In order to dissociate himself from this matter, the magistrate gave Meng Huaining a few instructions and quickly left with his men, afraid that people would find out he had been involved in this case.
Meng Huaining did not know the specifics of the Jingxian Building. Even if he did, given his character, he would not be afraid of the power behind it.
After inquiring about some of the circumstances from Mo Jiuye and others, he ordered his subordinates to tie up all the people from the Jingxian Building and bring them back to Yuncheng.
Among those captured at the Jingxian Building, apart from that assassin and Xue Fan who knew martial arts, the rest were just relying on strong physique and some boxing skills to make a scene there.
At the moment, the tendons in the assassin and Xue Fan's hands and feet had been severed by the Mo brothers, so there was no need to worry that they would escape under Meng Huaining's hands. The Mo brothers decided to leave first.
After all, they had been out for quite some time, and their families would worry if they did not return for a long time.
Considering that Meng Huaining would definitely interrogate the people overnight after taking them back, Mo Chuhua accompanied him back to the yamen.
Moreover, he still had an arduous task ahead, which was to get rid of Xue Fan after Meng Huaining had interrogated the case clearly.
The other Mo brothers and Liang Hao hurried back to Xi Ling Village.
The distance between the prefectural government and Xi Ling Village was not very close. Even though the brothers hurried, it was already night when they returned.
Except for He Zhiran, the others did not know what had happened today. They only thought the brothers had gone into town to do business. At this time, they had already had dinner and rested in their own yards.
After such an incident happened, Mo Jiuye was going to gather everyone together to talk about it, but considering the late hour, he did not disturb anyone and returned to his own small courtyard with He Zhiran.
He Zhiran had already sent Madam He away to rest earlier, and waited alone in the room for Mo Jiuye to come back.
Hearing the door sound, she immediately stood up.
"Husband, how is the situation at the prefectural government?" she asked as she handed over a clean towel for Mo Jiuye to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Mo Jiuye took the towel and sat on the edge of the bed with He Zhiran.
"Ranran, fortunately you were thoughtful today and asked sixth brother and the others to rush over to help, and also brought me those medicinal powders..."
Mo Jiuye wiped his face while carefully telling He Zhiran what had happened at the prefectural government today.
He Zhiran frowned while listening.
"In other words, this time as soon as Xue Fan made a move after coming to the northwest, he was discovered without causing any threat to the Mo family yet. But this incident is enough to show that those people in the capital still have not let go of the Mo family."
Mo Jiuye nodded deeply: "Yes, that's right. Many people see the Mo family as a thorn in their side, an existence that poses a potential threat to their status. This time it is the Xue family. There is nothing to worry about. What I fear most is that Emperor Shunwu finds out about the Mo family's situation. If he takes action, it won't be as easy to deal with as today."
This was also He Zhiran's biggest concern. After all, Emperor Shunwu was the ruler of a country. If he wanted someone dead, it would only take an imperial decree.
At present, the fifth brother had made a batch of bombs. They could only hope that the seventh brother would bring his former subordinates from the south sooner.
Then, let the Mo brothers train a powerful army as soon as possible. That way, even if Emperor Shunwu sent troops, they would have the strength to resist.
These words were just thoughts in He Zhiran's mind. By now, the tacit understanding between her and Mo Jiuye had reached a point where they could understand each other without speaking.
Even if they were anxious, all they could do was wait and hope that no other bad things would happen during this period.
After talking about what happened today, Mo Jiuye asked again: "Did Brother Tang come today?"
"Yes. He is a man with business ideas in his mind. How could he not come when he saw such a good deal?" He Zhiran couldn't help but laugh when it came to Tang Mingrui.
He really was a business fanatic to still think of making money despite his legal troubles.
He Zhiran continued after a pause: "Brother Tang will come with people early tomorrow morning to transport the watermelons. Husband needs to get up early tomorrow to arrange manpower."
"After what happened today, I intend to suspend the jewelry business for a while."
Mo Jiuye was a little puzzled by this. Although there were people eyeing the Mo family, it would not affect doing business and making money.
"Why?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, it will take less than a month for the seventh brother to come back from the south. Then there will be so many people who need housing.
The village is out of the question. Too many people are too conspicuous, not to mention inconvenient for training.
We decided earlier to let them operate secretly in the mountains, so I was thinking of building some houses on the mountain so they would have a place to stay after coming over."
Speaking of this, He Zhiran was also quite embarrassed.
After all, these were people who were not meant to see the light of day. It was impossible for them to live in the village openly like Tao Ran and the others.
Building housing for 1,800 people in the mountains was no small project. Just the materials alone would be substantial, not to mention the huge manpower required for construction.
If it was normal circumstances, Hu Cong would be quite capable in this area, and would spare no effort to help if informed.
But they did not want anyone other than Mo family members and their confidantes to know about this matter, so He Zhiran was at a bit of a loss.
Although Mo Jiuye was not stupid, his mind was still not as meticulous as He Zhiran's. He only knew that there were several caves in the mountains where the subordinates from the south could temporarily live when they arrived.
But he did not consider that it was a number of 1,800 people. Even if the mountain caves could accommodate so many people, living in such dark confinement for a long time would make anyone weary.
Moreover, these were all stalwart men ready to protect their homeland. They should not live like that.
With this reminder from He Zhiran, Mo Jiuye also realized the problem.
At the same time, he was also thinking about how to make it more comfortable for the brothers after they arrived.
Suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, as if he had thought of something.
"Ranran, when I was browsing Taobao Mall, I inadvertently saw something called... yes, called movable integrated housing."
Reminded by Mo Jiuye, He Zhiran also remembered it.
Many scenic spots in their previous lives would install such movable houses.
The built-in structure of movable houses could be customized according to the needs of guests, and installation was very simple.
"Husband, do you mean to place these movable houses on the mountain for the soldiers to live in?"
"Currently, this seems to be the best solution." Mo Jiuye was very curious when he first saw such houses and had deliberately clicked into the link to take a closer look.
In his opinion, there was currently nothing more suitable for housing those soldiers than these movable houses.
"You don't need to worry about the source of the houses. Leave it to me when the time comes."
