Evil of all ages

Chapter 169 got messed up

Jiushui County

After the pile of shattered corpses outside the city was burned, Di Qingtian arranged for someone to secretly send the military pay to the border.

With the banditry eliminated, the weather in Yunzhou cleared up.

The prefects of other prefectures and the magistrates of various counties all came to consult Di Qingtian.

They claimed to be seeking instructions, but they were really just there to deliver gifts and try to get on Di Qingtian's good side.

Di Qingtian didn't tolerate them either, and ordered them to arrange for people to clear out the scattered bandits and robbers, ensuring that there would be no more banditry in Yunzhou, and continuing the policy of favoring the people.

After dealing with some matters, his friends said goodbye to him.

After seeing Feng Zi off, Di Qingtian got completely drunk that night, served by the two women.

A naturally strong person wouldn't get drunk so easily; it was just that he was cooperating with the two women.

Then, completely drunk, he unknowingly entered He Jiahan's room.

Wu Yujiao personally escorted her in.

The moonlight was enchanting, spring was in full bloom, and everything felt so natural.

The next day

Di Qingtian, who was lying in bed, woke up.

Have they left?

When he discovered that the person beside his bed was gone, he wasn't surprised at all; he knew that He Jiahan had left.

He didn't like being served, so he had the maid bring in the water and did it himself.

After he had tidied himself up, Wu Yujiao brought in the congee right on time.

Did she leave me any message or letter?

Di Qingtian asked while drinking his porridge.

"no"

Wu Yujiao was not surprised at all when she saw that Di Qingtian's first question was about this.

Since Di Qingtian is a brilliant detective, how could he not know their intention to get him drunk last night, and how could he not know that He Jiahan had already left?

"Do you think I'm useless? I want to help her but I can't even do it?"

Di Qingtian blamed himself for his lack of ability.

"Don't say that, you've already tried your best."

"Life is full of helplessness, and you can't change that just because you're a detective."

Wu Yujiao comforted her.

Di Qingtian patted Wu Yujiao's small hand to indicate that he was alright and quietly finished his porridge.

"Have you told your family before you came back to Beijing with me?"

Di Qingtian put down his bowl and asked.

“I wrote a letter a couple of days ago and had the servants take it home. My parents not only replied, but also sent a lot of gifts. They can’t wait for me to go with you.”

Wu Yujiao wrapped her arms around Di Qingtian's neck from behind, her face full of happiness.

"Please call the Yin brothers, Yin Tianying and Yin Tianying, in."

Wu Yujiao was very obedient and went to call the Yin brothers inside.

"Sir, is there a mission?"

The two Yin brothers said in unison.

"You two pack your things, take a few trustworthy men, and secretly escort Prince Li Ya back to the capital by water. Leave at noon today."

"Jiao'er, you stay with them."

Di Qingtian made this arrangement because his unease was growing stronger, and he had a feeling that disaster was about to befall him.

Therefore, he asked the people around him to leave first.

"You're not leaving?"

Wu Yujiao's heart tightened as she asked.

"I still have some things to take care of, so I can't leave until the day after tomorrow."

Di Qingtian said.

"It'll only be two days. I'll go with you, and we'll travel together."

Wu Yujiao always felt that Di Qingtian wanted to send her away because he had something to do, which made her unwilling to be separated from Di Qingtian.

"Listen to me, I really have things to do. If you stay and bother me, I'll get angry."

Di Qingtian showed a displeased expression.

Seeing that Di Qingtian had already said so, Wu Yujiao could only nod in agreement.

Wu Yujiao agreed, but the two brothers, Yin Tianying and Yin Tianying, who had been by Di Qingtian's side the longest, remained motionless.

How could they not understand their own parents?

Only when their lives are threatened will their parents send them away.

"Don't worry, I have Kage and Tomiko with me. I told you to go first because I was afraid someone would be watching me. If we go together, there will be too many people and we'll be more of a target."

"You go first, leave the three of us behind. We'll disguise ourselves and blend into the crowd, then no one will be able to find us."

Seeing that the Yin brothers remained motionless, Di Qingtian had no choice but to explain the situation, since they knew him well. Only after hearing this explanation did the Yin brothers accept the mission.

