MTL - Perfect Encounter-Chapter 42

Long Dao: "There is nothing wrong with staring at Zhao Jiahua. Isn't this progress?"

Have it? An Ruochen felt more and more confused. "I even guessed today that Zhao Jiahua may be higher than Matchmaker Xu in Mr. Xie's organization, and even higher than Mr. Xie. Otherwise, how did Matchmaker Xu choose a candidate from another county? Maybe She went to pick up Zhao Jiahua only after she was ordered."

Long Da laughed when he heard this. With this smile, the warm wind blows gently, and flowers bloom in winter. "You surprise me more and more, Manager An."

An Ruochen: "..."

What's the point of surprise? Although An Ruochen didn't understand, but he felt that he was praised, and he felt quite useful in his heart.

"If she wants to frame you, you just wait. Today's incident must be just a foreshadowing."

An Ruochen nodded. With the general in charge, she didn't panic.

It's just that the follow-up after this foreshadowing came quite quickly. Two days later, something happened to Zhao Jiahua's daughter again, and this time she really got into trouble with the Yamen.

Due to An Ruochen's identity and the particularity of Ziyun Tower, the prefect Yao Kun sent his master Bo Jiang Hongqing to invite An Ruochen in person.

"Ms. Liu said that the child took a nap at home at noon. Seeing that the child was sleeping soundly, she went to the small kitchen to make snacks by herself, thinking that the child would be able to eat when he woke up. The dirty clothes were sent to be washed, and the other went to the next room to mend the clothes. The two of them only left for a short while, but the child disappeared without a sound. Mrs. Liu was shocked when she heard the news. She couldn't find the child inside and outside the house, so she went to the yamen Beat the drum to report to the official. It is said that the child was kidnapped when the servant took him out the day before yesterday. Fortunately, Ms. An found it. Less than two days later, the child disappeared again. She suspected that someone was eyeing her child, but failed the last time. This time it was done. She said that Ms. An can testify that it was Ms. An who helped find the child last time." Jiang Hongqing said.

The child is really lost? Not to mention accusing her of being a criminal, but asking her to testify?

An Ruochen couldn't understand again.

Could it be that he intends to use this trick to lure her to the Yamen first and then make trouble?

Long Da happened to be in Ziyun Building at this time, so An Ruochen hurriedly went to report. Naturally, Jiang Hongqing didn't dare to ignore it, and went to explain to him face to face, saying that the prefect had asked Steward An to go over and question him for a case record, not an interrogation.

Long Da did not refuse, and asked Jiang Hongqing to go back first, and Manager An would arrive later.

An Ruochen knew that the general had something to ask her, so she quickly cheered up.

After Jiang Hongqing resigned, only Long Da and An Ruochen were left in the room, Long Da then said: "Do you think this sounds like deja vu?"

An Ruochen didn't understand.

"Your fourth sister."

An Ruochen opened his mouth in surprise, as if enlightened.

It's not just familiarity, her fourth sister An Ruofang disappeared inexplicably while taking a nap at home, and she also went to the county government office to beat drums to report to the officials.

"Ask Xie Gang to accompany you and bring a team of guards." Long Dao said, "Firstly, to prevent her from causing trouble, and secondly, if the time is right, we will arrest her."

"What kind of situation is the right time?" An Ruochen asked.

"If it is judged that the value of putting her in prison for a strict trial is greater than the value of putting her outside to lure the enemy, it will be an appropriate time for arrest."

An Ruochen went. She took Chun Xiao to the carriage, as if she was really going to the Yamen to testify. Chunxiao complained angrily about her dislike for Zhao Jiahua. An Ruochen responded intermittently, she was a little nervous, she knew that Xie Gang leading the troops would arrive soon.

She is a small commoner, is she going to experience the big event of being involved in ordering and arresting criminals today?

When An Ruochen got off the carriage at the gate of the yamen, he saw Liu Ze entering the yamen with a yamen messenger. His face was tense and he looked angry.

An Ruochen couldn't help but wonder how Liu Ze would react if he really arrested his wife in front of Liu Ze in the yamen and was still charged with criminal suspicion.

When An Ruochen entered the side hall of the yamen, Liu Ze had already stood beside Zhao Jiahua, his expression was still grim, but he was much gentler than before. An Ruochen walked over, just when Liu Ze lowered his voice and reprimanded Zhao Jiahua: "Why didn't you discuss it with me first..."

