And the one on the wooden building, carrying the strong man with one hand, appearing exceptionally calm and composed, could it be that she was really the leader of the seemingly weak woman before?

A series of questions and shocks hit the officers' minds, until Long Yi gave the order for them to enter the village and conduct a thorough check to prevent any fish from slipping through the net, only then did they wake up as if from a dream and take their first steps.

Long Yi took steady steps and slowly approached Xu Liyun, who was still standing on the second floor of the wooden house, casting a long shadow in the evening light.

Every step he took seemed extremely solemn, until he reached the downstairs, he raised his head slightly, his eyes full of respect.

He just clasped his hands together and performed a standard etiquette, with every word he said revealing his sincerity.

Xu Liyun stood by the railing on the second floor, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyes sharp, and she had already seen through everything.

In response to Long Yi's self-narration, she curled up a faint smile on her lips, everything was under control.

"I had expected this day to come." There was no trace of surprise in her words, but instead an indescribable certainty. "If it was really someone sent by Mr. Zhou, he would not have had so many doubts at the beginning, and he would not have chosen to wait for the opportunity at the foot of the steep Black Dragon Mountain. Everyone knows that Mr. Zhou respects the county magistrate. I think he believes in your reliability, so he troubled you to help us."

After hearing this, Long Yi became full of curiosity about this Mr. Zhou, whom he had never met.

He went with the flow, with a barely perceptible expectation in his tone: "So, this noble and upright Mr. Zhou, may I be lucky enough to see him in person?"

Xu Liyun nodded slightly, looking calm, as if this was just the most ordinary request.

"Of course you can. When this matter is successfully concluded, you can go to Zhangjia Village to visit him. He will live in that peaceful village."

After she finished speaking, she turned around gently and handed the unconscious bandit with a scar on his face to Fang Quan who had arrived in a hurry.

Fang Quan tried his best to catch it, his huge body almost making him stagger, while Xu Liyun clapped her hands gracefully, signaling the villagers of Zhangjia Village to end their hard work for the day and prepare to return home.

Every move she made exuded a sense of efficiency, which made Long Yi feel both admirable and a little helpless.

As for Fang Quan, his rough face rarely showed a trace of effort, and he quietly rubbed his arms that were sore from carrying the weight.

At this moment, Fang Quan inadvertently looked at Xu Liyun's arms, which seemed weak but were actually extremely powerful, and felt unspeakable confusion and amazement in his heart.

How did this seemingly quiet Li Yun manage to lift the heavy bandit leader so easily?

Just as he was about to ask, Xu Liyun had already begun urging the villagers of Zhangjia Village to get ready and prepare to return home.

At this time, Zhang Laoer was busy feeding tranquilizing pills to several seriously injured villagers, and using his superb medical skills to accurately insert needles into their scarred bodies, instantly curbing the surging blood flow.

After dealing with all this, he quickly assigned tasks and arranged for several villagers who were close to the injured to find suitable accommodation nearby to temporarily house them. He planned to wait until the dawn of tomorrow, and then organize young laborers to safely escort them back to Zhangjia Village.

Upon hearing this, everyone acted in their own way without any hesitation. Soon they found several relatively clean residences and carefully transferred the wounded to their homes.

At the same time, Zhang Laoer found Xu Liyun. After the two talked in a low voice, they decided that Zhang Laoer would stay and take care of the wounded.

He holds a newly made special hemostatic medicine in his hand. With him around, those villagers who are on the verge of death may have a better chance of survival.

Xu Liyun had no objection to this decision. Instead, she leaned close to Zhang Laoer's ear and exchanged a few words in a whisper that only the two of them could hear. No one could know the details of that private whisper.

Everything was arranged. Before leaving, the villagers quietly stuffed the property seized from the bandits into their pockets. Xu Liyun turned a blind eye and led the team of more than a hundred people down the mountain in a mighty manner.

As for Long Yi and his accompanying officers, they took on the important task of clearing the battlefield and sorting out the mess.

Long Yi made quick arrangements, sending an agile officer down the mountain to report to the county magistrate, and recalled more officers to ensure that the prisoners could be escorted back to the city smoothly.

With just a few glances, Long Yi recognized that the tied bandit leader was Liu Bazi, who had brutally killed the official and escaped.

This man was notorious and even looked down upon officials appointed by the imperial court. His crimes were too numerous to list.

Now that he has fallen into the hands of the law, what awaits him is probably execution, which may even be the most lenient punishment for him.

As for the remaining gangsters, their fate will be fairly determined by the law based on the severity of their crimes.

Long Yi sighed softly. He had never expected that there would be a day when he would have to solve cases all night long. He could only pray silently that the county magistrate would understand.

While waiting for the county magistrate to arrive, Long Yi acted decisively and led his officers to conduct a thorough search of the mountain stronghold that had just been pacified.

He originally had a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that a bandit leader as cruel and cunning as Liu Bazi would definitely leave a lot of ill-gotten gains in his lair.

However, after a thorough search, nothing was found except a few scattered pieces of silver found close to Liu Bazi.

What was even more surprising was that under Liu Bazi’s simple bed, everyone discovered a secret compartment. For a moment, sparks of hope ignited in everyone’s hearts, thinking that they had finally found the treasure.

Unexpectedly, when he opened the secret compartment with great anticipation, there was nothing inside, not even a trace of gold or silver.

Long Yi had hoped to obtain some gold, silver and treasures from Liu Bazi to repair the already dilapidated county government office, but he had to accept reality.

As for some of the treasures that the people of Zhangjia Village took away in the chaos, he chose a subtle and tolerant attitude.

After all, it was these brave villagers who risked their lives to capture the bandits, and it would be unfair to let them return empty-handed.

Moreover, the county government cannot escape blame for failing to detect the bandit threat in Heilongshan early, which put Zhangjia Village into crisis. This insignificant compensation can be considered a token of gratitude and a form of self-consolation.

In this turmoil, there was one person who particularly caught Long Yi's attention.

Zhang Laoer, who stayed in the mountain village and took good care of the wounded.

Long Yi heard that this seemingly ordinary farmer had never set foot in a school and had never received formal education.

However, it was this illiterate Zhang Laoer who revealed an indescribable calmness in his words and deeds. What was even more shocking was that he also possessed extraordinary medical skills.

Several seriously injured villagers who had been almost sentenced to death in Long Yi's eyes were miraculously reborn in Zhang Laoer's hands that seemed to have miracles, and slowly returned from the gates of hell!

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