BHBF Chapter 79.1

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 79.1: Playful Son (34)

“Is there really something wrong with the account book? Did you read it wrong? I see that you are not young anymore, and it is common for you to have blurry eyesight.” Wu Xiancheng said with a smile.

Shao Yu looked back at him and said, “If you say that my eyes are blurry, then Lord Wu looks older. He has taken root in Qingning, just like the turtle in the water, and has lived for thousands of years.”

“You!” Lord Wu was called a cuckold and immediately pointed his finger at Shao Yu.

Shao Yu was not afraid at all and continued to stare at him.

Lord Wu ‘s eyes rolled, and he immediately said, “You said you were the county magistrate sent by the higher-ups, are you? There are many bandits here, and I think you look like the leader of the nearby Wuyun Village. You killed Lord Shao and stole his official seal.”

Shao Yu was delighted to hear this. Lord Wu was also smart and came up with this idea immediately to capture Shao Yu by claiming he was a bandit.

Shao Yu asked, “Lord Wu’s last name is Wu, and Wuyun Village also has the character Wu in its name. Lord Wu also knows the head of Wuyun Village. Is Lord Wu in the same group as Wuyun Village?”

Lord Wu’s face was a little strange for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal and rebuked: “What nonsense! You are insulting the imperial officials!”

But Shao Yu still caught this strange behavior of his. Shao Yu guessed in his heart that it was possible that Lord Wu was really involved with Wuyun Village.

“Even Lord Wu can say that the official appointed by the court is a bandit. Now you get anxious when I tell you that Lord Wu has a relationship with the bandits?” Shao Yu asked.

Lord Wu immediately said: “If I say you are a bandit, then you are a bandit!”

Lord Wu had a reckless look on his face at this moment, and since everyone in the county government was his people, he thought that it would be easy to deal with Shao Yu today.

Lord Wu was a local, and he did not want to leave Qingning County, so he could not become a county magistrate. The highest position he could hold was Lord. Lord Wu had been in the local area for decades and had deep roots.

The imperial court had also sent several county magistrates before. At first, these people wanted to suppress Lord Wu, but they were soon broken by the reality, and some even nearly lost their lives.

It was precisely because of the lessons learned that these county magistrates finally compromised with Lord Wu and hoped to be transferred as soon as possible.

At this time, Lord Wu did not want Shao Yu’s life. He just wanted to teach him a lesson like his predecessors, so that he would know not to act recklessly.

But Shao Yu did not give in like his predecessors. Instead, he said, “If what you say is what it is, then you might as well say that this table is gold, so that all of us will have no worries in our lives.”

Lord Wu felt as if he was being mocked by Shao Yu, and immediately scolded him: “Don’t play dumb! Do you really want to die?”

Shao Yu immediately acted very surprised and said, “Oh, so it turns out that you don’t have the ability to turn stone into gold.”

Lord Wu’s temples were throbbing. He originally just wanted to intimidate Shao Yu, but now he really wanted to take Shao Yu’s life.

At this time, the county lieutenant who was in charge of the patrols in the county government office was standing silently beside the county magistrate.

After seeing this, Lord Wu felt more confident about killing Shao Yu. However, killing was easy, but the subsequent control was difficult. Too many people had seen what happened today, so even if he wanted to cover it up, it might not be that easy.

If the news leaks out, he will be in trouble.

“If you really want to die, I can help you do that.” Lord Wu said gritting his teeth.

Shao Yu smiled and said, “It turns out that Lord Wu really has such ability. I am really a little scared.”

Lord Wu clenched his fists, and at this moment he was still weighing in his mind whether or not to take the risk.

His heart was beating fast and furious, but Shao Yu seemed not to be afraid of death at all. He said, “Lord Wu, have you become the local emperor here because you are far away from the emperor?”

When Lord Wu heard the words of the “local emperor”, he did not show any panic, but said: “If you know what’s good for you and admit your defeat now, I can still let you go.”

“I never know what’s best for me.” Shao Yu didn’t avoid or give in.

Lord Wu’s face darkened, but he quickly said, “When I think of the real Master Shao being killed by bandits and his seal being taken by them, I feel extremely sad. I just want to chop this bandit into pieces to vent my hatred.”

Shao Yu nodded, knowing that this man had already made up his mind to take the risk, so he looked at the county lieutenant beside him and asked, “He doesn’t want to live, do you want to live too?”

The county lieutenant is the third in command in a county. When County Lieutenant Jiang heard Shao Yu say this, he felt a little surprised, but he had long been under the control of Lord Wu, so he did not dare to disobey orders.

“I’m sorry, sir.” County Lieutenant Jiang said apologetically.

Seeing that County Lieutanant Jiang was so tactful, Lord Wu became even more proud. He felt that he had already won the victory.

“Then do you want to do it yourself?” Shao Yu continued to ask.

There was a blank look on County Lieutenant Jiang’s face for a moment, but he slowly shook his head.

Shao Yu said: “But even if it wasn’t you who did it, even if your men did it first, the court would still blame you for it.”

Upon hearing this, County Lieutenant Jiang immediately hesitated.

Lord Wu immediately said: “If the sky falls, there will be a tall man watching you. I am in front of you. What are you afraid of? Have you forgotten who promoted you?”

Shao Yu had walked around the city twice beforehand, so he had some knowledge of what was going on in the county government office. Naturally, he inquired a lot about the actual wasteland of Qingning County, Lord Wu.

When he heard what County Magistrate Wu said, he laughed.