BHBF Chapter 80.3

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 80.3: Playful Son (42)

But soon, County Lieutenant Jiang said again: “Sir, the treasury matter has also been confessed. Lord Wu steals 100 taels of silver from the account every month!”

Although Inspector Chen could not reach into the county government’s warehouse, he asked his wife to inquire about the situation in the warehouse. The number he got was almost the same as the one he confessed at this time, so he couldn’t help but believe this interrogation a little more.

But he couldn’t help wondering in his heart, why was it that other people couldn’t find out such a private matter as the treasury’s money, but his own wife could find it out so accurately? Inspector Chen didn’t dare to think about it any further.

If Shao Yu was really allowed to continue the interrogation, who knows what he would find out. This was a result that Inspector Chen did not want to see. He began to hesitate whether he should break in or not.

Inspector Chen and Lord Wu have a close relationship, and they almost share the same fate.

The confidant sent by Lord Wu to report the news said, “Master Chen, our Lord will never confess. That Sir Shao is very good at accounting. He can tell the problem of the warehouse by just taking a look at the account book.”

“You mean, this result may not be obtained by his interrogation, but rather by his observation?” Inspector Chen asked.

The confidant spoke with certainty.

Inspector Chen once again chose to remain silent.

“Sir, Lord Wu even confessed his own private affairs!” County Lieutenant Jiang said loudly.

“What private matter?” Shao Yu asked.

“It’s about him and his sister-in-law!” County Lieutenant Jiang shouted in a loud voice.

“Sister-in-law? Then doesn’t that mean Inspector Chen’s…” Before Shao Yu finished speaking, he looked at Inspector Chen outside with an apologetic look.

Nowadays, if you talk about sister-in-law and brother-in-law together, even if it is a serious matter, it is easy for people to have bad associations.

Inspector Chen tightened his grip.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the confidant of Lord Wu immediately said, “Master Chen, don’t listen to their nonsense. Our Master and Madam Chen are absolutely innocent.”

Inspector Chen glanced at this confidant.

The confidant immediately took two steps back in fear.

Shao Yu was still shouting at this time, saying, “Impossible, Inspector Chen risked his life for Lord Wu, how could Lord Wu do such a treacherous thing, please stop talking, it’s simply polluting my ears.”

Hearing this, County Lieutenant Jiang became even more anxious and said, “Your Excellency is innocent. All of this was confessed by Lord Wu himself. He just likes to target his own family members!”

When Inspector Chen, who was standing outside the door, heard the words “family”, his heart sank. Others did not know the secrets of County Magistrate Wu, but Inspector Chen had witnessed with his own eyes how Lord Wu forced and tortured one of his nieces.

He was already full of doubts about the relationship between his wife and brother-in-law. After hearing what Shao Yu said, he completely believed it. However, there were more than a hundred people around him, and he didn’t want Shao Yu to continue talking, so he spoke out to stop him.

Shao Yu nodded and was about to respond when he heard County Magistrate Jiang behind him say loudly: “Lord Wu even knows the color of the inspector’s wife’s bellyband!”

When Inspector Chen heard this, he could no longer bear it and shouted, “Shut up! Shut up!”

County Lieutenant Jiang did not stop, but continued to provoke: “Lord Wu also said that the three wing rooms at the back of your house are the place where they meet every day!”

After hearing so much said at once, the soldiers around Inspector Chen were all whispering to each other.

County Lieutenant Jiang said again: “Please wait a little longer, sir. Lord Wu will soon confess which child is his.”

Upon hearing this, Inspector Chen felt a rush of blood to his head. He was no longer able to think and only wanted to shut County Lieutenant Jiang’s mouth as soon as possible.

“Kill! Go in and kill them all!”

After Inspector Chen finished shouting, he no longer cared about anything else and rushed towards the county government office!

Shao Yu quickly closed the door.

Inspector Chen drew his knife and chopped at the gate of the county government office, but before he could make a second move, he suddenly heard a hurried voice in his ears.

An arrow fell straight at Inspector Chen’s feet, which made him slow down for a moment.

Inspector Chen looked back and saw someone with a group of men rushing over from behind him and surrounding his men.

“Inspector Chen has committed mutiny and is guilty of a crime. If you are willing to surrender, we will not punish you!” the man said loudly.

If Inspector Chen had surrounded the city without attacking, there would have been room for maneuver. However, from the moment he swung his knife at the gate of the county government office, he had already fallen into a passive position.

“Mr. Li, you actually came!” Inspector Chen said viciously.

The person who came was another inspector of Qingning County, Li Shan.

Inspector Li never interfered in the affairs of the county government and had been stationed outside the city with his soldiers. Inspector Chen thought he had a sure victory, but he did not expect that someone could persuade Inspector Li.

Inspector Li glanced at him and said without explanation, “Catch him!”

At the command, his soldiers became obviously more well-trained.

In addition, after Inspector Chen lost face because of his wife, his soldiers no longer trusted him as much as before. Therefore, except for a few of his close confidants who were still resisting, the others had already surrendered.

Inspector Chen was soon captured.

The county government’s door, which had been tightly closed, slowly opened at this moment.

Shao Yu was dressed in official attire and walked slowly outside.

Inspector Li bowed to him and said, “Inspector Li Shan of the West Camp greets Lord Shao.”

Shao Yu nodded slightly, then helped Li Shan up.

Inspector Chen looked at Shao Yu at this moment, his demeanor was natural and there was no trace of the cowardly look he had shown when facing the door before.

Zhao Zhong, who was following behind Li Shan, also walked to Shao Yu’s side at this time.

As early as when he discovered that Lord Wu was asking for help, Shao Yu sent Zhao Zhong out as well. Shao Yu had long heard that the two inspectors did not have a good relationship, so he prepared a letter in advance and put it on Zhao Zhong, asking him to take the letter and go out to ask for help if the situation got bad.

Shao Yu calculated Inspector Li’s intentions and used the great achievement of mutiny as bait to lure Inspector Li out.

When Inspector Chen saw this, he immediately understood everything and said, “It’s you. This is all your plan!”

Shao Yu did not speak.

Inspector Chen said anxiously, “My wife has nothing to do with the man surnamed Wu. The man surnamed Wu never confessed, right?”

Shao Yu smiled but said nothing.

Inspector Chen became more anxious after hearing this. He wanted to continue asking questions, but was quickly pulled away by Inspector Li’s men.