Shi Jinrou raised the letter in her hand and said with joy: "General Ran is coming back!"

Xiuhe put down the teapot and fruit and said happily: "That's great! Once General Ran comes back, the young master will never be lonely again!"

Shi Jinrou curled her lips and said: "This damn Ah Cheng, I thought he would stay in the southwest for a year and a half, but I didn't expect him to come back so soon."

Xiuhe asked doubtfully: "Are you coming to Ngee Ann?"

Shi Jinrou nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes! He said in the letter that he came directly from the southwest to Ngee An and would not return to the capital."

Xiuhe asked again: "When will you come back?"

"He should be on his way back now. He might arrive in another five or six days."

Xiuhe let out a long breath and said, "It's good now. The prince doesn't have to go to the capital anymore. General Ran is back, and Master Lu is here every day. Master, it's great that our back house is busy again!"

Shi Jinrou swept away the depressed mood of the past few days and said happily: "Well, not only is it lively, but you don't have to worry about the Duan family anymore! Xiuhe, go tell Mother Gu to make some good dishes tonight, and then

Prepare a jug of good wine, we want to celebrate General Ran's return!"

…………

Duan Mansion, the residence of Mr. Gu.

As soon as Mr. Duan entered the room, he asked: "Sir, you are so anxious to find me. Is there any important news?"

Mr. Gu chuckled and said, "Brother Duan, don't be impatient. Sit down and talk first."

Mr. Duan sat down as he was told, but kept looking at Mr. Gu expectantly.

Mr. Gu said: "Their lair has been found! It's at the Yuanlai Inn near the pier."

"Ah, it turns out they are really them. Didn't Mr. Ex say they are just ordinary businessmen?" Mr. Duan was stunned for a moment and didn't think much about it. But as soon as he said the words, he regretted it. He might be angry if he asked like this.

Got Mr. Gu.

Sure enough, Mr. Gu glanced at Mr. Duan with dissatisfaction and said: "I made a mistake before. In addition, there was news from Beijing that there was indeed someone from the boss of Shopkeeper Zhao, and he was a close friend of the person named Ran.

It also confirmed that that person did open an inn in Ngee An. So, I believed it."

Mr. Duan said quickly: "Sir, your resourcefulness is incomparable, but the one named Ran is too cunning."

Mr. Gu curled his lips and said: "No matter how cunning a fox is, there will be times when he is negligent. If no one had been forcibly taken away last time, I would not have suspected them."

Mr. Duan nodded as if he understood, but did not dare to ask any more questions.

Mr. Gu saw that Mr. Duan wanted to ask but did not dare to ask, so he continued:

"Our spy at the county government found out that people from the Yuanlai Inn often went to the county government's back house and got close to the county magistrate's son, so on the one hand I sent someone to pretend to be a tourist and stayed at the inn. On the other hand, I

He also notified people in Beijing that he had secretly kidnapped shopkeeper Zhao's boss. After being tortured and tortured, the man confessed that the inn in Nghe An did not belong to him at all, and that everything was arranged by Ran. And that Zhao

He doesn’t even know the shopkeeper.”

Master Duan was really surprised after hearing this, and said bitterly: "I didn't expect that the person named Ran could have such a skill, so what exactly does he want?"

Mr. Gu smiled slightly and said: "Brother Duan, do you remember that I once said that to judge the purpose of Ran, you only need to look at how many people he has left in Nghe An."

Mr. Duan thought for a while and said, "Remember, Mr. Duan said that if there are only two or three people, it is to take care of the Shi family's children; if there are twenty or thirty people, then there must be another agenda."

"That's right, the brothers who were arranged to stay in the inn by me have found out their details. In the inn, there are a total of twenty-five people including the shopkeeper and his assistants. They all live in a separate courtyard. Outsiders are not allowed to tamper with that courtyard.

Enter. In addition, they also have a stable with about thirty horses."

Mr. Duan couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Mr. Gu and said: "Even if Zhuge reincarnates, it will be nothing more than this. Sir, you are so smart!"

Mr. Gu smiled humbly, picked up the tea cup, used the lid of the cup to stir up the tea leaves floating on it, and took a sip.

Mr. Duan asked carefully: "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

Mr. Gu did not answer but asked: "What do you think?"

Mr. Duan said bitterly: "If you ask me, it's better to report it to the prefect, say that the culprits of the kidnappers have been found, and ask the prefect to arrest them and put them in jail, and then seal the inn!"

Mr. Gu shook his head and said: "Zhifu Zhang is unstable and untrustworthy. What's more, he can be released after being caught, and the inn can be reopened after being closed down. To us, he is still a serious problem!"

Mr. Duan couldn't help but asked in confusion: "So, sir, how should we deal with it?"

Mr. Gu sneered, waved his hand sideways, made a killing motion, and then said coldly: "Cut the grass and root it out!"

…………

Because Ran Yicheng was about to return, Shi Jinrou's excitement obviously affected Xiao Lian and Xiu He. After dinner, the two gathered in Shi Jinrou's room and chattered about how to welcome General Ran's arrival.

While they were discussing, Shi Yuanhai arrived. He also heard the news, so he rushed over to ask, and also found out what Princess An Ning said to Shi Jinrou that afternoon.

When Xiao Lian and Xiu He saw their master coming, they immediately calmed down, poured tea for the father and daughter, and then voluntarily left the room.

Shi Yuanhai asked Shi Jinrou: "Why did General Ran come back suddenly? Is the matter in the southwest border completed so quickly? What did he say?"

Shi Jinrou replied: "He didn't say the reason in the letter. He only said that he was rushing to Ngee Ann?"

Shi Yuanhai frowned and said doubtfully: "Hurry up? Could it be that he came to Ngee Ann for something urgent?"

Shi Jinrou also looked thoughtful. Obviously, she didn't know the answer either.

Ishihara Haizhe said: "Is it because of Princess An Ning?"

A word reminded Shi Jinrou that she asked Ran Yicheng when she met the princess today, and Ran Yicheng wanted to come to Ngee An in a hurry at this time. Is this a coincidence? Or is it Ran Yicheng and Princess Anning...
Chapter completed!