We are a yamen for justice, right? Are we playing such a big role?
Chen Lu wanted to ask for more details, but the document said that he didn't know it himself, and someone from the Town Transportation Department would tell Chen Lu directly.
And when Chen Lu just walked back to his office, suddenly, all four Zhang Jie pounced on him.
"Xiaolu, you are confused..."
"Yes, Xiaolu, this case is too deep, you can't grasp it."
"Those ten taels of gold are really not that easy to earn."
"Give up, we can't lick a woman like Miss Wang Tong."
"Yeah, yeah, let's just take a look."
Zhang Jie and others, who had already heard that Chen Lu was going to be used as bait, felt sorry for Chen Lu.
In fact, they all generally understood Chen Lu's choice.
One is for money.
Before Chen Lu turned back as a prodigal son, he owed a lot of money. He then used his ancestral home as a mortgage to borrow money from a bank, and needed to repay a total of one hundred taels of gold.
The second is for beauty.
They all knew about Chen Lu's attempt to flirt with Wang Tong.
Now he has to help Wang Tong solve the case. Chen Lu understands what he is thinking. He just wants to pick up girls!
Although Wang Tong is a fair-skinned and beautiful rich woman, Wang Tong will not fall in love with you!
"Brother Jie, Brother Shan, Brother Cang, Brother Bo, thank you for your concern."
Chen Lu cupped his fists and saluted.
"Perhaps in your opinion, I did this for money and to get close to Miss Wang Tong, but that's not the case!
I, Chen Lu, also have a righteous heart!
That evil ghost is so hateful! His killing methods are extremely cruel!
Although I am not a monk, I still want to contribute to the tranquility of Luo City!
If I don’t go to hell, who will?”
"..." Listening to Chen Lu's righteous words, everyone was stunned.
"Xiaolu, we are all colleagues, there is no need for this."
Zhang Jie stepped forward and put his arm around Chen Lu's shoulders.
"Just asking you, is ten taels of gold a lot?"
"many!"
"Does Miss Wang Tong have long legs?"
"long!"
"Okay, it's okay, let's go, let's have a good meal today, brother, I'll treat you, I hope Xiaolu can save the day tonight!"
...
Chen Lu and his colleagues from Group 38 had a wonderful lunch.
Although it was Zhang Jie's treat, everyone was still very restrained in ordering food.
It's just half a month's salary from Zhang Jie.
At the dinner table, several people were chatting at length. Later, Shan You pressed them to ask Chen Lu how the women in Chunfeng Tower (the most famous brothel in Luo City) were doing.
They all have a dream, that is to stay overnight at Chunfeng Tower, but unfortunately their wages do not allow it.
Only Chen Lu, a former second-generation rich man, was present.
Chen Lu thought about it and summed it up in one word - "Run"!
After lunch, Chen Lu was walking home, wondering whether he should tell Ye Qinglian.
After all, what if something happens to me tonight and I can’t come back?
When I opened the courtyard door, I saw Ye Qinglian doing embroidery.
Ye Qinglian is very good at embroidery and often sells her own embroidery to support her family.
Hearing the sound of opening the door, Ye Qinglian raised his eyes and saw that it was Chen Lu. Ye Qinglian's eyes were filled with doubts:
"Are you detectives so busy? You get off work at noon?"
"I'm free, but not that much. Mainly because I have to work the night shift tonight."
"Oh." Ye Qinglian responded and continued to embroider with her head down.
Chen Lu thought for a while, moved a chair and sat in front of Ye Qinglian.
"What's wrong?" Ye Qinglian stopped what he was doing and looked at Chen Lu.
Chen Lu thought for a moment: "Well, Qing Lian, tonight, we have a mission to catch a thief. The boss said it might be dangerous.
If something happens to me, I won't need this house anymore and will give it directly to the bank.
Then, I deposited some money at the bank.
Then you can live a good life with this money."
"You can still save money in a bank?" Ye Qinglian asked in surprise, which was even more surprising than seeing a two-and-a-half-year-old hen play ball.
"Because I paid back some money before." Chen Lu waved his hand, "Don't ask where the money came from. Anyway, the money is very clean."
"Oh wow."
Ye Qinglian nodded and did not continue to ask.
The courtyard fell into silence.
"After I die, see if you can get me a golden nanmu coffin. I heard that the coffin will be warm in winter and cool in summer, so it will be very comfortable." Chen Lu felt that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, so he joked.
Ye Qinglian shook his head: "Chen Lu, golden nanmu is very expensive."
"That's just ordinary nanmu."
"Phoebe ones are also expensive."
"Forget it, just the sarcophagus, that'll be fine."
"The sarcophagus is too heavy to bury."
Chen Lu's brows twitched: "You won't let me be buried wrapped in a straw mat, right?"
Ye Qinglian shook his head: "No, it's not very elegant."
Chen Lu was amused: "What kind of coffin do you want?"
Ye Qinglian lowered his head and thought for a while with his beautiful eyebrows furrowed.
After a long time, Ye Qinglian raised her head and looked directly into Chen Lu's eyes: "It feels very troublesome, so..."
"so?"
"So, otherwise, you'd better not die."
.....
Chen Lu took a nap and the sun was about to set. Chen Lu got up, washed his face, and went to the Yamen.
Ye Qinglian prepared a lunch box for Chen Lu and asked him to take it to the Yamen to eat. Then he took off a pendant from his neck and hung it around Chen Lu's neck, saying that it would keep him safe.
"Don't worry, I'll try my best not to die. I haven't married a wife yet."
Chen Lu smiled and said, telling Ye Qinglian not to worry, which was also a response to Qinglian's request to prevent her from dying at noon.
"Um."
Ye Qinglian just responded softly and watched Chen Lu walk to the end of the street.
Even when Chen Lu disappeared from his sight, Ye Qinglian did not look away. Instead, he sat at the door of the courtyard, hugging his knees, and kept looking at the road that Chen Lu took when he came back.
...
After arriving at the Yamen, Chen Lu saw the three town transport envoys from the D group. One of them was a tall, long-legged and beautiful woman, Wang Tong.
"Chen Lu is here, everyone is here."
When the clerk saw Chen Lu coming, he waved to Chen Lu.
"Let me introduce, Chen Lu, these are the three Zhenyun Envoys.
Three adults, this is Chen Lu. Chen Lu volunteers to be the bait today.
Please discuss the specific matters slowly, and I will leave first."
The clerk bowed and left work at the speed of light.
The two colleagues around Wang Tong all recognized Chen Lu. After all, Chen Lu teased Wang Tong very fiercely yesterday.
"I have met you all." Chen Lu bowed and said, "I am the bait for tonight's action."
"Please rest assured, Agent Chen. We will do our best to protect the safety of Agent Chen." Both Hui Mingwei and Xiong Erlang bowed in return.
To be honest, Hui Mingwei and Xiong Erlang were a little uncomfortable with Chen Lu being so polite.
They still liked Chen Lu's unruly look yesterday.
At this moment, Wang Tong took out a twenty-tael gold note and threw it into Chen Lu's arms:
"Ten taels of gold, right? I'll give you double! Then get back here!"