"Go, pack your things, and go with them."

Seeing Wu Yujiao's reluctance to part, Di Qingtian told her to obey and return to the capital with the Yin brothers.

Wu Yujiao knew that a large group of people would attract attention, so she gave Di Qingtian a kiss and went down to prepare.

After noon
"Sir, they have already left by boat."

"We also found Jiang Wei, a water ghost, who was relaxing in a brothel, and asked him to help escort her underwater for a while."

Shadow Five appeared and reported.

"I released a message to the public saying that I would leave Jiushui County and return to the capital the day after tomorrow."

Di Qingtian said calmly.

"Sir, this..."

Not only did Shadow Five not understand, but even Tian Fugong, who was slacking off on the side, didn't understand what they were trying to do. Wasn't it supposed to be a secret departure?

"We said we'd leave the day after tomorrow, but we're actually leaving tomorrow, you understand?"

Di Qingtian laughed.

Upon hearing this, Shadow Five and his companion understood and arranged for someone to spread the news.

The next day

Di Qingtian had a headache.

He overlooked his own influence.

As a result, the Prince's mansion was completely surrounded by people who came to see him off.

The message clearly said he wouldn't leave until the day after tomorrow, which is tomorrow.

As a result, the people were afraid that he would run away, so they came to guard outside the Prince's Mansion a day in advance.

"Sir, what should I do?"

Movie 5's Tomiko was also dumbfounded. Not to mention the front gate, the outside of the wall and the back gate were crowded with people, making it difficult to get out.

“Aren’t there many people giving me gifts? Let them in, find three people of similar build, disguise them as them, and go out.”

Yingwu nodded and immediately ordered someone to make arrangements to only accept gifts from aristocratic families and wealthy households, and not to accept gifts from ordinary people.

In a short while, the gate of the Prince's mansion was almost trampled apart.

They were all there to give gifts. They had been worrying about how to present gifts to Di Qingtian, and now that the opportunity had come, they couldn't be more eager to give as many as possible.

Di Qingtian found someone—anyone he could find was of good character—and instructed him to tally the gifts.

If it can be exchanged for silver, it will be confiscated; if it cannot be exchanged for silver, it will be distributed among the slums.

Since there were many people giving gifts, Di Qingtian and his two companions didn't need to specifically find three people with the same build.

He made a hasty disguise and left the Prince's mansion with the gift-giver.

Two miles from the gate of the mansion, Di Qingtian and his two companions emerged from the crowd.

Having finally managed to squeeze out of the crowd, Di Qingtian touched the long beard pasted on his face, afraid that it would be shaved off, revealing his true face and causing him to be surrounded by countless people.

"Go quickly"

Seeing that a steady stream of people were still gathering around, Di Qingtian was so frightened that he quickly led Yingwu and Tian Fugong away from the edge of the crowd.

"It's good that we left today. If we had left tomorrow, the city and the surrounding area would have been packed with people."

Di Qingtian glanced back and thought the people were going crazy, so he told Ying Wu to quickly buy three horses.

The three mounted their horses and were about to leave.

“Di Qingtian, it’s Di Qingtian, that man with the long beard is Di Qingtian.”

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted out.

Upon hearing this, the nearby residents all turned to look.

This made Di Qingtian frown. He had disguised himself like this, how could anyone still recognize him?

"Sir, should we..."

When Shadow Five saw the person who revealed their identities, he asked the adults if they should arrest him.

"Need not"

Di Qingtian knew that only the Azure Dragon Society could easily see through his identity.

He didn't know why the Azure Dragon Society would sabotage him when he left, but he knew that the Azure Dragon Society was meticulous in its work.

The person who revealed his identity was definitely not a member of the Azure Dragon Society, but just an ordinary citizen, someone who had been bribed with money.

"Really... really, he really is a righteous and upright official."

"Quickly, the upright official is here! The upright official is here..."

"..."

In an instant, the surrounding people all gathered around.

"Ah~"

Seeing that the disguise was pointless, Di Qingtian took off the disguise from his face.

When he removed his disguise, the surrounding people were incredibly excited and gathered around him in layers.

(End of this chapter)