When Xie Jue and Fang Chuning woke up, they had splitting headaches. Xie Jue woke up earlier than Fang Chuning because he ate less food than Fang Chuning. He first saw the mess in the room and the people lying on the floor. Fang Chuning, Xie Jue's heart trembled, he supported himself on the ground with one hand, and quickly approached Fang Chuning, "A-Ning, An-Ning, wake up..."

Fang Chuning had eaten too much food and couldn't wake up at all. Xie Jue knelt down, took the cold tea on the table, and poured water on Fang Chuning's face mercilessly. Fang Chuning suddenly came up to take a breath of fresh air like a drowning person. He woke up coughing and saw Xie Jue's anxious eyes. He was still drugged, had no strength at all, and his throat was dry and hoarse. He held Xie Jue's hand and asked with difficulty, "What's going on?" ?”

Xie Jue said, "This is a shady store. You need to wake up first."

There was obvious displeasure in Xie Jue's tone. He suddenly thought of something and covered his waist with one hand. Sure enough, he had lost the concentric ring around his waist. Xie Jue was slightly unhappy when he met the black shop, but now he was obviously angry.

hateful!

They actually stole his concentric rings!

Unforgivable!

Fang Chuning also saw Xie Jue's face and looked down at his waist. His concentric ring was also stolen. The two looked at each other and quickly got up to check their bags. This group of people didn't even leave any clothes for them. Down. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning's luggage contained mostly clothes and money. The money was forgotten, and the clothes were swept away.

Fang Chuning was also particularly unhappy. This group of people went too far. There were leftovers on the table. The candles had long been extinguished. Xie Jue opened the window. It was still dark. The outside of the town was gray and there was no light. The white-decorated house they saw last night still had a white lantern hanging at the door.

Xie Jue and Fang Chuning looked at each other. The room had obviously been ransacked. They opened the door and went downstairs. The door next door was wide open and empty. The noise last night seemed like a dream, just an illusory dream. The downstairs was silent. Silently, Xie Jue and Fang Chuning went downstairs. The inn had long been deserted.

"Is it possible that everyone from the store owner to the shopkeeper and the escort agency are all colluding?" Fang Chuning couldn't believe it. Not only was there no one in the lobby, but there was no one in the kitchen either.

The two hurriedly went to check the carriage. The carriage was still there, but the supplies on the carriage had also been looted. Only some dry food, beef jerky, some medicinal materials, and worthless pots and pans were left. All valuable things were removed. After leaving, Fang Chuning was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time he encountered such a situation.

"Xie Tingfeng, we have been looted."

"I can see it!" Xie Jue said angrily. This group of people has taken advantage of others. The plan for now is to find out who did it first. If these people dare to rob openly, they must be repeat offenders.

At this time, people were sleeping the deepest. The people in the town were having a deep sleep. Occasionally they could hear a few cock crows. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning walked to the next door inn and knocked on the door.

In the inn, a waiter usually stays overnight in case the guests have any needs. The waiter was sleeping soundly on the table when he was woken up by the knock on the door. He quickly walked to the door and opened it rudely. He yelled, "Who is it? You are traveling in the middle of the night, are you...?"

He was so sleepy that he didn't see the person coming clearly. When he saw it clearly, he was frightened by Xie Jue's handsome and cold face. His aura weakened a little, and the curse words were stuck in his throat, "Is something wrong?"

Fang Chuning was also good-tempered and greeted people with a smile, "Little brother, we were travelers who stayed at the inn there last night. We woke up in the middle of the night and found that the inn was empty and all our belongings had been looted. I wonder if I can tell you, little brother, what group of people were staying at the inn? Which road are the people here from?"

"I don't know!" When the second brother heard this, he refused to answer in a rough voice. He stretched out his hand to close the door. Fang Chuning put his hand on the door. The second brother couldn't close the door with all his strength, and his face was red. . Fang Chu Ningque was so calm and calm that he couldn't tell that he had used any strength, and he looked calm and calm.

Fang Chuning looked at the shocked younger brother with a smile, "Brother, we don't want to cause trouble. We just want to know where they came from. Can you tell me?"

