Chen Jinjun was walking on the way back to Huo Mansion, watching the sky getting darker and darker, so she did not take a detour and go back from where she came out.
She walked through the front door.
When the guard at the door saw her, his eyes were as big as eggs.
Chen Jinjun just walked back to his yard in a grand manner.
Huo Tingyu learned that Chen Jinjun actually dropped the military book in his hand when he returned from the main entrance.
"She is provoking!" Huo Tingyu was so angry that he was furious.
"Someone, go and bring Dong Chen's family over."
When the adjutant arrived at Chen Jinjun's yard, Chen Jinjun was having dinner.
She raised her eyes and saw the military uniform on the adjutant's body, and immediately knew what was going on.
"Stop talking." Chen Jinjun directly interrupted the order that the adjutant had been preparing all the way.
She picked up the spoon and drank the sweet soup in her bowl in one sip, then wiped her mouth and stood up.
Chen Jinjun asked the maid to bring him his cloak, tidied it up slowly, and then cleared the yard in front of the adjutant.
When he arrived at the door of Huo Tingyu's study, Chen Jinjun knocked on the door frame twice, raised his legs and went in.
"Say hello to Marshal Huo."
Although he said respectful words, Chen Jinjun walked directly to the Taishi chair aside and sat down, without paying any attention to Huo Tingyu.
Huo Tingyu was very angry and knocked on the table hard.
"Does my boss take Huo Mansion seriously?"
Chen Jinjun raised his eyelids and glanced at him, feeling that his usually fierce-looking face now looked sharp and sharp.
But she still pretended to be panicked and said irritating words seriously: "No."
This sentence was nonchalant and did not hit Huo Tingyu directly. He was so angry that his fingers pointing at Chen Jinjun were trembling.
Chen Jinjun looked at Huo Tingyu with a smile.
"What did my boss do when he left the house?" Huo Tingyu calmed down and asked Chen Jinjun.
"Talk about business." Chen Jinjun looked at the floor of the study room and answered casually.
"Is the deal done?"
"No."
"Then the boss wants to give me an explanation for why you broke the contract and ran out of Huo's house?" Huo Tingyu's face darkened.
Chen Jinjun looked at his appearance and said calmly: "What explanation does the commander want?"
"It was the employer who breached the contract first." Huo Tingyu lowered his voice, trying to put pressure on Chen Jinjun.
Huo Tingyu felt that Chen Jinjun, now the "widow" of the Huo family, ran out every day to hang out with the shopkeepers, and was seen by unsuspecting outsiders without knowing how to make arrangements behind his back.
He raised his head and met Chen Jinjun's eyes, saw Chen Jinjun's expressionless eyes, and gave up his idea.
Chen Jinjun stared at Huo Tingyu: "Does the commander know that yesterday, my people were almost beaten to death in Yongzhou under your jurisdiction?"
This was something Huo Tingyu didn't expect. This kind of important matter of human life rarely happened in Yongzhou. He never expected that Chen Jinjun's people would be beaten.
"Commander, does he know that there are people in Yongzhou who have been doing the cigarette business behind your back?" Chen Jinjun raised his chin and asked him.
"What's going on?"
Chen Jinjun snorted: "I always thought that although Marshal Huo was not well versed in finance, at least he would not make any serious mistakes in the security of Yongzhou. But this is far from the truth. There are a lot of dirty things in Yongzhou City."
She slowed down her tone again and negotiated terms with Huo Tingyu: "Let's do this. Marshal Huo allows me to enter and exit the main entrance of Huo Mansion openly. I will help Marshal Huo find out what shady things are hidden in this corner of Yongzhou."
After hearing these words, Huo Tingyu's face suddenly turned pale: "It turns out that Chen Dong's family has taken so many detours because they want the power of Yongzhou. The Dong family is really scheming and calculating."
Chen Jinjun made a sound and waved his hand disdainfully: "You gave me this kind of thing for free and I don't even want to take a look at it. Power? In this world, power doesn't depend on who has the most guns?"
She lowered her voice and looked at Huo Tingyu with deep eyes: "If I spend all my financial resources to buy arms, does the commander think that I, Chen Jinjun, am qualified to be a high official under the Republic of China government?"
"I just want to earn more gold and silver. I don't like power."
Huo Tingyu was ridiculed and threatened by her, so he simply changed the subject and stopped arguing with her: "How did the boss know that there are people in Yongzhou who are doing cigarette business?"
Chen Jinjun sighed: "This is the reason why the shopkeeper of the Chen family was beaten. If the commander-in-chief allows me to enter and exit the Huo Mansion freely, I will be happy to help the commander-in-chief find out the shady things underground in Yongzhou."
She tilted her head slightly and looked at Huo Tingyu with a deliberate smile: "After all, I also hope that Yongzhou will be peaceful, so that I can earn more money to pay taxes and raise troops for the commander-in-chief."
Huo Tingyu was dazzled by her smile and nodded mysteriously.
"What else is going on with the boss?" Huo Tingyu asked her helplessly.
"A few shopkeepers under me have already decided on a shop. I would like to ask you, Marshal, to make it easier for you when he goes to the government office tomorrow."
After saying that, Chen Jinjun disappeared directly at the door of Huo Tingyu's study.
Huo Tingyu sighed and rubbed his face, which was heated by Chen Jinjun's smile, with his rough hands.
For a moment, he felt that Chen Jinjun was right. Power is a hot potato. If you hold it, you will bear the responsibility of holding it.
Huo Tingyu called the master: "The matter of officials embezzling military pay has been investigated clearly."
The master nodded: "We have found out clearly. When do you think we will be arrested?"
"Go catch those rice bugs now to avoid a long night of nightmares." Huo Tingyu stood up and wanted to lead the team himself.
"Should we call Adjutant Ji to search the house?"
"Of course the house must be searched. There is so much money and it must be recovered."
Huo Tingyu put on his coat and set off in the night.
Yongzhou is destined not to be peaceful tonight, but it will make the entire Yongzhou cleaner.
After getting the right to freely enter and exit the main entrance of Huo Mansion from Huo Tingyu, Chen Jinjun got up early in the morning. After washing, he put on his coat and walked to the front door of Huo Mansion openly.
When she reached the gate, she deliberately slowed down her pace, intending to see if the guard at the gate would stop her.
Cross the threshold, one step, two steps.
No one stopped her. The guard who stopped her yesterday stood still.
Chen Jinjun had bad thoughts, so she took two steps back and entered the door again, and then walked out again.
Still no one stopped her.
Chen Jinjun childishly stepped back in and walked out.
The guard standing nearby remained motionless, pretending not to see her.
After going back and forth several times, the guards did not stop her, so Chen Jinjun strode towards the street.
What Chen Jinjun didn't know was that his angry and childish behavior just now fell into the eyes of Huo Tingyu, who had just spent the whole night cracking down on corrupt officials.
Huo Tingyu never knew that Chen Jinjun, who was only interested in profit, could still be so childish.
He shook his head, feeling that the fatigue from the night had faded a lot, and he didn't even notice the slightly raised corners of his mouth.