Last night, Gu Zongmin had received the news from his subordinates and found clues that he was suspected to be the Mo family.
Early this morning, he took his people to find the Mo family member. The man seemed not surprised by his appearance, but it still took a lot of effort to ask him to follow him back to Xianyang City.
When Gu Zongmin took the Mo family back to Xianyang City, he was about to meet Meng Yi who came out to look for him.
Meng Yi saw the Gu family's team from a distance, as well as a young man with extraordinary temperament among the crowd.
His heart moved and he immediately stopped them.
Gu Zongmin has been in Xianyang City for so many years, and there is no official in the court that he does not know.
When I saw a team from a distance, I recognized that the leader was Meng Yi.
Although he had never been anxious with Meng Yi, now that they had met, he still stepped forward respectfully and saluted.
"I've met General Zhonglang."
"I wonder if Zhonglang is looking for me? What's the matter?"
The anger in Meng Yi's heart had long since dissipated, and he was still a little surprised to meet Gu Zongmin here.
He knew that the Gu family was now an official businessman. Although he was not an official, in His Majesty's eyes, the Gu family was still valued.
Therefore, he did not take a very serious attitude towards Gu Zongmin, nor did he directly answer Gu Zongmin's questions.
Instead, he walked through the crowd and looked at the young man.
"Who is this?"
Gu Zongmin did not expect that Meng Yi was also interested in the disciples of the Mohist family. After a slight hesitation, he said, "He is from the Mohist family, Yang Jie."
"What's the matter, Mr. Meng?"
Sure enough, Meng Yi was sure that Yang Jie was the person he was looking for, and he must know the news about Zhang Zifang.
However, if the person is in Gu Zongmin's hands, he cannot directly rob it.
"Master Gu, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Gu Zongmin glanced at Yang Jie and saw his indifferent attitude, so he nodded and followed Meng Yi a few steps to the side.
Both of them were followed by guards, as if no one could trust the other.
After making sure that the other side couldn't hear, Meng Yi took the initiative to speak: "Master Gu, can you leave this Yangjie to me?"
Gu Zongmin was a little surprised by these words. You must know that Meng Yi was working for Ying Zheng, and it was not his turn to take action on ordinary trivial matters.
Now that he suddenly wanted to see Yang Jie, his first reaction was that Yang Jie had done something to anger His Majesty.
"Dare I ask Mr. Meng, did he commit any crime?"
Now Meng Yi was not sure whether Yang Jie and Zhang Zifang knew each other, but adhering to the principle that he would rather catch the mistake than let it go, he did not shake his head.
He just said vaguely: "This matter is kept confidential. I have to take this person away today. I hope that the head of the Gu family will forgive me."
Gu Zongmin looked a little embarrassed. Meng Yi didn't say anything and he didn't know how to deal with it.
After all, this person is what Ran Fang wants. If he offends Ran Fang, the Gu family cannot afford it.
After thinking about it, he said directly: "Master Meng can't explain clearly, so I'm afraid this matter may be a bit embarrassing."
"What you don't know is that this man is wanted by Mr. Ran Fang from Xianyang Prison. He asked me to look for him a few days ago. I finally found him today. If I delay Mr. Ran Fang's affairs, even if I have a few heads, I won't be able to find him." I can’t afford it.”
"You must also know that Ran Fang is the popular person in front of His Majesty, and his affairs are the most important, don't you think so?"
This is obviously unwilling to send people out, and they also use Ran Fang as a shield.
Even so, Meng Yi had to think that it was Ran Fang who raised the issue about the assassin. Now that Ran Fang is looking for people around the assassin, it means that he must know where Zhang Zifang is.
He didn’t even tell himself!
Then he must go back and report to His Majesty, so what if he is talented?
Thinking of this, he also forced Yangsuke to be taken away.
"So that's the case, then I won't embarrass Patriarch Gu."
"I still have something to ask Master Gu. Do you know if there are any other hiding places in that ovary?"
Gu Zongmin was a little uncomfortable with Meng Yi being so happy, and at the same time he had a deeper understanding of Ran Fang's identity.
Hearing Meng Yi's question, he didn't know why he asked it, especially the word "hiding place" was used very delicately.
"Hideout?"
"I've never heard of it."
"I only know that he has a house in Xishan, but I just came back from there and I didn't see him there."
"As for the others, I'm not sure."
This actually surprised Meng Yi, he was really a cunning rabbit.
He then asked: "Do Yang Jie and Zhang Zifang know each other?"
Only then did Gu Zongmin know that Meng Yi asked Yang Jie to find Zhang Zifang.
He shook his head honestly. According to his understanding, the two of them were just acquaintances, and he probably couldn't even name each other.
"I don't think they know each other. They have only met a few times."
Meng Yi finally got the answer to whether this answer was true.
He nodded, turned around, and left with his men and horses, just as dashing as when he came.
Seeing that they were leaving in the direction of Xishan, Gu Zongmin knew that he didn't believe his words, so he didn't think much about it.
He greeted his people and walked towards Xianyang City.
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Gu Zongmin took Yangjie back to the Gu family. When he saw his father returning with a strange boy, Gu Siyuan hurriedly greeted him.
"Father, you are back."
After saying that, he stepped forward, glanced at Yang Jie, and whispered in Gu Zongmin's ear: "Just now, General Meng Yi came here to ask about Zhang Zifang and the Mo family."
"Will it affect the Gu family?"
Yang Jie stood there, scanning the Gu family with his eyes, as if he didn't care at all about their suspicion of him.
Ever since he met Meng Yi outside the city gate just now, he seemed to know that his trip to Xianyang City would not be so smooth.
Now Gu Siyuan's probing eyes and whispering attitude deepened his suspicion.
"Ahem."
When he coughed, the father and son turned their heads to look at him at the same time.
Gu Zongmin reacted first, comforted Gu Siyuan, turned to Yangjie and said, "Sir, please."
With that said and a gesture, the three of them walked towards the front hall.
Without waiting for Gu Zongmin to speak, Yang Jie casually sat on the couch. The fearless expression on his face was exactly the same as Ran Fang's.
However, unlike Ran Fang, his movements were somewhat deliberate and his expression was very arrogant, as if he looked down on them.
It's completely different from Ran Fang's free and easy feeling, which gives people a sense of comfort.
Gu Siyuan is now a loyal fan of Ran Fang. Seeing him like this, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. He was obviously different from Ran Fang, but he wanted to imitate his moves.
It's so fake.
But thinking about what his father said just now, that Yang Jie was the person Ran Fang wanted, he endured the dissatisfaction in his heart.
"Are you really from the Mo family?"
"It doesn't look like it?"
Yang Jie ignored him, turned his eyes to Gu Zongmin, and asked in a frivolous tone: "Master Gu, when will you take me to see that person?"
"I don't have that much time. After I finish the things I promised you, I still have to go back to the thatched house and do my own things."
Gu Zongmin didn't care about his attitude at all, he gave him a calm look.
"It's getting late now. I'll take you there early tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry, I will have someone take good care of you tonight."
After saying that, he thought of what Meng Yi had just said, and asked: "Do you know Zhang Zifang?"
Yang Jie thought for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know, I haven't heard of it."
"Okay, I'm going to rest. I'll talk about anything tomorrow."
With that said, he stood up and left the front room, even kicking the table so that the tea cup on it almost fell over.
Seeing his unruly movements, the disgust in Gu Siyuan's eyes could no longer be concealed.
"Father, is this kind of person really what your husband wants?"
Knowing the meaning of his words, Gu Zongmin was calm and said, "I'll talk to you after I see you tomorrow."
