Imperial City Investigative Department

Chapter 314 Going Home (Part [-])
Li Heng waved his hand impatiently and said, "You enter the palace after dark tonight, and check carefully to see if Li Yi and the others have left."

Wu Chen nodded and said, "After checking tonight, there's nothing else to do. I'll take a day off tomorrow and leave the capital the day after tomorrow. Let's take a look around the capital first..."

"Don't worry! Always make sure this matter is over before you go."

"what for?"

"There is an old case in the Kyoto Prefecture. It has been going on for almost ten years, and the real culprit has never been found. I know that you judge the case arbitrarily. I just use this time to help the Kyoto Prefecture to investigate. When the case is cleared, the matter of Li Yi's treason is almost settled. You can leave soon."

Wu Chen scratched his forehead and asked, "Are you worried that they still have a second hand?"

Li Heng frowned and looked at Wu Chen and said:
"You are quick to check, everything is beyond their expectations, and you are always ahead of them. How can you explain it properly when they are in a panic? Since you can't arrange it properly, if you are not sure, someone will act recklessly. I can rest assured that you are here."

Wu Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "Since you've opened your mouth, I'll stay for a few more days." After that, he stood up and said, "Let the governor of Kyoto go to my house to find me. I didn't sleep last night. Go back and catch up on sleep."

Li Heng nodded.

When Wu Chen walked to the entrance of the palace, Li Heng suddenly said loudly: "Don't listen to Chen Zhong's nonsense, the queen mother is very quiet in the palace."

Wu Chen smiled, left the hall without saying anything.

……

Senior Two and Xu Da waited outside the palace gate. Seeing Wu Chen coming out, they rushed up to ask about leaving Beijing. Wu Chen said that he would not leave the capital for the time being, and asked the two to go home to spend time with their families. If there was an errand, the servants at home would inform them.

The sophomore and Xu Da were overjoyed and went home separately.

Wu Chen just wanted to go home and sleep quickly, and didn't ask the guards at the palace gate to help prepare the horse, so he strode directly towards the house, and when he turned a corner and arrived home, he stopped in his tracks.

Wu Chen heard the noise at the door of the house, and he didn't know it was the elder who was guarding the door, repeating what Wu Chen said over and over again: Except for the officials who come in person, no one will come.

But the people at the door were still begging, and there were more than one family. They all said that there was a good thing, and that when they met Deputy Envoy Wu, Deputy Envoy Wu would definitely give a reward.

Wu Chen looked up, found the right direction, and soared into the sky...

Da Tou suddenly saw Wu Chen walk into the room, he was stunned for a moment, then he frowned and said, "Seeing them being tortured today makes me feel uncomfortable."

"Then you still want to go?" Wu Chen said and went straight to the bed in the back room.

"I've never seen it before, I'm curious." The big head followed to the bed: "We'll have lunch in a while, are you going to sleep now?"

Wu Chen lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, only heard the word lunch, and fell asleep.

This sleep did not wake up until dusk, Song Gu was already waiting in the hall.

"Is Yu Shi'an alright?" Wu Chen rubbed his eyes and sat down at the table, picked up the teapot, poured a cup and drank it in two gulps.

"Yuanniang is awake, but she doesn't recognize anyone. She is afraid of anyone. Do you think Yu Shi'an will be alright?"

"How is sister-in-law's injury? Mother and daughter are heart-to-heart, maybe sister-in-law can come close to comfort her."

"You can't move yet. Fortunately, the officials didn't put Yu Shian in prison again. Otherwise, the Yu family would really be in chaos."

"Does Yu Shi'an have a son? Isn't he young?"

Song Gu nodded and said: "I only know that several of his sons are grown up, and some of them serve in the army, but I have never asked them in detail. This time, his sons did not show up. Maybe they are not in the capital. If they can't come back, Yu Shi'an will not let them come back."

"If you have a chance, tell Yu Shi'an that if you take the whole family back to your hometown or go to your son, don't let your son be promoted in the past few years. It's already good to be in his original position. It doesn't matter if you are demoted. The family can be together well, which is better than anything else."

Song Gu lowered his voice and asked: "You mean, the officials may still..."

"This is not an ordinary crime. It is the best ending to be able to escape unscathed."

Song Guchang sighed and said: "What you said makes sense. This kind of thing... the officials are afraid that they will be stuck in their throats whenever they think about it. It is best to hide. Don't let the officials see it. Maybe you can live a safe life."

Wu Chen reached into his bosom, took out a bank note and handed it to Song Gu, saying, "You help me hand over my share to Yu Shi'an. If there is no income in the future, it is better to have a share in the family."

"You really have it with you?" Song Gu asked in surprise.

"Would you like to put it somewhere safe?" Wu Chen asked back.

Song Gu asked: "Are you in a hurry to leave the capital? Why don't you give it to him yourself?"

"I'll give it, but he won't take it. You can tell him about it. If you accept it, I'll go to see him. If you don't accept it, I won't go to see him again."

Song Gu thought for a while, picked up the bank note, and asked, "When will we leave Beijing? Yu Shi'an originally wanted to go out of Beijing with you to investigate the case, but looking at it now, I don't need to persuade him to know that I can't follow."

Wu Chen didn't speak.

In fact, Wu Chen really wanted to ask Song Gu, if he would report everything to the officials?But when he thought that Xing Yun might not tell the officials, his asking such a question actually hurt Xing Yun.

Wu Chen had no choice but to endure it, and said, "The officials said that there was a case about ten years ago in the capital, and it has not been investigated. Let me investigate it before leaving."

"The case from ten years ago?" Song Gu immediately recovered.

"That's right. Ten years ago, the Kyoto Prefecture failed to find out the case, but it was paid attention to by the officials. I think the Investigative Department also participated in it, but it was not found out. I'm curious what the case is?"

"I seem to have a little impression..."

Wu Chen glanced at the sky and said, "You should remember it well first, I have to go to the palace first."

As he said that, he got up, just as the big head opened the door with the third and fourth child holding dinner, the third and fourth child were stunned, and the big head asked: "It's time for dinner, where are you going?"

"Enter the palace, you eat first."

The third child asked the fourth child in a low voice: "Can you see the Lord returning to the mansion?"

The fourth child shook his head.

The big head said: "I told you that my brother is back, and you all thought I was joking."

"Yes, but I really didn't see the lord enter the mansion!"

Wu Chen walked to the front yard with a smile, and the sixth and seventh children were guarding the door, repeating those two sentences over and over again with no expression on their faces, letting the people outside say what they said, they both looked exactly the same.

"Give way!"

Wu Chen said something behind the two of them, and the sixth and seventh sons turned their heads to look, they were both taken aback, and then quickly confirmed where they were, before giving way with a look of astonishment on their faces.

The sixth child reacted quickly, and quickly asked: "Can the Lord prepare horses when he leaves the mansion?"

Wu Chen said, "No need."

A few people outside the door saw Wu Chen coming out, they were pleasantly surprised and impolitely blocked Wu Chen's way, and self-introduced who they belonged to.

Wu Chen looked up at the sky, then at the people in front of him, and shook his head.

Several people looked back subconsciously, and then looked nervously at Wu Chen.

Wu Chen said seriously: "You guys, don't go out again when it gets dark."

Several people froze in fright, Wu Chen walked sideways, and when they remembered, they asked why, where could they still see Wu Chen's shadow.

……

　happy weekend!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)