Chapter 1293
Young Master Lu Commits Suicide in Fear [2]
Chapter 1293 Young Master Lu Commits Suicide in Fear [2]
The door slammed shut with a loud bang, but it startled Lu Fenxu so much that he jumped up and let out a scream: "Ouch!"
Startled Zheng Qianming, who was standing next to him, Zheng Qianming yelled angrily, "What are you yelling for? Are you trying to scare me to death?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Fenxu's eyes rolled back and he fell backward.
“Classmate Lu!” Wen Xiangnan hurriedly helped Lu Fenxu up, preventing him from falling to the ground. He then said to Yuan Qiang, “Come and lend a hand, let’s carry him back inside to rest.”
"Hey." Yuan Qiang came over to support the unconscious Lu Fenxu and said to Zheng Qianming, "Quickly go and get a doctor. Lu is injured and can't afford to faint repeatedly."
Zhao Wuming, Lu Fenxu, Yang Zeru, Zheng Qianming, Si Feng, Wen Xiangnan, and Yuan Qiang are all victims in the student-killing case.
Zhao Wuming was the most seriously injured, but Lu Fenxu was the most frightened.
Since the incident, Lu Fenxu has never had a moment of peace; he always looks terrified.
"Yes, go and ask someone to come!" Zheng Qianming had a sudden inspiration and hurriedly opened the door to go find someone.
He first found a servant of the Zheng family and took out a letter from an elder in the family: "Take this letter to Magistrate Zheng and ask him to come and help."
"This letter is for Uncle Zheng Si, asking him to protect the younger generation."
"Go find Brother Jia again and tell him to come back quickly and stop waiting at the city gate where the trouble is taking place."
Something's happened here. What are we waiting for? Qin's daughter should go to the city gate and give Wei Min an explanation. Come back quickly!
"Go find Uncle Tao of the Wen family, Magistrate Kang, Assistant Magistrate Zeng, and Prefect Fei... and ask them to uphold justice. The students are the victims; how can they be sent to the military camp for punishment? It's terrifying! What is the Wei army trying to do?!"
Several servants of the Zheng family said, "Young Master Ming, sending messages to so many people in secret overnight, especially the suggestion to have government officials come to uphold justice, seems to incite conflict between civil and military officials. This is probably inappropriate..."
clap clap!
Zheng Qianming slapped the servant who had spoken twice, his eyes bulging, and cursed, "You dog of a servant, you must obey your master's orders! If you dare to contradict your master again, I'll sell your whole family by the feet!"
With a thud, several servants hurriedly knelt down: "This servant knows his mistake, Young Master Ming, please calm down."
"Go and get it done quickly," Zheng Qianming urged, giving the man a kick in the process.
The servants dared not persuade him any further and hurriedly followed Zheng Qianming out of the street.
When they reached the sentry post at the street corner, Zheng Qianming said to Wei Jun on duty, "Sir, the student Lu Fenxu has fainted. I'm taking my men to Wuyuan to fetch a doctor to take a look at him."
"Wait, we need to inform Commander Mei." Wei Jun went to summon Commander Mei.
Surprisingly, Commander Mei did not stop them and even gave them a pass... How could the case be solved if these students were not thrown into disarray?
"Take it and call Yang Zeru back. He will also be going with you to the Juma Formation camp for interrogation tomorrow."
"Thank you very much, Commander Mei." Zheng Qianming accepted the gift with a happy expression, feeling that he had made a good deal.
The servants were shocked and had a bad feeling, but they dared not investigate further, fearing that Zheng Qianming would betray them.
After Zheng Qianming led his servants to the gate of Wuyuan, he left only one servant to attend to them, and released the rest of the servants under various pretexts.
The servants left Wuyuan Street and rushed to their respective homes.
"Sir, sir, student Lu Fenxu has fainted and his life is unknown. Please go to Wuyuan Garden to fetch a doctor and inform Master Qiong and Grandmaster Xun."
The Wei soldiers guarding the gate were exhausted; they never had a moment's peace.
