Chapter 436 Testing each other 2
There are thirteen children that Ripple brought this time, both male and female. They all couldn’t remember where they came from. Ripple asked them one by one and found out that most of them had been stolen. He was abducted, so he was taken directly to the county government office.
In order to attract enough attention, she specifically spoke to the chief clerk and gave the other party fifty taels of silver as expenses before the children were reunited with their families.
"Excuse me, Master. These children are all smart, but they did not sell themselves voluntarily. Their parents must be hoping that they will be found back. Please be patient."
Master. After collecting the money, he promised with a smile that he would try his best to handle this matter. Fifty taels was more than enough to support a dozen children for a few days. The rest was his hard work, so he would naturally take notice.
"If there are really children whose parents can't be found, please ask the chief bookkeeper to arrange for someone to send a message to Ruyi Inn. I will help these children find a way out to avoid embarrassment for you."
"Okay, girl, as expected. You have a chivalrous heart. It would be great if there were more people like you in the world."
The chief secretary praised him without hesitation, accepting this task.
Lianyi specially told the children a few words before leaving the county government office.
At this time, in the backyard of the county government office, Qi Qi was talking to the Huairou County Magistrate, and the content was about the operation to wipe out the bandits.
"Magistrate Cao, you deliberately spread rumors about the treasure map just to let these Jianghu people destroy the bandits?"
"Yes, sir!"
Huairou County Magistrate Cao Atsushi said respectfully.
“Your idea is quite bold, and it can be considered a good strategy.”
Qi Qi did not deny what the other party did.
"Mr. Qi, Cao had no choice but to do this. Those bandits were lingering in Qingshi Canyon, blocking roads and looting, and they were ruthless. I organized several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but they all returned without success. Several government officials were seriously injured. , still lying at home.
I suspected that Huairou County had their internal agents, so every operation failed, so I didn’t dare to use people from Huairou County, so I came up with this method.”< br>
“You used the rumors about the treasure in the world to attract those people here. These people are not Huairou locals. Their purpose is the treasure map you spread in the rumors, so they will not be bribed. , just in time to help you deal with the bandits."
Qi Qi took a sip of tea and analyzed calmly.
"Yes, what Mr. Qi said is consistent with my original intention. The Jianghu people who came this time still cherished their feathers. In the name of helping the county government eliminate banditry, they justifiably went to Qingshi Canyon. They just proposed I can totally accept the harvest from the bandits’ den.”
Magistrate Cao did not hide anything and told the truth about the fact that these people in the world had crossed the clear path of his side.
"Magistrate Cao acts in a measured manner, so I won't ask any more questions. I have other tasks. I'm just here to verify the content of the rumors you spread."
"The rumors spread by someone arranged by Cao Yes, the bandits in the Bluestone Canyon accidentally got a treasure map, which they snatched from the hands of passers-by. After confirming that it was a treasure map, they stopped even doing robbery and made preparations. Let’s go out to find the treasure.”
“True and false, false and true, it’s really easy to lure people in.”
Qi Qi said pertinently.
"Master Qi is laughing."
Qi Qi and Magistrate Cao exchanged a few words back and forth. Qi Qi's guard hurriedly came to him and possessed him and whispered two words in his ear. With a few words, Qi Qi's expression changed and his eyes became sharp.
"Are you sure it's a detailed work?"
"Sure!"
"Continue the trial and send people with Magistrate Cao to escort all the bandits back. No less, the bodies must be brought back for careful inspection.”
Qi Qi ordered.
"Yes, my subordinates will gather the men now."
The escort left, Qi Qi turned to Magistrate Cao and said:
"My men are escorting The bandit leader who came back had tattoos unique to the Mongolian people. It is certain that the bandit leader is a spy planted by the Mongolian state. Does County Magistrate Cao know about this? " After hearing Qi Qi's words, Magistrate Cao's face immediately changed. , the involvement was getting bigger now. This group of bandits actually had a lot of background. He immediately stood up and explained:
"Master Qi, please forgive Cao for not paying attention, because several arrests have failed." It failed. We have never found out the identity of the bandit leader.”
"Maybe it's not that they haven't been found, but that someone is covering for them."
Qi Qi understood it as soon as he thought about it, but he didn't have much doubts about Magistrate Cao. After all, he Thinking of using Jianghu people to fight against the bandits, he was able to catch the bandits by surprise, which allowed him to accidentally catch a big fish. Thinking of the "Fengqi Wutong" mother and son who were captured before, he already had a rough idea in his mind. The guess can only be determined after the interrogation.
“No wonder Cao’s organization failed several times to suppress it, it turns out.”
Magistrate Cao was not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning of Qi Qi’s words.
"Magistrate Cao, let's work together to see how to expose these people."
Qi Qi put down the tea cup in his hand and said.
"Yes, I will write an order in handwriting and arrange for the government officials to secretly escort the captured bandits back."
The county government immediately became busy.
On the other side, the Jianghu people staying in Qingshi Canyon, under the leadership of Xiao Shu, have found the bandit's lair. The people left here are the wounded and women, and they are all locked up together. Here, these people from all walks of life searched through the entire village, but could not find any treasure map.
"Brother Xiao, we found a secret room under the wooden bed of the bandit leader, but it was empty and there was nothing."
Wang Meimei said with a frown.
“Have you found other secret rooms or secret compartments?”
“There is a secret compartment under the main chair in their hall, but it is also empty! Either the things have been moved long ago, Either the thing is being carried by the bandit leader!”
At this point, Wang Meimei’s face changed:
"Brother Xiao, the people guarding the bandits were the men of Mr. Qi, and it was his men who captured the bandit leader, and he was also taken away by him. Because he was the one who caught the bandits, we don't want to take the credit, so let's let him They left. Do you think the treasure map has been found and taken away by him? "
" Arrange a few people to continue searching the village, and by the way, ask the women who were left behind. Let's go after them now. .”
Xiao Shu made a decision immediately.
"Those women didn't know anything about the treasure map, and they had been gone for three days."
Wang Meimei didn't think the other party would wait for them to catch up.
"Find the person first and then talk!"
Xiao Shu closed the jade fan in his hand with a "snap" and said with a gloomy expression.
"Okay, I'll call everyone together right now."
When these people in the world heard that they might have been tricked, they could not swallow their breath and immediately left the Bluestone Canyon. , followed along the way.
One day later, they met the Yamen and Mr. Qi’s men halfway, and the atmosphere between the two sides was somewhat unfriendly.
"What do you mean by this? Preventing us from carrying out our official duties?"
The yamen servant said with a cold face. He hated these people in the world the most. They spent all day fighting and fighting, but they didn't know what they were doing. What, if there is a murder, they still need to deal with the aftermath.
“We don’t want to stop you, but we just want to ask Mr. Qi’s men if they have found a treasure map on the bandit leader.”
Xiao Shu raised his hand and asked.
“What treasure map? I don’t know, but I found a Mongolian tattoo on the bandit leader, confirming that he is a Mongolian craftsman. Now we are going to bring all the bandits back. If you are interested, you can go with us. Huairou County Government”
A fat chapter, see you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)