Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 107 The Long Night
Yuan Liyang drank the water in one gulp, wiped his mouth, glanced at Yang Yuan, frowned and stroked his beard, but said nothing.

Yang Yuan was a little nervous, but still forced a smile and said, "It's okay for the doctor to speak frankly."

Yuan Liyang sighed and said, "Little brother, I have been practicing medicine for half my life, but I have never seen anyone who was injured so badly and is still alive."

Yang Yuan's heart sank.

Yuan Liyang raised his head slightly and said reminiscingly, "I have been practicing medicine for half my life, and I have witnessed the scenes of life and death more than once.

"I have seen more than once that some patients who should have died long ago are still holding on and refusing to close their eyes because they didn't wait for their loved ones or didn't hear the promises they wanted to hear."

At this point, Yuan Liyang apologized, "It seems a little inhumane for me to say this. But this is my nature. I don't want to lie to please others.

"Now, I have already done everything I should do, including taking internal and external medicines. Whether your brother can survive depends on this night. I hope... an incredible miracle will happen."

What does it mean if a doctor refuses to say anything ambiguous to you?
Yang Yuan remained silent.

A soldier from the imperial city came in and said politely to Yuan Liyang, "Doctor Yuan, our Captain Yang is in a weak condition and needs your care. The next door has been cleared, please rest here with your disciple."

As a famous surgeon in Lin'an, this was not the first time that Yuan Liyang had dealt with the government.

He knew that it was true that he wanted him to take care of Yang Che nearby, but it was also true that he didn't want to let him go, so as not to leak the news that Yang Che was still alive.

Yuan Liyang knew these rules long ago, but Liu Ti, the eldest son of Master Liu Mo, had already had an egg cut off. He heard that the injury was recovering well. He had wanted to go to his house tomorrow to check on him and prescribe some medicine to heal the other egg, but now he had to postpone it.

However, these things could not be discussed with the imperial guards, so Yuan Liyang nodded politely to Yang Yuan and left with his apprentice.

……

In the signing room of the next command post.

The Imperial City Envoy Mu En, the next Commander-in-Chief Cao Min, the next Deputy Commander Liu Shangqiu, and the Third Capital Chief Kou Heiyi were all sitting in the hall.

There was silence in the hall.

After a long while, Cao Min finally broke the silence and said, "The latest news is that Guan Hao has already gone out to sea and it's too late to catch up with him."

"The death of twenty brothers is enough to prove that there is something wrong with those military leaders in the Imperial Guards, right? Since Guan Hao can't be caught, can't we investigate them?"

Liu Shangqiu spoke calmly, as if he was just analyzing the case, but he was full of resentment.

These people teamed up to deceive him. He had no idea about such a big thing from beginning to end.

Am I, Liu Shangqiu, just a decoration?
If twenty of his brothers had not just died and one was still in danger of death, he would have turned against them today.

Even if Mu Tiju was still around, he would still turn against us.

"The bigger the event, the calmer you need to be!"

Mu En said in a deep voice, with a cold light flickering faintly in his tiny eyes, and it was obvious that he was extremely angry.

"Just because Guan Hao invited them to dinner? If we act rashly, they will sue us, and our Imperial City Division will be put in a passive position."

"Mu Tiju is right."

Liu Shangqiu rubbed the jade handle fiercely, but his tone was still calm and calm: "It is also my incompetence. Although I cannot compare with Commander Cao's foresight, and even less with Mu Tiju's strategic planning, I am still a person with a delicate mind. If I had not been careless and had been able to participate in it early, Kou Dutou and his men might not have been ambushed..."

He is still complaining.

So many people died in the Imperial City Division at once; this was an unprecedented failure.

As a member of the Imperial City Bureau, he also hated it and was very angry.

But the problem is that everyone kept it from him, so no one treated him as one of their own.

Liu Shangqiu was so angry that he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark even though the opportunity was not right.

Mu En and Cao Min's faces turned stiff after hearing what Liu Shangqiu said.

Seeing this, Kou Heiyi hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "My three superiors, I think there may be something wrong with the Guoxin Office!"

Mu En said with a gloomy face: "Of course there is a problem. The Jin people can hide secret spies in our Song Dynasty, but how can there be so many assassins? Where did they come from?

"You have the support of Bingjing. Even if Jin Gou set up an ambush, none of you should be able to escape. Moreover, there are a large number of soldiers from Guoxinso who happened to be there. What on earth are they doing?"

Cao Min said, "The people at the National Trust Office said that their eunuch Li's birthday is coming up soon, and they are going to Longshan City to buy gifts."

Liu Shangqiu sneered with a forced smile.

Mu En said slowly: "So, who went to buy birthday gifts for Eunuch Li?"

Cao Min replied: "The officials in charge, Shen He and Cen Ben, and their attendant officer Zhang Dingbang and the official in charge, Chen Chusheng, also went to Longshan City, but they did not appear at the entrance of Longshan Warehouse."

Mu En hesitated for a moment, then said, "Send someone to keep an eye on them."

Mu En had already developed suspicions about Guoxin, but suspicion alone was not enough to target it openly.

The Imperial City Bureau does not have that much power, and no one is willing to give it such power.

If the Imperial City Bureau could investigate anyone it wanted without any evidence, it would be everyone's nightmare.

