The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 145 A Lot of Gold

The epidemic area was in a state of depression and chaos just half a month ago, but now it is in good order, and people have hope on their faces. After all, they know that they can be cured instead of waiting to die.

As more and more people were cured, people felt more at ease. Chen Hu's mother had also recovered, which relieved Chen Hu.

Yu Wenxuan spoke highly of this person, saying that Chen Hu had strong leadership and appeal, and that he would be a junior general on the battlefield.

Lin Yan expressed her agreement, saying that people who could lead the rebellion against the government would be considered rebels in chaotic times.

During lunch, Fu Bo told Lin Yan another joke.

That is, the old registrar fell ill, and the county magistrate began to manage disaster relief, distribute food, and eat relief food with the disaster victims.

He claimed he wanted to share the hardships with the people, but although the people didn't really buy it, it certainly left Manager Huang and the Yu family completely baffled.

Lin Yan's lips twitched upon hearing this. Her goal was indeed to make him share the hardships of the people, but she was very unhappy. No food? Fine. Free meals? Fine. Don't try to make yourself look good.

“I think it’s time for us to go out. The situation here is stable, and we’ve found a treatment for the epidemic.”

“Besides, isn’t the registrar sick? We need to go see him. I think he might have evidence of Yue Heqiu’s corruption and abuse of power. He could easily be silenced now,” Lin Yan said.

Fu Bo said he had no objections and would listen to Lin Yan.

Yu Wenxuan pondered for a moment and said, "We can secretly move the registrar here. With Xinglin Hall taking the lead, the imperial court will follow closely. As long as Yue Heqiu doesn't openly cause trouble for these patients, we are actually the safest place right now. We don't have to confront him directly, and it's convenient for treatment."

"It is understandable for ordinary people to rebel against the government when they have no other choice, but it is a different story for us to oppose the government in full view of everyone."

“That’s right.” Li Zhongwei agreed with this statement.

Lin Yan had no choice but to nod. "Alright! Then I'll go find the registrar tonight and bring him over."

Lin Yan went back inside and took stock of the resources in her space. She had collected quite a few things yesterday, but hadn't counted them yet.

She quickly noticed something unusual: the grain had been moved from the government granary by Yue Heqiu, so the large quantity wasn't surprising. However, the amount of gold was excessive.

Moreover, the gold bars were not melted using good techniques; they were uneven and irregular, as if they had been melted by the person who melted them.

She found the account book she had taken from Yue Heqiu's secret room last night and began to search through it. Yue Heqiu did indeed bribe his superiors with gold and silver every year, but these all seemed normal. Bribing officials in Jinning Prefecture and at all levels in the capital was a basic operation for a corrupt official.

What really caught her attention was the largest quantity among them.

"On the first day of the ninth month, Zhao, ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Zhao... the royal family, but the name wasn't written down, so I don't know which one it refers to," Lin Yan murmured.

Furthermore, if you scroll back, there's one entry every three months.

"On the first day of the sixth month, Zhao, ten thousand gold coins."

"On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhao, ten thousand taels of gold."

"..."

Lin Yan became increasingly serious as she flipped through the pages.

Wutai County is just a county town. Even if Yue Heqiu plunders the people, he shouldn't have so much gold.

Wutai County is about the same level as Rong'an. The magistrate of Rong'an County is Fu Bo's brother-in-law. Not to mention all that gold, even the money for resettling the disaster victims was supported by Fu's family and other merchants.

Ten thousand gold coins equals one hundred thousand taels of silver. Every three months, Yue Heqiu has so much money, and it's so stable. Who is he supplying this money to?

It seems that the gold in the boxes in Yue Heqiu's secret room was the gold that should have been handed over this month, but due to the snow disaster, it was intercepted by Lin Yan before it could be delivered.

"If they really are from the royal family, I wonder if they'll take advantage of the disaster relief to come and collect money," Lin Yan speculated.

The fact that he is surnamed Zhao only indicates that he is related to the royal family. However, there are many royal family members in his family. Besides Emperor Liang's sons, he also has brothers, and his father also has brothers. All of these people are surnamed Zhao, so it is difficult to determine their identities.

Lin Yan really couldn't guess who it was; she guessed she could only ask Yue Heqiu himself.

That night, Lin Yan once again became a night-time vigilante. Fortunately, she had met the registrar first when she arrived, so she knew where the registrar lived.

She arrived at the registrar's residence, which was different from the county government office; it was deserted and very quiet.

She went into the room and took the old clerk's pulse. It was indeed an epidemic. Lin Yan directly channeled some of her supernatural power into him, and the old clerk slowly woke up. He was startled to see a person dressed in black clothes and wearing a hood in front of him.

"Who are you?! What do you want?"

Lin Yan stared at him without speaking, then lowered her voice, her tone deep and androgynous. "You have evidence against Yue Heqiu."

Lin Yan didn't even ask a question; she was going to directly try to trick the old registrar.

The old clerk calmed down. "You were sent by Yue Heqiu! He wants to kill me! He wants evidence? Tell him to forget about it. If I die, his incriminating evidence will be made public!"

Lin Yan was about to speak when she heard some noise outside and suddenly stopped.

"Shut up," Lin Yan commanded.

The old clerk's threatening words caught in his throat, and he froze.

That voice sounds familiar, is it a woman's?

"Shh. Don't make a sound, lie back down."

The old clerk obeyed and did as instructed, but when he turned around, he found that Lin Yan had already disappeared.

He was about to look for her when he heard a soft noise outside.

The old clerk's heart raced, and he lay back down on the bed, pretending to be asleep.

A stealthy man in black entered, confirmed that someone was on the bed, and immediately drew his knife to stab.

"Ah!" The old registrar suddenly rolled over and dodged.

The man in black was taken aback, but continued to slash.

"Help!" the old registrar shouted.

Just as the blade was about to strike his face, *clang*

The knife was stopped by a stick. Lin Yan stood quietly in front of the registrar, dressed in all black.

The assassin was taken aback. Wasn't he the one who came to assassinate? Why is there another person here?

Lin Yan raised her staff and exchanged two blows with the assassin, who retreated repeatedly.

"You didn't come here to kill him?" The assassin was confused. They were all dressed in black, so how could they not be on the same side?

Lin Yan didn't say anything, but seized the opportunity and hit him on the head with a stick, knocking the assassin unconscious.

Lin Yan hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to kill him, but then she saw that the old registrar had already taken the first step and stabbed him to death.

He even lectured him, saying, "Why didn't you kill him? He saw you!"

Lin Yan looked at the registrar in surprise and saw him panting with his hand on his chest. Although he had hit him hard, he was also quite frightened.

"You, you're the one who came to provide disaster relief..."

Lin Yan's normal speaking voice was very distinctive, or rather, the registrar had a deep impression of her and quickly remembered her.

Lin Yan pulled down her hood. "It's me."

"How did you end up here?" The registrar was puzzled. He initially thought the man was there to kill him, but the assassin was behind him and had been dealt with by Lin Yan.

"I'll take you away. It's not safe here."

"Hey!" The registrar was about to say something, but Lin Yan was too lazy to say anything more, so she picked up the registrar and left.

They carried the old clerk all the way, scaling walls and rooftops, until they reached the epidemic area, where the old clerk vomited with a "goo".

Lin Yan jumped back in disgust.

"No! No! I can't run anymore!" He felt like he was about to take flight.