131. He Understimated Him

Han Tingxuan was not surprised by Zhou Rong's answer. If Zhou Rong had known the owner of the gambling house, he would probably have stated it in his lawsuit case.

After Han Tingxuan asked Zhang Jiu a few more questions, he told others to keep an eye on Zhang Jiu.

As for interrogating those thugs chasing after Zhang Jiu, Han Tingxuan left it to Liu Yong. All he wanted was the result.

However, Han Tingxuan did not think they could get any important information from those thugs.

In the end, it was what Liu Yong got.

Those people were thugs who worked for the gambling house but that was all. They didn't know why they had to capture Zhang Jiu. They had received the boss's order to capture Zhang Jiu. When needed, they had to kill Zhang Jiu to stop him from spreading the news.

As for the real boss of the gambling house, they had no idea who it was! They only listened to the order of the boss they were familiar with.

When Han Tingxuan got the information, he and his team had already entered the State of Qing.

Since there were so many people of them and they were on the emperor’s mission,  the streets of the State of Qing were very crowded with citizens.

There were securities maintaining order on the streets. Even though there were a lot of people, it was not chaotic.

Those securities were soldiers from the government.

Han Tingxuan and his team headed directly to the Prefecture Office. During their stay in the State of Qing, they would stay in the Prefecture Office.

Sun Yuan was the governor, the head governor of the State of Qing, but he did not usually go to the Prefecture Office to work. However, today, he had been waiting there early in the morning.

In particular, since his subordinates received news that Han Tingxuan had captured Zhang Jiu and his trugs at the gambling house, Sun Yuan had been upset.

The county leader was trembling with fear. He couldn't calm himself down.

Because Zhou Yueqing was locked in the prison and he had been mistreated these days!

The county leader's surname was Wang. At this moment, he said with a trembling voice with fear, "Mr. Sun, Zhou Yueqing…"

Sun Yuan glanced at Official Wang indifferently, which scared Official Wang.

"Zhou Yueqing committed a steal crime first. You did your job to put him in prison. Even if he is Prince Chen’s husband, he will not say that you did a wrong thing," Sun Yuan's voice was calm.

Official Wang laughed bitterly in mind. If Zhou Yueqing stole things first, it was true that he did the right thing to arrest him. However, he knew better than anyone whether Zhou Yueqing stole or not! How could he not feel guilty?

Han Tingxuan finally arrived. Sun Yuan and Official Wang welcome them at the front.

As soon as Han Tingxuan saw Sun Yuan, he felt that Sun Yuan might be even harder to deal with than he thought!

Just looking at the wisdom in Sun Yuan's eyes, he could tell that Sun Yuan was a local king in the State of Qing.

"Your highness, you two must be very tired from such a long journey. My apologies for not welcoming you earlier.” Sun Yuan apologized for how social convention usually worked.

So did Official Wang.

As Han Tingxuan and Tian Yusu were together, Tian Yusu said lightly, "I happen to travel with Prince Chen’s husband. There is no need to care about me. I will leave this to you. I am a little tired. So I am going to have a rest.”

Official Wang quickly asked people to arrange accommodation for Tian Yusu.

Tian Yusu left with his two servants.

Han Tingxuan couldn't leave. There are maare ny things to do!

When they were walking inside, Han Tingxuan said, "Official Sun, someone stood my team…"

"What? How could this happen?!" Sun Yuan looked shocked and hurriedly asked, "Who did it?"

"Zhang Jiu, a guard of a gambling house. He said something very interesting," Han Tingxuan glanced at Sun Yuan with a faint smile.

Sun Yuan frowned slightly and asked with uncertainty, "That person's name is Zhang Jiu?" This name sounds rather familiar.”

Han Tingxuan raised an eyebrow. "Does it? Why are familiar with the name of a thug at a gambling house?”

Sun Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I remember now. I heard the news from one of my subordinates," Sun Yuan paused and continued. "I don't know the details of this matter. May I ask my people to call someone who knows the truth?"

Han Tingxuan's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that they were already prepared for this.

Even though Han Tingxuan knew this, he said, "Alright, then let's get your people here and ask what is going on."

The person who was called out was a young soldier. He saluted and said, "Zhang Jiu is a scum, the worst scum ever!"

Han Tingxuan was shocked. "Hmm? What do you say so?”

The man immediately said, "Sir, you must be fooled by Zhang Jiu’s honest expression. That guy is crazy. He has worked at the gambling house for over ten years. He got the chance to work there because he did a small favor for the boss of the gambling house. However, for more than ten years he has worked there, he often does something evil. He has been taking advantage of the guests several times. The boss did not fire him because he owes Zhang Jiu a favor.”

