Chapter 175 - 170: Not Sleeping
Zhao Hanzhang rubbed her chin and started thinking. Ji Yuan interrupted her fantasies, "The young lady has just been upfront with Inspector He, it’s better to be obedient and follow rules for now. Things like seizing people or recruiting them, if you can avoid doing them, you should. If you offend people and the case reaches the court, Inspector He will not protect you."
After pausing for a moment, he added, "Your grandfather had an ordinary relationship with Inspector He, there was even a slight discord."
So it’s better to lay low, just because Inspector He acknowledges you doesn’t mean he likes you. He might just be settling for the second best, and you are just the second best.
Zhao Hanzhang met Ji Yuan’s gaze and read the unspoken words in his eyes.
What else could Zhao Hanzhang say? She could only suppress her thoughts, but it was such a pity.
She stood with her hands behind her back in front of the tent, looking distantly at the flickering lights in the darkness not far away, where groups of people gathered, possibly very experienced fighters.
"The most precious thing now is people, how could they afford not to keep them well-fed?"
Ji Yuan stood beside her, "Only the young lady would think this way. Most people believe that the least lacking thing now is people. Lives are less than worthless compared to precious money, and grain. How could they waste these treasures on lives less than worthless?"
Zhao Hanzhang pursed her lips without speaking.
Ji Yuan continued, "The young lady is very good, but actually they’re not wrong. People are indeed plentiful now; if you set out food on any main road and rally them, there would be many people coming to pledge their allegiance."