In fact, if we open the history books and take a closer look, we will find that even those loyal ministers and generals who have been judged are not united in their relationships.

A loyal and patriotic civil official would also repeatedly write to the emperor, requesting that the power of a loyal and patriotic military general be reduced and his troops be divided because the general had too much power.

People are not black or white, and those who are equally white are not necessarily all solid. Just as whiteness changes in strength, it may not always be white.

This is a truth that history has repeatedly proven in its cycles.

If the Imperial City Bureau dares to overstep the line, those who take action against them will not just be treacherous officials in their eyes.

Therefore, although Mu Tiju was also furious, he was the imperial envoy. At this time, anyone could let anger cloud their minds, except him.

Cao Min also tacitly agreed that this was the only feasible method. Although they suffered a great loss, they could not lose their composure. They had to swallow their anger and get real evidence.

He suggested: "The man in black has been keeping an eye on the military leaders of the Palace Front Department. Let's leave this matter to him." Mu En nodded.

Liu Shangqiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Then, leave the matter of keeping an eye on Guoxin Office to me."

Cao Min and Liu Shangqiu are the principal and deputy principal of the company, and in terms of background, Liu Shangqiu is more powerful than him.

Cao Min couldn't refuse Liu Shangqiu's offer, so he could only turn to Mu En for help.

Just as Mu En was about to speak, Liu Shangqiu said, "If the supervisor feels that I am not up to the task, I will not be able to stay in the Imperial City Office any longer. I will resign and serve as a soldier at the border, accumulating military merits with every sword and spear!"

The King's uncle wants to resign from his job at the Imperial City Administration and go to the border to serve as a soldier?

Mu En could already imagine how the government would force him to invite the king's uncle back.

And how Liu Guojiu's five brothers-in-law would bombard him with fatigue.

So, the words that were about to come to his lips were swallowed back by him.

Mu En swallowed his saliva, laughed dryly and said, "Okay! I'll trouble Deputy Commander Liu to monitor the people at the National Information Institute."

……

Yang Yuan sat on the edge of the couch for a long time before he mustered up the courage to hold his elder brother's hand.

Yang Che's hands were originally much stronger than his, but now they were weak and powerless.

His hands were very cold, so Yang Yuan covered them with his own hands, as if this could transfer the vitality to him bit by bit.

He never thought that his elder brother would face a life-and-death crisis.

Because most of the people arrested by the Imperial City Bureau were spies from the Jin Dynasty lurking in the government offices of the Song Dynasty.
One is prepared, one is not, one is more, one is less,
Although there are always desperate people who will do something desperate, the danger to one's life is not too great.

But this time...

From the complexity and severity of his eldest brother's injuries, as well as the miserable state of Kou Dutou, he could imagine what a terrible situation the two of them had encountered.

It's almost June and the weather is warm.

Even a bench in this room or a bowl of water on the table wouldn't be so cold.

Why does one feel a chill to the bone when one's vitality is so weak?

Outside, several imperial guards passed by and the sound of their conversation could be heard faintly.

"Those sons of bitches at the Guoxin Institute are fucking worthless! Especially that operative Shen He."

"That's right. We are all paid by the emperor. Even if we don't get along with each other normally, can we ignore each other at the critical moment of life and death?"

"Our people are almost dead. The people from the National Security Bureau didn't catch anyone alive, and didn't even get hurt. They didn't contribute at all!"

When Yang Yuan heard this, his back suddenly tensed up.

Guoxin Institute...

There is actually such an inside story. Guoxin Institute...are they just doing the work but not putting in any effort?

Yang Yuan's gaze, like a knife placed across a whetstone, slowly became sharper.

……

Yang Yuan did not return to the snack bar tonight, which was unprecedented.

Besides, he didn't ask anyone to send back a message.

Luxi was upset and restless because of this.

Until the snack shop closed, no one from the Yang brothers came back, and Lu Xi couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

As a veteran soldier and a very capable scout, Old Man Song had actually discovered the problem a long time ago.

However, he would be particularly worried if Yang Yuan was the only one who did not come back.

Now even Yang Che hasn't come back. Although Yang Che would occasionally stay out all night, but considering that he was in contact with Yang Yuan, he felt that it was most likely Yang Che who had a problem.

There was no need for him to tell Lu Xi about these suspicions.

"Daughter, don't worry, he's a grown man, what could possibly happen to him?
"Didn't Yang Yuan have a friend who came to stay overnight before? Maybe he went to that friend's place and stayed there tonight."

"Then he should have sent a message home."

"Maybe his friend lives far away, so he can't find someone who can deliver the letter for him. Well, go upstairs and go to bed."

Old Man Song sent his daughter upstairs, but he didn't go to bed immediately.

He dragged his lame leg and paced slowly in the courtyard for a while, then went out the back door.

Standing on the stone steps, Old Man Song gazed at the sparkling water in silence.

That night, did you really think he didn't smell the faint smell of blood?
However, he is now just a lame old man selling snacks in the Qingshi Alley, and there are some things that he just sees but does not speak out.

Did the two brothers of the Yang family get retaliated against?

Old Man Song became worried. He only hoped that his daughter would live a peaceful life, but did not want any trouble to happen to her.

In the attic, the light in the Deer Creek window went out.

But that night, the window was opened more than once.

However, until the sky turned pale, Luxi still did not see the two brothers of the Yang family return...

(End of this chapter)