen Cha chuckled lightly. "If it's just precautions, then it's certainly enough, but... I'm afraid it's more than just precautions." Shen Cha turned to look at Shen Haolin and said, "Right?"

Shen Haolin didn't speak. He and Shen Cha turned around and looked at Merlin, who seemed to be deep in thought. Merlin sensed two targets and quickly looked back.

"Lord Duke, Eldest Brother?" She looked at the two of them blankly. "What's wrong?"

"Tell me what you think."

“Me?” Merlin pointed to herself, and seeing them nod, said, “It is indeed still a little short. If we want to wipe them all out in one fell swoop…” She shook her head slightly, “it’s still not quite possible. If they give up now, I’m afraid they won’t achieve their desired goal.”

Jin Miaomiao looked at this and then at that, and thought about it herself, but she couldn't figure out what their incompleteness meant. She couldn't help but reach out and tug at Shen Cha, who was strolling ahead.

"Don't understand?" Shen Cha turned around, saw Jin Miaomiao's expression, smiled, and said, "What do you think Gongsun Yue wants to achieve by wiping them all out?"

"It's just about catching Gong Sheng, Gong Wu, and everyone they brought!" Jin Miaomiao asked, puzzled. "Is there something wrong with that?"

"What about the hideouts? Are we just going to leave them there?"

"Of course we should take care of it, but," Jin Miaomiao hesitated, "that shouldn't be his responsibility, right? There are people from the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice involved, so this should be their concern, shouldn't it?"

"By the time they've finished thinking it over, and then they go and arrest the person, do you think that person will still be around?"

"You mean," Jin Miaomiao looked at Shen Cha, "that they're planning to attack from both sides at once?"

“That’s only natural. Otherwise, those people would have fled long ago if they’d gotten wind of it.” Shen Cha couldn’t help but smile. “That’s what we mean when we say we’re far from being completely safe!”

"It's not like there's no one here, is it?" Jin Miaomiao stroked her chin. "There are Gongsun Yue's guards over there, and the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice should have sent people as well. Even if those swindlers are good at fighting, they might not be able to beat them, right?"

“How could that be? The people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are not good at all.” Shen Cha sneered. “Besides, don’t underestimate any Jianghu people, and especially don’t underestimate any Jianghu swindlers. They have been swindling for many years and have never been caught. They must have their own ways of protecting themselves.” She looked at Jin Miaomiao. “Cats have their ways, and mice have their ways. Don’t say things like that again.”

"I understand." Jin Miaomiao nodded. "That's true. They've cheated so many families, probably not just ordinary people, but also many powerful and wealthy ones. They must have some skill to get to the capital so smoothly."

“That’s right.” Song Yaojia smiled and patted Jin Miaomiao beside her. “See? That’s the difference. You said before that you didn’t think things through, and you weren’t convinced. So what now?” “So what now? What if I didn’t think things through?” Jin Miaomiao snorted, swinging her arms as she strolled around slowly. “I’m just a doctor, I don’t lead troops into battle. Isn’t it normal that I don’t think things through?” She snorted twice. “Of course, if it were my brother, he would definitely think the same way you guys do, right, Xiaocha?”

"That's true. Moreover, Xiao Jing will find a lot of faults and express great dissatisfaction."

"dissatisfied?"

“Brother Yaojia, Gongsun Yue’s method simply won’t work with Xiaojing. Not only will it not work, but he’ll also get scolded to death.”

"Is Xiao Jing really that fierce?"

“Hmm!” Shen Cha smiled at Song Yaojia and said, “If it were Brother Xiao Jing, he definitely wouldn’t let a wolf into the house, not even the villa. In his opinion, doing so would be extremely foolish.”

“Yes.” Song Yaojia nodded. “I agree with that point.”

“And there’s one more crucial point,” Shen Cha said, holding up a finger with a smile, “Xiao Jing won’t wait three days to resolve this problem; she’ll finish it on the same day.”

“I completely agree with that point. My uncle wasn’t very satisfied with it either.” Song Yaojia spread his hands. “The longer it goes on, the more problems arise. My uncle has always said that things that can be dealt with quickly will not be dragged out and will be resolved decisively.” He sighed softly. “It’s a pity that Gongsun Yue’s military strategy is not very good, or he doesn’t know military strategy at all, which is why this happened.”

"Moreover, my brother would willingly let them betray their accomplices."

“That’s right.” Shen Haolin nodded. “Xiao Jing’s methods will be unforgettable for them.”

“That’s how my brother is.” Jin Miaomiao grinned at Shen Haolin and Shen Cha, then continued to stroll around slowly, swinging her arms. “Lord Duke and Xiao Cha, I don’t need to ask you. You should be doing things similarly to my brother, right?”

“Of course, Xijing City is our own territory. We are the local bullies that can’t be suppressed. What can’t we do?” Shen Cha raised an eyebrow. “But I can understand Gongsun Yue. He has no one under his command.”

What do you mean by "he has no one under his command"?

"To be precise, it's because we don't have any capable fighters at our disposal. Unlike us, our men are all capable of taking on a hundred men each, so we don't even need to ask the Imperial Guards or the patrol battalions for help." Shen Cha shrugged. "There's nothing we can do about it, right?"

“That’s true. In the face of absolute force, all tricks are in vain.” Jin Miaomiao sighed. “Your Highness, has Lord Gongsun gone to borrow men to surround the swindlers’ hideout?”

"He did borrow someone, but not from Uncle Bai. Instead, he asked Master Qingsong to write a letter and have Jin Yi's men deliver it to the Prince's Mansion, asking my uncle to borrow someone." Seeing Shen Haolin and Shen Cha suddenly stop and turn to look at her, Song Yaojia helplessly spread her hands. "Are you particularly surprised? Are you deliberately taken aback?"

"What was he thinking?" Shen Haolin was speechless. "Isn't it a bit of an overreaction to use the Eagle King Army to catch swindlers?"

“That’s what I thought too, but it turns out that even with the help of the Imperial Guards or the Patrol Battalion, we might not have been able to wipe them all out.” Song Yaojia sighed softly and said, “Who would have thought that those swindlers were actually quite capable in combat? Not only that, but their methods were so despicable that those brats in the Imperial Guards and Patrol Battalion had never seen anything like it.”