The second brother couldn't withstand Fang Chuning's strength, so he simply gave up and curled his lips, "They are two scapegoats again. There are so many inns in the town, and you insist on choosing his, don't you deserve it? That inn is a bandit den. They turned out to be a bodyguard team. Six months ago, they had a conflict with the northern barbarians and were wanted by the government. They rebelled and became bandits. They came to town to rob when nothing happened. We opened the door for business. Every time they came, they would spend money to buy peace. It was okay. Taiping, they would stay overnight every time they came, staying in that inn. The original innkeeper was Mrs. A Lin, who was kidnapped by them to be the wife of Yazhai, so they occupied the place. If outsiders were unlucky enough to stay there, they would definitely Ransacked.”

"Isn't anyone reporting to the official?" Xie Jue asked in a deep voice.

"The government won't meddle in such nosy matters." The younger brother tutted, his tone a bit disdainful, but looking at Xie Jue's face, he didn't have the confidence to say too many unpleasant things.

"They occupied people's houses, robbed women, and looted the people to collect ill-gotten gains. How can they be considered nosy? The government should have intervened long ago." Fang Chuning did not think this was nosy.

"It wasn't forced by the Northern Barbarians. Those Northern Barbarians were unreasonable and bullied us aboriginals because of their superiority and strength. They were also forced to become bandits and the government was also in trouble. Usually when they come, they just Collecting a little money will not embarrass us. If we have conflicts with the northern barbarians, they will help us. We usually spend money to eliminate disasters. If they come to the town and there are foreign guests, we will usually send people to the town. Go up to the entrance, guide the guests to our inn, avoid staying there, and be safe. There was something wrong in the town yesterday, so I can only say you are unlucky!" Seeing their gorgeous clothes, the second brother must be two of them. They are just fat sheep, and those bandits will not let them go.

Fang Chuning laughed angrily, "When you encounter such an injustice, you just treat it as giving money to keep safe, refusing to report it to the official, and covering up the robbers. It's us who are being robbed today, what if it's you who are being robbed one day?" Where is your mother, sister, or daughter who was robbed? You actually think this is a trivial matter and spend money to ward off the disaster? It is your attitude that makes these robbers come to the town repeatedly to steal money!"

"Then what can we do? The Northern Barbarians are only ten miles away from us. If the Northern Barbarians come to the town to cause trouble, what can we do? Report to the government, and the government will say that Beining will treat the Northern Barbarians preferentially and will not conflict with them. Even if it is true, There are conflicts among the people, and the government is also at odds with each other. Who can we expect to bring justice to us?"

"This does not mean that it is right to fight violence with violence." Fang Chuning sneered.

Xie Jue asked, "Let me ask you, have the Northern Barbarians ever taken the initiative to cause trouble in the town?"

"I must have made a fuss once or twice!"

"Is it causing trouble for no reason, or is it happening for a reason?"

The younger brother looked embarrassed, "Of course there is a reason for everything, and you can't blame us. The fathers in our town died in great numbers to resist the invasion of the Northern Barbarians. Now if we, the Northern Barbarians, are asked to coexist peacefully, who would be willing to do so?" Conflict!"

Fang Chuning also understood that such a small conflict could be solved in a big city. There were government offices and Ningzhou cavalry, but it would be difficult to solve it in such a town. Without the presence of Ningzhou cavalry, and the northern barbarians were strong, there would inevitably be conflicts among the people. Resist.

Xie Jue said in a deep voice, "Where do these people usually stay?"

"What are you going to do? I advise you not to act recklessly. There are so many of them that you can't afford to offend them. Besides, you just lost a little property. There is no need to risk your life."

Xie Jue said calmly, "Where will they stay?"

The younger brother was a bit creepy. Xie Jue's aura was too overwhelming, so he didn't dare to hide it. He told the truth about the whereabouts of the bandits. Xie Jue nodded, "Thank you!"

He turned around and left. Fang Chuning originally wanted to ask something, but when he saw Xie Jue leaving, he had to follow him in a hurry.

"What are you going to do?"

"Go to the government office!"

This was Xie Jue's first encounter with bandits. In fact, he and Fang Chuning slept outdoors many times and almost never encountered any danger, because Xie Jue had shadow guards around him. Whenever there was danger, the shadow guards would deal with it in advance. There were so many people around him There are many people. If the shadow guards let the robbers get in front of Xie Jue, it would not be a matter of losing face. They would have to take the initiative to receive the punishment. Therefore, Xie Jue has no experience in handling this matter and has never been drugged for conspiracy. However, Fang Chuning had no such experience. Moreover, he was powerful in force. He could deal with those who were unreasonable and violent by himself. He had never thought of such despicable means.

"What did you do when you went to the government office? He said that the government office didn't want to deal with these things."

“If you don’t want to take care of it, they have to take care of it too!”

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