Chapter 158: Two Birds Come To Report
Governor’s Office…
Governor Lin encountered the strangest event of his life.
Two birds came to report a crime.
Keke stood on the governor’s desk, “I’m reporting a crime, did you hear me or not? Your patrol guards arbitrarily arrested people just because they took a liking to my horse and casually framed it! How shameless!”
Governor Lin calmed himself, “What kind of bird are you?”
Keke: “So you didn’t hear a word I said, did you?”
Governor Lin: “I will send someone to investigate the situation you’ve described.”
“You must go now! If my cub gets frightened because of this, you won’t be able to compensate!”
Governor Lin looked amusingly at the bird that wouldn’t stop chattering, thinking this bird must have become an immortal.
“Little Red, Little Red, where are you?!”
Little Red flew in, its swift movements startling Governor Lin.
Little Red: “Chirp…”
It almost dropped the jade pendant and had to fly back to retrieve it.
As Governor Lin was in surprise, he saw the jade pendant that Little Red placed on the table.
His expression changed.
“Where did this come from?”
Keke tilted its bird head, “My cub’s father gave it to me. Rong Zhi said if my cub encounters trouble in Shangjing, come find you. Hurry up and save her, why are you dawdling?!”
Governor Lin: “!!!”
He was quite shocked, and his head, which had ranked second in the imperial examinations, seemed to have stopped working.
What did he mean by “my cub’s father gave it”? Chancellor Rong, what’s their relationship?!
Regardless, since this bird mentioned Chancellor Rong’s name, he indeed had to make a trip.
So Keke accompanied Governor Lin to the county office.
Keke unceremoniously landed on Governor Lin’s shoulder.
“Let me rest on your shoulder for a bit. I flapped my wings so hard all the way here that they almost sparked. I exerted all my strength, and the roots of my wings are still sore.”
Governor Lin: ………
What kind of bird is this? It speaks so amusingly.
He led his men and rode horses to the county office. When the people at the county office saw him, the county magistrate hurried out to greet him.
“Lord Lin.”
Governor Lin asked directly, “Did you arrest some people today, including a child?”
Sweat immediately beaded on the county magistrate’s forehead, “Yes, yes, we heard it was for riding a horse recklessly in Chang’an Market…”
“You’re spouting nonsense! We weren’t riding the horse at all when we left. The horse was being led. My cub was leading the horse and eating dragon beard candy on the street when your men suddenly accused my cub of reckless riding.
She’s only three years old! She didn’t even get to eat the candy yet. You’re all adults, do the eyes on your faces only blink and not see? Were they just for decoration? Couldn’t you see whether the horse was being ridden recklessly or not?!
You clearly took a liking to my horse and just gave it a false charge and tried to snatch it, didn’t you? The only difference between you and bandits is that your robbery is disguised!”
Keke was so angry that it lashed out.
The county magistrate and a group of people turned pale with anger at being scolded by a bird, but because Lord Lin was present, they dared not do anything.
Where did this bird come from? Its mouth could anger someone to death!
Lord Lin quickly said, “Take me to see the person immediately and release them.”
The county magistrate said, “But that was an order from the Surveillance Commissioner.”
The county magistrate felt miserable. When you big figures clash, he, a small figure, suffers.
Governor Lin: “I will bear all the consequences.”
With those words, the county magistrate was reassured and immediately sent people to release Qin Wanwan and her group.
They had only been locked up for two hours, and Qin Wanwan and the others hadn’t suffered.
Seeing Qin Wanwan, Keke flapped its wings and flew over.
“My cub, you’ve suffered. It’s all my fault for not being able to take good care of you.”
Qin Wanwan hugged Keke and stroked its feathers.
“I’m fine! Keke is so amazing, it called for help so quickly!”
Qin Wanwan’s voice was cheerful, completely unaffected. The guards who were arrested with her were telling her stories and playing games in the prison to keep her from being bored.
She felt that this experience was quite novel.
It was just a bit smelly and dirty inside the prison.
Governor Lin stared at Qin Wanwan, still pondering her relationship with Rong Zhi.
Was it what he thought? Impossible, he hadn’t heard that the Chancellor had such a grown daughter!
“Where is Little Red?”
Qin Wanwan was still thinking about Little Red, who had been taken away.
Keke immediately perked up, its spirit fully revived, ready to continue the battle.
“Right, what about the red horse they snatched?”
Governor Lin looked at the county magistrate.
The county magistrate bowed his head respectfully, “It has gone to the Surveillance Commissioner’s residence.”
Keke looked at Governor Lin, “You have to go with us to get the horse back.”
Qin Wanwan, who was holding it, also looked eagerly at Governor Lin.
“That’s my Little Red.”
The little qilin whimpered pitifully, puckering its small mouth.
Governor Lin quickly said, “Good, good, good, we’ll go now.”
As he said this, he took out the jade pendant.
Qin Wanwan’s eyes lit up when she saw it.
“Mine, Father Rong gave it to me.”
Governor Lin felt a storm raging in his heart. This, this… is this truly Chancellor Rong’s daughter?
How could there be no news of this!
Qin Wanwan took the jade pendant back, and Keke was still urging Governor Lin to bring more people.
“We might be going into a group fight. If you don’t bring more people, it’s fine if you suffer, but what if our cub suffers?”
Qin Wanwan nodded in agreement, her voice soft and her tone righteous, “I’m so tiny. One punch from them and I’ll faint.”
“But don’t worry, Wanwan will have Wolf Fang hold me outside, and I won’t get involved. If you lose, I’ll have Wolf Fang hold me and run. As long as we run fast, they shouldn’t be able to catch me, and I definitely won’t cause you trouble.”
Governor Lin: ………
Today was truly the most speechless day of his life.
He was the Governor, a higher official than the Surveillance Commissioner, so how dare the Surveillance Commissioner act against him.
This young lady certainly knew how to speak, making the act of running away sound so refined.
But he had to admit she was right.
Governor Lin, after all, brought more men as they requested, and a group of them menacingly headed towards the Surveillance Commissioner’s residence.
At the same time, the First Prince, having received the message from the Surveillance Commissioner, was also heading there.
He had coveted that magnificent steed for a long time and had been constantly inquiring about the progress from the Surveillance Commissioner. Today, there was finally news.
The First Prince immediately led his men to the Surveillance Commissioner’s residence as soon as he received the news.
“Sir, the First Prince has arrived!”
The Surveillance Commissioner’s face changed drastically, “No, tell the First Prince not to enter yet…”
But before he could finish speaking, the First Prince had already strode in.
“Song Kang, what is going on? Your residence is in such disarray, what kind of behavior is this!”
The Surveillance Commissioner, who was Song Kang, was in a sorry state and was being helped to flee. Upon seeing the First Prince, he extended his hand.
“Your Highness, be careful!”
“Neigh!!!”
Little Red was running rampant in Song Kang’s residence, destroying almost all the plants and landscaping in his courtyard and knocking over several people.
Seeing the main gate open, it instinctively kicked its hooves and ran out without thinking.
The First Prince had just entered and said a word when he saw the tall and strong red horse running towards him.
“Your Highness, be careful!”
The guards behind the First Prince quickly pushed him away, and the guard himself was sent flying.
Little Red had controlled its strength; it only bumped into people without stomping on them with its hooves, at least ensuring they wouldn’t die. It didn’t want to cause trouble for its treasure, Wanwan.