Zhao Jiahua lowered his eyes and said nothing, his body was like a willow, and his appearance was weak and pitiful.

An Ruochen walked over, Liu Ze saw him, hurriedly saluted, and said apologetically, "Miss An, my wife is reckless, and I'm bothering you and causing you trouble."

An Ruochen was polite and asked carefully what happened. Liu Ze also just arrived, so he could only look at Zhao Jiahua.

At this time, Xie Gang came in, and the guards he led stood in line outside the hall, their aura was much more powerful than that of the guards.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongqing, who was about to call An Ruochen to go to the government office to record the case, hurriedly got up to greet Xie Gang. After some chatter, Xie Gang said that the case of the child's disappearance was strange, and although the general would not interfere with the magistrate's resolution of the case, he still had to know the details of the case to prevent it from being involved in fine work. Therefore, he was sent to listen to the confession of the victim.

Hearing this, Liu Ze hurriedly brought Zhao Jiahua over to salute Xie Gang. Jiang Hongqing and the couple introduced Xie Gang's official title and asked them to answer Mr. Xie's questions carefully.

Zhao Jiahua snuggled up to her husband and told the story of losing the child again with tears in her eyes. The incident was consistent with what the host Bo Jianghongqing reported. Xie Gang asked some details, and Zhao Jiahua answered them one by one. An Ruochen listened to it from the side, and felt that it was the case of her fourth sister's disappearance, and felt it was a lie, but she couldn't find any faults.

As soon as Xie finished asking, the yamen sent by Jiang Hongqing to report to the prefect had already turned around, saying that the prefect asked Mr. Xie to come to the yamen hall to try the case together. Xie Gang thanked him, and when he left, he gave An Ruochen a look, An Ruochen understood, and it was up to her to handle the matter of exchanging gloves with Zhao Jiahua in private.

An Ruochen waited in the side hall for a long time, but did not find a chance to speak to Zhao Jiahua alone. The **** was in the Ya hall one by one witnessing, interrogating, and trying the case. From time to time, one person came in and one went out of the side hall. She was also called to the hall to ask questions, and after answering, she returned to the side hall and waited.

She observed Zhao Jiahua secretly, and when Liu Ze was not paying attention, Zhao Jiahua looked back at her observing gaze calmly and provocatively. This made An Ruochen feel that Zhao Jiahua was also waiting for an opportunity.

The opportunity came.

The interrogation of witnesses came to an end, and the people in the side hall almost left, only An Ruochen and Liu Ze were left. Not long after, Liu Ze was also sent to the hall for questioning.

After Liu Ze left, Zhao Jiahua whispered a few words to the maid beside her, who heard her words and walked out. Then Zhao Jiahua looked at An Ruochen.

"Chun Xiao, go outside and see what Madam Liu's girl is doing, and ask her more about the disappearance of her young lady." An Ruochen instructed.

Chunxiao felt that she had been questioned for a long time by the prefect as if she was interrogating a prisoner, and that she had been wronged. After hearing this, she was naturally motivated and followed out quickly.

Zhao Jiahua didn't even look at Chunxiao, but walked towards An Ruochen.

"Miss Ann."

"Mrs. Liu." An Ruochen secretly clenched her fists, a little nervous.

Zhao Jiahua sat down on the chair next to An Ruochen, brushed the hem of his clothes, and said softly casually: "I didn't expect that my child was lost, and the general was alarmed."

"Spies are rampant in the city. The general is concerned about the safety of the people and fears that they will abduct children to do evil. Therefore, he intervenes in the case. Madam, don't worry too much."

"How can I not worry too much? I think that there is no news about Ms. An's missing sister so far. With Ms. An's lessons learned from the past, I have no confidence in the adults."

An Ruochen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that this matter really has something to do with the fourth sister? She tentatively asked: "Zhaofu restaurant is full of visitors, and the news is well-informed. I don't know if Madam has ever heard a word about my fourth sister's whereabouts?"

Zhao Jiahua shook his head: "If I knew, I would definitely tell the girl."

It's a very common sentence, and the tone is also very normal. But An Ruochen couldn't help wondering whether Zhao Jiahua's words had any deep meaning.

Does she know or not the fourth sister's whereabouts? Wasn't she trying to imply this by comparing her daughter's disappearance to that of her fourth sister?

An Ruochen became irritable. She stared at Zhao Jiahua.

