Chapter 55 Nanjing Nanjing
Su Luo was stunned, Yun Lang was also stunned. Zhou Chongwen smiled at the girl, turned sideways and pulled out his arm, and introduced her to Su Luo and the others, "Her name is Gan Lin. I was in a very dangerous situation after being taken away by the carriage. Thanks to her and the servants who passed by and rescued me, and helped me look for people everywhere. I was able to find you this time thanks to her."
Su Luo looked at the girl, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with big eyes as clear as water and a slightly round face with the innocence of a young girl. Compared with Li Qing'er, who was about the same age, Gan Lin had the same naive beauty, but she lacked Li Qing'er's pampering and had more of the shyness of a young girl.
"I didn't do anything." Gan Lin waved his hands timidly and pointed at the prison boss, saying, "It was this big brother who saw our missing person poster and came to inform me."
Su Luo was extremely surprised. Zhou Chongwen explained that he had lost his jailer, but he pretended not to hear it and went to the side to report to the adults without looking back. Su Luo then noticed the county magistrate who had been ignored for a long time. The county magistrate smiled awkwardly, but was very respectful to Gan Lin. Su Luo concluded that this little girl was not ordinary, and hurriedly said that there were two other people who were wronged. She first mentioned Old Li, and then mentioned Wu Yong after thinking about it. However, she said that the truth of the medical practice case had to be judged by the adults, so it would be better to go to court to ask first.
The county magistrate was a little embarrassed. He said that I was an acting position and could not perform too well, otherwise when the real boss came back, he might think that I wanted to become a regular employee and would make things difficult for me.
Gan Lin blinked her innocent eyes in confusion, and said, "You just want me to talk to your uncle about your official position, right?" The acting county magistrate was sweating on his forehead and smiled awkwardly. Su Luo quietly asked Zhou Chongwen, and then she learned that Gan Lin was the niece of the wife of Fengyang Zhizhou, the superior leader of Huaiyuan County. She was very much liked by the wife of Zhizhou, and this Fengyang Zhizhou was a loyal member of the Henpecked Association.
The jailer on the side said nothing. He took out a few confessions with fingerprints from his pocket and handed them to the acting county magistrate. "This is the confession of the owner of the medicine shop in the case of Wu Yong. He admitted that it was the medicine shop that accidentally placed the herbs in the wrong place, causing the apprentice to take the wrong medicine. It had nothing to do with Wu Yong, who prescribed the medicine."
The county magistrate glared at him when he heard this. "Since the verdict has been made, why didn't you report it to me earlier? The owner of the drugstore has admitted his fault and he is still in custody. Wu Yong and the others... don't need to go to court. Just release them directly."
Su Luo looked at the county magistrate speechlessly, and at the same time developed a strong interest in the jailer. It was obvious that he was sure that he would save Li Shizhen and Wu Yong, which was why he carried the confession in Wu Yong's case with him.
After a while, the jailer came out with Old Li and another young man with an expressionless face. Old Li was naturally very happy. The young man looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with a fair complexion and excellent skin quality. However, he had a face that showed a deep sense of hatred and resentment, as if he was frowning all the time. Su Luo kept guessing what was bothering .
The next thing was simple. Su Luo and his group were arrested after the county magistrate went into mourning. There was no need to go through any procedures to release them now. Old Li and the other two also had corresponding confessions as guarantees. They signed a promise that they would come back to stand trial if necessary in the future. Of course, this was basically bullshit.
Just like that, Su Luo and his group walked out of the back gate of the government office in a mighty procession. Before leaving, Su Luo grabbed the jailer and said, "I knew that you were the jailer. May I know your name?"
The jailer still had no expression on his face. He glanced at Su Luo calmly and turned to go back. Su Luo quickly stopped him again, "We were able to get out thanks to you seeing the post and reporting it. I, Su Luo, will definitely repay this favor. Big brother, why don't you tell me what wish you want to fulfill? Do you want to change your job?"
In Su Luo's opinion, the job of prison boss is undoubtedly not challenging, so perhaps he can ask Miss Gan Lin to use her backdoor advantage.
The prison boss's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes became somewhat resentful. "No need. Prison boss is the only job I can do in my life."
Looking at his somewhat lonely back, Su Luo shouted: "Brother, I don't even know your name?"
An autumn wind blew by, bringing up a field of yellow leaves, and a sad voice floated over...
"My last name is Lao ...my name is..."
Until Su Luo stepped out of Huaiyuan County, she was still sighing for the unbreakable fate of the prison boss named Lao Mingtou.
Anyway, the prison calamity was finally over. Su Luo was glad that the carriage was still there and the silver was not lost. She still planned to go to Nanjing. Although could no longer sell cloth, she could at least meet Qin Huai and discuss the matter of Compendium of Materia Medica with him. Wu Yong could no longer run his clinic because he was involved in a murder case. Under Su Luo's suggestion and Old Li's persuasion, he set out for Nanjing with them.
