RPAGF Chapter 424 Seeking Help from Manager Su
Chapter 424 Seeking Help from Manager Su
Liu was soft-hearted and timid, so for her to say these words was a sign that she was willing to risk everything for her daughter.
But since Lin Xiaotang caused all this trouble, how could she just run away and leave her parents to clean up her mess?
While the Vice Minister of Revenue certainly has power and advantages, Chu Mu is merely a relative of the Vice Minister of Revenue, who abuses his power and bullies others. Ordinary people dare not provoke him. So, they should find an official with even more power than the Vice Minister of Revenue.
The capital city is right under the emperor's nose; it is not a place where a mere vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue can control everything!
Besides, the Vice Minister of Revenue is capable of getting to his current position, so how could he tolerate his wife's nephew's reckless behavior?
Perhaps Chu Mu's misdeeds were kept secret from the Vice Minister of Revenue, or perhaps the Vice Minister of Revenue turned a blind eye.
Huo's mother had died tragically many years ago, and he could not allow Huo Qi to die without knowing the truth.
She said firmly, "Father, Mother, don't worry about this. Just focus on running the restaurant. Luckily, I've only just arrived in the capital, so those people won't find out about our relationship so quickly. Tomorrow morning, I'll have the staff go to the vicinity of the Chu residence to inquire about the situation."
On her way back, she had considered gathering the restaurant staff to go back and snatch Huo Qi away, but then she thought that it had taken her an hour or two to get back, and by the time she got back, he would probably have already been taken away by Chu Mu.
At this moment, she had a terrible headache. Her clothes were soaked, and she had walked for so long in the night, exposed to the cold wind, that made her feel dizzy.
Liu made her some ginger soup and gave it to her to drink.
Although he didn't want to be associated with bandits, Huo Qi had eaten at the same table with them before. Huo Qi had become a bandit because he was wronged and had nowhere else to turn. Lin Qingchuan couldn't bear to turn a blind eye to this matter.
After struggling with the decision in his heart, he finally made a decision.
"The Su family of the Marquis of Huai'an in the south of the city. Manager Su is the second son of the Marquis. Although he did not inherit the title, the power of the Marquis's family should not be underestimated. Perhaps Manager Su can help."
This matter has nothing to do with Manager Su. They asked for his help, and Manager Su wouldn't refuse immediately, but it was clearly putting them in a difficult position.
After all, the position of Vice Minister of Revenue is not low. For the Marquis of Huai'an's family to ask the Vice Minister of Revenue for people is tantamount to tearing off the Vice Minister's fig leaf. It is likely that the two families will quarrel and have an unpleasant experience.
Lin Qingchuan sighed, "Well, it's a matter of life and death, so we can't worry about anything else."
Lin Xiaotang didn't sleep all night. The next day at dawn, she sent her servant out to inquire. Just as she was about to leave for the Prince of Huai'an's mansion, her father stopped her.
“Xiao Tang, Chu Mu might be looking for you everywhere. Don’t show your face in public these next few days. I’ll go in your place.”
Lin Xiaotang was also worried that Chu Mu would find out about her and cause trouble for her parents, so she had no choice but to agree to let her father go to Manager Su.
About an hour later, Manager Su followed Lin Qingchuan to the backyard of the restaurant to meet Lin Xiaotang.
"Xiao Tang, your father has already told your second uncle the general outline of what happened. Chu Mu is a spoiled brat. The Chu family is a well-known and wealthy family. Over the years, they have bullied men and women by relying on the power of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. However, due to their power, no one dares to make a big fuss, and many things have been left unresolved."
Lin Xiaotang nodded. After Chu Mu's words and actions last night, she had gained some understanding of that guy.
She said with a face full of resentment, "Second Uncle, Huo Qi was wronged and had no choice but to join the bandits. He couldn't even collect his mother's body when she died. Now that Chu Mu has come prepared, he obviously wants to kill him to silence him."
