Chapter 9: Night Investigation

  "Mr. Huang, I'd also like to trouble you to calculate a auspicious day for Yang Tian's wedding." Yang Fu said while walking with Huang Chu.

  "Hehe, delighted!" Huang Chu smiled and hurried up to say, "However, Old Yang, this can only be said once. I, Huang Chu, remember it clearly and won't forget."

  Yang Fu pulled Huang Chu from the hall to the city government cafeteria for this fifty or sixty meters distance, he actually mentioned three times the matter of choosing a lucky day.

  "Haha, I'm not wrong, am I?" Yang Fu sneered with a smile.

  Lei Meng pulled his face and walked out of the hall with Yang Tian, who was beaming with joy. Yang Tian chuckled and asked: "Lei Meng, I'll take these four lovely girls as a gift, haha! I really don't know where the old man found them from, they're usually not seen outside."

  "Whoa! I was just regretting not picking one randomly, didn't expect it to be so easy, and now they can be married off just by looking at them." Lei Mengda looked regretful, then calmly said, "However, hearing you say that makes me feel a bit more at ease. These four beauties are of extremely high quality, even if they rarely show their faces, they must have been famous far and wide. Now that the old man has found them, I'm afraid there's something fishy going on!"

  "Oh?" Yang Tian's expression turned puzzled and he stopped in his tracks. "Then these four future daughters-in-law must have had an ulterior motive!"

  "Or I'll send someone to probe first?" Lei Meng suggested, and then said, "Or I'll sneak into their room tonight to take a look?"

  "Hey!" Yang Tian pointed at Lei Meng furiously, thinking to himself that Lei Meng was going to harm the four women first. Then he thought again that these four beauties were indeed suspicious, and Lei Meng's actions were justified. He swung his hand and walked forward, saying: "I'm not too confident in your ability to handle things, it's better if I go with you."

  Lei Meng shrugged his shoulders, with a nonchalant expression, and said: "Whatever!" If he knew what Yang Tian was thinking in his heart, he would probably rush up and beat him up.

  At the third watch of the night, inside the city of He Xi, apart from the occasional sound of revelers drinking under the lamplight till late into the night, there were only the footsteps of patrolling soldiers and the chirping of insects at the corner of the wall. Even the dogs had fallen asleep.

  Lei Meng and Yang Tian put on their new black night suits, inserted daggers into their boots, and sneaked out. They avoided the lights all the way, hiding in the shadows as they moved forward. Before long, the two of them had snuck to one of the beauties, He Mei's residence.

  It was a large courtyard with a two-story house surrounded by walls, which was a well-off family. The front yard had no lights on, it was pitch black, and it seemed that everyone had gone to sleep. However, in the left room of the rear wing, there was a faint yellow light shining through the window, indicating that someone was still awake.

  Lei Meng and Yang Tian stopped at a dark place outside the courtyard wall. Lei Meng pulled back Yang Tian, who was about to climb over the wall, and transmitted his voice through his throat: "Wait! There's something wrong with this house!"

  "Why?" Yang Tian wondered, turning back to ask.

  "Have you ever seen a house that's so rich yet so quiet? Not even a dog!" Lei Meng pointed out the strange feeling he had.

  Listen carefully, and you'll find that there's not a single sound in this courtyard, as if even the insects don't dare to make a peep, it's dead silent!

  Yang Tian lightly touched his chest and transmitted a message: "This place is indeed strange! If we don't go in, it's better to avoid being poisoned inside and dying for nothing!"

  As long as they confirmed that there was a problem, they could slowly send someone to investigate. Lei Meng nodded lightly and turned to walk towards another house.

  Then they went to Gao Yanfang, Zhang Liucui and Wang Guizhen's homes, all of which were barked back by the watchdogs before they even reached the courtyard wall, causing the nearby houses to light up one after another to check: "Are there thieves?"...

  Lei Meng and Yang Tian returned to the city master's mansion, Lei Meng's room. Lei Meng sat under the lamp and sighed: "Fortunately, only one problem has been found so far."

  Yang Tian's face was dark, leaning against the door wall, his tone cold and calm: "Maybe there are other problems too, it's just that we're raising dogs, we haven't explored them yet."

  "Hmm, send some soldiers to secretly investigate the people around them and see if these four have always been living there. If they have, then their suspiciousness will undoubtedly decrease a lot; but if they just moved in recently...then that's a big problem." Lei Meng analyzed and his right hand clenched into a fist.

  Yang Tian nodded silently.

  The sun was already high in the sky, and Lei Meng rubbed his eyes as he pushed open the door. He stretched his waist and let out a big yawn: "Ah... how did it get light so quickly? I haven't slept enough yet."

  The soldiers outside the gate saw Leiyin finally come out and hastily shouted: "Report to General Lei, Mr. Huangchu has been waiting for a long time in the outer hall, he has something to say to you!"

  "Alright! I'll go right away!" Lei Mengzheng replied immediately. Huang Chu had been waiting for a long time, so it must be something important to discuss; but since he didn't wake him up, the matter shouldn't be too urgent.

  After a quick wash, he walked into the hall with a refreshed look, laughing and saying to Huang Chu, who was sitting and drinking tea in contemplation: "What wind has blown Mr. Huang here so early?"

  Huang Chu gently put down his teacup, stood up and slightly bowed to Lei Meng: "Causing such trouble for General Lei is indeed a fault of mine."

  "Judging from Mr. Huang's slightly furrowed brow, it shouldn't be too difficult a task. I wonder if my guess is correct?" Lei Meng said with a smile, then sat down beside Huang Chu.

  Huang Chu didn't stand on ceremony with Lei Meng either, and sat down, smiling: "General Lei guessed it right off, it's not difficult. But this matter is related to General Yang, which makes things difficult for Huang."

  "Oh, what's going on!" Lei Meng was shocked, it was the first time he had heard that there was trouble related to Yang Tian, could it be that this kid really went to harm someone else's daughter?

  Huang Chu nodded slightly and said, "Yes, to be precise, it's related to General Yang's fiancée."

  The heart that had been raised by the thunder fell back down, and calmly asked: "How is it?"

  Huang Chu leaned forward and said to Lei Meng, "Yesterday I saw four beautiful women, each as lovely as a flower. Yet they all agreed to marry Yang Tian without hesitation. I found it quite astonishing. Think about it, which beautiful woman wouldn't hold herself in high esteem? Would she easily share her husband with others?"

  "Hmm, makes sense!" Lei Meng nodded lightly, thinking to himself that it seemed this problem wasn't just something he had noticed.

  "After that, I sent someone to ask around the four people's homes and found out that they had all moved in three months ago. This timing is too coincidental! Therefore, Huang suspected that the four women came with a purpose, but couldn't find evidence in time and were worried about problems arising later. So he came to consult with General Lei Meng, wondering if we shouldn't rush into the wedding, letting us investigate clearly before proceeding."

  "Actually, I and Yang Tian went to investigate the four of them last night, and found that one of them is indeed suspicious! But who would have thought that they all moved in at the same time? It seems that Yang Tian's marriage is going to be ruined."

  Huang Chuxin felt a slight twinge of guilt in his heart and changed his tone, saying: "Among these four people, there may be good people too, don't kill them all off with one stick, what a pity."

  "Haha, don't worry, even if he can't marry those four, there are still plenty of beauties in Hexi City. Besides, he already has someone in mind and is still dreaming of a beautiful spring." Lei Meng burst out laughing upon hearing this, his frustration at not being able to get him married off completely dispelled.