funbook-pk Chapter 122 Escort Agency
Chapter 122 Escort Agency
After breakfast, Min told Mu Jin to let her stay in the inn, and he would go out to the street to ask around and then come back to meet her. Seeing Mu Jin nod, Min and Mu Jin smiled and turned around to leave the inn.
When Nangong Min arrived on the street, he heard many people talking.
"Hey, is the person arrested this time a murderer? Or a traitor?"
"Oh, I don't know. This world is a mess. There is no peace anywhere."
Nangong Min walked towards the city gate, and just as the waiter said, he saw soldiers and several people in black holding portraits and comparing them one by one with the people leaving the county at the city gate not far away.
Some men and women were taken aside for careful questioning, and if you looked closely, you could see that they had some similarities with him and Mu Jin.
Nangong Min looked for a moment and then walked back. When he came to a escort agency, he saw a fat and big-eared man inside the agency, directing the people in the agency and cursing at them.
The man cursed, "This batch of goods was delivered by me to my brother-in-law in Dangzhou. If you dare not take good care of it, I will chop you to pieces if anything goes wrong."
The man from the escort agency bowed and nodded to the man and said he dared not.
Nangong Min stopped, stopped a passer-by, gave him some silver and asked, "Brother, I want to ask who is the young man who cursed in the escort agency. He looks very imposing."
The man didn't dare to say anything at first. He looked at the silver in Nangong Min's hand and was reluctant to give it up. He glanced at the escort agency, pulled Nangong Min aside and whispered, "Sir, you don't know this. This is our county magistrate's son Yu Hu. You'd better stay away from him. He usually bullies men and women in our county. He is not to be trifled with."
After the man finished speaking, he took the silver and ran away quickly, as if he was afraid of getting into trouble.
Nangong Min thought about it and came up with a plan. After Yu Hu left, he walked into the escort agency and found the escort leader.
Nangong Min smiled and said to the escort leader, "Escort Leader Li, my name is Nanyang. My little brother and I passed through here from Wen County to Xia Nan Village in the neighboring town to attend a funeral. Last night, someone stole our bag in the inn and lost our pass. The officers and soldiers are checking closely today, and I'm afraid that without the pass, we will be delayed for a long time and miss the day to attend the funeral. I wonder if we can leave the city with your escort company?"
Escort Li stroked his beard and looked at Nangong Min. Nangong Min looked handsome and gentle, and indeed did not look like a bad person. However, he was facing a stranger, so he did not intend to pay any attention to him.
Just when Escort Captain Li was about to refuse, Nangong Min took out fifty taels of silver from his chest and gave it to Escort Captain Li.
"I'm out here. Fortunately, my little brother told me to keep my money and valuables with me so that they wouldn't be stolen by the thief. Can you help me? I'll give you the fifty taels first, and I'll give you another fifty taels after we leave the city."
Seeing Nangong Min offering a hundred taels at once, Escort Leader Li was extremely happy. He had not made a penny on this escort mission because of Yu Hu's tyranny, but he did not expect that the God of Wealth would come to his doorstep, so how could he refuse?
Li Escort Leader smiled amiably and said, "Brother Nan, you are so polite. Then you should go back to the inn and call your brother. We will set out in half an hour. If we are late, the official will question us."
When Nangong Min heard this, he quickly thanked him and went back to the inn to call Mu Jin.
After Mu Jin changed into men's clothes, painted his face yellow, and drew a big black mole on his face, he met up with Nangong Min at the escort agency.
Escort Captain Li couldn't bear to look at Mu Jin, who was dressed so ugly, and just asked the two of them to follow behind the escort agency and push the goods.
As they approached the city gate, Mu Jin and Nangong Min looked at each other, said nothing more, and followed the escort agency's convoy forward.
When we arrived at the city gate, we saw several men in black holding portraits and standing at the gate with soldiers, checking the pedestrians and vehicles passing by.
The escort agency's convoy walked up to the officers and soldiers, but Escort Leader Li was holding Yu Hu's documents and nodding and bowing to them.
"Sir, this batch of goods is what Magistrate Yu wants to send to Lu Zhizhou in Nanzhou. Do you think it needs to be inspected?"
Before the officer could reply, the men in black plain clothes ordered the goods to be unloaded and the boxes to be opened for inspection. The remaining people were to line up for inspection.
The officer and Li pointed to the people standing on the tower and said, "They are sent by higher-ups. Magistrate Yu is with them up there. You should accept the inspection."
Mu Jin and Nangong Min looked in the direction that the soldier pointed. At this time, an official dressed in the uniform of a county official was standing on a high city wall with a few people, glancing at the crowd from time to time.
Li Escort had no choice but to walk up to Nangong Min and Mu Jin and ask them to be smarter, then they stood in front of the group to be checked.
The man in black carefully identified the group of people with the portraits. When he walked in front of Nangong Min and Mu Jin who were standing honestly, those people looked at them carefully several times.
The officers and soldiers nearby knew that the goods belonged to their superiors, and fearing that it would delay the delivery, they stepped forward and said a few good words, and the group was finally allowed to pass.
Mu Jin and Nangong Min followed the escort team and successfully left Luoyun County.
The outside of the city gradually became less populated and the journey was smooth. Leader Li was obviously relieved and chatted and laughed with everyone.
Nangong Min stepped forward and stopped Escort Leader Li, gave him the remaining fifty taels of silver, thanked him, and then parted ways with the people from the escort agency, taking Mu Jin with him.
When it was getting dark, the two men entered a small village, knocked on a house's door, and said they were visiting relatives in the neighboring county. They then gave some silver and allowed them to stay.
The family was an elderly couple who were very polite to the two. After dinner, they sent them hot water. Although Mu Jin couldn't take a comfortable hot bath, he could use hot water to wash his body and soak his feet, which made him feel comfortable all over.
When Mu Jin finished washing up and went out, Nangong Min had already finished washing up and returned to the room to wait for her.
Nangong Min saw Mu Jin coming in and handed her a cup of tea. Mu Jin took it and asked, "Did we escape successfully?"
Nangong Min replied: "When we left the city, there were several people standing on the tower. One of them had a higher inner strength than me. I wonder if that person would pay attention to us."
Mu Jin said with some trepidation: "Maybe it was those people Su Yu sent to the General's Mansion to monitor me."
Looking at the uneasy Mu Jin, Nangong Min comforted her, "Don't be afraid, I'll be here to watch over you. Have a good rest at night."
Mu Jin also understood that since Su Yu's people were able to find this place so quickly, they must not be easily fooled, so neither of them could take it lightly.
In the middle of the night, Mu Jin was awakened by a noise. She immediately opened her eyes, sat up and looked at Nangong Min.
At this time, Nangong Min was pressing his ear against the wooden door, as if listening to the noise outside. When Mu Jin woke up, he pointed his finger at her to keep quiet.