NCCnovel Chapter 175 Dongfeng Station Looking for Yunhu
Chapter 175 Dongfeng Station Looking for Yunhu
That day, Du Kongqing went to Luo Xiaoran's house after breakfast as usual, wanting to see if Luo Xiaoran had returned.
As a result, they met Qian Dazhuang on the way. Qian Dazhuang claimed that he had seen Luo Xiaoran in Fuyuan County and wanted Du Kongqing to go with him to find someone.
Du Kongqing knew that Qian Dazhuang was a vicious and despicable man, and was unwilling to pay attention to him, but Qian Dazhuang used the big knife equipped by the constables to force Du Kongqing to follow him.
Du Kongqing had no choice but to do as he was told. After arriving in Fuyuan County, Qian Dazhuang did not take Du Kongqing to find Luo Xiaoran. Instead, he took her to his home, tied her up, and locked her in the woodshed.
In the afternoon, Qian Dazhuang brought Du Kongqing to the county government office and handed him over to An Luhai, claiming that Yu Hongmei, who killed Master An, was from the same village as Du Kongqing.
Qian Dazhuang also stated righteously that Master An had repeatedly hoped to take Du Kongqing as a concubine, but Du Kongqing repeatedly declined and was unwilling to marry into the An family.
Therefore, he speculated that the death of Master An might have been done by Du Kongqing at the instigation of Yu Hongmei in order to avoid marrying into the An family.
For several months, An Luhai was unable to get over the pain of losing his son and was on the verge of collapse. He beat and scolded the constables under him and reduced their salaries.
This prompted Qian Dazhuang to capture Du Kongqing, hoping that An Luhai would use her as a punching bag to vent his anger. This way, they, the group of detectives, would not have to suffer anymore.
What's more, Du Kongqing had insulted Qian Dazhuang because of Luo Xiaoran, saying that he was not worthy of Luo Xiaoran, so Qian Dazhuang wanted to take revenge.
Qian Dazhuang's conspiracy succeeded, and An Luhai was furious. He immediately detained Du Kongqing and ordered his detectives to beat her with a stick.
Qian Dazhuang still felt unsatisfied after seeing Du Kongqing being beaten, because he still wanted to take revenge on Luo Xiaoran who had rejected him before, but he knew that Luo Xiaoran had not been in Hexi Village for the past few months.
However, Qian Dazhuang immediately thought of Sun Qingyuan, who often stayed with Luo Xiaoran and Du Kongqing. That guy had humiliated his sister Qian Xiaocui.
This time they were dealt with together. Qian Dazhuang showed a sinister smile, which was vulgar and terrifying.
So, Qian Dazhuang told An Luhai that Sun Qingyuan, who used to sell calligraphy and paintings on the street, always opposed Master An and often hung out with Du Kongqing, and might have participated in the assassination of Master An.
Du Kongqing's blood must have made An Luhai even more crazy. He accepted all of Qian Dazhuang's words and had Sun Qingyuan arrested as well...
Du Kongqing soon fainted from the cruel beating and was then dragged into prison.
Then Luo Xiaoran broke out of prison and Du Shimu returned.
Her thoughts returned to reality, and Luo Xiaoran saw the lonely trail of footprints left by Wang Changbo on the ground when he left.
Wang Changbo must be helpless to set off to Kyoto in such cold weather, right?
But doing so is indeed safe and secure.
Luo Xiaoran sighed, she also felt a little uneasy inside.
Du Shimu has been gone for two days. Didn't he have any hesitation before leaving?
Why did he think that just by giving An Luhai a medical prescription, An Luhai would be able to easily get over the matter?
This is the thing that Luo Xiaoran can't understand the most.
She was even more unsure whether An Luhai would have another attack or when.
To be on the safe side, she had to make some more preparations.
The two younger ones, Xiao Xingchen and Niu Dan, were left at home and taken care of by Uncle Xiang's family. Du Kongqing had Du Kang, so Sun Qingyuan could also lend a hand in taking care of them - he was very happy about it.
Luo Xiaoran called Qiu Niang, and the two of them harnessed the carriage and headed towards Yizhou.
The road was covered with snow. Luo Xiaoran drove very slowly. She was preoccupied with things and had no intention of appreciating the ancient pure green and pollution-free snow scene.
"Xiao Ran, what are we going to do in Yizhou?"
Qiu Niang didn't want to stay in the carriage, so she sat outside with Luo Xiaoran to drive the carriage.
"Remember Yunhu? He gave me a token. Let's go find him."
"Looking for Yun Hu? Then let's go back home first. I'll go get some samples."
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Yizhou, Dongfeng Post Station.
"Miss, what's up?" the guy at the counter asked with a smile.
It was so rare that two girls came to their Dongfeng Inn on such a cold day.
"I'm looking for Yunhu." Luo Xiaoran took out the token and handed it over.
The clerk took the token, looked it over, and a hint of caution appeared on his smiling face:
"Wait a moment, young lady. I'll ask my shopkeeper to come."
Not long after, a middle-aged man walked out from the inner room, holding Luo Xiaoran's token tightly in his hand with a serious expression.
"I wonder where did the girl get this token from?"
"Of course it was given to me by Yunhu. Is he here? I have something to ask him." Luo Xiaoran told the truth.
A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the post station owner. This token was no ordinary token. It represented the leader of their Dongfeng Caravan.
The girl in front of me even called the leader by his name. She is really brave!
However, the person holding this token is the most distinguished guest of the Dongfeng Caravan and must not be treated lightly.
"The young master is not at the post station today. You must have come all the way here. Why don't you sit down and have some hot tea? I'll send someone to find the young master."
After saying that, the shopkeeper returned the token to Luo Xiaoran with a very polite attitude.
Luo Xiaoran took the token and nodded in agreement.
Then, under the guidance of the shopkeeper, he went to a private room, sat down, picked up a bowl of hot tea, and waited for Yun Hu to arrive.
They waited until dusk fell, and lights were lit one after another in the inn. The dim candlelight made people drowsy.
Just when Luo Xiaoran was about to go back under Qiu Niang's persuasion and come back another day, Yun Hu came back from outside, looking dusty and cold.
Walking in with big strides, Yun Hu saw Qiu Niang sitting next to Luo Xiaoran and was stunned for a moment.
At this time, Qiu Niang was bare-faced, which formed a huge contrast with the exquisite makeup she wore when they first met.
Yun Hu realized that he was distracted and quickly looked away. He took off his gray cloak and hung it on the horizontal bar where clothes could be placed.
The cloak Yunhu was wearing was the same one he had worn on the official road to the northern border. He also had two cloaks of the same style but different colors, which were worn by Luo Xiaoran and Qiu Niang.
Qiu Niang turned around and took out the cloaks she had brought back home from her bag, one white and one black, and handed them to Yun Hu with both hands:
"Thank you, Captain Yunhu. The cloaks have been cleaned and are returned to you."
Yun Hu was stunned. He had long since stopped caring about the two cloaks, so why should they be returned?
The heating in the inn room was burning very hot, and the faint scent of soapberry on the cloak floated to Yunhu's nose. Yunhu was about to refuse, but the words fell on his tongue and he swallowed them back.
He took the cloak from Qiu Niang and put it on the horizontal bar. When he turned around, Qiu Niang had already retreated and sat next to Luo Xiaoran.
Yun Hu simply asked directly, "Luo Xiaoran, why did you come to see me in such a cold weather?"