Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 60 Xue Jiezi's Clever Move of Stars
Yang Yuan said: "Then, you only need to do two things."

"What two things?"

"The first thing is to use the art of speaking to quickly divert his attention... or thoughts, to himself."

Xue Jiezi frowned. Before he could figure it out, Yang Yuan said, "The second thing is to let him come and beg me."

Xue Jiezi was confused, as if he was listening to a foreign language.

Yang Yuan explained it to him in detail. Xue Liang said doubtfully, "Will this... work?"

Yang Yuan laughed and said, "Uncle, why do you think so many officials in Lin'an Prefecture would lose their dignity and try to get close to Prime Minister Qin? Is it really for a cat? No, no, no, no..."

When Yang Yuan spoke of Qin Hui in front of Xue Liang, he also called him Prime Minister Qin.

Although Xue Liang is Ya Ge's uncle, Yang Yuan is unwilling to leave any handle on him, a grassroots civil servant.

Yang Yuan said: "They are so crazy and do such a ridiculous thing, just to find a cat?

"That's totally wrong! They want to find a place for themselves in Prime Minister Qin's heart!"

Xue Liang was, after all, a grassroots civil servant. He gradually understood what Yang Yuan meant, and his eyes began to light up.

"Erlang is right, then I will do as you say!"

Xue Liang slapped his thigh excitedly, picked up his cross-legged hat from the table, and put it on his head.

"Sister, where is the dead cat? Hurry up and put it in a bag. I will take it away."

"Hey, hey, okay, okay."

Aunt Xue didn't understand what her brothers were going to do, but she knew that there was a solution.

She ran out quickly and came back with a cloth bag containing the cat that had been bitten to death.

Xue Liang held the cloth bag in his hand and said to Yang Yuan, "Erlang, I'm going right away!"

Yang Yuan said: "Just do as I say and make sure the Lu family is safe!"

Xue Liang nodded, opened the door, and walked out with big strides.

Lu Ya quickly came to Yang Yuan and asked anxiously, "Second brother, will your method really work?"

Yang Yuan glared at him and said, "If I say I am sure, when has it ever not worked?"

Yang Yuan said to Father Lu again: "Father, Auntie, I came here today to look for Brother Ya. Let him work with me from now on."

Father Lu said hurriedly: "No problem, you can take him away, as long as he doesn't idle around anymore."

Lu Yaxi asked, "Second brother, what are you taking me to do? Could it be that... the 'Youqiusi' you mentioned is going to open for business?"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "That's right. From today on, you are the 003rd founding elder of the Eighteen Arhats of my Youqiu Division!"

"Who is number 1?"

"Of course it is me."

"Who is number 2?"

“…You don’t know him!”

……

In the Xianggong Office, Du Suo You Gaochu has not yet left his post.

These days, Gao Chu has been living in the township office.

Lin'an Prefecture and Lin'an County, all of them are acting as if they are facing a great enemy because of a cat. It is said that even the three yamen imperial guards have joined the ranks of those looking for the cat.

Everyone from top to bottom attaches so much importance to it, so it is impossible for Gao Du to have an attitude, right?

When it comes to being an official, whether things are done successfully or not, and whether they are done well or not, are secondary. What matters is attitude!

Gao Dusuoyou must let his superiors know that he takes their instructions to heart.

In Gao Chu's mind, what his superiors value is more important than anything else.

Therefore, Gao Dusuoyou simply didn't even go back home. He has been living in the wing office for the past few days and has been acting very proper.

Tonight, Gao Chu ordered a few dishes to reward himself for his hard work.

One is pickled lamb's trotter, one is pickled crab, and there are two barbecues, one is pan-fried rabbit and the other is roasted pork skin.
Four delicious dishes to go with wine, plus a pot of Shaoxing wine with shredded ginger and plums, it was such a pleasant meal.

The weather in early May was already a bit hot in Lin'an, but the materials and construction of the government buildings were designed with heat dissipation and ventilation in mind.

Sitting in this side room that was temporarily used as a bedroom, he did not feel stuffy.

There was a dim light in the ear room. Gao Chu was sitting cross-legged on the Arhat couch, drinking at the table, feeling leisurely and contented when a loud shout came from outside.

"It's all because of you. I found the 'Chiyu' from Prime Minister Qin's mansion."

"what?"

Gao Chu was overjoyed. He quickly got off the ground, put on his official boots and ran out.

His official boots were not put on properly, and he tripped over the threshold with a "bang".

When Xue Liang ran to the door, he was shocked to see Gao Dusuo rushing out and prostrating himself before him without saying a word.

He first stepped aside and was about to be polite when he suddenly realized that Gao Dusuo had just tripped, so he hurried forward to help him.

Gao Dusuo rubbed his knees and asked excitedly, "Did you really find the lion cat?"

Xue Liang shouted, "Really! I and these two soldiers searched the nearby streets and alleys over and over again.

"This evening, we went to the same place we searched before and found it in a civilian's home.

"I have checked the mark on its ear and it is the lion cat that was lost in Prime Minister Qin's mansion!"

Although the two soldiers heard Xue Liang mention them, there was no joy on their faces. Instead, they grinned guiltily.

The cat is dead, is it really okay for you to shout so loudly?
Gao Chu laughed loudly, burped, and said with a red face: "Where is the ruler jade? Bring it to me!"

"Look, Gaodu Suo, it's right here!"

Xue Liang raised the cloth bag in his hand high.

Gao Chu snatched it away, opened his pocket and took a look, his face suddenly fell.

He slowly raised his head, staring with a pair of dead fish eyes, and asked woodenly: "Dead?"

"died!"

Xue Liang answered with confidence.

"I didn't know where the cat was hiding these days. Today, it suddenly ran into a house and was bitten to death by the dog of that family."

Xue Liang briefly explained the cause of "Chi Yu's" death in front of the two soldiers.

Xue Liang told Shangguan the truth in front of them, and it was no longer possible for them to use this incident to ask for any benefits from Xue Liang.

Gao Chu stared blankly at the cloth bag in his hand and smacked his lips as if he had a toothache.

He suddenly felt that it would be better if he had not found the cat.

The way of being an official has always been to report good news but not bad news.

What's more, the cat was bitten to death within his jurisdiction.

If this is reported...

But if he doesn't report it, at least three of his subordinates already know about it. Once it's exposed, won't he be the one to take the blame?
The more Gao Du thought about it, the more headache he got, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth in hatred.

Xue Liang waved his hand, signaling the two soldiers to retreat.

Then, Xue Liang took two steps closer to Gao Chu and whispered, "Gao Dusuo, although we have found the cat, it is a dead cat.

"Once this matter is reported to the Prime Minister's residence, Madam Tong will be heartbroken, and the Prime Minister will definitely be very unhappy."

Gao Dusuo’s face turned pale. Do I need you to say this?

Let’s not talk about whether Qin Xianggao is happy or not. The gap between him and me is too big, and he may not pay attention to a small shrimp like me.

But...what would the county magistrate think? What would the prefect think?
My future..., will I still have a future?
As for whose dog bit "Chi Yu" to death, it doesn't matter now.

Even if the dead dog was chopped into pieces and the family that raised the dog was cut into pieces, it would not help his situation at all.

With just one sentence, Xue Liang shifted all his attention from his hatred for the family that killed the cat to his own future.

All Gao Dusuo is thinking about now is how to avoid ruining his still good image in his superior's mind.

(End of this chapter)