Chapter 436 Testing Each Other 2

There were thirteen children brought by Lianyi this time, both men and women. None of them could remember where they came from. Lianyi asked them one by one and found out that most of them had been stolen or abducted, so they were sent directly to the county government.

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, Registrar. 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 careful."

The chief bookkeeper accepted the money and promised with a smile that he would try his best to handle the 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 clerk to arrange for someone to send a message to Ruyi Inn. I will help these children find a way out, so as not to embarrass you."

"Okay, the girl is indeed chivalrous. It would be great if there were more people like you in the world."

The chief clerk praised him without hesitation, saying that he had taken over this task.

Lianyi specially explained something to the children 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 get these Jianghu people to destroy the bandits?"

"Yes, my lord!"

Cao Dun, the magistrate of Huairou County, said respectfully.

"This idea of ​​yours 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 failed. Several government officials were seriously injured. , still lying at home.

I suspected that Huairou County had their internal agents, so that every operation failed, so I didn't dare to use people from Huairou County, so I came up with this method. "

"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 and will just help you deal with it. 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 actually cherished their feathers. In the name of helping the county government eliminate banditry, they went to Qingshi Canyon justifiably. They just asked for the harvest from the bandits' den. , I can completely accept this.”

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 does things in a measured way, so I won't ask any questions. I have other tasks. I'm just here to verify the content of the rumors you spread."

"The rumor spread by someone arranged by Cao was that the bandits in Qingshi Canyon accidentally obtained a treasure map, which they snatched from the hands of passers-by. After confirming that it was a treasure map, they did not even make a living from robbery. Once you're done, when you're ready, you're going to go hunt for the treasure."

"True and false, false and true, it is indeed easy to attract people."

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 whispered a few words in his ear. Qi Qi's face changed and his eyes changed. become sharper.

"Are you sure it's fine work?"

"Sure!"

"Continue the interrogation and send people with Magistrate Cao to escort all the bandits back. Not one of them should be left behind. The bodies must be brought back for careful inspection."

Qi Qi ordered.

"Yes, my subordinates will gather the manpower now."

After the guard left, Qi Qi turned to Magistrate Cao and said:

"My men found the unique tattoos of the Mongolian people on the bandit leader who was escorted back. I am sure that the bandit leader is a spy planted by the Mongolian country. Does County Magistrate Cao know about this?"

After hearing Qi Qi's words, Magistrate Cao's face immediately changed. Now the involvement was getting bigger. This group of bandits actually had a lot of background. He immediately stood up and explained:

"Master Qi, please forgive Cao for his negligence, because several arrests have failed, and we have never found out the identity of the bandit leader."

"Maybe it's not that they weren't found out, but that someone was covering them up."

Qi Qi understood it as soon as he thought about it, but he didn't have much doubts about Magistrate Cao. After all, the other party could think of using Jianghu people to fight against the bandits, and it was considered a surprise to him, which allowed him to accidentally catch a big fish. , and then thinking of the "Fengqi Wutong" mother and son who were arrested before, he already had a rough guess in his mind, which could be confirmed only after interrogation.

"No wonder Cao's organization's several crackdowns failed, it turns out."

Magistrate Cao was not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning of Qi Qi's words.

"Magistrate Cao, let's figure out 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 wounded and women left here are all imprisoned in one place. These Jianghu people will I searched the entire village but couldn't find any treasure map.

"Brother Xiao, we found a secret room under the gang leader's wooden bed, but it was empty and there was nothing in it."

Wang Meimei frowned and said.

"Have you found any other secret rooms or 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, or the things are carried by the bandit leader!"

Speaking of this, 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 ask the women who were left behind. Let's go after them now."

Xiao Shu made a quick decision.

"Those women don't know anything about the treasure map, and they have been gone for three days."

Wang Meimei didn't think the other party would wait for them to catch up.

"Find someone 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 go gather everyone right now."

Upon hearing this, these people in the world knew that they might have been tricked. They could not swallow their breath and immediately left the Bluestone Canyon and followed along the road.

One day later, they met the Yamen servant and Mr. Qi's men halfway. The atmosphere between the two sides was somewhat unfriendly.

"What do you mean by this? Are you preventing us from carrying out our official duties?"

The yamen officer said with a cold face that he hated these people in the world the most. They spent the whole day fighting and fighting, and for some unknown reason, they still had to deal with the aftermath of a murder.

"We don't want to stop you, we just want to ask Mr. Qi's men if they have found a treasure map on the bandit leader."

Xiao Shu raised his hands 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 need to bring all the bandits back. If you are interested, you can follow us to Huairou County Government."

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