blueteamnovel Chapter 39 Compensation
Chapter 39 Compensation
The jailer came in.
He had no injuries, but his face was filled with fear.
He didn't even dare to look Yu Tong in the eye, and knelt on the ground kowtowing repeatedly, "My lord, I was wrong, I shouldn't have been greedy, please punish me."
Yu Tong looked impatient. "Shut up! Who did you sell the token to? Tell me the truth."
"Sir, I really don't know," the jailer said, his voice choked with emotion, but he managed to speak clearly. "Sir, in the black market, both buyers and sellers have to wear masks or hats to cover their faces, just in case they get into trouble later. I... I only remember that the person was a bit fat and about the same height as me."
"A bit overweight? Well, that's a clue. Guards, take this audacious jailer away and give him forty lashes."
The guards dragged the jailer away.
"Thank you for sparing my life, sir! Thank you for sparing my life, sir!"
Little did he know that forty strokes of the cane in the army were almost as bad as beheading.
Not only will I be bedridden for a month or two, but it's also the height of summer. If the wound festers and becomes infected, I'll just have to wait to die.
"Lu Lin, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this."
As Yu Tong spoke, he turned to look at Wang Wei, who was kneeling on the ground. "But you, you have wronged an innocent person, committed serious dereliction of duty, and shown no respect for the law. I, the commander, can let you go, but I cannot control what the Prefect thinks. Take him away."
Upon hearing this, Wang Wei's body went limp, and he could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground.
The Prefect is the local official of Jinshan Prefecture. He is usually kind and gentle, but when it comes to taking action, he is just like a scholar.
absolutely.
Wang Wei is not afraid of death, but he is afraid that his whole family will die with him.
The guards dragged the king away.
Yu Tong thought for a while and then sent someone to summon two squads of soldiers, all armored and armed with swords.
"Lu Lin, let's go, Brother Yu will get you justice today."
Lu Lin wanted to say no, but he didn't want to offend Yu Tong, so he could only follow along.
The black market where the jailers sell tokens is located in a small alley south of Jinshan Prefecture.
The alley had a clear entrance and a well-defined layout. The walls on both sides were covered with wooden spikes, and there were also warriors with bows and arrows patrolling the second floor to prevent anyone from jumping out and escaping.
Upon seeing Yu Tong and his entourage arrive, the steward dared not let them in and quickly went to the alley entrance to greet them.
"I was unaware of Commander Yu's arrival; I have failed to greet you properly." The steward was about thirty years old, with bright, piercing eyes. Although he was respectful to Yu, he was not humble.
"Are you in charge here?"
"Yes, Commander Yu. This is Ma San'er. I don't know what brings you here. If there is anything I can do to help, I will do my best."
"Hmph, you certainly know how to put on an act. I'll give you fifteen minutes to investigate. If you can't find anything, don't blame me for being ruthless and turning your mess up."
"Commander Yu, what do you require me to investigate?"
Without a word, Yu Tong drew his sword. With a flash of light, blood splattered, and a left arm fell to the ground.
Ma San'er only cried out in pain softly, but his movements remained unchanged, as if he hadn't cut off his arm.
"Commander Yu, please enlighten me."
"Hmph, pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth. I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. Do you not want your right arm either?"
Yu Tong still did not answer.
Beads of sweat the size of soybeans appeared on Ma San'er's forehead.
It hurts, and I'm scared.
"Yes, I understand. I'll go and investigate right away."
Not long ago, a guard brought Wang Wei and jailers to this place. To say that Ma San'er knew nothing would be pure bluffing.
But he underestimated Yu Tong's murderous nature.
Ma San'er immediately ordered his men to search for the missing person.
Actually, whether or not it is checked, the difference is not that big.
With so many people coming and going in the black market every day, apart from those who sell things regularly and whose tracks can be traced, those who only come once or twice are impossible to find even if you search the entire alley.
Ma San'er returned in less than fifteen minutes.
"Commander Yu, I have discovered that since the Mozhu Academy's major exam ended early three days ago, there have been people buying and selling disciple tokens on the black market."
"The lowest price is 1,700 taels, and the highest is 2,600 taels."
"In the past three days, a total of 33 disciple tokens have been sold on the black market, and five people have sold more than two tokens."
"The jailer obtained the disciple's token last night and sold it on the black market around 3 AM today."
According to the seller, the buyer was a middle-aged man, about 7 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 160-170 pounds. He was wearing a straw hat and black clothes, and it appeared that he was covering his face with a mask under the straw hat.
"This person has no cultivation background and is probably buying on behalf of someone else for resale or other purposes. We can't tell where he comes from by his accent."
"This person purchased the token with cash and large denomination banknotes from Hutchison Bank, totaling 2,150 taels."
"Commander Yu, this is all the information I can find out."
The investigation results of Ma San'er's return were much better than expected.
However, based on the characteristics he described, Yu Tong would have no chance of finding that person unless he immediately sealed off the city gates and dug a deep trench, searching house to house.
Moreover, he doesn't have that authority.
"Brother Yu, let's forget about it. I've never seen this person before, and he doesn't have much to do with the black market manager."
Lu Lin began to offer advice.
He could sense Yu Tong's recognition and help, but it was a bit of a waste for a commander-in-chief to be so busy with his little matter and even mobilize troops.
A token is only worth a little over two thousand taels of silver; there's no need for that.
While Lu Lin was speaking, Ma San'er looked up and scrutinized him carefully.
In just a moment, Lu Lin's voice, height, build, appearance, and movements were all recorded and formed into a special file in his mind.
This falls into the category of those who should not be provoked, and if possible, we should offer some assistance when Lu Lin encounters difficulties.
Jinshan Prefecture is very large, with a permanent population of over one million.
Jinshan Prefecture is quite small. The only things that Ma San'er should pay attention to are the prefectural government, the governor's office, the city guards, the four major families, and some related personnel. The number of them is not very large.
"Ma San'er, my brother Lu Lin values loyalty and doesn't care about personal gains or losses, but he has suffered a great loss. He is a pillar of the court who is about to enter the Mozhu Academy. You cheated him out of his money like this, and I'm sure my brother is not feeling good about it."
Having said all that, how could Ma San'er, with his keen intellect, not understand what it meant?
"Commander Yu, you flatter me. I understand."
Ma San'er turned his head to signal, and immediately a subordinate brought over a mahogany tray with an envelope and a wooden box about an arm's length and two feet wide on it.
"Commander Yu, Brother Lu Lin, this time it was my fault. I am willing to bear the loss for Brother Lu Lin. This is a bearer note of two thousand five hundred taels of Heji Baochao, which can be exchanged throughout the country."
"In addition, this pigweed is from my personal collection. I have observed that Brother Lu Lin has already mastered the skin refining stage. With his talent, he will be able to reach the flesh refining stage in just a few days. I hope Brother Lu Lin will not hesitate to accept it."