The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 694: Chapter 694: The Token Was Taken Back Chapter 694: Chapter 694: The Token Was Taken Back At this point, a breakthrough had been found.

Both Lord Cheng and Qi Chan felt that Shu Yu also deserved credit for this matter.

After all, if it hadn’t been for waiting for her, they wouldn’t have come back so late, and the county magistrate wouldn’t have become so flustered by a dead tiger in the dim light.

If she and the others hadn’t gone into the mountains to hunt the tiger, the Heichang County magistrate might have continued to cause trouble for some time.

The case from two years ago had been reopened and the culprit found, which represented another significant achievement for Lord Cheng.

But since these matters were official investigations, there was no need to mention them to Shu Yu.

Qi Chan took out the jade pendant again and returned it to Shu Yu, “Keep this with you, and if you ever need anything, just come to me. Thank you for bringing Brother Yao to see me today. In the future, you will be credited for this favor.”

Shu Yu glanced at the jade pendant and took it deftly. She knew that favors could never really be exhausted.

“Mister Qi is too kind. Uncle Yao is a friend of my father, and I was able to meet you, so I simply connected the two. I was a bit worried, afraid that I might disturb you and Brother Yao. Now seeing that everything has ended happily, I am relieved,” she replied.

“Lu family’s Erya, Uncle Yao thanks you very much today,” Yao Tianqin said excitedly, thanking Shu Yu repeatedly.

He was not only grateful for her allowing him to meet Mister Qi, but also for getting him out of the constables’ hands.

Shu Yu waved her hand dismissively, “Uncle Yao and Mister Qi surely have much to catch up on, and my father and I don’t want to interrupt. We’ll be leaving now.”

Lord Cheng let out a hearty laugh, “Alright, go on with your business. It is indeed a waste to spend your rare days of rest here.”

Qi Chan nodded in agreement; he indeed had many details to discuss with Yao Tianqin.

After bidding farewell, Shu Yu led Erbai out of the county office.

And Yao Po was with them.

Having no business left at the county office, he too departed with them.

But as soon as they left the gates of the county office, he said to Lu Erbai, “Lu Erbai, my mother is waiting for news at home. I will leave first to inform them, so they won’t worry.”

Lu Erbai quickly nodded, “Alright, you go ahead then.”

Yao Po ran in the direction of his home. Once he had left, Lu Erbai and Shu Yu proceeded leisurely toward the Lu family’s stall.

However, after a few steps, Shu Yu saw a group of people emerging from the side door of the county office.

Her eyes were sharp, and she quickly recognized them.

“Those people seem to be the ones who were just locked up in the Interrogation Hall with Uncle Yao. It appears they’ve been interrogated by Guard Cheng Xian and, finding no cause for suspicion, have been released,” she remarked.

After making her observation, Shu Yu turned around when she received no answer, only to see her father in a daze.

“Father, father, what’s wrong?” she asked.

Lu Erbai was still in a bit of disbelief, astonished that he had just met the governor.

He had never in his life seen such a high-ranking official, and to stand right behind him, to follow so closely, the proximity was so near.

“Father.”

Lu Erbai abruptly came back to his senses, “Ah? Oh. You were talking about the Interrogation Hall.”

He followed Shu Yu’s gaze, “With the governor’s trusted guard conducting the interrogation himself, he certainly wouldn’t mess around like those constables. If these people are innocent, of course, they should be released.”

But Shu Yu had something else in mind, and she spoke with implied depth, “I didn’t see Boss He there.”