250: Confused Gu Teng

Although there were no casualties among the teachers and students, the appearance of a traitor like Tu Ya meant he would certainly be held vicariously liable...

Likewise, the situation for Prefect Duan Jian of Nanming was equally grim. The fact that the evil cult chose to launch an operation on his turf surely meant they had discovered loopholes in the administration of Nanming City. As the saying goes, "flies don't bite seamless eggs," and if someone wanted to attack him, this would be the best evidence. Consequently, he had already cursed Blood Wolf Hall countless times in his heart...

Looking back at the situation of Geng Yun, the magistrate of Fengyang County, from their perspective, one could understand how immense his pressure had been at the time. If not for the help of Dragon, Geng Yun would surely have lost his position, and it might even have implicated the Geng Family.

In the eyes of Su Minghui and Prefect Duan Jian, they had to make up for this error as much as possible and handle the matter perfectly and beautifully to extricate themselves, lest they be held accountable by the Jinyiwei. Of course, the main concern was the Jianxuan Envoy Department, as this matter was primarily handled by the Southern Division.

"Prefect Duan Jian, your Duan Family has extensive connections; do you have any ties to the Southern Division? If we could pull some strings, perhaps it might lessen our liability..." Su Minghui asked quietly.

Prefect Duan Jian nodded and said, "I have already sought out the Old Ancestor of our Duan Family, but there is no news yet..."

The Duan Family had considerable influence in Nanming City, but their main branch was in Southern Yue City. In terms of strength, the Duan Family should be considered a second-tier noble Family. The status of such a noble Family was much higher than that of an ordinary Family, so the Duan Family's power was far greater than that of the Tong Family. Prefect Duan Jian's ability to attain the position of Prefect was, of course, inseparable from the support of his Family's power, as this was undoubtedly a lucrative post.

Upon hearing this, Su Minghui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and said, "That's good! I hope your Old Ancestor can help us get through this crisis. When the time comes, I will certainly offer a generous gift!!!"

Prefect Duan Jian shook his head and sighed, "It's a bit difficult! The Old Ancestor said before that our Duan Family has almost no high-level connections in the Jianxuan Envoy Department. Whatever connections we have are only mid-level, and I'm afraid it will be hard to speak with any authority!"

"This..." Su Minghui was stunned, his expression darkening even further...

Just then, a rather handsome-looking student walked up to Prefect Duan Jian and said, "Prefect, my father has something to say to you!"

Prefect Duan Jian was taken aback and looked at Su Minghui...

Su Minghui's mind raced, and he suddenly exclaimed, "You are Gu Teng?!"

Gu Teng nodded and said, "Principal, I am Gu Teng!"

"Your father... Good heavens, isn't he the Chief Captain Gu of the Southern Division?" Su Minghui said excitedly.

"Yes! My father just called and knew that the Prefect was here, so he asked me to find the Prefect..."

Upon hearing this, Prefect Duan Jian quickly grabbed the phone from Gu Teng's hand and said excitedly, "Chief Captain Gu, I am Prefect Duan Jian, the Prefect of Nanming City!"

Gu Fengyang's voice came through, saying, "Hello, Prefect Duan Jian!"

"Oh, just call me Duan Jian will do! May I ask what instructions Chief Captain Gu has?"

"Haha, Prefect Duan Jian is too polite! It's like this: I will be arriving in Nanming City with my brothers in about an hour to perform official duties. Please make it convenient and arrange for accommodation and reception..." Gu Fengyang laughed.

"Perform official duties?" Prefect Duan Jian's hand trembled, and his voice changed.

"Yes! Important official duties! Prefect Duan Jian, are you alright?" Gu Fengyang asked curiously.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine. I will immediately order people to make arrangements and personally host a welcome banquet for you all!!!" Prefect Duan Jian reacted and said hurriedly.

"Then thank you, Prefect Duan Jian..."

Prefect Duan Jian returned the phone to Gu Teng, but his hand was still trembling slightly, and his heart was beating much faster. In his heart, he had already concluded that this Chief Captain Gu coming to Nanming City to perform official duties was most likely aimed at the incident where the evil cult attacked the teachers and students of Nanming No. 1 High School. If he were to investigate the culpability deeply, it would very likely implicate him, and even the Duan Family behind him. How could he not be panicked?

Likewise, Su Minghui was also panicked at this moment. He never expected that what he feared most would happen. The Southern Division's reaction speed was surprisingly fast. The incident happened during the day, and they had already sent people to investigate by night. It was simply giving him no time or opportunity to pull strings. If he couldn't get through this, he was afraid he would be out of a job by tomorrow...

However... looking at the handsome young Gu Teng in front of him, Su Minghui's eyes lit up. Wasn't this a perfect lifeline?

"Xiao Teng, I heard from the two teachers that you performed heroically in the process of fighting against the Evil Cultist and made a great contribution. I am deeply gratified. This is a xuan stone I am rewarding you with personally. As for the school, there will also be rewards, which will be announced publicly and issued later!" Su Minghui reached out, took out a bag, and handed it to Gu Teng, hinting that this was his personal reward.

"Principal, I didn't really make any great contribution..." Gu Teng was taken aback and hurriedly declined.

"Haha, what a good child, don't be so modest. I have already heard about your performance from the two teachers; they had nothing but praise for you!" Su Minghui patted Gu Teng's shoulder heavily and personally stuffed the bag into his palm.

Prefect Duan Jian, seeing this scene from the side, understood immediately. A fatherly smile appeared on his face as he said, "Not bad, not bad! To dare to fight bravely against the Evil Cultist, you are truly worthy of being the son of Chief Captain Gu! I, on behalf of the citizens of Nanming City, extend my highest gratitude to you, and of course, there will be a generous reward! Additionally, tonight, you will accompany us to welcome the members of the Southern Division Black Tortoise Guard. I must properly introduce your outstanding performance to them!"

"Uh, this..." Gu Teng was stunned by Prefect Duan Jian's words and didn't know how to respond. He was confusedly pulled by Prefect Duan Jian into his official car, heading in the direction of the Prefect's Mansion...

Su Minghui originally wanted to follow, but considering that the people from the Southern Division would likely come to the school to investigate, he had to stay here to prepare for the reception in advance. At the same time, he was conducting an internal personnel review, hoping that there wouldn't be any more Evil Cultists hiding in the school. If there were one or two more, he was afraid he would really be finished...

Prefect Duan Jian had just finished making arrangements for the reception when he was met by a group of uninvited guests. It turned out to be the Black Tortoise Guard led by Qi Huaiyi and Wang Zhen who had arrived a step early!

For the sake of this great merit, the two of them had gone all out. They hadn't stopped at all along the way and came directly to the Prefect's Mansion as soon as they got off the plane.

Looking at this team of travel-worn Xuanwu Guard, Prefect Duan Jian felt a shudder of fear in his heart. In the Great Ming Empire, there was no official who did not fear the Xuanwu Guard. This was a fear that was deeply ingrained in instinct. Everyone knew that these people possessed the power to execute first and report later. If one were to accidentally offend them and get slashed by them, one would truly become an aggrieved soul...