This is a human life at stake. I can't live without it, but I'm powerless and have no choice but to rely on you. I'm afraid of causing you trouble.
Seeing Xiaotang's dilemma, Manager Su couldn't help but feel worried as well.
He said, “If Huo Qi were an ordinary citizen, I would ask my elder brother to accompany us to demand his release. But Huo Qi has a special status. Even if he was wronged back then, if we go to ask them for a bandit, I’m afraid they will turn around and bite us.”
Moreover, Chu Mu intends to silence us. The longer we delay, the greater the chance of Huo Qi's death. This matter is extremely troublesome.
After a moment's hesitation, Manager Su immediately said, "Brother Qingchuan, you stay at the restaurant and look after the business. I'll take Xiaotang to find my elder brother."
"I'll go with you!" Lin Qingchuan was worried about his daughter.
"The outcome of this matter is still unknown, so the fewer people involved, the better."
At Manager Su's repeated requests, Lin Qingchuan had no choice but to stay at the restaurant, while Lin Xiaotang went to the Huai'an Prince's Mansion with Manager Su.
After listening to his younger brother's account, Su Yunze, the elder brother, couldn't help but frown deeply.
"Second brother, we have no proof, how can we go to the Chu family to ask Chu Mu for the person?"
Moreover, after one night, Huo Qi's fate was now uncertain!
Shopkeeper Su said, "Brother, this is a human life. He was wronged for many years and finally managed to secretly return to pay respects to his deceased mother, only to be killed by the murderer to silence him. Is this world really so despicable, with no law and order?"
Lin Xiaotang looked up and bowed to Su Yunce.
"This matter originally had nothing to do with the Su family, but Chu Mu disregarded the law and treated human life like dirt. If no one intervened, Huo Qi would probably die in vain. Chu Mu framed others, bribed officials to convict them, and killed them to cover up their crimes, yet he was able to get away with it. I'm afraid he will become even more unscrupulous and do more heinous things in the future. How can we allow such a bully to continue to do evil under the emperor's nose?"
Su Yuance nodded, agreeing with what the little girl in front of him said.
He had long heard that his second brother had started a business with a family surnamed Lin back in their hometown and had even opened a restaurant in the capital. Now, looking at the young girl, her eyes were resolute and her temperament was otherworldly, unlike the naive young ladies of ordinary families. He believed that his second brother's judgment of people was correct.
He sighed and said, "Second brother, call a few more people from the manor to come with me to find the Vice Minister of Revenue and ask him to come forward and demand the person."
Manager Su and Lin Xiaotang exchanged a glance, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
So, Manager Su summoned half of the servants in the mansion, and the three of them led the servants toward the residence of the Vice Minister of Revenue.
Before they even reached the residence of the Vice Minister of Revenue, they bumped into Chu Mu on the way.
Chu Mu had a black eye and a swollen cheek on the other side, from being beaten by Huo Qi last night.
He encountered Lin Xiaotang on the street, his eyes narrowed instantly, and he ordered the servants who had come with him to arrest Lin Xiaotang and take her back.
The servants behind her saw that the little girl was accompanied by two young men, and that she had brought even more people with her, which made the Chu family servants a little flustered.
"Young Master, they outnumber us; we can't defeat them!"
Chu Mu glanced at the other side and immediately said angrily, "They outnumber us. What are you doing? Quickly send someone back to get reinforcements. We must capture that bitch today, or she will definitely expose this."
The servants behind Chu Mu were somewhat flustered, thinking to themselves that their young master was thinking too simply. That little girl had brought so many people with her, so she must have already exposed the matter. Even if they captured a little girl and took her back, they probably couldn't cover it up anymore.
The two men beside her were clearly not ordinary people, judging from their clothes and demeanor. Compared to them, her young master was far inferior.
The other side has dozens of people, while they only have a few. It's obvious they are no match for the other side, so how can they possibly snatch anyone?
Young master, isn't this asking the impossible?