Chapter 345: Events from One Month Ago

 Chapter 345: Events from One Month Ago

Yuan Shanchuan had just taken a sip of tea when he heard those words and sprayed it out. Shu Yu managed to dodge in time and wasn't hit, but unfortunately, Da Niu took the brunt of it, with water droplets on his beard. He closed his eyes and quickly rolled up his sleeve, carefully wiping the water off to prevent wiping off his beard. Yuan Shanchuan looked at Shu Yu in astonishment. "How do you know?" Da Niu was confused. "Evidence? What evidence?" Shu Yu poured herself a glass of water and took a couple of sips before saying, "Fourth Uncle, it's better if you tell us the truth. You may not be aware, but they're desperately searching for you outside. It's not just us looking for you, but the county officials and soldiers are also searching. And..." She paused, looking directly at Yuan Shanchuan, and said each word clearly, "The county officials have discovered that the former county magistrate secretly hid an important piece of evidence among the goods to be transported, which you were supposed to take out of the city. Now that evidence is missing, and they caught two of the transporters who confessed that you took the evidence. And you have been missing for several days, so now the Yuan family, including my Aunt, has been arrested by the officials and locked up in the yamen." "What?!" Yuan Shanchuan suddenly stood up, but the sudden movement caused him to feel dizzy and almost fall forward. Da Niu, so absorbed in the shocking news, didn't notice him. Fortunately, Shu Yu quickly supported him and helped him sit back down. But Yuan Shanchuan couldn't stay seated. He grabbed Shu Yu's arm and urgently asked, "Are you saying that the officials suspect me of colluding with the former county magistrate, and that's why they've arrested my family?" Da Niu also asked, "Ah Yu, did the officials tell you all this?" Shu Yu nodded. "The official informed me about the situation, but the final outcome depends on when they find Fourth Uncle. So, Fourth Uncle, if you continue to remain missing or if something happens to you here, the officials won't keep searching indefinitely, and the ultimate result will be exile for the Yuan family." "No, that can't happen." Yuan Shanchuan shook his head anxiously. "I have to go out and explain the situation to the officials. I'm innocent in this matter." "We believe you're innocent, which is why you should take this opportunity to tell us everything. We can discuss together what the best course of action is," Shu Yu said. Yuan Shanchuan was absent-minded for a moment, rubbed his forehead, and gradually calmed down. Then, he extracted a piece of information from Shu Yu's words and suddenly looked up. "You... do you know the officials?" "Yes, I know them." Yuan Shanchuan was stunned, understanding the implications. For Shu Yu to know such classified information, her connection with the officials might not be as simple as it seemed. Perhaps the officials were willing to continue searching for him because of her relationship. Yuan Shanchuan took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright, I'll tell you." Shu Yu brought over another chair, amidst the intensifying sounds of the auction outside, and Yuan Shanchuan began recounting the events from one month ago. "One month ago, I accompanied a friend to transport goods for a wealthy household in the county. It was supposed to be a few days' job, and I planned to return home once it was done. I received my wages and thought of buying some food to bring back for my family. Unexpectedly, I ran into a former escort whom I knew." "That escort said he had a batch of goods to be delivered to the capital city, and they were short-handed. The wages were generous, so he asked if I wanted to join."

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