Daming: Internship also counts as work experience

Chapter 185 will be left for now.

Gao Yuntian crawled to Jia Chuan's side, looked Jia Chuan up and down, and wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, tears welled up in his eyes, and the words that came out were not quite human.

"How could you come up here to die? If you die, how am I supposed to live? You can't do that again next time."

Jia Chuan digested Gao Yuntian's words, sighed, and then said, "Go help Yuanyuan up first. She's only recovered a few days ago, and I don't know how much she'll need to eat to make up for it." Jia Chuan tried to struggle to stand up, but no matter how hard he tried to push off the ground, he had no strength left in his feet.

"Should I help her up? Someone has to help me up first, right?" Gao Yuntian said, feeling wronged.

Tang Hu walked over in a few steps and pulled Gao Yuntian up, saying, "You just saved me. If you ever need my help in the future, just say the word. I'll kill and set fires without batting an eye."

"It wasn't me who wanted to save you, it was him who asked me to save you. If you want to thank someone, thank him. He even risked his life to save mine." Gao Yuntian said, covering his face and weeping bitterly.

Just as Jia Chuan was about to reprimand her, an even more piercing cry rang out. Jia Chuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Gao Yuanyuan get up by herself, then sit on the ground like a lucky doll, and burst into tears, saying between sobs, "If I had come even a little later, Big Brother, Big Brother, Big Brother would have been a lump in the ground!"

Jia Chuan thought about it and felt that it was indeed worth crying. The ancients valued leaving a complete corpse. If Dong Yuanyuan had arrived a few seconds later, his internal organs would probably have been scattered all over the courtyard. If Gao Yunduo saw it... would she dare to look?
But why would Dong Yuanyuan come?
Jia Chuan looked towards the front hallway, where Lu Baihu was slumped on the ground, as if he had been frightened by something.

Jia Chuan sighed, never expecting that it would be Commander Lu who saved him in the end.

Jia Chuan then looked at Chen Mo, who was equally dazed, staring intently at Anu's corpse on the ground. Seeing the touching scene, Hai Feng and Meng Jun went to Chen Mo's side to offer some words of comfort. However, as soon as Hai Feng raised his hand to touch Chen Mo, Chen Mo jumped and looked at Hai Feng in horror, asking, "Where's Jia Chuan? Don't tell me that's him on the ground!"

"I'm here, I'm not dead!" Jia Chuan quickly shouted.

Chen Mo looked at him, his expression slowly changing from fear to ecstasy. For a moment, Jia Chuan felt as if he were seeing Fan Jin after passing the imperial examination.

Of course, soon the number of people crying increased to three.

Later, Jia Chuan analyzed that the main reason was that Anu's methods of killing were too bloody and cruel, which planted fear in everyone's hearts early on. In addition, he almost died, so thinking about it now, it was indeed frightening.

But when Jia Chuan asked how Anu died, no one except Tang Hu knew, as if the memory of that moment had left with Anu.

The moment Gao Yuntian's arm was grabbed by Anu, he had already planned out his seven-day memorial service. But when he saw that Anu had let go of him and instead raised something up, and he realized it was Jia Chuan, his legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground, his mind going completely blank.

Chen Mo performed better, even managing to slash at Anu's arm, but he couldn't get Anu to let go. Just as Chen Mo's fear and anxiety reached their peak, Dong Yuanyuan arrived.

Dong Yuanyuan had shouted out of anger, out of frustration, and to bolster her courage, but she had never shouted out of fear. She didn't know what her tone would be like if she were afraid, but now she does. When Dong Yuanyuan's roar is accompanied by a tremor, it is an even more severe test for the eardrums.

Chen Mo didn't collapse, but he just stood there in a daze.

Hai Feng and Meng Jun, having not yet developed a deep friendship with Jia Chuan, were terrified of him having his feet off the ground, but not nearly as much as Chen Mo and Gao Yuntian. However, Dong Yuanyuan's heartfelt scream was something they had never heard before, and they were utterly astonished. They were so shocked that they almost became people in the sky. In short, they stood there, not even bothering to cover their ears, let alone see anything.

The two didn't realize what was happening until Gao Yuntian called out, "Yuanyuan, why did you take so long to get here?!"

Tang Hu was different. Dong Yuanyuan had shouted in his ear at close range, and he didn't have much emotion about Jia Chuan's life or death. Apart from feeling a conditioned reflex pain in his back from Dong Yuanyuan's shout, he didn't feel anything else. He could even remember pulling the knife out of Anu's internal organs, but even so, Anu didn't fall down. He just stood there for a moment, as if he was being pushed back, or perhaps he felt an overwhelming force rushing towards him, making him feel dangerous. In any case, Anu threw away Jia Chuan and was then tackled to the ground by Dong Yuanyuan, falling right in front of Tang Hu. Without any hesitation, Tang Hu knelt down on one knee, raised his knife, and Anu's head rolled to the side. Tang Hu breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

Everything seemed to be fate. If Anu hadn't been covered in wounds and hadn't lost too much blood, Dong Yuanyuan wouldn't have been able to knock him down, and Anu would definitely have died. But if Dong Yuanyuan hadn't arrived in time, he would have taken several people with him before he died.