Is it of great value to be put in prison for a strict trial? Or is it more valuable to lure the enemy outside?

Zhao Jiahua didn't seem to pay attention to her expression, and said to himself: "Our women's words are never valued. I'm afraid that I will lose my daughter's grief, and the adults won't take it to heart. Since Miss An is the manager of General Long, she wants to be in charge of the general. You can talk in front of me. Ms. An will definitely understand my pain. Others don't care or care, and I hope the girl can take some care."

Are you baiting her? An Ruochen replied: "I only care about the things I care about."

"Girl, you don't regret it if you take care of me."

"If I worry too much, can my fourth sister come back?"

Zhao Jiahua shook his head: "I really don't know about the girl's fourth sister."

"Then Madam, you'd better wait for the prefect to find your daughter for you."

"I'm afraid they think women's words are not important, and if something is missed, it's not good. I'm not very literate, and I can't understand those documents and records. I will feel at ease when my husband comes and reads them. It's strange to say that although I don't have much confidence in the government, I do have confidence in the girl."

An Ruochen looked at Zhao Jiahua seriously, and Zhao Jiahua looked back at her calmly.

"Madam has repeatedly said that she has no confidence in the government, but she immediately reported to the government."

"Quickly report to the officer, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"Two days ago, the girl and the mother-in-law went back to the house to report that the miss was gone, but I didn't see my wife to report to the official."

"That day my husband sent a lot of people to look for it, and luckily the girl sent her back. There was no danger."

"Why don't you report to Boss Liu first?"

Zhao Jiahua blinked: "My husband is not at home, I was in a hurry, and I only thought of reporting to the police."

"Madam seems to be hiding a lot of things from Boss Liu."

Zhao Jiahua said seriously: "If you don't hide it from him, there are some things you really can't do. Besides, he also hides many things from me."

The suspicion in An Ruochen's heart is getting bigger and bigger, is Zhao Jiahua going to turn the doubt on her husband Liu Ze now?

Is it of great value to be put in prison for a strict trial? Or is it more valuable to lure the enemy outside?

"Madam Liu is so unpredictable, it makes me quite uneasy."

"Now that you have the backing of a general, why not worry about it. Unlike me, you can only go all out." Zhao Jiahua said.

There must be something interesting in these words, but An Ruochen couldn't guess. do my best?

An Ruochen's heart was pounding. Could it be that there will be a big move by Mr. Xie?

"Madam Liu may as well speak up if you have something to say." An Ruochen straightened it out.

"Although I appreciate the girl, I still can't fully trust her." Zhao Jiahua stared at An Ruochen and said, "The girl doesn't know me well, so naturally she won't trust me. In such a situation, if I say a wrong word, I might cause trouble trouble."

"If Madam Liu doesn't want to be honest, I'm afraid there will be trouble. I'm not trying to scare Madam, but Madam took the initiative to approach me, provoking me in secret, I don't know Madam's meaning, so I naturally feel panic. Now the city is secretive and lurking, and the danger is hidden. If I can't believe that Madam is innocent, I have no choice but to imprison Madam in the general's office and let the adults chat with Madam."

Zhao Jiahua laughed and shook his head. "If the girl arrests me, I will not be able to provide more help to the girl. The news that I don't know and the girl doesn't know will be completely hidden. Does the girl want this? Think about it, girl. If I don't stand On the girl's side, how could you take the initiative to approach the girl?"

"I'm not on Madam's side, but I also want to get close to Madam." An Ruochen pierced through this truth and said, "Now there are guards standing outside the door. If I give an order, they will come in and arrest Madam. Mo Thinking that I can't do it lightly, what Master Shou wants to do today depends on Sir Xie's face, behind us, there is General Long."

"Miss can have such power and prestige, I am really happy for you." Zhao Jiahua did not show any panic, she said: "But if you take me away, it would be a mistake."

"I can't bring people back, but I have to bring some useful clues back, otherwise how can I explain to the general?" An Ruochen deliberately stepped back.

"I'm the clue." Zhao Jiahua put away his smiling face and looked very serious. "Miss An, I'm the clue. Remember everything I said. Check out my husband-in-law and my background. My husband-in-law is obsessed with me, and he can do anything for me."

Having said this, An Ruochen saw Liu Ze walk into the side hall. Zhao Jiahua obviously saw it too, she whispered quickly: "There is also the bell. Keep an eye on the bell, maybe you can find the key person..."