The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1645: Chapter 1645: Jiang Kuanyu Arrives Injured

The authorities searched for several days, but these mountain bandits seemed to have vanished into thin air, with no trace of them.

Chenggu County remains unsafe. The people in the city are panicked, with many wanting to leave the city.

However, they soon heard that other county towns in Changjin Prefecture were similarly unsafe. Those mountain bandits appeared and disappeared unpredictably, so even if you left the city, you would still encounter danger on the road.

Moreover, where could they go? Ordinary people do not have the means to travel far, and the families of wealthy people have been taken hostage by the bandits.

Furthermore, the city gates were tightly shut, as the authorities feared the bandits might blend in with the crowd to escape the city. Without a special reason, no one was allowed to leave.

Upon hearing this, Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance. Not allowing people to leave the city??

Though the justification was barely plausible, it was indeed very flimsy. It was as if the entire Chenggu County was being held hostage.

It seemed that the county magistrate of Chenggu County was likely also problematic.

With no way out of the city and the mountain bandits hiding inside, the Meng family could be retaliated against at any moment.

In the end, Meng Pei and Uncle Meng decided to temporarily stay in the secret chamber, going out daily to buy some food, hanging on for a while, and waiting for the imperial court’s rescue.

Chenggu County would not maintain this situation indefinitely.

The escorts scattered outside, those willing to do so, brought their families here as well. Those who were unwilling mostly huddled together with other relatives and friends for warmth.

Though the secret chamber was crowded, it at least allowed everyone to settle down a bit.

However, just the day before yesterday afternoon, a person suddenly came to the Meng family escort agency, which had been quiet all along.

With lips pursed, Meng Han looked at Shu Yu and spoke softly, ”The person who came was Jiang Kuanyu.”

Shu Yu’s pupils shrank, ”Jiang Kuanyu?”

Meng Han nodded heavily, ”He was injured, with a lot of blood on his clothes, clutching his chest and staggering. He came in wanting us to help save him, but no one appeared despite his calls. We saw him from the opening of the secret chamber.”

Many people at the Meng family escort agency knew Jiang Kuanyu, and when he came, the escorts had a good impression of him.

Tao Qin once wanted to marry him, so naturally, upon seeing him like this, she was eager to help.

In such difficult times for everyone, the Meng family would not stand by and do nothing.

However, having followed Shu Yu in investigating Jiang Kuanyu and having understood his character thoroughly, Meng Han could only feel his hair standing on end.

This person could even harm friends with whom he had good relations, having poisoned the Tan family’s Eldest Young Master with a slow-acting poison for two whole years. If it weren’t for the good fortune of meeting Old Doctor Zhao, Tan Cheng would be dead by now.

Meng Han immediately stopped the Meng family members, saying he was not a good person and could not be saved.

If only Meng Han were present, perhaps others would have been skeptical, and someone as righteous as Uncle Meng wouldn’t ignore it.

But Meng Pei was also there, and though he did not know the details, he knew something about it.

With his voice as support, no one in the Meng family objected, and Uncle Meng merely said Jiang Kuanyu would leave naturally if he couldn’t find anyone.

Everyone agreed, doing what needed to be done.

Yet no one expected Tao Qin to still not give up on Jiang Kuanyu, such that Ms. Tao even helped Tao Qin secretly open the doorway to the secret passage, and the two of them went out.

At that time, the entrance to the secret passage wasn’t guarded like it is now; the two aunts didn’t believe Meng Han and Meng Pei’s words at all. Not only did they not believe, but they also felt that they cold-bloodedly disregarded the lives of others for their own safety.

Now that Chenggu County is in trouble, everyone should come together to overcome difficulties collaboratively. How can they watch people die without saving them?