Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 19 Seizure
After a search, the officers did not find any suspects.

Seeing this, Zhu Sha and Su Mei knew that they had escaped this disaster.

The county lieutenant wondered if his guess was wrong, but he was unwilling to give in and ordered his men to search the area again to see if anyone else was hiding.

Seeing the county lieutenant's grim expression, the officials had no choice but to continue the search.

This time, someone discovered an extremely hidden cellar.

And in the cellar, there were several women and children hiding.

Those women and children were all abducted or lured and locked up here.

The county lieutenant didn't expect that he would accidentally uncover another case. Human trafficking is a serious crime!

"Alright, alright, how dare you all!" the county lieutenant cried angrily, "Come here, arrest all of them and interrogate them thoroughly!"

An officer nearby whispered, "Sir, our county office can't hold so many people."

The county lieutenant blinked, "Then seal this place off. Everyone, stay here and continue the interrogation. Find the person responsible... Oh, and what about that old woman? She must know a lot. Bring her back!"

"That old guy is still being guarded outside..." said an officer.

The madam was being held outside Mingyue Tower. When she heard the noise coming from inside, she was so frightened that her hands and feet went limp and she collapsed to the ground and fainted.

When the officer nearby saw this, he slapped him a few times to wake him up.

The madam woke up still frightened and dazed, feeling weak all over.

The two officers dragged the madam back to Mingyue Tower like a dead dog.

The county lieutenant appointed a captain of police to continue the interrogation, and he left with some of his subordinates. After all, this was not the case he was investigating.

The remaining captain of the police was also swift and decisive. He quickly arrested several of the main perpetrators and then sealed off Mingyue Tower.

Zhu Sha and Su Mei were not found, but like the other sisters, they were confined to Mingyue Tower. They would not be allowed to leave until the case in Mingyue Tower was closed and their suspicion was completely cleared.

Su Mei followed Zhu Sha back to the room and muttered quietly, "It's just the trafficking of a few people. The county government is really making a fuss out of nothing..."

Mingyue Tower will definitely not be able to continue operating in the future, and the two sisters will have to move to another place to live.

Zhu Sha glared at him coldly, "This is all your fault! If you hadn't caused trouble last night, why would the government have made such a fuss... I think you've been in the city too long, and you've become more and more reckless."

Su Mei quickly took Zhu Sha's arm and said, "Good sister, stop talking, I was wrong!"

Zhu Sha sighed, "If we don't pay enough this month's quota, you'll know what it means to be wrong. It's no use admitting your mistakes to me."

Su Mei's heart shuddered when she heard this, and even her body trembled, as if she had thought of something horrible.

She said weakly, "We sisters are united and can overcome any obstacle. There will be no problem... We are the most popular prostitutes. There is more than one brothel in Kaiyang County. We can still work in other places."

They are considered to be some of the most famous courtesans in Kaiyang County. Usually they choose their customers, rather than the customers choosing them.

Even if you change your place, you can still thrive.

Zhu Sha sighed in her heart. To be honest, she was also responsible. If she hadn't met Lu Zheng before, and saw that he was just a down-and-out boy, she would have flirted with him in order to accumulate more yang energy.

I thought Lu Zheng had been bewitched by her, but something unexpected happened that night, and it got to this point...

Zhu Sha said softly, "Let's be more careful from now on and not provoke people we shouldn't provoke."

Su Mei quickly said, "I won't look for Lu Zheng anymore. He won't come to places like ours, so we won't see each other. You can rest assured."

The news of Mingyue Tower being closed down was so loud that it soon reached the ears of Jia Gu and other students.

Everyone thought that Li Yuan was venting his anger on Lu Zheng because of what happened yesterday.

But it’s not right to say that they are angry, because they are the ones who have lost face.

Because of what happened yesterday, these students who went to Mingyue Tower almost became a laughing stock and were regarded as just lustful scholars.

Recently, they have been embarrassed to go to Mingyue Tower or other places with fireworks.

However, when they thought that Mingyue Tower had been sealed off by the government, they were actually happy about it.

Not long after, they heard more news and realized that Li Yuan was conducting a city-wide search, and that it was not just Mingyue Tower that was in trouble.

Everyone thought that Li Yuan was carrying out a large-scale crackdown on gangs and evil for the sake of political achievements, and it had nothing to do with them.

So, a group of students thought about inviting Lu Zheng to play another match, so as to reverse the situation of yesterday.

They first sent people to Li's house and then to Lu Zheng's residence, but they couldn't find Lu Zheng.

I had to ask someone to go to the county government office to inquire, and only then did I know that Lu Zheng had left the county and went to study with a sword!
Hey? What kind of talent do you want to compete with me for? I don't want to play with you. I'm out of here!
When the students thought of Lu Zheng going out to study, do good deeds, and make a name for himself, they felt a lump in their throats, unable to speak out.

They almost lost all their face, but Lu Zheng gained enough fame and went away to study abroad.

"Brother Jia, what should we do now?" a student asked.

Jia Gu's face turned pale. He said, "Study abroad? If he can go, why can't we? Let's go to Beishan Academy and ask Dean Xiao to let us go abroad to study!"

Everyone responded and went to Beishan Academy to meet Xiaoshan.

Upon hearing the purpose of these students' visit, Xiao Shan first scolded them for the incident at Mingyue Tower.

However, food, sex and nature are human nature, and Xiaoshan cannot strictly require these students to be as upright and indifferent to women as Lu Zheng.

Then, Xiaoshan also gave a reply regarding the issue of studying abroad.

He agreed that the students in Class A could go out to study, but there were conditions.

That means it must be approved by the parents and elders at home. Any deaths or injuries during the study tour have nothing to do with the academy. The study tour time must not exceed one month. What you see and hear along the way must be written down and recorded in this year's assessment.

These requirements directly caused many students to back down.

After all, they are used to staying in the academy. Going out to study may not only be life-threatening, but they also cannot fall behind in their studies. Isn't this just asking for trouble?

But Jia Gu and some students had an idea. Instead of staying in the county and being criticized, it would be better to go out and avoid the limelight.

So what if there are demons out there? At worst, I can just bring more servants with me and avoid going to places where demons are present.

This month away, I will just visit relatives and friends and go on an outing for fun.

When I return from studying abroad, my reputation will be restored, so there is nothing wrong with that.

After receiving the answer, the students left the academy and returned home.

As for which of these students will go on study tours, Xiaoshan does not know.

(End of this chapter)