jdhmnovel Chapter 146 Sharing Information
Chapter 146 Sharing Information
When Magistrate Lin arrived at Jinwan Village, it was already past midnight.
When Chen Donghua heard from her servants that Magistrate Lin had arrived, she immediately told them to go to Doctor Liu's house and invite him over.
Magistrate Lin sat in the front hall for a quarter of an hour, but instead of the head of the Ruan family, a child appeared.
“Lord Lin, my master has invited you to his place, but he is currently preoccupied with important matters and cannot leave for the time being. I hope you will understand.” Jin Guang respectfully bowed to Magistrate Lin and conveyed his master’s message.
Magistrate Lin knew that the Ruan family's master had not appeared yet, which must be inconvenient, so he followed Jin Guang to Qingshan's small courtyard.
When he arrived at Qingshan Courtyard, he was also attracted by the environment there.
The house is quite well-built, with clean and tidy floors covered in floor tiles and glass windows that make it feel spacious and bright.
Jin Guang gently knocked on the door of the operating room, then went to make tea.
Magistrate Lin toured the small courtyard, admiring the flowers, plants, and house structure.
About fifteen minutes later, the operating room door opened from the inside.
"Brother-in-law, you're here!" Dr. Liu greeted him as he came out of the operating room.
As he spoke, he took off his white coat and hung it in the cabinet by the door, then took off the hat he was wearing and hung it on a hook.
"Brother-in-law, your outfit is quite unique. What kind of clothes are these?" Magistrate Lin asked curiously.
Doctor Liu sat down at the stone table in the center of the courtyard, poured tea for Magistrate Lin, and replied, "These are clothes specifically worn when treating patients to reduce the risk of viral infection."
Magistrate Lin had never seen such clothes before, nor had he ever heard of such a theory, so he did not ask any further questions.
He picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip of tea, and slowly said, "The Second Prince has arrived in Xiyang County."
Upon hearing this, Dr. Liu's heart skipped a beat.
"This second son coming here can't be anything good," Dr. Liu said with a worried expression.
“He said the Third Prince went missing within my jurisdiction, and the lost grain must either be recovered or I must find a way to replenish it and send it to the military camp. What do you mean by that?” Magistrate Lin still couldn’t understand what the Second Prince meant.
Looking at Magistrate Lin's helpless expression, Doctor Liu said, "He just wants you to make up for the missing grain. When the war breaks out with the Western Rong, he will be the one who gets the credit, and General Qiao will take the blame for any mistakes. He will have nothing to do with it."
Magistrate Lin then realized what was happening and said, "So that's how it is."
After thinking for a moment, Doctor Liu said, "The second son has always been a bit wicked since he was a child. I wonder if his trip to the border this time is related to that plan."
Magistrate Lin, puzzled, asked, "What plan?"
Doctor Liu suddenly remembered that matter. Liu Ziyun had told him to remember to pass on the message to Magistrate Lin, but before he had a chance to go to the county town, Magistrate Lin came to his door on his own.
Thinking of the importance of this matter, he lowered his voice and whispered in Magistrate Lin's ear, "Last time, the third brother and his men shot down a carrier pigeon."
The above message is for the recipient to relay to the Western Rong, instructing them to attack our Beisheng on the second day of the eleventh month.
Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the recipient of the information was Deputy General Ma.
Magistrate Lin was dumbfounded. These people were too audacious!
Who on earth dares to pull such a stunt?
"Has this information already reached the Western Rong people?" Magistrate Lin asked.
Dr. Liu shook his head; he hadn't received any definite news yet.
Just as the two were about to say something more, the crisp sound of horses' hooves came from outside.
"Dr. Liu, are you inside?" someone asked from outside the courtyard.
Dr. Liu couldn't recognize the voice, so he went to the front door to see who it was.
"This humble general greets... Doctor Liu." Wang Dezhu bowed to Doctor Liu as soon as he saw him come out.
Originally, I wanted to say that I had met the prince, but I had been told in the military camp that I could not reveal his identity, so I changed my address.
"No need for formalities, let's go inside and talk!" Doctor Liu said before entering the courtyard first.
Wang Dezhu then followed him in.
"Let's go inside and talk, so that no one can hear us." After saying this, Doctor Liu led the two to his usual room.
The three sat down at the table, and soon Jin Guang brought in tea.
"Brother-in-law, this is Wang Dezhu, a capable lieutenant of General Qiao," Doctor Liu introduced Wang Dezhu to Magistrate Lin.
"Deputy General Wang, this is Magistrate Lin Bin of Xiyang County," Doctor Liu introduced to Deputy General Wang.
Magistrate Lin and Deputy General Wang exchanged greetings with a bow.
"Deputy General Wang, is there something important that you've come here today?" Doctor Liu asked.
"Our general sent me to tell you that the Second Prince's intentions in coming here this time are unclear."
However, one thing is certain: the Second Prince was not the one who delivered the note advocating for the Western Rong to attack Beisheng.
"The messenger is someone else," Wang Dezhu explained the purpose of his visit that day.
"That means if the person who spread the rumors before wasn't part of the Second Prince's faction, then it's most likely the Crown Prince's faction," Magistrate Lin said in a low voice.
"This possibility is still high; currently, the other princes probably don't have that kind of strength."
As the third brother had said before, it was the Prime Minister who suggested that he escort the grain supplies to the border.
Logically speaking, since the Prime Minister is part of the Crown Prince's faction, it would be impossible for him to so openly instruct the Third Prince to leave the capital to commit murder.
This is practically giving the other princes a huge handle to use against them!
"But who can guarantee they aren't taking a risk?" Dr. Liu analyzed.
"Deputy General Wang, is there not much food left in the camp?" Magistrate Lin asked.
“Yes, there isn’t much left. Miss Ruan said before that she could support us with some of it. We just need to go to a designated place in the county town to collect the grain every ten days.” Wang Dezhu recounted the agreement he had made with Ruan Mumu.
"So the food shortage is real. No wonder the Second Prince came to the county office today and asked me to retrieve the grain that the Third Prince had been escorting and send it to the military camp."
He said that if the grain couldn't be found, I would have to find a way to gather enough grain myself and send it over, otherwise I would be punished. Magistrate Lin recounted how the Second Prince had shown off his power at the county office that day.
After listening, Wang Dezhu snorted coldly and said, "That's utterly foolish."
Doctor Liu patted Magistrate Lin on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry! Mu Mu has already made arrangements for this matter. The soldiers won't go hungry or cold."
If the second brother insists that you deliver the supplies, then you can simply have Mumu deliver them to him.
Magistrate Lin was no longer worried after hearing that arrangements had already been made.
"Dr. Liu, is Dr. Liu here? Quickly... the head instructor wants you to come up the mountain immediately, someone is injured." An urgent voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.