allendalepharm Chapter 872 We are of the same mind
Chapter 872 We are of the same mind
"Yes! Young Master, two of our guards are injured." Jiang Yi on the side said hurriedly.
"What happened? Are they okay?" Jiang Youzhen immediately asked with concern.
"Fortunately, the injuries are not serious. I have bandaged them. Let them rest for a while!"
"You are not an imperial envoy, why would they want to assassinate you? Even if we leaked the news and those people knew we were at the border, there is no need to assassinate you! What effect would assassinating you have?"
At this time, Qin Yandong came over with a tray of food and sneered.
He put the food on the table, and after everything was arranged, he naturally set the table for Jiang Youzhen.
"Why doesn't it work? Now we can't rule out the possibility that someone in the court knows that I work for Jiang Youzhen. Besides, my appearance here is definitely related to the disappearance of General Dingyuan. Could it be that I'm here for sightseeing? It's normal for them to strike first when they see me, isn't it?"
Li Dongsheng was very unconvinced. Why was he useless?
Li Dongsheng was very dissatisfied when he saw that the two of them had developed some tacit understanding. He took the lead and the two of them actually enjoyed it.
This Qin Yandong, isn't he just trying to take credit? He really wants to rely on Jiang Youzhen. Last time, he followed Jiang Youzhen to take advantage of him, and this time he followed him again.
However, Qin Yandong didn't get any advantage last time, so Li Dongsheng felt a little better.
"You're right! I'm afraid someone will see you and know that I've come to the border as well. Especially if Ke Zhenqiu knows about it, it wouldn't be surprising if other people knew about it."
Jiang Youzhen took the bowl and chopsticks. She had been busy all day and it was already noon, so she was already hungry.
"What? Ke Zhenqiu? Why is he here?"
Jiang Youzhen picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks, then pointed at Qin Yandong and asked him to explain to Li Dongsheng.
Suddenly thinking of Chen Yumian, Jiang Youzhen immediately asked Jiang Yi to send someone to protect her. Asking Qin Yandong to bring paper and pen, Jiang Youzhen recalled the route just now and drew a map.
"The picture below is the layout of the row of houses where she was imprisoned. I'll draw a portrait later and you can identify it."
Jiang Youzhen then began to copy Chen Yumian's portrait. The girl was still waiting for her to rescue her, she couldn't forget about her!
"Yes!" Jiang Yi immediately went out with the map.
"Who is this girl you drew?" Qin Yandong and Li Dongsheng asked at the same time.
Jiang Youzhen told them about the Chen family's affairs, and they both felt that it was urgent to rescue Chen Xudao.
"The thing in Chen Xudao's hand must be very important, otherwise Prince Yuanming would not be so anxious to get it. Maybe it is evidence that is unfavorable to him." Qin Yandong analyzed.
"Yes! Otherwise why would he be so anxious? So what you said means that the disappearance of General Dingyuan should have nothing to do with Prince Yuanming. No! It should not be said that it has nothing to do with it. It should be said that it was not his doing." Li Dongsheng also nodded in response.
"So I plan to break into the mine at night to meet Chen Xudao." Jiang Youzhen quickly took a few mouthfuls of rice, then took a bowl of steaming chicken soup and swallowed it and took a sip.
"Then I'll go with you so I can take care of you!" Li Dongsheng said immediately.
"Let me go! You are being chased by someone, and you don't know if someone is secretly monitoring you! Maybe they have already followed the clues and are monitoring Jiang Youzhen. If you go with them, won't you expose Jiang Youzhen's whereabouts to them?" Qin Yandong clicked his tongue and then shook his head.
"I came here to get away from them on purpose! If they have already started to monitor Jiang Youzhen, then if Jiang Youzhen goes out at night, no matter who follows him, he will be discovered by them anyway. Does it matter whether you go or I go?"
Li Dongsheng looked at Jiang Youzhen and said, "I can tell you that we are of one mind, but some people may not be! We have different standpoints, maybe! They are here with a mission, so you have to know who you can trust!"
"What do you mean? Jiang Youzhen personally proposed this to the Emperor. I didn't beg for help. I am assisting in the investigation. Don't be mean to me."
Qin Yandong snorted coldly, picked up a bowl of chicken soup and took a sip.
That... that's mine! Jiang Youzhen watched Qin Yandong swallow the chicken soup in front of him in just a few mouthfuls, and was speechless. Do you have an iron tongue? You're not afraid of the heat.
Li Dongsheng looked at Qin Yandong's behavior and felt it was strange. This kid was too casual, wasn't he? He drank what Jiang Youzhen had drunk? Also, why was this action so natural? What happened during his absence?
Jiang Youzhen turned his head and began to talk about the death of a miner in the mine.
"I think it was done by those two people. Maybe they had personal grudges. It has nothing to do with the case we are investigating." Qin Yandong replied while chewing on a grilled lamb chop.
"I find it a little strange. Since they are the first suspects, why do they have to be so obvious? They are just miners. When the five people died, they were the first suspects. Even if there is insufficient evidence and the murderer cannot be caught, they will most likely be used to cover the problem. So it is unlikely that they are the ones."
I don’t know if he was trying to be different or if he really felt that way, but Li Dongsheng immediately raised his objection.
"You also said that they are all mine slaves. They were all from poor backgrounds before being sold. How much knowledge can they have? Would they think so much?" Qin Yandong said unwillingly.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. Li Dongsheng and I will go to explore the mine tonight, and Lord Qin will stay behind. It would be best if we go to the Zhaomo Institute tonight to check the distribution of nearby mineral veins to see if the mine is a government mine. Remember, don't alert the enemy."
Qin Yandong nodded, "Okay! But I can't guarantee that the guards won't leak the secret. Otherwise, can I borrow your imperial envoy token? Even the imperial gold medal will do!"
He rubbed his hands, looking very expectant.
"I don't have the gold medal, but I can lend you the token." Jiang Youzhen took out the token from his arms and handed it over.
The three were about to discuss their next plan when there was a knock on the door and they quickly stopped talking.
"Jiang Youzhen, when can we go find my brother?"
Jiang Youzhen went to open the door, but Li Dongsheng had already avoided him.
The one who walked in was Du Junguang. Although the local customs here were very different from those in the capital, and most of the beauties were tall and wild, two days had passed and Du Junguang had become patient.
"Let's do it tomorrow! We just arrived in Anxi County and haven't had enough rest yet. It's really embarrassing! Besides, it's our first visit, so don't we have to be prepared?" Jiang Youzhen almost forgot that there was a difficult guy here.
She was too busy these two days, so she asked Jiang Li to follow the boy, for fear that he would go to find Prince Yuan Ming alone.
"Then tomorrow, I can't wait to see my brother! You guys are really dilly-dallying, then I'm going to go back and rest!"
After receiving the news that he would be able to see his brother tomorrow, Du Junguang went back to rest.
"Hmph! I saw him living a life of debauchery these past two days, and I thought he was finally getting what he wanted, but I didn't expect he was still thinking about his brother!" Qin Yandong sneered.