A few days later, at noon, a chaotic noise suddenly came from near the east gate of Jiangning City. At this sensitive moment, the city couldn't help but panic. Countless residents looked over, wondering what was going on.
These days, a large number of disaster victims have gathered outside the city. The atmosphere in the city has always been a bit tense. Now that there is such a big commotion, the atmosphere in the city is even more tense.
Every household closed its doors one after another, and the Su family also became vigilant. The door of the house was tightly closed. Some people guarded the door with sticks, and some climbed up the wall to check what was going on outside.
Soon, a group of government officials came out to stabilize order, and the chaos outside quickly subsided. Then news came that the city gate was closed.
In mid-July, amid a riot, Jiangning City completely closed its gates.
It is said that the cause of the riots also originated from this. Not only the residents in the city knew that Jiangning was going to close the city gates, but the refugees outside the city also knew that Jiangning was going to close the city.
The city gate was open, so their hopes were higher, but the city gate was sealed. Although they didn't want to give up on them, the little guarantee in their hearts was gone.
Therefore, seeing that the city is about to be closed down, everyone wants to sneak into the city. However, Jiangning has been very strict about people entering the city recently. Without various documents, identity certificates, and relatives in Jiangning City to guarantee, they are not allowed to enter the city at all.
Jiangning indeed cannot support too many people.
At the beginning of the disaster, when the investigation was not strict, many victims sneaked into the city. As the price of food soared, these people could not afford to buy food and could only become beggars. The roads in Jiangning City are now full of people kneeling and begging.
people.
If you let people in again, you won't be able to control it well. If they are incited by others, big trouble will really happen.
Just like the riot just now, someone used the reason that Jiangning was about to close the city to incite the victims to rush into the city. Seeing that the chaos was getting worse, the officials guarding there made a prompt decision and chose to close the city gate.
After the east gate was closed, the other three gates also closed the city gates urgently for fear of people inciting trouble.
As Jiangning closed the city, the chaos subsided and the order in the city was maintained. However, the whole city seemed a little quiet, a little depressed, a little panicked, and the streets were deserted and deserted.
However, people's ability to adapt is obviously very strong. By the next day, everyone seemed to have adapted. Except that there were fewer people on the street and no one was coming in or out of the city gate, it seemed to be no different from the past.
At most, because there are too many beggars and homeless people in the city, public security has deteriorated sharply. People go out less and less, and they must bring guards when they go out.
Even the academy has temporarily suspended classes, and Qin Siyuan's chess stall on the bank of the Qinhuai River has also temporarily stopped operating.
Li Mu is still the same as before, reading books, practicing sword practice, drinking tea, shopping, and going to Hulu Valley every day when he has free time.
Although Hulu Valley is more than thirty miles away, and Jiangning has also sealed the city, for Li Mu, with his Qing Gong, even a stick of incense cannot be used for more than thirty miles. As for the city gate that cannot be walked, with his Qing Gong, the city wall is also like walking on the ground.
flat ground.
However, although all businesses in the city are withered, brothels and houses are becoming more and more prosperous. Everyone is depressed and more people come out to have fun. They often call friends in groups and spend a lot of money. They are more heroic and generous than before.
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The abnormal prosperity of the brothel and Chuguan, and the price of rice, flour, grain and oil in the city have also skyrocketed due to the closure of the city. Although the government has also issued restrictions, the residents in the city are rushing to buy rice like crazy. How can we stop this?
stock trends.
With such high food prices, more and more people cannot afford to buy food. The number of homeless beggars in the city is increasing day by day. Some wealthy families have begun to give porridge, and the Su family is no exception.
In the evening, the two continued to discuss and perfect the plan. They deduced it several times and saw that there were not many omissions. Su Tan'er couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, ate a piece of pastry and said: "The plan will not be implemented until a few days. Nothing happened these days. Tomorrow
My family is going to give out porridge in front of the house to help the victims. Do you want to go and see if your husband wants to?"
Li Mu nodded: "Okay! I haven't given porridge to anyone yet!"
Su Tan'er smiled and said: "Tan'er has given out porridge before. I remember that time when I was a child, the city gate was also closed. There were homeless beggars everywhere in the city. I followed my father and gave out porridge in front of the house."
"Prepare porridge and steamed buns in advance, and they will queue up. A bowl of porridge and a steamed bun can serve as a meal. When you put the food in their hands and see how happy they are, they will be very happy."
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The next day, I heard that the Su family was providing porridge for disaster relief, and nearby families who were short of food, homeless people and beggars gathered here one after another.