"Wait." Wei Jun still went to deliver the message for him. It was already past midnight, and Qiong Lao, Xun Lao, Guan Shuli, and Qi Shitian were still working on the first floor of the Wulou building.
Upon hearing the report, especially when he learned that Zheng Qianming had sent servants to various places to request help, Old Qiong angrily slammed down his pen: "A bunch of troublemakers, so young, yet they're scheming so much."
Sometimes, Master Qiong really wished that all these students would die young.
Otherwise, when they grow up and enter officialdom, one can't even imagine how many sins these aristocratic officials will commit!
“Why are you so angry, poor kid? Students are students, and they need to be taught.” Master Xun said, “Let’s go and see for ourselves. You can talk to them properly. After all, you are their teacher and the one who brought them out. At this time, you should teach them again and save them again.”
"If they still don't listen after you've taught them, then it's not your responsibility."
"Ha," Qi Tianshi sneered, "Old Xun and Old Qiong, it's a done deal that some of these aggrieved students are accomplices. What's the point of teaching them? We should just wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"Moreover, this matter involves capturing the mastermind behind the incident of rioting at the city gate. You're being kind, but what if the students listen to this and don't panic? How will you then scare out the mastermind behind it?"
“Angel Qi is wrong,” said Old Man Xun. “If we can persuade the students to make amends, we can catch the mastermind behind the two cases more quickly.”
Cases of students killing other students and cases of people causing trouble by committing suicide are not things that can be stirred up by just the people on the surface; there are masterminds behind them.
And what they want to eliminate is the mastermind.
Those who are openly involved in the case are not actually very important.
"Just like mold, wiping off the surface mold is useless. If you don't remove the root of the mold, it will just keep coming back. It's so annoying."
"Elder Xun, please stop. I won't stop you. Do as you please." Qi the Angel never liked wasting time arguing and agreed directly.
He can start killing after the two elders have finished instructing the students.
Well, that's a case of being polite first and then resorting to force. He's truly a reasonable and kind person.
"Elder Xun, Elder Qiong, have two imperial guards accompany you." The clerk Guan sent two imperial guards to go with them.
The two elders did not refuse. They took the imperial guards and their loyal followers and followed the Wei army out of Wuyuan Garden to the streets and houses where the students were temporarily staying.
Old Man Xun was a skilled doctor; he woke Lu Fenxu up with just a few needles and calmed him down, making him less frightened.
"Grandmaster? Master?" Lu Fenxu looked at them with a mixture of surprise and confusion.
*Smack!* Old Xun smacked Lu Fenxu on the head and laughed, “Silly boy, you’re not mistaken, it’s us.”
A single word, a single gesture, brought warmth to Lu Fenxu's heart, and tears streamed down his face: "Master, Grandmaster... your student, your student..."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't cry, don't be afraid. We're just asking you to go to the military camp to cooperate with the investigation. Just tell us the truth about what happened that day." Old Xun said, "Really, there's no need to be too afraid, kid. The Wei army is just ruthless to the enemy, they won't use torture on you. Go boldly, it'll be fine after this day."
Lu Fenxu was still crying, wanting to say something but not daring to.
Master Qiong said, “Lu Fenxu, although you came to study with me halfway through your journey, as your teacher, I must do my best to teach you... and all of you.”
Qiong Lao looked at the other students in the house, especially Zheng Qianming: "In a hundred years of life, you will encounter all kinds of people and things, make all kinds of mistakes, and fall into all kinds of desperate situations. Now we are in a desperate situation, and the whole city is in a desperate situation."
"But great achievements often arise from such desperate situations. There is also a saying that one can make amends for one's mistakes. If you make a mistake or commit a crime, you will not die immediately. You can take advantage of this opportunity in the capital city to fight the enemy and make amends for your mistakes."
"The most important thing is to admit your mistakes, correct them, and not repeat them... Focus on yourself, solidify your skills, and you will go further and further. Trying to take shortcuts, seeking easy ways out, and relying on others are all bad paths. It's okay once or twice, but if you keep doing this, you will only lose the opportunity to improve your skills. When you die, you will not have improved your skills and you will have lived entirely by relying on others."