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Chapter 155 Who are you?
"Master Qiao, do you know their names?"
"They said they were imperial envoys sent by the Emperor. I was in prison before and heard the jailers chatting. I seemed to hear that one of them was named Li Wenzhong and the other was named Feng Guang."
"Judging from their names, these two people are indeed officials of the imperial court." Lu Linlang carefully recalled the names of officials in the capital and did find information about two people, but their official positions were not high.
"Young lady actually recognizes the imperial officials?" Mr. Qiao's eyes lit up when he heard that she could make such a judgment on the officials' names.
"Master Qiao, please keep this matter a secret. These people have harmed many people. This is definitely not the emperor's intention. Once the truth is revealed, I will give you justice."
"Do you know that person too?" Mr. Qiao was ecstatic. No wonder Miss Lu was so calm. It turned out that she was not an ordinary person either.
Thinking of this, Mr. Qiao became even more excited. Finally, he finally got the hope he had been waiting for.
He promised everything Miss Lu said, and he was obviously much more relaxed after going downstairs. His son didn't go in, so he didn't know what they talked about. He only saw that when his father came downstairs, there was a look of relief on his face.
"father?"
"Let's go home. Thanks to Miss Lu and everyone's help today, we got some food. Let's go home and feed our family. Thank you all."
Master Qiao led his son back, and everyone saw the change in his expression. They became even more curious about Lu Linlang's identity, but no one went to investigate. Now they were all in danger, so they sat for a while and then hurried back, fearing that the robbers would come again.
For the next two days, Lu Linlang and her people moved directly into the inn. She didn't go out for a stroll and didn't seem to do anything. Lu Zhan stayed by her side the whole time. Yun Can pretended to be sick, so he didn't leave.
The two imperial envoys have not appeared in the past two days. I don't know whether they have reduced their money-making efforts recently, or because the woman who jumped into the well a few days ago asked them to take a break. However, based on everyone's conversation, I'm afraid such a thing will happen again.
One day, Lu Linlang was reading in the house when she suddenly heard a commotion downstairs and someone shouted that robbers were coming.
Then, Lu Linlang opened the window and saw that every household outside was closing their doors. The street, which had been bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became quiet, as if no one had appeared.
The shopkeeper and the waiter were in a hurry to close the door. Just as they had closed it, they heard the sound of someone knocking on a gong.
"Officials are doing business, pedestrians please give way!"
Lu Linlang stood at the window and looked down, and happened to see two sedan chairs passing through the street, and many people dressed as yamen runners and carrying knives.
The person in the sedan waved his hand, and the bearers quickly stopped, fearing that they would be punished if they were any late.
"Arrest Wang Youcai and interrogate him!" Two men in official uniforms came out of the sedan chair, holding a list in their hands, and said to the inn where Lu Linlang was.
"Open the door and arrest Wang Youcai!" When the yamen runners heard this, they banged on the door of the inn.
Wang Youcai was the innkeeper. He was originally listening to who was in trouble this time, but he heard his own name. He was so scared that his legs went weak and he was about to sit on the ground.
"Boss, boss, I seem to hear them calling your name." The waiter also shuddered, but the yamen runners were knocking hard on the door outside, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
"It's over, it's over, my Wang family is finished, God is blind." The shopkeeper was also scared and didn't dare to stay away, but he was unwilling to surrender like this.
When the yamen runners saw that they did not open the door on their own initiative, they kicked it.
The door latch was loose, and the shopkeeper seemed to be stunned, his movements were stiff, and he didn't even hear the waiter calling him.
"Boss, waiter, open the door, otherwise they may break the door and it will be more trouble than it's worth. Come here and don't be afraid." Lu Linlang brought Lu Zhan down from upstairs, accompanied by Lu Zhan's personal guards and her own guards.
"Girl, I, I'm scared." The waiter didn't dare to open the door and ran straight to them.
Lu Zhan signaled to his personal guard, who walked over and opened the door.
"Wang Youcai, you are so brave that you actually want to resist arrest. The adults said that if you resist arrest, you will be punished regardless of life or death." The yamen runners spoke arrogantly when they saw the door open. When they saw Wang Youcai sitting on the stool, they thought he was going to resist.
"Who are you, and what evidence do you have to arrest people without reason?"
Lu Linlang was also sitting at the table, and Xing'er was serving her tea. The constables saw their posture and then looked at Lu Linlang's clothes. It was obvious that she was not wearing silk that ordinary people would dare to wear. The people around her were all carrying knives. Not knowing their identities, they were a little scared for a moment, and one of them hurried out to report.
"Oh, a woman who might be of status actually dares to stop the yamen from doing its work?" Li Wenzhong was immediately displeased when he heard the report from the yamen runner, and then he led his men into the lobby.
I saw the girl sitting there calmly drinking tea, and there was a young man next to her with a spear in his hand. This was not something ordinary people could use, only people in the army could use a spear. I immediately felt puzzled.
"Who is this girl? Where is she from? Why is she stopping the government from arresting people?" Li Wenzhong was a little angry when he saw that she saw him but continued to drink tea as if she didn't see him.
"Who are you to talk to my young lady? What is your identity and what crime are you arresting?" Lu Linlang did not speak, and Xing'er spoke first.
"Hey, you, I'm giving you face, but you're being shameless. What kind of person are you? I'm the emperor's personal envoy, responsible for inspecting the county magistrates to see if they're fulfilling their duties. I do everything according to the law and I'm working for the emperor. Who are you to dare to contradict me? Come on, arrest them all!"
"Brother Wenzhong, why are you so angry? Why don't you just tell me your names? This gentleman hates evil and hates evil. Considering that you are girls, I will not bother with you too much. If you still don't know what's good for you, then I can't persuade you anymore."
Another man named Feng Guang came in, and the two of them, one playing the good guy and the other playing the bad guy, performed quite well.
"You say he's an imperial envoy, so what's the evidence? I've never heard of an imperial envoy arresting someone without needing evidence or charges, and just throwing them into jail. Even if it's a murderer, they still have to ask about the reason, right?"
"The government has its own reasons for investigating a case. I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Otherwise, your behavior will result in you being thrown into jail and being charged with obstructing the government's work. It would be heartbreaking if such a beautiful face was accidentally injured in jail."
Li Wenzhong said this with a lewd smile.
"Shut your stinky mouths!" When Lu Zhan heard him say that, he stood up and kicked the stool under his feet in front of the two men, knocking them to the ground.
"You actually dared to attack an official appointed by the imperial court. Your crime is even more serious. Come, arrest him now!"
"Let's see who dares!" At this moment, Yun Can came in from outside, bringing with him a team of soldiers.
At the same time, Li Wenzhong's men came running over with injuries. Seeing so many soldiers, they immediately shouted, "Sir, these soldiers have captured all our men!"
Li Wenzhong and Feng Guang did not expect that the young man next to them would suddenly attack. After being helped up by the yamen runners, the two of them also felt that something was wrong and wanted to run away immediately.