The Su family has also made preparations, with pots of cooked porridge and baskets of steamed buns put out.
The form of disaster relief at this time was very different from what was seen on TV. The Su family's servant directed the victims to line up in several lines and come forward one by one, giving each person a large spoonful of porridge and a small steamed bun.
Although the amount is not large, it can still be endured by people who have food and are out of food.
Some people are grateful, some are silent, and some are numb. The Su family's porridge is not just for doing good deeds, but also to gain a good reputation and be a righteous businessman, which can kill two birds with one stone.
Halfway through the distribution of things, Su Tan'er came over and said happily: "Dad is here too."
"Oh!" Li Mu turned around and saw that a carriage separated the crowded crowd and stopped at the door of the mansion. Instead of returning to the mansion, he came all the way to the porridge place.
After saying hello and joking for a while with Li Mu, Su Boyong looked at Su Tan'er and couldn't help but tell him: "I saw that you didn't look very good in the past few days. You should rest more and don't be too tired."
Su Tan'er nodded: "I know, it's okay." She was really worried about the matter about Huang Shang a few days ago.
After a few brief words, as the person in charge of the Su family's main house, Su Boyong also came to the long table and started serving steamed buns.
Su Tan'er and Li Mu were joking for a while, and were about to run over to give porridge, when there seemed to be some minor commotion among the victims.
In the queue where Su Boyong was serving steamed buns, someone squeezed up and seemed to want to jump in line, but the people in line refused, causing a bit of a commotion.
It seemed normal, but Li Mu knew that this was actually done by people disguised as disaster victims to assassinate Su Boyong.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The man squeezed his way to the front of the queue while the servants maintaining order did not react. Su Boyong didn't care, he took out a steamed bun and stretched out his hand to pass it over.
. But a dagger slipped out of the man's sleeve silently, and when he pounced, he was about to hit him with the knife.
At this time, Su Boyong finally realized that something was wrong. It was already too late to retreat, and blood was about to be spilled on the spot. A few feet away, Su Tan'er, who had martial arts skills on his body, had sharp ears and eyes, and a keen sense, also realized the danger and reached out to grab him.
There was a dagger on the side of his waist. He tried to save him but it was too late.
At this moment, a steamed bun flew over. It seemed to be extremely slow, but it was extremely fast. Just when the man was about to hit Su Boyong with a knife, the man was silently hit by the steamed bun and flew backwards a few steps.
The victim who bumped into the back fell to the ground with a splash, and the bright dagger in his hand also fell to the ground.
The bun that hit someone bounced back onto the table without even breaking the skin.
Only then did everyone react. Someone shouted that there was an assassin. Several servants who were maintaining order quickly pounced on the man before he picked up the dagger and controlled him.
Su Boyong was in shock and his face looked a little pale. Su Tan'er quickly ran over and drew his sword to guard him, for fear of a second assassin.
Fortunately, there may be a few who are on the lookout, but this is the one who takes action.
The Su family are also people who are accustomed to big scenes, and they quickly controlled the chaotic situation. Su Boyong was helped back to his house, and the porridge soup continued.
After returning to the house, when Su Boyong's mood recovered, the nursing home who detained the person for interrogation responded with a message. There was no interrogation at all, and the person had already been recruited, and the reason for the assassination was clearly explained.
The hall of the Su family was already crowded with people. Geng Huyuan looked at the people in the hall carefully, and seemed a little difficult to speak. Finally, he reported in a low voice: "According to the person's explanation, his name is Chen Er, and he was originally
A person from Jiayu, Ezhou, said that three years ago when my family, Su, opened a shop in Ezhou and took over land, I hired gangsters to drive his family out of their original address. His mother died as a result, and he and his family moved to a low-lying area.
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"Due to the severe flooding this year, his family was too low-income to escape in time, and his wife and children died as a result. This time he fled to Jiangning, and when he saw the Su family, he suddenly had the intention to kill, and took action. This man had a way to lead him.
, speaks Ezhou accent and dialect...it doesn’t look like his identity is fake.”
After speaking, Geng Huyuan remained silent.
Everyone was silent for a moment. The Su family, under the constraints of the old master, has always been very strict in running the household, but these things are basically handled by the shopkeeper below. It's really hard to say exactly how.
The old man was silent for a moment, then tapped the tunnel with his cane and said: "Whether this matter is true or not, we must find out whether it is my Su family who is at fault or someone is doing it behind the scenes."
Then he ordered the housekeeper: "Go and check, use all available connections, to check Chen Er's background. In the city, outside the city, all the way to Ezhou, let the shopkeeper in charge of Ezhou find out whether this happened three years ago..."