Little girl Gan Lin also traveled with them. Although Su Luo didn't know why, she didn't ask too many questions because she was still free. She just felt it was a bit crowded. There was a horse carriage with a Hummer and a Volkswagen sitting in the front passenger seat. There were six people in the carriage: Su Luo, Yun Lang, Zhou Chongwen, Gan Lin, Old Li and Wu Yong. Su Luo felt very sorry for the two horses pulling the carriage. When she settled in Chuzhou, she specifically asked the innkeeper to feed them more fodder to prevent the two horses from resigning collectively.
In the past two days, Zhou Chongwen and Yunlang had sparks. One said one thing, and the other said another. One said he wanted to leave quickly, and the other said he wanted to rest. Su Luo knew why. She was secretly happy in her heart when she couldn't find a solution. Others also knew why, but the simple little girl Gan Lin didn't know. She pulled Zhou Chongwen more than once to ask him if he had a grudge against Yunlang, and told Yunlang that Brother Zhou was a good man, so he shouldn't treat him badly. When she spoke, her little hand pulled Zhou Chongwen's sleeve, looking very dependent.
This made Su Luo feel a little uncomfortable, and she asked Zhou Chongwen, "Aren't you just a chance acquaintance?"
Gan Lin rushed to answer, saying that Huahua was dead and that Brother Zhou helped me bury it. His eyes turned red after he finished speaking.
"Huahua?" Su Luo looked at Zhou Chongwen.
"It's Linlin's puppy, and it has been with Linlin since she was little." Zhou Chongwen sighed, "Linlin has been without a mother since she was little, and her father has no time to take care of her. This time she went to stay at her aunt's house for a while, and she just happened to save me."
Looking at Gan Lin's pitiful eyes, Su Luo felt a little sympathy, but she still felt that the little hand sticking to Zhou Chongwen's sleeve was dazzling, so she simply turned her head and talked to Yun Lang to calm herself down.
Su Luo undoubtedly has a good impression of both of these people, but that good impression does not seem to be enough for Su Luo to make certain decisions. On the road of relationship, they have just taken the first step, and no one can be sure how it will develop in the future. She has the power to choose, and so do they. Just let nature take its course.
On the third day, the eight people and two horses in the carriage could see the gate of Nanjing from afar. Nanjing, the former capital of the Ming Dynasty and the current secondary capital, had a long dark grey city wall that stretched far out. There were many small vendors carrying loads on their shoulders on both sides of the official road. There was a bustling flow of people under the wide gate. Zhuxian Town? Compared to this, it was really a small bird seeing a big bird.
Su Luo asked everyone in the car to get out and headed into the city, feeling the bustling atmosphere of Nanjing. When passing through the doorway, Su Luo deliberately touched the partition wall made of polished bricks. It was cold, thick and straight to the touch, which made Su Luo feel emotional. She didn't know what she was feeling emotional about, perhaps it was for the brutal massacre that happened hundreds of years later.
Yun Lang and others didn't know what Su Luo was doing and gathered around curiously. The soldiers guarding the city were a little impatient and just wanted to come over to chase them away when they heard a rapid sound of horse hooves in the distance, like thunder. Before long, a cloud of dust rose at the end of the official road. Dozens of horsemen had rushed to the city in an instant. The people on the horses were all dressed in black and looked extremely fierce. The soldiers guarding the gate shouted and formed two teams to block the city gate, but the horses did not slow down and broke up the team of soldiers and rushed into the gate.
At this time, the city gate at the other end of the gate was slowly closing, but Su Luo and his party were trapped in the gate. Seeing the team of people rushing in, they all hugged their heads against the wall. Gan Lin reacted slowly, and was a little dumbfounded when he saw the tall horse rushing straight towards him. Su Luo rushed out without thinking too much, and just when he was about to grab Gan Lin, he felt a flash in front of his eyes. It turned out that Yun Lang also took action at the same time and took Gan Lin to a safe area. Su Luo's pounce was empty, his feet were weak, and he had fallen to the ground. When he looked up again, he heard a "buzz" in his head, and saw two huge horse hooves, getting bigger and bigger...
Did her companions scream? They should have screamed, but Su Luo didn't hear it. She only heard her own heartbeat and the high-pitched neigh of the horse. The horse must have withdrawn its lovely giant hoof reluctantly, saving Su Luo's life.
Su Luo couldn't find the focus for a long time. She only saw two black stars in the gray mist. She squinted her eyes to look carefully... and then she heard another angry horse neigh. It seemed that the owner of the giant hoof was too disdainful to look at her.
"Step aside!"
These two short words were powerful and cold. Su Luo shivered and her body felt lighter. She was helped up from behind. She didn't know who was behind her. All she could see was two thin lips gently pursed above her. Then, after a slight dizziness, she looked up and was locked into two deep pools.
It was cold and quiet. Even the sound of Su Luo's own heartbeat disappeared in her ears.
