Chapter 71 The City Lord Is Sick 3(1/2)
"Are you sure it's Zhou Ying?" Tao Yu couldn't believe his ears and asked repeatedly, "He's tall and thin, who doesn't look easy to get along with?"
"... He is the only one of the young masters of the Zhou family, and I will not admit my mistake." The maid was a little panicked when she saw her serious expression.
Tao Yu sat there in a daze, hurriedly sat up after a while, and asked while wearing shoes and socks: "Where is the city lord? Where have you been to now?"
"Go back to Madam, I just heard from the servant who came back from the fun that Mr. Zhou had been salvaged and sent to the government office, so the city lord should be in the government office now." The maid said hurriedly.
Tao Yu nodded, and after washing up, he ordered the maid: "Send me to the government office."
"Madam?" The maid looked at her in confusion. She was so angry that she was asked by her wife just now that she didn't remember what was wrong. Now she realized that she felt that the wife seemed to care about this Zhou family's young master and she still wanted to see him now?
Tao Yu paused, noticed the doubt in her eyes, coughed and said with a deep face: "Although I don't have a family here, I was married to the city lord by the Ming Dynasty. Now, because of other people's affairs, I have been guarding the empty room early in the morning. Of course, I don't want to. I want to go and ask the city lord myself whether I am important or a dead person is important!"
Her last sentence deliberately raised her tone, which scared the maid.
While the maid responded quickly, the little doubt in her heart also disappeared. She thought that her wife had become abnormal because of Mr. Zhou, but now it seems that she is still because of the city lord... Wait a minute, there seems to be nothing to be happy about.
The maid looked at Tao Yu carefully. Seeing that her face was unwilling, she quickly turned around and arranged. While sympathizing with the city lord, she was afraid that Tao Yu's anger would implicate him.
When Tao Yu saw that he persuaded the maid, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and secretly warned himself not to be so obedient. This is a new world. Now she has nothing to do with this NPC named Zhou Ying. She must restrain herself even if she wants to investigate.
Thinking of this, she walked outside the door to wait for the carriage. The maid quickly delivered the carriage and the coachman to the door. Tao Yu sat on it and said to the coachman: "Go to the government office."
"I understand, madam." The coachman immediately drove and ran towards the government office.
Tao Yu was sitting alone in the carriage, his brows gradually frowned. From the previous worlds, it can be seen that Zhou Ying's character is like an undead boss. Even if he is already in low health, he can survive until the last second. Sometimes he may not die if he dies of his secondary personality.
However, she had just come to this world for a few days and saw Zhou Ying, he suddenly drowned. Why is this? What Tao Yu thought of was the abnormal death of his subordinate personality.
Several abnormal deaths in the secondary personality, and the spiritual world supported by them disappeared. No one knew what happened before they died or what strange phenomena. Tao Yu had to be energetic in order to prevent problems before they could happen.
The first thing to be clear about is Zhou Ying's death. She didn't believe anything about her death. Tao Yu went to the government office with a calm face. Before the carriage stopped, he heard the sound of crying and shouting in front of him.
Tao Yu's thoughts were instantly withdrawn and he spoke to the coachman: "What's wrong with the front?"
"I look like the Zhou family, and I should be crying for Mr. Zhou," the coachman replied, and after saying that, hesitating, "Madam, there are many people surrounding me, are you sure you want to go there?"
Tao Yu thought for a while and said, "You can find a place to stop first."
"Okay." The coachman immediately stopped the carriage on the small road behind the government office.
Tao Yu got off the carriage, looked at the high wall in front of him, and tried to discuss with the coachman: "Why don't you stay here and look at the carriage? How about I go to the city lord alone?"
"The government office is busy today. If the wife goes in, maybe someone will be able to take care of you. Why not I'll go with you?" the coachman replied.
Tao Yu glanced at the carriage that seemed to be of great value and hesitated: "But what if the carriage is stolen?"
"Madam, don't worry, our people who are not returning to the city have a very good nature. There has never been any offenders. Not to mention a carriage, even if you put some jewelry here, you will ensure that no one will move." The driver's eyes couldn't help but shine when he mentioned this. "Thanks to the city lord who is good by nature and guides the people to be kind, and all young people are good."
Tao Yu looked at him thoughtfully and was about to ask him something, the coachman said, "Madam, let's go?"
"Well," Tao Yu smiled and went to the back door of the government office with him. She asked while walking, "I think the city lord is like a child. I thought he didn't care about the affairs of the city, but what you meant, the city lord not only managed it, but also managed it very well?"
"Of course, the city lord is indeed a child with a good heart, but his mind is extremely smart. When he inherited the position of the city lord, Wuhuancheng was not as good as it is now. After the city lord took office, he re-wrote a set of laws, which increased the punishment for those who have lost their morals. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer bad people." The coachman kept talking about what happened at the time.
