The years when I was not the protagonist

Nine-headed Wu is a well-known wanted criminal in Huaning County, and each head is worth 30 taels of silver.

A wooden box was used to pack Jiutou Wu's head. As for his body, Gu Chuan flung it out of the yard and is looking for someone to deal with it tomorrow.

There should be no more moths tonight, Gu Chuan relighted the candles in the mourning hall, refilled a few incense sticks, and went back to sleep.

Oh~oh~oh~
Early in the morning, the crowing of the rooster resounded through the sky, and the sky began to brighten up.

The people in Wentong Lane are all early risers to make a living. As soon as the cock crows, there is a constant sound of doors opening.

In the morning, those selling bean curd, sesame seed cakes, deep-fried dough sticks and steamed buns, vendors selling vegetables, etc., have all gone out with their shoulder poles.

Although the dead body in front of Gu's house was a bit surprising, none of these people reacted much. It is already common for such corpses to appear somewhere in Wentong Lane every few days.

In Wentong Lane, Gu Chuan got up relatively late, of course, only a little later than them.

The time for the county government to mark Mao is the quarter of Mao, which is 6:15 in the morning.

It's time to get up and wash at Maoshi. For men, 3 minutes is enough to get dressed and wash your face, 10 minutes to arrive at the county office, and 2 minutes to clock Mao.

The predecessor accurately pinpointed the time, Gu Chuan carried the ghost knife and the wooden box and went out without me disturbing the concept of time of the predecessor.

It was less than a moment before Mao, and Gu Chuan successfully clicked on Mao without being late.

There are two executioners in the county government office, and they usually help the county government office if they have nothing to do.

Today is the day for the predecessor to seal the knife. The predecessor has beheaded 99, according to the rules, he can receive a sum of money and change his job.

The magistrate of Huaning County is also an open-minded person, and he didn't embarrass his predecessor. Today is the last shift on Guchuan.

After greeting the familiar yamen servant, Gu Chuan walked towards the back room.

There is a small room in the back room, which is the resting place of the executioner.

When Gu Chuan arrived, there was already a middle-aged man sitting at the door smoking a dry cigarette, and a large swath of white smoke lingered on his head, which could not disperse for a long time.

"Ahem, good morning, Brother Wang." Gu Chuan waved his hand, trying to disperse the smoke, but the smoke stuck like brown candy.

"Oh, it's Xiao Chuan, good morning~"

This is another executioner of the county government, named Wang Er.

Wang Er is a very shrewd person, and he has only beheaded 47 people in more than ten years of practice.

Originally, he should have sealed the knife last year, but he didn't know where he got the news. Before the Liuzhou Mansion sent the gangsters, he asked for leave. The task of beheading fell on Gu Chuan, and the number of beheadings reached 99 in a short time.

"Xiao Chuan, today is the day when you change your job from Feng Dao, and you can receive a sum of money. I am really envious of you, brother. You should ask me to give you a good meal when the time comes."

Wang Er rubbed his hands, his eyes were full of small calculations.

Gu Chuan wrapped the ghost knife in a red cloth and put it away, took out the buns he bought at the bun shop and ate them.

Although the county government was busy every moment, Gu Chuan and Gu Chuan were just executioners, and they didn't have any backlog of things to deal with, so they were happy to be at leisure.

Baozi is a large meat bun the size of a fist. The stuffing is big and the skin is thin. When you bite into it, the juice flows out.

Wang Er sniffed his nose vigorously, the aroma of steamed stuffed bun entered the nasal cavity, and saliva began to secrete unconsciously.

Swallowing, Wang Er remembered that he hadn't eaten this morning.

Knocking on the cigarette stick in his hand, he extinguished the dry tobacco inside. Wang Er licked his face and came to Gu Chuan, "Xiao Chuan, you see, Brother Wang got up in a hurry this morning, and he forgot to buy breakfast. You can give Brother Wang a stomach pad, and Brother Wang will buy two for you someday."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Er got used to it. In the past, his predecessor respected him as a senior and didn't say anything, but now it's different.

Gu Chuan twitched his hand, and took back the bun wrapped in lotus leaves in his hand, "You want to eat and buy it yourself."

