Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 290 Following the Officials to the Government Office

Upon hearing this, the official immediately beamed with joy.

He was originally commissioned by the jade mine owner to come to this countryside to capture miners, and each miner was paid one tael of silver.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived outside the village, I heard a series of clattering sounds, followed by the aroma of cooking food.

So I came out of curiosity to check it out, and I didn't expect to have this unexpected discovery.

Then he changed to a stern face and said to Chu Chen, "Damn you wandering fellow, what are you pretending for here?"

"I hereby declare that this unidentified man has stolen military rations, and these villagers are his accomplices. Guards, seize them all!"

Chu Chen laughed when he heard this; this move was just too awesome.

"You're saying this is military rations?" Chu Chen asked, pointing to the remaining rice in the bag.

"Hmph, kid, whatever your grandpa says he is, that's what he is!"

After the disaster, the officials already lacked credibility, and Chu Chen had just shown off his skills to the villagers.

So just as Wu Gang was about to speak, Chu Chen stopped him with a look.

They understood that these coffins had offended this man, and they figured things wouldn't end well today.

So everyone was just watching the show.

Seeing that none of the people seemed afraid, the officers felt their authority was being greatly challenged.

He then turned and said sternly to Chu Chen, "Kid, I'm not going to waste my breath on you here. Do you want to go to court?"

"Oh, then tell me, how should we handle this matter today?"

Seeing Chu Chen's instantly conciliatory tone, the official was immediately delighted.

"You should have said this earlier, or I would have had to threaten you."

"Boy, we grandpas were planning to arrest a few miners today. You're just unlucky to run into me. I'll give you two choices: First, come with me to the court and wait for your turn. Second, there are about forty people here. I'll give you a hundred taels of silver, and I'll pretend I didn't see them today. Anyway, it doesn't matter who goes to that mine."

The officials no longer concealed their intentions and directly stated their purpose for going to the mine.

Chu Chen smiled after hearing this. It seemed that Wu Tuo Kingdom was truly rotten to the core. Should he go back and ask Zhou Shixun to take over the country?

Moreover, I've heard the officials mention jade mines many times. Could it be that there are jade mines like Ganpu here?

"Um, sir, I don't have much silver with me. Should I go home and get some?"

"Oh, where do you live, and how far is it from here?"

"Not far, about eight hundred li!"

Chu Chen remained calm and composed.

"Kid, are you kidding me? Eight hundred li? Fine, then you'll come with me to the yamen."

After saying that, he drew the knife from his waist, ready to seize the person.

Chu Chen realized this wasn't a good idea; sending so many people would be too much trouble.

He had only decided on a whim to see what the government office of Wu Tuo Kingdom looked like, and also to inquire about the jade mine in the city.

Thinking that these villagers probably wouldn't be able to find the way to the city, he figured he might as well just follow these officials.

"Sir, how about this? I'll give you ten taels of silver, and I'll go to the government office with you by myself."

The officer looked at the silver in Chu Chen's hand and immediately plunged the knife in again.

Ten taels of silver. Among this group, only about ten people are capable of working as miners. The rest are either old or young, so there's no point in arresting them. This is a good deal.

So he pretended to ponder for a moment and said, "Alright then, but you lot mustn't run around. If I come back next time and see any of you running away, that person will die."

"Young master, you mustn't..."

"Young master, let us go..."

When Wu Gang and the others saw Chu Chen heading to the government office alone, they immediately stood up to stop him.

Although they thought this young master was like a god, the government office was a place where ordinary people would lose their lives, and even wealthy people would suffer greatly.

Seeing this, Chu Chen pulled Wu Gang aside and said, "Brother Wu, I have my own business to attend to at the yamen, so you don't need to worry about me."

"Also, I left you some food and seeds in that house at the village entrance. Just stay home and farm the land, and wait for me to come back."

After saying this, he ignored Wu Gang's objections and started walking towards the official.

“Young master, you are our savior. How can we let you go into the tiger’s mouth?”

"Alright, you've forgotten my strength. Also, don't stop me, you'll ruin my plans."

After saying that, he patted Wu Gang on the shoulder and walked over to the official.

Looking at the obedient Chu Chen, the officer took the silver and then pointed at Xiao Yu, saying, "Take this girl away too. I suspect you two are accomplices."

Xiaoyu was startled upon hearing this: "Uncle Gangzi? This..."

Seeing the official's shouts, Wu Gang was not angry but delighted, thinking that this might be Xiaoyu's chance to rise in status and become a phoenix.

Judging from the young master's calm gaze, he'll definitely be fine once he enters the government office.

If Xiaoyu went with him and stayed by his side as a maid to serve him tea, water, and warm his bed, she would never have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of her life.

"Xiaoyu, listen to me, go ahead. This young master will definitely protect you, because you can tell from his eyes that he is a good person, and he is also fond of you."

Chu Chen: I only glanced at the light bulb and the figure, and I'm already smitten?

But how could Chu Chen know what Wu Gang was thinking?

So he said to the official, "Sir, this is not right. I agreed to go alone!"

"Can't I back out now? Stop fucking dawdling."

Chu Chen glanced at Xiao Yu and thought to himself that having someone to serve food and water was not bad, so he gave up on talking.

When he arrived at the government office, he was confident that he could escape with his current seventh-rank strength and firearms.

If we happen to be there, helping this girl out will be a piece of cake.

Another advantage was that before his departure, upon learning that Chu Chen was going to a vassal state of the Great Xia, Zhou Shixun had Eunuch Wei personally deliver a token to him, saying that as long as this token was issued, even the ruler of the vassal state would have to give him some leeway.

With several layers of support, for Chu Chen, it was simply a matter of whether it was troublesome or not.

After hearing Wu Gang's words, Xiao Yu gave Chu Chen a deep look, then turned to look at the fierce-looking officials, and instantly felt a desire to back down.

But the official didn't give her a choice; he pulled Xiaoyu up and shoved her into the same carriage as Chu Chen.

"Young master... the villagers have implicated you, Xiaoyu apologizes!"

As soon as Xiaoyu got into the car, she said weakly to Chu Chen.

"It's alright. I'm not afraid of this government office. Just follow me for a while."

With a flick of the driver's whip, the carriage headed towards the city of Wu Tuo.

On the road, a lowly constable with a pointed face asked the leader, "Brother, that girl is quite pretty, why don't you... in this carriage..."