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It must be said that Lu Baihu was quick-witted at the crucial moment. Seeing that Anu was no ordinary person and that his knife had been taken away, he knew that if he were to encounter danger, he would not even have the ability to resist. In the instant that Jia Chuan drew his knife, Lu Baihu thought of Dong Yuanyuan. Although he had never seen Dong Yuanyuan in person, he had heard a lot about her and was more likely to idolize her. At that moment, in Lu Baihu's mind, only Dong Yuanyuan could solve the current predicament.

Lu Baihu ran very fast. How fast? He fell into the yard.

Shunzi was worried that Dong Yuanyuan would act rashly and was reluctant to let her go with Lu Baihu, especially since Lu Baihu honestly said that it was not Jia Chuan who gave the order. Old Zheng also felt that if there was any danger, Jia Chuan would definitely send someone back to call for help. Lu Baihu was just making a fuss over nothing.

No one saw Lu Baihu fall into the courtyard, but he looked very anxious, and the fear in his eyes was constant. Gao Yunduo noticed this and wanted to go and see. Although she no longer needed to lie down every day and could sit up on her own without help, all her movements needed to be slow. When she was told to go out, Mu Lian immediately became anxious.

Dong Yuanyuan naturally didn't want Gao Yunduo's back injury to worsen. She felt that she would go and see her, and if she wasn't needed, she could come back and bring news to everyone. Shunzi and Old Zhengtou thought that since Dong Yuanyuan could go, shouldn't they go too? Lu Baihu couldn't wait any longer and took Dong Yuanyuan and ran off first.

……

Old Zheng and Shunzi ultimately didn't go. They thought it over and over and felt that since Jia Chuan hadn't allowed them to go and Dong Yuanyuan had already gone, they were afraid they would be scolded if they went with him. The two of them were crickets chirping in the west wing when they heard Mu Lian shouting for help in the courtyard. The two of them ran out to see what was going on. Gao Yunduo was all dressed and insisted on going to see her, and Mu Lian couldn't stop her.

The group engaged in a heated argument in the courtyard. Gao Yunduo was initially the one being lectured, but as she tried to persuade them, the argument escalated. As they argued, they heard a commotion outside and rushed to the courtyard gate to find Jia Chuan and Gao Yuntian being carried back inside.

Jia Chuan didn't know why his lower body just wouldn't work. He was afraid that he had broken his lumbar spine, which would mean that medicine would be useless and there would be no point in striving anymore.

Both of them were carried to the main room.

There was no need to wait for the royal physician to arrive. Doctor Mu in the courtyard pressed on Jia Chuan's lower back a few times, and Jia Chuan cried out in pain, but then he was fine.

Knowing that Jia Chuan was alright, everyone gathered around Gao Yuntian, who was still unable to get up, and asked him about what had happened that day. Gao Yuntian was puzzled and asked, "If he can't get up, someone will treat him, but if I can't get up, no one will take care of me?"

Old Zheng said, "This isn't the first or second time you've done this. You'll be fine after a good night's sleep. Why don't you go to sleep, and we'll go ask those two new Imperial Guards?"

Mu Lian said, "You need to use a needle to prick your toes. If you want it to be faster, I'll prick your toes with an embroidery needle, and you'll be able to get up immediately."

"I can just take a nap, no need to trouble you."

Chen Mo, Commander Lu, Meng Jun, Hai Feng, and Protector Tang sat in the hall, silent. But after hearing Jia Chuan excitedly shout "All done!" twice, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps because he relaxed, the lingering fear was even stronger. Jia Chuan got up and took a few steps, looking at Gao Yunduo gently, and said, "I have divine protection, don't worry."

Gao Yunduo picked up Jia Chuan's arm and looked at the bruises. Jia Chuan quickly said, "It's nothing, it will go away in a few days."

Gao Yunduo remained expressionless and said, "Go ahead, you still need to discuss the many arrangements to come."

Jia Chuan nodded, then glanced at Dong Yuanyuan, who was still somewhat dazed, and Gao Yunduo said, "I will try to persuade her."

Jia Chuan went to the hall.

……

The rest of the people gathered around the bed, waiting for Gao Yuntian to explain what had just happened.

Gao Yuntian sighed first. Jia Chuan's voice came from the hall. He thought that if he said something, everyone in the hall would hear him too. So, Gao Yuntian got out of bed and said, "Let's go to the west wing."