Tao Yu listened quietly and probably understood. The sub-personality here is still simple, but because he was smart enough to personally set the law, he also divided the government office into two independent departments, one department specifically arresting evil people, and the other department was responsible for interrogation.
Since this set of laws was established, he began to act according to the law. No one could be greater than the law. Unless there was a law, he would summon the people in the city to discuss matters together and resolve the problem according to public opinion.
Tao Yu heard the coachman say this and felt that the sub-personal personality here is really a wise and foolish type. He doesn't say anything about his thoughts, but he dares to think and do it. He will do it if he says reform, without any delay. He has never considered what situation he, the city lord who has just succeeded, would fall into.
Thinking of this, Tao Yu's image of crying in his mind gradually faded, and Yue Linze became a big boss in her eyes.
"Madam, there is the place where the coroner is performed for the autopsy, and the city lord may be there." The coachman bowed his head.
His voice instantly pulled Tao Yu, who was distracted, back to reality. When Tao Yu looked up, he happened to see Yue Linze running out of the door in a panic, and the eyes of the two immediately met.
The moment he looked at each other, Tao Yu felt Yue Linze's body stiffen for a moment, and then his eyes turned red. He called "wife" in grievance and rushed towards her.
When he screamed, the images of those wise and magical martial artists collapsed again. Tao Yu was startled and hurriedly reached out to greet him, but the next second he was brought into his arms. Tao Yu suddenly forgot that he told his maid that he wanted to settle the score with Yue Linze, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"...They bully me." Yue Linze's voice was slightly choked.
Tao Yu came out of his arms and saw that his eyes were slightly red. He had obviously cried. She frowned: "Who bullied?"
As soon as she finished speaking, several more people came out of the door. An old goatee sighed when she saw Yue Linze: "Master Lord."
Yue Linze immediately hid behind Tao Yu, grabbed Tao Yu's belt with both hands and looked at the group of people nervously: "My wife doesn't agree, you need not say anything, I won't agree."
Tao Yu: "…?" So what exactly should she do, what did she disagree with?
"Master Lord, how can you use Madam of the City Lord as an excuse? Besides, you don't have to do it yourself. Just watch from the side, even if you are just standing far away." Goathu persuaded with great sincerity.
Yue Linze's tall figure was slightly hunched, as if he wanted to hide himself completely behind Tao Yu, and he seemed to be unwilling to surrender even if he died.
Goathu had to look at Tao Yu: "Madam, look at this..."
"What's going on?" Tao Yu raised his eyebrows. Isn't he checking Zhou Ying's drowning? Why are several people playing hide-and-seek here?
Goathu sighed: "I believe my wife has heard about the drowning of the Zhou family's son today. After Zhou Ying's body was salvaged, she found a wound behind him. I was afraid that someone had committed evil, so she sent the body to the government office for inspection."
"Since that's the case, let's test it quickly. What are you doing here with the city lord?" Tao Yu heard that it was related to Zhou Ying, and began to think about it.
Goatbeard was even more helpless: "I want to test it quickly, but the city lord refused to cooperate."
Tao Yu looked at Yue Linze in confusion, not understanding what the coroner's autopsy had to do with him. A young man behind Goatwatch immediately said: "The law stipulates that any murder case must be investigated by the city lord himself."
"I don't want it, I'm afraid." Yue Linze opposed unhappily.
Tao Yu knew it and turned around and looked at Yue Linze with a laugh and crying voice: "I heard from the coachman on the way here, you decided this law yourself?"
"...I don't know that there will be the day when the murder occurred in Wuhuancheng." Yue Linze made a low voice, his tone not as firm as before.
Tao Yu grabbed his hand comfortably, rubbed his thumb on his palm, and whispered: "Can I accompany you in? You just hide behind me. If you are really afraid, close your eyes and I will protect you."
"You are not as tall as me or as strong as me." Yue Linze didn't trust her little body very much in this kind of thing.
Tao Yu was not annoyed when he glanced at him with suspicion, but just looked at him with a smile: "But I can find someone to take you in now."
Yue Linze was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he felt that Tao Yu was even more terrifying. Due to the pressure from many aspects, he could only nod in tears to agree. In order to comfort him, Tao Yu took him into the cold house and said gently: "When the investigation is over, I will buy you candied haws."
"...Oh." Yue Linze looked at the surrounding environment absent-mindedly, holding her hand harder and harder.
Tao Yu felt a little painful, but when he saw his face full of panic, he still held back. While walking into the house, he observed the surroundings and soon arrived at the mortals.
As soon as he entered the innermost room, Tao Yu felt the cool air. There were cold ice all around the room, and a bed was placed in the middle of the room, with Zhou Ying with a gray and stiff face lying on it.
