Old Wang stroked his beard, but soon he frowned again. "The crime has been committed, but this matter will not pass so easily. Think about it, the Black Tortoise Gate incident involves the royal family. I'm afraid it won't work if no one can speak up."
"The Retired Emperor?"
A young merchant stepped forward and glanced at the crowd. "Only the Retired Emperor can resolve this matter. I heard that he has reconciled with the Emperor. If the Retired Emperor is willing to speak up, I believe it can be resolved immediately. At the same time, he can shut the mouths of the people and we can do our business smoothly."
Old Wang nodded. The only person who could speak up now was the Retired Emperor. The one who died in the Black Tortoise Gate was his son. It was impossible to say that he did not mind. Everyone in the world knew this. However, if the Retired Emperor was willing to speak up, he could shut the mouths of the people in the world.
After all, this was the royal family's matter. No one had the right to interfere. If the Retired Emperor spoke up, who would dare to say anything?
However, the Retired Emperor was not stupid. Would he speak up for such a matter?
The eldest son and the second son fought for the throne. The second son killed the eldest son. This was not something to be proud of.
Just as the crowd was in doubt, someone in the crowd shouted, "The Retired Emperor is preparing to worship heaven."
Hmm?
This sentence brought everyone's attention back. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man standing in the crowd. He was the one who said this.
"How do you know?"
Old Wang asked with a serious face. This was a matter of great importance to the world. It was related to the survival of their entire village. He did not dare to be careless.
"This news came from a brother of mine who works in the palace."
The middle-aged man raised his head and looked proud. "I travel extensively and am very well-informed. This kind of news is just a rumor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire street was silent. One could hear a pin drop.
What shocked everyone was not the identity of this person, but the words that this person had just said. The Retired Emperor was preparing to sacrifice to the heavens. Originally, everyone had some doubts that this person was boasting. However, since the news came from the palace, then it might be true.
Since the news was true, the Retired Emperor would appear to worship heaven. The storm would be over.
Then, Chang 'an would be able to regain its peace and they could make a living again.
"Since the Retired Emperor is preparing to offer sacrifices to heaven, when exactly will it be?"
Someone couldn't help but ask. Offering sacrifices to the heavens was a major event, and it would be best if they could go and take a look. Who knows, they might be able to benefit from the imperial aura.
"Probably in a few days."
The middle aged merchant frowned, and he seemed to be deep in thought as he said, "I wonder if Dean Zhang of White Deer Academy will be participating?"
"It's such a big matter. President Zhang should be involved, right?"
Most of them had received favors from Zhang Feng, so they still wanted to meet Zhang Feng.
"Yes, not bad. President Zhang is young and promising. She should attend such a grand event."
Old Man Wang stroked his beard with a smug look on his face, as if he was talking about a junior.
The crowd didn't mind and just nodded vigorously. They all felt that Old Wang's words made sense.
Obviously, Zhang Feng had already left a good impression in their hearts as a young and promising man. At this moment, they felt that anything good they said about Zhang Feng was right.
At the same time, in Xiao Shan White Deer College.
Following Zhang Feng's departure, the crowd didn't notice anything wrong at first. However, as time passed, some people realized that something was wrong. The first person to notice was Yuan Hong. He would usually go to the dean's place after class and ask some questions. However, when he went to look for the dean today, not only was there no one, he didn't even eat the food that was delivered. This made him very puzzled. Hence, he waited in his residence. After waiting for about four hours, he finally realized that something was wrong.
Usually, even if the dean went out, he would be back in two to four hours at most. However, he wasn't back after so long. There was something wrong. Furthermore, the food on the table was untouched. This didn't seem like the dean's character.
Could it be that he encountered some danger?
Or was he kidnapped by some criminals?
He shuddered and didn't dare to think about it anymore. If he continued to think about it, there wouldn't be a corpse left of the dean.
Hence, he hurriedly went to look for Yu Shinan and the rest. Now that the dean wasn't around, only these few teachers could take charge of the situation.
After rolling and crawling all the way, Yuan Hong finally arrived at the classroom.
"Se … Teacher, the dean is missing."
He panted heavily and said with a flushed face.
Yu Shinan was teaching in the classroom. When he heard the commotion, he wanted to reprimand them. However, when he heard that Feng Zi was missing, he immediately perked up. "What did you just say?"
"The dean is missing."
Yuan Hong swallowed his saliva and said with difficulty.
"Why is Feng Zi missing?"
Yu Shinan put down the book in his hand and walked quickly to Yuan Hong. He said with a serious face, "Hurry up and explain the matter clearly."
He treated Feng Zi as his disciple. Now, this disciple was missing? How could he not be anxious?
"This student went to look for the dean just now. However, after waiting for four hours, I didn't see the dean. At first, I thought that the dean was out, so I waited for a while. However, the more I waited, the more I felt that something was wrong. I realized that the dean didn't even touch his food …"
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