Wang Er was taken aback, and his outstretched hand froze there. What's wrong with this kid, he didn't talk before, and would give him food as long as he sat there.

"Haha, Xiao Chuan, you really know how to joke. It's time to go out now. If I'm going out, it's against the rules." Wang Er stared at the remaining buns in Gu Chuan's hand with bright eyes, and wanted to grab them again.

Gu Chuan slapped Wang Er's hand away, stuffed the remaining two buns into his mouth, and burped contentedly.

"Brother Wang, since I entered the Yamen, you have already owed me 210 and six buns. I'm leaving soon. Do you want to return the buns to me?"

Wang Erxin watched Gu Chuan eat the buns unwillingly, and when he heard that the other party wanted him to return the buns, there was no way, no one would take the empty talk seriously.

"Hmph, stingy."

Wang Er slammed the door unhappily. Anyway, this kid is leaving today, so what's the point of tearing his face.

……

bang bang bang~
It is said that the three bangs sounded, followed by the beating of the drums by the servants on duty.

The soap slaves were lined up neatly on both sides of the hall, and they shouted in unison in a drawn-out tone: "Sheng-tang-oh-!"

Affected by this momentum, County Magistrate Qi Ziming slowly walked into the lobby and took a seat on the public seat.

Today, no one is beating drums to complain, and there are no litigants. The promotion is mainly to open a meeting.

Qi Ziming has been in charge of Huaning County for 11 years. Not to mention his impartiality, at least the people under his rule have not been displaced and have enough food, which is also very good.

"Gu Chuan." Qi Ziming shouted loudly.

"Yes." Gu Chuan came out, neither humble nor overbearing.

"Today is the day you seal the knife. The magistrate knows the rules of your executioners, so I won't embarrass you. I will give you a certificate of transfer of nationality later, so it will be easier for you to do something in the future."

Qi Ziming has tricks, he is not only generous to his subordinates, but also extremely good at winning people's hearts, even if it is a small executioner, he will not let him go.

"Thank you, my lord~"

Gu Chuan thanked Qi Ziming and returned to where he was standing.

After the morning class, Qi Ziming got up and announced his withdrawal.

The yamen servant on duty beat the drum and the four drums again, which means "to thank the emperor for his kindness", and the common saying is "retire the drum".

Gu Chuan came to the reward office of the county government with the wooden box.

"Master Wu, this is the head of the wanted criminal Jiutouwu."

The Rewards Office is a special place in Huaning County to collect the rewards for wanted criminals on the arrest warrant. Master Wu is the person in charge of the Rewards Office.

Master Wu, who was on a short errand, was taken aback by the wooden box suddenly thrown on the table. He wanted to curse a few words, but he was taken aback when he heard the words Jiutouwu.

"You, what are you talking about? Nine-headed Wu?"

"That's right, it's Jiutouwu's head." Gu Chuan opened the lid of the wooden box, and a bloody smell rushed out.

Master Wu pinched his nose, looked carefully for a moment, and confirmed that it was the surprise of Jiutouwu's head.

"Xiao Chuan, you can do it, I really can't see that you still have this skill."

Nine-headed Wu Ke has been wanted by Huaning County for many years. Although he is skilled in martial arts, he is extremely insidious and cunning. He escapes every time he is encircled and suppressed.

"Oh, it's a pity, if it wasn't for the Spirit Snake Gang..." Master Wu thought of something, looked at Gu Chuan with a sigh of regret, turned around and took out 30 taels of silver bills to Gu Chuan.

The Spirit Snake Gang was a tacit matter of the county government, just like You Ping said, they have no evidence, and Qi Ziming can't directly help Gu Chuan, he can only deter Gu Chuan.

However, this deterrence obviously failed to scare the Spirit Snake Gang, and Uncle Gu Chuan's family was still killed.

There are many other reasons why the county government can't mobilize the Spirit Snake Gang. You Ping also has contacts in Liuzhou Mansion. Qi Ziming doesn't want to break his face. The beheaded gang member still offended a powerful person in Huaning County, otherwise he wouldn't be able to kill him.

After receiving the bounty, Gu Chuan went to apply for a job change certificate, and received a 20 tael sealing fee.

There is a trace of Qi Ziming's care in it, otherwise the fee for sealing the knife for an executioner would only be ten taels of silver.