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Qin San Lang looked at Gu Jin’an. Xiao Yu was right, Good Brother An did like the Third Miss of the Ouyang Family. Dou Ke just wanted to send a few injured assassins to be detained at Master Ouyang’s house, and he got so worked up.

"What are you looking at?" Gu Jin’an felt a bit uneasy under Qin San Lang’s gaze: "Don’t overthink it. I’m not doing this for anyone; I just think it’s safer to keep the Meng Family assassins in the Military Office."

Qin San Lang laughed. You even said something so obvious; how can it not be for someone?

"Do you want me to give you a hand?" Qin San Lang asked.

His Xiao Yu said, with their elder brother’s introverted personality, it would be difficult to get a wife. They need to help at the right moment.

Gu Jin’an’s initially calm face changed, and he hurriedly refused: "No need, you must give up any reckless ideas!"

That girl Xiao Yu indeed tended to side with outsiders; she hadn’t even married San Lang yet, and she already told him everything.

Qin San Lang: "Don’t worry, we won’t act recklessly."

This "we" included Gu Jinli.

"What are you two whispering about? Are you done? Once you’re done, come over; it’s time to leave." Young Master Dou shouted towards them, feeling displeased. What were they saying that he couldn’t hear? Indeed, Gu Jin’an was secretive. After working together for days and opening a bank together, he was still avoiding him in conversations, which showed a lack of trust.

Young Master Dou was very angry!

Gu Jin’an glanced at Young Master Dou, raised his chin, displaying an arrogant and disdainful look, which successfully made Young Master Dou even angrier, then said: "Let’s go, but don’t tell others where they are hiding, let him be anxious."

Qin San Lang agreed: "Alright, but I can only help you hide it for three days."

Dou Ke trusted him a lot, and he couldn’t go too far and make Dou Ke suffer.

He added: "Feng Jin, You An and the others can’t withdraw. I’ll let You Ping and You Xi go to the Military Office to watch over."

Good Brother An didn’t want the person he liked to be in danger, and neither did he. You An and the others still needed to protect Xiao Yu in the village. Only after this period of chaos passed could they be relocated.

Gu Jin’an smiled and agreed readily: "Okay."

After they finished talking, they stepped back to the others.

"Company Commander Qin, what did he say to you?" Young Master Dou asked, shooting a hostile glance at Gu Jin’an.

Gu Jin’an pointed at the eyes that were glaring at him and asked: "Young Master Dou, do you still want me to help with the bank? If so, you’d better be nicer to me. Otherwise, all the work at the bank might fall on your shoulders alone."

The Ouyang Family still needed to be busy with opening a bank in the Prefecture, and next, there was still the matter of opening a bank in Luchang County to deal with. Young Master Dou immediately backed down, smiling: "Look at you, I’m just asking casually, I don’t mean to distrust you."

He added: "The time is getting late, let’s hurry back. Remember to come back tonight. There are more villagers borrowing money today than yesterday, and people from other counties will make it even more chaotic."

Damn, don’t think you can have a good night’s sleep and then come back! Go quickly and return quickly, tonight you’ll still need to stay up working!

Gu Jin’an didn’t respond, he looked at Luo Wu: "Brother Luo Wu, be careful, don’t get injured."

Elder Sister was very worried about Brother Luo Wu, and Brother Luo Wu’s skills indeed weren’t as good as San Lang’s, so he had to remind him.

Luo Wu nodded: "Don’t worry, with the help of the escort agency’s Escort Master and San Lang’s men, I’ll be fine, you don’t need to worry."

He leaned closer to Gu Jin’an and whispered: "Tell Sister Xiu that I’m fine... don’t tell her about the dangers in the county last night, she’ll be scared."

Gu Jin’an did not agree to this last request.

Not long from now, Elder Sister will marry Brother Luo Wu, and in the future, she’ll have children and be a mother. She needs to know these things to learn and improve. If she’s always kept too protected and knows nothing, it could harm her instead.

Moreover, judging by how Elder Sister has handled things over the years, she isn’t that delicate; she can handle responsibilities.

"Let’s go." Gu Jin’an took the handwritten letter given by Lord County Magistrate, and got on the mule cart with He Jinseng.

After Zezi saw them settled, he flicked the whip, driving the mule cart away, with two mule carts from the Dou Family and the shadow guards dressed as servants from Dou Meng quickly following.

"I’ll go see them off." Qin San Lang mounted his horse, gestured to the shadows, and Siping, who was following in the shadows, responsible for delivering messages, immediately ran to inform You Ping and You Xi to take their men and follow.

"Company Commander Qin, are you going back too?" Seeing Qin San Lang leave, Young Master Dou frowned, but with Qin San Lang following, he felt more at ease.

After all, Young Marquis had been reliable since childhood!

...

After Gu Jin’an and his group left the city, they headed straight for the Military Office’s camp.

Qin San Lang personally escorted Meng Wu and the others to the Death Prison and instructed Section Leader Zhong guarding the Military Office: "Brother Zhong, they are the serious offenders who created chaos in the county last night. Watch them, feed them and give them medicine on time, don’t let them die, and don’t let anyone come in and rescue them."

"Yes!" Section Leader Zhong, named Zhong Xu, was Old Zhong’s son.

After Old Zhong retired home due to injury, Section Leader Zhong came to the Military Office. Because of his good skills, loyalty, and being Old Zhong’s son, he was promoted to Section Leader after being a soldier for two years.

After Qin San Lang instructed Zhong Xu, he left the Death Prison.

You Ping, You Xi, and others also arrived, but they didn’t come out to see Qin San Lang; instead, they quietly ambushed outside the Death Prison of the Military Office.

After detaining Meng Wu and those assassins properly, Qin San Lang didn’t return to the county immediately but continued to escort Gu Jin’an to the Ouyang Family, as he was carrying such an important contract and couldn’t afford any mistakes.

Master Ouyang and Ouyang Ming had already learned from their shadow guards about last night’s events in the county.

"Good! That boy from the Qin Family truly has the makings of a general; he acted swiftly, arranged everything meticulously without error, and caught all of the Meng Family assassins in one go," Master Ouyang praised Qin San Lang after listening to the report from their shadow guards.

He also praised Gu Jin’an: "That boy An is truly bright, with strategy par excellence, able to perceive that the thieves’ target wasn’t the Treasury silver but the contract. If not for his warning to hide the contract in the county government jail, Meng’s people might have succeeded."

Ouyang Ming nodded after hearing this. She also admired and respected Gu Jin’an after interacting with him for some time: "Even the part about thieves shooting arrows from high places and burning the bank was his idea. I heard he knows martial arts, which is quite rare for scholars these days." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

While speaking, she recalled the incident where she led the shadow guards to save Gu Jin’an. In retrospect, it really made her blush, as with Gu Jin’an’s skills and intellect, he didn’t need her rescue at all.

And she thought he was a weak scholar, fearing they would be hurt by bandits and delayed for the college examination, so she rushed to save them and, in a panic, knocked him down with the hilt of her knife!

Master Ouyang said: "An, unlike other scholars, though he looks charming and gentle, he holds grudges the most and has plenty of tricks up his sleeve."

Huh?

"He holds grudges?" Ouyang Ming was a bit shocked, would he hold a grudge for her hitting him and seek revenge?