Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 48 Someone paid to have me arrested, huh?
"Looking for Grandpa? Our governor is already fifty, his grandpa must be ninety, right? The old man is unusually long-lived."

Guo, the constable, found a strange path.

“Brother Guo, it’s not like that.” The young man explained to Constable Guo, “A while ago, a big shot came to our city and asked the governor to find someone. I don’t know the specifics of what happened that day. In short, this person became the governor’s grandfather.”

At this point, the young man pointed in the direction of the governor's mansion:
"I heard that important figure is still in his residence."

"Huh?" Officer Guo's mind was a little fried. "So who exactly is this grandfather?"

"Appearance is unclear, name is unknown."

"Why are you looking for Grandpa if you don't know anything?"

“That’s the governor, of course! Once we find him, we’ll shower him with gold, silver, and jewels. Give him whatever he needs.” The clerk sighed, “Alas, why am I not the governor?”

After thinking for a moment, Guo said sincerely, "Yes, why can't I be the governor?"

The clerk chuckled twice.

He could only tell such jokes in front of Officer Guo; if anyone else heard them, they would definitely scold him for being ungrateful.

"But it's not like we know nothing at all. Now we know that the old man is a handsome young man. All the constables in the city are looking for him to show to the governor. There are rumors going around that the governor is fond of men."

Upon hearing this, the image of the handsome young man he had seen the previous night immediately came to mind when Officer Guo announced his arrival.

That young man yesterday must be the most handsome person Officer Guo has seen in all his years.

Could it be him?
After thinking for a moment, Constable Guo asked, "Does Lord Siping not have time to deal with others?"

"Where would I find the time? I'm afraid you'll have to go looking for the handsome young man yourself, Officer." The clerk said helplessly.

“There’s still someone waiting at the door, let me persuade them to leave first.”

Officer Guo was a good man and didn't want the person outside to keep waiting aimlessly, so he went straight out of the courtyard and found Manager Mao.
"The Zhenping Division is currently preoccupied with other matters, so please return first."

But even though he said that, how could Manager Mao accept it?
"Officer Guo! Can't you be a little more lenient about this?"

"Make an exception..."

Looking at Manager Mao, Officer Guo could tell that the man was genuinely anxious.

There must be some urgent matter at hand.

"If you really have something to say, just tell me first. I'm a member of the Zhenping Division, so I can at least say something."

Upon hearing this, Manager Mao pondered for a moment:

"Are you really saying that?"

"I never lie." Officer Guo genuinely believed he still held some authority within the Zhenping Division.

"Then please come this way with me."

Manager Mao led Constable Guo to a secluded spot nearby.

Seeing that no one was around, Manager Mao lowered his voice and said:
"I visited Si Ping some time ago. Do you know the inside story behind this?"

When Officer Guo saw this situation, he sensed that something was wrong.

He initially wanted to say he didn't know, but then he immediately thought of the handsome young man from yesterday, and changed his words before they came out:
"I know a little about everything, big and small, that happens in the Siping Mansion."

"That's good. The fish that Lord Han Siping lent us was killed by a group of unruly people by the river. We felt sorry for Lord Siping, so we came to find him to report this matter. Since you know the inside story, please do us the trouble of speaking to Lord Siping."

"fish?"

Officer Guo remembered the water ghost.

"fish."

Manager Mao assumed that Constable Guo knew, and nodded again, emphasizing the point.

"Fish."

Officer Guo was quite dismayed; he hadn't even gone to investigate before someone delivered the information to his door. Now it was Manager Mao's turn to be puzzled.

Why did this police officer keep emphasizing the fish?

"Please come to the office and have a seat. I will definitely find a way to resolve this matter," said Officer Guo.

We definitely need to find a solution. No matter how you look at it, your boss is caught in the middle and can't handle it. So we need to go and talk to someone higher up.

The governor won't do; we need to find a powerful figure who can give the governor a grandfather.

It might be very dangerous; who knows, people might not even protect him at all.

But if he didn't do it, he would be upset.

Gotta try.

Manager Mao was overjoyed upon hearing this and thanked Constable Guo profusely. After Constable Guo led them inside, he asked a junior official to keep watch for a while.

The clerk was a bit of a headache. He had just told Constable Guo that the department was busy looking for handsome men and didn't have time for anything else, so how come Constable Guo still managed to bring someone back?

Fortunately, Manager Mao was perceptive and immediately took out some silver from his pocket and gave it to the clerk, so that he could have a room in the office and sit for a while.

Officer Guo looked at him and nodded repeatedly.

They're really perceptive; they knew they might have to interrogate him later and that they'd have to pay to keep him here.

After settling Manager Mao in, Constable Guo hurriedly left, his destination clear: the Prefect's Mansion.

The Siping Prefecture and the Prefectural Governor's Office were very close, and it didn't take long for Constable Guo to arrive at his post.

Upon entering, I discovered that the courtyard looked completely different from before.

It turned out that Constable Guo had been here before. In his memory, the governor's courtyard was always clean and tidy. Few official business could make Governor Liu show any unusual expression. The only thing that made the governor happiest was playing the zither and drinking with his friends every day.

Today, indeed, one can see many handsome young men gathered in the courtyard. Governor Liu, with dark circles under his eyes, looked at them one by one.

He would shake his head once for each person he saw, then move on to the next one.

Beside Governor Liu, a young man sat in a rocking chair, looking much more at ease.

Han Siping isn't here either; he must be out looking for someone.

Guo, the constable, pushed aside the handsome men around him and bowed to Governor Liu:
"grown ups."

Governor Liu's face was already dark, but when he saw this suddenly appearing, burly man, his expression worsened.
"You... I remember you were a police officer. Get lost! Why aren't you out on the street helping me find my grandfather? What are you doing here?"

"My lord, I have something to report."

Governor Liu was furious: "Didn't you hear what I said? Don't you want these clothes anymore?"

Before Officer Guo could speak, the young man next to him stopped rocking his chair.

He stood up and said with a smile:
"Listen to what people are saying. They're telling you to find your grandfather, so they're ignoring all the other cases? Aren't you putting one thing into another?"

Governor Liu's forehead immediately began to sweat:
"That's what you taught me."

Then he looked at Constable Guo:
"Tell me. If it's not important, I won't let you off the hook."

Constable Guo stared directly at Prefect Liu:
"Han Siping sent demons to other places to extort money."

Governor Liu broke out in a cold sweat.

He didn't seem to mind what he heard, but there was someone else with him!
"You...you can't talk about this later!"

Prefect Liu tried to stop Constable Guo from speaking, but just as he was about to walk towards Constable Guo, the young man came over and blocked his way.

“Prefect Liu, you’re not right.” The young man said with a smile, “There are some things you don’t want to hear, but I do. Officer, please tell me everything.”

(End of this chapter)