Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 159 Save us

"If you don't behave properly, you will suffer. You deserve it."

Cai Ling also sneered at such people.

Shen Nankui slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "That's great. I thought it would take some time to find clues to help Miss Tao overturn the case, but I didn't expect Mr. Cai to immediately grasp the key point. In this way, I only need to write a letter to inform Zhang Tongzhi about these clues. I expect the government will thoroughly investigate the case and clear Miss Tao's name."

Cai Ling looked at her with a smile, "Master Shen, are you flattering me?"

Shen Nankui said seriously, "It can't be considered flattery. Mr. Cai has made great efforts. I said these words sincerely. I owe Mr. Cai a favor for the Yongzhou incident."

Cai Ling played with the teacup in his hand for a moment before he said, "Since Master Shen has said so, after this matter is over, I have to think carefully about how to get this favor back."

"I will do my best to meet Mr. Cai's requests."

Shen Nankui smiled and nodded.

Looking at her frank smile, Cai Ling suppressed the selfish thoughts that kept churning in his heart, and nodded with a faint smile.

Shen Nankui did not delay and immediately wrote a letter to connect the clues of several events.

Seeing this, Cai Ling asked, "Are you going to send the letter tonight?"

Shen Nankui nodded, "That's right. We should not delay any longer. Now that we have a clue, we should not delay any longer. Miss Tao can't wait. The workshop has fallen into Tao Xin's hands, and we don't know what's going on inside. We can't wait any longer. We should investigate the case as soon as possible so that everything can get back on track sooner."

Therefore, she had to send the letter to Zhang Tongzhi overnight so that the government office could start investigating the case as soon as possible.

Just as he was about to call Zhong Shan over, he was stopped by Cai Ling.

"Zhongshan is a good driver, but his riding skills are average. It might be dangerous to travel at night. Let's ask Hei Niu to go. He is skilled and experienced, so he won't make any mistakes."

Shen Nankui thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, but I'll have to trouble Hei Niu."

"He and I traveled the world together, this little thing is not worth mentioning. Master Shen, since everything has been arranged, you have been busy all day, so go to bed early."

"Okay, Mr. Cai too."

The two men went back to their rooms, leaving Hei Niu alone standing in the corridor with the letter, looking disheveled.

……

Shen Nankui slept soundly that night.

The next morning, after she finished washing up and went out, she saw Hei Niu standing outside.

Hei Niu saw her coming out and yawned and said, "Master Shen, my master asked me to reply to you. The letter was delivered last night. The magistrate Zhang said that he would immediately send someone to investigate the case thoroughly."

Shen Nankui smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Hei Niu. I heard from Mr. Cai that you like sweets, so I asked He Hua to queue up and buy the most famous flower shortbread in Yunxi Ancient Town early in the morning. I will ask her to send the snacks to your room later when you have rested well. How about that?"

Hei Niu was asked to run errands in the middle of the night. He was originally full of complaints, but now when he heard Shen Nankui say that he had specially prepared food for him, he couldn't help but feel happy again.

"Master Shen, it's just a trivial matter, you are too polite."

"You delivered the letter for me and solved my urgent need. I can't let you make a wasted trip."

Hei Niu scratched his head a little embarrassedly. "Then I would like to thank Master Shen. However... there is no need to trouble Miss Hehua. I will go get it myself later."

He had offended Hehua before, and although he later went to apologize according to the young master's instructions, Hehua still disliked him. Look, his eyebrows were not eyebrows, and his eyes were not eyes.

When Hei Niu thought of this, his face became a little sullen and he touched his nose dejectedly.

……

In the lobby of the inn, Shen Nankui and Cai Ling were having breakfast together.

Shen Nankui took a bite of the flower porridge and couldn't help but praise: "Yongzhou is rich in flowers, and the people of Yongzhou also love flowers. Not only do they have the custom of wearing flowers in their hair, but they also use flowers to the fullest extent. Not only do they make the best rouge, but even their food is so unique."

Cai Ling smiled and said, "Perhaps this is what is meant by 'the land and water that nurture the people'."

"Help me—"

The two were talking and laughing when a cry for help suddenly came from the inn.

Shen Nankui looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man stumbling in from the door. The man was about forty years old, with messy hair and a panicked expression. As soon as he entered the door, he grabbed the waiter's arm and asked for help.

"Please be kind and save us!"

The inn waiter was startled and asked hurriedly, "Who are you and what do you do?"

The guests in the lobby also looked over here curiously.

The man seemed not to hear anything, his eyes searching around. Suddenly, he pounced on a table nearest to him, picked up the teapot on the table and poured it into his mouth, drinking the whole pot of tea in one breath. He took a short breath and stared at the leftover buns on the plate. While no one was reacting, he grabbed two buns and stuffed them into his mouth.

He looked as if he hadn't eaten for several days.

The waiter finally reacted and hurried over to pull him back, "You are so blind, you made such a fuss just to get something for free?"

"You stinky beggar, you are really rebellious. Don't you know where this place is? If you are hungry, just ask me. If I am in a good mood, I will give you the leftovers in the store. But you dare to come up and steal the food of the customers. If you don't want to be beaten, get out of here!"

The waiter pushed him out, cursing at him.

The man suddenly knelt down in front of him, hugged his legs and cried, "I haven't eaten for three days. For three whole days, he...he locked us up and didn't give us any food or water. Brother Qian was also beaten. I can see that he is almost unable to hold on. Please, everyone, save us!"

He kowtowed to the people in the inn.

The waiter was stunned, "You are not a beggar?"

"I'm not!"

"then who are you?"

After eating, the man regained some strength. He took a while to speak, "...My name is Zhao Gui, and I'm from Pingshan Village. In addition to growing crops, I also do some odd jobs like moving things around in town to supplement my family income. A few months ago, I was introduced by a fellow villager to work in a workshop in town. The wages there are high and the work is not hard. I was very satisfied with it, but who knew..."

"Not long ago, the owner of the workshop committed a crime and was thrown into jail. Later, someone else was in charge, but the managers said he was not from a legitimate background and refused to listen to him. The two sides were deadlocked... I was just a worker, and these things were none of my business. But the new owner was dissatisfied with the attitude of the managers and locked us all in the workshop, starving us without food, hoping to force us to submit."

"People have been eating cereals and grains for three days without any water or rice. Many of them couldn't stand it. I tried my best to escape just to find someone to go in and save everyone!"