53. The ulterior motives (8)
Tao Mo was a little embarrassed when he sat in the car. The original exclusive seat was occupied by Sang Xiaotu, so he could only sit next to Gu She.
Gu She closed her eyes, as if she was a little sleepy.
Tao Mo looked at his side face blankly, his heartbeat like thunder.
It was not until Sang Xiaotu said softly, "Sir, we're here." He suddenly remembered that there was a third person in the car, and his face turned red. He didn't know how much his ignorant attitude had just been seen. He responded slowly, got up and got out of the car, turned around and saw that Gu She had woken up and was looking at him with a burning look.
"Mr. Gu wants to come to the county government to sit?" He asked for an invitation.
Gu Shedao: "Let's go another day."
Sang Xiaotu put down the curtain and blocked Tao Mo's disappointed eyes from the curtain.
Watching the carriage slowly disappear at the end of the street with the coldness of the morning, Tao Mo turned around and entered the county government office.
Hao Guozi said behind him: "It's really time for Gu She to appear today." Thinking of Peng Xiang's tangled look, he felt disgusted.
Tao Mo suddenly stopped and said annoyedly: "I forgot to thank you."
Hao Guozi said: "It's not too late to talk back. Anyway, we will live under the same roof now."
"Who lives under the same roof with whom?" A deep and vicissitudes of voice came from the front.
Hao Guozi looked up in shock and shouted, "Old Tao!"
Old Tao walked slowly to Tao Mo, bowed and said, "Young Master."
Tao Mo's eyes heated up and he grabbed his arm with both hands, "It's great that you're back safe!"
Lao Tao said: "I am thinking about the young master all the way and dare not delay. I rushed back day and night."
Hao Guozi said: "Lao Tao, you are not young, and your body can be eaten?"
"It's nothing to go on the road. It's just that the roof leaks and almost freezes me to death." In fact, Lao Tao could see at a glance that the tiles on the roof were shattered by someone's internal force, and they would think about it without hiding it from him. They would not be the second choice except Duanmu Huichun.
Tao Mo didn't think of this layer. He thought it really froze him. He was very anxious, "I'll invite a doctor to come and have a look!"
Lao Tao waved his hand and said, "No need. I can stand my body."
Tao Mo was not willing to listen, so he immediately sent Hao Guozi to invite the doctor.
Lao Tao couldn't persuade him, so he let him go.
Tao Mo asked, "Is the old boss still safe?"
Old Tao nodded silently and said for a while: "I was the one who let him down at the beginning. It was rare that he did not hold a grudge and was willing to let me live my life."
"Let you have a way out?" Tao Mo was shocked.
Lao Tao was shocked to find that he had missed his mouth and quickly added: "I mean, I have never used the contract I signed to restrict me, and I am willing to let me back to the young master."
Tao Mo was also very grateful to him, "This boss is indeed kind-hearted and kind-hearted."
Lao Tao smiled and pulled the topic apart, saying, "Young Master's knowledge has made great progress."
Tao Mo said: "It was Master Jin who gave me guidance every day. He often reads some official novels and listens to me, which is really helpful."
Lao Tao still believed in Master Jin, and believed that the books he chose would not be much worse, so he nodded. "Where did the young master come back just now?"
Tao Mo's stepping froze slightly, and then he said for a moment: "I have lived with Hao Guozi in Gu She's mansion these days."
Lao Tao pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh? When did the young master get so close to Gu She?"
Tao Mo said some good things about Gu She, such as Gu Tao’s warm heart.
Lao Tao listened quietly, and then said, "I also heard that Gu She helped his brothers and Lu Zhenxue fight a lawsuit in court?"
Tao Mo was stunned at first, and after a moment he remembered the case between the Liang Mansion and the Qiu Mansion, and said, "This case has been settled."
Lao Tao said: "Gu She is the master of Mr. Yishui, and it is understandable that the young master makes friends with him."
Tao Mo felt uncomfortable when he heard this. He made friends with Gu She, not because he was a disciple of Mr. Yishui, but because he was Gu She. But Lao Tao had just returned and he was willing to argue with him about this matter, so he listened silently.
"It's just that you can't favor one and neglect Lin Zhengyong's subordinates." Lao Tao said earnestly, "There are only two ways to be an official. One is to be outstanding and reach the top. The other is to take the doctrine of the mean and protect yourself. Young Master, do you understand what I mean?"
