Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 202 Disobeying Will Make You Die Before Midnight
He Qu had nothing to do today. Remembering that he hadn't been to Yanzi Hutong for a long time, he brought some snacks to have with his drinks and came over to meet up with his brothers who worked there. He also wanted to check on Lu Jia's situation for their eldest son, who had been extremely busy these past few days.

The brothers had just set out the cups and plates when Changfu came in. Seeing everyone there, and more importantly, He Qu, he was immediately delighted: "The young lady instructed me to come and deliver a message: brothers, come with me after you've finished eating!"

He Qu immediately put down the cup: "What are your orders, Miss?"

Changfu just waved his hand, and when they all leaned in close, he whispered a few words.

After hearing this, everyone straightened up, glanced at the sky, wiped their mouths, and rushed out the door.

……

Since Guo Lu was suddenly summoned back to the capital while he was in Jizhou, he was subsequently assigned by Jiang to keep an eye on the Xie family in Yanzi Hutong.

However, the Xie family's small three-courtyard residence had five or six highly skilled guards. Not to mention sneaking into the courtyard, even getting within three zhang (approximately 10 meters) would result in them being watched.

At first, Guo Lu thought it was because the person he had hired was too incompetent, but after going there twice, he found it was the same.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye, and there's still no news. As for Lu Jia's experiences in the Xie family over the past ten years, there's simply no one to ask.

Fortunately, he had been to Shawan before. If this place didn't work, there were other places. So, after being scolded by Jiang last time, he immediately sent someone to Shawan, vowing not to give up until he found out what Lu Jia was relying on.

The people who went to Shawan returned around dusk, but I don't know if they found out the news or not.

Guo Lu was very anxious. He had almost died when he was young, but thanks to his great-aunt Wei, who took pity on him and took him to the Jiang family.

At that time, the Jiang family was already under the control of Jiang Shi, who had married into the Lu family. Jiang Shi had just arrived at the Lu family, and everything was still in its early stages. She blamed her mother for causing trouble and did not want to take her in.

Helpless, Wei always privately instructed Guo Lu to obey Jiang's words in everything, so that he would have someone to rely on and a future.

Therefore, he had been following Chiang Kai-shek's orders for many years. His efforts paid off, and Chiang Kai-shek was quite satisfied with him over the years.

However, He Qing from Shawan County brought Lu Jia's whereabouts, and he himself was ordered to handle the matter, but he failed repeatedly along the way.

I thought she was just a weak woman, and killing her to silence her would be an easy task, but I still failed!
Jiang had finally reinstated him and sent him to Jizhou on business, but before he could get anything done, Lu Jia appeared first!
Having failed twice in a row, Guo Lu knew that if he failed to do a good job of keeping an eye on the Xie family this time, he would definitely be held accountable by the Jiang family!
He can't afford the consequences.

Granny Du is a cautionary tale!
They had all done too many things for the Chiang family and knew her inside and out.

Jiang would never agree to let him leave peacefully!

With this in mind, Guo Lu quickened his pace.

Once you cross this alley, you'll reach your destination.

He was so focused on getting on his way that he didn't notice the wind tightening on both sides.

When they reached the middle of the alley, several people suddenly jumped down from the walls on both sides, blocking their way from the front and back!
"you……"

Before he could even utter a sound, two groups of people simultaneously raised their knives and attacked him!

Guo Lu was furious!
He raised his sword in a backhand motion to meet the attack!

He also brought four men with him, all of whom were skilled in martial arts. With such a force, it was impossible for them to be controlled by anyone in the capital.

But after only a few moves, they were clearly at a disadvantage!

The other party was incredibly skilled; he had rarely seen such an expert. He was a member of the Jiang family, backed by the Lu family of Beijing, and both the legitimate and underworld had to give him face. No matter how powerful someone was, they wouldn't dare to come after him!
But these people in front of him gave him no room to maneuver! "Who exactly are you people?!"

He shouted, simultaneously pulling out a whistle from his waist, intending to call for reinforcements. But just then, two more men leaped down from the wall, casting a fishing net over them, instantly trapping them all! ...

……

Lu Jia lit a charcoal fire in the dilapidated temple to warm herself, and as Yin Liu called out "Coming!", footsteps sounded outside.

He Qu and his men, their faces covered, dragged several people in like firewood.

Lu Jia immediately put on the silver mask she had been playing with for a long time and said in a deep voice, "Tear the cloth out of their mouths!"

She only learned a quarter of an hour ago that there was another structure beneath Shen Qingzhou's mask, which made the voice sound completely different from the original. This was why she hadn't connected Shen Qingzhou with the masked person from her previous life for so long.

Ado.

He Qu and his men tore off the cloth, and following Lu Jia's gestures, dragged Guo Lu's entourage out first, and then removed the cloth strip from Guo Lu's eyes as well.

Guo Lu, who could finally see, immediately raised his head. Upon seeing the dilapidated statues around him, he trembled with fear.

Then, seeing the person sitting behind the crimson flames beneath the statue, wearing a ferocious, pale mask and a dark robe, he couldn't help but shiver.

Lu Jia asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Guo Lu gritted his teeth: "No matter who you are, if you dare to touch me, I'll make sure you don't live more than three days!"

Lu Jia laughed loudly, "I'll ask you a few questions. If you can't answer them, I'll make sure you don't live past midnight!"

After saying that, she asked, "First, when did your great-aunt start colluding with that old scoundrel Yan?"

Guo Lu, who had been filled with resentment, suddenly froze upon hearing this. "What did you say?"

"Playing dumb with me?" Lu Jia twirled a dagger in her hand. "I'll break one of his arms first!"

He Qu and the others immediately raised their hands and, in the blink of an eye, lifted Guo Lu's right arm.

Guo Lu screamed in fright, "I don't know anything about this! How could my aunt possibly be with—with—"

He suddenly couldn't continue speaking halfway through his sentence.

Wei was Jiang's biological mother. Her husband was Yan Song's student, while Yan Song was Jiang's godfather. The "old thief Yan" they were talking about could only be Yan Song. How could he possibly have an affair with his student's wife?
Do not!
How could Wei have an affair with her husband's teacher?

Logically, this is impossible.

But he had been with the Jiang family since he was a child, so how could he be completely unaware of whether this matter actually existed?
He had indeed seen things that shouldn't have been there in Wei's house, and over the years, he had indeed heard Wei mention Yan Song several times...

He just didn't dare to think about it!

Since no one had ever mentioned these things, he could only pretend not to see them.

But besides him, there were actually other people who knew!
"Remember now?" Lu Jia forcefully plunged the knife into the crack in the ground in front of her. "Do you want to answer my question or take my arm?"

Guo Lu slumped backward to the ground, his face deathly pale: "I'll talk! I'll talk!..."