"You've really gotten better, you don't even need to take a nap to recover?" Old Zheng asked Gao Yuntian in surprise.

Gao Yuntian was also stunned for a moment, muttering, "This is really strange, it's already fine?"

After leaving the bedroom and entering the hall, Gao Yuntian said to Jia Chuan, "I'll take them to the west wing. You can discuss your business. Just let me know if you need anything from me."

"Don't go yet." Tang Hu stood up and said, "You saved me once. If I leave, I may never see you again in this life. I don't want to owe anyone a favor. Tell me your request, and I will leave after I do it."

Gao Yuntian thought this man was being pretentious. He had already explained at the pharmacy that he was not the one who saved him. He looked at Tang Hu with disdain, and suddenly remembered Jia Chuan's words: "Tang Hu, I want to stay."

Gao Yuntian didn't know which kind of "stay" Jia Chuan meant, but at least staying for now was the right thing to do, so he said, "Then you can stay for five days. After five days, you can go wherever you want, and we will have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Upon hearing this, Shunzi became anxious and pinched Gao Yuntian hard. Gao Yuntian cried out, "Ouch!" and said, "It's not that I wanted to keep him!"

Jia Chuan hurriedly said, "Go and comfort Yuanyuan, make her some of her favorite food, and don't nag about her weight today."

Upon hearing this, Dong Yuanyuan's eyes lit up.

The group left the main room and went to the west wing.

Tang Hu didn't understand, so he turned to Jia Chuan and asked, "Does he mean I should stay here for another five days?"

Jia Chuan sighed and said, "It's alright, I'll talk to him later and see if we can change our request..."

"No need. I don't know what to do next either. Five days is enough time for me to figure things out. As for the travel expenses you mentioned..."

"You'll get your share. You'll stay with me for the next few days. You can stay in the west room tonight. I'll have them buy some ready-made clothes for you to change into. We should have taken a break, but we didn't have enough manpower to search the herb-gathering bureau and the herb garden. We also didn't interrogate many people. I think the Emperor should be sending officials soon. We can't wait until the person in charge arrives and we don't know anything when we ask him."

Chen Mo said unhappily, "I've almost lost my life several times, and I still have to be subservient to others?"

“It’s not about being subservient to anyone. You’ve all come here on assignments, and not all assignments are the same. We’re here to investigate the case, and when they come, we’ll deal with whoever needs to be dealt with. It’s not good to make them come and have to continue the investigation.”

"You think people will believe whatever you say?" Chen Mo asked irritably.

"That's why we need evidence. Here's what we'll do: it's too late today, everyone go back and rest. Let the man we arrested stay here for a few days. Tomorrow morning, the Imperial Guards will gather together, count the number of people, and split into three groups. One group will search Zhou Cheng's house, another will go to the Herb Garden to continue digging, and the third will investigate the area beneath the Herb Gathering Bureau. Didn't you find a secret room? We need to find where they tested the medicine and their routes in and out of the Herb Gathering Bureau. These will be the evidence. Furthermore, Zhou Cheng has been the ambassador of the Herb Gathering Bureau for quite some time. The other day, when Commander Lu went to his study, he also said that those jewelry pieces were really not worthy of the ambassadorship. This shows that Zhou Cheng must have a place where he hides silver."

Hai Feng and Meng Jun, after listening to Jia Chuan's opening remarks, realized that he really wasn't giving them any time to rest. They had already been rushing along the way and were exhausted, and then they had experienced that terrifying battle tonight without a moment's rest. Why did they have to continue tomorrow morning?

The two men straightened up, and it was clear they wanted to speak without raising their hands, but upon hearing Jia Chuan's last sentence, they glanced at each other and then sat up straight again.

At this point, Jia Chuan said, "The Embroidered Uniform Guards have really worked hard. Whether they were brought by the two commanders or were already there, I'll make the decision that once the location of the hidden silver is found, they will benefit no matter where they are assigned to manage it!"

Hai Feng and Meng Jun both breathed a sigh of relief without any attempt to hide it.

Tang Hu frowned and asked, "What about me?"

"You came from the tunnels, so even though someone guided you, you should still remember something. As long as you make a contribution, you'll get the same benefits!"

"How much?" Tang Hu asked seriously.

"How much of what is this?" Meng Jun asked angrily.

Tang Hu just looked over with a tense face, while Meng Jun immediately turned to look at Hai Feng and said to himself, "We're all doing errands for the Emperor, where would we get any benefits?" After saying that, he looked at Jia Chuan.

Jia Chuan rolled up his sleeve, looked at the bruises on his arm, and said softly, "They really forget the pain once the wound heals."

Meng Jun awkwardly shifted his position, licked his dry lips, coughed lightly, and said nothing more.

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(End of this chapter)