“It will take about an hour and a half. You can have lunch at the farm at noon and take a closer look. You will be able to basically understand the situation.”

“Then let’s do as Manager Sun says.” Su Yujin agreed.

After talking to Manager Sun for a while, Su Yujin went back with the Ai Cao.

She hadn’t walked a few steps when I saw some commotion on the street.

Faintly in the distance, they could hear noisy sounds, see people leaving in a hurry as if to avoid it, and see people walking quickly forward as if to watch the fun.

“Excuse me, what happened over there?” Su Yujin was extremely surprised and asked the people around her.

“I heard that a murderer has run into our Qinghe County. People from the government are looking for him on the streets and investigating everywhere.” The one who answered Su Yujin’s question was an auntie, holding her granddaughter in her hands. Both of them looked pale.

“Everything was just fine, so how could there be a murderer? Such a heartless and ruthless person is definitely dangerous. It’s no longer safe outside; we need to hurry back.”

After the aunt said this, she took her granddaughter and hurried home.

Qinghe County was adjacent to the capital and has always been considered very peaceful.

But at this time, a murderer came and hid in the county town. He might hurt other people’s lives at any time. Naturally, the people were worried and felt that the entire county town was not safe.

“Miss” Ai Cao’s expression changed, “Let’s go back quickly.”

There was once an incident where a gangster wanted to kidnap Su Yujin but accidentally kidnapped Qingkui instead. Although the gangster did not succeed, the more she thought about it, the more frightened he became.

Ai Cao didn’t want her Miss to encounter any problems again.

Su Yujin nodded, “Let’s go home first.”

The two of them walked back and when they passed by Huibin Building, they found several yamen runners standing at the door.

The leading constable, along with several detectives, were conducting the routine interrogation that the aunt had just mentioned.

Holding a portrait of a criminal suspect, they would stop people passing by on the street and compare them with the portrait. If they looked completely unrelated, they would let them go. If they looked somewhat similar, they would check their identification documents to make sure there were no problems before letting them go.

The method was simple, and for the constables, it was also a matter of performing their duties, which was nothing wrong.

But those people were not standing on the street, but standing at the door of the restaurant. They stood there like a wall, blocking most of the door of the restaurant.

So much so that those who had originally planned to come to the restaurant for dinner, after seeing this scene, hesitated for a moment and then got up and left.

Even if some people were unwilling to leave and still insisted on going to the Huibin Building for dinner, they would be stopped by these constables and interrogated based on the portraits in their hands.

After these few times, only a few people dared to enter the Huibin Building for dinner.

Even those who had already entered the guest house could not eat in peace because the constables were guarding the door, so they left in a hurry.

Manager Wu was so anxious that beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

“My dear officers.” Manager Wu smiled flatteringly, “My dear officers, you have worked hard in handling the case. Our store doesn’t have much to offer, but we have a few tasty dishes. It’s almost noon now, so why don’t you go to the private room upstairs and have a bite to fill your stomach?”

The head constable was named Guo, a tall middle-aged man. He glanced at Wu Jiantong and said, “Manager Wu is kind-hearted, but we are still busy investigating the case and have no time to eat. So we appreciate your kindness.”

“It’s just that we can’t understand it in our hearts. We need to eat it up, then it’s appropriate.” Wu Jiantong said with a smile, “You are investigating cases for the government, and in the end, you are investigating cases for the people and the peace of the entire county. We are merchants in the county, so there is no reason for us not to support it.”

“Inviting the officers to a meal is a way for us to support the government and reward the officers. Captain Guo, please don’t be too polite because of this, otherwise it will be really embarrassing.”

“Our Lord has said that as people in the government, we must be diligent and honest, and we must not eat and drink with the common people and merchants, which is not acceptable to others. We also have rules to follow. If Manager Wu insists, it is not good for us, but it is trying to harm us.”

Captain Guo glanced at Wu Jiantong and said, “Manager Wu, you should just take care of your own business and not worry about us. We have to take care of serious matters here too.”

Wu Jiantong gritted his teeth, paused, looked around, and said, “Captain Guo is an upright person, and one can admire him very much. But since the officers don’t eat, they still have to drink the tea. Besides, handling cases is hard, and there is no reason for him to stand there for the whole afternoon.”

“There’s a large open space over there, and it’s sunny and warm. Why don’t I move a table and some chairs over there for you officers? It will be more convenient for you, too?”

“This place is pretty good. It would be troublesome to move it around.” Captain Guo waved his hand to refuse.

“Captain Guo, this…”

Another layer of sweat broke out on Wu Jiantong’s forehead.

“Why, you don’t want us to stay here, you think we are interfering with your business?”

Captain Guo snorted coldly, “Manager Wu is really a man who says one thing and thinks another. Just now he said that as a merchant in the county, he should support the government’s investigation of the case, but now he dislikes us for affecting his business.”

“Looking along this street, all the shops are open for business. If we don’t stay in front of your shop, we have to go to other people’s shops. This will affect the business of some shops. In order not to affect your own business, you let us affect other people’s business?”

“If everyone is like you, pushing the buck here and there, then we won’t be able to investigate this case, won’t we be able to do the job, and won’t the murderer just get away with it? If there really is a mistake, can you take the responsibility?”

“Captain Guo, that’s not what I meant…”

“No matter what you mean, since you don’t want us to stay here, I’m going to say something unpleasant. We’re still here!” Captain Guo shouted angrily.

Wu Jiantong’s face turned paler and paler.

Su Yujin watched the whole thing from a distance and couldn’t help but frown.

It was obvious that Captain Guo did this on purpose.

If she remembered correctly, the brother-in-law of Manager Song of Mingyuxuan, who worked in the government office, seemed to be surnamed Guo.

This Captain Guo, under the pretext of handling a case for the government, deliberately conducted checks at the entrance of the Huibin Building in an attempt to disrupt the business of the building.

This was really abominable!

She needed to think of a solution…

Su Yujin walked to the door of the reception building.

“Boss.” Wu Jiantong came over and explained, “This…”

Su Yujin raised her hand, “Manager Wu, there’s no need to say more. I know everything. Since the situation has become like this and the officers are here for official business, just let them go.”

“But it’s already noon, and it’s time to eat. I wonder if Lord Ye has eaten lunch yet…”

(End of this chapter)

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