"Choose to do it after the city gate is closed and the flow of information is not smooth. If there is someone behind the scenes planning, assassination, and counterattack...it shows that this person's methods are vicious, and the matter must be investigated clearly."
However, the investigation had just begun here, and by the afternoon, in less than half a day, the Su family had forced many people to die, and the story that Su Boyong was assassinated in the street by his master had already spread throughout Jiangning City.
Now, there is no need to guess, someone is indeed planning behind it.
Not to mention how Chen Er, a fleeing victim, successfully entered Jiangning City. Chen Er was arrested on the spot, and no information at the scene was leaked. In just a short time, his story spread widely.
You must know that today's Jiangning City is full of beggars and homeless people, and the public security is in chaos. There are many people fighting, hurting, and even killing people. An attempted assassination will not cause much trouble.
No one is doing anything behind my back, not even ghosts can believe it.
Old Mrs. Su's crutch hit the ground heavily, and he spoke with gritted teeth: "It seems... someone really... wants to touch my Su family..."
Businessmen value reputation most. When word spreads about something like this that has forced people to die, it will be a huge blow to the entire Su family. With a bad reputation, not only is it difficult to do business, but they are not even qualified to compete with the imperial merchants.
In the small courtyard, Su Tan'er's face was full of sorrow: "How could this happen? Someone actually targeted the Su family and Chen Er's matter. Is it true? Now the city gate is closed, the news is not smooth, and there is a lot of chaos outside.
I’m afraid it won’t be possible within a month or two to investigate clearly.”
Li Mu said: "Actually, it is very simple to know whether what Chen Er said is true or false."
Su Tan'er turned her head and looked over.
Li Mu smiled: "I taught you all your martial arts. You don't believe what my husband says."
Su Tan'er said: "Dad said that people who have to be sent to the government for punishment in the future cannot be tortured in private. At least they can't be seen by others, so as not to get into trouble."
Li Mu said: "Don't worry."
After half a stick of incense, just after performing the Splitting Muscles and Crossing Bones technique, Chen Er explained the matter clearly.
He was indeed from Jiayu, Ezhou, but he was a gambler. Three years ago, the Su family opened a store in Ezhou to acquire land. The Chen family's land was indeed acquired, and the price paid was the market price.
Chen Er's neighbors all agreed. Because Chen Er had gambling debts and wanted high prices, he made trouble many times. The shopkeeper of the Su family found a local gangster to deal with him.
However, his mother did not die for this. Chen Er took the money from the land sale and did not go to buy a new house. Instead, he went to the gambling house and stayed away from home for several days and nights. When he returned home, the money from the land sale was gone.
He lost so badly that his mother was so angry that she died on the spot.
His new home was indeed flooded, mainly because he lost money and could not afford to buy a new house, so he could only build a few straw huts in a low-lying area, which were directly washed away by the flood this time.
As for his wife and children who died in the flood before they could escape in time, it is a lie.
Because he was a gambler, his wife and children were mortgaged, and he didn't know whether he would live or die. He still owes a lot of gambling debts and is being driven to death by debt collectors every day.
It was at this time that a stranger came to him and said he could help him pay off his gambling debts, or even redeem his wife and children, as long as he did something for him.
Chen Er, who had been desperate for a long time, was grasping at straws as if he could not refuse. In addition, he had been beaten up by someone from the shopkeeper of the Su family, so he could not help but hold a grudge, so he came all the way to Jiangning to wait for the opportunity.
As for who found Chen Er, and who was behind the scenes, Chen Er couldn't explain. The person who came to look for him was said to be a member of the Jianghu. The real mastermind never showed up. Chen Er just
The chess piece pushed to the front.
After learning the truth, Su Tan'er couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Su family did not do such evil things.
"But... who is so cruel, not only wants to assassinate dad, but also wants to ruin the reputation of the Su family."
Li Mu said: "Shopping malls are like battlefields. Don't think that everyone is so kind. Some people actually have no bottom line."
Su Tan'er was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised her head and said with a serious face: "Mr. Sir, let's practice the method you mentioned a few more times. If they actually do it so viciously, Tan'er will naturally not show any kindness anymore."
Li Mu said: "Just think about it. We can use some help for the assassination. It's better for the father-in-law to pretend to be too frightened and recuperate at home for a period of time, so that the Dafang side will be leaderless and appear chaotic, so as to lower their vigilance.
.On this point, Tan’er needs you to tell me personally.”