The man took a deep breath and continued, "But a few days ago, Zhang Jiu was addicted to gambling. He lost his property and sold his male wife. His father and daddy were angered when they heard this. However, Zhang Jiu didn't realize he did the wrong thing. He did not only sell his male wife, but he also was about to sell his he-man and she-man. Zhang Jiu's male wife missed his two sons. After being sold, he tried to escape home several times. One time he accidentally fell into the river and drowned to death!”

"Zhan Jiu ruined his entire family. Worse than that, he set fire at the gambling house! Fortunately, the fire was put out in time. He and one of his good brothers set fire together. Later, he left his good brother in the fire and ran away alone! The gambling house was looking for Zhang Jiu! But they couldn't find him! Sir, is it real that you captured Zhang Jiu? You should know that Zhang Jiu is guilty of a crime. You must punish him severely!” The soldier said excitedly.

Han Tingxuan' said coldly. "Oh? Did Zhang Jiu commit such heinous crimes?”

"That's right. He is crazy!"

Han Tingxuan asked a few more questions before saying, "If what you said is true, Zhang Jiu is indeed a heinous criminal. I will punish him severely. Alright, you are dismissed."

"Yes," the man left respectfully. However, he gave a signal to Sun Yuan secretly, which was caught by Han Tingxuan.

However, when he thought about what the soldier said, it seemed that Zhang Jiu only knew that his whole family was under control, but he probably didn't know that his family was all killed.

Sun Yuan's expression was solemn. "I just heard that Zhang Jiu had set the gambling house on fire. Because the gambling house was the biggest in the local area. No wonder his name sounds familiar to me. I never imagined that Zhang Jiu would be so cruel to sell his male wife and even anger his parents to death! He is unforgivable.”

Han Tingxuan nodded. "If this is true, Zhang Jiu is indeed unforgivable. I hate those who don’t respect and care about their parents. But…” Han Tingxuan continued, "What Zhang Jiu told me is a completely different story. I'm afraid that there is something wrong with this matter. We need to investigate it properly."

"May I know what Zhang Jiu said?" Sun Yuan immediately asked.

Han Tingxuan looked at Sun Yuan indifferently and said, "It is not because I don't want to tell you, but it is because it is a big deal that requires a thorough investigation. I am tired too after traveling so far... "

"My sincere apologies for keeping you so long. You may rest for a while. If you need my help to investigate the case, please let me know."

Han Tingxuan nodded. "I see. Thank you two for the time.”

After that, Sun Yuan and Official Wang left. Liu Yong had already settled down the guards and came to report to Han Tingxuan.

Han Tingxuan called Liu Yong to get close after the report. He whispered to Liu Yong’s ear and gave him a few orders. Liu Yong looked serious, and then he went to carry the orders immediately.

Han Tingxuan touched the teacup in his hand and his eyes got colder.

Since Sun Yuan dared to mislead him in public, it would much more difficult to deal with him than he imagined. He did not even have time to say the relationship between Sun Yuan and the Wealth Gambling House before Sun Yuan put all the blames on Zhang Jiu.

Well done! Sun Yuan!

Han Tingxuan's expression was cold. A moment later, he walked to the backyard. There were quite a lot of guest rooms there where were supposed to provide accommodation for officials on a business trip. Therefore, they were fancy and spacious.

When Han Tingxuan got there, he found that Tian Yusu had already been sitting in the courtyard. When he saw Han Tingxuan, Tian Yusu waved at him.

Han Tingxuan walked over and smiled. "You seem to be enjoying your moment."

Tian Yusu looked at Han Tingxuan and smiled. "It's been so many years since I last saw Sun Yuan. Sun Yuan is quite a character. I just realize that there are so many people like him around me.”

Han Tingxuan paused and narrowed his eyes. "Hmm? You did not know it before?”

"Haha," Tian Yusu smiled and shrugged. "He is just a small character. He doesn’t deserve my attention. However, it looks like I've underestimated many people over the years."

Han Tingxuan was silent. Of course, he understood what Tian Yusu meant. But was it possible?

Tian Yusu was not surprised at all that Han Tingxuan was silent. If he hadn't personally arrived at the State of Qing, he probably wouldn't have known that this place was not the same as the one on the secret reports he received.

Tian Yusu smiled and said, "Come and have a cup of tea."

Han Tingxuan walked over and sat down. At this moment, Han appeared like a ghost. Before they came over, Han Tingxuan told him to investigate something.

Han Tingxuan glanced at Tian Yusu and asked directly, "Tell me, Han."

He nodded and started to say what he found.