It was not until this moment that Tao Yu saw the body with his own eyes that he was sure that Zhou Ying was really dead. So who killed it? Is it related to the abnormal death of the secondary personality? Tao Yu's heart slowly sinks.
Just as she wanted to continue walking forward, a wave of resistance immediately came from her hands, and when she turned around, she saw Yue Linze with a resistant face. She said helplessly: "I've just arrived at the door."
"I promised to look from a distance." Yue Linze was unhappy.
Tao Yu had to look at the coroner. The coroner felt that it was already very grateful that Yue Linze was willing to come in. As for the others, it was better not to have too high demands. Tao Yu had to give up seeing this and did not continue moving forward, so as not to make these people suspicious.
With Yue Linze present, the coroner began to check and said the results while checking: "From the zombie zombie, it should have fallen into the water between the Chou and Yin."
The apprentice next to him immediately recorded the clues, and Yue Linze beside Tao Yu took the initiative to hug Tao Yu's waist, looking like a big bird was dependent on others. Tao Yu was almost breathless by him, and patted his hand to signal him to let go. Yue Linze then reluctantly let go.
The couple kept making small moves. The coroner glanced at them and then continued to have an autopsy: "There is water in the mouth and nose, which should have been choked and suffocated, and there was mud and sand in the gap between his fingers. It seemed that he had struggled in the water." When the coroner was found, he frowned, "There is gravel in the wound, which should be caused by hitting a sharp stone when he fell into the water, but..."
"Just what?" Tao Yu asked immediately.
The coroner didn't expect her to speak, paused for a moment and said in a deep voice: "But why are there signs of burning in the wound?"
"...When there are signs of burning when falling into the water?" Yue Linze shook, tightened his arm that had just been loosened inch again. Tao Yu was so tight that he almost rolled his eyes. He hurriedly reached out to hold his arm, and didn't bother to ask the coroner's questions.
After hearing Yue Linze's question, the coroner observed for a while, shook his head frequently and said, "I don't know much about this. It seems that I need to check it carefully, but I still have to tell the Zhou family first to see what they plan."
"Then let it settle. If it's okay, can we leave?" Yue Linze asked earnestly, obviously he was already extremely afraid.
Coroner laughed: "Yes, lord, you can leave first..."
There was another word that was not pronounced, and Yue Linze had already dragged Tao Yu out and ran away far before stopping. He looked at Tao Yu with lingering fear and asked, "Aren't you afraid?"
"It's just a dead person. If there is anything to be afraid of, I won't get up and bite us." Tao Yu said funny. Seeing Yue Linze instantly lit up his admiration after hearing her words, he thought in his heart that no matter how terrible it is, it is not as terrible as the waiting ceramic doll in a certain world before.
Yue Linze's eyes were still a little wet. At this moment, he looked at Tao Yu softly and laughed for a while: "My wife is so amazing, she is not afraid of anything."
"Yes, I'm not afraid, there's nothing to be afraid of." Tao Yu saw the innocence in his eyes that was ignorant of the world, and couldn't help but soften his attitude, holding his hand and walking out. "If you encounter something you feel afraid in the future, come to me to discuss it, do you know?"
Now it seems unlikely that it will be possible to stay and perform a coroner on an autopsy. You still have to find an opportunity to come by yourself and check it alone to see what the cause of death is. Until now, she still feels that Zhou Ying's death in this world is closely related to the death of several sub-personal personalities. If she can't find out clearly for a day, she will be unable to feel at ease for a day.
Yue Linze responded, slightly excited: "I wanted to be a monk in the temple before, but my mother-in-law and the others were unhappy. I don't know why, but now I finally know."
"Why?" Tao Yu raised his eyebrows.
Yue Linze smiled embarrassedly, and a red look on his face: "Because you can't marry a wife by becoming a monk, but having a wife is the happiest thing in the world. They love me and want me to live happily, so they asked me to do this."
When he said this, there seemed to be stars in his eyes, and every expression and movement was filled with the unique sincerity of a young man. It was not until this moment that Tao Yu understood why some people said love words only tasted if they were naive young people.
"...Are you unhappy?" Yue Linze looked at her nervously when he saw her silent.
Tao Yu smiled: "No, lower your head."
"What?" Yue Linze lowered his head in confusion. Before he could react, a kiss was printed on his forehead. He was stunned and his expression appeared empty. When he reacted, Tao Yu had already walked away.
He hurriedly chased after him, suppressing the corners of his lips that were crazy about to raise up and said, "You can't do this in the future."
"Why? You don't like it?" Tao Yu asked casually, obviously not taking his words to heart.
Yue Linze hesitated and said, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just... Anyway, you are not allowed to do this anymore, at least you can't do this in front of others. After you... you are my wife, and I am willing to spoil you." So it doesn't matter if you kiss twice more.
"There must be a reason," Tao Yu looked at him with a funny look, "Did I even violate the law when I kissed my husband?"
To be continued...