Tao Mo's mouth moved, but he couldn't help it. He whispered: "I'm just a personal relationship with Gu She, and it's not involved in business."
This is what Lao Tao is really worried about. He sighed lightly, wanted to say something, but endured it again, and changed the topic: "I heard that Mr. Yiyu came to the county government a few days ago?" This news was passed to him by Duanmu Huichun, which was also the reason why he rushed back quickly. Because of his carelessness, Mr. Tao ended in hatred. He didn't want to repeat such a tragedy.
Tao Mo said: "He lived there for a few days before leaving."
Lao Tao nodded. Duanmu Huichun had already sent someone to inquire. If he had no idea, it would be Huang Guangde who had to kill the donkey and cross the river to destroy the bridge, which forced Yiyu to defect to Tanyang County to seek Tao Mo's protection.
Seeing that Lao Tao was worried, Tao Mo said, "You must be exhausted after traveling for so many days. Why not go back to your room and take a break?" When he said that he could not help but think of the hole in the roof. He said, "I will urge them to repair the roof as soon as possible. Master Mu's house is not broken, so you can go to his house first."
The roof of Duanmu Huichun was intact. Lao Tao shook his head and turned toward the house where Duanmu Huichun lived.
He had only walked a few steps away, and the concierge hurried from the other end and said, "Sir, Lord Cui said there was a murder."
Tao Mo's heart tightened, suddenly remembered the case Gu She mentioned last time, and said intimately: Could it be true?
Unexpectedly.
The one who died was not the bully he imagined.
What was even more unexpected was that he looked very familiar with the dead.
He turned to look at Hao Guozi.
Hao Guozi didn't recognize him at first, but after looking at him for a long time, his face gradually became suspicious, and after a while, he murmured: "Winfeng?"
Cui Jiong looked at his face and tentatively said, "Do you recognize him?"
Tao Mo nodded and said, "He is my fellow villager." Not only his fellow villager, but also with the help of the beautiful rain, they also sat down and drank and chatted.
Hao Guozi frowned and said, "Why did he come out too? Could it be that Qunxiang Tower has collapsed? Otherwise, why would the young men stay in the building and run out?"
Cui Jiong then realized that the one who died was a young man, and he suddenly lost some excitement about investigating the case.
Tao Mo asked, "Where was the body found?"
Cui Jiong said: "It was discovered in the river. When he found out, he was holding a piece of driftwood in his hand, but he was already angry and died for a long time. The fatal injury may be the arrow in the back."
Tao Mo frowned and said, "It's amazing, who wants to kill him?"
Hao Guozi whispered: "Can it be Huang Guangde?"
Tao Mo said: "Why?"
Hao Guozi said: "I don't know many evil people, but he is probably the one who hates them so much that they kill people. Maybe he has a crush on Wanfeng, but Wanfeng doesn't follow..." He couldn't make up. Wanfeng is a young servant in Qunxianglou. He doesn't know a lot of love, so how could he suddenly refuse to follow?
"Ah, is it related to Yiyu?" After thinking about it, he felt like he had pulled a thread. "I think Yiyu was strange. Maybe he had caused some big trouble and had to hide here."
Tao Mo said: "No evidence, don't guess blindly."
Cui Jiongzheng listened with relish and wished they could bring up a few more suspects, and hurriedly said, "This discussion of the case requires bold assumptions. We are all people in the yamen, so there is no need to be as taboo as the people."
Tao Mo said: "I don't know where the crime happened?"
Cui Jiong said: "I have sent someone to search upstream along the river bank, and I guess there will be news soon."
Tao Mo glanced at Master Jin walking hurriedly and hurriedly greeted him, "Master, why are you here?"
Master Jin looked at the corpse and whispered: "Is this corpse salvaged from the river?"
Tao Mo nodded.
Master Jin said: "It's a neighboring county dozens of feet north of here. I'm afraid this murder was not in our county."
Tao Mo said in confusion: "So what?"
Mr. Jin said: "This murder case is divided according to the location of the crime. If the case is not committed in Tanyang County, we will not be able to take over it."
He said, there was a yamen runner who rushed back to report: "Mr. Cui, this case is from the neighboring county."
Chapter completed!